Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.

    This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.

    Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!

    The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.

    Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .

    When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100^th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.

1.How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

    A. She has more grandchildren.         B. She has her own art gallery.

    C. She lives an easy life.               D. She starts a new job.

2. Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.

    A. when her daughter asks her to do that   B. when she gets married

    C. at the age of 70                    D. in the year 1940

3.Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.

    A. a man from New York              B. her daughter

    C. Otto Kallir's gallery                D. the owner of a store in town

4.The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

    A. Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

    B. people like her paintings but do not like her

    C. it is never too late to start a new job

    D. many people prefer paintings by old ladies

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. Grandma Moses and New York State    B. Grandma Moses and Painting

    C. Grandma Moses' family              D. Grandma Moses' Day

 

James likes sports, so he is tall and strong in his middle school. Now his father and mother work in London So he begins to study in a middle school there. He’s a member of the school Rugby team. He likes the game very much and plays it on Saturday and Sunday.
His grandma lives in a small village and one day she comes to see him. It’s Saturday and she doesn’t see the boy at home. So she goes to look for him in the school. She sees thirty boys are stealing only one ball. The old woman tells Tom to finish playing and going home with her.
“But, Grandma, I ……”
“Don’t play with them, my dear!” says the old woman. “I’m going to buy a ball for you!”
A. he’s tall      B. he’s a student
C. he likes sports  D.he likes his school
【小题1】James lives_________ now.

A．in a village	B．with his grandma
C．in London	D．with his students

【小题2】James___________ on Saturday and Sunday.

A．does housework	B．plays football
C．plays Rugby	D．has a rest

【小题3】________ , so the old woman doesn’t find him at home.

A．James goes shopping	B．James leaves London
C．James is at school	D．James is not at home

【小题4】The old woman doesn’t know how to play Rugby, so she________

A．watches the games for a long time

B．gives the team a new ball

C．tells the boy to go home with her

D．is angry

An artist goes to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stays with a farmer. Every day he goes out with his paints and brushes and paints until evening. When it gets dark he goes back to the farm and has a good dinner before he goes to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wants to pay the farmer, but the farmer says, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will be finished, but your picture will still be there.”

The artist is very happy and thanks the farmer for saying so about his pictures. The farmer smiles and answers, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to be an artist. When he comes home next month, I will show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

1.Every day the artist _________ .

A．goes out to help the farmer

B．stays at the farmer’s home and eats a big dinner

C．paints pictures

D．works hard to get some money for the farmer

2.The artist thinks the farmer wants his picture because _______.

A．the farmer likes his drawing very much

B．the farmer hates his pictures

C．the farmer wants to give it to his son

D．the farmer wants to be an artist, too

3.What does the farmer mean in the last paragraph?

A．He likes the artist very much.

B．He would like his son to be an artist, too.

C．He wants the artist to be his son’s teacher.

D．He doesn’t like the artist’s paintings at all.

 

He likes ______ the radio(收音机)。

A．listens

B．to listen to

C．listens to

D．to listen

 

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer’s family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses’ paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses’ paintings are in Kallir’s gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses’ Day". After her 100^th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.
【小题1】How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

A．She has more grandchildren.	B．She has her own art gallery.
C．She lives an easy life.	D．She starts a new job.

【小题2】 Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.

A．when her daughter asks her to do that	B．when she gets married
C．at the age of 70	D．in the year 1940

【小题3】Grandma Moses’ paintings are first bought by _______.

A．a man from New York	B．her daughter
C．Otto Kallir’s gallery	D．the owner of a store in town

【小题4】The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

A．Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

B．people like her paintings but do not like her

C．it is never too late to start a new job

D．many people prefer paintings by old ladies

【小题5】 What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Grandma Moses and New York State	B．Grandma Moses and Painting
C．Grandma Moses’ family	D．Grandma Moses’ Day