A
Carlotta sits down to draw a self-portrait (自 画像).The room is very dark, lit just by a few candles. She doesn't need light, because she's not using a mirror or a photograph --- instead, with one hand she traces the outline of her face, while her other hand draws the shapes on paper.
“It's always a surprise when I see my drawings in daylight,” she says.
Carlotta is an artist. Her apartment is filled with self-portraits - about 1,000 of them, she thinks. Each one is completely different, and they have an otherworldly quality. Shapes overlap. Several heads may be projected on top of each other, sometimes upside down. In one, she has three eyes, in another six.
If she catches sight of herself in a mirror, Carlotta will think, “The woman looking at me is in my clothes and in my flat, so it must be me." She will also recognize her hair - it's what happens underneath those gray curls that's a mystery.
Carlotta's condition began to cause problems when she was a young girl, in Munich in the 1960s, though at first no one really noticed. School was a horrible experience. Everyone looked the same to her. The children bullied (欺凌)her. "If a child can't recognize her classmates, then she must be stupid/5 she says.
"Art was definitely an escape for me - without it, I wouldn't be where I am now ," she continues. “In making art, I was able to deal with a lot of the emotions and the difficulties I experienced in my childhood. Face blindness has had a major effect on my life but has also given me a sense of purpose as an artist - to make self-portraits of the face 1 cannot picture in my mind.”
21. How does Carlotta draw self-portraits?
A. By using a mirror. B. By observing light changes.
C. By feeling the outline of her face. D. By copying her photograph.
22. What does Carlotta's condition refer to in paragraph 5?
A. She couldn't recognize faces.
B
She liked drawing self-portraits.
C. She was bullied by other children.
D. She wasn't as smart as her classmates.
23. What message is conveyed in the passage?
A. Still waters run deep.
B. Rome is not built in a day.
C. He who laughs last laughs best.
D. Misfortune may prove a blessing.
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了画家Carlotta因为有脸盲症而成为自画像艺术家的励志故事。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第一段第三句话“She doesn't need light, because she's not using a mirror or a photograph --- instead, with one hand she traces the outline of her face, while her other hand draws the shapes on paper.”（她不需要光，因为她不用镜子或照片——相反的是，她用一只手摸索自己脸的轮廓，另一只手在纸上画出形状）可知，她是通过感觉自己脸的轮廓来画自画像的。故选C。
2.推理判断题。根据第五段第三句话“Everyone looked the same to her.”（每个人对她来说看起来都是一样的）可知，Carlotta's condition是指她不能识别人脸。故选A。
3.主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句话“Face blindness has had a major effect on my life but has also given me a sense of purpose as an artist - to make self-portraits of the face 1 cannot picture in my mind.”（脸盲症对我的生活有很大的影响，但是也给了我成为艺术家的目标感——把我不能在我脑海里画出来的脸画成自画像）可知，文章是想传达这样一种信息：不幸也可能证明是一种恩赐。故选D。
