语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分；满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上相应的位置。Few people

语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上相应的位置。
Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, _1 one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned 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, 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 age of 101.but

(答案→)but 解析：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。【小题1】but 前后是转折关系。【小题1】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。【小题1】 carefully 修饰谓语动词painted，作状语，用副词。【小题1】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。【小题1】 for 表示交换用for，sell sth. for…意为“以多少钱卖某物”。【小题1】 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。【小题1】 bought 与liked和set out并列，一起作谓语，时态也应一致。【小题1】 more 因他喜欢她的画，所以他开始寻找“更多”Grandma Moses 的作品。【小题1】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”。【小题1】who 引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是Grandma Moses。

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