陕西省宝鸡市2024届高三下学期高考模拟检测（二）英语试卷(含答案与解析)

陕西省宝鸡市2024届高三下学期高考模拟检测（二）英语试卷 学校：_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、阅读理解 Great paintings evoke feelings of awe and wonder centuries after they were created. Often the inspiration for a masterpiece came from something very specific: a person the artist knew, a personal experience or a well-known story. Mona Lisa It is an oil painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. There has been much speculation about who the woman in the Mona Lisa is, due in part to her mysterious smile. Most scholars nowadays identify the woman as Lisa delGiocondo, the wife of a wealthy silk merchant. Her husband most likely commissioned the painting to celebrate the birth of their second son. Whistler’s Mother James Abbott McNeill Whistler originally planned to use a model for this painting and to have her standing. The model did not show up for the appointment, so he asked his mother to stand in. Since she found standing for so long uncomfortable, he changed plans and painted her sitting. The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh was a talented artist who struggled with mental health problems throughout his short life. Arguably his most famous painting, The Starry Night depicts a view from his window in an asylum where he stayed because of these mental health issues. Van Gogh painted 21 versions of this view but he may have been surprised to learn that it was the one destined for fame. Portrait of Dr. Gachet Van Gogh was eventually released from the asylum, so he needed a new place to stay. His brother connected him with Dr. Gachet, who took Van Gogh in. At first, the artist was skeptical of the doctor’s ability to help him because Dr. Gachet also struggled with mental illness. But just two days after expressing these doubts to his brother, Van Gogh wrote to his sister that he considered the doctor a true friend. Van Gogh ultimately painted Portrait of Dr. Gachet in honor of his friend. 1．Who is Lisa delGiocondo A. An unknown model. B. A pregnant woman. C. Leonardo Da Vinci’s wife. D. The wife of a rich businessman. 2．What do The Starry Night and Portrait of Dr. Gachet have in common A. They are works by the same artist. B. They are both about scenery. C. They are in honor of friends. D. They are pained at the asylum. 3．What is the text about A. World-famous artists. B. Western painting styles. C. Stories behind great paintings. D. Painting process of masterpieces. Rising food prices have taken a big bite out of what Canadians are able to serve up for dinner but food economists say our ability to cope has been deteriorated by our common decline in cooking skills. “We are less able to cook than we were 30 or 40 years ago, and so it’s much more difficult for us to adapt our diet,” said Mike von Massow, an associate professor at the University of Guelph. A 2010 federal government report called Improving Cooking and Food Preparation Skills, the most recent of its kind, said that all across the population, processed and pre-prepared foods have been p ... ...