B．was born in Spain but left his country in his thirties

C．painted happier things in his first period

D．painted in brown and grey in his third period

答案　D

3．The text is mainly written to .

A．express the writer's respect for Picasso

B．tell of Picasso's talent for paintings

C．introduce Picasso's three painting periods

D．tell of Picasso's life stories

答案　D

重点词汇

1．Instead，a picture should attempt to show the "life" of its subject.相反，一幅图画应该努力表现其主题的"生命"。

attempt vt.& n．努力；尝试；企图

attempt to do sth. 试图/企图做某事

make an/one's attempt to do/at doing sth. 试图/企图做某事

at the first/second/...attempt在第一/二/......次尝试时

(1)She made an attempt to become/at becoming a good student.她试图成为一个好学生。

(2)They attempted to finish(finish) the work within a month.他们试图在一个月内完成这项工作。

(3)I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

我考驾驶执照时一次就通过了。

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(4)The prisoner attempted to escape，but failed.

The prisoner made an attempt to escape，but failed.

2．She put off completing the picture，because she didn't like it.她推迟了画的