About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very　 21　 in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university, she got two　 22　 , one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such　 23　 areas of study.

Just before her high school graduation, Audrey　 24　 me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolour painting of a mother and her baby. A tear　 25　 from the mother’s eye as she looked　 26　 at her child. Under the painting, Audrey had　 27　 these words: “The deep love from Mother, 　 28　 me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and　 29　 in my office.

Years passed with many　 30　 from one office to another and I　 31　 the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I　 32　 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 33　 of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier. When cleaning out a storage room, she had　 34　 my gift.

I was struck that the　 35　 gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious　 36　 . What’s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She　 37　 it but was disabled.

To　 38　 , it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped　 39　 a talent and how its　 40　 pushes me ahead.

21. A. talented　　　B. interested　　　　　　　　　 C. buried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absorbed

22. A. choices　　 B. degrees　　　　　　　　　　 C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jobs

23. A. similar　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scientific

24. A. presented　　　B. promised　　　　　　　　　 C. afforded　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

25. A. fell　　　　　　B. flooded　　　　　　　　　　 C. escaped　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sank

26. A. quietly　　 B. lovingly　　　　　　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gently

27. A. described　　　B. marked　　　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. signed

28. A. past　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

29. A. hung　　　　B. decorated　　　　　　　　 C. painted　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. added

30. A. migrations　　 B. moves　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turns　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. circles

31. A. left　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

32. A. accepted　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dialed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received

33. A. something　 B. books　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. letters

34. A. searched　　　B. discovered　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

35. A. ancient　　　　 B. colorful　　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　　　　　　 D. abstract

36. A. symptom　　 B. fault　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disease

37. A. survived　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　　 C. struggled　　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

38. A. someone else　　　B. anyone else　　　 C. everyone else　　　　　　　 D. nobody else

39. A. encourage　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　　　　　 C. develop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

40. A. energy　　　　　　　　B. force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　　　 D. power

About twenty years ago I had the pleasure of teaching a disabled young woman. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also extremely talented in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university she got two degrees, one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such different areas of study.

　 Just before her high school graduation, Audrey gave me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolor painting of a mother and her baby. A tear fell from the mother’s eye as she looked lovingly at her child. Beneath the painting Audrey had written these words: “The deep love from Mother, through me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed(给…做框) and hung in my office.

Years passed with many moves from one office to another and I lost the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I received a phone from a former colleague who said she had something of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years ealier. When cleaning out a storage room she had discovered my gift.

I was struck that the precious gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old Audrey had a serious disease. What’s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She survived the disease but was disabled.

To any other it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped develop a talent and how its power pushes me ahead.

1. What made Audrey different from others was that she_______.

　 A. could draw and paint beautifullly

　 B. was good at math and chemistry

　 C. got two degrees in two different fields

　 D. was a student in a key university

2. How did the author regain the painting?

　 A. She found it from one office.

　 B. One of her former colleagues found it.

　 C. She found it in a storage room.

　 D. Audrey found it for her.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly talking about?

　 A.The author’s feeling.

　 B. Audrey’s family.

　 C. Audrey’s experience.

　 D. The author’s experience.

4. Why does the author value the painting so much?

　 A. It was painted by her most talented student.　

B. The painting can be worth a lot of money.

　 C. The art value of the painting is immeasurable(无法估计的).

　 D. The painting encourages her to advance(前进).

She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
【小题1】 The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.