Question

Most painters discover a style of painting that suits them and stick to(堅(jiān)持) that, especially if people admire their pictures. As artist grows older his picture may alter（改變）, but not very much. But Picasso, the great Spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling（努力） to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.

Some of Picasso’s paintings are rich, soft colored and beautiful. Others are ugly and cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look beneath the surface of the things we see.

Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eye sees. At the age of 90 he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world”.

1.In the text the author wants to tell us ______.

A. about Picasso’s different styles of painting

B. Picasso was always strange

C. about some pictures of different style

D. it is not easy for a painter to find his own style

2.The ugly, cruel and strange paintings by Picasso ______.

A. allow us to ask questions about ourselves

B. force us to do with a lot of things

C. make us think of what is hidden in the things we see

D. make us think of funny stories

3.The underlined sentence “Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces.” means ______.

A. sometimes he tore his pictures into pieces

B. sometimes he showed some broken pictures to others

C. he broke something he was painting and threw them away

D.things in some of his pictures seemed to be in disorder

4.The underlined word “curious” means ___________.

A. 可愛(ài)的 B. 可信的 C. 好勝的 D. 好奇的

5.Why do people call Picasso “the youngest painter in the world”?

A. Because he looked young when he was old.

B. Because he never gave up looking for something new.

C. Because he observed things with his eyes and mind.

D. Because he never stopped painting even when he was old.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了畢加索在一生中不斷地探索著獨(dú)特的繪畫(huà)風(fēng)格，直至他去世。

1.

2.Others are ugly and cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves.They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look beneath the surface of the things we see.但是這一類(lèi)繪畫(huà)要求我們發(fā)揮自己的想象，去尋找在繪畫(huà)的表面之下隱藏了什么。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

3.圖畫(huà)中的東西似乎是雜亂的。in disorder雜亂，混亂。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

4.Curious好奇的，根據(jù)題意，故選D。

5.At the age of 90 he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young.當(dāng)他在九十歲的時(shí)候他仍像年輕的時(shí)候一樣對(duì)世界保持好奇。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

考點(diǎn)：人物傳記類(lèi)短文閱讀。