2016高考英语短二轮：阅读理解选练（2）及答案阅读理解练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?Wasthe"MonaLisa"aself-portraitindisguise(伪装)?AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremains,andtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamaged,thescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityofthe"MonaLisa."RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sface,theycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting."Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopened.Wecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddust,"saysGiorgioGruppioni,ananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject."Butiftheremainsarewellkept,theyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slife,andsometimesintheirdeath."SilvanoVinceti,theleaderofthegroup,saidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisI,whonamedhim"firstpaintertotheking."Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethere,anddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplace,thepalacechurchofSaintFlorentine,wasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastle."TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmark,"saidAlessandroVezzosi,thedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestions,suchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremains,buttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheproject,calledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritage,wascreatedin2003withtheaimof"solvingthegreatmysteriesofthepast,"saidVinceti,whohaswrittenbooksonartandliterature.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspainting,the"MonaLisa"hangsintheLouvrein