Question

【题目】

Autumn de Forest is an American painter. She was born on December 27, 2001.Her father is a musician and he plays the drums very well. Her mother was an actress and model.

Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five, and she is really good at it. She has become one of Park West Gallery's topselling artists. With her work being sold for as much as $ 25, 000, Autumn was even called “an artistic talent” and a “child prodigy” in a special program produced by The Discovery Channel. Now you can see her in many TV shows. Autumn also loves helping others. She often teaches children to paint in her free time. Autumn doesn't go to school and she studies at home. She works very hard because she wants to go to Yale University.

A 17yearold girl, with her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works, won first prize in the Chinese Poetry Conference (中国诗词大会)． Wu Yishu, a high school student in Shanghai, beat the other competitors in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference. “I get feelings from ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me, I pay little attention to the competition result, but I love poetry，” Wu said. In the final of the competition, all the competitors were asked to recite poem by looking at sand paintings and recite as many poems as they could think of about the Chinese character jiu. Wu did quite well.

【1】Autumn de Forest is especially good at ________．

A. selling B. teaching C. acting D. painting

【2】How long has Autumn de Forest painted?

A. About 5 years. B. About 16 years.

C. About 13 years. D. About 17 years.

【3】What is Wu Yishu?

A. A painter. B. A student. C. An actress. D. A model.

【4】Why could Wu Yishu win the competition?

A. Because she paid little attention to the result.

B. Because she recited the most poems.

C. Because she looked at sand pictures carefully.

D. Because of her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works.

【5】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Wu Yishu doesn't care much about her competition result.

B. Autumn de Forest never goes to school but studies at home.

C. Autumn de Forest is the same age as Wu Yishu.

D. Wu Yishu did very well in the final of the competition.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文介绍了两位成功的女孩：一个是17岁的美国年轻画家Autumn de Forest，一个是赢得第二季中国诗歌大会的上海高中生吴亦舒。

【1】题意：Autumn de Forest特别擅长 。考查细节理解题。根据Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five, and she is really good at it.，可知她很擅长画画，故选D。

【2】题意：Autumn de Forest画画多长时间了？考查数字理解题。根据She was born on December 27, 2001.和Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five,，2018-2001-5=12，可知选C。

【3】题意：吴亦舒是做什么的？考查细节理解题。根据Wu Yishu, a high school student in Shanghai,，可知是高中生，故选B。

【4】题意：为什么吴亦舒能赢得比赛?考查细节理解题。根据A 17-year-old girl, with her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works, won first prize in the Chinese Poetry Conference，可知选D。

【5】题意：下列哪一项不正确?考查细节判断题。A. Wu Yishu doesn't care much about her competition result. 吴亦舒并不在乎她的比赛结果。B. Autumn de Forest never goes to school but studies at home. Autumn de Forest从不上学，而是在家学习。C. Autumn de Forest is the same age as Wu Yishu. Autumn de Forest 和吴亦舒年龄相同。D. Wu Yishu did very well in the final of the competition. 吴亦舒在决赛中表现出色。根据Autumn de Forest is an American painter. She was born on December 27, 2001.和A 17-year-old girl, with her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works, won first prize in the Chinese Poetry Conference，可知他们都是17岁，故选C。