Question

【題目】 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 (驚奇的) 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 (現(xiàn)實主義的) 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 (榮譽), 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.matterB.troubleC.exerciseD.question

【2】A.walkedB.ranC.movedD.returned

【3】A.hopedB.askedC.refusedD.wondered

【4】A.ancientB.strangeC.unusualD.difficult

【5】A.jobB.partC.ideaD.business

【6】A.finallyB.totallyC.naturallyD.mostly

【7】A.createsB.inventsC.producesD.imagines

【8】A.workB.toolC.ruleD.skill

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，文章主要講述了亞歷山德拉內(nèi)切塔的出生地，詳細的介紹她學(xué)習(xí)畫畫的經(jīng)歷和取得的成就。

【1】句意; 對于年輕的藝術(shù)家亞歷山德拉內(nèi)希塔來說，這似乎從來都不是一個真正的問題。

matter事情；trouble麻煩；exercise鍛煉，練習(xí)；question問題。根據(jù)前文“Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out”可知此處表達對于亞歷山德拉來說，不是一個問題，用名詞question。故選D。

【2】句意：亞歷山德拉內(nèi)希塔1985年出生于羅馬尼亞，當她還是嬰兒的時候搬到加利福利亞。

walked走；ran跑；moved移動；returned回來。此處用動詞moved表示搬到加利福利亞。故選C。

【3】句意：她的父母希望她能花更多時間和其他的孩子們一起玩，因此拿走了她的彩色書籍。

hoped希望；asked問；refused拒絕；wondered想知道。根據(jù)“so they took away her coloring books”可知父母拿走她的彩色書籍的目的是希望她能花更多時間和其他的孩子們一起玩，此處用動詞hoped。故選A。

【4】句意：當亞歷山德拉上當?shù)氐乃囆g(shù)課時，她的老師對這位年輕藝術(shù)家不尋常的繪畫方式感到驚訝。

ancient古代的；strange奇怪的；unusual不尋常的；difficult難的。根據(jù)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”可知她的繪畫方式很不尋常讓老師驚奇，用形容詞unusual。故選C。

【5】句意：他們允許想象在作品中起重要作用。

job工作；part部分；idea想法；business業(yè)務(wù)。此處用動詞短語play an important part in表達“在……中起重要作用”。故選B。

【6】句意：人們驚奇于亞歷山德拉如此的年輕，但是他們主要是喜愛她的充滿想象的藝術(shù)作品。

finally最終；totally全部地；naturally自然地；mostly主要地。句子“hey loved her imaginative artwork”前用副詞mostly修飾表示“主要地”。故選D。

【7】句意：但那不是亞歷山德拉創(chuàng)造藝術(shù)作品的原因。

creates創(chuàng)造；invents發(fā)明；products生產(chǎn)；imagines想象。根據(jù)“artwork”可知用動詞creates表示“創(chuàng)造，創(chuàng)作”。故選A。

【8】句意：亞歷山德拉強烈地相信藝術(shù)作為溝通工具以及在世界建立和平的橋梁的力量。

work工作；tool工具；rule規(guī)則；skill技巧。根據(jù)“communication”可知此處用名詞tool表示“溝通的工具”。故選B。