阅读试题

When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as "a ribbon (丝带) 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 (小儿麻痹症) 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 noting 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 and1940s, 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.

64.What does the phrase "a much bigger name" in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A. a far better artist B. a for more gifted artist
C. a much stronger person D. a much more famous person

65.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by___________.
A. polio B. her bent spine
C. back injuries D. the operations she had

66.Kahlo's style had become increasingly independent since the___________.
A.1930s B. 1940s C. 1950s D. 1970s

67. What is author's attitude toward Kahlo?
A. Devotion B. Sympathy 　 C. Worry 　 D. Encouragement

参考译文

当弗里达·卡罗的画在伦敦展出时，有个诗人描述她的画是“环绕着炸弹的丝带”。这样的评价在她那个时代的艺术世界里有很大的影响。悲哀地是，当下她的名气确实要比在她那个时代大。

卡罗出生于1907年墨西哥城附近的一个小村庄，在她7岁时患了小儿麻痹症。随着年龄的增长，她的脊柱变弯了。随后，1925年，她的背部在一次校车事故中伤了好几处。在她一生余下的时间里，她做过多次手术，但是都没能治愈她背部的伤。但是，这次事故出现了一个意想不到的结果。那就是，躺在床上的卡罗，一边恢复康复，一边自学绘画。

1929年，她与墨西哥另一个著名画家迭戈·里维拉结婚。在她的早期作品中，我们可以看出卡罗的风格深受里维拉的影响，但是当下被公认的她的最好的作品却是她19世纪40年代的晚期作品，这些作品很少受到她丈夫的影响。不幸地是，她的作品在十九世纪三四十年代并没有引起多大的注意，甚至在她的家乡也没有引起多大的注意。她的第一次个人画展直到1953年才在墨西哥开展。在1954年她死后大约十年，她的作品依然没有受到世界的关注，但是，在19世纪70年代，她的作品最终开始获得国际声誉。

答案解析

64. D 考查短语理解。她去世后，能力（A项）、天赋（B项）、身体强壮程度(C项）不会发生变化，改变的只是人们对其的评价和了解而已，故选D项。第一段的第二句是答案提示。
65. C 考查细节理解。根据第二段的第三句和第四句可知，卡罗的背部的剧烈疼痛是由那次校车事故造成的。而手术是为了治好背部的伤，而不是造成她背部疼痛的原因。
66. B 考查细节理解。根据第三段第二句的后半句"but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband"可知选B。
67. B 考查推理判断。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的Sadly和最后一段中的Unfortunately可以看出，作者对于卡罗的遭遇，以及其作品只是在其去世后才引起关注，感到同情，故选B。