Question

When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （絲帶）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 name today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小兒麻痹癥）at the age of seven. Her spine （脊柱）become 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 and 1940s, 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.

1.What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a far better artist	B．a far more gifted artist
C．a much stronger person	D．a much more famous person

2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by         .

A．polio	B．back injuries
C．the operations she had	D．her bent spine

3.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the           .

A．1950s

B． 1930s

C．1940s

D．1970s

4.What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?

A．Devotion

B．Sympathy

C．Worry

D．Encouragement

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：

1.推理判斷題。第一段講had a big influence on the art world of her time，然后sadly,..，從全文閱讀可知，她的最大悲哀在于不被大眾認識，所以才in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last. 故選D

2.細節理解題。從第二段可知：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，故選B

3.細節理解題。從第二段可知：her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.故選C

4.觀點態度題。第一段中。。sadly… 以及unfortunately等獲知，作者對她十分同情，故選B

考點：這是一篇人物傳記。

點評：本文主要以著名畫家弗里達·卡洛人物的藝術生涯為主線，寫了她的最大悲哀，即起初不為人承認，直到20世紀70年代以來才為世人所公認的事。傳記一般以時間為線索進行，抓住時間，是理解文章的關鍵。