湖北省孝感市2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题（解析版）.docx

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湖北省孝感市2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试

英语试题

第一部分听力(略)

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Boastingalonghistory,Chinaishometomanyfamouspaintings,whicharenowintheheartsofmorethanabillionpeople.

NymphoftheLuoRiver-GuKaizhi

ThelegendhasitthatCaoZhifellinlovewiththegovernor’sdaughter.However,shemarriedhisbrotherandtheprincebecameupset.Later,hecomposedanemotionalpoemaboutthelovebetweenthegoddessandcommonpeople.Inthe4thcentury,GuKaizhi,aChineseartist,wasmovedbythestoryandillustratedthepoem.

CourtLadiesAdorningTheirHairwithFlowers—ZhouFang

DuringtheTangDynasty,thegenreof“beautifulwomenpainting”enjoyedpopularity.Comingfromanoblebackground,ZhouFangcreatedartworksinthisgenre.Inhispainting,theladiesstandasthoughtheyarefashionmodels,butoneofthemisentertainingherselfbyteasingacutedog.

AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival—ZhangZeduan

ZhangZeduandepicted(描绘)thelandscapeinhiswork.However,insteadofconcentratingonthevastnessofnature,hecapturedthedailylifeofthepeopleofBianjing,present-dayKaifeng.HisworkshowsmuchaboutlifeintheNorthernSongDynasty.

AThousandLiofRiversandMountains—WangXimeng

Notonlydidofficialsandscholarsenjoylisteningtomusic,buttheyalsofoundpleasureindepictingnature.OnesuchpainterwasWangXimeng.Hewasaprodigy.WangXimengpaintedAThousandLiofRiversandMountainswhenhewasonlyseventeenyearsold.Hediedseveralyearslater,butheleftoneofthelargestandmostbeautifulpaintingsinChinesehistory.

1.Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistakenfrom?

A.Anovel. B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Amagazine. D.Abookreview.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.ZhouFangpaintedfashionmodelsinhispainting.

B.NymphoftheLuoRiverisapoemwrittenbyGuKaizhi.

C.WangXimengcreatedh