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She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.

The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.

“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.

During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

63. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

       A. is losing its value                              B. is being damaged after so many years

       C. is getting more valuable with years passing     D. will rot away

64. Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.

    A.it is now in a poor chemical state

 B. they don’t know how to replace the wooden panel

 C .they don’t have the materials Da Vinci used

 D. they are afraid it will be done further damage.

65. The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.

       A. by indirect vision      B. at a distance       C. by direct vision         D. in shadows

66. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A. many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B. people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.

C. some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.

D. Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.

Jeremy Wirick, 9, has been back in school for less than two months, but he has already had several asthma(哮喘)attacks. A recent attack happened on October 2, after he pushed himself too hard in gym class. Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll. When Jeremy got home an hour or two later, he was out of breath. He needed to use a nebulizer, a machine that helps send medicine quickly to the lungs, to get his breathing back to normal.

Asthma attacks like Jeremy increase in September and October. More than six times as many asthma sufferers who are elementary-school age need hospital treatment in the fall as in the summer.

Experts believe many factors can contribute to back-to-school asthma. Kids get together in close spaces, they start passing viruses around. A viral infection can cause an asthma attack. There are also certain fall allergies(过敏症)that can cause attacks. Exercise is another common cause of an attack. Besides, the stress of school can make asthma worse.

Parents can play a big role in helping kids with asthma start the school year right. Dawne Gee’s10-year-old son, Alexander, has had asthma since he was a baby. Before the school year starts, she tells school workers in writing about her son’s asthma.

The Gees live in Kentucky, which has passed laws allowing students to carry their asthma medication(药物治疗)with them at school. Alexander’s mom makes sure he has his inhaler(人工呼吸器)with him when he goes to school and that he keeps it on hand at all times. In Delaware, where Jeremy lives, kids are allowed to carry their inhalers at school.

The American Lung Association says that about 6.2 million American children suffer from asthma. Asthma is the chronic (慢性) illness that causes students to miss the most days of school. There are many things that schools can do to help students control their asthma

1. The passage mainly deals with _______.

A. the causes of Asthma and its treatment

B. what Asthma is and its symptoms

C. the side-effects Asthma has on kids

D. how to prevent and treat Asthma.

2. By saying “Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll.”, the writer means that_____.

A. physical exercise gave them a deep thought

B. physical exercise affected their health

C. asthma attacks made them like physical exercise

D. asthma attacks could be cured through physical exercise

3. Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the passage?

A. Kids are likely to suffer asthma attacks in the fall

B. Stress can add to the risk of asthma attacks

C. Medical officials should be blamed for asthma attacks

D. Asthma attacks will need necessary medical treatment

4. The passage lists many factors that cause asthma attacks except_____.

A. A viral infection　　　　　 　　　　　B. unhealthy habits

C. certain fall allergies　　　 　　　　　 D. physical exercise

5. The following paragraph is probably going to talk about______.

A. further understanding of Asthma 　　　B. a survey on students with asthma

C. the effects asthma has on students 　　 D. tips on asthma for schools

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　　Late one night, Jack was woken up by a terrible cry in the street outside his house.It 　1　as if a terrible fight was going on, and as Jack loved nothing 　2　than to watch a fight in the street, he opened his window and looked out.He saw  　3　fighting just outside his front door, 　4　when they saw him watching them, they went round the corner of the house and 　5　to shout at and hit each other there.

　　Jack didn't want to  6 anything,  7 he ran down and opened his front door, but as it was a cold night, he wrapped (包) himself in a blanket  8 he went out.

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　　Jack was too  18 to run after them, so he could do  19 but go back to bed  20 his blanket.

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