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　　牡一中高三学年期中考试检测英语试题
　　第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.                 
　　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 Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,”the museum said. Visitors have noticed 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 the Mona Lisa 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 is excellent at picp detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
　　However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa 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 toot 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.
　　(    ) 1. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa _____.
　　A. is being damaged after so many years
　　B. is losing its value
　　C. is getting more valuable with years passing
　　D. will rot away
　　(    ) 2. Which of the following is true about the Mona Lisa? _____.
　　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. King Francis I bought it and then returned it to Italy.       
　　D. Mona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smile.
　　(    ) 3. Choose the right order about the happenings onto Mona Lisa. _____
　　a. It was stolen from the Louvre.
　　b. Its painter sold it to King Francis I.
　　c. Its state of health was checked.
　　d. lt was returned to France and housed in the Louvre Museum.
　　e. It was hidden and protected against Germans.
　　A. d, e, c, b, a          B. b, a, d, e, c
　　C. d, a, e, c, b          D. b, c, a, d, e
　　(    ) 4. It may add to difficulty in repairing the painting that _____.                          
　　A. experts haven’t noticed changes in its shape as visitors do
　　B. it is likely to be stolen again when it’s under repair
　　C. experts aren’t sure about the materials and the chemical state of its oil paint
　　D. it is uncertain which country, Italy or France, should take charge
　　B
　　Last July, we asked what you dream of doing as an adult. Thanks for your great responses! We wish we had room to print them all. Here are just a few.
　　Work and play
　　My dream job is being a construction wort only on an amusement park.
　　James Martian, Age 9  Alaska
　　Royal Fashion Designer
　　My dream job is to sew dresses for a queen. I could make w