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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时.先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你?各有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题.从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对

话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A..£19,15

B..£9.18.

C..£9.15

答案是C

1.WhydidthewomangotoMallorca?

A.ToteachSpanish.

B.Tolookforajob.

C.Toseeafriend

2.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Takehimtohospital.

B.Gotoaclasswithhim.CSubmitareportforhim

3.Whowilllookafterthechildren?

A.Jennifer

B.Suzy

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Drivehome

B.Goshopping.

C.Eatout

5、Whatarethespeakertalkingabout?

A.Howtofryfish

B.Howtomakecoffee

C.Howtoremoveabadsmell.

第二节（15小题:每个空1.5分，满分22.5分）

下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题.从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.

听每段对话或独白，你将有时间阅读各个小题.每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6、WhendoesGomezwatchafootballgameonTV?

A、Whenhefailstogetaticket.

B、Whenthestadiumiscrowded.

C、Whenhisfriendsaretoobusy.

7、HowmuchdidGomezpayforthefootballgamelasttime?

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdidAlexdointheafternoon?

A.HehadawalkBHewenthuntingCHeplantedtrees.

9、WhatdidAlexbringback?

A、FlowersB、LeavesC、books

10、WhatwasBobdoingwhenAlexsawhim?

A.FishingB.TakingpicturesC.Swimming

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11、WhatdidDaviddoonhismostrecentholiday?

A.HehadaboattripB.HetookaballoonflightC.Heclimbedamountain.

12、WhatisonDavid'slist?

A、Giftsheneededtobuy.

B、Thingshewishedtodo.

C、Dateshehadtoremember.

13、WheredoesthewomansuggestDavidgoforhisnextholiday?

A、AustraliaBxCaliforniaCxTheAmazon

听第9段村料，回答第14至题。

14.WhydidSarahmakethephorecall?

A,Toaskafaver

B.Topassonamessage

C.Tomakeanappointment.

15.WhereisSarahnow?

AInBrighton

B,Atherhome

C.AttheSheltonHotel

16.WhattimeisMichaelleavinghisplacetomorrowmorning?

A、At7:40B、At8:00C.At8:20

17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenJohnandSarah?

A、Neighbors.

BFellowworker

C.Husbandandwife

听第10段材料。曰答第1至20题，

18.Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommuication?

A.PronounciatinB、VocabularyC、Grammar。

19.Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Todevelpyourreadingfluency

B.Toimpoveyounote-takingskills

CTofindoutyourmispronounciatios.

20.What'sthespeaker'slastsuggestion?

A.Spelloutthedifficultwords.

B.Checkthewordsinadicionary

CPracticerealingthewordsaloud.

第二部分（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（其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。

Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅社）。ThehostelsinRome

offerabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you'lloftengettostayinacentrallocation（位

置）wilhsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.It'soneofthe

best-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It*saffordable,andit'sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoo

noisy.Asanaddedbonus,it'sclosetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembers

holdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.Theresalsoanareaontherooftopfor

hangingoutwithothertravelersduringthesummer.

B

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Byday,RobertTittertonisturningpagesofcontractsandreadingthroughfineprintasalawyerwiththe

NewSouthWalesCivilandAdministrativeTribunal.

InhissparetimethoughhedonsatuxedotogoonstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova-notasa

musicianbutasherpageturner.

"It'saterrifyingjobifyoudon'treallyreadmusic,"hesaid.

"Fmnotatrainedmusician...butI'velearnttoreaditsufficientlysoIcanhelpMariainher

performance."WechatOfficialAccount:FreedomWriter(ID:lingoresources)

MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup'sofficialpageturnerforthepast

fouryears.Hisroleistositbesidethepianist,whetherthatbeMsRaspopovaoraguestperformer,andturn

thepagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn'thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.

Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstageandlikenedthetasktoacrossword.

"There'sinstructionsonthepagefromthecomposeraboutloudandsoftandquickandslowandsoon,"Mr

Tittertonexplained.

"There'salotofskillsinvolved;you'vegottobeabletoturnthepageandthat'sharderthanitsounds.

"Youhavetomakesureyoudon'tturntwopagesatonce,makesureyoudon'ttipitintoherlap,makesure

youfindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktotherightspot."

Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofrehearsals.

Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeat

passages.

Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding”toindicateapage

turnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.

“Youhavetotrainthepianist,"MrTittertonsaid.

"Somearesodiscourteoustheydon'tevennodtheirheadwhentheywantthepageturned.

"You'vegottomakesuretheygiveyoutherightinstruction."WechatOfficialAccount:FreedomWriter(ID:

lingoresources)

Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.

"Iwasturningthepagetogetreadyfbrthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthespare

pagestoflutterdownontoMaria'spregnantstomach,'1MrTitteilonrecalled.

"LuckilyIwasabletograbitandputitbackonthestand.

"Therewasalotofswearwordsthatwentthroughmyheadbutyou'vegottobeverycalmandanchoryour

pianist."

Mostpageturnersareusuallypianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMsRaspopovahas

previouslyrecruitedherhusband,aclarinettistintheensemble,tohelpheroutonstage.

"Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,nshelaughed.

"Hegetsinvolvedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:Turn,turn!1

nRobertisthebestpageturnerFvehadinmyentirelife.Ifstrue."24.WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobea

pageturner?A.ReadmusicBPlaythepiano.C.SingsongsD.Fixtheinstruments25.Whichofthefollowing

bestdescribesTitterton'sjobonstage?A.Boring.BWell-paid.CDemanding.DDangerous.26.What

doesTittertonneedtopractise?A.CountingthepagesB.Recognizingthe"noddingCCatchingfallingobjectsD.

Performinginhisownstyle.27.WhyisMsRaspopova'shusband"theworsepageturnerA.Hehasverypoor

eyesight.B.HeignorestheaudienceC.HehasnointerestinmusicDHeforgetstodohisjob参考答案：24-27：

ACBDB篇文章讲述为音乐家在演奏时“翻乐谱的人”这个角色，虽然这个角色不是很起眼，但

是它需要音乐相关的背景知识和相当多的训练。

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WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskies,marshesandlandsteemedwithan

astonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadbeenwisestewardsofthesepreciousnaturalresources.

Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatetheseresources.

Millionsofwaterfowlweredestroyed,somespeciestothepointofextinction,atthehandsofmarkethuntersanda

handfulofoverlyambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredrainedtofeedandhousetheeverincreasing

populations,greatlyreducingwaterfowlbreedingandnestinghabitat.WechatOfficialAccount:FreedomWriter(ID:

lingoresources)

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct(Act),anincreasinglyconcernedNationtookfirm

actiontostopthedestructionofmigratorywaterfowlandthewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,all

waterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarryaFederalDuckStamp.Theveryfirst

FederalDuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N."Ding"Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,whoatthattime

wasappointedbyFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiologicalSurvey,thepredecessortotheU.S.Fishand

WildlifeService.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoinsurethesurvivalofournaturalresources.

Approximately98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBirdConservationFundtopurchase

wetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintotheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem-afactthatensuresthislandwillbe

protectedandavailableforallgenerationstocome.Since1934,over1billiondollarshasgoneintothatFundtopurchase

almost6millionacresofhabitat.LittlewondertheFederalDuckStampProgramhasbeencalledoneofthemost

successfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

28.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?A.LossofwetlandsBPopularityof

watersportsC.PollutionofriversD.Arrivalofotherwildanimals29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword*decimate

"meaninthefirstparagraph?AAcquireBExport.CDestroyD.Distribute30.WhatisadirectresultoftheAct

passedin1934?A.ThestamppricehasgonedownB.ThemigratorybirdshaveflownawayCThehuntershave

stoppedhunting.D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthe

text?A.TheFederalDuckStampStoryB.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystemC.TheBenefitsofSaving

WaterfowlD.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting参考答案：28・31ACDA

c篇文章讲述美国为了保护“水禽（尤指鸭或鹅）”而颁布的一项政策，即狩猎者要购买相关

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Popularizationhasinsomecasesdistortedtheoriginalscientificdefinitionofemotionalintelligence.Many

peoplenowequateemotionalintelligencewithalmosteverythingdesirableinaperson'smakeupthatcannot

bemeasuredbyanIQtest,suchascharacter,motivation,confidence,mentalstability,optimismand"people

skills.*'Researchhasshownthatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthesequalities,butmostofthem

movefarbeyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.Weprefertodefineemotionalintelligenceasaspecific

setofskillsthatcanbeusedforeitherprosocialorantisocialpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyperceive

howothersarefeelingmaybeusedbyatherapisttogaugehowbesttohelpherclients,whereasaconartist

mightuseittomanipulatepotentialvictims.Beingemotionallyintelligentdoesnotnecessarilymakeonean

ethicalperson.WechatOfficialAccount:FreedomWriter(ID:lingoresources)

Althoughpopularclaimsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhatresearchcanreasonably

support,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeenmorebeneficialthanharmful.Themostpositiveaspect

ofthispopularizationisanewandmuchneededemphasisonemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothers

interestedinpromotingsocialwelfare.Thepopularizationofemotionalintelligencehashelpedboththe

publicandresearchpsychologyreevaluatethefunctionalityofemotionsandhowtheyservehumans

adaptivelyineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisbothwarrantedanddesirable,wehope

thatsuchattentionwillstimulateagreaterinterestinthescientificandscholarlystudyofemotion.Itisour

hopethatincomingdecades,advancesincognitiveandaffectivesciencewillofferintertwiningperspectives

fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplenavigatetheirlives.Emotionalintelligence,withitsfocusonbothheadand

heart,mayadequatelyservetopointusintherightdirection.

32.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.B.

IthelpstoexerciseapersonsmindC.ItincludesasetofemotionalskillsD.Itreferstoapersonspositive

qualities.33.Whydoestheauthormention"doctor"andHcheater"inparagraph2?A.Toexplainarule.B.

ToclarifyaconceptC.TopresentafactDTomakeaprediction4.Whatistheauthorsattitudetothe

popularizationofemotionaltelligence?A.FavorableBIntolerant.C.DoubtfulD.Unclear35.Whatdoes

thelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotionalintelligence?A.ItsappealtothepublicB.

ExpectationsforfuturestudiesC.ItspracticalapplicationDScientistswithnewperspectives参考答案：

32-35DBAB

D篇文章讲述关于大众对情商的理解以及学术界对于其的研究动向

七选五

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Myhusbandand1justspentaweekinParis.36.Sothefirstthingwedidwasrentafantasticallyexpensive

sixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwehadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.

Theplacewasn'tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanoramlParisianapartment,theplumbingworked.37.Our

buildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemalevoicethatsaid,"OuverturedesportesJinperfectFrench.Thatisthe

onlyFrenchphraseImastered,andifsashameIdon'thavemuchuseofit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeonenotedinthispapera

coupleofweeksagao,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.38^Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelike

cardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlikelittleflavorbombs.

39.OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefoodmarkettopickupsomegroceries.I

boughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmallstrawberriesandalittlesweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywere

thebestfruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency.Youcantellthisbycafelife.Frenchcafesare

alwayscrowded.40.Whendothesepeoplework?TheFrenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously-so

seriouslythatsomelaborunionsrecentlystruckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthenumberofhours

thatindependentcontractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.That'snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon'tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.

参考答案：36-40FCGEA

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youcan)

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Reader'sDigestEditor-in-chiefLizVaccariellofondlyrecalls

herentryintotheworkingworld.

Mylifeasatax-payingemployed

personbeganinmiddleschool,

when,forthreewholedays,Iworked

onanassemblyline.

Mylifeasatax-payingemployedpersonbeganinmiddleschool,when,forthreewholedays,Iworkedinabaking

factory.

MybestfriendBetsy'sfatherwasamanageratHoughBakeries,which,atEastertime,41madelittlebunny（兔

子）cakesforallits42storesthoughoutCleveland.lthappenedthattheplantdownttownneededeightkidsfor

43temporaryhe1pduringourspringbreak,forwhichIhadno44glansbeyondlisteningtomyfavoriterecords.I

'd45earnminimumwage.I'dseehowafactory46worked.Myparentsthoughtallofthiswasagrandideaand

calledBetsy'sdadwiththeir47permission.

Our48rolesinthefactoryweresimple:Placecakesonamovingbelt.Attachicingears.Applyicingeyesand

nose.49Removebunnyfrombelt.Thiswas50harderthanitsounds.51Calmdownabitandthecakespileup.

AsItoldmyparentsthatfirstnight,itwasallalittlemorehigh-pressurethanI'd52cxpcctcd.

Dad53smiled.Thesonofagrocer,he'dspentthesummerofhischildhood54deliveringfoodin

Bennardsville,NewJersey.Thiswasthesortofworkthatmadeyou55appreciatethedollarsyouearnedand

respectthosewhodidthework,hetoldme.

41.A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reserved

42A.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizens

43A.generousB.financialC.technicalD.temporary

44A.plansB.problemsC.excusesD.hobbies

45A.offerB.earnC.setD.suggest

46A.workedB.closedC.developedD.survived

47A.ambitionB.permissionC.experienceDinvitation

48A.joysB.ideasC.rolesD.choices

49A.SaveB.KeepC.StopD.Remove

5()A.harderB.betterC.longerD.cheaper

51A.CalmdownB.SlowdownC.StayonD.Moveon

52A.indicatedB.witnessedC.expectedD.remembered

53A.criedB.smiledC.hesitatedD.refused

54A.tastingB.findingC.sharingD.delivering

55A.withdrawB.donateC.receiveD.appreciate

答案41-45CADAB46-50ABCDA51-55BCBDD

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GoingtoMountHuangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatlessong.TheLongandWinding

Road".56issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceistheout-of-this-worldscenes.Therollingsea

ofcloudsyouseeonceyouareatthetopwillremindyouhowtinywe57(human)are.Thehotspringat

thefootofthemountainissomethingyoumusttryaftertheclimb.Itwill58(undoubted)helpyouget

refreshed!Theamazingthingaboutthespringisthatthecolderthetemperaturegets,the59(hot)the

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

theendlessseriesofsteps.Youcan4,thelpwondering,howhardit61(be)forthepeoplethentoputall

thoserocksintoplace.Thoughitistheonlyunnaturalthingonyourwayupthemountain,stillit

highlightsthewholeadventure-62offersaplacewhereyoucansitdowntorest

your63(ache)legs.Asthesonggoes,thislongandwindingroad"willneverdisappearanditwill

alwaysstickinthevisitorsmemory.Itsuredoesin64Whileyou'reinChina,MountHuangshan

is65musttovisit!

ThelongandwindingRoad《TheLongandWindingRoad》是英国摇滚乐队TheBeatles收录于1970

年专辑《LetItBe》的歌曲,由PaulMcCartney创作,署名Lennon-McCartney.1970年5月11日在美国

发行为AB面单曲，B面为GeorgeHanison创作、演唱的《ForYouBlue》。这首歌是TheBeatles最后一

首美国冠军单曲。

参考答案：56.What57.humans58.undoubtedly59.hotter60.astonished61.was62.

and63.aching64.myself65.a

2021年新高考I、II卷作文

适用地区：山东、广东、福建、江苏、湖南、湖北、河北、海南、辽宁、重庆

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

你校英文报Yth正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.读报经历；

2.喜爱的栏目；

3.期待与祝福.

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Youthandme

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Mother'sDayCelebrationwithTwin

Child-anOpenSpeech

Subject:Other

Topic:Speech

Mother'sDayCelebrationwithTwinChild-an

OpenSpeech

Thetwinsrubbedtheirhandswithgleeasthey

thoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanningfor

Mother'sDay.HowpleasedandproudMother

wouldbewhentheybroughtherbreakfastinbed.

TheyplannedtomakeFrenchtoastandchicken

porridge.Theyhadwatchedtheirmotherinthe

kitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.JennaandJeff

knewexactlywhattodo.

Mother'sDayCelebrationwithTwinChild-anOpenSpeech

Thetwinsrubbedtheirhandswithgleeastheythoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanning

forMother'sDay.HowpleasedandproudMotherwouldbewhentheybroughther

breakfastinbed.TheyplannedtomakeFrenchtoastandchickenporridge.Theyhad

watchedtheirmotherinthekitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.JennaandJeffknewexactly

whattodo.

Thebigdaydawnedatlast.Thealarmrangat6a.m.Thepaircreptdownthestairstothe

kitchen.Theydecidedtoboiltheporridgefirst.Theyputsomericeintoapotofwater

andleftittoboilwhiletheymadetheFrenchtoast.Jeffbroketwoeggsintoaplateand

addedinsomemilk.Jennafoundthebreadandputtwoslicesintotheeggmixture.Next,

Jeffturnedonthesecondstoveburnertoheatupthefryingpan.Everythingwasgoing

smoothlyuntilJeffstartedfryingthebread.Thepanwastoohotandthebreadturned

blackwithinminutes.Jennathrewtheburntpieceintothesinkandputintheotherslice

ofbread.Thistime,sheturneddownthefiresoitcookednicely.

ThenJeffnoticedthepotcoverstartingtomove.Thenextminute,theporridgeboiled

overandputoutthefire.Jennapanicked.Thankfully,Jeffstayedcalmandturnedoffthe

gas.Butthestovewasamessnow.JennatoldJefftowipeupthestickystuffsothey

couldcontinuetocooktherestoftheporridge.ButJeffshandtouchedthehotburner

andhegaveayelpofpain.Jennamadehimputhishandunderthetap.Thenshecaught

thesmellofburning.Ohdear!Thepieceofbreadinthepanhadturnedblackaswell.

Asthetwinslookedaroundthemindisappointment,theirfatherappeared.One

lookandheknewwhattheywereupto.Seeingtheirgloomyfaces,headvisedthemto

cleanupthekitchenwhilehehelpedthemmakebreakfastforMother.Thetwins

immediatelycheeredupanddidastold.Withinhalfanhour,thekitchenwasascleanas

anewpin,andatthesametime,Fatherhadmadesomeeggsandwichesandcookedsome

oatporridge.Thenhesneakedbacktobed.Thetwinspreparedthebreakfasttray,adding

adelicatecardtheyhadmade,andthencarriedthetrayupstairst