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 publisher，bought the painting and kept it in the Bank of Swizerland．

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 Lenardo 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 that occurs when you are in the presence of this painting．

Q：Why did you choose Shanghai for this exhibition？

A：First，Shanghai is one of world art centers．In addition，the mission of the foundation is to show the painting to the world．Therefore，we decided to begin its Asian tour and Shanghai obviously would be the first stop．

Q：Could you tell me more details about the security for the painting？

A：I can't tell you a lot．What I can say is that we paid huge amounts of money for the insurance and the visitors will be allowed to visit the painting a day．But 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.surprisedB.frightenedC.boredD.worried

【3】Which city will the "Earlier Mona Lisa" most probably travel to after Shanghai？

A.Los AngelesB.LondonC.Paris D Beijing

【4】The organization did many things to keep the painting safe，except ______．

A.buying an expensive insurance for the painting

B.using a high-tech case to show the painting

C.limiting the number of visitors to the exhibition

D.keeping visitors a long distance away from the painting

【5】In which section of the newspaper can you most likely find this passage？

A.Science sectionB.Sports sectionC.Arts sectionD.Business section．

A.to actB.actingC.actD.acted

A. make B. makes C. making D. to make

A. was taking B. is taking C. took D. would take

假设你叫刘阳(Liu Yang)，你的笔友Peter上周给你发了一封电子邮件，邮件提到他邻居的一些不良行为，让他觉得困扰，如：他们家孩子经常在午休时间弹钢琴、老人有时乱扔垃圾，导致邻里关系不和谐。他现在非常苦恼，向你寻求帮助。

请你给他回复一封邮件，帮助他解除困扰，并给他提一些改进邻里关系的建议。

Dear Peter,

I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble getting on well with your neighbor. In your email you said that....

Good luck with everything!

Liu Yang

注意：

（1）回信应包括以上提示的所有要点。

（2）词数80个左右（信的开头和结尾都已给出，不计入词数）

（3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

A. so B. but C. or D. and

A. gentle B. gently C. more gently D. most gently

“Life is like a box of of chocolate.You never know what you are going to get next.”

----Forrest Gump 中文译名：《阿甘正传》

“Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies.”

----The Shawshank Kedemption 中文译名：《肖申克的救赎》

“We are all running very hard. We are all dream chasers(追梦人).”

----President Xi Jingping

以上材料告诉我们：生活是丰富多彩的，有快乐幸福也有伤心失落。但既然选择了远方，便只顾风雨兼程。所以在学习和生活中，我们要满怀希望、努力奔跑、追逐梦想。请以Dream Chaser为题，谈谈你自己的观点。

要点提示：

1.有自己的目标，并努力让它成为现实；

2.勤奋学习，使自己不断强大；

3.正确面对困难，积极参加社会活动；

4.补充自己的观点。

写作要求：

1.文中必须包含所有提示要点，可适当发挥使行文连贯；

2.条理清晰，字迹工整，词数不少于80；

3.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4.文中不得出现真实人名和校名等相关信息。

Dream Chaser

As we know, life is not always smooth. Sometimes we may feel satisfied and sometimes we may feel upset.__________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Thanks to the modern technology, humans live longer and more healthily, and are able to get better food, medicine and shelter. We can be proud of this progress. In the past, many poor people died from hunger and diseases. But now many diseases can be cured successfully.

We need “more”, more food, more shelters, more medicines, etc.. And up to now, technology has been used in various fields in the city, including intelligent(智能的)education, intelligent medical treatment, intelligent tourism, smart transportation and especially the field of 5G. Recently, Central China’s Hubei province has built more than 300 5G base stations(基站) and achieved full 5G signal coverage(信号覆盖)in some of its cities. A dozen 5G experience centers have been completed in cities including Xiaogan, Yichang and Jingmen.

With the development of the high technology, our living conditions have already been improved a lot. But we still have a long way to go. So, we ought to face all the challenges positively to make it serve us better.

【1】Why do people develop technology according to the passage?

A. To get more food and medicine.B. To make transportation quicker.

C. To make our life easier, faster and more comfortable.D. To get a better education.

【2】What does the underlined word “cured” in Paragraph 2 probably mean ?

A. 改正B. 解决C. 了结D. 治愈

【3】Which field has the technology not been used in from the passage?

A. Intelligent education.B. Intelligent medical treatment.

C. Intelligent games.D. Intelligent tourism.

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Hubei has built over 300 5G base stations.

B. Xiaogan, Yichang, Enshi and Jingmen have all set up 5G experience centers.

C. There has been full 5G signal coverage in some cities of Hubei.

D. There are a dozen 5G experience centers in Hubei.

【5】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. What technology can bring for us.

B. How people develop technology.

C. Why Hubei has built so many 5G base stations.

D. What challenges we should face to develop technology.