Question

When it comes to the most famous 20^th century painters of the United States , Grandma Moses should be mentioned，although 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 active old age．

She was born on a farm in New York State，one of five boys and five girls．At 12 she left home and was in domestic service until at 27 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 became too stiff(僵硬的) to sew and she still 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 all that she painted．Three of the pictures were exhibited(展览) 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 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.What does Para 2 mainly talk about?

A. Moses and her children    B. Moses and her childhood

C. An introduction to Moses’ life    D. An introduction to Moses’ marriage

2.What did Grandma Moses spent most of her life doing?

A. embroidering    B. painting

C. nursing    D. farming

3.The underlined word “portrayals ” in last paragraph means________．

A. directions    B. Descriptions

C. surveys    D. stages

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？

A. Grandma Moses and Her Pictures．

B. Grandma Moses: A Woman Pioneer of 20^th century

C. Grandma Moses and Her Exhibition．

D. Grandma Moses：The Best Painter of 20^th century

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

【解析】

本文是一篇人物传记类记叙文，介绍了20世纪美国著名的画家Grandma Moses的生平及作品等具体信息。

1.段落大意题。作者在第三段里介绍了Moses的绘画生活，包括她小时候学习刺绣，年老以后学习油画以及她的作品展览等信息。本段并没有提及她的童年、孩子和婚姻。故C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge.”可知她和丈夫一生都以农业为主。故D项正确。

3.猜测词义题。根据本句“Between the 1930's and her death， she produced some 2,000 pictures： careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long， with a wonderful sense of color and form．”可知她2000多幅画里，主要描绘的是她所熟悉的乡村生活。“portrayals”是指对乡村生活的描述，故B项正确。

4.主旨大意题。本文是一篇人物传记类记叙文，介绍了20世纪美国著名的画家Grandma Moses的生平及作品等具体信息。B项中pioneer与文章内容不符，C项只是部分内容，D项说法错误，文章并没有说她是20世纪最好的画家。故A项正确。