单选题
The Mona Lisa painting now hangs in the Musee du Louvre in Paris. The painting"s increasing fame was further emphasized when it was stolen on 21 August 1911. The next day, Louis Beroud, a painter, walked into the Louvre and went to the Salon Carre where the Mona Lisa had been on display for five years. However, where the Mona Lisa should have stood, he found four iron pegs. Beroud contacted the section head of the guards, who thought the painting was being photographed for marketing purposes. A few hours later, Beroud checked back with the section head of the museum, and it was confirmed that the Mona Lisa was not with the photographers. The Louvre was closed for an entire week to aid in investigation of the theft. French poet Guillaume Apollinaire, who had once called for the Louvre to be "burnt down," came under suspicion; he was arrested and put in jail. Apollinaire tried to implicate his friend Pablo Picasso, who was also brought in for questioning, but both were later exonerated. At the time, the painting was believed to be lost forever, and it was two years before the real thief was discovered. Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia had stolen it by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet and walking out with it hidden under his coat after the museum had closed. Peruggia was an Italian patriot who believed Leonardo"s painting should be returned to Italy for display in an Italian museum. Peruggia may have also been motivated by a friend who sold copies of the painting, which would skyrocket in value after the theft of the original. After having kept the painting in his apartment for two years, Peruggia grew impatient and was finally caught when he attempted to sell it to the directors of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence; it was exhibited all over Italy and returned to the Louvre in 1913. Peruggia was hailed for his patriotism in Italy and only served six months in jail for the crime. During World War II , the painting was again removed from the Louvre and taken safely, first to Chateau d"Amboise, then to the Loc Dieu Abbey and Chateau de Chambo-rd, then finally to the Ingres Museum in Montauban. In 1956, the lower part of the painting was severely damaged when a vandal doused the painting with acid. On 30 December of that same year, a young Bolivian named Ugo Ungaza Villegas damaged the painting by throwing a rock at it. This resulted in the loss of a speck of pigment near the left elbow, which was later painted over. The use of bulletproof glass has shielded the Mona Lisa from more recent attacks. In April 1974, a handicapped woman, upset by the museum"s policy for the disabled, sprayed red paint at the painting while it was on display at the Tokyo National Museum. On 2 August 2009, a Russian woman, distraught over being denied French citizenship, threw a terra cotta mug or teacup, purchased at the museum, at the painting in the Louvre; the vessel shattered against the glass enclosure. In both cases, the painting was undamaged.
单选题
According to the author, on 21 August 1911 the Mona Lisa painting was stolen by______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析:这是一道考查细节的题型。题干问:1911年8月21日《蒙娜丽莎》是被谁偷走的?这道题有很大的迷惑性,文章第一段出现了题干中的时间,即1911年8月21日,但是并未具体讲是被谁偷走,而且文章中也多次出现人名,因此考生容易在这里出现误判,而问题的真正答案却是在第二段讲述中提到:Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggiahad stolen it by entering the building during regular hours…第二段最后一句Peruggia washailed for his patriotism in Italy and only served six months in jail for the crime.如果考生不认真读完,很容易忽略掉这些细节。此题正确答案为选项D。
单选题
The thief was caught two years later______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析:这也是一道细节题,此题在短文第二段的最后有所体现:After having keptthe painting in his apartment for two years,Peruggia grew impatient and was finallycaught when he attempted to sell it to the directors of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.因此可得出正确答案为选项A。
单选题
In Paragraph 2, the last line, the word "patriotism" means______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:这是一道词义辨别题。题干要求推断单词patriotism在短文中的含义。这个词语要从它出现的上下文中推断出其所含的意思:Peruggia was an Italian patriot who be—lieved Leonardo’s painting should be returned to Italy for display in an Italian museum.综合四个选项一起考虑,我们可以推出选项B最符合题意。
单选题
Which of the following is not implied in the passage?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析:这是一道判断是非题。注意题干中的NOT,此题可采用排除法。选项A,可从短文首段的最后一句中直接找到:The Louvre was closed for an entire week to aid in in—vestigation of the theft.选项B,在第二段的末句中也可直接找到:Peruggia was hailedfor his patriotism in Italy and only served six months in jail for the crime.选项C,在第三段中也可以推断出“这幅作品在世界许多地方展出”。选项D,“这幅作品已经被完全损坏”与原文不符。
单选题
The woman attacked the painting because______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析:这是一道考查细节的题型。短文第三段中提到,In April 1794,a handicappedwoman,upset by the museum’s policy for the disabled,sprayed red paint at the paintingwhile it was oil display at the Tokyo National Museum.因此正确答案为选项C。