2021年新高考英語試題

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel

(旅社).ThehostelsinRomeofferabedindormroomforaround$25anight,andfor

that,you'lloftengettostayinacentral位置)location(withsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbe

YellowHostel.It'soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It's

affordable,andit'sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,

it'sclosetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

lfyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.Hostel

AlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyof

bareventsforguests,likefreeshots,barcrawls,andkaraoke.There'salsoanareaon

therooftopforhangingoutwithothertravelers

duringthesummer.

YouthStationHostel

Ifyou'relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth

Station.ItoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeoThereareplentyofotherbenefits,too:

itdoesn'tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;it

alsofreeWi-Fiineveryroom.Brliso.a

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentral

citystationandit'sclosetoallofthecity'smaattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyand

helpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceif

youreesome.However,youhavetopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.

21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

A.Comfort.B.Security.C.Price.n

D.Location.

22.Whichhostelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?00-81A

A.YellowHostel.B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.deulD.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.

23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?

A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.B.Itsstaffistootalkative.

CItchargesforWi-Fi.D.It'sinconvenientlylocated

B

Byday,RobertTitermanisalawyer.Inhissparetimethoughhegoesonstage

besidepianistMariaRaspopova--notasamusicianbutasherpagetumer."Tmnota

trainedmusician,butI’velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainher

performance.

"MrTittermanischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup's

officialpageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjoisitbesidethepianistandturnthe

pagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn'thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingit

themselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.

“Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon’tturntwo

pagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogo

backtotherightspot,"MrTittermanexplained.

Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor

40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns.includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.

Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof"

nodding”to.indicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.

Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong."Iwas

turningthepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butdraftwindfromtheturncaused

thesparepagestofalloffthestand,"MrTittermansaid."LuckilyIwasabletocatch

themandputthemback."

Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,

althoughMsRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.

"Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,"shelaughed."He'sabsorbedinthemusic,

feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:

'Turn,turn!’RobertisthebestpageturnerI'vehadinmyentirelife."

24.WhatshouldTittermanbeabletodotobeapageturner?o

A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterman'sjobonstage?

A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.DemandingD.Dangerous.

26.WhatdoesTittermanneedtopractise?

A.Countingthepages.B.Recognizingthe"nodding".

C.Catchingfallingobjects.D.Performinginhisownstyle.

27.WhyisMsRaspopova'shusband"theworstpageturner"?

A.Hehasverypooreyesight.B.Heignorestheaudience.

C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.D.Heforgetstodohisjob.

C

WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskies

andlandswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshad

takencareofthesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittookthe

explorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartof

theseresources.Millionsofwaterfowl(水禽)werekilledatthehandsofmarket

huntersandahandfulofoverlyambitioussportsmen,Millionsofacresofwetlands

weredriedtofeedandhousetheever-increasingpopulations,greatlyreducing

waterfowlhabitat(棲息地).

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct(Act),an

increasinglyconcernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionof

migratory(遷徙的)waterfowlandthewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.Underthis

Act,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarry

aFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederalDuckStampwasdesignedby

J.N."Ding"Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,lowa,whoatthattimewas

appointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiological

Survey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofournatural

resources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintothe

NationalwildlifeRefugeSystem-afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedand

availableforallgenerationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondolrshas

goneintothatFundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.Littlewonderthe

FederalDucktampProgramhasbeencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservation

programseverinitiated.

28.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?

A.Lossofwetlands.B.Popularityofwatersports.

C.Pollutionofrivers.D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimate"meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Acquire.B.Export.C.Destroy.D.Distribute.

30.WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?

A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.

B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway

C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting

D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStory

B.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowl

D.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

D

Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional(情

感的)intelligence.Manypeoplenmisunderstandemotionalintelligenceasalmost

everythingdesirableisperson'smakeupthatcannotbemeasuredbyan1Qtest,such

ascharacter,motivation,confidence,mentalstability.optimismand"peopleskills."

Researchhasshownthatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthesequalities,

butmostofthemmovefarbeyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofskillsthatcanbe

usedforethergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstandhowothers

arefeelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpherpatients,whilea

cheatermightuseittocontrolpotentialvictims.Beingemotionallyintelligentdoes

notnecessarilymakeoneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhat

researchcanreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeenmore

beneficialthanharmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisanewand

muchneededemphasis(重視)onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothers

interestedinpromotingsocialwell-being.Thepopularizationofemotional

intelligencehashelpedboththepublicandresearchersre-evaluatethefunctionalityof

emotionsandhowtheyservepeopleadaptivelyineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,

wehopethatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificandscholarly

studyofemotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesinsciencewilloffer

newperspectives(視角)fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheirlives.

Emotionalintelligence,withitsfocusonbothheadandheart,mayservetopointus

intherightdirection.

32.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson'smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.D.Itreferstoaperson'spositivequalities.

33.Whydoestheauthormention"doctor"and"cheater"inparagraph2?m

A.Toexplainarule.B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.D.Tomakeaprediction.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothepopularizationofemotionalintelligence?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotional

intelligence?

A.Itsappealtothepublic.B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

第二節(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)

閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中

有兩項為多余選項。

MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.36thefirstthingwedidwas

rentafantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.hwasso

tinythatwehadoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway

Theplacewasn'tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,

theplumbing(水管)worked.37__Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemale

voicethatsaid,"Ouerturedesportes,"inperfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrench

phraseImastered,andit'sashame1don'thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.As

someonenotedinthispaperacoupleofweeksagotheyeatgreatfoodandnevergain

weight.38Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,they

explodeinyourmouthlikelittleflavorbombs.

39OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefood

markettopickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmall

strawberriesandalittlesweetmelon.Myhusbandand1agreedtheywerethebest

fruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycont$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency(效率)--Youcan

tellthisbycafelife.Frenchcafesarealwayscrowded.40Whendothese

peoplewok?TheFrenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously--soseriouslythat

somelaborunionsrecentlystruckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthe

mumblerofhoursthatindependentcontractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.That'snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon'tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy

第三部分語言運用(共兩節,滿分30分)

第一節(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B.C、D四個選項中選出可以填人空白處的

最佳選項。

Mylifeasatax-payingemployedpersonbeganinmiddleschool,when,for

threewholedays,Iworkedinabakingfactory.MybestfriendBetsy'sfatherwasa

manageratHoughBakeries,which,atEastertime,41littlebunny(兔子)cakes

forallits42throughoutCleveland.Ithappenedthattheplantdowntownneeded

eightkidsfor43helpduringourspringbreak,forwhich1hadno44beyond

listeningtomyfavoriterecords.I’d45minimumwage.'dseehowafactory46

MyparentsthoughtallofthiswasagrandideaandcalledBetsy'sdadwiththeir47

Our48inthefactoryweresimple:Placecakesonamovingbelt.Attach

icing(糖霜)cars.Applyicingeyesandnose.49bunnyfromthebelt.Thiswas5thanit

sounds.51abitandthecakespileup.AsItoldmyparentsatdinnerthatfirstnight,it

wasallalittlemorehigh-pressurethanI’d52.

Dad53,Thesonofagrocer,he'dspentthesummersofhischildhood54

foodinBernardsville,NewJersey.Thiswasthesortofworkthatmadeyou55

thedollarsyouearedandrespectthosewhodidthework,hetoldme

41.A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reserved

42.A.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizens

43:A.generousB.financialC.technicalD.temporary

44.A.plansB.problemsC.excusesD.hobbies

45.A.offerB.earC.setD.suggest

46.A.workedB.closedC.developD.survived

47.A.ambitionB.permissionC.experienceD.invitation

48.A.joysB.ideasC.rolesD.choices

49.A.SaveB.KeepC.StopD.Remove

50.A.harderB.betterC.longerD.cheaper

51.A.CalmdownB.SlowdownC.StayonD.Moveon

52.A.indicatedB.witnessedC.expectedD.remembered

53.A.criedB.smiledC.hesitatedD.refused

54.A.tastingB.findingC.sharingD.delivering

55.A.withdrawB.donateC.receiveD.appreciate

第二節(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

GoingtoMountHuangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatles'song"TheLong

andWindingRoad".56issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceisthe

out-of-this-worldscenes.Therollingseaofcloudsyouseeonceyouareatthetopwill

remindyouhowtinywe57(human)are.

Thehotspringatthefootofthemountainissomethingyoumusttryafterthe

climb.Itwill58(undoubted)helpyougetrefreshed!Theamazingthingabout

thespringisthatthecolderthetemperaturegets,the59(hot)thespring!

Strange,isn'tit?Butthat'shownatureis-alwaysleavingus60(astonish).

Whatcomesnextistheendlessseriesofsteps.Youcan'thelpwonderinghow

hardit61(be)forthepeoplethentoputallthoserocksintoplace.Thoughitis

theonlyunnaturalthingonyourwayupthemountain,stillithighlightsthewholes

adventure62offersaplacewhereyoucansitdowntorestyour63(ache)

legs.

Asthesonggoes,thislongandwindingroad"willneverdisappear",anditwill

alwaysstickinthevisitor'smemory.Itsuredoesin64(1).Whileyou'einChina,

MountHuangshanis65musttovisit!

第四部分寫作(共兩節,滿分40分)第一節(滿分15分)

你校英文報Youth正在慶祝創刊十周年。請你寫一篇短文投稿，內容包括:

1.讀報的經歷;2.喜愛的欄目;3.期望和祝福。

注意:

1.寫作詞數應為80左右:2.請按如下格式作答。

YouthandMe

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