Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah was recognised as the world’s youngest male painter last Monday. He made this achievement at one year and 152 days. The mother, Chantelle Kuukua Eghan, shared her pride in her son’s artistic ability and hopes he can take the art world by storm.

“When I opened the email I just broke down,” Ms Eghan said. To break the record, Guinness World Records (GWR) said Ace-Liam needed to be part of a professional exhibition (专业展览) that was open to the public and sell his work. It added that the work needed to be done to a professional standard and to be proved that it was done on his own.

Ace-Liam’s work was exhibited at the Museum of Science and Technology in the capital Accra, from last December to early January. He sold nine of the 10 pieces. He was even commissioned (委托) by the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, who attended the exhibition. The boy, who turns two in July, sold another 6 paintings later.

But Ms Eghan said he “crawled (爬)” into it at the beginning. She was working on a piece she’d been commissioned to do for Miss Universe 2023. Being a single mother, she needed to take care of six-month-old Ace-Liam while she worked. “How do I balance between painting and raising a kid?” she thought to herself. Then she spread out a canvas (画布) on the floor, put some paint on it and let him play with it. “He was so interested in the bright colours,” she said warmly. 

“His paintings show someone who is intrigued about discovering things,” Ms Eghan said. She hopes her son will follow in the footsteps of Ghanaian artist Amaoko Boafo. “He has been able to put Ghana on the map when it comes to art,” she said.

1.How did Ms Eghan feel about her son’s achievement?

A Thankful.

B Proud.

C Dissatisfied.

D Unclear.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“shared her pride in her son’s artistic ability”可知Ms Eghan对儿子的成就感到自豪。故选B。

2.GWR’s review is _______.

A necessary

B simple

C crazy

D strict

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“to be part of a professional exhibition that was open to the public and sell his work”“needed to be done to a professional standard and to be proved that it was done on his own” Ace-Liam要得到吉尼斯纪录的认证，他需要参加一个向公众开放的专业展览，并出售他的作品；并且这项工作需要以专业标准完成，并证明这是他自己完成的。由此可知，吉尼斯世界纪录的审查是非常严格的。故选D。

3.How many paintings has Ace-Liam sold so far?

A 10.

B 9.

C 15.

D 6.

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据第三段中的的“He sold nine of the 10 pieces.”“sold another 6 paintings later”可知，他一共售出15件作品。故选C。

4.Which question can’t Paragraph 4 answer?

A How did Ace-Liam start drawing?

B Why did Ace-Liam start drawing?

C When did Ace-Liam start drawing?

D What did Ace-Liam start drawing?

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，Ace-Liam的妈妈在他6个月大的时候需要边工作边带娃，于是她在地上摊开一张画布，给他一些画笔，开始让他画画，他由此开始了他的创作生涯。但文中并未提及他画了什么。故选D。

5.What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

A Ms Eghan’s hope.

B Ace-Liam’s wish.

C Ms Eghan’s performance.

D Ace-Liam’s fame.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据最后一段中的“She hopes her son will follow in the footsteps of Ghanaian artist Amaoko Boafo.”可知，本段主要讲的是Ms Eghan对儿子的期待。故选A。