Question

   On 25 October,1881,a baby boy was bom in Malaga,Spain. This baby grew up to be one of the twentieth century’s greatest painters. His name was Pablo Picasso.

   Picasso showed his talent from a very young age. He could draw before he could talk. He was the first child in the family,so he was spoiled. He hated school and often refused to go unless he was allowed to take one of his father's pet pigeons(鸽子) with him!

   Besides pigeons,his great love was art. In 1891 his father got a job as an art teacher. Pablo often went with him to work and watched him paint. Sometimes he was allowed to help. One evening,his father was painting a picture of their pigeons when he had to leave the room. When he returned,Pablo had completed the picture. It was so beautifUl that he gave his son all his brushes. Pablo was just thirteen.

   Soon,many people knew about his talent as an artist,but others were shocked by his strange and powerful paintings. His portriats(肖像) of people were often made up of triangles(三角形) and squares with their features in the wrong places. One of his most famous portraits was of the American writer Gertrude Stein,who he met after he’ d moved to Paris. His works changed ideas about art around the world,and to millions of people,modem art means the works of Picasso. Guernica,which he painted in 1937,is one of the masterpieces of modem painting.

   At the age of 90  he was honored by an exhibition(展览) in the Louvre in Paris. He was the first living artist to have an exhibition there. In 1973,Picasso died of heart failure.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 61. What does the underlined word “ spoiled ” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

   A. 培养   B. 宠坏   C. 保护   D.限制

() 62. What can we know from Paragraph 3 ?

   A. Picasso liked painting pigeons.

   B. Picasso’s father was strict with him.

   C. Picasso's father was a famous painter.

   D. Picasso painted well when he was young.

() 63. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE about Picasso's works?

   A. They are lifelike'and powerful.

   B. They belong to modem art.

   C. They are made up of different squares.

   D. They couldn’t be accepted for a long time.

() 64. When were Picasso's works shown in the Louvre in Paris?

   A. In 1894.   B. In 1937.

   C. In 1971.   D. In

1973.

() 65. What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A. Picasso’s great talent.

   B. Picasso's final days.

   C. How Picasso became well-known.

   D. How Picasso influenced other painters.

Answer 1

61. B 62. D 63. B 64. C 65. A

[大意]毕加索出生于西班牙，从小便显示 出了不凡的绘画天赋，其一生中更 是创作出了许多不朽名作。

61. B. 本小题考查学生根据上下文猜测 词义的能力。由后一句可知他被“宠 坏”了

62. D. 本小题考査学生理解具体信息的 能力。由第三段最后两句可知答案。

63. B. 本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能 力。由第四段倒数第二句可知答案。

64. C. 本小题考查学生査找细节信息和简单计算的能力。材料首句可知他生 于1881年，再由最后一段首句可知他 的画作在卢浮宫展出时他90岁，即 1971 年。

65. A. 本小题考查学生归纳材料大意的能 力。材料前三段讲述了毕加索从小便显 示出了绘画天赋，最后两段讲述了他的 作品开创了一个新的艺术时代,从这些 讲述中可以看出毕加索的不凡天赋，所 以A项表述最能概括材料大意。