Question

19．Leonardo da Vinci（达芬奇）began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503．He was working on a special painting for a church at the time，but the church painting was not going well．An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman's second wife．This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa．
    All in all，the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci's work．Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting．
    Da Vinci loved science and maths．Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry（几何学）in the Mona Lisa．The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls．Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle．
    The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony（露台），and mountains can be seen behind her．Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains，so these can be seen over and over in his other paintings．
    The woman is sitting with her knees to the side．Her head is turned to look out of the painting．Her hands are held together in front of her．This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today．
5．Who painted the Mona Lisa？C
A businessman．B．His second wife．C．Leonardo da Vinci．D．The businessman's wife．
6．The woman in the painting isC．
A．an Italian businesswoman            B．Leonardo da Vinci's wife
C．the wife of a businessman           D．a woman from the church
7．Where is the woman in the painting？A
A．On a balcony．B．On a knee．C．On a mountain．D．On a rock．
8．What can a person see in the painting？D
A．A lot of geometry．
B．Clever use of light and darkness．
C．Mountains．
D．All of the above．

Answer 1

分析 文章描述了达了芬奇的名画《蒙娜丽莎》的由来以及其中的一些细节，并从专业与大众的角度对该画以及该画的影响做了诠释

解答 5．C 细节理解题．根据Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503可知，达芬奇画的《蒙娜丽莎》．所以本题选C．
6．C细节理解题．根据文中句子An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman's second wife．可知画中的女性是一位商人的妻子，所以答案选C．
7．A 细节理解题．根据文中句子The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony（露台），and mountains can be seen behind her可知画中的女性坐在露台上，所以答案选A．
8．D 细节理解题．根据文中句子 Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting可见B选项是有的；and mountains can be seen behind her可以看见山；Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry（几何学）in the Mona Lisa可见有很多的几何图形，所以答案选D．

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