16. What is the difference between a class in London and a class in Paris?

A. The number of students.

B. The grades of students.

C. The way of classification.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does John do?

A. An educator. B. An editor. C. An officer.

18. What can be enjoyed in The Times?

A. Some serious news.

B. Some entertainment news.

C. The football scores and horse racing.

19. What newspapers can we get the gossip from?

A. The Times and Daily Express.

B. Daily Express and Daily Mirror.

C. British Tabloids and Daily Mirror.

20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. The newspapers in England.

B. The history of English newspapers.

C. The benefits of reading newspapers.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A painting of a famous artist could cost several million dollars in the market. This is why many artworks－even those that are housed inside highly guarded museums－go missing. Here is a list of some of the most famous paintings that were lost, stolen or destroyed.

Vincent Van Gogh' s Poppy Flowers

This artwork was housed at the Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo. It was first lost in 1977, but was recovered 10 years after. The second time this same Vincent Van Gogh painting was stolen was in August of 2010. The painting is estimated (估价) to be worth something between $50