MonaLisathemysteriouswomaninLeonardodaVinci’s16thcenturymasterpiecehadjustgivenbirthtohersecondsonwhenshesatforthepaintingaFrenchartexpertsaid.
ThediscoverywasmadebyateamofCanadianscientistswhousedspecialinfrared(红外线的)andthree-dimensional(三维的)technologytolookthroughpaintlayersontheworkwhichnowsitsintheLouvreMuseuminParis.
BrunoMottinoftheFrenchMuseums’CenterforResearchandRestorationsaidthatonverycloseexaminationofthepaintingitbecameclearthatMonaLisa’sdresswascoveredinathintransparentgauzedress.
“Thistypeofgauzedresswastypicalofthekindwornintheearly16thcenturyinItalybywomenwhowerepregnant(怀孕的)orwhohadjustgivenbirth.Thisissomethingthathasneverbeenseenuptonowbecausethepaintingwasalwaysjudgedtobedarkanddifficulttoexamine”hetoldanewsconference.“WecannowsaythatthispaintingbyLeonardodaVinciwaspaintedtocommemorate(纪念)thebirthofthesecondsonofMonaLisawhichhelpsustodateitmorepreciselytoaround1503.TheyoungwomanwiththehalfsmilehasbeenidentifiedasLisaGherardinithewifeofFlorentinemerchantFrancescodeGiocondo.Shehadfivechildren.”
Mottinalsosaidthatcontrarytopopularbeliefthesubjecthadnotletherhairhangfreelybutinfactshehadwornabonnetfromwhichonlyafewcurlshadmanagedtoescape.
56.BrunoMottinthoughtthatpeoplehadnotfoundMonaLisa’sdresswascoveredinathintransparentgauzedressbecause_______.
A.theydidn’tlookcarefully
B.thecolorofthepaintingwasdark
C.MonaLisawasnotatruewoman
D.infacttherewasnogauzedress
57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.MonaLisagotmarriedwithabusinessman.
B.Intheearly16thcenturyinItalywomenwhowerepregnantorwhohadjustgivenbirthworeatypeofgauzedress.
C.MonaLisagavebirthtohersecondsoninaround1503.
D.ThepaintingwaspaintedbyLeonardodaVinciinordertocommemoratethebirthofhissecondson.
58._________MonaLisahadletherhairhangfreely.
A.Mostpeoplethoughtthat
B.Fewpeoplethoughtthat
C.LeonardodaVincithoughtt
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