1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：语法填空（45）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷相应位置上。Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, _1_ one of Americas most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned
2、to painting _2_ she was too old to work on her farm. Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted _3_(care) and her works were nice. She first painted only to please _4_, and then began to sell her works _5_a little money. In 1993, a collector
3、, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses works _6_(hang) in a shop. He liked them, _7_(buy) them at once, and set out to look for _8_. Caldor held _9_ show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, _10_ was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the
4、 age of 101.本文主要讲述一位老奶奶76岁才开始学画画，并成为了美国最著名的艺术家之一的故事。1.but 前后是转折关系。2. because 后面接的从句是她转行开始画画的原因。从句也可视作时间状语从句，填when。3. carefully 修饰谓语动词painted，作状语，用副词。4. herself 由后文“开始卖作品给别人”可知，她先只是自己画给自己看，取悦于自己。5. for 表示交换用for，sell sth. for意为“以多少钱卖某物”。6. hanging 是非谓语动词短语作定语，修饰名词works，因works与hang(悬挂)是主动关系，用现在分词短语作定语。7. bought 与liked和set out并列，一起作谓语，时态也应一致。8. more 因他喜欢她的画，所以他开始寻找“更多”Grandma Moses 的作品。9. a 为了把Grandma Moses 的作品介绍给别的艺术家，所以他“举行了一次展览”。 10. who 引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是Grandma Moses。高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#U高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
