届广东省中山市高二下学期期末考试水平测试英语试题 解析版.docx

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届广东省中山市高二下学期期末考试水平测试英语试题解析版

中山市高二级第二学期期末统一考试

英语试卷

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

Culture:

Festivalstartstocelebrateharvest

NadunFestival,celebratedbytheTuNationality,fallsbetweenthe12thdayoftheseventhmonthandthe15thdayoftheninthmonthonthelunarcalendar.Theannualfestivalisoftendescribedastheword’slongestcarnival.Templefairsareheldduringthetwomonthstocelebratetheharvest.ItwasincludedintheNationalListofIntangibleCulturalHeritagein2006.

Video:

VoyagealongtheGrandCanal

TheGrandCanalaUNESCOworldHeritagesite,isthelongestartificialwaterwayintheworldandafamoustouristdestination.StartingBeijing,itpassesthroughTianjinandflowsthroughtheprovincesofHebei,Shandong,JiangsuandZhejiangandHangzhou,linkingtheYellowandYangtzerivers.TheoldestpartsofthecanaldatebacktotheSuiDynasty（581-618）.

Art:

Qianlongvasetogounderthehammer

AporcelainvasefromEmperorQianlong’s（1735-96）collectionwillgounderthehammerinHongKonginthefallSotheby’sannounced.The40-cmantiquewassoldforanastonishing43millionpounds（$55.25million）attheBainbridgeauction（拍卖）houseintheUnitedKingdomin2010.ItwasdisplayedatanexhibitioninNewYorkin1905andwaspurchasedbyaJapanesecollectorin1924.Ithasremainedintheprivatecollectionforalmostacentury.

Travel:

Chinesetouristsarebiggestspenders

Chinamaintaineditsleadingroleintheglobaltourismmarketwithoutbound（出境的）touristsspending$258billionlastyear,accountingforone-fifthoftheworld’stotalspendingontourism,accordingtoaworldtourismreport.

1.HowlongdoestheNadunFestivallast?

A.Threedays.B.Twomonths.

C.SevenmonthsD.Ninemonths.

2.Whichofthefollowingshouldyouvisitifyouwanttotraveltoaworldheritagesite?

A.TheNadunFestival.B.TheTuNationality.

C.TheBainbridgeauctionhouse.D.TheGrandCanal.

3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheQianlongvase?

A.Itisnowstillintheprivatecollection.

B.ItwillbedestroyedthisautumnbySotheby’s.

C.AJapanesecollectorsolditatanexhibitioninNewYork.

D.TheBainbridgeauctionhousegotitatanamazingpricein2010.

【答案】1.B2.D3.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。

本文的四小段分别介绍了：

土家族的纳墩节、中国的世界文化遗产之一大运河、乾隆花瓶将被拍卖、中国游客是世界主要旅游消费群体。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第一段的NadunFestival,celebratedbytheTuNationality,fallsbetweenthe12thdayoftheseventhmonthandthe15thdayoftheninthmonthonthelunarcalendar.纳墩节（NadunFestival）是土族的节日，在农历七月十二日到九月十五日之间。

可知，NadunFestival持续两个月，故选B项。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第二段的TheGrandCanalaUNESCOworldHeritagesite,isthelongestartificialwaterwayintheworld可知，如果你想去世界遗产旅游的话，你可以去参观TheGrandCanal.故选D项。

【3题详解】

推理判断题。

根据最后一段的ItwasdisplayedatanexhibitioninNewYorkin1905andwaspurchasedbyaJapanesecollectorin1924.Ithasremainedintheprivatecollectionforalmostacentury.1924年被一位日本收藏家买下。

它被私人收藏了近一个世纪。

可知目前乾隆花瓶依然是私人藏品。

故选A项。

B

Heneverfeltwellonhisjourneyhome.Hewassick.Butthistime,itwasgettingworse.Hefinallyreachedhomeandsawhismotherandwife,whowereignorantofthefactthatthathappinesswasnotgoingtolastlong.

Thediseaseshoweditssymptomsagain.Heignoredandgavehistimetohisfamily.Inbetween,hesawdreamsandkeptnotingthosedreamsinanotebook.

Thingsweregettingworse.Ithadbeenalmost10monthssincehisreturn.Nodoctor,nomedicine.Hisfamilytriedtomakehimfeelbetterinvain.But,hekeptnotingdownhisdreamsandthoughtsinanotebook,eveninsuchaterriblehealthcondition.

Thatunexpecteddayfinallycame.Hismothergotashock.Afterall,hewastooyoungtodie.Hiswifecriedhereyesout.

Hewasturnedintoashes.Butnothisnotebook.

Dearreaders,thisisatruestory.ThatmanwasnoneotherthanourrespectedmathsmasterSrinivasaRamanujan.ThatnotebookIwastalkingaboutwasfullofnewmathematicaldiscoveriesbutwithoutanyproofs（证明）ofthem.Thoughhehadalmostnoformaltraininginpuremathematics,Ramanujanmadegreatcontributionstoit,including（solutionstomathematicalproblemsconsideredtobeunsolvable.Duringhisshortlife,Ramanujanindependentlyproducednearly3,900results.Hisworkhasopenedentirenewareasofmathematicsandinspiredavastamountoffurtherresearch.Nearlyallhisclaimshavenowbeenprovencorrect.

Welosthimataveryyoungageof32years.Whathecouldhaveaccomplishedifhewouldhavelivedforsomemoreyears!

4.Whatarethedreamshekeptwritingdowninanotebookabout?

A.Newmathematicaldiscoveries.

B.Proofsofsomemathematicalproblems.

C.Waystotreathisdisease.

D.Doctorsandmedicine.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutSrinivasaRamanujan?

A.Hehadahabitofdaydreaming.

B.Hereceivednoformaltraininginmathematics.

C.Heprovedmanyunsolvablemathematicalproblems.

D.Hestoppedstudyingmathsandreturnedhomebecauseofillness.

6.WhatcanweinferaboutRamanujanfromthepassage?

A.Hesufferedfromakindofmentaldisease.

B.Hisfamilywereresponsibleforhisearlydeath.

C.Hisworkiswellrecognizedinthemathematicalcommunity.

D.Hewouldhavemademorecontributionsifhehadcooperatedwithothers.

7.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardsRamanujan'sdeath?

A.Inspired.B.Shocked.

C.Guilty.D.Sorry.

【答案】4.A5.B6.C7.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述了Ramanujan在生命的尽头不忘继续书写自己的梦想——新的数学发现，后被数学界所认可而且将被继续研究。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第三段的But,hekeptnotingdownhisdreamsandthoughtsinanotebook,…和第六段的ThatnotebookIwastalkingaboutwasfullofnewmathematicaldiscoveriesbutwithoutanyproofs（证明）ofthem.他一直把自己的梦想和想法记在笔记本上，而那个笔记本就是写满了未被证实的新的数学发现，故选A项。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第六段的Thoughhehadalmostnoformaltraininginpuremathematics,…可知，SrinivasaRamanujan没有受过正规的数学训练。

故选B项。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。

根据第六段的Hisworkhasopenedentirenewareasofmathematicsandinspiredavastamountoffurtherresearch.他的工作开辟了数学的全新领域，并激发了大量的进一步研究。

可知，他的工作在数学界是被公认的。

故选C项。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。

根据最后一段“我们在他32岁的时候就失去了他。

如果他能多活几年，他会取得多大的成就啊！

”可知，作者对于Ramanujan的死深表遗憾，故选D项。

C

Whoarethemostfamouspaintersinhistory?

Keepreadingtofindout.

LeonardodaVinciwasnotonlyapainterbutalsoasculptor,mathematician,poet,scientist,musician,inventor,engineer,cartographer（制图师）,andwriter.LeonardowasborninVinci,intheprovinceofFlorence,Italyin1452.Thiswasatimeofextraordinarychanges,notonlyinthearts,butalsoinmanyotherculturalareas.ThecityofFlorencewasatthecenterofthisimportantperiodinthehistoryofart.SomeofLeonardo’smostfamouspiecesofworksaretheMonaLisa,TheLastSupper,andTheVitruvianMan.Themostwell-knownmuseumsintheworlddisplayhispaintings.

MichelangelowasborninCaprese,Italyin1475andstartedworkingasastudenttoapainterbeforestartinghisstudiesintheartofsculptingattheMedicigardens.HisworksincludeTheStatueofDavidandThePieta.ThePietaisindisplayattheVatican.Healsopaintedthefrescoes（壁画）ontheceilingsoftheSistineChapel,whichincludeshismasterpieceTheLastJudgment.EventhoughhewasborninCaprese,MichelangelolivedmostofhislifeinRome,wherehecreatedmostofhispieces.

Raphaelwasbornin1483inUrbino,Italy.HebecameItalianrenaissancepainterPietroPerugino’sstudentin1504attheageof21.Afterthis,hestartedpaintinghisseveralMadonnaswhilelivinginFlorence,wheredaVinciandMichelangeloinfluencedhim.WhenhemovedtoRome,PopeJuliusII hiredhimashischiefarchitect.RaphaeldiedinRomein1520attheageof37.Despitehisearlydeath,heproducedsomeofthemostrecognizablemasterpiecesincludingallhisMadonnas,butalsomostnotablytheMadonnaintheSistineChapelinRomeandhisfrescoesinthePalaceoftheVatican.

8.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2showsthatLeonardodaVinci______.

A.focusedonpaintingB.livedaverybusylife

C.wasawell-roundedmanD.spentmostofhistimeindoors

9.WhatcanyouseeifyouvisittheSistineChapel?

A.TheLastSupper.B.TheVitruvianMan.

C.TheLastJudgment.D.ThewholeseriesofMadonnas.

10.FromwhomdidRaphaellearnhowtopaintinhisearlytwenties?

A.PietroPerugino.B.LeonardodaVinci.

C.Michelangelo.D.PopeJuliusII.

11.Theaboveparagraphsareprobablytakenfromanarticleabout______.

A.threefamouspaintersinhistoryB.threefamouspaintingsinhistory

C.threefamoussculptorsinhistoryD.thehistoryoftheItalianrenaissance

【答案】8.C9.C10.A11.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。

文章主要讲述了在历史上三位有名的画家——达芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔的生平和主要创作。

【8题详解】

推理判断题。

通过第二段划线句子可知，列奥纳多·达·芬奇不仅是一位画家，也是一位雕塑家、数学家、诗人、科学家、音乐家、发明家、工程师、制图师和作家。

可见达芬奇是一个全面发展的人，故选C项。

【9题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第三段的Healsopaintedthefrescoes（壁画）ontheceilingsoftheSistineChapel,whichincludeshismasterpieceTheLastJudgment.他还在西斯廷教堂天花板上的画了壁画，其中包括他的杰作《最后的审判》。

可知，如果你对参观theSistineChapel，你可以看到TheLastJudgment，故选C项。

【10题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第四段的HebecameItalianrenaissancepainterPietroPerugino’sstudentin1504attheageof21.21岁的Raphael成为意大利文艺复兴时期画家PietroPerugino的学生。

故选A项。

【11题详解】

主旨大意题。

通读全文再根据文章第一段可知，文章主要讲述了在历史上三位有名的画家：

达芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔，故选A项。

D

ThebirthofBritain’sfirstcloneddoghasbeenconsidered“awasteofmoney”andscientistssaidtheprocessraisedseriousethical（伦理的）concerns.

SooamBiotech,acompanyinSeoul,saidithadclonedthepuppy,namedMini-Winnie,froma12-year-olddogbelongingtoRebeccaSmith,wholivesinthewestLondon.Shehadwonacontestrunbythecompanywhichhopedtoselltheservicetopetownersfor60,000poundsatime.

Mini-WinniewasbornafterscientiststookskincellsfromMrSmith’spetanddroppedthemintodonoreggstomakeembryos（胚胎）.ThepuppymustremaininKoreaforsixmonthstosatisfyBritishquarantine（检疫）laws.

Butresearcherswarn