题目内容
Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits （画像）of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. “It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one,” said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the “Flower portrait”— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays,” Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (馆长), told the Associated President.
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been questions about the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. “Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture.”
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month.________.
1.What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?
A. It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.
B. The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.
C. Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.
D. It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.
2.Which statement is True according to the passage?
A. Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.
B. “Flower portrait” was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.
C. 1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.
D. The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.
3.How many methods were used to test the portrait?
A. Not mentioned. B. Two
C. Three D. At least four.
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Birthdays often involve surprises
B. The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
C. One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake
D. How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
5.Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?
A. Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.
B. Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.
C. If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.
D. For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.B
5.C
【解析】
试题分析：生日往往充满了惊喜，然而，莎士比亚今年的诞辰带给人们的惊喜无疑是最具戏剧性的。在莎士比亚的第441个周年纪念日来临之际，专家们发现最具认可度的莎士比亚画像原来是假的，并讲述了理由和至少四种测量的方法。现如今，莎士比亚到底长什么样子仍然是一个谜。
1.experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake.”可知，莎士比亚的一幅得到公认的肖像画被发现是仿制品。故选B。
2.These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814.”可知，这幅叫作“Flower portrait”的肖像画所使用的油漆可追溯到1814年，有刺客推知，这幅画可能是1814年画的，故选C。
3.using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples”可知，使用的检测方法有X光、紫外线、显微摄影、颜料取样等，文中提到的已经有四种，故选D。
4.But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.”和第二段“one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake”可知，文章主要讲的是，在莎士比亚诞辰441年之际，专家发现莎士比亚公认的一幅肖像画是仿制的，这是最具戏剧性的生日之一。故选B。
5.are also being studied as part of the investigation”可知，另外两幅只是调查的一部分，也就是说，有待调查取证的肖像画不止这两幅，如果这两幅也是假的，那么会有更多的画作被检测，故选C。
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Bad results | Children's lack of 7.________and self-confidence. |
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