Question

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置

Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, ___31___ one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting ___32___ she was too old to work on her farm.

  Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted ___33___(care) and her works were nice. She first painted only to please ___34___, and then began to sell her works ___35___a little money. In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ works ___36___(hang) in a shop. He liked them, ___37___(buy) them at once, and set out to look for ___38___. Caldor held ___39___ show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, ___40___ was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.

Answer 1

31.but 

32. because  33. carefully 

34. herself 

35. for

36. hanging  

37. bought  38. more 39. a  40. who 

解析:

31.前后是转折关系。

32. 后面接的从句是她转行开始画画的原因。从句也可视作时间状语从句，填when。

33.修饰谓语动词painted，作状语，用副词。

34. 由后文“开始卖作品给别人”可知，她先只是自己画给自己看，取悦于自己。

35.表示交换用for，sell sth. for…意为“以多少钱卖某物”。

36. 是非谓语动词短语作定语，修饰名词works，因works与hang(悬挂)是主动关系，用现在分词短语作定语。

37.与liked和set out并列，一起作谓语，时态也应一致。

38. 因他喜欢她的画，所以他开始寻找“更多”Grandma Moses 的作品。

39.为了把Grandma Moses 的作品介绍给别的艺术家，所以他“举行了一次展览”。

40. 引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是Grandma Moses。