Question

    Every year in May, art galleries and museums prepare shows to honor Leonardo Da Vinci, who died in France on May 2, 1519. He is remembered as one of the greatest artists and creative thinkers of all time. His most famous paintings are The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

Recently, researchers have been studying a painting-Landscape 8P which, they think, is Da Vinci's earliest-known artwork. They used special lighting to study the artwork and discovered there were two images, not one. One drawing is on the back of the piece, which dates back to August 5,1473.

The drawing on the front was painted when Leonardo was 21 years old. It shows a river valley and a castle outside the city of Florence. There is little left of the drawing on the back, perhaps because it was wiped off. Only a bridge over a river can be seen. But there is writing on both sides.

The writing on the front gives the date and goes from right to left. Some people would call this “mirror-writing”. It's a way Leonardo often wrote in his notebooks. The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art.

Cecilia Frosinini is an art historian. She said, “Leonardo was born left-handed, but was taught to write with his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writings, including from this drawing, we can see his right-handed handwriting is educated and well done.”

Experts compared the two handwriting samples(样本)and said they were both made by Leonardo. They show he could write well using his left hand or his right hand.

The drawing is known as Landscape 8P from its number in an art list. It will be part of an exhibit at Italy's Uffizi Gallery. The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said by studying the drawing researchers gave us a new way of looking at Leonardo's drawing technique and his abilities in writing.

1.What does the writing on the back probably tell about?

A.A statement about the painting. B.An agreement to produce a painting.

C.An introduction about Leonardo. D.Something about the city of Florence.

2.What can we learn about Leonardo from Cecilia's words?

A.He did bad in right-handed handwriting.

B.He wasn’t good at writing with his left hand.

C.He could write with either of his hands.

D.He taught himself to write with right hand.

3.What's Eike Schmidt’s attitude towards the research?

A.Unclear. B.Indifferent.

C.Positive. D.Doubtful.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章说明了最近研究人员一直在研究达芬奇已知的最早的艺术品Landscape 8P，并发现里面有两张图像，专家们比较了这两种笔迹样本，称它们都是达芬奇所作。有人认为研究人员通过研究这些画，为我们了解列奥纳多的绘画技巧和写作能力提供了一种新的方式。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art.（背面的文字从左往右写着一份协议，可能是要创作一件艺术品。）可知，背面的文字可能讲述了一份创作一幅画的协议。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第五段She said, "Leonardo was born left-handed, but was taught to write with his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writings, including from this drawing, we can see his right-handed handwriting is educated and well done. ”（她说:“列奥纳多出生时是左撇子，但从小就被教导用右手写字。通过他的作品，包括这幅画，我们可以看到他的右手写字是受过教育的，做得很好。”）可知，从塞西莉亚的话中可知列奥纳多能用两只手写字。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said by studying the drawing researchers gave us a new way of looking at Leonardo's drawing technique and his abilities in writing.（美术馆馆长Eike Schmidt说，研究人员通过研究这些画，为我们了解列奥纳多的绘画技巧和写作能力提供了一种新的方式。）可知Eike Schmidt对这项研究的态度是积极肯定的。故选C。