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it two years ago.” the museum have noticed changes, but repairing the world39。s most famous painting is not are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current(現(xiàn)在的 )chemical state. Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile.“ It39。s very interesting that when you39。 re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then, you look at her and she slops.” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“ It39。 s because direct vision(視覺 )is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at Vinci painted the smile in shadows.” However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France39。s King Francis I in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre Museum by a former employee,who took it out of the museum hidden under his said he planned to return it to painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, French men 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. 1. 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 答案: B 細節(jié)理解題 。 首先 , 由轉(zhuǎn)折詞 But 判斷 , 本句的意思應(yīng)和文章前面所說 “ 美貌是永恒的 ” 在意義上相反 。 后面又介紹說 “ 蒙娜 麗莎 ” 的健康狀況隨著歲月的流逝而惡化 , 畫的木板變形 , 因此斷定此處的意思是指隨著歲月的流逝 , 名畫《蒙娜 麗莎》受到了損壞 。 2. 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 答案: A 細節(jié)理解題 。 文章第四段提到 , 人們 “ 正視 ” 時 , 往往看不到 “ 蒙娜 麗莎 ”的微笑 , 原因是當時達 芬奇是在暗處畫得畫 , 因此只有人們 “ 不正 視 ” 時 , 才能看到她的微笑 。 3. 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 答案: C 推理判斷題 。 文章前面提到 “ 蒙娜