Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.
Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海嘯) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says.“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
小題1:What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?
A．He is publishing story books.B．He is drawing cartoons.
C．He is sending newspapers.D．He is writing articles.
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Folha is famous for its cartoons.
B．Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.
C．Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week.
D．Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago.
小題3:Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?
A．Because he can show his ideas on politics.
B．Because he is very interested in political jobs.
C．Because he thinks it’s easier to draw political cartoons.
D．Because he can make fun of some important people.
小題4:What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?
A．The comics his dad bought him.B．His interest in cartoon films.
C．The fun of drawing cartoons.D．His dad’s ideas about cartoons.
小題5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Folha’s art director.B．Brazil’s largest newspaper.
C．Teen artist in Brazil.D．Montanaro’s great father.

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
【主旨大意】：本文是記敘文。主要敘述了巴西的少年卡通畫家。他每周畫三或者四幅畫，人們從他的畫中可以看到新的特別的東西。他也愛好畫政治方面的畫。他對畫的興趣來源于小時候父親給他買的喜劇書。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)短文第二段第一句話Montanaro is now draowing cartoons for Folha. 可知他為Folha在畫畫。
小題1:細接理解題由短文第二段Each week he draws two, three, or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. ”可知每一周畫3或4幅卡通畫。故選C。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)短文第四段I like dong political drawing because you can jock about somebody bigger than you.可知畫政治畫可以愚弄一些重要的人物。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)短文最后一段中His dad bought him comies. Montanaro says these books give him the ideas than got him drawing. 可知選
小題1:主旨大意題本文主要敘述了在巴西的少年畫家現(xiàn)在的基本情況。故選C。
難句釋解: Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian polities. Montanaro也喜歡畫一些發(fā)生在巴西政治上一些有趣的事情的卡通畫。
Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. Montanaro說這些書給他畫畫的靈感。
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