1、Module 2The Renaissance达芬奇16世纪创作的不朽名画蒙娜丽莎中的女子一直充满着神秘的色彩。前不久，法国一位艺术家提出了新的见解。现在让我们一起来看看是怎么回事吧！Mona Lisa，the mysterious woman in Leonardo da Vincis 16th century masterpiece，had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting，a French art expert said on Tuesday.The discovery was made by
2、 a team of Canadian scientists who used special technology to peer through the paint layers on the work，which now sits in the Louvre Museum in Paris.One of the researchers said that on very close examination of the painting it became clear that the Mona Lisas dress was covered in a thin transparent
3、gauze veil.“This type of dress was typical of the kind worn in early 16th century Italy by women who were pregnant or who had just given birth.This is something that has never been seen up to now because the painting was always judged to be dark and difficult to examine，”he told a news conference.He
4、 also said that，contrary to popular belief，the subject had not let her hair hang freely but in fact wore a bonnet from which only a few curls managed to escape.“People always wrote that Mona Lisa had allowed her hair to hang freely over her shoulders.This greatly surprised historians because letting
5、 your hair hang freely during the Renaissance was typical of young girls and women of poor virtue，”he said.The team had hoped to discover more details about Leonardos painting technique，which the artist used to create a hazy effect.But scientist John Taylor said the team had been frustrated by the l
6、ack of brush stroke detail on the painting.1give birth to生孩子，产仔2peer v. 仔细看3transparent adj. 透明的4hazy adj. 朦胧的5frustrate v. 使沮丧；挫败1When did Mona Lisa sit for the painting according to the passage?_2What was the popular belief about the painting Mona Lisa?_【答案】1.After she had just given birth to her second son.2.Mona Lisa had allowed her hair to hang freely over her shoulders.