2022年银行春季招聘考试备考：英语备考七

　　A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket. Jeffrey Gonano told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he’s not sure he’ll ever hang the masterpiece in his home in Wexford, in western Pennsylvania, given its value. The 25-year-old Gonano, who works for his family’s fire sprinkler business, learned Wednesday that his ticket had won the Paris raffle. Organizers say nearly 50,000 tickets were sold worldwide, for 100 euros apiece, to benefit a Lebanese charity.

　　The 1914 work, “Man in the Opera Hat,” dates from Spanish master Pablo Picasso’s cubist period. Picasso died in 1973.

　　Gonano said he wants to keep the artwork, which features vivid shapes in opaque gouache paint.

　　“Maybe I’ll lend it to a museum and let them put it on display rather than putting it in a vault, so other people can enjoy it,” he told the newspaper. “It all depends. I don’t know what the taxes are or anything.”

　　Gonano’s girlfriend, Gloria Spataro, said he liked the odds in the contest and felt optimistic. Nonetheless, she presumed he was joking when he said he’d won.

　　“He thought the odds were actually pretty good compared to something like a lottery,” said Spataro, of Pittsburgh. “He said, ‘This will be my only chance to actually own something like this.”

　　The raffle raised about $3.5 million for the International Association for the Safeguard of Tyr, a UNESCO heritage site, said Reem Chalabi, an education coordinator with the group.

　　Gonano and Spataro had recently begun to explore art galleries, and she had bought him a photograph by a Buddhist artist for Christmas.

　　“I’m glad I actually gave it to him before,” she said, “because if I gave it to him afterward, that would look pretty insignificant compared to a Picasso.”

　　1.How did the man get the Picasso painting? ( )

　　A. He bought it for his new home.

　　B. He received it from Picasso’s family.

　　C. He won the French lottery.

　　D. He got it from a charity organization.

　　【答案】C。根据题干关键词Picasso painting可以定位至首段第一句A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket.和倒数第二句that his ticket had won the Paris raffle.可知毕加索的画是在法国赢来的，所以正确答案是选项C。

　　2.Which of the following will most probably happen next? ( )

　　A. Gonano will break up with Spatoro.

　　B. Gonano will sell the Picasso Painting.

　　C. Gonano will move to France.

　　D. Gonano will put the painting on display.

　　【答案】D。观察选项，从人名Gonano定位至第三段和第四段Gonano said “Maybe I’ll lend it to a museum and let them put it on display rather than putting it in a vault…可知接下来会展览这幅画，故正确答案是选项D。

　　3.What does the last sentence said by Gloria really mean? ( )

　　A. The Buddhist painting in insignificant.

　　B. The Picasso painting is extremely precious.

　　C. She dislikes the Picasso Painting.

　　D. She will explore more art galleries by herself.

　　【答案】B。从题干定位至最后一段…if I gave it to him afterward, that would look pretty insignificant compared to a Picasso.可知她说她很庆幸很早之前就送给Gonano那幅画，如果在收到毕加索之后再送给他那幅画，就会显得毫无意义。也可以间接地表示她认为毕加索的画是无价的，故正确答案是选项B。