Question

Most painters discover a style of painting that suits them and stick to(坚持) that, especially if people admire their pictures. As artist grows older his picture may alter（改变）, 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. 可爱的 B. 可信的 C. 好胜的 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】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了毕加索在一生中不断地探索着独特的绘画风格，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.但是这一类绘画要求我们发挥自己的想象，去寻找在绘画的表面之下隐藏了什么。根据题意，故选C。

3.图画中的东西似乎是杂乱的。in disorder杂乱，混乱。根据题意，故选D。

4.Curious好奇的，根据题意，故选D。

5.At the age of 90 he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young.当他在九十岁的时候他仍像年轻的时候一样对世界保持好奇。根据题意，故选B。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。