The Mona Lisa is the most famous work of Leonardo da Vinci.The portrait full of mystery and secrets is __1__on a 77×53cmlarge polar wood.
Leonardo __2__ to work at this painting in 1503.It is said that one of the noblest citizens of Florence __3__ the painting from Leonardo.__4__Leonardo left Florence in 1507, he did not sell it to the nobleman.__5__，he kept it for himself.Several believe that Leonardo did not __6__ the painting because he did not finish the work, __7__ others believe that Leonardo loved the painting too much.
Leonardo da Vinci __8__ in France with the painting in 1516.He sold the painting to the King of France, who __9__ it for the castle in Amboise.After the French Revolution the painting got a new __10__ in the Louvre.However, Napoleon took it away from there and __11__ it up in his bedroom.When Napoleon was banished (流放), the Mona Lisa__12__ into the great Louvre again.
__13__ August 21, 1911 the Mona Lisa was stolen.In this __14__ the two columns, one on the left and the other on the right side, had been cut.So today the painting is __15__ than the __16__ one.It's also the reason why it is not easy to recognise that Mona Lisa is sitting on a terrace (露台).
Two years later, it turned __17__ in Florence.After some exhibitions the Mona Lisa returned again to Paris.An acid (酸) attempt __18__ the lower half of the painting in 1956.The restoration took several years.
In the 1960's and 1970's the Mona Lisa was __19__ in New York, Tokyo and Moscow.Today the painting is __20__ bulletproof (防弹的) glass in the Louvre in Paris.
语篇解读：本文讲述的是关于达·芬奇最著名的作品《蒙娜·丽莎》曲折的历史。现在它被收藏在巴黎卢浮宫里。
1．A.painted B．made
C．carved D．sculptured
解析：选A 本文讲述的是名画《蒙娜·丽莎》的历史。第一段告诉我们这幅画是画在什么材料上的，所以选择painted。
2．A.managed B．tried
C．started D．intended
解析：选C 第二段讲述这幅画的起源，所以是从达·芬奇开始创作该作品讲起。
3．A.bought B．ordered
C．saw D．stole
解析：选B 从本段可以看出达·芬奇画这幅画的原因是有人向他订购了一幅画，所以选择ordered。
4．A.While B．During
C．When D．Since
解析：选C 从下文可知，在达·芬奇离开佛罗伦萨的时候并没有把这幅画交给订购的人。表示“在……的时候”，只能选择when。
5．A.Then B．But
C．Instead D．Finally
解析：选C 达·芬奇没有把这幅画交给订购的人，而是自己保存了起来，所以用instead。
6．A.hand out B．hand up
C．hand over D．hand down
解析：选C 从第二段可知，人们推测达·芬奇当时没有把画交给订购者的原因有两种可能。hand over意为“把……交给”。
7．A.and B．so
C．though D．but
解析：选D 从上文看出，有人认为达·芬奇没有交画的原因是由于没完成，而另外一些人认为是达·芬奇太爱这幅画了。这两句之间是转折关系，所以选择but。
8．A.reached B．arrived
C．dealt D．did
解析：选B 下文说达·芬奇把画卖给了法国国王，所以此处是说他带着画到达了法国。
9．A.bought B．got
C．took D．robbed
解析：选A 上文说达·芬奇把画卖给了法国国王，所以国王应该是买了这幅画。
10．A.site B．home
C．cupboard D．desk
解析：选B 本句说明的是这幅画接下来的归属是到了卢浮宫，也就是在卢浮宫找到了一个新家。
11．A.put B．held
C．hung D．picked
解析：选C 后来拿破仑拿走了这幅画，把它挂在了自己的卧室里。
12．A.went B．came
C．left D．returned
解析：选D 拿破仑被流放后，这幅画又回到了卢浮宫。
13．A.On B．In
C．As D．At
解析：选A 表示具体在哪一天，要用介词on。
14．A.thing B．affair
C．matter D．business
解析：选C 上文说这幅画被偷了，所以是一件麻烦事，用matter表示。
15．A.bigger B．smaller
C．longer D．shorter
解析：选B 上文说“...the two columns ...had been cut”，所以这幅画是变小了。
16．A.original B．older
C．previous D．latter
解析：选A 这幅画变小应该是与原来相比，所以用original表示“原来的”，也就是改变前的。
17．A.out B．in
C．over D．up
解析：选D 两年后这幅画又出现在佛罗伦萨。
18．A.ruined B．killed
C．injured D．damaged
解析：选D 这幅画又被硫酸破坏。damage意为“部分损坏”；ruin意为“完全毁坏，不可修复”。
19．A.exhibited B．broken
C．seen D．noticed
解析：选A 从最后一段看出这幅画在20世纪60和70年代在各地展出，所以选择exhibited。
20．A.after B．before
C．beyond D．behind
解析：选D 为了保护这幅画，人们把它放在防弹玻璃后面。
