Two graduate students from the University of Rome, Francesca Cappelletti and Laura Testa, were primarily responsible for verifying that Caravaggio did, in fact, create this version of the painting. Over years of research, they found the 1603 Mattei accounts. The verification of the painting, though, went far beyond this circumstantial evidence. Certifying that a painting came from a certain artist’s hand is not easy, though forensic science that wouldn’t have been available in the 1920s helped to attribute the work to Caravaggio definitively. The canvas underwent a number of treatments. It was X-rayed and scanned with an infrared light. The cracks on the surface of the painting (known in the industry as “craquelure”) were studied. Furthermore, The Taking of Christ underwent much analysis by art historians, who studied the form and color in the painting to determine its authenticity. For example, Caravaggio never used sketches to set up the composition of his paintings. Instead, he made marks with the end of his brush as he painted—marks that can still be visible today.

　　Of course, the verification of the painting required entire teams of people, in addition to the three mentioned above, and took years. By 1993, the announcement was finally made that the long-lost Caravaggio had been found. Rather than sell the painting, which is most likely worth millions of dollars, the Jesuits decided to make it available to the nation of Ireland for viewing. Thus, the painting is on “indefinite loan” to the National Gallery of Ireland. Nevertheless, the painting continues its travels as it features in exhibitions around the world, from the United States to Amsterdam. In 2010, it even travelled back to Rome to be displayed for the 400th anniversary of the painter’s death. A fitting tribute, many would say, to a mysterious master.

　　Question：An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentence do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage.

　　Caravaggio’s painting The Taking of Christ was rediscovered in 1993.

　　1. This painting shows stylistic similarities to other works by Caravaggio.

　　2. It took many experts years to verify the painting’s authenticity.

　　3. Originally bought by the Mattei family, the painting’s trail was lost in the 1800s.

　　4. Caravaggio’s art has fallen in and out of favor.

　　5. The painting hung in the dining room of the Jesuit Society for decades before being rediscovered.

　　做题时，不要看选项，自己先总结，回想自己究竟读到了什么，这是很有帮助的。读完文章，自己先总结一下文章大意，这篇文章讲课什么?

　　这篇文章的大意是什么呢?这篇文章主要讲了本以为丢失的画作被找到了。文章是怎样体现这一主要意思的呢?是通过3、5讲述画作的丢失，然后2讲述找回作品。因此正确答案为2、3、5.

　　做题时，大家要注意选项中出现的一些文中的单词，有些歪曲了原文的意思。

　　对于选项1，根据原文给出的信息，我们对Caravaggio’s style并没有确切的了解。而选项4中所讲的Caravaggio的受欢迎程度只是一个很小的细节，并不是文章的主要意思。

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