Question

  When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London,a poet described her paintings as "ribbons (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 (脊髓灰質炎) 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 acci?dent. 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 re?mained largely unnoticed by the world,but in the 1970s her works began to gain in?ternational fame at last.

1. What does the underlined 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 from was caused by      .

   A. polio

   B. her bent spine

   C. back injuries

   D. the operations she had

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

   A. 1930s   B. 1940s

   C. 1950s   D. 1970s

4. What is the author's attitude towards Kahlo?

   A. Devoted.

   B. Sympathetic.

   C. Worried.

   D. Encouraged.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇人物傳記。文章講述了女作家Kahlo的生平及其作品。

1. D短語猜測題。根據現在人們對Kahlo的評價"...Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.”可知D 正確。

2. C細節理解題。根據第二段中的"…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C正確。

3. B細節理解題。根據第三段中的"Rivera's strong influ?ences 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.”可知B正確。

4. B觀點態度題。根據文章第一段中的"Sadly,she is actual-ly a much bigger name today than she was during her time." 和最后一段中的"Unfortunately,her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s..."可知，作者對Kahlo 表示同情。