When I was in my ninth grade, I was on a stage-design team for a play and Mrs. Reagan was my director. Almost immediately I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Reagan would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should deal with things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __3__ about stage design! But I slowly tried to answer her __4__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to make them and I completed them perfectly. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Reagan 's motto that year was, "Try it. We can achieve it __5__!" I began to take the chances. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing. I learned to create something __6__.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __7__ in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I __8__ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team with Mrs. Reagan changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more experienced than I had thought, but I also __9_ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known. She taught me not to __10__ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __11_. Mrs. Reagan was the person who gave me confidence when I was upset. Her trust in me has encouraged me to do things that I never imagined __12__.

1.                A．and            B．so             C．yet  D．for

 

2.                A．impression      B．opinion         C．information    D．advice

 

3.                A．anything        B．something       C．everything D．nothing

 

4.                A．questions       B．words          C．explanations   D．ideas

 

5.                A．again          B．more           C．instead   D．later

 

6.                A．easily          B．carefully        C．confidently    D．proudly

 

7.                A．introduced      B．recognized      C．placed   D．considered

 

8.                A．proved         B．decided        C．accepted D．realized

 

9.                A．discovered      B．developed      C．took D．encouraged

 

10.               A．accept         B．decide         C．care  D．wonder

 

11.               A．afraid          B．lazy            C．sad   D．bored

 

12.               A．successful      B．possible        C．enjoyable  D．agreeable

 

 

Art lovers around the world have thought about this question for so many years: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s smile?
However, they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the interactive exhibition (交互式展览) in Beijing. This exhibition brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
Now Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting can move her head and wave (挥舞) her hand in 3D, and even answer questions. She can answer the questions about her life, her age and so on. But when she talks she doesn’t speak Italian but Chinese like: “Da jia hao, wo jiao Mengna Lisha. Hen gao xing jian dao ni men.”
The new, digital (数码的) picture of Mona Lisa is the center piece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing. You can also see other world-famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Last Supper is another picture that they made alive with 3D. In this picture, Jesus (基督耶稣) can walk and talk with his believers (信徒).
It took the organizer Wang Hui and over 400 digital artists in South Korea two years to make the picture, at a cost of around 50 million yuan.
He says, “What’s special about it is that it’s the first time to use computer technology (技术) to make her speak and move.”
So what does the Mona Lisa say if you ask her why she is smiling?
【小题1】 From the passage we know that Mona Lisa is ________.

A．a famous woman in China

B．Leonardo da Vinci’s wife

C．a famous painting of Wang Hui

D．an Italian woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting

【小题2】 For many years art lovers all around the world have wondered ________.

A．why Mona Lisa smiled	B．who Mona Lisa lived with
C．how old Mona Lisa was	D．who Mona Lisa loved

【小题3】 What language does Mona Lisa speak in the exhibition?

A．She speaks French.	B．She speaks Italian.
C．She speaks Chinese.	D．She speaks Japanese.

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Wang Hui and his team spent 2 years making the digital pictures.

B．The digital paintings cost Wang Hui 50,000 yuan.

C．Wang Hui made this painting with some Chinese artists.

D．About 400 artists wanted to buy the digital paintings.

【小题5】 From the passage we know ________.

A．Mona Lisa can also sing in Chinese

B．3D made Mona Lisa move and speak

C．3D made Leonardo da Vinci alive in the exhibition in Beijing.

D．in the picture Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci can walk in his room

Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can 　46 a lot from our mistakes.

　 Donnie was a 　47 student and never answered questions in class. He was 　48 to make mistakes. He never finished his homework 　49 he didn’t want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed 　50 Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our 　51 .

　 One morning , Marry Anne asked Donnie to 　52 some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. 　53 Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.

　 “Look, Donnie,” she said standing 　54 him. “I’ve got something to show you.” She 　55
the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.

　 “See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know 　56 the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try 　57 . That’s what you must learn.”

　 “Here,” she said, “I’ll 　58 one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that 　59
may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.

　 Donnie 　60 a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.

46. A. take　　　　 　 B. make　　　　 　 C. get　　　　　 D. bring

47. A. good　　　 B. shy　　　　 C. clever　　　　 D. small

48. A. glad　　　　 　 B. excited　　　 　 C. surprised　　 　　 D. afraid

49. A. because　　 　 B. so　　　　 C. if　　　　　　 D. but

50. A. after　　　　 　 B. while　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 　 D. when

51 A. row　　　　 B. class　　　　 　 C. team　　　　 　　　 D. classroom

52. A. answer　　 B. ask　　　　 C. give　　　　　 D. have

53. A. Suddenly　　 　 B. Quickly　　 　 C. Luckily　　　　 　 D. Carefully

54. A. on　　　　　 　 B. with　　　 C. beside　　　　　 　 D. to

55. A. put out　　　 　 B. took away　 C. took out　　　 　　 D. took off

56. A. when　　　　 　 B. how　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. why

57. A. more　　　　 　 B. again　　　 　 C. another　　　　 　 D. one

58. A. forget　　 B. carry　　　　 　 C. leave　　　　　 　 D. give

59. A. nobody　　 B. somebody　 C. no one　　　 　 D. everybody

60. A. changed　　 　 B. got　　　　 　 C. learned　　　　 　 D. thought

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

I keep a two-dollar bill in my wallet (钱包). My mother gave it to me when I was six years old. The bill goes with me wherever I go because I believe luck would    1     me everywhere.         Whenever I felt there was a trouble, I would    2     for my two-dollar bill and set it on the table, I would watch it for several hours and could always come up with    3     .         When I began to look for my first job, I was thirty years old and very     4    . The thought of being interviewed (面试) for a job was scary (恐怖的) but I had to work. Mrs. Martin, the office manager, asked me some questions and the interview was over. As I got     5    her office, I said, "Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not the best applicant (申请者), but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very     6    member of your team."            That evening I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin. "Gina," she said. "You were not the best applicant, but you have so much confidence (信心) in yourself that we have    7     to give you a chance." "Thank you so much, Mrs. Martin!" I said. I was so excited that I forgot to say     8    to Mrs. Martin.          I took out my two-dollar bill. "Thanks, Mom. I am going to     9     it," I sad out loud so my mother could hear me.         At that moment, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said, "You are all clever in my    10     , but if you fail once, don't give up. You will be successful." I still think of Mom every day and keep my two-dollar bill in my wallet. At a family reunion (团聚) years later, I found that my brothers and sisters      11      had two-dollar bills in their wallets. We laughed and talked about how    12    this gift from Mom had been to each of us.

(     )1. A. bring   (     )2. A. wait     (     )3. A. an answer (     )4. A. sad     (     )5. A. out of   (     )6. A. clever   (     )7. A. liked   (     )8. A. hello   (     )9. A. get     (     )10. A. head   (     )11. A. each   (     )12. A. special

B. take     B. reach     B. a chance  B. lonely    B. into    B. strong     B. decided   B. sorry     B. do       B. eye         B. all        B. nice

C. follow      C. feel     C. an idea    C. weak     C. from       C. friendly   C. offered   C. goodbye   C. have       C. mind     C. most       C. wonderful

D. find       D. ask        D. a decision   D. shy        D. around     D. able        D. needed      D. thanks      D. make      D. thought      D. both       D. expensive