when Frida Kahlo's painting 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(小兒麻癖) 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 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 Mexico artist. Rivera's strong influence 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.
【小題1】What does the phrase “ a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a(chǎn) far better artist B．a(chǎn) far more gifted artist
C．a(chǎn) much stronger person D．a(chǎn) much more famous person
【小題2】The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by        .
A．polio B．her bent spine
C．back injuries D．the operations she had
【小題3】Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the          .
A．1930s B．1940s C．1950s D．1970s
【小題4】What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A．devotion. B．sympathy C．worry. D．encouragement.


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：文章介紹了畫家Frida Kahlo，小時(shí)候的殘疾加上后來(lái)的事故給她帶來(lái)了傷痛，但是還是自學(xué)繪畫，后來(lái)繪畫風(fēng)格受到丈夫的影響，但是沒(méi)有失去自己的特點(diǎn)，雖然當(dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)有受到關(guān)注，但是現(xiàn)在她的藝術(shù)成就受到廣泛的認(rèn)可。
【小題1】猜詞題：根據(jù)第一段的最后一句話：Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.（可惜的是，相比于她所處的時(shí)代，在如今她有著：更大的名氣），和前面的句子：Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time可知a much bigger name 意思是：a much more famous person選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. 可知她遭遇的巨大的疼痛都是由背部的疼痛造成的，選C
【小題3】歸納推理題。根據(jù)第三段的句子：“but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show  less influence from her husband.”可知，在20世紀(jì)40年代，Kahlo的風(fēng)格更加獨(dú)立了，得出答案B。
【小題4】歸納推理題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country.不幸的是，她的作品并沒(méi)有收到太多的關(guān)注，即使是在自己的祖國(guó)，可見(jiàn)作者對(duì)她的態(tài)度是同情的，選B。
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