2022年湖南省衡阳市部分校高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

高二英语试卷

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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

ForcenturiespeoplehavewonderedwhowasthemodelforLeonarddodaVinci’sMonaLisaandwhatwasthereasonforhersmile.ButtheMonaLisaisjustoneofthemanymysteriesintheartworld.Herearesomeothernotableunsolvedartmysteriesthatmightbealittlelessfamiliar.

Mystery1:WhoIsthegirlinJohannesVermeer’sGirlwithaPearlEarring?

Around1665,DutchartistJohannesVermeerpaintedacharmingportraitofayounggirl.Peoplearoundtheglobehavelongwonderedwhothisfetchingyoungladywas.ManysayshemusthavebeenVermeer’sdaughterorgirlfriend.Othersthinkshewasn’tarealperson,butratheranintentionallymysterious,timelessfigure.Thepainting,referredtoasthe“MonaLisaoftheNorth”,hasbeenpartofTheHague’spermanentcollectionsince1903.Butitdrawsrecord-breakingcrowdswheneverandwhereverittoursaroundtheworld.

Mystery2:WhereIsRaphael’sPortraitofaYoungMan?

PortraitofaYoungManisconsideredoneofthemostimportantpiecesofarttogomissingduringWorldWarII.Thepaintingwascreatedaround1513byRaphael,afamousItalianRenaissanceartist,andstolenfromPoland’sPrincesCzartoryskiMuseumin1939.

TheportraithadtraveledtoGermanyandAustriabeforeitwasgonein1945.

Mystery3:WasVanGoghMurdered?

OneofthemainthingspeopleknowaboutVincentvanGoghisthathecutoffhisear.ThatwaslikelybecausetheDutchpost-impressionistpaintersufferedfrommentalillness,probablyseveredepression.Theofficialcauseissuicidefromagunshotatcloserange.

Thatcertainlyseemsplausible(貌似有理的),givenhispoormentalhealth.However,nogunwasfoundnearhisbody,andlocalsreportedtwoteenageboysbullyinghimshortly