Question

A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” 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.”

1. 1.
   Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______
   1. A.
      18months
   2. B.
      three
   3. C.
      eight
   4. D.
      ten
2. 2.
   Which country does Alexandra live?
   1. A.
      America
   2. B.
      Britain
   3. C.
      Romania
   4. D.
      France
3. 3.
   Alexandra’s painting _________
   1. A.
      took her a lot of time at school
   2. B.
      made her drop out of school
   3. C.
      didn’t influence her studies at school
   4. D.
      made her fall behind others in studies at school
4. 4.
   When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________
   1. A.
      their life was very hard
   2. B.
      they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings
   3. C.
      Alexandra began to draw her painting
   4. D.
      her parents left their jobs and worked for her
5. 5.
   From the passage, we can learn ________
   1. A.
      Alexandra was not interested in travelling
   2. B.
      Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life
   3. C.
      Alexandra’s parents were good at English
   4. D.
      Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV

Answer 1

DACAB
文中讲的是画家Alexandra Nechita的故事。
1. D 细节题，根据Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world可知她出名在十岁的时候，故选D。
2. A 此题要从下文得出答案，根据In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America可知Alexandra Nechita在18个月大时就到了美国，故选A。
3. C 此题是个推理题，答案来自第三段。根据Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework可知她是在完成作业后才去画画的，故并没有影响她的学习，故选C。
4. A 首选定位到第四段，从The family was very poor可知他们家很穷，故过得很艰难，故选A。
5. B 推理题，根据Alexandra Nechita妈妈说的话“We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”可知Alexandra Nechita让他们拥有了他们梦想的一切，故改变了他们的生活，B正确。