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【题目】 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】

短文讲了亚历山德拉内切塔的出生地，详细的介绍她学习画画的经历和取得的成就。

【1】根据前句Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out.你知道你长大后想成为什么样的人吗？大多数人要花很多年才能知道。可知结合选项，应说对于年轻的艺术家亚历山德拉内希塔（Alexandra Nechita）来说，这似乎从来都不是一个真正的问题。故选E。

【2】根据后句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时间和其他孩子玩耍，所以他们拿走了她的彩色书籍。可知结合选项，应说当她还是个孩子的时候，她喜欢在她的涂色书里涂色。故选D。

【3】根据前句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．当亚历山德拉上当地的一门艺术课时，她的老师对这位年轻艺术家不同寻常的绘画风格感到惊讶。亚历山德拉的作品在某些方面与毕加索等著名艺术家的画相似。可知结合选项，应说这些艺术家没有采用写实的绘画风格。故选C。

【4】根据后句She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world．她出现在电视节目、世界各地的报纸和杂志上。可知结合选项，应说亚历山德拉和她的作品很快就出名了。故选A。

【5】根据前句The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork.一件作品的销售可以为这位年轻的艺术家赚到几千美元。但这并不是亚历山德拉创作艺术品的原因。可知结合选项，应说她只是无法想象做任何其他事情会给她带来这样的快乐和满足。故选G。