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【题目】阅读理解
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 modern chemistry technology.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's the result of the checks for the "Flower portrait"?
A.The date on the portrait doesn't agree with the painting time.
B.Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.
C.1609 might be when the portrait was drawn.
D.The portrait may be painted in 1616.
（2）What is the Flower portrait often used as?
A.A portrait for people on the wall.
B.A cover for collections of Shakespeare's plays.
C.A picture in collections of Shakespeare's plays.
D.A back cover for collections of Shakespeare's plays.
（3）The best title for this text is “”.
A.Birthdays often involve surprises
B.One of Shakespeare's works is a fake
C.How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
D.The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
（4）Which of the following can be the last sentence in the text?
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 still remains a mystery.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）D
（4）D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了在莎士比亚的第441个周年纪念日中，专家们发现最具认可度的莎士比亚画像原来是假的，并讲述了理由及至少四种测量的方法。现如今，莎士比亚到底什么样子仍然是一个谜。
(1)考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.“可知“Flower portrait” 的检查结果是肖像的日期和绘画的时间不吻合，选A。
(2)考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段中的”The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays.“可知Flower portrait被用作莎士比亚戏剧集的所有的封面，选B。
(3)考查主旨大意。文章主要讲了在莎士比亚第441个周年纪念日时，公布他的画像是假的，这让很多都感到很惊讶，故选D。
(4)考查推断判断。最后一段另外的两幅他的画像也正在进行检查，结果要到这个月底才能揭晓，所以可知，到现在为止莎士比亚到底是什么样子仍然是个谜，故选D最符合。