【课堂新坐标】2016-2017学年高中英语人教版选修6单元综合测评1.docVIP

单元综合测评(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。A (2016·抚州高二模拟)Fading beauty She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. 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. 揟he 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 worlds 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 youre 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. “Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows, Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.?However, ithe 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 Frances King Francis Ⅰ in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out 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. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. 1．What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”？【解析】　句意理解题。根据本文第二、第三段内容可知答案选D。【答案】　D2．What makes the repair work difficult? A．The wooden panel is thin and old. B．The health of the painting is suffering. C．