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　　 Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters　　 of the United States, yet she had only just begun painting in her　　 late seventies. As she once said of herself: "I would never sit back　　 in a rocking-chair,waiting for someone to help me."

　　 She was born on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home　　 and was in a service until at twenty-seven, she married Thoma Moses,　　 the tenant of hers. They farmed most of their lives. She had ten　　 children of whom five survived (幸存); her husband died in 1927.

　　 Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery　　 (刺绣的) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age　　 because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep　　 busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at an exhibition,　　 and were soon noticed by a business man who bought everything she　　 painted. Three of the pictures were shown in the Museum of Modern Art,　　 and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the　　 1930's and her death she produced some 2.000 pictures: careful and　　 lively pictures of the country life she had known, with a wonderful　　 sense of color and form.

(1) Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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A. Grandma Moses 　　

B. The Children of Grandma Moses

C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Pictures　　　　

D. Grandma Moses and Her First Exhibition　　

(2)From Grandma Moses's words of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was ________.　　　　　　

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A. independent (独立的) 　　B. pretty　　　　C. rich 　　D. alone

(3)According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to _______.

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A. make her home beautiful　　　　B. keep active 　　

C. improve her salary　　　　　　 D. gain an international fame　　

(4)Grandma Moses spent most of her life ____.

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A. nursing 　　 B. painting　　　　

C. farming 　　 D. embroidering　　

(5)From the passage,we may conclude that Grandma Moses is a _____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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A. mother of many children 　　 B. hardworking woman 　　

C. serious artist 　　　　 D. successful painter

阅读理解

　　I entered St Thoma’s Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there． I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it．I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evening, after my high tea, I wrote and read．Before long, I wrote a novel, called Liza of“Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted．It appeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success．It was of course an accident, but naturally I did not know that．I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession ; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book．Looking back now, and knowing as I do the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk．It never even occurred to me．

　　The next ten years were very hard, and I earned an average of ￡ 100 a year．Then I had a bit of luck．The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed ; the next play he arranged to put on was not ready, and he was at his wits’ end．He read a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for the six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it with could be produced．It ran for fifteen months．Within a short while I had four plays running in London at the same time．Nothing of the kind had ever happened before．I was the talk of the town．One of the students at St Thomas’s Hospital asked the eminent surgeon with whom I had worked whether he remembered me．“Yes, I remember him quite well,”he said．“One of our failures, I’m afraid．”

(1)

The author wanted to be a writer because ________．
[　　]
A．	his heart was not in medicine．
B．	he found it easier to make a living by writing
C．	he liked taking risks
D．	he was interested in writing

(2)

Which of the following statements is not true?
[　　]
A．	The author was very pleased to have his book published but he didn’t realize itwas something of an accident．
B．	The success of his first book led the author to think he could afford to makewriting his profession．
C．	The author knew he was running a terrible risk when he decided to become a writer．
D．	The author became a writer after graduation but was not a successful one．

(3)

In the second paragraph,!“he was at his wits’end”means ________．
[　　]
A．	he was having a nervous breakdown
B．	he was out of his wisdom
C．	he did not know what to do
D．	he almost went mad

(4)

The manager of the Court Theatre agreed to put the author’s play on the stage because ________．
[　　]
A．	he thought it would run for fifteen months
B．	he knew it was one of the author’s best plays shown in London
C．	he had just put on a play that failed
D．	the play he had arranged to put on was not ready

(5)

The author became the talk of the town．The reason was that ________．
[　　]
A．	he talked with a great many people in London about his plays
B．	the plays he wrote were excellently performed in London
C．	his performances in the Court Theatre were unexpectedly
D．	he was criticized by an eminent surgeon as one of their failures

I entered St Thoma’s Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there. I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evening, after my high tea, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel, called “Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It appeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success. It was of course an accident, but naturally I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book. Looking back now and knowing as I do the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk. It never even occurred to me.
The next ten years were very hard, and I earned an average of £100 a year. Then I had a bit of luck. The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed ; the next play he arranged to put on was not ready , and he was at his wits’ end. He read a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for the six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it with could be produced. It ran for fifteen months. Within a short while I had four plays running in London at the same time. Nothing of the kind had ever happened before. I was the talk of the town. One of the students at St Thomas’s Hospital asked the famous surgeon with whom I had worked whether he remembered me. “Yes, I remember him quite well, “he said. “ One of our failures, I’m afraid. “
1. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The author was very pleased to have his book published but he didn’t realize it was something of an accident.
B. The success of his first book led the author to think he could afford to make writing his profession.
C. The author knew he was running a terrible risk when he decided to become a writer.
D. The author became a writer after graduation but was not a successful one.
2. In the second paragraph, “… he was at his wits’ end “means ________.
A. he was having a nervous breakdown B. he was out of his wisdom
C. he did not know what to do D. he almost went mad
3. The manager of the Court Theatre agreed to put the author’s play on the stage because _____________.
A. he thought it would run for fifteen months
B. he knew it was one of the author’s best plays shown in London
C. he had just put on a play that failed
D. the play he had arranged to put on was not ready
4. The author became the talk of the town. The reason was that __________.
A. he talked with a great many people in London about his plays
B. the plays he wrote were excellently performed in London
C. his performances in the Court Theatre were unexpectedly
D. he was criticized by an eminent surgeon as one of their failures

I entered St Thoma’s Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there. I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evening, after my high tea, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel, called “Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It appeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success. It was of course an accident, but naturally I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book. Looking back now and knowing as I do the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk. It never even occurred to me.

The next ten years were very hard, and I earned an average of £100 a year. Then I had a bit of luck. The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed ; the next play he arranged to put on was not ready , and he was at his wits’ end. He read a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for the six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it with could be produced. It ran for fifteen months. Within a short while I had four plays running in London at the same time. Nothing of the kind had ever happened before. I was the talk of the town. One of the students at St Thomas’s Hospital asked the famous surgeon with whom I had worked whether he remembered me. “Yes, I remember him quite well, “he said. “ One of our failures, I’m afraid. “

1. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. The author was very pleased to have his book published but he didn’t realize it was something of an accident.

B. The success of his first book led the author to think he could afford to make writing his profession.

C. The author knew he was running a terrible risk when he decided to become a writer.

D. The author became a writer after graduation but was not a successful one.

2. In the second paragraph, “… he was at his wits’ end “means ________.

A. he was having a nervous breakdown B. he was out of his wisdom

C. he did not know what to do D. he almost went mad

3. The manager of the Court Theatre agreed to put the author’s play on the stage because _____________.

A. he thought it would run for fifteen months

B. he knew it was one of the author’s best plays shown in London

C. he had just put on a play that failed

D. the play he had arranged to put on was not ready

4. The author became the talk of the town. The reason was that __________.

A. he talked with a great many people in London about his plays

B. the plays he wrote were excellently performed in London

C. his performances in the Court Theatre were unexpectedly

D. he was criticized by an eminent surgeon as one of their failures

I entered St Thoma’s Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there. I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evening, after my high tea, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel, called “Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It appeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success. It was of course an accident, but naturally I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book. Looking back now and knowing as I do the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk. It never even occurred to me.

The next ten years were very hard, and I earned an average of ??100 a year. Then I had a bit of luck. The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed ; the next play he arranged to put on was not ready , and he was at his wits’ end. He read a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for the six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it with could be produced. It ran for fifteen months. Within a short while I had four plays running in London at the same time. Nothing of the kind had ever happened before. I was the talk of the town. One of the students at St Thomas’s Hospital asked the famous surgeon with whom I had worked whether he remembered me. “Yes, I remember him quite well, “he said. “ One of our failures, I’m afraid. “