Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings of all time, in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but it was not going well. The woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa is said to be Madonna Lisa del Giocondo. She was the wife of an Italian businessman who asked da Vinci to paint a portrait(肖像)of her.

After da Vinci finished the painting in 1506 he was invited by the French King, Francois I, to visit France, and he took the painting with him. Today the Mona Lisa is kept in the Louvre, an art museum in Paris, and it is seen by about six million visitors a year.

The painting measures only 77 centimeters by 53 centimeters and is painted with oil 10 on wood. In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, stole the painting. He took it out of the museum by hiding it under his coat. Two years later, police officers found the painting under Mr. Peruggia’s bed after he tried to sell it.

In 1962, the Mona Lisa was taken to Washington and New York for an-exhibition. For the journey, the museum wanted to insure the painting. The insurance company(保险公司)set the value of it at 100 million dollars, making it the most valuable painting ever! Today, the value of the painting would be over 700 million dollars.

1.Who is Madonna Lisa del Giaconda said to be?

A.The painter of the Mona Lisa.

B.The woman in the painting.

C.The wife of the French king.

D.The woman who asked da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa.

2.When did Leonardo da Vinci finish painting the Mona Lisa?

A.1503 B.1506 C.1911 D.1962

3.Why did da Vinci go to France?

A.To visit the Louvre. B.To paint the Mona Lisa

C.He was invited by Francois Ⅰ. D.He was invited by Madonna Lisa del Giocondo.

4.What sentence about Vincenzo Peruggia is NOT true?

A.He worked in an art museum. B.He sold the painting.

C.He stole the Mona Lisa. D.He hid the painting under his bed.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Leonardo da Vinci -- an Interesting Painter.

B.The Louvre -- a Famous French Art Museum.

C.Vincenzo Peruggia -- the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa.

D.The Mona Lisa -- the Most Valuablt Painting of All Time.

Is discipline(处罚)a problem in your school? What do teachers do when pupils behave badly in your country? A Scottish teenager talked about discipline at her school.

Read on to find out more.

What is bad behavior?

UK school are allowed to discipline pupils who behave badly in various ways. But what exactly is bad behavior? The following is a list of serious and not-so-serious types of bad behavior seen by a teacher in a London secondary school.

? Playing truant (not coming to school without permission from parents)

? Smoking, hitting, running, stealing

? Not doing homework

? Cheating in exams (copying from secret notes or another pupil)

? Calling a teacher or another pupil bad names (bullying恐吓)

? Not listening or not paying attention in lessons

? Wearing unsuitable clothes for school

Punishments in UK

Here are some of the ways that the UK school children can be punished.

? Exclusion: a pupil is excluded from the school and cannot come back. The pupil has to find a new school or a different method of education (home tutor, special center for difficult pupils).

? Suspension: when a pupil is suspended they cannot enter the building or attend lessons until the school has a meeting about their case. Suspension can last from 1 to 45 days in a school term. The school usually gives work to do at home with a tutor (special teacher).

? Detention: a pupil is detained. This means he or she is asked to stay at school at the end of the school day. The pupil must work for 30 minutes or an hour more before they are allowed to leave the school.

? Lines: a pupil has to write a sentence many times (100 times) on a sheet of paper. An example sentence: I must not shout in class. This punishment is sometimes given during detention too.

Contracts

? Many schools in the UK now give parents a home/school contract. This is contract explaining the school discipline and rules. Parents must sign this document and agree that they accepted the school’s rules. They are responsible for their child’s behaviour and must respect the discipline methods used in the school.

1.What are the UK schools allowed to do?

2.How many bad behavior does the writer list?

3.Sam shouts and runs downstairs. What kind of punishment will be receive?

4.Why do parents have to sign a contract with the school?

5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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