Afamouspaintingcalled“AdeleOne”wasrecentlysoldtoamuseum...

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A famous painting called “Adele One” was recently sold to a museum in New York City. The head of the museum reportedly paid $135 million for the painting. This would be the highest price ever paid for a painting. However, this big price is not the only reason the painting is special. It has a complex and unusual history.

A century ago, Adele was a young woman living in Austria. She was smart, beautiful and rich. Her husband, Ferdinand, loved her very much. He asked the famous artist Klimt to paint her portrait in 1907.

Mister Klimt painted a wonderful portrait. The woman in his painting looks mysterious and beautiful. The background of the painting is a rich gold. Many experts said the painting looks like pictures painted by Egyptian artists thousands of years ago. Klimt had created four other paintings for the family.

In 1938, the Nazi Germans invaded Austria. Being Jewish, Ferdinand quickly fled to Switzerland. He wrote that the Klimt paintings should be given to the surviving members of his family. It was too late, however. The Nazis had already seized all the family's property, including the valuable paintings.

Maria is a member of the family who escaped from Austria. In 1998, the Austrian government passed a law requiring museums to return such art works to the families that owned them before World War Two. So Maria went to court to gain back her family's paintings.

Last month, the family sold the painting “Adele One” to Ronald Lauder, who is the founder and president of the Neue Galerie, a small museum in New York. All Klimt paintings will be shown at the Neue Galerie for two months, starting next week.

41．The text mainly tells us why a 1907 painting by Klimt was ________.

A. sold for a record of $135 million

B. returned to the museum

C. stolen by the Nazi Germans

D. sold at so low a price

42．How many Klimt paintings of the family will be shown at the museum next two months?

A. Only one.                            B. Two.

C. Three.                               D. Five.

43．The painting was returned to its owner's family according to ________.

A. Ferdinand's will                     B. Maria's efforts

C. Austrian law                         D. Lauder's support

44．What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The painting is sold at a very high price for its specialty.

B. The painting contains five persons including Adele.

C. The invaders stole the paintings and returned them back.

D. The painting is as wonderful as those by Egyptian artists.

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