Artist Fingerprints

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题目与答案

1. Mention of fingerprint identification in the legal process.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：C

   原文定位：Our objective is not to see who committed a crime but rather who committed the work of art in question and to put forward evidences sound enough to stand up to professional scrutiny;The placing of implicit reliance on fingerprint evidence by our courts of law has always been on the assumption

   同义替换：「identification」↔「evidence」，「legal process」↔「courts of law」

2. 10 The attribution of Landscape with Rainbow to Turner
   • was in overwhelming consensus at the beginning.
   • was first brought forward by the West Yorkshire Police.
   • was rejected by the Biros.
   • was not exactly located for years.

   答案：was not exactly located for years.

   原文定位：The painting was discovered in the early 1980s;The verdict was unanimous - the painting was a tattered imitation

   同义替换：「not exactly located」↔「discovered in」

3. 11 The drawing of a woman`s head contained in the envelope
   • was finished in 1915.
   • was executed in brown ink.
   • was in poor condition.
   • was folded for protection.

   答案：was in poor condition.

   原文定位：The design is faded and worn. Some spots suggest foxing and subsequent discoloration. The paper is yellowed and contaminated

   同义替换：「in poor condition」↔「discoloration」

4. 12 The drawing of The Head of St Anne
   • is the work of Leonardo Da Vinci.
   • is softer due to fading and contamination.
   • bears some fingerprints on the verso.
   • is in the Vatican Museum.

   答案：is the work of Leonardo Da Vinci.

   原文定位：The newly discovered design bears great similarity to that of the Head of St. Anne by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Windsor Collection since 1629

5. The author`s advice on fingerprint authentication of arts.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：J

   原文定位：Remember, the authentication approach should rest on strict considerations and rigorous methodology

6. The use of fingerprint in the ancient time.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：B

   原文定位：The study of ancient pottery for example reveals the utilization of fingerprint impressions in the clay as a maker's mark. In prehistoric times, we find examples of hand prints in cave painting

   同义替换：「ancient」↔「prehistoric」，「the use of fingerprint」↔「utilization of fingerprint impressions」

7. The medium comparison between two drawings.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：G

   原文定位：The medium is different, red chalk being used instead of black

   同义替换：「comparison」↔「different」

8. The fingerprint in ancient pottery
   • might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes.
   • revealed the utilization of clay.
   • was first used on Galton`s mathematical assumption.
   • was left to identify the person who made it.
   • was restored at a high expense.
   • was finally determined at an appropriate price.

   答案：was left to identify the person who made it.

   原文定位：The study of ancient pottery for example reveals the utilization of fingerprint impressions in the clay as a maker's mark

   同义替换：「was left to identify the person who made it」↔「maker's mark」

9. The science of fingerprint identification
   • might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes.
   • revealed the utilization of clay.
   • was first used on Galton`s mathematical assumption.
   • was left to identify the person who made it.
   • was restored at a high expense.
   • was finally determined at an appropriate price.

   答案：has been accepted as a reliable system available.

   原文定位：The science of fingerprint identification is based on that accepted fact;no two fingers can have identical ridge characteristics;accepted as a fact

   同义替换：「a reliable system available」↔「fact」

10. 7 The authentication of a painting without a signature
    • might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes.
    • revealed the utilization of clay.
    • was first used on Galton`s mathematical assumption.
    • was left to identify the person who made it.
    • was restored at a high expense.
    • was finally determined at an appropriate price.

    答案：could be authenticated by comparing with fingerprints from other sources.

    原文定位：A match was found between a fingerprint on “Landscape with Rainbow”and fingerprints photographed on another Turner painting, ‘Chichester Canal;The fingerprint on the St Jerome panting in the Vatican and the newly discovered drawing were created by the same finger

11. 8 Landscape with Rainbow
    • might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes.
    • revealed the utilization of clay.
    • was first used on Galton`s mathematical assumption.
    • was left to identify the person who made it.
    • was restored at a high expense.
    • was finally determined at an appropriate price.

    答案：was finally determined at an appropriate price.

    原文定位：The painting;originally bought for a few hundred dollars;finally sold for close to $200000 at auction at Phillips in London in 1995

12. 9 When painting, artists
    • might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes.
    • revealed the utilization of clay.
    • was first used on Galton`s mathematical assumption.
    • was left to identify the person who made it.
    • was restored at a high expense.
    • was finally determined at an appropriate price.

    答案：might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes.

    原文定位：Inaccurate deposits of paint are often corrected by modeling with the fingertip. Some artists used the fingertip to soften the marks left by the brush by gently tapping or stroking the still wet surfaces

    同义替换：「might use fingers to remove unwanted paint left by brushes」↔「corrected by modeling with the fingertip」，「unwanted paint left by brushes」↔「inaccurate deposits of paint」