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【題目】 Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out.【1】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.【2】Her parents hoped 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 oilpaints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at theyoung artist's unusual style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso.【3】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 honor, but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.

Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angelespublic library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly theyloved her imaginative artwork.【4】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.【5】

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

A.It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous.

B.Although she spent less time painting than doing her homework.

C.These artists did not use a realistic style of painting.

D.As a little child, she loved coloring in her coloring books.

E.For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question.

F.We can communicate well with each other by our artwork.

G.She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】G

【解析】

短文講了亞歷山德拉內(nèi)切塔的出生地，詳細(xì)的介紹她學(xué)習(xí)畫(huà)畫(huà)的經(jīng)歷和取得的成就。

【1】根據(jù)前句Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out.你知道你長(zhǎng)大后想成為什么樣的人嗎？大多數(shù)人要花很多年才能知道�？芍�結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)對(duì)于年輕的藝術(shù)家亞歷山德拉內(nèi)希塔（Alexandra Nechita）來(lái)說(shuō)，這似乎從來(lái)都不是一個(gè)真正的問(wèn)題。故選E。

【2】根據(jù)后句Her parents hoped 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．她的父母希望她能花更多的時(shí)間和其他孩子玩耍，所以他們拿走了她的彩色書(shū)籍�？芍�結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)當(dāng)她還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，她喜歡在她的涂色書(shū)里涂色。故選D。

【3】根據(jù)前句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．當(dāng)亞歷山德拉上當(dāng)?shù)氐囊婚T藝術(shù)課時(shí)，她的老師對(duì)這位年輕藝術(shù)家不同尋常的繪畫(huà)風(fēng)格感到驚訝。亞歷山德拉的作品在某些方面與畢加索等著名藝術(shù)家的畫(huà)相似�？芍�結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)這些藝術(shù)家沒(méi)有采用寫(xiě)實(shí)的繪畫(huà)風(fēng)格。故選C。

【4】根據(jù)后句She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world．她出現(xiàn)在電視節(jié)目、世界各地的報(bào)紙和雜志上。可知結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)亞歷山德拉和她的作品很快就出名了。故選A。

【5】根據(jù)前句The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork.一件作品的銷售可以為這位年輕的藝術(shù)家賺到幾千美元。但這并不是亞歷山德拉創(chuàng)作藝術(shù)品的原因�？芍�結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)她只是無(wú)法想象做任何其他事情會(huì)給她帶來(lái)這樣的快樂(lè)和滿足。故選G。