一、完形填空
I taught myself English; English is not my first language. Today I am an English teacher.
I would like to say that are not disasters. Have confidence, keep moving on, never give up, and you will see your hard work pays off.
I was a slow learner when I was little. Before the age of five, I couldn't speak in full sentences. In school, while the teacher was teaching, my would often go outside the classroom to the playground. These learning problems and my inactive personal characteristics with me until I was in Grade 5. As a fifth grader, I finally started communicating with my classmates. More amazingly, from that time on, I became talkative, and playing like any other common child.
After I entered junior high school, I had to take an IQ test. I was placed in the " class" as a result of my below-average 低于平均的 IQ score. At the age of 13, I found myself deeply in English. Aside from 除了 reading English textbooks, I developed the of reading English magazines, listening to English programmes and keeping an English diary. I kept learning, and that no matter how hard my situation was, I could choose to move on, but not give up.
I often met with difficulties in my studies, I to let them overcome 战胜 me. I encourage those who are facing learning difficulties not to give up. Give yourself one more chance to stand up. My story proves that everyone has the to learn. No matter what you are interested in, you need to set a goal and keep yourself working towards that goal.
() 1. A. successes B. failures C. chances D. losses
() 2. A. ever B. never C. even D. still
() 3. A. mind B. hearing C. sight D. feeling
() 4. A. stopped B. lay C. continued D. remained
() 5. A. sleeping B. walking C. laughing D. eating
() 6. A. bottom B. top C. middle D. low
() 7. A. trapped B. lost C. weak D. interested
() 8. A. method B. habit C. decision D. mistake
() 9. A. realized B. seemed C. agreed D. wondered
()10. A. Since B. Because C. As D. Although
()11. A. accepted B. agreed C. refused D. hoped
()12. A. wish B. ability C. strength D. plan

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.B

二、阅读理解
Mona Lisa attracts art lovers around the world. Do you know Leonardo da Vinci also painted an Earlier Mona Lisa before? It will be exhibited 展出 in Shanghai. Joel Feldman, the general secretary of the Mona Lisa Foundation 基金会, accepted an interview about the painting and the organization recently.
Q: How was the Earlier Mona Lisa discovered?
A: In 1913, Hugh Blaker, a manager of the Holburne Museum in England, found the Earlier Mona Lisa and brought it to his museum. A year later, the painting was sent to the US for safe keeping. In 1975, Henry Pulitzer, a publisher bought the painting and kept it in the Bank of Switzerland.
Since the Mona Lisa Foundation was set up in 2008, we have done lots of necessary research on the Earlier Mona Lisa and many high technologies were used. In the end, 28 out of the 29 experts believe this is certainly the painting created by Leonardo da Vinci.
Q: Do you remember the feeling when you first saw the Mona Lisa painting and this Earlier Mona Lisa painting?
A: I first saw the Mona Lisa in the Louvre as a young boy. Quite honestly I was disappointed as the painting looked quite small and dark. When I first saw the Earlier Mona Lisa, I was absolutely stunned. Believe me, there is really something amazing you can feel when you are in front of this painting.
Q: Why did you choose Shanghai for this exhibition?
A: First, Shanghai is one of the world's art centres. In addition, the mission 使命 of the foundation is to show the painting to the world. So we decided to begin its Asian tour and Shanghai would be the first stop.
Q: Could you tell me more details about the safety for the painting?
A: I can't tell you a lot. What I can say is that we paid a great deal of money for the insurance 保险 and more than 2 000 people will be allowed to visit the painting a day. And visitors will be able to come quite close to the painting.
() 1. What was the main purpose of the research?
A. To learn the history of Leonardo da Vinci.
B. To know the value of the Earlier Mona Lisa.
C. To find out who painted the Earlier Mona Lisa.
D. To test different high technologies.
() 2. The underlined word "stunned" is the closest in meaning to "".
A. surprised B. scared C. bored D. worried
() 3. Which city will the Earlier Mona Lisa most probably travel to after Shanghai?
A. Los Angeles. B. London. C. Paris. D. Beijing.
() 4. The organization did many things to keep the painting safe including .
A. buying an expensive insurance for the painting
B. using a high-tech case to show the painting
C. limiting the ages of visitors to the exhibition
D. keeping visitors a long distance away from the painting
() 5. In which section 板块 of the newspaper can you most likely find this passage?
A. Science. B. Sports. C. Arts. D. Business.

1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C