Question

A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?

Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”

Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago. Alexandra’s father Nike left Romania for political (政治的)reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.

She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered(提出) to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared(出现) in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”

1.Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _____

A. ten         B. eight          C. 18 months         D. three

2.Which country does Alexandra live?

A. Britain.     B. France.      C. America.         D. Romania.

3.Alexandra’s painting _________.

A. made her fall behind others in studies at school

B. took her a lot of time at school

C. made her drop out of school

D. didn’t influence（影响） her studies at school

4.When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.

A．Alexandra began to draw her painting

B．her parents left their jobs and worked for her

C．they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings

D．their life was very hard

5.From the passage, we can learn ________.

A. Alexandra’s parents were good at English

B. Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life

C. Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV

D. Alexandra was not interested in travelling

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的是著名画家：Alexandra Nechita ，她是一名好学生，完成作业后才画画；她一天画四、五小时；她十岁时的画就世界闻名，八岁时有了自己第一个美术展。因为她，她的家人有了一切，过上了幸福生活。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：Alexandra 多少岁时变得世界闻名？A. ten十；B. eight八；C. 18 months十八个月；D. three三。根据短文第二段第一句：可知，她十岁时闻名世界。故选A。

2.Alexandra居住在哪个国家？A. Britain英国；B. France法国；C. America美国；D. Romania.罗马尼亚。由第三段中的：In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. 可知，她们一家人现住在美国。故选C。

3.Alexandra的画怎样？A. made her fall behind others in studies at school使她在学校掉队了；B. took her a lot of time at school在学校占居了她许多时间；C. made her drop out of school使她掉队，辍学了；D. didn’t influence（影响） her studies at school对她要学校的学习没有影响。根据短文第三段可知，她一直是一名优秀的学生，总是完成作业后再画画。因此她画画并没有影响学习。故选D。

4.A．Alexandra began to draw her painting她开始画画；B．her parents left their jobs and worked for her她的父母辞职为她工作；C．they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings他们靠卖她的画维持生活；D．their life was very hard她们的生活很艰辛。由第三段倒数第二句：The family was very poor.可知，她家当时生活很艰难。故选D.

5.Alexandra’s parents were good at English她的父母擅长英语；B. Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life她的成功改变了家庭的生活；C. Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV她的故事经常在电台、电视上出现；D. Alexandra was not interested in travelling她对旅游不感兴趣。由短文最后的句子：We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.可知，当他们到来时，一无所有，而Alexandra的成功，给他们带来了一切。故选B。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。