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    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 to 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 was born Anna Mary Robertson 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 married 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 (刺绣) 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 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 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.
    小题1:According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to_______.
    A．make herself beautifulB．become famous
    C．earn more moneyD．keep active
    小题2:Grandma Moses spent most of her life ________.
    A．nursingB．paintingC．farmingD．embroidering
    小题3:The underlined word “portrayals ” means ________.
    A. expressions       B explanations     C. descriptions  .  D. impressions
    小题4:From Grandma Moses' description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was ________.
    A．prettyB．nervousC．richD．independent
    小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
    A．The Children of Grandma Moses. B．Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures.
    C．Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition.D．Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.

    小题1:D
    小题２:C
    小题３:C
    小题４:D
    小题５:B  

    试题分析：本文主要是关于 Grandma Moses简略的自传和她的艺术生涯，她的作品艺术价值。
    小题1:根据短文所述， Grandma Moses 开始学画画是因为她想保持活力。本题为一般推理题，需要从字里行间找答案。在这篇文章的第一段中，曾经引用她的一句话：“ I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.”所以她画画的目的是为让自己多活动，而非其它原因。选D
    小题２:Grandma Moses 把大部分时间花在耕作上。本题为一般理解题，只要仔细阅读，很容易从字里行间找到答案。在第二段中间一句话“… They farmed almost of their lives…”，可以看出她一生中大部分时间用于 farming。选C
    小题３:语义测试题。根据上下文可以看出这是详细的生动的描述。选C
    小题４:从第一段 Grandma Moses 的自述中可以推断出她具有独立性。本题为判断分析题，需要根据关键词语进行推断。在第一段中的那句话，可以看出来，她有 very strong sense of independence.故选D
    小题５:本题考察对整篇文章的综合概括能力。整篇文章都是关于 Grandma Moses 简略的自传和她的艺术生涯，故选B
    点评：解此类题需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。同时要从字里行间看出主人翁的性格特点。
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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

    One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36  for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became  37 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had  38 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not  39  in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small photos that  40  even him.
    He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a  41  behind the desk in the booth. “ 42  you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously  43  someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then  44  his office in Morrison Building,  45  that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good  46 ! He sat down with a smile.
    His wife  47  those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
    How are you with  48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are  49 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
    Patience is an important  50  of a happy and rewarding life.  51 , some things are worth waiting for.  52  presents many opportunities for wait training.
    We can hate waiting,  53  it or even get good at it! But one thing is  54  --- we cannot avoid it. How is your  55  coming along?
    小题1:
    A．proudlyB．respectfullyC．patientlyD．curiously
    小题2:
    A．angryB．hungryC．frightenedD．thirsty
    小题3:
    A．a questionB．a reasonC．an opinionD．an idea
    小题4:
    A．seriousB．difficultC．regularD．convenient
    小题5:
    A．hurtB．encouragedC．attractedD．shocked
    小题6:
    A．clerkB．secretaryC．passer-byD．friend
    小题7:
    A．SinceB．BeforeC．AsD．If
    小题8:
    A．looking forB．working forC．sending forD．paying for
    小题9:
    A．called upB．returned toC．visitedD．left
    小题10:
    A．worriedB．disappointedC．satisfiedD．surprised
    小题11:
    A．descriptionB．preparationC．excuseD．lecture
    小题12:
    A．ToreB．SavedC．DevelopedD．destroyed
    小题13:
    A．your wifeB．your familyC．patienceD．determination
    小题14:
    A．hoping forB．waiting forC．ready forD．fit for
    小题15:
    A．lessonB．experienceC．purposeD．quality
    小题16:
    A．For exampleB．After allC．Right nowD．So far
    小题17:
    A．Every ageB．Every shopC．Every dayD．Every office
    小题18:
    A．acceptB．controlC．changeD．improve
    小题19:
    A．certainB．interestingC．preciousD．easy
    小题20:
    A．photo takingB．job huntingC．decision makingD．wait training

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