A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(畢加索)” 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 Niki left Romania for political 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 to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared 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.”
小題1:Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.
A.18monthsB.threeC.eightD.ten
小題2:Which country does Alexandra live?
A.America.B.Britain.C.Romania.D.France.
小題3: Alexandra’s painting _________.
A.took her a lot of time at school
B.made her drop out of school
C.didn’t influence her studies at school
D.made her fall behind others in studies at school
小題4: When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.
A.their life was very hard
B.they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings
C.Alexandra began to draw her painting
D.her parents left their jobs and worked for her
小題5: From the passage, we can learn ________.
A.Alexandra was not interested in travelling
B.Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life
C.Alexandra’s parents were good at English
D.Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV

小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B

文中講的是畫家Alexandra Nechita的故事。
1. D 細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world可知她出名在十歲的時候,故選D。
2. A 此題要從下文得出答案,根據(jù)In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America可知Alexandra Nechita在18個月大時就到了美國,故選A。
3. C 此題是個推理題,答案來自第三段。根據(jù)Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework可知她是在完成作業(yè)后才去畫畫的,故并沒有影響她的學(xué)習(xí),故選C。
4. A 首選定位到第四段,從The family was very poor可知他們家很窮,故過得很艱難,故選A。
5. B 推理題,根據(jù)Alexandra Nechita媽媽說的話“We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”可知Alexandra Nechita讓他們擁有了他們夢想的一切,故改變了他們的生活,B正確。
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