精品解析：广东省潮州市饶平县第二中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期初检测英语试题

2023-2024学年度饶平二中第二学期高二级期初考试 英语 2024.02 卷面满分：120分 考试时间：120分钟 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分 37. 5分) A FAMOUS CHINESE PAINTINGS, ARTISTIC TREASURES With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the most culturally unique nations. Over many centuries, Chinese artists have created paintings that are now in the hearts of more than a billion people. Nymph of the Luo River—Gu Kaizhi The legend has it that Cao Zhi, a prince of the state of Cao Wei, fell in love with the governor’s daughter. However, she married his brother, Cao Pi, and the prince became upset. Later, he composed an emotional poem about the love between the goddess and common people. In the 4th century, Gu Kaizhi, a Chinese artist, was moved by the story and illustrated the poem. Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair with Flowers—Zhou Fang During the Tang Dynasty, China had a prosperous economy and flourishing culture. In this period, the genre of “beautiful women painting” enjoyed popularity. Coming from a noble background, Zhou Fang, a Chinese artist, created artworks in this genre. In his painting, the ladies stand as though they are fashion models, but one of them is entertaining herself by teasing a cute dog. Along the River During the Qingming Festival—Zhang Zeduan Zhang Zeduan depicted the landscape in his work Along the River During the Qingming Festival. However, instead of concentrating on the vastness of nature, he captured the daily life of the people of Bianjing, present-day Kaifeng. His work shows much about life in the Northern Song Dynasty. A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains—Wang Ximeng Not only did officials and scholars enjoy listening to music, but they also found pleasure in depicting nature. One such painter was Wang Ximeng. He was a prodigy. Wang Ximeng painted A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains when he was only seventeen years old. He died several years later, but he left one of the largest and most beautiful paintings in Chinese history. 1. Wher