1、.阅读理解AGrandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth century painters of the United States，yet she had barely started painting before 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 mo
2、re productive old age.She was born Anna Mary Roberson on a farm in New York State，one of five boys and five girls.(“We came in bunches，like radishes”) At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until at twentyseven，she married Thomas Moses，first in Virginia and then in New York State，at Eag
3、le 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 switched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff (僵硬的) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time.H
4、er pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair，and were soon spotted by a dealer who bought everything she painted.Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art，and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York.Between the 1930s and her death she produced some
5、 2，000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the rural life she had known for so long，with a marvelous sense of colour and form.【解题导语】本文对摩斯奶奶进行了简要介绍。1Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AGrandma Moses: A Biographical Sketch(梗概)BThe Children of Grandma MosesCGrandma M
6、oses and Other Older ArtistsDOlder Artists解析：选A。本文是对摩斯奶奶的简要概述，故A项符合题意。C、D两项偏离了主题，B项只是本文的一部分。2According to the passage，Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to _Adecorate her homeBkeep activeCimprove her salaryDgain an international reputation解析：选B。由第三段“.but only switched to oils in old age
7、 because her hands had become too stiff(僵硬的) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time.”这一信息可知，B项正确。3Grandma Moses spent most of the life _Anursing BpaintingCembroidering Dfarming解析：选D。由最后一段“.detailed and lively portrayals of the rural life she had known for so long.”这一信息可知，D项正确。4In the t
8、hird paragraph，the underlined word “spotted” could be replaced by _Aspeckled BfeaturedCnoticed Ddamaged解析：选C。此处应为“她所画的画很快受到购买者的青睐”。speckle“小斑点”；feature“特征”；notice“注意到”；damage“毁坏”。BLast July，my 12yearold car died on Californias Santa Ana Freeway.It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from ho
9、me.I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up，so I decided to take a bus.Not knowing the routes，I figured Id just head east.A bus pulled up，and I asked the driver how far she was going.“Four more lights，”she said.There was another bus I could take from there.This clearly was going to be a long night.She d
10、ropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home.Then a bus pulled up.There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃)It was out of service.But the door opened，and I was surprised to find tha
11、t it was the same driver.“I just cant leave you here，”she said.“This isnt the nicest place.Ill give you a ride home.”“Youll drive me home in the bus？”I asked，perplexed(困惑的)“No，Ill take you in my car，”she said.“Its a long way，”I protested.“Come on，”she said.“I have nothing else to do.”As we drove fro
12、m the station in her car，she began telling me a story.A few days earlier，her brother had run out of gas.A good Samaritan picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his car.“Im just passing the favor along，”she said.When I offered her money as a thank you，she wouldnt hear of it.“Tha
13、t wouldnt make it a favor，”she said.“Just do something nice for somebody.Pass it along.”5Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?AHe wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.BNo driver would give him a ride.CHe didnt know the routes.DHe perhaps would have to take a taxi.解析：选A
14、。推理判断题。根据“Four more lights，”she said.There was another bus I could take from there.This clearly was going to be a long night.可知作者根据各种情况判断要等很长时间，因此A项最符合语境。6Judging from its context，the place where the writer waited for the second bus was _Avery quiet and peacefulBdark without street lightsCneither cl
15、ean nor beautifulDa little unsafe解析：选D。推理判断题。根据“I just cant leave you here，”she said.“This isnt the nicest place.Ill give you a ride home.”(晚上这里不安全，我将送你回家)可知答案为D。7Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?ANo bus would come at the time.BA taxi ride would
16、 be more comfortable.CHe became impatient and a bit worried.DHe knew the driver would never return.解析：选C。推理判断题。根据After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home.作者在那里等了很久都不见有车来，因此他应该是着急了，所以有乘出租车回家的想法，即答案选C。8The bus driver drove the writer home later because _Ashe happ
17、ened to go in the same directionBshe wanted to do something good for other peopleCher brother told her to do soDshe wanted to earn more money解析：B。推理判断题。由司机的话Just do something nice for somebody.Pass it along.可知她只是想帮助别人，即答案选B。.语法填空What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give up.1._，
18、 the surest way to success is 2._(keep) your direction and stick to your goal.On your way to success, you must keep your 3._(direct)It is just like a lamp, guiding you in darkness and 4._ (help) you overcome obstacles on your way.Otherwise, you will easily get 5._(lose) or hesitate to go ahead.Direc
19、tions mean objectives.You can get nowhere 6._ an objective in life.You can try 7._(write) your objective on paper and make some plans to achieve 8._.Only in this way will you know how to arrange your time and to spend your time 9._(proper)And you should also have a 10._ (believe)you are sure to succ
20、eed as long as you keep your direction all the time.【解题导语】 本文告诉我们，要想成功，最可靠的方法就是坚持你的方向和目标。1解析：此句与前句是转折关系，空格前后都有标点，所以用副词however。答案：However2解析：此处是不定式作表语。答案：to keep3解析：此处是“方向”，用direction。答案：direction4解析：与guiding并列，一起补充说明a lamp，故用现在分词。答案：helping5解析： get lost迷路，此处是形容词作表语。答案：lost6解析：句意：人生如果没有目标，将一事无成。答案：wi
21、thout7解析：此处是“试图做某事”，用try to do sth.答案：to write8解析：it指代your objective。答案：it9解析：修饰动词spend，作状语，用副词。答案：properly10解析：此处是“你应该也有一个信念”，belief信念，信仰。答案：belief.书面表达请根据以下材料，写一篇介绍伟大女性居里夫人的文章，词数100左右。姓名居里夫人(Madam Curie)生平1867年生于波兰(Poland)的一个教师家庭，1934年去世。成就发现镭(radium)和钋(polonium)两种放射性元素(radioactive elements)，在1903
22、年成为第一个荣获诺贝尔物理学奖的女性，1911年获得诺贝尔化学奖。性格谦虚，平易近人。_One possible version：Madam Curie is a world famous scientist.She was born into a teachers family in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934.In her early childhood，she loved to study and hoped to become a scientist.She was the discoverer of two radioactive elements
23、，radium and polonium.In 1903，she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physics.Eight years later，she received another Nobel Prize for Chemistry.As a pioneer and successful woman，Madam Curie was just a modest and easygoing woman.It was her devotion to scientific research that led to her success.Her example encourages many other women and also inspires me a lot.
