Fine Arts單元學(xué)案

“l(fā)ater, i took off the frame, and that uncovered maveleone’s signature. my wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one; so i cleaned it and put it up for sale.”
as a result of this explanation, oliver pitt had to appear in court. he was accused （指控） of knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the customs department.
pitt was not happy, “i told the truth as i knew then,” he said. “what else could i say?”
and then the judge agreed with him. “the customs department is responsible (to blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods brought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. mr. pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. he paid the duty that was demanded. if, now, the customs department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. pitt is not guilty(有罪).”
40. when oliver pitt bought the picture____
a. it was unframed
b. maveleone signed the deal
c. he suggested that it was valuable
d. it was the frame the attracted him.
41. pitt met the customs officer ____where the officer was employed to ____.
a. at the railway station or airport: examine people’s baggage
b. at the airport or port; examine people’s baggage.
c. at the bus stop or port; help people enter the usa.
d. at the airport or port; help people enter the usa.
42. from the passage we can infer that if maveleon had been a well-known artist____
a. the painting would have cost much more than $ 140
b. he wouldn’t have sold his painting at such a low price.
c. the customs officer would have valued the painting at $140 or less.
d. pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings.
43. pitt took off the frame in order to____
a. look for the artist’s signature
b. find the painting’s true value
c. use it for his wife’s photograph
d. clean the painting to put it up for sale
44. which of the following statements is true to the story? in the end____
a. pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty
b. pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price
c. the customs department had no right to revalue the painting.
d. pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion
c
 the modern sailing ship was developed by a man who never went to sea. he was prince henry of portugal, the younger son of the portuguese king and an english princess.
 prince henry lived in the fifteenth century. as a boy he became devoted to the sea, and he dedicated himself to improving the design of ships and the methods of sailing them. in 1416, when he was twenty-two, henry founded a school for mariners, to which he invited everyone who could help him-jewish astronomers, italian and spanish sailors, and arab mathematicians and map makers who know how to use the crude compass of the day and could improve it.