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I still remember the summer when I was with my aunt at the age of seven．One day, she asked me to go
to Miss Bee's store with a 36 ．How could I find anything on the 37 shelves around me?
I walked up to the counter, 38 up the list, and told the lady behind it I needed those．
to get them．（牌子）on the door．
not your servant． 40 yourself a basket and start filling．
The store was a 41 ．I searched shelf after shelf and when I finally 42 it, I was exhausted and
it was already sundown．
I visited Miss Bee's, 43 with my list, twice a week that summer．Sometimes she short-changed me．Other
times she overcharged 44 sold me an old newspaper instead of one that was current．Going to the store
was more like going into 45 ． Every time I told her that she had overcharged, she just looked at me 46
her glasses and fixed the price．The moment I remembered the location of an item．Miss Bee rearranged the
shelves and made me 47 for it all over again．By summer's end the shopping trip that had 48 taken
me an hour was done in 15 minutes．
On my last trip to the store．Miss Bee asked:
pressed my lips together．To my 50 , Miss Bee laughed．．But I am 51 to
teach every child some life lessons． When you grow up you'll be glad our paths 52 !
Bee? I thought it a stupid 53 until one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles．
for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?．Suddenly, I was back at Miss Bee's store and
realized that she had really taught me 54 ．Now it is my turn to share some 55 lessons as Miss Bee
did years ago．
36．A．basket B．purse C．paper-bag D．list
37．A．broken B．fastened C．packed D．locked
38．A．holding B．showing C．throwing D．bringing
39．A．looked B．led C．pointed D．directed
40．A．Get B．Prepare C．Purchase D．Enjoy
41．A．circus B．puzzle C．palace D．shelter
42．A．carried B．made C．collected D．chose
43．A．supported B．convinced C．attached D．armed
44．A．so B．or C．for D．but
45．A．battle B．bargain C．match D．discussion
46．A．in B．across C．beyond D．over
47．A．pay B．hunt C．head D．wait
48．A．at one time B．in time C．in no time D．on time
49．A．buy B．find C．lose D．learn
50．A．amusement B．disappointment C．amazement D．excitement
51．A．anxious B．willing C．serious D．curious
52．A．separated B．shaped C．crossed D．returned
53．A．feeling B．reply C．mistake D．idea
54．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
55．A．service B．family C．life D．work
A
The artist Grandma Moses became famous for her simple, bright, cheerful paintings of American farm
life．Her full name was Anna Mary Robertson Moses．But she was known to everyone as Grandma Moses because
she did not begin to paint seriously until in her seventies．
Born on a farm in New York, Anna had little schooling．Her days were filled with farm chores．But she
often found time to make pictures．Soon, however, she became too busy to draw or paint．At the age of 12,
she went to work as a servant for a family nearby．She worked for other people for many years．Then, when
she was 27, she married Thomas Moses, a farmer．And they began raising a family of their own．
Anna Moses could no longer do heavy farm work with age．Then, in her seventies, she began to paint in
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oils．Her pictures showed things she recalled from childhood-farm scenes, ice-skating, bringing home the
Christmas tree．Later, she began to display her art at county fairs．Her pictures recorded a way of life
that was quickly passing away．People everywhere loved these happy scenes, and soon her paintings were shown
in art galleries．Grandma Moses became famous partially on account of her age, but mainly because her approach
to art was modest and simple compared to many other painters of her time．Without formal training or even
knowledge of Modernism, she relied on her own simple techniques to create her landscapes and scenes．She
continued to paint almost until her death, on December 13, 1961 , at the age of 101．
The themes in her paintings provided the comfort of a rural life that many busy Americans treasured
from their past．The threat of nuclear arms that appeared on television screens and in magazines had Americans
starving for something more．Grandma Moses' art appealed to those who had lost hope for the future．Her
classic paintings still appear on TV commercials, greeting cards, and magazine and book covers．
56．What can be inferred from the fact that Grandma Moses picked up a paintbrush?
A．She had no other ways to kill time． B．Her friend and family suggested it．
C．She had had a love for painting since her childhood．
D．She needed to make a living by selling her paintings．
57．The key reason for her success is ___ .
A．her old age B．her plain style
C．her lack of training D．her modern knowledge
58．We can know from the passage that ______．
A．her paintings raised people's hope for the future
B．her paintings expressed the reality of her old age
C．many Americans were interested in purchasing art works
D．people wanted to get comfort by remembering grandmas
B
Speaking two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized
world．But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism （双语能
力） are even more important than being able to converse with a wider range of people．Being bilingual,
it turns out, makes you smarter．It can have a deep effect on your brain, improving skills not related to
language and even protecting against a serious mental disorder in old age．
This view of bilingualism is different from the understanding of bilingualism through much of the 20th
century．Researchers, educators and policy makers long considered a second language to be an interruption
that prevented a child's school work and ability to think and understand things．They were not wrong about
the interruption: there is ample evidence that in a bilingual s brain both language systems are active
even when he is using only one language, thus creating situations in which one system disturbs the other．But
this interruption, researchers are finding out, isn't so much a disturbance．It forces the brain to solve
inside conflict, giving the mind a workout that strengthens its thinking muscles．
The key difference between bilinguals and monolinguals may be more basic: a heightened ability to monitor
the environment．have to switch languages quite often—you may talk to your father in one language
and to your mother in another language,
in Spain．
t we monitor our surroundings when
driving．
Mr．Costa and his colleagues found that the bilingual subjects not only performed better, but they also
did so with less activity in parts of the brain involved in monitoring, showing that they did better in
it．
59．From the passage we can learn that experts used to believe that ______．
A．interruption forced a bilingual's brain to strengthen its thinking ability
B．a second language stopped children's studying as well as mental development
C．using two languages annoyed the children who have trouble in learning skills
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