(，安徽高考，C篇)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 KaMo 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，Kablo 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，Kablo 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，Kablo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last．
40．What does the phrase“a much bigger name”In Paragraph l 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
41．The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by______．
A．polio
B．her bent spine
C．back injuries
D．the operations she had
42．Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the______．
A．1930s
B．1940s
C．1950s
D．1970s
43．What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A．Devotion．
B．Sympathy．
C．Worry．
D．Encouragement．
40．D
41．C
42．B
43．B
40．词义猜测题。她去世后，能力(A项)、天赋(B项)、身体强壮程度(c项)不会发生变化，改变的只是人们对她的评价和了解而已，故选D。
41．细节理解题。根据第二段第三句和第四句可知，卡罗背部的剧烈疼痛是那次校车事故造成的。而手术是为了治好背部的伤，而不是造成她背部疼痛的原因。
42．细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的后半句but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband可知选B。
43．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的sadly和最后一段中的unfortunately可看出，作者对卡罗的遭遇，以及她的作品在她去世后才引起关注，感到同情，故选B。
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