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Birthdays often involve surprises.But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22,one day before his 441st birthday anniversary,experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits（畫像）of William Shakespeare is a fake.This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like."It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one,"said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
The discovery comes after four months of testing using modern chemistry technology.The experts from the gallery say the image—commonly known as the "Flower portrait"—was actually painted in the 1800s,about two centuries after Shakespeare's death.The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture.These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814.Shakespeare died in 1616,and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840.This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays,”Tarnya Cooper,the gallery's curator（館長）,told the Associated President.
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays.It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners,Desmond Flower,gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been questions about the painting,”said David Howells,curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.“Now we know the truth,we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture.”
Two other images of Shakespeare,are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month.
（1）What's the result of the checks for the "Flower portrait"?
A.The date on the portrait doesn't agree with the painting time.
B.Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.
C.1609 might be when the portrait was drawn.
D.The portrait may be painted in 1616.
（2）What is the Flower portrait often used as?
A.A portrait for people on the wall.
B.A cover for collections of Shakespeare's plays.
C.A picture in collections of Shakespeare's plays.
D.A back cover for collections of Shakespeare's plays.
（3）The best title for this text is “”.
A.Birthdays often involve surprises
B.One of Shakespeare's works is a fake
C.How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
D.The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
（4）Which of the following can be the last sentence in the text?
A.Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.
B.Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.
C.If the two portraits are found to be false,they will test more.
D.For now what Shakespeare really looked like still remains a mystery.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）D
（4）D
【解析】本文是一篇說明文，講述了在莎士比亞的第441個周年紀念日中，專家們發(fā)現(xiàn)最具認可度的莎士比亞畫像原來是假的，并講述了理由及至少四種測量的方法�，F(xiàn)如今，莎士比亞到底什么樣子仍然是一個謎。
(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.“可知“Flower portrait” 的檢查結(jié)果是肖像的日期和繪畫的時間不吻合，選A。
(2)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的”The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays.“可知Flower portrait被用作莎士比亞戲劇集的所有的封面，選B。
(3)考查主旨大意。文章主要講了在莎士比亞第441個周年紀念日時，公布他的畫像是假的，這讓很多都感到很驚訝，故選D。
(4)考查推斷判斷。最后一段另外的兩幅他的畫像也正在進行檢查，結(jié)果要到這個月底才能揭曉，所以可知，到現(xiàn)在為止莎士比亞到底是什么樣子仍然是個謎，故選D最符合。