一、完形填空(10 分)
Several years ago, I worked as a president of my company. Our work is 1 for only four days of the week. So we decided that we took Fridays to do service (服务) projects in our hometown.
One day, we went to a very old gentleman's house to do a total cleanup. When we arrived, an elderly woman 2 us at the door. It was the daughter. She was 75, and her father was 97! Soon, we began to clean the house and the yard. That gentleman's house went from dirt to a shining clean palace 3 the time we finished.
The thing I most clearly remember about that day, 4, was not the great cleaning job that we did, but something 5. When we walked into the house, I noticed the wonderful drawings that decorated the walls. The daughter told us that her father had painted them, and that he hadn't learned art 6 he was 80 years old. I was 7 : These drawings were works of art that could have easily been hung (挂) in a museum. At the time, I was in my early 30s. And I didn't think being a president of a company would 8 me to have time for more creative and artistic work. I always felt that it was too 9 to make a change at this stage (阶段) of my life. Boy! My 10 belief (看法) got expanded (扩展) that afternoon!
( ) 1. A. short
B. enough
C. correct
D. hard
( ) 2. A. showed
B. helped
C. invited
D. greeted
( ) 3. A. by
B. before
C. with
D. as
( ) 4. A. however
B. otherwise
C. instead
D. moreover
( ) 5. A. similar
B. extra
C. different
D. necessary
( ) 6. A. because
B. though
C. unless
D. until
( ) 7. A. interested
B. excited
C. amazed
D. relaxed
( ) 8. A. continue
B. allow
C. fail
D. avoid
( ) 9. A. active
B. simple
C. difficult
D. strange
( ) 10. A. controlled
B. planned
C. trapped
D. limited

二、阅读理解(16 分)
A
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles organized an interesting online activity. It invited art-lovers to recreate their favourite artworks with things and people in their homes and post photos. Here are three creative works.
| Laughing Fool by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1500 | |

| Different from the scary fool in Jacob's painting, Tiffanie Pierini Ho looks lovely in the photo. Tiffanie thought of her old giraffe onesie (连体衣) when she saw the fool's long ears. She also wore a Christmas sweater with cuffs (袖口). The action and smile of the two fools are almost the same. | |
| Imaginary Insect, Tulip, Spider, and Common Pear by Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay, 1561-1562 | |

| 6-year-old Bella has a love of nature and learned about the activity at breakfast-time. She chose one of the pages in a book. She used dry noodles as the word lines and eggs as the pears. The background of the photo was a brown paper bag. Her mother said it was truly wonderful to let art be a part of people's daily life. | |
| The Laundress by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1761 | |

| Elizabeth Ariza took part in the activity with a photo of her daughter. They chose the painting because they really loved the composition (). She said. "My daughter loves dress-up. She is a natural actress." Although the pair took the picture in a modern washing room, the little girl looks as old as the woman in Greuze's painting because of her clothes. The final product (成果) is nearly perfect. | |
() 1. Who painted Laughing Fool?
A. Joris Hoefnagel.
B. Georg Bocskay.
C. Jean-Baptiste Greuze.
D. Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen.
() 2. In Bella's photo, we can see ______.
a. noodles
b. eggs
c. pears
d. a paper bag
A. abc
B. abd
C. bcd
D. acd
() 3. Where did Elizabeth take the photo?
A. In a kitchen.
B. In a museum.
C. In a washing room.
D. In her daughter's bedroom.
() 4. The purpose of the text is to ______.
A. share three art-lovers' creative works
B. introduce the J. Paul Getty Museum
C. attract more visitors to the museum
D. introduce three famous paintings