B．He showed great interest in art.

　　C．He wanted to go to Florence very much.

　　D．He didn't have much time to learn painting.

　　B　[推理判断题。根据第一段的"Even as a child all he wanted to do was painting and to be an artist."可推断，米开朗基罗小时候就对艺术很感兴趣。]

　　2. Michelangelo was sent to work under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni most probably because ．

　　A. Michelangelo had lost his interest in painting

　　B．Domenico didn't think Michelangelo had a gift for painting

　　C. Bertoldo di Geovanni offered to show Michelangelo sculptures

　　D．Domenico wanted Michelangelo to make better use of his gift there

　　D　[推理判断题。根据第二段的"Michelangelo's talents became apparent as he worked for Domenico.Within a year or so Domenico sent him to the powerful Medici family to continue his training under the sculptor( 雕刻家)Bertoldo di Geovanni."可推断，Domenico是为了米开朗基罗能更好地利用自己的天赋才把他送到Bertoldo di Geovanni那里去工作的。]

　　3. What sculpture by Michelangelo will you see in St.Peter's Basilica?

　　A．Bacchus.　　　　　　 B．The Pieta.

　　C．Madonna of the Steps. D．Battle of the Centaurs.

　　B　[细节理解题。根据第三段的"A year later he was asked to make a sculpture called The Pieta. It would become one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art.Today this sculpture sits in St.Peter's Basilica in the Vatican."可知，应选B。]

　　4. When Michelangelo began his work on creating a large statue of David，many people ．

　　A. couldn't wait to make fun of his work

　　B．thought he would finish it within months

　　C．knew it would be his most famous work of art

D．didn't think he would make good use of it