Question

Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was an artist and also an art teacher. He gave little Picasso the first lesson in drawing. The boy showed great interest in it and learned it very quickly. Picasso drew so well that he won a prize — “Science and Charity” for his first important painting at the age of 15. Later he studied in several cities in Spain. But no one could teach him because he had known so much.

When he was 19, he visited Paris. At that time, Paris was the center of the world for artists. Everything in the painting world was new to Picasso. When he was 23, he moved to Paris to live and spent the rest of his life in France.

In his 80s, Pablo Picasso still worked like a young man. He kept on looking for new ideas and new ways to work. He never stopped painting all his life.

Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest artists in the world, died in 1973.

1.Who was Picasso’s first teacher in drawing?

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2.When did Picasso win “Science and Charity”?

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3.Was Paris the center of the world for artists at that time?_____________________________________

4.Where did Picasso die in 1973?

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Answer

1.His father.

2.When he was 15.\ In 1986

3.Yes, it was.

4.In France. \In Paris.

【解析】试题分析：本文是关于画家毕加索的故事。他从小喜欢绘画，15岁获得重要绘画奖。她80多岁时仍然像年轻人一样工作，他一生从来就没有停止过绘画。

1.根据第一段第二、三句His father was an artist and also an art teacher. He gave little Picasso the first lesson in drawing.可知，毕加索的父亲是他的第一位绘画老师。故填写：His father。

2.根据第一段第五句Picasso drew so well that he won a prize – “Science and Charity” for his first important painting at the age 15. Picasso画的是如此的好，结果他在15岁时获得了“Science and Charity”奖。或者可以根据出生日和年龄来推算时间，出生时间（1881年）+15年，就是1896年。故填写：When he was 15.\ In 1986。

3.根据第二段第二句At that time, Paris was the center of the world for artists.在那时，巴黎是世界艺术家的中心。故填写：Yes, it was。

4.根据第二段最后一句When he was 23, he moved to Paris to live and spent the rest of his life in France.可知，他在法国巴黎度过了他的余生，可以推出他是在法国的巴黎去世的。故填写：In France. \In Paris.

点睛：任务型阅读题，有些问题通过细读直接找到答案，但是有些问题，文中并没有现成直观的答案，这时我们就必须进行推理和计算来获取答案。