ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French castle really those of the master? Was the Mona Lisa a selfportrait in disguise (伪装) ?

  A group of Italian scientists believe the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains,and they say they are seeking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing.

  If the skull is undamaged,the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries; the identity of Mona Lisa. Recreating a virtual (虚拟的) and then physical reconstruction of Leonardo's face,they can compare it with the smiling face in the painting.

  Leonardo moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I,who named him "first painter to the king". He spent the last three years of his life there,and died in 1519 at age 67.        The artist's original burial place,the palace church of Saint Florentine,was destroyed during the French Revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle.

  "The Amboise tomb is a symbolic tomb; it's a big question mark," said Alessandro Vezzosi,the director of a museum dedicated to his hometown of Vinci. Vezzosi said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artist's bones with certainty and solve other questions,such as the cause of his death. He said he asked to open the tomb in 2004 to study the remains,but the Am?boise Castle turned him down.

1. Where is this passage most probably taken from?

   A. A magazine.

   B. A newspaper.

   C. A textbook.

   D. A research report.

2. Why does the author ask a couple of questions in the beginning?

   A. To arouse the interest of readers.

   B. To puzzle Italian scientists.

   C. To answer the questions himself.

   D. To make fun of French officials.

3. If the           of Leonardo da Vinci's body was undamaged,the scientists can identify Mona Lisa.

   A. skull   B. feet

   C. arms   D. legs

4. According to Alessandro Vezzosi,investigating the tomb could also help solve         .

   A. the reason why Leonardo da Vinci's original burial place was destroyed

   B. why King Francis I invited Leonardo da Vinci to France

   C. the cause of Leonardo da Vinci's death

   D. why Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa

1. According to the company's regulations,being late for 5 times         

(mean) that you will be fined by the company.

3. In order to finish the work on time,we can't afford        (waste) a single minute.

4. Do you prefer        (cook) for yourself or eating in a restaurant?

7. The question whether we needed it has not yet been        (consider) .

8. According to incomplete statistics,there are over 3,000       (religion) organizations throughout China.

10. The new factory will offer        (employ) .

  你们学校最近做了一项调査，调查的主题是"你寒假会去做兼职挣钱吗？"请你根据以下调査结果写一篇英文短文。

注意：1. 词数100左右，开头已经给出，但不计人总词数；

    2. 可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

  Recently our school has carried out a survey about whether students will do some parttime jobs during the winter holiday.

  Look in the bedrooms of teenagers throughout the world and you'll 1.        (probable) find a pair of blue jeans. Their popularity has spread across nations and cultures.   Levi Strauss,the American company that first introduced us to the wonder of blue jeans,celebrated 2.       150th birthday last week. The company 3.        (found) in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later,he made 4.       first pair of blue jeans and,in doing so,created work pants 5.        the cowboys of the wild American West. Men 6.        rushed to California to find gold in the middle of the 19th century started to wear the jeans 7.        (make) by Levi Strauss. American troops 8.        (fight) in World War II brought Levi's jeans to Europe and Asia. Now 9.        have been an international symbol of being cool for more than a century. Blue jeans have attracted people's attention with their 10.      (fashion)designs,naturalness,and changeable styles.

  One morning all the employees reached the office as usual.  And on the wall they saw a big 1        on which it was written： Yesterday,the person who has been 2        your growth in this company passed 3       . We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the 4       .

  In the beginning,they all got 5        for the death of one of their colleagues. 6       after a while they star?ted getting 7        to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

  The 8      in the gym was such that security agents (保安) were 9        to control the crowd within the room.   The more people reached the coffin,the more the excitement 10        up. Everyone whispered to each other ： " 11        on earth is this guy?"

  One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin,and when they 12        inside it,they 13       be?came speechless. They stood nearby the coffin,shocked and in 14       ,as if someone had 15        the deepest part of their soul.

  There was a 16       inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that 17       ： there is only one person who is 18        to set limits to your growth ： IT IS 19       !Your life doesn't change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside.  Don't be afraid of 20      ： build yourself and your reality. It's the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

1. A. card   B. post   C. sign   D. letter

2. A. encouraging   B. helping   C. building   D. limiting

3. A. on   B. by

  C. away   D. down

4. A. office   B. gym

  C. way   D. meeting room

5. A. sad   B. excited   C. afraid   D. calm

6. A. And   B. But   C. Or   D. So

7. A. ready   B. pleased   C. curious   D. serious

8. A. surprise   B. anger   C. excitement   D. sadness

9. A. admitted   B. forced   C. forbidden   D. ordered

10. A. heated   B. woke   C. turned   D. kept

11. A. Where   B. What   C. How   D. Who

12. A. walked   B. looked   C. got   D. turned

13. A. suddenly   B. gradually   C. merely   D. extremely

14. A. sorrow   B. order   C. silence   D. person

15. A. stolen   B. touched   C. attacked   D. seen

16. A. letter   B. book

   C. mirror   D. appeared

17. A. wrote   B. read

  C. showed   D. reflected

18. A. sure   B. eager   C. afraid   D. able

19. A. YOU   B. ME

   C. HE   D. ITSELF

20. A. punishment   B. praises

   C. changes   D. blame