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1、韩老师编辑肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2017届高中毕业班第二次统一检测英 语本试卷共8页，卷面满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项： 1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必 将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因本测试不考 听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号 涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上 无效。 3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷
2、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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMaster painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was well known for having a large number of friends and students. Among them, painter Li Qiujun was special.They got to know each other through Lis elder brother, who
3、was one of Zhangs best friends.They admired each others artistic talent and became confidants, which resulted in a romantic relationship.In 1948, Zhang produced Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape, a mountain-and-water ink painting featuring gongbi (meticulous brushwork), as a gift for Lis 50th birt
4、hday.A year later, Zhang permanently departed from the mainland, and traveled and exhibited around the world before settling down in Taipei in 1976.After leaving the mainland, he often said that he missed Li, who died in Shanghai in 1973.Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape will be auctioned in Hong
5、Kong on Oct 4.The painting not only marks a friendship between the two painters, but it deserves special attention because it shows Zhang at the top of his game as he sought to master the mountain-and-water style, according to C.K. Cheung, head of Sothebys Chinese painting department.Sothebys will a
6、uction the work at its major autumn sale, which runs from Oct 1 to 5.Cheung says the paintings composition and Zhangs attention to details reflect his incorporation of traditional touches, especially from Song Dynasty (960-1279) paintings, while also developing his own style.21. The underlined word
7、“confidants” in paragraph 3 probably means _. A. enemies B. colleges C. friends D. painters22. How old was Li Qiujun when she died? A. 50 B. 75 C. 78 D. 8423. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape was originally a gift for Lis 50th birth
8、day. B. Zhang Daqian permanently departed from the mainland in 1949. C. Sothebys will auction Spring Clouds Amid Autumn Landscape in Hong Kong. D. Li Qiujuns elder brother was also one of ZhangDaqians students.BA new international study shows that some peoples biological clock plays a powerful role
9、for their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices. Published in the latest issue of Aging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others. Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California,
10、 Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13, 000 people and estimate their lifespan. A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says. Yo
11、u get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young, Horvath said in a statement. We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate. The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated t
12、o a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age. The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate, Horvath said, adding that this is an important milestone to realizing this dream. 24. Some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younge
13、r than others because _. A. their biological clock is not powerful enough B. the most definitive evidence has been found C. they have a higher actual age than others D. they ages at a relatively faster biological rate25. How was the study conducted? A. By collecting and analyzing data B. By intervie
14、wing lots of people C. By researching previous studies D. By studying different lifestyles26. According to the study, it can be inferred that _. A. people who keep healthy lifestyle tend to live longer B. peoples lifespan can be predicted by their age C. 5 percent of people are believed to have a fa
15、ster innate aging rate D. anti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rate27. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. We all should keep healthy lifestyleB. Geneticist finds anti-aging interventionsC. Biological clock predicts life expectancy D. Horvath builds an important milestoneCAs a Chinese saying goes, “Taste is actually a memory of childhood”. Local specialty food may not be popular among all people, but it offers outsiders a glimpse of
