Question

9．When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London，a poet described her paintings as"a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb"．Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time．Sadly，she is actually a much bigger nametoday than she was during her time．
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City，Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven．Her spine （脊柱）became bent as she grew older．Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident．Throughout the rest of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back．However，the accident had an unexpected side effect．While lying in her bed recovering，Kahlo taught herself to paint．
In 1929，she got married to Diego Rivera，another famous Mexican artist．Rivera's strong influences on Kahlo's style can be seen in her early works，but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband．
Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s，even in her home country．Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953．For more than a decade after her death in 1954，Kahlo's works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last．
 
51．What does the phrase"a much bigger name"in paragraph 1 most nearly mean？A
A．a much more famous person         B．a far more gifted artist
C．a much stronger person            D．a far better artist
52．The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused byB．
A．polio                             B．back injuries
C．her bent spin                     D．the operations she had
53．Kahlo's style had become increasingly independent since theA．
A.1940s         B.1930s        C.1950s        D.1970s
54．What is author's attitude toward Kahlo？C
A．Devotion                      B．Worry       
C．Sympathy                      D．Encouragement．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了墨西哥著名艺术家弗里达•卡洛的人生以及她的遭遇．
卡洛对她那个时期的艺术世界有着很大的影响．不幸的是，实际上在世时远不如今天有名．
卡洛出生墨西哥．7岁时，患上小儿麻痹症．她的脊柱随着年龄的增长变得弯曲．1925年，背部多处骨折．在卡洛的余生中，经历过许多手术，但是无论什么都治愈不了她背部的锥心之痛．然而，那场车祸也带来了一个意外的收获：当她躺在床上康复期间，卡洛自学了绘画．
在卡洛早期的作品中里维拉对卡洛画风的强烈影响，但是在她那些20世纪40年代以后的作品中，她丈夫的影响很少．1953年举办了在墨西哥首个女画家个人画展．1954年去世后的十多年里，卡洛的画作仍不广为人知，但是从20世纪70年代开始，她的作品最终声名鹊起．

解答 ABAC

51．A  推断题．根据第一段第二句中的"Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time"可推断"a much bigger name"应与"had a big influence on…"的意思相近，即 Frida Kahlo 在今天更加有名；从最后一段第三、四句 For more than a decade after her death in…began to gain international fame at last 也可以看出她的作品在她死后变得更加有名．故正确答案为A．
52．B 细节题．根据第二段第三、四句"Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident．Throughout the rest of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back．"可知，Kahlo 的剧痛是由于车祸中背部受伤造成的．故正确答案为B．
53．A 细节题．根据第三段最后一句中"…but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband．"可知，Kahlo 的作品在二十世纪四十年代后开始较少地受到她丈夫的影响，变得更加独立．故正确答案为A．
54．C 细节题．根据最后一段第一句"Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s，even in her home country．"以及后文内容可知，作者对 Kahlo 在世时没有能够得到认可感到深深的遗憾和同情．故正确答案为C．

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