Question

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

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

By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed (惊奇的) at the young artist's _______ 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 (现实主义的) style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an important _______ 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 honor (荣誉), 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 _______they loved her imaginative artwork. It didn't 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 _______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 _______of communication and a bridge to build peace throughout the world.

1.A.matter B.trouble C.exercise D.question

2.A.walked B.ran C.moved D.returned

3.A.hoped B.asked C.refused D.wondered

4.A.ancient B.strange C.unusual D.difficult

5.A.job B.part C.idea D.business

6.A.finally B.totally C.naturally D.mostly

7.A.creates B.invents C.produces D.imagines

8.A.work B.tool C.rule D.skill

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了亚历山德拉•内切塔的出生地，详细的介绍她学习画画的经历和取得的成就。

1.句意; 对于年轻的艺术家亚历山德拉•内希塔来说，这似乎从来都不是一个真正的问题。

matter事情；trouble麻烦；exercise锻炼，练习；question问题。根据前文“Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out”可知此处表达对于亚历山德拉来说，不是一个问题，用名词question。故选D。

2.句意：亚历山德拉•内希塔1985年出生于罗马尼亚，当她还是婴儿的时候搬到加利福利亚。

walked走；ran跑；moved移动；returned回来。此处用动词moved表示搬到加利福利亚。故选C。

3.句意：她的父母希望她能花更多时间和其他的孩子们一起玩，因此拿走了她的彩色书籍。

hoped希望；asked问；refused拒绝；wondered想知道。根据“so they took away her coloring books”可知父母拿走她的彩色书籍的目的是希望她能花更多时间和其他的孩子们一起玩，此处用动词hoped。故选A。

4.句意：当亚历山德拉上当地的艺术课时，她的老师对这位年轻艺术家不寻常的绘画方式感到惊讶。

ancient古代的；strange奇怪的；unusual不寻常的；difficult难的。根据后文“Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso”以及“Alexandra's style of painting was all her own”可知她的绘画方式很不寻常让老师惊奇，用形容词unusual。故选C。

5.句意：他们允许想象在作品中起重要作用。

job工作；part部分；idea想法；business业务。此处用动词短语play an important part in表达“在……中起重要作用”。故选B。

6.句意：人们惊奇于亚历山德拉如此的年轻，但是他们主要是喜爱她的充满想象的艺术作品。

finally最终；totally全部地；naturally自然地；mostly主要地。句子“hey loved her imaginative artwork”前用副词mostly修饰表示“主要地”。故选D。

7.句意：但那不是亚历山德拉创造艺术作品的原因。

creates创造；invents发明；products生产；imagines想象。根据“artwork”可知用动词creates表示“创造，创作”。故选A。

8.句意：亚历山德拉强烈地相信艺术作为沟通工具以及在世界建立和平的桥梁的力量。

work工作；tool工具；rule规则；skill技巧。根据“communication”可知此处用名词tool表示“沟通的工具”。故选B。