B
An 11yearold boy who has been compared to Spanish Impressionist, the great Pablo Picasso, is holding his first exhibition at Llangollen's Gardening Show this weekend.
Hamad alHumaidhan, who was born in Kuwait but now lives in Bath, Britain, had no previous knowledge of art history when he first picked up a brush.But he began to paint his favourite football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, using Picasso's trademarks (标志)—bright colors and impressionistic forms.
His father said, “I've got lots of books about Picasso and I showed them to Hamad but he didn't know anything about Picasso—it's just naturally the way he sees it and he just loves to paint.”
His first painting of Ronaldo, done when he was just nine, was sold at auction (拍卖) in Bath for ￡650, which drew the attention of local art businessman Steve Turner. “A colleague sent me some pictures of Hamad's work and I just couldn't believe the size of it and how the colors mixed together，” he said. “He had talent and I thought Picasso had been reborn.”“I've shown his work to private art collectors. They liked them very much and everyone was eager to buy, so the first six paintings have been snapped up. I bought two of them myself. The next set of his works will go on show for the first time at Llangollen, which will be the first opportunity for the public to see his amazing talent.”
Hamad enjoys maths at school but ranks painting higher. “I think I prefer painting! It makes me relaxed and when I feel tired I just pick up a paint brush，” he said. “I just close my eyes and see how it's going to look and then I just paint it—I paint every day. I just love the colours and I want people to enjoy my paintings.”
Now Hamad is nervously waiting for the opening of his exhibition.
文章大意：本文讲的是11岁的男孩Hamad和他的绘画天赋。他将在这个周末在Llangollen's Gardening Show举行第一个画展。
24．What is the text mainly about？__B__
A．Hamad's father.
B．Hamad and his talent for painting.
C．Hamad's first painting.
D．The similarities between Hamad and Picasso.
解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“An 11yearold boy who has been compared to Spanish Impressionist, the great Pablo Picasso...”及其下文介绍可知，本文讲的是Hamad和他的绘画天赋。故选B。
25．From the text, we can learn that Hamad__C__.
A．began to learn painting when he was a boy
B．has read many books about art history
C．likes Cristiano Ronaldo very much
D．knows a lot about Picasso
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“But he began to paint his favourite football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, using Picasso's trademarks (标志)—bright colors and impressionistic forms.”可知，Hamad非常喜欢 Cristiano Ronaldo。故选C。
26．According to the text, Hamad's first painting of Ronaldo __A__.
A．has bright colors and impressionistic forms
B．was bought by Steve Turner
C．was completed five years ago
D．is his favourite work
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“But he began to paint his favourite football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, using Picasso's trademarks (标志)—bright colors and impressionistic forms.”可知，Hamad画的第一副Cristiano Ronaldo的画有明亮的色彩和印象派的形式。故选A。
27.What does the underlined phrase “snapped up” in the fourth paragraph probably mean？__B__
A．Shown to the public.
B．Bought very quickly.
C．Cleaned up.
D．Hung up.
解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“They liked them very much and everyone was eager to buy...”可知，那些私人收藏家很喜欢这些画，每个人都渴望买，由此可知，这些画很快销售一空。故选B。
