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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） 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 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.
1. 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
2. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ______.
A. polio
B. her bent spine
C. back injuries
D. the operations she had
3. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the ______.
A. 1930s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D. 1970s
4. What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A. Devotion.
B. Sympathy.
C. Worry.
D. Encouragement.
painting n . 绘画（作品）；油画
describe v . 形容；描写，描绘；叙述
comment n . 评论；意见；注释
influence n . 影响；势力 v. 影响；感染
bent adj . 弯曲的
side effect 副作用
recover v . 恢复健康（或体力、能力等）
work n . （艺术家、作家、作曲家等的） 作品；著作
attract attention 引起注意
decade n . 十年
1. 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.
该句是由but连接的并列句，前半句和后半句意思各自独立，二者间存在转折关系。
（参考译文） 里维拉对卡罗画风的巨大影响能够从卡洛的早期作品中看到，但是她20世纪40年代以后的作品，也就是如今公认的她最好的作品，所反映出受她丈夫的影响较少。
2. 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.
该句也是由but连接的并列句，前半句中for引导时间状语，remain作为系动词构建了主系表结构，后半句时间状语前置，句子结构相对简单。
（参考译文） 在她1954年去世之后的十多年里，卡罗的作品一直未能引起世人的关注，但到了20世纪70年代，她的作品终于开始蜚声国际。