Passage Five Claude-OscarMonet(1840--1926)was a French artist

Passage Five Claude-OscarMonet(1840--1926)was a French artist and a leading member of theImpressionist group of painters.Born in Paris,Monet spent his childhood in LeHavre.There he met a local artist,Eugene Boudin.Who encouraged him to becomea landscape painter. In 1859,Monet went to Paris to study at the Academie Suisse.Between 1860 and 1862,Monet served in the army in Algeria(阿尔及利亚).He returned to Paris where he met most of the major artists of the era.In1870,Monet married Camille Doncieux.To escape the Franco-Prnssian war,theymoved to London Back to France,they settled at Argenteuil,aboating centre on the Seine(塞纳河)which drew manyother Impressionist painters.Working from nature was a particular symbol of theImpressionist movement,and one that Monet valued,reflecting in his paintingsthe ever-changing impact of light and weather conditions. In 1872,he visited Le Havre where hepainted"An Impression,Sunrise".When exhibited in 1874,part of its titlewas used by a critic to label the whole movement"Impressionism". Monet′s wife died in 1879,and he set up home with Alice Hoschede,the wife of one of hismost important sponsors.During the 1880s,Monet traveledthrough France painting a variety of landscapes.He gradually became better known and for the last 30years of his life he was regarded as the greatest of the Impressionists. From 1890 he began to paint a series(系列)of pictures of one subject,including"Haystacks""Rouen Cathedral"and"Waterlilies".The latter were painted in the fine garden Monetcreated at his house at Giverny,where he lived from 1883 on.He painted themover and over again,most significantly in a seriesespecially for a museum in Paris. Monet was introduced to art《》（）
A、by an artist in his childhood
B、by his father in Le Havre
C、during his short stay in Algeria
D、during his visit to Paris
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：文中明确提到“Born in Paris, Monet spent his childhood in Le Havre. There he met a local artist, Eugene Boudin. Who encouraged him to become a landscape painter.”，说明莫奈在勒阿弗尔度过童年时遇到了当地艺术家尤金·布丁，是布丁鼓励他成为一名风景画家，也就是他在童年时期被一位艺术家引导进入艺术领域。B 选项父亲未提及；C 选项在阿尔及利亚的经历主要与服兵役有关，并非被引入艺术；D 选项去巴黎是之后学习艺术，不是最初被引入艺术。所以正确答案是 A。