Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up？ It takes most people many years to find this out． For the young artist Alexandra Nechita， it never really seemed to be a question． From the day she began drawing at the age of two， she was an artist．

    Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985and moved to California when she was still a baby． As a little child， she loved colouring in her colouring books． Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children， so they took away her colouring books． Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and colouring them in．

    By the time Alexandra was seven years old， she had begun painting with oil paints． When Alexandra took a local art class， her teacher was amazed at the young artist's unusual style of painting． Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso． These artists did not use a realistic style of painting． They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work． The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists． People called her "Little Picasso"． This was a great honour， but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own．

    Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old． People were amazed at how young Alexandra was， but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork． It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous． She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world． The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars． But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork． She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction．

    Today， Alexandra is a full﹣time artist． She also works to help support the arts in schools． Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world．

（1）When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures？　　

A． At the age of eight．

B． At the age of seven．

C． At the age of two．

D． In the year of 1985．

（2）Alexandra was called "Little Picasso" because　　．

A． she learned to paint from Picasso

B． her style of painting was like Picasso's

C． she was one of Picasso's big fans

D． her style of painting was unusual

（3）What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4？　　

A． Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied．

B． Only money can make her so happy and satisfied．

C． Anything can make her feel happy and satisfied．

D． Nothing can make her feel happy and satisfied．

（4）According to the passage， which word can best describe Alexandra？　　

A． Polite．

B． Generous．

C． Patient．

D． Creative．