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 paintbrush，"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.

语篇解读　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。

4．What is the text mainly about?

A．Hamad's father.

B．Hamadand his talent for painting.

C．Hamad's first painting.

D．The similarities between Hamad and Picasso.

答案　B

解 析　主旨大意题。从第一段的句子"An 11­year­old boy who has been compared to Spanish Impressionist，the great Pablo Picasso..."及其下文的介绍可知，本文讲的是Hamad和他的绘画天赋，故选B。

5．From the text，we can learn that Hamad_________.

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

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。从第二段的句子"But he began to paint his favorite football player，Cristiano Ronaldo，using Picasso's trademarks-bright colors and impressionistic forms."可知，Hamad非常喜欢Cristiano Ronaldo，故选C。