2021年江西省初中学业水平考试英语真题（附答案）

2021年江西省初中学业水平考试英语真题（附答案）

一、听力测试（20分）

现在是试听时间。请听一段对话，然后回答问题。

Whatistheboygoingtobuy?

A.Somejuice.

B.Someoranges.

C.Someapples.

答案是C。

A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、

B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听完每

段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。（每小题1分）

1.Whodrewthecat?

A.Sally.

B.John.

C.Kate.

2.Whereisthesupermarket?

A.OnMainStreet.

B.Acrossfromthebank.

C.Nexttothehospital.

3.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?

A.£4.

B.£6.

C.£8.

4.WhyisLindahappy?

A.Shewillseeamovie.

B.Shewillseehermother.

C.Shewillgetanewbike.

5.Whatdoesthegirlmean?

A.Sheisveryscared.

B.Sheisrallysurprised.

C.Sheisabitangry.

B）请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的

AB、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段

对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题

给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。（每小题1分）

请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。

6.What'sthematterwiththeman?

A.He'sgotacough.

B.He'sgotasorethroat.

C.He'sgotaheadache.

7.Howlongshouldthemantakethemedicine?

A.3days.

B.5days.

C.7days.

请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。

8.WhattimeistheSundaylunch?

A.At12:30.

B.At1:00.

C.At1:30.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutDavid?

A.Heisacustomer.

B.Heisamanager.

C.Heisawaiter.

请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。

10.Whathappenedtothewomanonthefirstday?

A.Herbagwasstolen.

B.HerIDcardwaslost.

C.Hermoneyranout.

11.Whatdidshedointhelastevening?

A.Shehadabigmeal.

B.Shejoinedinsinging.

C.Shewentoutforawalk.

12.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Theholiday.

B.Theaccident.

C.Theconcert.

请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。

13.Wheredotheyhavetheparty?

A.Inthepark.

B.inthehotel.

C.Athome.

14.Whydotheyhavetheparty?

A.Alicefinishedhercourses.

B.Mike'ssisterhasanewbaby.

C.Alice'sfamilyiscomingover.

15.Whatcanwegetfromtheconversation?

A.Aliceisverybusytoday.

B.AliceandMikeareclassmates.

C.Alicemustbringagifttotheparty.

C）请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格

不超过3个单词。将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。听独白前你将有

50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。（每小题1分）

16.In,wetookpartinaneventinIndia.

17.EachteamdroveacartotheofIndia.

18.Ourteamraisedarounddollars.

19.Wedroveforabouteveryday.

20.Wemanagedtohaveagameofwiththelocal

people.

二、单项填空。（8分）

请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出

可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题1

分）

21.Yourlegkooksreallybad!Ithinkyoushouldsendfor

aaboutthat.

A.pilot

B.doctor

C.singer

D.postman

22.—What'sthatterriblenoise?

一It'sJohn.He___theviolin.

A.practiced

B.ispracticing

C.waspracticing

D.haspracticed

23.Sueworks__,sosheneverseemstomakemistakes.

A.late

B.alone

C.happily

D.carefully

24Thesebeautifulanimalsareendangered.Wemust___

them.

A.save

B.show

C.stop

D.catch

25.Therearenobusestothebeach.___youhaveacar,

it'sdifficulttogetthere.

A.Since

B.After

C.Unless

D.Because

26.—Howdoweturnontheovens?

—I___yon,weren'tyoulistening?

A.tell

B.amtelling

C.willtell

D.havetold

27.—Areyougoingtotheairportbybus?

—I'drathertakeataxi.It1s___.

A.quicker

B.cheaper

C.thequickest

D.thecheapest

28.ThemandidagreatjobinfightingCOVID-19.He___on

TVandbecomeswidelyknown.

A.interviewed

B.hasinterviewed

C.wasinterviewed

D.willbeinterviewed

三、完型填空。（26分）

A）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、

C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。（每小题1分）

Theyweighalmostnothing.Yettheyare29thansteel.

Infact,somespiders'websareamongtheworld'sstrongest

materials,30___theycanbepulledlongerthanelastic（橡

皮筋）.Theycanalsobeany31___.Spiderwebsareamazing.

Aspiderhashundredsofsmallopeningsinitsbody.Silk

comesoutoftheseopeningsasaliquid（液体），and,asit

reachestheair,itbecomesthread-like.These32___threads（线）

cometogethertoformasinglethread.

Thespidercanmakemanydifferentkindsofthread.The

threadcanbethickorthin,wetor

dry,orsticky.Eachkindhasadifferent33

Somewebscreateaneggbox.Others34___hiding

places.Themostcommonpurposeofaspiderweb,however,is

tocatchfood.

Therearemany35thespiderusesitswebtocatchfood.

Forexample,somespidersproduce

asinglethread.Aninsectthensitsonit

36_realizingwhatitisdoing,andbecomes

37___.Slowly,thespidermovestowardstheinsect.38___,

itcoversitsfoodinsilk.

Somespidersuseadifferentkindof39___.Theymakewebs

thatcheatinsects.Aninsectseesthewebandthinksit'sa

flower.Itthen40___theweb.Thespidercanfeeleventhe

smallestmovementoftheweb,andrushesattheinsect41___

itcangetaway.

Spiderwebsareso42___thatengineershavebeenstudying

themforyears.Theywanttolearn

whytheyaresostrongandelastic.However,for

themoment,spidersarekeepingtheir43___.Although

theyhavemadegreatprogressinscienceandtechnology.Humans

stillhaven'tbeenabletocopynaturalwebs.

29.A.strongerB.brighterC.heavierD.thicker

30.A.soB.butC.ifD.or

31.A.shapeB.priceC.weightD.temperature

32.A.wideB.brokenC.tinyD.weak

33.A.directionB.purposeC.sizeD.name

34.A.provideB.chooseC.findD.change

35.A.problemsB.reasonsC.stepsD.ways

36.A.byB.forC.withoutD.in

37.A.lostB.stuckC.excitedD.burnt

38.A.sadlyB.clearlyC.suddenlyD.loudly

39.A.helpB.materialC.powerD.trick

40.A.landsonB.movestowards

C.fliesoverD.looksinto

41.A.whenB.beforeC.untilD.unless

42.A.softB.expensiveC.importantD.amazing

43.A.habitsB.placesC.secretsD.records

B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适

当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置，每个词限用一次。

（每小题1分）

starstillgoodrest

uphowpollutionstopsmal1seetowards

Lookupattheskyatnight.Whatcanyousee?Before

electriclights,peoplecouldoftenseeabout2,500different

stars.Now,lightfillstheskiesoverourcities.Thisis

calledlight44.Becauseofit,peopleincitiescanoften

onlyseeaboutten45___.

Mostofthetime,lighthelpsus.Wecan46___becauseof

it.Itgivesplantsenergy.Butlightisn'talways47___.We

needtimesofdark48___.Onehundredyearsago,wehadthese

timesofdark.Nowthenightislikeaday.Somescientistsare

worriedabout49___thislightaffects（影响）ourhealth.These

scientistsarestudyingtheeffectsoflightpollution.

Otherscientistsarefindingwaysto50___

lightpollutionandmakeourlivesbetter.For

example,manystreetlightsnowhavecovers.Thecoversfocus

thelight51___theground.Theystopthelightfromgoing52___

intothesky.Theyalsosaveenergy.Thecoversarea53

change,buttheycan54_haveapositive（正面的）effect.

四、阅读理解（46分）

A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文所给内容从每小题所给的A、B、

C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小

题2分）

A

ARTFESTIVAL

14-24August2021

VIDEO

Anhourlyshowofvideospresentedby

PembertonSecondarySchoolstudents.Videothemesare

aboutintellectually（智力）disabledyouthandtheirparents.

Venue:CapitalHall

Dates:14-22August

Freeadmission

PERFORMANCE

AlpineYouthTheaterpresentsACat'sMindwithcheerful

songsanddance,promisingtogiveawonderfulperformanceby

20youngpeoplebetween18and25yearsofage.

Venue:NationalArtsTheater

Dates:15-23August

Freeadmission

CONCERT

EricFawkins,two-timePrimaMusicPrizewinner,will

performaneveningofclassicalandjazzballads.Eric

Fawkins'latestCDwillalsobeonsale.

Venue:VictoryTheater

Dates:22-24August

Tickets:availableat$50(child),$80(adult)

55.WhenwillACat'sMindbeperformed?

A.14-24August.

B.15-23August.

C.22-24August.

D.14-22August.

56.Whatisthepriceofanadultticketfortheconcert?

A.$80.

B.$50.

C.$20.

D.$18.

57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheads

above?

A.AgroupofchildrenperformACat'sMind.

B.FawkinshaswonPrimaMusicPrizeonce.

C.Thevideoshowispresentedbytheparents.

D.YoucanbuyFawkins'latestCDattheconcert.

B

Britishadventurer（冒险家）AlastairHumphreyshadridden

hisbikearoundtheworld,walkedacrossIndia,androwed（戈U

船）fromAfricatoSouthAmerica.In2011,however,Humphreys

hadsomeofthebiggestadventuresofhislife----andhenever

evenlefttheUnitedKingdom.

Forayear,Humphreyswentonmicroadventures----small,

low-costtripsclosetohome.Whydidhedothis?”Istarted

tothinkthatitwaspossibletohaveanadventureanywhere,“he

explains.Forhisfirsttrip,hewenthikingwithafriend

aroundtheM25----a188-kilometerroadthatgoesalltheway

aroundLondon.Otheradventureswhenwetrysomethingnew.

Humphreyswantedotherpeopletomakethisdiscovery,too,

sohedecidedtosharehisidea,hechallengedpeopletogoon

microadventuresandsendhimfour-minutevideosoftheirtrips.

Heaskedthemtodothingslikeclimbahill,goawayfora

weekend,orchoosearandom（任意的）placeonamapandgothere.

Peoplefromallovertheworldacceptedhischallengeandposted

theirvideosonTwitter.

58.Whichofthefollowingbelongtomicroadventures?Check

andchoosetherightanswer.

①walkacrossIndia

②sleepoutsideonahill

(3)goawayforaweekend

④swimintheRiverThames

⑤rowfromAfricatoSouthAmerica

⑥hikearoundtheroadaroundLondon.

A.①③④⑤

B.①④⑤⑥

C.②③④⑥

D.②③⑤⑥

59.WhatcanweknowaboutHumphreys'personality

accordingtothepassage?

A.Brave,creativeandactive.

B.Proud,humorousandkind.

C.Careful,quietandhard-working.

D.Confident,strictandwarm-hearted.

60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ABigChailenge

B.AnAmazingTravel

B.KeepaTripRecord

D.GoforaMicroadventure

C

Today,bycarefullychoosingdogparents,humanshave

createdmanydifferentkindsofdog.Eachkindhasitsownlook

andtalents,anditsownrolewithinhumansociety.Hereare

threeexamplesof"adog'slife“intheworld.

Today,

manyhospitalsletspeciallytraineddogsin

tobringloveandcheertopatients.Shayneeisa

therapy（治疗）dog.Shevisitschildrenwhoareinhospital.

Dogslikeshayneehelppatientsfeelcalmandatpeace,which

canbehardinabusyhospital.Theyhelpbothchildrenand

adultsstaystrongduringlonghospitalstays,and,some

suggest,evenhelpthemgetbetter.

Today,somebeagles（小猎犬）workinairportsforthe

government.TheyarepartoftheprogramcalledtheBeagle

Brigade.Abeagleisgoodfortheworkbecauseofitspowerful

nose,andabilitytofollowsmells.TheBeagleBrigadeJsjob

istosmelleverythingthatcomesintothecountry.Theymake

officersnoticeillegal（非法的）fruits,vegetables,andother

foodsinluggageorinmail.Thebeaglesdothejobfarbetter

thananyhumancould.

Whilesomedogsareworkinghard,othersarefreetospend

theirdaysrestingandplaying.Acrosstheworld,manypetdogs

aretreated1ikechildren.Manyhavetheyownroomsandallthe

thingsadogcouldwant.Someevenhavetheirownclothes.Many

kindsofwilddogsplaying,learningtofollow,orevengoing

toclasses.Theirownersgivethemthebest,andenjoydoing

so.

Whetherasworkersorobjectsofaffection（钟情），dogshave

becomehelpfultohumansinmanyways.Thereareplentyof

advantagesforthedog,too.Manykindsofwilddogshavenearly

disappearedfromtheEarth.However,thedomesticdog's

specialplaceas"man'sbestfriend“hasalloweditto

survive（存活）inahumanworld.

61.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Hospitalsneedmanyspecialdogs.

B.Dogscantakecareofpatients.

C.Patientsneedloveinthehospital.

D.Doctorsaretoobusytoseepatients.

62.whatdoestheunderlineword“domestic“inParagraph

5mean?

A.Trained.

B.Smart.

C.Hungry

D.Valuable.

63.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toaskpeopletotreatdogsastheirownchildren.

B.Toexplainwhyhumansneedbeaglesintheirwork.

C.Totellpeopleaboutthehistoryofdog'sdevelopment.

D.Toshowagoodrelationshipbetweendogsandhumans.

64.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthe

passage?

D

Eighthundredyearsago,amaninsouthernTurkeyinvented

anamazingclock.Itwasmorethan7metershigh.Atitsbase

（基座）wasalife-sizemodelelephant.Everyhalfhour,

somethingamazinghappened.Thewholeclockcamealive:Model

birds,dragons,andpeoplestartedtomove.

Theclock'sinventorwasanengineernamedal-Jazari.He

livedinTurkey.Al-Jazariwasprobablyoneofthegreatest

engineersinhistory.Somehistorianscallhim“thefatherof

modern-dayengineering”.

Weknowaboutal-Jazarimostlyfromabookthathewrote.

____Theyincludeclocksandhand-washingmachines.Thebook

alsohasdrawingsthatshowhoweachmachineworks.

Manyeverydaythingstoday-fromtoystocarengines（发动

机）一stilluseal-JazariJsideas.Withouthismachineswith

movingparts,wemightnothavemodern-dayrobots.

Today,itisstillpossibletoseewhatal-JazariJs

elephantclocklookedlike.Afull-sizeworkingmodelisin

Dubai'sIbnBattutaMall.There,everyhalfhour,al-Jazari7s

mostamazinginventioncomestolifeonceagain.

HowDosetheElephantClockWork?

Abowlwithasmal1holefloats（浮）inawatertank（水

箱）insidetheelephantJsbody.Asthebowlslowlysinks（下

沉），itpullsaropethatmovesahumanfigure.Hismovingpen

showsthenumberofminutespastthehour.

Everyhalfhour,thewaterbowlbecomesfullandsinks

completely.Thiscausesaballtofallfromthetopofthe

clock.Themovementoftheballcausesaphoenixtomoveand

makeasound.

Theballthendropsoutofafalcon,smouthintothemouth

ofaChinesedragon.TheweightoftheballcausesthedragonJs

headtomovedown,andthedragon'stailpullsthewaterbowl

backup.

Finally,theballdropsoutofthedragon'smouthandinto

avase.Asthebal1landsinthevase,theelephantdrivermoves

andmakesasound.Thecyclebeginsagainuntilthereareno

moreballsinthetopoftheclock.

65.Whyisal-Jazaricalled“thefatherofmodern-day

engineering”?

A.Hisideasarestillwidelyusedinmachines.

B.Theelephantclockisanamazinginvention.

C.Hisinventionsincludesomepartsofmodernrobots.

D.Hisbookaboutmachinesisstillpopularwithreaders

66.Choosethebestsentencetofillintheblank"____"in

paragraph3.

A.Hebecamefamouswhenhewasayoungman.

B.Heinventedalotofeverydaymachinesinhistory.

C.Itdescribesanumberofmachinesofallshapesand

sizes.

D.PeopleinTurkeyenjoyreadinghisbooksintheirfree

time.

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inparagraph7

referto?

A.Thepenmoves.

B.Theballdrops.

C.Thebowlsinkscompletely

D.Thebowlpullstheropes.

68.Howdoestheelephantclockwork?Putthestepsinthe

correctorder.

a.Theballdropsintovase.

b.Theballdropsintodragon'smouth.

c.Theelephantdrivermovesandmakesasound.

d.After30minutes,aballstartstofallfromthetop.

e.Thebowlmovesdowninthewaterandpullsonropes.

A.b-d-a-c-e

B.e_d_b_a_c

C.a-c-b-d-c

D.c-a-d-e-b

E

Manyscientistsoncebelievedthatphysicalsimilarities

betweenidenticaltwinsaregenetic（基因的），whiletheir

personalities,intelligence,andotherdifferencesbetween

themareaneffectoftheirenvironment.Nowscientistsare

discoveringthattheboundaries（界限）betweengenesand

environmentarenotsoclear.

TwinsJimSpringerandJimLewiswereadoptedasbabiesand

raisedbydifferentcouples.WhentheJimsfinallymetatage

39,theydiscoveredtheyhadplentyincommon.Bothweresix

feettall,180pounds.Theyhadthesamesmileandthesamevoice.

WhenscientistThomasBouchardJr.invitedtheJimtwinstohis

lab,peopletherefounditveryhardtotellthemapart.

Butthesimilaritiesdidn'tstopatthephysical.They

bothhaddogsnamedToy.Theyhadbothmarriedwomannamed

Linda,andthentheirmarriagebrokeup.They'dboth

beenpolicemen,enjoyedmusic,andleftlovenotesaround

thehousefortheirwives.Theyhadsomuchincommon,it

seemeduniikelythesewerejustcoincidences（巧合）.

TheJimtwinswerejustoneof137setsof

separatedtwinsBouchardtested.Whentheycomparedthe

twins,IQscores,Bouchardandhisteamreachedasurprising

conclusion（结论）.Theyconcludedthatintelligencewas

mostlyconnectedtogenesratherthantotrainingoreducation.

Itseemedthedifferencesinfamilyandenvironmenthadlittle

effect.

However,genescan'tcontroleverything,argues

geneticistDanielleReed,whoalsostudiestwins.Reed's

researchshowsthatthoughnothingcantrulychangeourDNA,

environmentaldifferencesthatachildexperiencesbefore

birthandintheirfirstyearcansometimesaffectthewaythe

DNAbehaves,makingevenidenticaltwinsintoverydifferent

people."WhatIliketosayisthatMotherNaturewritessome

thingsinpencilandsomethingsinpen,“sheexplains.

“Thingswritteninpenyoucan,tchange.ThatJsDNA.But

thingswritteninpencilyoucan.”

69.HowmanyphysicalsimilaritiesbetweentheJimtwins

arementioned?

A.2.

B.3.

C.4.

D.5.

70.WhatdidBouchard'sstudyfindaboutthetwins?

A.Eachseemedtobeastallastheirtwin.

B.Eachhadthesamehobbyastheirtwins.

C.Eachhadalmostthesameabilityastheirtwin.

D.EachhadaboutthesameIQlevelastheirtwin.

71.WhatisReed'sopinionaboutgenesandenvironment?

A.OnlyDNAhadaneffectonourdevelopment.

B.Environmentcouldpossiblychangesomethingsaboutus.

C.Therearesoboundariesbetweengenesandenvironment.

D.EnvironmentaldifferencescansometimeschangeourDNA.

72.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThewaytheDNAbehaves.

B.ThesimilaritiesbetweentheJimtwins.

C.Theconnectionbetweenintelligenceandfamilies.

D.Theeffectsofgenesonpersonalityandintelligence.

B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面

方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构

完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。（每小题2分）

TheValueofNegativeResults

Weallavoidfailure（失败），andmostofusfearit.However,

withoutfailure,progresswouldbeimpossible.Whatdoes

successusuallycomeafter?Failure.Itseemsthatonecannot

exist（存在）withouttheother.

Acceptingfailureisnoteasyformany,though.Weareoften

unwillingtoacceptfailurebecauseourprofessionalfame

dependsonsuccess.73___Inthepasttenyears,forexample,

somescientificmagazineshavepublishedreportsoffailed

tests.Itisbelievedthatscientistscanlearnfrom“negative

（负面的）“resultsandthatthiscanfinallyleadtopositive

results.

74___TheABNAMRObankstartedanInstitute（机构）of

BrilliantFailurestolearnmoreaboutwhatworksandwhat

doesn,tinbanking.Similarly,EliLillyandCompanyhad

failurepartiestostudythedrugs（药物）thatdon'twork.

Infact,oneofthebusinessworld'smostfamousfailures

becameoneofitsbiggestsuccesses,inpartbecausethe

product'smakerslearnedfromtheirmistakes.75___The

product,thoughunique（独特的）atthetime,wasexpensiveand

heavy;besides,someofitsmostimportantfeatures（特点）

didn'tworkproperly.Asaresult,itbecameoneofApple,s

biggestfailures,andin1998,thecompanystoppedsellingit.

However,Apple'sCEO,SteveJobs,believedintheproductand

hebegantofindoutwaysofimprovingit.Intime,thisled

totheproductionoftheiPhoneandtheiPad,twoofthe

company'smostsuccessfulproducts.

76___Notonlyshouldwetrytolearnfromit;ifwewant

tosucceed,wemustalsobepersistent（执着的）.ThoughApple

stoppedsellingtheNewtonin1998,thefirstiPhonewasn't

availableuntil2007.Ittookalotofresearchandhardwork

togofromtheAppleNewtontoiPhone,butintheend,theeffort

becamesuccessful.

Allinall,thereisalotwecanlearnbystudyingmistakes.

Perhapsthemostimportantlessonisthatfailureandsuccess

aretwosidesofthesamecoin.77___

A.Onetrulycannotexistwithouttheother.

B.Wearebraveenoughtofacedifficulties.

CIntheearly1990s,ApplecreatedaphonecalledtheApple

Newton.

D.Thebusinessworldalreadyunderstandsthevalueof

negativeresults.

E.TheAppleNewtonhaswonpopularitywithpeopleallover

theworld.

F.However,thingsareslowlychanging,especiallyin

businessandscience.

G.ThestoryoftheAppleNewtoncanteachusanimportant

lessonaboutfailure.

五、补全对话（5分）

请阅读下面对话,根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择

五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理,意思完整,并在答题卡上将其序

号涂黑，一空一句。（每小题1分）

（JackandReemaretalkinginfrontofthehouse.

Jack-JReem-R）

J:Hey,Reem.78_______What'swrong?

R:I'vefallenout（闹翻）withLee!

J:Ican,tbelievethat.Calmdown!79

R:Well,youknowwewereplanningtogohorseridingin

thesummer