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【题目】Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing. He won a prize— “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. When he was nineteen, he visited Paris.

Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.

When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials.

When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.

根据短文内容完成下列问题。

【1】 What did Pablo Picasso’s father do?

A.A teacher. B.A painter.

C.An artist. D.A painter and art teacher.

【2】What prize did he win when he was fifteen?

A.Science and Painting.

B.Science and Art.C.Science and

C.harity.

D.Painting and Charity.

【3】Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen?

A.Paris and Spain. B.London and Paris.

C.Spain and Paris. D.London and Spain.

【4】How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died?

A.Twenty-three and ninety.

B.Twenty-three and ninety-one.

C.Nineteen and ninety-one.

D.Nineteen and ninety.

【5】What did he do when he was old?

A.He lived his life like a young man.

B.He looked for new ideas.

C.He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials.

D.All the above.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文主要讲述毕加索在早年受到父亲的启蒙教育，并在15岁时就获得第一个奖项，然后远赴法国学艺，并在巴黎定居直至最后去世的生平经历。

【1】D细节理解题。根据短文开头Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing.可知毕加索的父亲是画家，是美术老师，所以该选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据第一段中He won a prize— “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen.可知他十五岁时获得了一个“科学和慈善”奖，所以该选C。

【3】C细节理解题。根据短文开头Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881和第一段末When he was nineteen, he visited Paris可知毕加索出生在西班牙。当他十九岁的时候，他参观了巴黎。所以该选C。

【4】B细节理解题。根据第二段末When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.和最后一段When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.可知二十三岁时，毕加索搬到了巴黎，九十一岁去世，所以该选B。

【5】D细节理解题。根据第三段When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials.可知这位伟大的画家九十岁的时候，还像一个年轻人一样生活着。他仍在寻找新的想法和新的方式来使用他的艺术材料。所以该选D。