Question

Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find this out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question. From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby. As a little child, she loved colouring in her colouring books. Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her colouring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and colouring them in.

By the time Alcxandra was seven ycars old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When

 

Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at the young artist’s unusual style of painting. Alexandra’s work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an

important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honour, but Alexandra’s style of

painting was all her own.

Alexandra’s first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was

only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork. It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork. She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world.

1.When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures?

A. At the age of eight.    B. At the age of seven.

C. At the age of two.    D. In the year of 1985.

2.Alexandra was called “Little Picasso” because       .

A. shc learned to paint from Picasso    B. her style of painting was like Picasso’s

C. she was one of Picasso’s big fans    D. her style of painting was unusual

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A. Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied.

B. Only money can make her so happy and satisfied.

C. Anything can make her feel happy and satisfied.

D. Nothing can make her feel happy and satisfied.

4.According to the passage, which word can best describe Alexandra?

A. Polite.    B. Generous.    C. Patient.    D. Creative.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了一个天才画家Alexandra Nechita，她从两岁就开始画画，八岁的时候她就举办了个人画展，变得出名，她的作品可以卖到几千美元，她的画画风格很像毕加索。现在她是一个全职画家。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.可知，Alexandra在两岁的时候就开始画画。由此可知应选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中Alexandra’s work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work. …People called her “Little Picasso”.可知，Alexandra的画画风格在某种程度上很像著名画家毕加索的，他们都不用写实的风格，而是使用他们的想象力，因此人们把Alexandra称为“小毕加索”。故应选B。

3.推理判断题。划线的这句话She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.本意为：她只是无法想象做其他任何能给她来到如此快乐和满足的事情。有这句话我们可以知道，Alexandra只有在画画中才能获得快乐和满足，故应选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文意可知，Alexandra从两岁就开始画画，八岁就举办了个人画展，而且尽管她根本就没有见过毕加索的画，他们的画画风格却非常像，对于这样的一个人，我们应用creative来形容，意思是“富有创造力的，有创造性的”，故D选项合适。Polite 礼貌的；Generous慷慨的，大方的；Patient耐心的。这几个形容词不符合Alexandra。