2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试〔江苏卷〕
英语试题
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第一局部听力〔共两节，总分值20 分〕
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容完毕后，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；每题  1 分，总分值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 三个选项中选出最正确选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A.₤.
B.₤.
C. ₤.
答案是C。
1.What does the woman think of the movie?
’s amusing.    B. It’s exciting.    C. It’s disappointing.
2.How will Susan spend most of her time in France?
A.Traveling around.
B.Studying at a school.
C.Looking after her aunt.
3.What are the speakers talking about?
A.Going out.
B.Ordering drinks.
C.Preparing for a party.
4.Where are the speakers?
A.In a classroom.
B.In a library.
C.In a bookstore.
5.What is the man going to do?
A.Go on the Internet.
B.Make a phone call.
C.Take a train trip.
第二节〔共15小题；每题1分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题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，答复第6、7题。
6.What is the woman looking for?
A.An information office.
B.A police station.
C.A shoe repair shop.
7.What is the Town Guide according to the man?
A.A brochure.
B.A newspaper.
C.A map.
听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。
8.What does the man say about the restaurant?
A. It’s the biggest one around.
B. It offers many tasty dishes.
C. It’s famous for its seafood.
9.What will the woman probably order?
A.Fried fish.
B.Roast chicken.
C.Beef steak.
听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。
10.Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock?
A.At the office.
B.At the airport.
C.At the restaurant.
11.What will Mr.White probably do at one in the afternoon?
A.Recelive a guest.
B.Have a meeting.
C.Read a report.
12.When will Miss Wilson see Mr.White?
A.At lunch time.
B.Late in the afternoon.
C.The next morning.
听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。
13.Why is Bill going to Germany?
A.To work on a project.
B.To study German.
C.To start a new company.
14.What did the woman dislike about Germany?
A. The weather.
B.The food.
C.The schools.
15.What does Bill hope to do about his family?
A.Bring them to Germany.
B.Leave them in England.
C.Visit them in a few months.
16.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Fellow-travelers.
B.Colleagues.
C.Classmates.
听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。
17.When did it rain last time in Juárez?
A.Three days ago.
B.A month ago.
C.A year ago.
18.What season is it now in Juárez?
A.Spring.
B.Summer
C.Autumn.
19.What are the elderly advised to do?
A.Take a walk in the afternoon.
B.Keep their homes cool.
C.Drink plenty of water.
20.What is the speaker doing?
A.Hosting a radio program.
B.Conducting a seminar.
C.Forecasting the weather.
第二局部：英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值35分〕
第一节：单项填空〔共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分〕
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _________ he or she wants.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. whenever
答案是B。
21.Many Chinese brands, __________their reputations over centuries,are facing new challenges from the modern market.
A.having developed
B.being developed
C. developed
D. developing
22. __________not for the support of the teachers,the student could not overcome her difficulty.
A.It were
B.Were it
C. It was
D. Was it
23.Located_________the Belt meets the Road,Jiangsu will contribute more to the Belt and Road construction.
A.why
B.when
C.which
24.The publication of Great Expectations,which_________both widely reviewed and highly praised,strengthened Dickens,status as a leading novelist.
A.is
B.are
C.was
25.Working with the medical team in Africa has_________the best in her as a doctor.
A.held out
B.brought out
C.picked out
D.given out
26.We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20,half of_________it used to charge.
A.that
B.which
C.what
27.He hurried home,never once looking back to see if he_________.
A.was being followed
B.was following
C.had been followed
D. followed
28.In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Programme,one of_____purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.
A.which
B.its
C.whose
D.whom
29.O nly five years after Steve Jobs’ death ,smart-phones defeated _________PCs in sales.
30.A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help _________your year ahead.
A.shape
B.switch
C.stretch
’s been informed that he _________for the scholarship because of his academic background.
A.hasn’t qualified
B.hadn’t qu alified
C.doesn’t qualify
D.wasn’t qualifying
32.Determining where we are _________our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival.
A.in contrast to
B.in defense of
C.in face of
D.in relation to
33.—What does the stuff on your T-shirt mean?
—I t’s nothing. Just something _________.
A.as clear as day
B.off the top of my head
C.under my nose
D.beyond my wildest dreams
34.The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But _________explanations are hard to find.
A.alternative
B.aggressive
C.ambiguous
D.apparent
35. —Going to watch the Women’s V olleyball Match on Wednesday?
—_________!Will you go with me?
A. You there
B. You bet
C. You got me
D. You know better
第二节：完形填空〔共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分〕
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, 36 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases. 37 at school for practice hours 38 anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to 39 music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
__40___, one day, in the music class that was __41__of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly 〔随意地〕on the piano and found it ____42___to pick out tunes. With a sinking