ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die?Are

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ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die?Are the remains buried in a French castle really tho of the master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a lf-portrait in disgui (伪装)?A group of Italian scientists believe the key to solving tho puzzles lies with the remains, and they say they are eking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing.If the skull is undamaged, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the "Mona Lisa." Recreating a virtual and then physical reconstruction of Leonardo's face, they can compare it with the smiling face in the painting."We don't know what we'll find if the tomb is opened. We could even just find grains and dust," says Giorgio Gruppioni, an anthropologist who is participating in the project. "But if the remains are well kept, they are a biological record of events in a person's life, and sometimes in their death." Silvano Vinceti, the leader of the group, said that he plans to press his ca with the French officials in charge of the said burial site at Amboi Castle early next week.Leonardo moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I, who named him "first painter to the king." He spent the last three years of his life there, and died in 1519 at age 67. The artist's original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle."The Amboi tomb is a symbolic tomb; it's a big question mark," said Alessandro Vezzosi, the director of a muum dedicated to Leonardo in his hometown of Vinci. Vezzosi said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artist's bones with certainty and solve other questions, such as the cau of his death. He said he asked to open the tomb in 2004 to study the remains, but the Amboi Castle turned him down.The group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the National Committee for Historical and Artistic Heritage, was created in 2003 with the aim of "solving the great mysteries of the past," said Vinceti, who has written books on art and literature.Arguably the world's most famous painting, the "Mona Lisa" hangs in the Louvre in Paris, where it drew some 8.5 million visitors last year. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the painting's subject for centuries, with opinions ranging from the wife of a Florentine merchant to Leonardo's own mother.That Leonardo intended the "Mona Lisa" as a lf-portrait in disgui is a possibility that has interested and divided scholars. Theories have existed: Some think that Leonardo's taste for tricks and riddles might have led him to hide his own identity behind that puzzling smile; others have guesd that the painting hid an androgynous lover.If granted access to the grave site, the Italian experts plan to u a tiny camera and radar to confirm the prence of bones. The scientists would then exhume (挖掘) the remains and attempt to date the bones with carbon testing.At the heart of the propod study is the effort to discover whether the remains are actually Leonardo's, including with DNA testing.Vezzosi questions the DNA comparison, saying he is unaware of any direct descendants (后代) of Leonardo or of tombs that could be attributed with certainty to the artist's clo relatives.Gruppioni said that DNA from the bones could also eventually be compared to DNA found elwhere. For example, Leonardo is thought to have rubbed colors on the canvas with his thumb, possibly using saliva (唾液), meaning DNA might be found on his paintings.Even in the abnce of DNA testing, other tests could provide uful information, including whether the bones belonged to a man or a woman, and whether the person died young or old.Even within the committee, experts are divided over the identity of the "Mona Lisa."Vinceti believes that a tradition of considering the lf-portrait to be not just a faithful imitation of one's features but a reprentation of one's spiritual identity may have resonated (共鸣) with Leonardo.Vezzosi, the muum director, dismisd as "baless and nless" the idea that the "Mona Lisa" could be a lf-portrait of Leonardo. He said most rearchers believe the woman may have been either a wife of the artist's sponsor, the Florentine nobleman Giuliano de Medici, or Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. The traditional view is that the name "Mona Lisa" comes from the silk merchant's wife, as well as its Italian name: "La Gioconda."  小题1:   Where is this passage most probably taken from?A．A magazine.B．A newspaper.C．A textbook.D．A rearch report.小题2:   Why does the author ask a couple of questions in the beginning?A．To arou the interest of readers.B．To puzzle Italian scientists.C．To answer the questions himlf. D．To make fun of French officials.小题3:   The best title of this story might be “_____”.A．What Is the Purpo of an Investigation?B．How Did Leonardo da Vinci Die in France?C．Are the Remains Really Tho of the Master?D．Did Leonardo Paint Himlf as 'Mona Lisa'?小题4:The ntence “he plans to press his ca with the French officials” (underlined in Paragraph 4) suggests that Vinceti intends to _____.A．press the French officials to participate in their projectB．urge the French officials to open the tomb early next weekC．persuade the French officials to allow opening the tombD．record events in a person’s life with the French officials小题5:   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A．Scholars have the same opinion on DNA testing.B．Scientists doubt if the remains are tho of da Vinci.C．The identity of “Mona Lisa” has already been proved.D．Alessandro Vezzosi got permission to open the tomb.小题6:   We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _____?A．“Mona Lisa” is the name of the wife of a silk merchantB．the “Mona Lisa” is a lf-portrait of Leonardo da VinciC．experts divided the committee into veral groups D．opinions differ of the identity of the “Mona Lisa” 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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