Question

  Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1118. He was working 1        a special painting for a church at that time， 2        the church painting was not 3        well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second 4         .  This is the woman who 5        be seen in the Mona Lisa.

  All in all,the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s 6        and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used 7        and light in a clever 8        in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and 9        Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and 10        shapes like 11       . Even her 12        can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the 13        is sitting on a balconyC 阳台) ，and 14        can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks，so these can be seen 15        in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees  16        the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are 17        together in front of her. This way of 18        is now used by many 19        when 20        The Mona Lisa is a remarkable masterpiece.

1. A.  up   B. in   C. on   D. about

2. A.  but   B. thus   C. however   D. so

3. A.  doing   B. going   C. making   D. working

4. A.  servant   B. daughter   C. nurse   D. wife

5. A.  must   B. should   C. might   D. can

6. A.  works   B. jobs   C. novels   D. photos

7. A.  heaviness   B. black   C. darkness   D. oils

8.  A. way   B. picture   C. hand   D. eye

9. A.  chemistry   B. maths   C. geography   D. biology

10. A.  square   B. round   C. long   D. egg

11. A.  balls   B. sticks   C. vases   D. boxes

12. A.  smile   B. shout   C. cry   D. anger

13. A.  church   B. painting   C. sofa   D. house

14. A.  trees   B. buildings   C. mountains   D. flowers

15. A.  by and by   B. here and there   C. over and over   D. up and down

16. A.  on   B. by   C. to   D. beyond

17. A.  caught   B. held   C. supported   D. hung

18. A.  painting   B. living   C. smiling   D. sitting

19. A.  women   B. actresses   C. girls   D. models

20. A. they are being painted   B. painting

   C. being painted   D. they have painted

Answer 1

1. C work on从事某一件事。

2. A由上下文意思可知是转折关系。

3. B go well进展顺利。

4. D后文的the husband是提示。

5. D

6. A work意为“作品”。《蒙娜丽莎》是达.芬奇的作品之—.

7. C与light相对应的是darkness。

8. A明暗对比是绘画技巧、方法之一。

9. B在其画中大量使用几何形状，说明他喜爱“数学”。

10. B    和 circles 同义的是 round shapes。

11. A圆形的东西，四个选项中只有balls符合。

12. A

13. B the woman指的就是“画”中的蒙娜丽莎。

14. C    由后面的rocks可以联想到mountains。

15. C在其他的一些画中也能看到rock,说明rock“反复地”出现在他的画中。

16. C to the side“侧向一边”，符合画的意境。

17. B

18. D前面谈的就是蒙娜丽莎的“坐”姿。

19. D仿效这种坐姿的应是“模特”。

20. A模特应该是在供人们作画时才摆出这种坐姿的。