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　　辽宁省实验中学分校2014—2015学年度下学期阶段性测试
　　英语学科   高一年级  命题人：
　　第一部分：听力（1-20题 略）
　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节， 满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　A
　　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, ffered from polio(小儿麻痹症)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 Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early wort 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.
　　21. 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
　　22.The terrible pain ffered was caused by 　　　.
　　A.polio       B.her bent spine
　　C.bacries D.the operations she had
　　23.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the 　　　.
　　A.1930s B.1940s C.1950s D.1970s
　　24.What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
　　A.Love.     B.Pity.
　　C.Worry.    D.Encouragement.
　　B
　　I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think it was good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job