2020-2021学年长沙长郡中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年长沙长郡中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案

第一部分 阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

The history ofpop art begins with abstract art. Pop art emerged from the foundation of abstract art in the

1950s, first gaining recognition in Great Britain, then establishing itself in the United States in the 1960s.

In the 1930s and 1940s, abstract art was greatly popular, but people began to hate this art form. Most

abstract art produced in this era could be found in art galleries or the homes of the elite(名流), not in the homes

of everyday people. Pop art sprung onto the scene as the people's art.

Some art critics say pop art is a rebellion against abstract art; others say it is an extension of abstract art. You

can see elements of abstract art in many pop art prints, especially those that consist of a collage（拼贴画）of

images. However, some pop art pieces have nothing to do with abstract art, looking more like a photo of a popular

consumer item, which impressed people deeply.

Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi were two of the first contemporary pop art pioneers recognised in

Great Britain. They were a part of the Independent Group, an organised group of British artists who wanted to

challenge ruling modernist approaches to culture. They recognised the value of modern advertising and comic

book images. They used these popular images in art as a social commentary, often building irony and humour into

their artworks, thus creating a new form of art. These pieces were mass-produced and sold at affordable prices.

When pop art took off in the United States, it expanded to include a celebration of kitsch and the common

images found in movies and television. Andy Wharhol is perhaps the most famous American pop art artist, known

for his prints of the actress Marilyn Monroe, the singer Elvis Presley and of Campbell's soup cans. Andy Wharhol

was inspired by images from advertisements and common consumer items. He also made a series of paintings

which showed images of car accidents.

1. Why did people dislike abstract art?

A. People found it hard to understand. B. Ordinary people couldn't afford it.

C. People disliked enjoying it in galleries. D. It wasn't based on everyday life.

2. What impression do pop art works leave on people?

A. They are a rebellion against abstract art. B. They have many elements of abstract art.

C. They are created so real. D. They are products of advertisers. 3. The Independent Group was set up to ________.

A. introduce a new art form to the world B. develop modern advertising further

C. create new comic book images D. make British culture better known

B

Cuckoos don’t bother building their own nests—they just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds

and take over their nests. But other birds are wishing up, evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the

cuckoo eggs.

Cuckoos are often know asparasites, meaning that they hide their eggs in the nest of other species. To avoid

detection, the cuckoos have evolved so that eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets. If the host

bird doesn’t notice the strange egg in its nest, the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it

comes out, taking the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.

To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young, the other birds have evolved a few smart ways to spot the fakes,

which we’re only now beginning to fully understand. One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra

colour-sensitive cell in their eyes, which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths and allows

them to see a far greater range of colours than humans can. This allows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which

might be exactly the same to our eyes.

Fascinatingly, we’re actually able to observe different bird species at very different points in their

evolutionary war with the cuckoos. For instance, some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts. The

blue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts, and yet they are still sometimes rejected.

Compare that with cuckoos who target dunnocks. While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs, their cuckoo invaders

just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots. And yet dunnocks barely ever seem to notice the obvious

trick.

Biologists suspect these more easily fooled species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as

the redstarts, but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion. What’s remarkable is