She is widely seen as proof that good looks can lastforever.But,at over 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by LeonardoDa Vinci(莱昂纳多·达·芬奇)in 1505, is getting worse bythe year, according to the Louvre Museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed."The thin,woodenpanel on which the Mona Lisa is paintedin oil has changed shape since expertschecked it two years ago."the museumsaid.Visitors have noticed the changesbut repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their currentc现在的)chemicalstate.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa everyyear,and many are attracted by the mystery of her smile."It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her,sheseems to be smiling,and then you look at her and shestops."said Professor Margaret Livingstone of HarvardUniversity."It's because direct visionc视觉)is excellent atpicking up details,but tess suited to look at shadows.DaVinci painted the smile in shadows."
However,the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just asmysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so muchthat he always carried it with him,until it was eventuallysold to France's King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911,the painting was stolen from the Louvre by aformer employee,who took it out of the museum hiddenunder his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World Warll,French hid the painting in smalltowns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies,the Mona Lisa has someinteresting 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
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
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Mona I.isa?
A.It was once taken away and hidden up by German forces.
B.Its painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in a shade.
C.Mona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wantingto see her smiles.
D.King FrancisIbought it and then returned it to Italy.
4.It may add to the difficulty in repairing the painting that~
A.experts haven't noticed changes in its shape asvisitors do
B.it is likely to be stolen again when it's under repair
C.it is uncertain which country,Italy or France,shouldtake charge
D.experts aren't sure about the materials and the chemical state of its oil paint
答案
1-4 BACD
考点名称：历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。