中考真题2024年四川省泸州市阅读理解C篇-摩西奶奶
Anna Mary Robertson was a famous American painter. It is often said that Anna first took up painting when she was nearly 80 years old. In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance.
Long before she became known, Anna lived a life full of challenges. She always kept busy with farm chores, housework, and children, but she never really stopped pursuing (追求) art.
In Anna’s late age, she pictured some scenes in her mind before painting. She would close her eyes and recall a happy time from her early life. She would remember helping her father on the farm. She would see the people, the farm buildings, and the animals. She would imagine the blue mountains and the softly falling snow.
Anna’s friends and family members loved the paintings. She gave them away as gifts. A friend hung several of the paintings in a local store. One day a stranger came into the store and bought every one of her paintings. He took her paintings to New York City and showed them to some art collectors. One of these collectors, Dr. Kallir, liked the paintings. He hung some of them in his gallery (画廊). The newspaper did a story about the art show. The reporter called Anna “Grandma Moses.” From then on almost everyone called her that way. Grandma Moses kept on painting. Her paintings got better, and they got more popular.
In her lifetime, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. They were cheerful, warm and full of life, just like Grandma herself. Her paintings still remain popular today.
“As I look back on my life, it’s like a good day’s work. It was done and I feel satisfied with it. I knew nothing better than painting and made full use of what life offered. And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be,” she said.
1.When did Anna first take up painting?
A When she was a little girl.
B When she was about 80 years old.
C When she saw the blue mountains.
D When she helped her father on the farm.
解析：选A。根据第一段中的“It is often said that Anna first took up painting when she was nearly 80 years old. In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance.”可知，人们常说，安娜是在将近 80 岁时才开始画画的。事实上，当她还是一个小女孩时，只要有机会她就会画画。故选A。
2.According to Paragraph 3, what’s the main theme of Anna’s paintings?
A Farming.
B Animals.
C Country life.
D Family members.
解析：选C。根据第三段“She would remember helping her father on the farm. She would see the people, the farm buildings, and the animals. ”可知安娜的画的主题是Country life.故选C。
3.What’s the correct order of the following events? ①Anna was known to the public. ②Anna’s friends received her paintings as gifts. ③An art show about Anna’s paintings was reported ④A man brought Anna’s paintings to New York City.
A ②④①③
B ②④③①
C ①④②③
D ①④③②
解析：选B。本题中涉及到的事件都在第四段中，故定位到第四段对事件的先后顺序进行排列，先是“Anna’s friends received her paintings as gifts.”而后，“A man brought Anna’s paintings to New York City.”其次“An art show about Anna’s paintings was reported”，最后“Anna was known to the public.”故选B。
4.Which of the following words can best describe Anna?
A Honest and friendly.
B Outgoing and independent.
C Clever and well-educated.
D Creative and hard-working.
解析：选D。根据本文对安娜的描述中“In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance.”以及“In her lifetime, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. ”“And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be”可知安娜是非常有创造性和努力的。故选D。
5.根据本文对安娜的描述中“In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance.”以及“In her lifetime, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. ”“And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be”可知安娜是非常有创造性和努力的。故选D。
A Language and culture.
B Art and people.
C Nature and environment.
D Science and technology.
解析：选B。因为全文描述中安娜是一个画家，故跟艺术有关，故选B。