A man went into a gallery(展览馆) in Greece nine years ago. He stole three famous paintings. Police believed that the paintings stayed in Greece. One of the paintings is Head of a Woman. It is a painting by the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. Picasso wrote a message for the Greek people. It is on the back side of the painting. Officials believed that nobody would buy the painting.

Police found the three paintings in a forest. Police thought that a builder stole the paintings. He got into the gallery through a balcony(阳台) door.

Police showed the paintings to journalists(记者) last week. Picasso’s painting fell off a shelf. One police officer picked it up quickly. He did not wear gloves. Gloves helped protect(保护) the paintings.

1.________ lost three famous paintings.

A The police

B A robber

C Pablo Picasso

D A gallery in Greece

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段A man went into a gallery(画廊) in Greece nine years ago. He stole three famous paintings.可知，希腊一家展览馆遭窃，被偷走三幅名画。故选D。

2.Which of the following is NOT a secret?

A Where the paintings were.

B How much the three paintings were.

C Why Picasso painted Head of a Woman.

D What was on the painting Head of a Woman.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，名画《女人头像》是西班牙画家巴勃罗·毕加索的作品，他在这幅画的背面写了一段留言。这早已是公开的秘密，故选D。

3.Where did the police find the paintings?

A In a forest.

B In the gallery.

C In the balcony door.

D On a balcony of the gallery.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段Police found the three paintings in a forest.可知，警方在森林里发现了这三幅画。故选A。

4.Who may steal the paintings?

A A visitor.

B A builder.

C A journalist.

D A gallery worker.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段Police thought that a builder stole the paintings.可知，警方认为是一名建筑工人偷了画，由此推断此人有偷窃嫌疑，故选B。

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A One painting was broken.

B The paintings were on show.

C The police was not careful enough.

D The police protected the paintings.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，警方上周向记者展示了这些画。毕加索的画从架子上掉了下来。一个警察很快就捡了起来。但他没戴手套。由此说明警方办事不够严谨，现场保护措施并不到位，故选C。