Question

【题目】 Five paintings worth 500 million euros, including works by modern masters Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have been stolen from a Paris museum, officials said Thursday.

The paintings __________ missing just before the Musee d'Art Moderne was to open.

A __________ window and lock suggested that it took place overnight Wednesday. Video cameras recorded one person entering the museum __________ a window. But it was unclear __________ more thieves took part in stealing the art.

Besides the Matisse and the Picasso, works by Georges Braque, Ferdinand Leger and Amedeo Modigliani were also __________ from the walls of the museum, one of the most-visited in the French capital.

It is said that the stolen paintings __________ 500 million euros (635 million dollars).

France has seen a growing __________ of art thefts in recent months.

In January, about 30 paintings—__________ some by Picasso and Henri Rousseau—were stolen from a building in the Cote d'Azur, with a total value of around one million euros.

On New Year's Eve, a painting by Edgar Degas __________ from the Cantini Museum in Marseille, also in the south of France. The 1877 painting worth 800,000 euros had been lent for __________ by the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.

In June last year, the Picasso Museum in Paris was robbed during the day, the art stolen was worth three million euros.

【1】

A.discoveredB.were discovered

C.have discoveredD.is discovered

【2】A.movedB.pulledC.lostD.broken

【3】A.acrossB.throughC.onD.over

【4】A.whyB.whenC.ifD.where

【5】A.taken awayB.given awayC.thrown awayD.put away

【6】A.soldB.costC.tookD.afford

【7】A.groupB.partC.lotD.number

【8】A.includingB.exceptC.withD.against

【9】A.boughtB.borrowedC.disappearedD.appeared

【10】A.a meetingB.an exhibitionC.a playD.a concert

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

本文主要内容介绍了巴黎博物馆被盗抢的情况。

【1】句意：这些画就在里尔现代艺术博物馆准备开馆前被发现丢失了。

discovered发现，动词过去式；were discovered被发现，一般过去时的被动语态；have discovered已经发现，现在完成时；is discovered被发现，一般现在时的被动语态。根据本句“before the Musee d’ Art Moderne was to open.”是过去的时间，结合句意和语境可知此句是一般过去时的被动语态。故选B。

【2】句意：一扇破损的窗户和被锯开的锁暗示了星期三晚上发生了盗窃案。

moved受感动的，被移动的，移动；pulled牵引的，扯下来的，拉；lost失去的，失去；broken破碎的，打碎。根据后面“Video cameras recorded one person entering the museum”，可知是有人进入，结合句意和语境可知，应该是打碎窗户进入，所以是“一扇破损的窗户”。故选D。

【3】句意：摄像机记录了一个人通过窗户进入博物馆。

across穿过，横穿，横过，指物体表面上穿过； through通过，穿过，指物体内部内部穿过； on在…上，通过（指通过电视，无线电，互联网）；over越过；在…之上；遍于…之上。结合句意和语境可知是通过窗户，而通过窗户用介词through。故选B。

【4】句意：但目前还不清楚是否有更多窃贼参与盗窃艺术品。

why 为什么；when 什么时候；if 是否，如果；where在哪里。根据前面“Video cameras recorded one person entering the museum”，有一人进入博物馆，结合句意和语境可知，下面是“不清楚是否有更多窃贼参与盗窃艺术品”。故选C。

【5】句意：除了马蒂斯和毕加索，乔治·布拉克、费迪南·莱热和阿梅代奥·莫迪利亚尼的作品也被从博物馆的墙上拿走，这是法国首都中最受欢迎的博物馆之一。

taken away带走，拿走；given away赠送；thrown away扔掉，丢弃； put away收起来；放好；储存。根据“from the walls of the museum”，可知是“从墙上被带走”。故选A。

【6】句意：据说被盗画估计价值5亿欧元（6亿3500万美元）。

sold售，卖；cost价钱为，花费，估计成本；took拿；afford提供，买得起，担负得起。根据本句“the stolen paintings __6__ 500 million euros”本句主语是物，而sold, afford的主语都应是人，所以排除A, D。took作为“拿”讲时，主语是人；作为“花费”讲时的用法为it took sb some time to do sth, 与这里的用法不相符。故选B。

【7】句意：近几个月来，法国艺术品盗窃数量不断增加。

group组，群；part部分；lot许多，份额； number数字，数量。根据本句“France has seen a growing __7___ of art thefts in recent months.”结合句意和语境可知，“盗窃数量不断增加”符合语境。故选D。

【8】句意：一月，大约30幅油画（包括毕加索和亨利卢梭的一些作品）从科特阿祖尔的一座建筑中被盗，总值约为一百万欧元。

including包括；except除了；with带有，和；against依，靠，反对。根据前文“about 30 paintings ”和“some by Picasso and Henri Rousseau—”可知30幅油画 “包括毕加索和亨利卢梭的一些作品”，填including符合语境。故选A。

【9】句意：除夕夜，埃德嘉·德嘉的一幅油画从法国南部马塞拉的坎蒂尼博物馆也消失了。

bought买；borrowed借入；disappeared消失；appeared出现。根据上文“一月，大约30幅油画（包括毕加索和亨利卢梭的一些作品）从科特阿祖尔的一座建筑中被盗，总值约为一百万欧元。”和句中“also也”，结合语境可知“埃德嘉·德嘉的一幅油画从法国南部马塞拉的坎蒂尼博物馆也消失了”。故选C。

【10】句意：价值800000欧元的1877幅画曾被巴黎奥尔赛美术馆借来展览。

a meeting会议；an exhibition展览；a play剧本；a concert音乐会。根据本句句意可知“painting”是被借来展览的，结合句意和语境“an exhibition”符合语境。故选B。