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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 MonaLisa.
The health of the famous picture,painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505,is getting worse by the year,according to the Louvre museum where it is housed.
“The thin,wooden panel on which the MonaLisa 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 MonaLisa 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 details,but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However,the actual history of MonaLisa 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,MonaLisa has some interesting stories to tell.
21.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means MonaLisa .
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
答案B
解析推理判断题。由“...timeiscatchingupwithMonaLisa.”和第三段“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago”可知,这幅画现在也受到岁月的侵袭,也有了破损。
22.Experts haven’t any repairs on MonaLisa 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
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.”可知,专家不清楚达·芬奇所使用的原料,所以担心会把画弄坏。
23.The smile of MonaLisa can only be seen .
A.by indirect vision B.at a distance
C.by direct vision D.in shadows
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“...whenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,...It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentatpickingupdetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”可知,在不直视的情况下才能看到她的微笑。
24.From the last paragraph,we can infer that .
A.many interesting stories have been written about MonaLisa
B.people are interested in the stories about MonaLisa
C.some mysteries still remain to be solved about MonaLisa
D.many more stories will be told about MonaLisa
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据本句“Likemanyoldladies,MonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.”可知,这幅画还有很多的情况是我们所不熟悉的。
