Cátia Chien is the illustrator (插图画家) of Fireworks, written by Matthew Burgess. This book won this year’s Caldecott Medal — an award for the greatest picture book for children.

When Cátia was young, she didn’t know she would become an artist. She loved drawing as a child, but she started to work as an artist many years later. She once took a course in painting small insects. Later, she studied drawing in an art college and finished her lessons well.

Cátia believes an artist’s style keeps growing with life experiences. Great art comes not only from basic skills, but also from personal stories and life struggles. She loves drawing kids, animals and trees most, for they are full of fun and natural beauty.

When choosing book projects, Cátia cares more about the story instead of the writer. She believes perfect picture books need great words and warm pictures. For the book Fireworks, she added her own sweet childhood memories to show kids’ inner world. 

1.1.What do we know about the book Fireworks?

A It was written by Cátia.

B It won a great award.

C It is a music textbook.

D It is a popular movie.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中“This book won this year’s Caldecott Medal — an award for the greatest picture book for children.”可知，Fireworks这本书获得了本年度凯迪克奖，这是一项颁发给最优秀儿童图画书的重要奖项，因此B项“它赢得了一个大奖”是正确的。文中明确提到“written by Matthew Burgess”，说明作者不是Cátia，她是插图画家，故A项错误；该书是一本图画书，既不是音乐教材，也不是流行电影，C项和D项在文中毫无依据，因此不选。故选B。

2.2. What course did Cátia take before studying in an art college?

A Painting insects.

B Writing stories.

C Teaching kids.

D Drawing animals.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段的“She once took a course in painting small insects. Later, she studied drawing in an art college”可知，Cátia在上艺术学院之前曾参加过画小昆虫的课程，A项“画昆虫”与此信息完全吻合。B项“写故事”、C项“教孩子”和D项“画动物”在文中均未提及她曾专门学习相关课程，因此不能作为正确答案。故选A。

3.3. According to Cátia, great art comes from ________ besides basic skills.

A drawing skills

B popular styles

C life experiences

D rich colours

解析：选C。C细节理解题。第三段中Cátia明确表达了自己的观点：“Great art comes not only from basic skills, but also from personal stories and life struggles.” 这里的“personal stories and life struggles”意为个人的故事与生活中的挣扎，实际上就是个人生活经历，选项C“生活经历”是其最贴切的同义概括。选项A“绘画技巧”属于基本技能的范畴，与题干“除了基本技能之外”不相符；选项B“流行风格”和选项D“丰富的色彩”在文中并未被提及是伟大艺术的来源，因此排除。故选C。

4.4. Cátia pays most attention to ________ when choosing a new book project.

A the writer’s fame

B the book’s story

C the book’s price

D the publishing time

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第四段首句“When choosing book projects, Cátia cares more about the story instead of the writer.”可知，她在选择新书项目时，最在意的是故事本身，而不是作者。因此B项“书的故事”是正确答案。选项A“作者的名气”与文中“不在意作者”的意思直接相反；选项C“书的价格”和选项D“出版时间”属于无中生有的信息，文中完全没有讨论过，故不选。故选B。

5.5. What is the goal of A Thousand Worlds?

A To sell more picture books.

B To train new art teachers.

C To hold big art shows.

D To show different cultures.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。文章最后一句指出该项目“helps bring stories from different cultures into children’s books”，由此可知，“A Thousand Worlds”的目标是让不同文化的故事出现在儿童读物中，即展示多元文化，故D项正确。选项A“卖出更多的图画书”、选项B“培训新的美术教师”和选项C“举办大型艺术展”在文中均未提及，与该项目目的无关，因此不能作为正确答案。故选D。