Question

   Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth- century painters of the United States， yet she did not start painting until she was 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.  No one could have had a more productive old age.  

   She，Anna Mary Robertson，was born on a farm in New York State，one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty-seven, she mar?ried Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State,at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived;her husband died in 1927. Grandma    Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery(刺綉) 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 the local drugstore(杂货店) and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures exhibited 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：detailed and lively portrayals(描绘) of the country life she had known for so long,with a wonderful sense of color and form. "I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it”，she said.

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

   A. make herself beautiful   B. keep active

   C.  earn more money   D. become famous 

(   ) 5. Grandma Moses spent most of her life         .

   A. nursing   B. painting   C. embroidering   D. farming 

(   ) 6. The underlined word "survived" means         .

   A.graduated from college

   B.examined the condition of the house

   C.lived longer than the other children

   D.  gave up themselves to the police 

(   ) 7. From Grandma Moses' description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was         .

   A. independent   B. pretty   C. rich   D. nervous

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

   A.Grandma Moses：Her Life and Pictures

   B.The Children of Grandma Moses

   C.Grandma Moses：Her Best Exhibition

   D.Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists

Answer 1

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B篇文章主要谈到Moses老奶奶。她是20 世纪美国现代艺术家中很有名的一位。她在七十多岁时开始学习绘画，后来取得很大的成就。她的画作多次参展，一生留下2000多幅画作。

4.B逻辑推理题。由文章最后一段中的句子...because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time可知，Grandma Moses想通过画画来使自己忙碌点，时间好打发点，所以答案为B，意思是:保持积极的生活态度。

5.D细节理解题。由第二段中的句子They farmed most of their lives，first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge.可知，Grandma Moses和她丈夫大半生都是务农。

6.C逻辑推理题。"survive"在句中为及物动词。"survive someone"意思是"活得比某人长"。第二段最后一句话的意思是"她有十个孩子，她比其中五个活得长；她的丈夫死于1927年。"

7.A逻辑推理题。"I would never sit back in a rocking chair,waiting for someone to help me."这句话的意思是"我绝不会坐在摇椅里，等着别人来帮助我。"由此可知Grandma Moses不愿意依靠他人，更愿意independent.

8.A主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了Grandma Moses的生平，她是如何开始进行绘画创作的以及在绘画上取得的成就。所以A答案最准确。