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.

1.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

2.Grandma Moses spent most of her life ________.

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

3.The underlined word “portrayals ” means ________.

 A. descriptions    B. expressions      C.explanations     D.impressions

4.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

5.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.

 

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.

1.According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to_______.

A．make herself beautiful	B．become famous
C．earn more money	D．keep active

2.Grandma Moses spent most of her life ________.

A．nursing

B．painting

C．farming

D．embroidering

3.The underlined word “portrayals ” means ________.

A. expressions       B explanations     C. descriptions  .  D. impressions

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

A．pretty

B．nervous

C．rich

D．independent

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.

 

（天津市南开中学2010届高三下学期五月模拟考试A篇）

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.

36. 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

37. Grandma Moses spent most of her life ________.

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

38. The underlined word “portrayals ” means ________.

 A. descriptions    B. expressions      C.explanations     D.impressions

39. 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

40. 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.

第二部分  阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

  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.

1. 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

2. Grandma Moses spent most of her life ________.

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

3. The underlined word “portrayals ” means ________.

 A. descriptions    B. expressions      C.explanations     D.impressions

4. 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

5. 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.