2021江苏卷高考英语试题(含答案)

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（江苏卷）

英语

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第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将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分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时学#科*网间来回

答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

A.It,samusingB.It'sexcitingC.It'sdisappointing

A.Travelingaround.

B.Studyingataschool.

C.Lookingstterheraunt.

A.Goingout.

B.Orderingdrinks.

C.Preparingforaparty.

A.Inaclassroom.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookstore.

A.GoonInternetB.Makeaphonecall.C.Takeatraintrip.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题秒钟；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。

A.Aninformationoffice.B.ApolicestationC.Ashoerepairshop.

A.Abrochure.B.Anewspaper.C.Amap.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

A.It'sthebiggestonearound.

B.Itoffersmanytastydishes.

C.It'sfamounsforitsseafood.

A.FriedfishB.Roastchicken.C.Beefsteak.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

A.AttheofficeB.Attheairport.C.Attherestaurant.

A.Receliveaguest.B.Haveameeting.C.Readareport.

B.Lateintheafternoon.

C.Thenextmorning.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

A.Toworkonaproject.

B.TostudyGerman.

C.Tostartanewcompany.

A.Theweather.B.Thefood.C.Theschools.

A.BringthemtoGermany.

B.LeavetheminEngland.

C.Visittheminafewmonths.

A.Fellow-travelers.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

A.Threedaysago.B.Amonthago.C.Ayearago.

A.Spring.B.SummerC.Autumn.

A.Takeawalkinafternoon.

B.Keeptheirhomescool.

C.Drinkplentyofwater.

A.Hostingaradioprogram.

B.Conductingaseminar.

C.Forecastingtheweather.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是B。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是Bo

21.ManyChinesebrands,theirreputationsovercenturies,arefacingnewchallenges

fromthemodemmarket.

A.havingdevelopedB.beingdevelopedC.developedD.developing

22.notforthesupportoftheteachers,thestudentcouldnotovercomeherdifficulty.

A.ItwereB.WereitC.ItwasD.Wasit

23.LocatedtheBeltmeetstheRoad,JiangsuwillcontributemoretotheBeltandRoad

construction.

A.whyB.whenC.whichD.where

24.ThepublicationofGreatExpectations,vfhichbothwidelyreviewedandhighly

praised,strengthenedDickensstatusasaleadingnovelist.

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

25.WorkingwiththemedicalteaminAfricahasthebestinherasadoctor.

A.heldoutB.broughtoutC.pickedoutD.givenout

26.Wechoosethishotelbecausethepricefbranighthereisdownto$20,halfofitused

tocharge.

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.how

27.Hehurriedhome,neveroncelookingbacktoseeifhe.

A.wasbeingfollowedB.wasfollowingC.hadbeenfollowedD.followed

28.In1963theUNsetuptheWorldFoodProgramme,oneofpurposesistorelieve

worldwidestarvation.

A.whichB.it'sC.whoseD.whom

29.OnlyfiveyearsafterSteveJobs'death,smart-phonesdefeatedPCsinsales.

A.controversialB.contractoryC.confidentialD.conventional

30.Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelpyouryear

ahead.

A.shapeB.switchC.stretchD.sharpen

31.He'sbeeninformedthatheforthescholarshipbecauseofhisacademicbackground.

A.hasn'tqualifiedB.hadn'tqualifiedC.doesn'tqualifyD.wasn't

qualifying

32.Determiningwhereweareoursurroundingsremainsanessentialskillforour

survival.

A.incontrasttoB.indefenseofC.infaceofD.inrelationto

------it'snothing.Justsomething.

A.asclearasdayB.offthetopofmyhead

C.undermynoseD.beyondmywildestdreams

34.Thedisappearanceofdinosaursisnotnecessarilycausedbyastronomicalincidents.But

explanations

arehardtofind.

A.alternativeB.aggressiveC.ambiguousD.apparent

A.YouthereB.YoubetC.YougotmeD.Youknow

better

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

_40__，oneday,inthemusicclassthatwas_41_ofhisschooPsstandardcurriculum,

hewasplayingidly（随意地）onihepianoandfoundit42___topickouttunes.Witha

sinkingfeeling,herealizedthatheactually_43—doingit.Hetriedtihidehis_44—pleasurefrom

themusicteather,whohad_45—overtolisten.Hemightnothavethisparticularlywell,_46—the

teachertoldGabrielthathehadagood___47_andsuggestedthatGabrielgointothemusin

store-roomtiseeifanyoftheinstrumentsthere_48—him.Therehedecidedtogivethecello（大

提琴）a—49—.Whenhebeganpracticing,hetookitvery_50—.Buthequicklyfoundthathe

lovedplayingthisinstrument,andwas_51_topracticingitsothatwithinacoupleofmonthshe

wasplayingreasonablywell.

This_52_,ofcourse,thathearrivedatschoolearlyinthemorning,—53—hisheavy

instrumentcaseacrossthecampustothe_54—looksofthenon-musicianshehadleft_55—.

36.A.travellingB.marchingC.pacing□.struggling

37.A.risingupB.comingupC.drivingupD.turningup

38.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.since

39.A.betrayB.acceptC.avoid□.appreciate

40.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThusD.Moreover

41.A.partB.natureC.basisD.apirit

42.A.complicateB.safeC.confusingD.easy

43.A.missedB.dislikedC.enioyedD.denied

44.A.transparentB.obviousC.falseD.similar

45.A.runB.joggedC.jumpedD.wandered

46.A.becauseB.butC.thoughD.so

47.A.earB.tasteC.heartD.voice

48.A.occurredB.tooktoC.appealedD.heldto

49.A.changeB.chanceC.missionD.function

50.A.seriouslyB.proudlyC.casuallyD.admitted

51.A.committedB.usedC.limited□.admitted

52.A.provedB.showedC.stressedD.meant

53.A.pushingB.draggingC.liftingD.rushing

54.A.admiringB.pityingC.annoyingD.teasing

55.A.overB.asideC.behindD.out

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

A

CHRONOLOGICA

------TheUnbelievableYearsthatDefinedHistory

DIDYOUKNOW-

Travelthrough100ofthemostunbelievableyearsinworldhistoryandledrnwhybeingaRoman

Emperorwasn'talwaysasgoodasitsounds,howtheHundredYears'Wardidn'tactuallylastfor

100yearsandwhySpencerPercevalholdsaratherunfortunaterecord.

CHRONOLOGICAisaninformativeandentertainingtourintohistory,beautifullyillustratedand

fullofunbelievablefacts.WhileCHRONOLOGICAtellsthestoriesoffamous

peopleinhistorysuchasThomasEdisonandAlexandertheGreat,thisbookalso

givesabaccountofthelivesoflesser-knownindividualsincludingtheexploeer

MungoParkandsculptorGutzonBorglum.

Thiscompletebutbriefhistoricalcollectioniscertaintoentertainreadersyoung

andold,andguaranteedtopresenteven

thebiggesthistoryloverwithsomgthing

new!

B

Beforebirth,babiescantellthedifferencebetween

loudsoundsandvoices.Theycanevendistinguishtheirmother'svoicefromthatofafemale

stranger.Butwhenitcomestoembryoniclearning（胎教），birdscouldruletheroost.Asrecently

reportedinTheAuk:OrnithologicalAdrances,somemotherbirdsmayteachtheiryoungtosing

evenbeforetheyhatch。悸化）。New-bornchickscanthenimitatetheirmom'scallwithinafew

daysofeneringtheworld.

Thiseducationalmethodwasfirstobservedin2012bySoniaKieindorfer,abiologistatFlinders

UniversityinSouthAustralia,andhercollcagues.FemakeAustraliansuperbfairywrenswere

foundtorepeatonesoundoverandoveragainwhilehatchingtheirerrs,Whentheerrswere

hatched,thebabybirdsmadethesimilarchirptotheirmothers-asoundthatservedastheirregular

"feedmel^call.

Tofindoutifthespecialqualitywasmorewidespreadinbirds,theresearcherssoughtthe

red-backedfairywren,anotherspeciesofAustraliansongbird.Firsttheycollectedsounddatdfrom

67nestsinfoursitesinQueenslangbeforeandafterhatching,Thentheyidentifiedbeggingcalls

byanalyzingtheorderandnumberofnotes.Acomputeranalysisblindlycomparedcallsproduced

bymothersandchicks,rankingthembysimilarity.

Itturnsoutthatbabyred-backedfairywrensalsoemergechirpingliketheirmoms.Andthe

morefrequentlymothershadcalledtotheirerrs,themoresimilarwerethebabies'beggingcalls.In

addition,theteamsetupaseparateexperimentthatsuggestedthatthebabybirdsthatmostclosely

imitatedtheirmom'svoicewererewardedwiththemostfood.

58.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1means"”.

A.betheworstB.bethebest

C.betheasbadD.bejustasgood

A.Similaritiesbetweenthecallsmomsandchicks.

B.TheobservationoffairywrensacrossAustralia.

C.ThedatacollectedfromQueensland'slocals.

D.Controlledexperimentsonwrensandotherbirds.

60.Embryoniclearninghelpsmotherbirdstoidentifythebabybirdswhich.

A.canreceivequalitysignalsB.areinneedoftraining

C.fittheenvironmentbetterD.maketheloudestcall

c

Anewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable,fast-growingindustry,urgingantitrust（反

垄断）regulatorstostepintocheckthosewhocontrolitsflow.Acenturyago,theresourcein

questionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsaresbeingraisedbythegiants（巨头）thatdealindata,the

oilofthedigitalage.ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,Amazon,FacebookandMicrosoft.All

lookunstoppable.

Suchsituationshaveledtocallsforthetechgiantstobebrokenup.Butsizealoneisnota

crime,Thegiants'successhasbenefitedconsumers.Fewwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesora

quickdelivery,Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesarefree（users

pay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata）.Andtheappearanceofnew-borngiantssuggests

thatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.

Butthereiscauseforconcern.Theinternethasmadedataabundant,all-presentandfarmore

valuable,changingthenatureofdataandcompetition.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollected

fromuserstotargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscoveredthatdatacanbeturnedinto

newservices:translationandvisualrecognition,tobesoldtoothercompanies.Internetcompanies'

controlofdatagivesthemenormouspower.Sotheyhavea"God'seyeview“ofactivitiesintheir

ownmarketsandbeyond.

Thefirstisthatantitrustauthoritiesneedtomoveformtheindustrialageintothe21stcentury.

Whenconsideringamerger（兼并）,forexample,theyhavetraditionallyusedsizetodetermine

whentostepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms'dataassets（资产）when

assessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchasepricecouldalsobeasignalthatanestablished

companyisbuyinganew-bormthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-born

companyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraiseredflags.

Thesecondprincipleistoloosenthecontrolthatprovidersofon-lineserviceshaveoverdata

andgivemoretothosewhosupplythem.Companiescouldbeforcedtoconsumerswhatinformati

ontheyholdandhowmanymoneytheymakeformit.Govemmentscouldorderthesharingofcert

ainkindsofdata,withusers'consent.

RestartingantitrustfortheinformationagewillnotbeeasyButifgovernmentsdon'twantsa

dataoconomybyafewgiants,theymustactsoon.

A.Theyhavecontrolledthedatamarket

B.Theycollectenormousprivatedata

C.Theynolongerprovidefreeservices

D.Theydismissedsomenew-borngiants

A.Datagiants,technologyisveryexpensive

B.Google'sideaispopularamongdatafirms

C.Datacanstrengthengiants'controllingposition

D.Datacanbeturnedintonewservicesorproducts

63.Bypayingattentiontofirms'dataassets,antitrustregulatorscould.

A.killanewthreat

B.avoidthesizetrap

C.favourbiggerfirms

D.chargehigherprices

A.Bigcompaniescouldrelievedatasecuritypressure.

B.Governmentscouldrelievetheirfinancialpressure.

C.Consumerscouldbetterprotecttheirprivacy.

D.Smallcompaniescouldgetmoreopportunities.

D

OldProblem,NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,globalwarningwillcontinuefor

somedecadesafterCO2emissions（排放）peak.Soevenifemissionweretobegindecreasetoday,

wewouldstillfacethechallengeofadaptingtoclimate.HereIwillstresssomesmarterandmore

creativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.

Whenitcomestoadaptation,itisimportanttounderstandthatclimatechangeisaprocess.

Wearethereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantlyshiftingsetof

conditions.Thisiswhyinpartatleast,theUSNationalClimateAssessmentsaysthat:"thereisno

'one-sizefitairadaptation.^^Nevertheless,therearesomeactionsthatoffermuchandcarrylittle

riskorcost.

Aroundtheworldpeopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoorcountries,

FloodshavesomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MohammedRezwansaw

opportunitywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboats

thatserverasfloatinglibraries,schools,andhealthclinics,andareequipmentwithsolarpanels

andothercommunicationfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconnecticity（连体）toreplace

floodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamentallevel：hisstaff

peoplehowtomakefloatinggardensfishpondspreventatarcationduringthewetseason.

Aroundtheworld,peopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoorcountries,

FllodshavebecomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MobammedRezwansaw

opportunilywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboats

thatserveasfloatinglibraries,schoods,andhealthclinics,andareequippedwithsolarpanelsand

othercommunicatingfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconmetivity（连接）toreplaceflooded

roadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamentallevel:hisstaffshowpeople

howtomakefloatinggardensandfishpondstopreventstarvationduringthewetseason.

IncreasingEarth'sreflectivenesscancooltheplanet.InsouthernSpainthesuddenincreaseof

greenhouses(whichreflectlightbacktospace)haschangedthewarmingtrendlocally,and

actuallycooledtheregion.WhileSpainasawholeisheatingupquickly,temperaturesnearthe

greenhouseshavedecreased.Thisexampleshouldactasaninspirationforallcities.Bypainting

buildingswhite,citiesmayslowdownthewarmingprocess.

InPeni,localfarmersaroundamountainwithaglacierthathasalreadyfallenvictimto

climatechangehavebegunpaintingtheentiremountainpeakwhiteinthehopethattheadded

reflectivenesswillrestorethelife-givingice.Theoutcomeisstillfarfromclear,ButtheWorld

Bankhasincludedtheprojectonitsof6100ideastosavetheplanet”.

Moreordinaryformsofadaptationarehappeningeverywhere.Afriendofmineownsanarea

oflandinwesternVictoria.Overfivegenerationsthelandhasbeentoowetforcropping.But

duringthepastdecadedecliningrainfallhasallowshimtoplanthighlyprofitablecrops.Farmers

inmanycountriesarealsoadaptinglikethis—eitherbygrowingnewproduce,orbygrowingthe

samethingsdifferently.Thisiscommonsense,Butsomesuggestionsforadaptingarenot.When

thepollutingindustriesarguethatwe'velostthebattletocontrolcarbonpollutionandhaveno

choicebuttoadapt,it'sanonsensedesignedtomakethecaseforbusinessasusual.

Humanbeingswillcontinuetoadapttothechangingclimateinbothordinaryandastonishing

ways.Butthemostsensibleformofadaptationissurelytoadaptourenergysystemstoemitless

carbonpollution.Afterall,ifweadaptintheway,wemayavoidtheneedtochangeinsomany

others.

65.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2implies.

A.adaptationisanever-changingprocess

C.globalwarmingaffectsadaptationforms

D.adaptationtoclimatechangeischallenging

A.Theprojectreceivesgovernmentsupport.

B.Differentorganizationsworkwitheachother.

C.Hisorganizationmakesthebestofabadsituation.

D.Theprojectconnectsfloodedroadsandhighways.

A.Storingiceforfutureuse.

B.Protectingtheglaciersfrommelting.

D.Postponingthemeltingoftheglaciers.

A.Whitepaintisusuallysafeforbuildings.

B.Theglobalwarmingtreadcannotbestopped.

C.Thiscountryisheatinguptooquickly.

D.Sunlightreflectionmayrelieveglobalwarming.

69.Accordingtotheauthor,pollutingindustriesshould.

A.adapttocarbonpollution

B.planthighlyprofitablecrops

C.leavecarbonemissionalone

D.fightagainstcarbonpollution

A.settingupanewstandard.

B.Readucingcarbonemission.

C.Adaptingtoclimatechange.

D.Monitoringpollutingindustries.

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入7个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

PopulationChange

Statisticsshowthattheaveragenumberofbirthsperwomanhasfallenfrom4.9intheearly

1960sto2.5owadays.Furthermore,around50%oftheworld'spopulationliveinregionswherethe

figureisnowbelowthereplacementlevel(i.e.2.1birthsperwoman)andalmostalldeveloped

nationsareexperiencingsub-repalanementbirthrate.Youmightthinkthatdevelopingnations

wouldmakeuptheloss(especiallysince80%oftheworld'speoplenowliveinsuchnations),but

you'dbewrong,Decliningbirthrateisamajorprobleminmanydevelopingregionstoo,which

mightcausecatastrophicglobalshortagesofworkforcewithinafewdecades.

Inthenorthofindia,thepopulationisboomingduetohighbirthrates,butinthesouth,where

mosteconmoicdevelopmentistakingplace,birthrateisfallingrapidly.Inafurthertwist,birthrate

ishighestinpoorlyeducatedruralarceasanlowestinhighlyeducatedurbanareas.Intotal,25%of

India'sworking-agepopulationhasnoeducation.In2030,asixthofthecountry'spotentialwork

forcecouldbetotallyuneducated.

Onesolutionisobviouslytoimportforeignworkersviaimmigration.AsfortheUSA,itis

almostuniqueamongdevelopednationsinhavingapopulationthatisexpectedtogrowby20%

from2010-2030,Moreover,theUSAhasatrackrecordofsuccessfullyacceptingimmigrants.Asa

resultit'slikelytoseeariseinthesizeofitsworking-agepopulationandtowitnessstrong

economicgrowthoverthelongerterm.

PopulationChange

Thebirthrateinthe2lslcenturymaybemuch71.thanitwasinthe

Declineofthebirthrate