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【题目】A

Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said.

The discovery was made by a team of Canadian scientists who used special infrared and three-dimensional technology to look through paint layers on the work, which now sits in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Bruno Mottin of the French Museums’ Center for Research and Restoration said that on very close examination of the painting, it became clear that Mona Lisa’s dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze dress.

“This type of gauze dress was typical of the kind worn in the early 16th century in Italy by women who were pregnant or who had just given birth. This is something that has never been seen up to now because the painting was always judged to be dark and difficult to examine,” he told a news conference. “We can now say that this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was painted to commemorate the birth of the second son of Mona Lisa, which helps us to date it more precisely to around 1503. The young woman with the half smile has been identified as Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco de Giocondo. She had five children.”

Mottin also said that, contrary to popular belief, the subject had not let her hair hang freely, but in fact she had worn a bonnet from which only a few curls had managed to escape.

"People always wrote that the Mona Lisa had allowed her hair to hang freely over her shoulders. This greatly surprised historians because letting your hair hang freely during the Renaissance was typical of young girls and women of poor virtue," he said.

The team had hoped to discover more details about Leonardo's "sfumato " technique of subtly blending one tone into another, which the artist used to create a special effect. But scientist John Taylor said the team had been frustrated by the lack of brush stroke detail on the painting.

【1】This passage mainly discusses___________..

A. a new discovery about Leonardo da Vinci

B. a new discovery of Mona Lisa

C. the way Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa

D. the relationship between Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci

【2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Mona Lisa was in fact the wife of Lisa Gherardini.

B. The painting is in French now.

C. Mona Lisa lived in the 1500s in Canada.

D. Leonardo da Vinci painted the masterpiece in memory of the birth of his second son.

【3】What did people think of the hair of Mona Lisa?

A. People thought her hair was in fashion.

B. People thought she had her hair curled.

C. People thought she had let her hair hang freely over her shoulders.

D. People thought she wore fake hair.

【4】Why didn’t people find Mona Lisa’s dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze dress at first ?

A. Because they didn’t look carefully.

B. Because the painting was in bad condition.

C. Because Leonardo da Vinci fooled people.

D. Because the color of the painting was dark.

【5】From the last two paragraphs we can know the scientists felt a little_________.

A. discouraged B. satisfied

C. hopeful D. surprised

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】在本文中专家指出，蒙娜丽莎---达芬奇著名作品中的神秘人物，在坐着被画这幅画时，是刚刚生完她的第二个儿子。在文章中作者指出蒙娜丽莎所穿着的薄纱是典型怀孕或者刚分娩后的妇女所穿的衣服，尽管这种薄纱由于暗淡的色调不容易被人们发现。

【1】B主旨大意题。文章开头提出Mona Lisa......had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting,然后在下文对此提出判断依据，然后在文中又提出this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was painted to commemorate（纪念）the birth of the second son of Mona Lisa来与开头相呼应，告诉读者这幅画是为了纪念蒙娜丽莎第二个儿子的出生而绘画的，由此判断这是关于蒙娜丽莎的新发现，故B为正确选项。

【2】B细节理解题。从文章第二段which now sits in the Louvre Museum in Paris可知选B。根据第四段We can now say that this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was painted to commemorate the birth of the second son of Mona Lisa, 和The young woman with the half smile has been identified as Lisa Gherardini可知A、D选项错误。而从第四段This type of gauze dress was typical of the kind worn in the early 16th century in Italy by women who were pregnant or who had just given birth.可知蒙娜丽莎是生活在16世纪的意大利，故选B。

【3】C推理判断题。从文章倒数第三段contrary to popular belief, the subject had not let her hair hang freely“与普遍的看法相反，绘画主体没有让她的头发随意散落着”可知大多数人都认为蒙娜丽莎的头发是随意散着的。其他选项没有提及，故答案选C。

【4】D细节理解题。根据文章第四段because the painting was always judged to be dark and difficult to examine可知蒙娜丽莎衣服外面罩的透明薄纱之所以没被人们发现，是由于绘画色彩较暗，很难被发现的缘故，故答案选D。

【5】A．细节理解题。根据末段But scientist John Taylor said the team had been frustrated可知科学家很难看清细节，感到有点沮丧，故选A。