4.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 5,000fans 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 (政治的)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 18months 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(提出) to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight.Stories about this child appeared(出现) 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."
8.Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age ofA
A.ten
B.eight
C.18months
D.three
9.Which country does Alexandra live?C
A.Britain.
B.France.
C.America.
D.Romania.
10.Alexandra's paintingD.
A.made her fall behind others in studies at school
B.took her a lot of time at school
C.made her drop out of school
D.didn't influence(影响) her studies at school
11.When her family arrived in America in 1987,D.
A.Alexandra began to draw her painting
B.her parents left their jobs and worked for her
C.they lived by selling Alexandra's paintings
D.their life was very hard.
分析 文中讲的是画家Alexandra Nechita的故事.Alexandra Nechita十岁时,她的作品在全世界很有名.她是个好学生,她学习总是第一位的.她在八岁的时候有了第一个艺术展.他们现在住在一所大房子里.她母亲说,"我们开始没有什么,但多亏了亚历山德拉,我们有我们的梦想的一切.
解答 ACDD
8.A 细节理解题,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A.
9.C细节理解题,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C.
10.D 细节理解题,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D.
11.D 细节理解题,根据The family was very poor可知他们家很穷,故过得很艰难,故选D.
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