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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(30)及答案阅读理解------A篇Fadingbeauty Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa. Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardoDaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseum(卢浮宫博物馆)whereitishous
2、ed. “Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate(化学状态). Nea
3、rly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentatpickingupdetail,bu
4、tlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.” However,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519. In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaforme
5、remployee,whotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidhepannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater. DuringWorldWarII,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces. Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.46.Whatdoest
6、hewritermeanby“timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa”? A.Thepaintingwomanisnotsobeautifulanymore. B.Ageingissomethingthataffectsusall. C.Thepaintingneedsrepairing. D.Atsuchanoldage,sheisnolongerpopular.47.Whatmakestherepairworkdifficult? A.Thewoodenpanelisthinandold. B.Nooneknowsexactlywhatmat
7、erialswereusedtocreatethepaintingandhowitmightrespondtotreatment. C.Thehealthofthepaintingissuffering. D.Expertscan’tagreeonhowtocarryoutrepairs.48.WhatmakeshersomysteriousaccordingtoProfessorLivingston? A.ThematerialstheItalianartis