2021年.全国卷2英语(含答案)
2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标II）欧阳光明（2021.03.07）英语本试卷共150分，共14页。
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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1.5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答案。
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：How much is the shirt?A．£ 19.15B．£9.18C．£9.15答案是C。
1．What will the woman do this afternoon?A．Do some exercise. B．Go shopping. C．Wash her clothes.2．Why does the woman call the man?A ．To cancel aflight. B． To make anapology. C． To put off ameeting.3．How much more does David need for the car?A．$ 5,000. B．$20,000. C．$25,000.4．What is Jane doing?A．Planning atour. B．Calling herfather. C．Asking for leave.5 ．How does the man feel?A．Tied. B．Dizzy. C．Thirsty.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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. What does Jack want to do?A. Watch TV.B. Playoutside.C. Go to the zoo.7. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home.B. In a cinema.C. In a supermarket.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does Richard do?A. He’s a newsman.B. He’s amanager.C. He’s a researcher.9. Where is Richard going next week?A. Birmingham.B. Mexico City.C. Shanghai.10. What will the speakers do tomorrow?A. Eat out together.B. Visit auniversity.C. See Professor Hayes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the probable relationship between thespeakers?A. School friends.B. Teacher and student.C. Librarian and library user.12. Why does Jim suggest Mary buy the book?A. It’s sold at a discount price.B. It’s important for her study.C. It’s written by Professor Lee.13. What will Jim do for Mary?A. Share his book with her.B. Lend her some money.C. Ask Henry for help.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.Where does Stella live?A. In MemphisB. In BostonC. In St Louis15.What would Peter and his family like to do on BealeStreet?A.Visit a museumB. Listen tomusicC. Have dinner16.What kind of hotel does Peter prefer?A. A big oneB. A quite oneC.A modern one听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.How many lab sessions will the students have everyweek?A. OneB.TwoC. Three18.What are the students allowed to wear in the lab ?A.Long scarvesB.Loose clothesC.Tennis shoes19.Why should the students avoid mixing liquid withpaper?A. It may cause a fireB.It may create wasteC. It may produce pollution20.What does the speaker mainly talk about?A.Grades the student will receiveB.Rules the students should followC. Experiments the students will do.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
AIn the coming months, we are bringingtogether artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s playsin their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrotefor. Please come and join us.National Theatre of China Beijing|ChineseThis great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’sfirst visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of4页Shakespeare’s RichardIII will be directedby the National’s Associate Director，Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time : Saturday 28 April,2.30pm &Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pmMarjanishviliTheatre Tbilisi | GeorgianOne of the most famous theatres in Georgia,theMarjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly attheatre festivals all overthe world. This new production of It ishelmed（指导）by the company’sArtistic Director Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm & Saturday19May,7.30pm DeafinitelyTheatre London | BritishSign Language （BSL）By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physicallanguage of BSL,Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation ofShakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worldsby performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time : Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm &Wednesday 23 May,7.30pmHabimaNational Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatreworldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventuallysettled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958,z&xxk theyhave been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production ofShakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time :Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29May,7.30pm21.which play will be performed by the NationalTheatre of China?A.Richard Ⅲ.B.Lover’s Labour’s LostC.As You Like ItD.The Merchant of Venice22.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A.It has two groups of actorsB.It is the leading theatre in LondonC.It performs plays in BSLD.It is good at producing comedies23.When can you see a play in Hebrew?A.On Saturday 28 April.B.On Sunday 29 AprilC.On Tuesday 22 May.D. On Tuesday 29 May5页BI first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for the film -it wanted somebody as well known as Paul - he stood up for me. I don’t know howmany people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents orthe studio powers.The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its rootin the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from atradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft（技艺）and focused ondigging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualitiesand virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, andmaking fun of each other - but always with an underlying affection. Those werealso at the core （核心）of our relationship off the screen.We shared the brief that if you’re fortunate enough to have success, youshould put something back - he with his Newman’s Own food and his Hole in theWall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and theinstitute and the festival. Paul and I didn’t see each other all thatregularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each otherfinancially and by showing up at events.I last saw him a few months ago. He’d been in zxx.k and outof the hospital.He and I both knew what the deal was,and we didn’t talk aboutit.Ours was a relationship that didn’t need a lot of words.24.Why was the studio unwilling to givethe role to author at first?A.Paul Newman wanted it.B.The studio powers didn’tlike his agent.C.He wasn’t famous enough.D.The director recommendedsomeone else.25.Why did Paul and the author have alasting friendship?A.They were of the same dge.B.They worked in the same theater.C.They were both good actors.D.They han similar charactertics.26.What does the underlined word “that” inparagraph 3 refer to?A.Their belief.B.Their care forchileden.C.Their success.D.Their support for each other.27.What is the author’s purpose in writing the test?A.To show his love of films.B.To remember a friend.C.To introduce a new movie.D.To share his actingexperience.CTerrafugia Inc. said Monday that its newflying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to itsgoal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle-named theTransition –has two seats， four wheels and wings thatfold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on theroad and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 peoplehave already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go onsale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces theTransition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don’texpect it to show up in too many driveways. It’s expected to cost $279,000.Andit won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.Inventors havebeen trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, anairline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyoneto making the flyingcar a reality. The govemment has already permitted thecompany to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. TheTransition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federalsafety standards.Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the FederalAviation Administration’s decision fiveyears ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, whichare lower than those pilots of larger planes Terrafugia says an owner wouldneed to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly theTransition, a requirement pilots would find redatively easy to meet.28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The basic dataof the Transition.B. The advantagesof flying cars.C. The potentialmarket for flying cars. C. The designersof the Transition.29. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in toomany driveways?A. It causestraffic jams.B. It isdifficult to operate.C. It is veryexpensive.D. It bums toomuch fuel.30. What is the government’s attitude to thedevelopment of the flying car?A.CautiousB.Favorable.C.Ambiguous.D. Disapproving.31. What is the best title for the text?A. Flying Car atAuto ShowB. The Transition’sFist FlightC.Pilots’DreamComing TrueD. Flying Car Closerto RealityWhen a leafy plant is under attack ，itdoesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983,twoscientists,Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin,reported that young maple trees gettingbitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get.These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.What the plants pumpthrough the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organiccompounds,VOCs for short.Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when beingattacked .It’s a plant’s way of crying out.But is anyone listening?Apparently.Becausewe can watch the neighbours react.Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.But others dodouble duty .They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects whoare natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned.The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.Instudy after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help theneighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the firstplant,but theneighbors ,relatively speaking ,stay safer because they heard the alarm andknew what to do.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know.Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to itsown branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighborsjust happened to “overhear”the cry. So information was exchanged, but itwasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.CharlesDarwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and moreintimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Oursenses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on.32. What does a plant do when it is underattack?A. It makes noises.B.It gets help from other plants.C. It stands quietlyD. It sends out certain chemicals.33. What does the author mean by “thetables are turned”in paragraph 3?A. The attackers get attacked.B. The insects gather under the table.C. The plants get ready to fight back.D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.34.Scientists find from their studies thatplants can .A.predict natural disastersB.protect themselves against insectsC.talk to one another intentionallyD.helptheir neighbors when necessary35.what can we infer from the lastparagraph?A.The word is changing faster than ever.B.People have stronger senses than beforeC.The world is more complex than it seemsD.People in Darwin’s time were moreimaginative.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021年高考英语试卷(全国卷ii)(含解析版)
全国统一高考英语试卷（全国卷 II）第二部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50 分）第一节语音知识（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分）从A，B，C，D 四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例: have（） A. gave B. save C. hat D. made答案是C.1.cushion（）A.buttonB. butcherC. buryD. duty2.country（）A.announceB. coughC. encourageD. shoulder3.pillow（）A.flowerB. allowC. knowledgeD. follow4.reach（）A.breatheB. reallyC. pleasureD. heaven5.Christmas（）A.handkerchiefB. teacherC. acheD. merchant第二节语法和词汇知识（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）从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。
例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. whenever答案是B.6.--- Did you forget about my birthday?--- I’ve booked a table at Michel’s restaurant for this evening.A.What then?B. I’m afraid so.C. How could I?D. For sure.7.Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, is a stupid thing to do in such weather.A.thisB. thatC. whatD. which8.If you smoke, please go outside.A.canB. shouldC. mustD. may9.If you don’t like the drink you , just leave it and try a different one.A.orderedB. are orderingC. will orderD. had ordered10.Mary, I John of his promise to help you.A.toldB. remindedC. warnedD. advised11.I got this bicycle for . My friend gave it to me when she bought a new one.A.everythingB. somethingC. anythingD. nothing12.It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is another to play it well yourself.A.quiteB. veryC. ratherD. much13.Jane won’t join us for dinner tonight and .A.neither won’t TomB. Tom won’t eitherC. Tom will tooD. so will Tom14.This shop will be closed for repairs further notice.A.withB. untilC. forD. at15.The island, to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go to.A.joiningB. to joinC. joinedD. having joined16.As he reached front door, Jack saw strange sight.A.the; 不填B. a; theC. 不填; aD. the; a17.Mr. Stevenson is great to work for --- I really couldn’t ask for a boss.A.betterB. goodC. bestD. still better18.Sarah pretended to be cheerful, nothing about the argument.A.saysB. saidC. to sayD. saying19.It was a nice meal, a little expensive.A.thoughB. whetherC. asD. since20.--- So you gave her your phone?--- , she said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own.A.My pleasureB. Not exactlyC. No doubtD. All right第三节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C 和D）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。
2021年高考英语全国卷2含答案(A4打印版)
绝密★启用前普通高等学校招生全国统一考试·全国Ⅱ卷英语第一节（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：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。
1.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a supermarket.B. In the post office.C. In the street.2.What did Carl do?A. He designed a medal.B. He fixed a TV set.C. He took a test.3.What does the man do?A. He’s a tailor.B. He’s a waiter.C. He’s a shop assistant.4.When will the flight arrive?A. At 18:20.B. At 18:35.C. At 18:50.5.How can the man improve his article?A. By deleting unnecessary words.B. By adding a couple of points.C. By correcting grammar mistakes.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
2021年英语二真题(试卷+答案解析 无水印)
２０２１年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）真题说明：试题为梅花卷，同一道题目不同考生的选项顺序不同。
请在核对答案时注意题目和选项的具体内容。
Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)It's not difficult to set targets for staff.It is much harder1to understand their negative consequences.Most work-related behaviors have multiplecomponents2one and the others become distorted.Travel on a London bus and you'll3see how this works with drivers. Watch people get on and show their tickets.Are they carefully inspected?Never.Do people get on without paying?Of course!Are there inspectors to4that people have paid?Possibly,but very few.And people who run for the bus?They are5:How about jumping lights?Buses do so almost as frequently as cyclists.Why?Because the target is6People complained that buses were late and infrequent7,the number of buses and bus lanes were increased,and drivers were8or punished according to the time they took.And drivers hit these targets.But they9hit cyclists.If the target was changedto10you would have more inspectors and more sensitive pricing.If thecriteria on changed to safety,you would get more11drivers who obeyedtraffic laws.But both these criteria would be at the expense of time.There is another 12:people became immensely inventive in hitting targets.Have you 13that you can leave on a flight an hour late but stillarrive on time?Tailwinds?Of course not!Airlines have simply changed the timea14is meant to take.A one-hour flight is now ballad as a two-hour flight.The15of the story is simple.Most jobs are multidimensional,withmultiple criteria.Choose one criterion and you may well 16others.Everything can be done faster and made cheaper,but there is a 17.Setting targets can anddoes have unforeseen negative consequences.This is not an argument against target-setting.But it is an argument for exploring consequences first.All good targets should have multiple criteria18critical factors such as time,money,quality and customerfeedback.The trick is not only to19Section II Reading Comprehension[D]explain [D]nearly [D]innovation[D]So [D]hiredreported tri form [D]interpret [D]task[D]leading to[D]create [D]modify[C][C]emphasize[C]eagerly [C]recall [C]Still [C]grouped [C]suspicious[C]security[C]set aside[C]policy [C]admitted[C]transfer [C]style [C]tolerate for[C]present[B]again [B]prove [B]mocked [B]efficiency [B]quiet [B]departure[B]background[B]calling for 5.[A]threatened6.[A]hospitality9.[A]rather 12.[A]purpose13.[A]revealed 14.[A]break 17.[A]secret18.[A]relating to19.[A]predict 20.[A]reviewjust one or even two dimensions of the objective,but also to understand how to help peoplePart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40points)Text1"Reskilling"is something that sounds like a buzzword but is actually a requirement if we plan to have a future in which a lot of would-be workers do not get left behind.We know we are moving into a period where the jobs in demand will change rapidly,as will the requirements of the jobs that remain.Research by the World Economic Forum finds that on average42percent of the "core skills"within job roles will change by2022.That is a very short timeline.The question of who should pay for reskilling is a thorny one.For individual companies,the temptation is always to let go of workers whose skills are no longer in demand and replace them with those whose skills are.That does not always happen.AT&T is often given as the gold standard of a company that decided to do massive reskilling program rather than go with a fire-and-hire strategy.Other companies had also pledged to create their own plans.When the skills mismatch is in the broader economy,though,the focus usually turns to government to handle. Efforts in Canada and elsewhere have been arguably languid at best,and have given us a situation where we frequently hear of employers begging for workers,even at times and in regions where unemployment is high.With the pandemic,unemployment is very high indeed.In February,at3.5United States were at generational lows and worker shortages were everywhere.As of May,those rates had spiked up to13.3per cent and13.7per cent,and although many worker shortages had disappeared, not all had done so.In the medical field,to take an obvious example,the pandemic meant that there were still clear shortages of doctors,nurses and other medical personnel.Of course,it is not like you can take an unemployed waiter and train him to be a doctor in a few weeks.But even if you cannot close that gap,may be you can close others,and doing so would be to the benefit of all concerned.That seems to be the case in Sweden:When forced to furlough90percent of their cabin staff,Scandinavian Airlines decided to start up a short retraining program that reskilled the laid-off workers to support hospital staff.The effort was a collective one and involved other companies as well as a Swedish university.21.Research by the World Economic forum suggests________.B ．an increase in full-time employmentC ．a steady growth of job opportunitiesD ．a controversy about the "core skills"22.AT&T is cited to show________.A ．the characteristics of reskilling programs B ．the importance of staff appraisal standards25.Scandinavian Airlines decided to __________.A ．create jobs vacancies for the unemployed Text2With the global population predicted to hit close to 10billion by 2050,and forecasts that agricultural production in,some regions will need to nearly double to keep pace,food security is increasingly making headlines.In the UK,it has become a big talking point recently too,for rather particular reason:Brexit.Brexit is seen by some as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend towards the UK importingB ．have driven up labour costsC ．have proved to be inconsistentD ．have met with fierce opposition24.We can learn from Paragraph 3that there was__________.A ．a sign of economic recovery B ．a call for policy adjustment C ．prepare their laid-off workers for other jobsD ．finance their staff's cpllege education_________.food.The country produces only about 60percent of the food it eats,down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s.A move back to self-sufficiency,the argument goes,would boost the farming industry,political sovereignty and even the nation’s health.Sounds great—but bow feasible is this vision?According to a report on UK food production from the University of Leeds,UK,85per cent of the country's total land area is associated with meat and dairy production.That supplies 80per cent of what is consumed,so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn't allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs.There are many caveats to those figures,but they are still grave.To become much more self-sufficient,the UK would need to drastically reduce its consumption of animal foods,and probably also farm more intensively—meaning fewer green fields,and more factory-style production.But switching to a mainly plant-based diet wouldn't help.There is a good reason why the UK is dominated by animal husbandry:most of its terrain doesn't have the right soil or climate to grow crops on a commercial basis.Just 25percent of the county's land is suitable for crop-growing,most of which is already occupied by arable fields.Even if we converted all the suitable land to fields of fruit and veg—which would involve taking out all the nature reserves and removing thousands of people from their homes—we would achieve only a 30percent boost in crop production.Just 23percent of the fruit and vegetables consumed in the UK are currently home-grown,so even with the most extreme measures we could meet only 30percent of our fresh produce needs.That is before we look for the space to grow the grains,sugars,seeds and oils that provide us with the vast bulk of our current calorie intake.26.Some people argue that food self-sufficient in UK would__________.A ．be hindered by its population ground B ．become a priority of government C ．pose a challenge to its farming industry 27.The report by the university of Leeds shows that in the UK______.A ．farmland has been inefficientlyutilizedD．more green fields will be converted for farming28.Crop-growing in the UK is restricted due to__________.A．its farming technologyD．its commercial interests29.It can be learned from the last paragraph that British people__________.B．enjoy a steady rise in fruit consumptionC．are seeking effective ways to cut caloorie intakeD．are trying to grow new varieties of grains30.The author's attitude to food self-sufficient in the UK is__________.A．defensiveB．doubtfulC．tolerantText3When Microsoft bought task management app Wunderlist and mobile calendar Sunrise in2015,it picked up two newcomers that were attracting considerable buzz in Silicon Valley. Microsoft's own Office dominates the market for"productivity"software,but the start-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world.Both apps,however,were later scrapped after Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own products.Their teams of engineers stayed on,making them two of the many acquirers" that the biggest companies have used to feed their insatiable hunger for tech talent.To Microsoft's critics,the fates of Wunderlist and Sunrise are examples of a remorseless drive by Big Tech to chew up any innovative companies that lie in their path."They bought the seedlings and closed them down,"complained Paul Arnold,a partner at San Francisco-basedSwitch Ventures,putting paid to businesses that might one day turn into competitors.Microsoft declined to comment.Like other start-up investors,Mr Arnold’s own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies,though he admits to mixed feelings about the result:“I think these things are good for me,if I put my selfish hat on.But are they good for the American economy?I don't know”The US Federal Trade Commission says it wants to find the answer to that question.This week,it asked the five most valuable US tech companies for information about their many small acquisitions over the past decade.Although only a research project at this stage,the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach.Given their combined market value of more than5.5tn dollars,rifling through such small deals-many of them much less prominent than Wunderlist and Sunrise might seem beside the point.Between them,the five companies(Apple,Microsoft,Google,Amazon and Facebook)have spent an average of only3.4bn dollars a year on sub-1bn dollars acquisitions over the past five years a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves,and the more than$130bn of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.However,critics say that the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum,in some cases as part of a“buy and kill”tactic to simply close them down.The phenomenon is not new.Ram Shriram,an early investor in both Google and Amazon, said that the tactic had played a part in the deals that'shaped the database software market in the1980s.However,speaking at a Department of Justice workshop at Stanford University this week,he claimed that such tactics were not used by big tech companies today.Others dispute that view,Mark Lemley,a professor at Stanford Law School,called it "patently false",based on the recent pattern of acquisitions“We see Google and Facebook buying up hundreds of businesses and very often shutting them down,”he said.While the five biggest companies have come under the FTC’s microscope,companies in all corners of the tech market frequently buy up their most innovative potential competitors at an early stage.Five years ago,for instance,Salesforce raised eyebrows when it paid$390m forRelateIQ,a start-up whose technology was seen as leapfrogging Salesforce itself.According to Susan Woodward,an economist at Sand Hill Econometrics,Cisco has been the most active buyer of all.Referring to the criticism that companies use such tactics to clear competition out of their core markets,she said“Are there kill zones’around Cisco too?There's a lot to study here.”Chuck Robbins,the networking company’s chief executive flatly denied the suggestion.He pointed to buyers that have built large businesses in Cisco's shadow,including Juniper and Anista, and added:“We’ve never had a strategy to buy companies just to quell competition.”Even if big tech companies use their buying power to take out competitors,it has not ended their symbiosis with venture capital st year saw record levels of start-up financing in the US and Europe,said Ms Woodward.“It tells you that the aggregate level of venture capital is not collapsing because of the‘kill zones’.”How the FTC will try to use the information it collects on small tech acquisitions to boost competition is unclear.The regulators will not be able to unwind past deals,according to star up investors,because businesses like these are quickly absorbed into a company's operations,even when they are not shut down.Another possibility is that the agency will use what it learns to intervene more actively in future deals.“For dominant players,you could start with a higher standard,”said Prof Lemley, putting more on big companies to prove they are not acting in an anti-competitive way when mopping up small rivals.Such intervention is not welcomed by investors.“It could slow down M&A both in number of deals and the speed of a deal,"said Matt Mcllwain,a partner at Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group.Given the high risks in buying start-ups,he added,big companies performed an important function in taking"the risk to buy, invest in,integrate and hopefully make successful someday smaller companies"Christine Tsai,head of500Startups,a seed-stage investor,added that start-up founders had many good reasons for sling to a larger company,from a“fire sale”of businesses that are foundering.to finding ways to accelerate the growth of their businesses.31.What is true about Wunderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions?A．Their market values declinedC ．Their tech features improvedD ．Their products were re-priced32.Microsoft's critics believe that the big tech companies tend to __________.A ．exaggerate their product quality B ．treat new tech talent unfairly D ．ignore public opinions33.Pocul Arnold is concerned that small acquisitions might__________.A ．weaken big tech companies B ．worse market competition C ．discourage start up investors 34.The US Federal Trade Commission intends to__________.A ．supervise start-up's operations B ．encourage research collaboration C ．limit Big Tech's expansion 35.For the five biggest tech companies,their small acquisitions have_________.A ．raised few management challenges Text4We're fairly good at judging people based on first impressions,thin slices of experience ranging from a glimpse of a photo to five-minute interaction,and deliberation can be not only extraneous but intrusive.In one study of the ability she dubbed"thin slicing,”the late psychologist Nalini Ambady asked participants to watch silent 10-second video clips of professors and to rate the instructor’s overall effectiveness.Their ratings correlated strongly with students end-of-semester ratings.Another set of participants had to count backward from 1,000by ninesasC ．set an example for future dealsD ．generated considerable profitsthey watched the clips,occupying their conscious working memory.Their ratings were just as accurate,demonstrating the intuitive nature of the social processing.Critically,another group was asked to spend a minute writing down reasons for their judgment,before giving the rating.Accuracy dropped dramatically.Ambady suspected that deliberation focused them on vivid but misleading cues,such as certain gestures of utterances,rather than.letting the complex interplay of subtle signals form a holistic impression.She found similar .interference where participants watched 15-second clips of pairs of people and judged whether they were strangers,friends,or dating partners.Intuition’s special powers are unleashed only in certain circumstances.In one study,participants completed a battery of eight tasks,including four that tapped reflective thinking (discerning rules comprehending vocabulary)and four that tapped intuition and creativity (generating new products or figures of speech).Then they rated the degree to which they had used intuition ("gut feelings,""hunches,""my heart").Use of their gut hurt their performance on the first four tasks,as expected,,and helped them on the rest Sometimes the heart is smarter than the head.Other research shows we 're better at detecting deception and sexual orientation from thin slices when we rely on intuition instead of reflection."It's as if you're driving a stick shift,"says Judith Hall,a psychologist at Northeastern University,"and if you start thinking about it too much,you can't remember what you're doing.But if you go on automatic pilot,you re fine.Much of our social life is like that."D.people's ability to influenceothersThinking too much can also harm our ability to form preferences College students ratings ofstrawberry jams and college courses aligned better with experts'opinions when the studentsweren’t asked to analyze their rationale.And people made car-buying decisions that were bothobjectively better and more personally satisfying when asked to focus on their feelings rather thanon details,but only if the decision was complex -when they had a lot of information to process.36.Nalini Ambaby's study deals with___.A.instructor student interaciton B.the power of people's memory37.In Ambaby's study,raing accuracy dropped when participants____.C.watched shorter video clipsD.discussed with one another38.Judith Hall mentions driving to mention that____.A.memonry can be selectiveC.social skills must be cultivatedD.deception is difficult to detect39.When you are making complex decisions,it is advisable to___.C.seek expert adviceD.collect enough data40.What can we learn from the last paragraph?C．Vocabulary comprehension needs creativityD．Objective thinking may boost intuitivenessPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each of the numbered paragraphs(41-45).There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)A.．Stay calmB.．Stay humbleC.．Don't make judgmentsD.．Be realistic about the risksE.．Decide whether to waitF.．Ask permission to disagreeG.．Identify a shared goalYour boss proposes a new initiative you think won't work.Your senior colleague outlines a project timeline you think is unrealistic.What do you say when you disagree with someone who has more power than you do?How do you decide whether it's ,worth speaking up?And if you do,what exactly should you say?42.______________Before you share your thoughts,think about what the powerful person cares about —it may be the credibility of their team or getting a project done on time,"says Grenny.You're more likely to be heard if you can connect your disagreement 'to a higher purpose.”When you do speak up,don't assume the link will be clear.You'll want to state it overtly,contextualizing your statements so that you're seen not as a disagreeable underling but as a colleague who's trying to advance a shared goal.The discussion.will then become more like a chess game than a boxing match,"says Weeks.43.________________This step may sound overly deferential,but,according to Grenny,it's'a smart way to give the powerful person psychological safety ",and control.You can say something like,I know,we seem to be moving toward a first-quarter commitment here.I have reasons to think that won't work.I'd like to lay out my reasoning.Would that be OK?"This gives the person a choice,"allowing them to verbally opt in,"says Grenny.And,assuming they say yes,it will make you feel more confident about voicing your disagreement.44.________________After this risk assessment,you maydecide it's bestto hold off on voicing your opinion.Maybe “you haven't finished thinking the problem through,the whole discussion was a surprise to you,or you want to get a clearer sense of what the group thinks,"says Weeks.If you think other people are going to disagree too,you might want to gather your army first.People can contribute experience or information to your thinking -all the things that would make the disagreement stronger or more valid."It's also a good,idea to delay the conversation if you are in a meeting or other public space.Discussing the issue in private will make the powerful person feel lessthreatened.You might feel your heart racing or your face turning red,but do whatever you can to remain neutral in both your words and actions.When your body language communicates reluctance or anxiety,it undercuts the message,Weeks says.It sends a mixed message,and your counterpart gets to choose what to read,she explains.Deep breaths can help,as can speaking more slowly and deliberately.When we feel panicky we tend to talk louder and faster.You don't want to be mouse or talk in a whisper,but simply slowing the pace and talking in an even tone helps calm the other person down and does the same for you,says Grenny.It also makes you seem confident,even if you aren't.Section III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese.Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.(15points)We tend to think that friends and family members are our biggest sources of connection,laughter and warmth.While that may well be true,researchers have also recently found that interacting with strangers actually brings a boost in mood and feelings of belong that we didn't expect.In our series of studies,researchers instructed Chicago area commuters using public transportation to strike up аconversation with someone near them.On average,participants who followed the instruction felt better than those who had been told to stand or sit in silence.There searchers also argued that when we shy away from casual interaction with strangers,it is often due45._________________Emphasize that you’re offering your opinion,not “gospel truth,”says Grenny.“It may be a well-informed,well-researched opinion,but it's still an opinion,[so]talk tentatively and slightly understate your confidence."Instead of saying something like,“If we set an end-of-quarter deadline,we'll never make it,”say,“This is just my opinion,but I don’t see how we will make that deadline.”Weeks suggests adding a lot of “guiding phrases”like “I'm thinking aloud here.”This will leave room "for dialogue.Having asserted your position (as a position,not as a fact),“demonstrate equal curiosity about other views,"says Grenny.Remind the person that this is your point of view,"and then invite critique.Weeks suggests trying something like,“Tell me whereI'm wrong with this."Be genuinely open to hearing otheropinions.to a misplaced anxiety that they might not want to talk to us.Much of the time,however,this belief is false.As it turns out,many people are actually perfectly willing to talk—and may even be flattered to receive your attention.Section IV WritingPart A47.Directions:Suppose you are organizing an online meeting.Writing an email to Jack,an international student, to1)invite him to participate,and2)tell him the details.You should write about100words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your own name;use“Li Ming”instead.（10points）Part B48.Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart.In your writing,you should1)interpret the chart,and2)give your comments.You should write about150words on the ANSWER SHEET.(15points)英语（二）参考答案及解析1.0版（社科赛斯数学教研团队提供）1.【D】【解析】空格处是一个插入语。
2021年10月全国自考英语二试题
2021年10月全国自考英语二试题选择题部分注意事项：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在试题卷上。
第一部分：阅读判断（第1~10题，每题1分，共10分）下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。
在答题纸相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
Who Is James Bond？The latest Bond film is an enormous box-office（票房）hit.But who is James Bond？Where does he come from？Author lan Fleming，the creator of James Bond，told us something about the origins of the world's most famous secret agent.In the first Bond novel，lan Fleming told us that James Bond was the son of a Scottish father and an Asian mother.But perhaps this was not really true.The title of the 19th Bond film，“The World Is Not Enough，”was based on the Latin motto of the Bond family，which is mentioned in one of the early novels.However，it now appears that the motto is not that of the Scotish Bonds，but that of a different Bond family，who came from England.So perhaps Bond is English，not Scottish.Bond went to Eton College，the same school as his creator lan Fleming.This is a school where young people learn how to move in high society，like Bond does so well.After leaving school，Bond did not go to university.He joined the British Secret Service.He soon got promoted to the top.From then on he was 007，“licensed to kill"，and so began a career which would take him to all the corners of the earth.In the early days，Bond's role was quite clear.He was working for the West.His mainenemies were men from the KGB and other dangerous organizations. Since the end of the Cold War, the role of the Service has changed, and Bond's job profile has changed with it.Now his main enemies are the big bosses of organized crime and international terrorism.Unlike the Cold War, organized crime is unlikely to come to an end. We can therefore be sure that James Bond, the best-known English fictional hero of the 20th century, has many more adventures ahead of him.1. The new Bond film made much money for its producer.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. lan Fleming directed the latest film about James Bond.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3."The World Is Not Enough"is the name of a novel.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Bond is unable to move in high society.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Bond went to university before he became a secret agent.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. The British Secret Service gave Bond many awards.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Bond went to many parts of the world because of his job.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. Bond fought against many dangerous organizations.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. We can expect more adventurous stories about Bond.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. This text tells about the personality of James Bond.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given第二部分：阅读选择（第11~15题，每题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题纸相应位置上将该项涂黑。
2021年新高考全国Ⅱ卷英语高考真题文档版
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新高考全国II卷）英语本试卷共11页，共100分．考试时长90分钟．考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．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1.5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：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。
1. Why did the woman go to Mallorca?A. To teach Spanish.B. To look for a job.C. To see a friend.2. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Take him to hospital.B. Go to a class with him.C. Submit a report for him.3. Who will look after the children?A. Jennifer.B. Suzy.C. Marie.4. What are the speakers going to do?A. Drive home.B. Go shoppingC. Eat out.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. How to fry fish.B. How to make cofree.C. How to remove a bad smell.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
全国2021年10月高等教育自学考试英语(二)00015真题解析
全国2021年10月高等教育自学考试英语(二)试题课程代码:000151.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。
选择题部分注意事项:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在试题卷上。
第一部分:阅读判断(第1~10题，每题1分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。
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Who Is James Bond?The latest Bond film is an enormous box-office(票房)hit.But who is James Bond?Where does he come from?Author Ian Fleming,the creator of James Bond,told us something about the origins of the world's most famous secret agent.In the first Bond novel,Ian Fleming told us that James Bond was the son of a Scottish father and an Asian mother.But perhaps this was not really true.The title of the19th Bond film,“The World Is Not Enough,"was based on the Latin motto of the Bond family,which is mentioned in one of the early novels.However,it now appears that the motto is not that of the Scottish Bonds,but that of a different Bond family,who came from England.So perhaps Bond is English,not Scottish.Bond went to Eton College,the same school as his creator Ian Fleming.This is a school where young people learn how to move in high society,like Bond does so well.After leaving school,Bond did not go to university.He joined the British Secret Service.He soon got promoted to the top.From then on he was007,"Iicensed to kill",and so began a career which would take him to all the corners of the earth.In the early days,Bond's role was quite clear.He was working for the West.His main enemies were men from the KGB and other dangerous organizations.Since the end of the Cold War,the role of the Service has changed,and Bond's job profile has changed with it.Now his main enemies are the big bosses of organized crime and international terrorism.Unlike the Cold War,organized crime is unlikely to come to an end.We can therefore be sure that James Bond,the best-known English fictional hero of the20th century,has many more adventures ahead of him.1.The new Bond film made much money for its producer.A.TrueB.FalseC.Not Given【答案】A【解析】题目中的意思是这部新的邦德电影为它的制片人赚了很多钱。
2021年高考英语试卷(新课标Ⅱ)(含解析版)
2021 年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ卷）第二部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50 分）第一节语音知识（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.e（A. cold ）B. cockC. comfortD. improve2. dead（）A. eagerB. greatC. leastD. health3. united（）A. useB. uglyC. upstairsD. put4. ours（）A. outsideB. cousingC. nervousD. clocks5. thirty（）A. theatreB. thusC. althoughD. feather第二节语法和词汇知识（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
6.--- Is it all right if I keep this photo？--- .A.No, you don’tB. No, it shouldn’tC. I’m afraid notD. Don’t keep it7.Tom was about to close the windows his attention was caught by a bird.A.whenB. ifC. andD. till8.My mother opened the drawer to the knives and spoons.A.put awayB. put upC. put onD. put together9.Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only of the women who evening dress.A.wearB. wearsC. has wormD. have worm10.--- Have you finished the book？--- No. I’ve read up to the children discover the secret cave.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. where11.Though to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.A.surpriseB. was surprisedC. surprisedD. being surprised12.Neither side is prepared to talk to unless we can smooth thing over between them.A.othersB. the otherC. anotherD. one other13.The island is attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.A.partlyB. merelyC. nearlyD. equally14.The doctor thought would be good for you to have a holiday.A.thisB. thatC. oneD. it15.Linda, make sure the tables before the guests arrive.A.be setB. setC. are setD. are setting16.I refuse to accept the blame for something was someone else’s fault.A.whoB. thatC. asD. what17.I’m afraid Mr. Harding see you now, he’s busy.A.can’tB. mustn’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t18.--- Can I help you? Are you looking for anything in particular today?--- , we’re just looking.A.Yes, pleaseB. No, thank youC. Yes, you canD. No, you needn’t19.Excuse me, I I was blocking your way.A.didn’t realizeB. don’t realizeC. haven’t realizedD. wasn’t realizing20.Mr. Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been.A.popularB. more popularC. most popularD. the most popular第三节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1. 5 分，满分30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）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.A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart（远离的）; it can keep a 22 with very little effort.I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting24 . We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my older brother but 33 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 34 . And with that one letter we became friends 35 .It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 38 communication（通讯）, people often 39 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.21. A. received B. rewritten C. returned D. reread22. A. record B. promise C. friendship D. secret23. A. an example B. a lesson C. an experience D. a talk24. A. through B. together C. along D. away25. A. brothers B. children C. fellows D. classmates26. A. normal B. necessary C. pleasant D. possible27. A. deepen B. start C. express D. settle28. A. toured B. stopped C. reached D. moved to29. A. lost B. kept in C. needed D. got in30. A. think B. write C. enjoy D. read31. A. driven B. beaten C. surprised D. honored32. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. once33. A. realized B. judged C. thought D. expected34. A. well B. often C. much D. soon35. A. later B. anyhow C. too D. again36. A. us B. anyone C. someone D. my brother37. A. mail services B. transport services C. phones D. relative38. A. poor B. easy C. popular D. busy39. A. believe B. decide C. argue D. forget40. A. habit B. choice C. method D. plan第二部分阅读理解（共2 节，共25 小题；第一节每小题2 分，第二节每小题1 分；满分45 分）第一节（共20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AWhen I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.One days, as I was getting her food, she chewed up（咬破）one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was Wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl. ” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many dines when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked（吠）or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when shewas with us.41.What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?A.Look at them sadly.B. Keep them company.C. Play games with them.D. Touch them gently.42.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie .A.would eat anything when hungryB. felt scary for her mistakeC. loved playing hide-and-seekD. disliked the author’s dad43.Why does the author say that Browrnie was more than just a family pet？A.She was treated as a member of the family.B.She played games with anyone she liked.C.She was loved by everybody she met.D.She went everywhere with the family.44.Some people got frightened by Brownie when she .A.smiledB. barkedC. rushed to thhemD. tried to be funny45.Which of the following best describes Brownie？A.Shy.B. Polite.C. Brave.D. Caring.BWhen you’re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses（压力）of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation---yon have to finish something!Here lies the problem fat travel writer and food critic（评论家）Edie Jarolim. “I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things. ” Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere --- in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her three books. The Complete Idiot Travel Guide to Mexico’s Beach Resorts.Her job in travel writing began Some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a test for Frommer’s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer’s, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides i n London, then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U. S. that she moved there.As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact --- checking all the information. Sure, it’s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local（当地的）museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone’s vacation.46.Which country does Jarolim have in now？A.Mexico.B. The U.S.C. The U.K.D. Canada.47.What is most difficult for Jarolim？A.Working in different places to collect information.B.Checking all the facts to be written in the guides.C.Finishing her work as soon as possible.D.Passing a test to write travel guides.48.What do we know about Jarolim from the text？A.She is successful in her job.B.She finds her life full of stresses.C.D.She is especially interested in museums.49.What would be the best title for the text?A.Adventures in Travel WritingB. Working as a Food Critic第 6 页（共44 页）C. Travel Guides on the MarketD. Vacationing for a LivingCThousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New year by heading for the ski resorts （滑雪场）. Never mind that Beijing’s dry weather seldom produces snow. It is cold enough in winter for snow --- making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure --- seeking middle class has formed the basis for this new craze （热潮）.Since Beijing’s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr. Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.Beijing’s skiing craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private（私有的）cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital’s suburbs（郊区）, which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei, about 40% of the visitors to his resort come in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices.The problem is making money. Starting ski resorts requires quite a lot of money; hiring land from the local government, preparing the hills, buying snow machines, making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them, and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers.The ski resort where Mr. Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up. And as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea, many others hash in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world, though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the samejob.50.What does this text mainly talk about？A.Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars.B.C.Things to be considered when starting a ski resort.D.A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing.51.Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe？A.To visit more ski areas.B. To ski on natural snow.C. For a large collection of ski suits.D. For better services and equipment.52.The underlined words “leisure industry” in Paragraph 3 refer toA.transport to ski resortsB.production of family carsC.53.What is the main problem in running a ski resort？A.Difficulty in hiring land.B. Lack of business experience.C. Price wars with other ski resorts.D. Shortage of water and electricity.Ariau Amazon TowersDCoolest Hotels in the WorldThe Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for a big family. You’ll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.Prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.For more information, visit the website: http: //The Ice HotelEvery winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel第8 页（共44 页）is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You’ll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one. For more information, visit the website: http: // Propeller IslandPropeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You’ll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional（另外）person for only 20 extra dollars. For more information, visit the website:http: //For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website:http: //54.What it special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?A.You can sleep in tree houses.B. You can choose any of the towers.C. It is designed for big families.D. Every room has a walkway.55.For more persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at least.A. $111B. $182C. $600D. $63656.Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?A.http: //B. http: //C. http: //D. htlp: //57.Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year？A.Propeller Island City Lodge.B. Ariau Amazon Towers.C. The Ice Hotel.D. Bahama Beach Club.EHow words came into being is unknown. All we assume（推测）is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations---the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we tire, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what we call literary style （文体）. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common.58.We learn from the text that language might have begun with .A.expressionsB. actionsC. signsD. sounds59.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?A.The learning of new words.B.The importance of old wordsC.The relation of human experience with words.D.The gradual change and development of words.60.In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?e words skillfully.B. Make musical speechesC. Learn poems by heart.D. Associate with listeners.第二节（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分）根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。
2021年高考英语答案全国卷2
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标II卷）参考答案第一部分. 听力（略）第二部分. 阅读理解一、阅读理解21. C参考解析：根据第一段第四行“when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid.” 当我看到报纸上75美元比我买的价格低的时候，我感觉我上当了。
故正确答案选C。
22. A参考解析：根据后一句，幸运的是，我不用整晚上看电影了，否则我不能睡觉了，故正确答案选A。
23. D参考解析：根据文章最后一段，可知作者修电视机花费了62美元，故正确答案选D。
24. D参考解析：根据第一段中最后一句，和最后一段最后一句，可知作者语调幽默。
故正确答案选D。
25. B.参考解析：根据全文第一段内容：房子对身体特征有影响，房子的设计一定程度上决定了你是长肉还是减肉，所以这篇文章更可能是对那些在乎外形的人有帮助。
26. B.参考解析：根据第三段第二句话in one study,......可知答案是reduce food intake. 减少食物的摄入。
27. C.参考解析：根据全文倒数第二句可知答案。
28. A参考解析：可以更好地概括全文。
29. C参考解析：由短文第二段及第三段第一句话可知间隔年越来越受到欢迎，因此选C。
30. A参考解析：由人名定位到短文第三段。
根据第三段最后一句话可知选A。
31. B参考解析：根据文章最后一段可知越来越多的学生会在gap year期间被迫去挣钱。
所以他对此是担忧的。
32. C参考解析：根据文章最后一句话可知。
33. B参考解析：根据原文Tour B中Oxford：Included a guided tour of England’s oldest university and colleges判断出答案为B。
34. D参考解析：根据每一部分的价格介绍：Tour A到3月17日为37英镑，Tour B为36英镑，Tour C为37英镑，Tour D为33英镑，故此选D。
2021年高考英语02 (新课标全国卷)-解析版
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语预测模拟卷（二）（新课标全国卷I、卷II、卷III）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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I 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。
1.How was the weather last Saturday?A. Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.2.What will the man probably do next?A.Return to the party.B.Go home.C.Attend a meeting.3. What is the man doing?A.Sending a text.B.Moving the furniture.C.Painting the walls.4.Where will the speakers meet this evening?A.Outside a bookstore.B.In a cafe.C.In a concert hall.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A film.B.A song.C.An actor.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a hospital.B.At home.C.In a restaurant.7.What did the man do today?A. He went to the dentist's.B.He had his eyes examined.C.He made medical appointments.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
2021年全国统一高考英语试卷(新高考Ⅱ)(附答案详解)
2021年全国统一高考英语试卷（新高考Ⅱ）一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）AThings to Do in Yorkshire This Summer Harrogate Music FestivalSince its birth,Harrogate Music Festival has gone from strength to strength.This year,we are celebrating our 50th anniversary.We begin on 1st June with Manchester Camerata and Nicola Benedetti,presenting an amazing programme of Mozart pieces.Dates：1 June-31 JulyTickets：£12-£96Jodie's Fitness Summer ClassesAs the summer months roll in,our Georgian country estate makes the perfect setting for an outdoor fitness e and work out with our qualified personal trainer,Jodie McGregor,on the grounds of the Middleton Lodge estate.We will be holding a free taster session on 23rd May,at 10 am,to demonstrate the variety of effective and active exercises.There are eight spaces available for the taster session.Advance bookings are required（**********************.uk.paris）Dates：23 May-11 JulyTickets：£7.50 per sessionFelt Picture MakingWorking from an inspirational picture,this workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre will teach you the techniques you will need to recreate your picture in wool.We will also discuss the origins of felt what enables wool fibres to become felt and how the processes we use work.Dates：12 June-12 JulyTickets：£40 including materialsFigure It Out!-Playing with MathA new exhibition in Halifax uses everyday activities to explain the hidden math principles we all use on a regular basis.Pack a bag,cut a cake,guess which juice container holds the most liquid,and much more.Discover how architects,product designers and scientists use similarskills in their work.Dates：7 May-10 JuneTickets：Free1.What should you do if you want to attend the taster session of Jodie's fitness classes？______A. Join a fitness club.B. Pay a registration fee.C. Make a booking.D. Hire a personal trainer.2.How much is the ticket for Felt Picture Making______A. £7.50.B. £12.C. £40.D. £96.3.Which of the following starts earliest______A. Harrogate Music Festival.B. Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes.C. Felt Picture Making.D. Figure It Out!-Playing with Math.BI have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo,Paris for 11 years.Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here.Globally,a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood,so I decided to give them round-the-clock care at home.I've got two children-the younger one,Kynan,was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow.I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids.These were cubs.They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was absolutely no risk.As they grew more mobile,we let them move freely around the house during the day,but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room,otherwise they'd .We'd come down in the morning to find they'd turned the room upside down,and left it looking like a zoo. Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them.There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired.I was grateful that my family was there to help.We had to have a bit of a production line going,making up "tiger milk"，washing baby bottles,and cleaning the floors.When Spot and Stripe were four months old,they were learning how to open doors and jump fences,and we knew it really was time for them to go.It was hard for us to finally part with them.For the first few days,Kynan was always a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.I'm not sad about it.I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo,and I do look back very fondly on the time that we had them.4.Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home？______A. To ensure their survival.B. To observe their differences.C. To teach them life skills.D. To let them play with his kids.5.What do the underlined words "get up to mischief" mean in paragraph 3______A. Behave badly.B. Lose their way.C. Sleep soundly.D. Miss their mom.6.What did the author think of raising the tiger cubs at home？______A. Boring.B. Tiring.C. Costly.D. Risky.7.Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo？______A. They frightened the children.B. They became difficult to contain.C. They annoyed the neighbours.D. They started fighting each other.CA British woman who won a ﹩1 million prize after she was named the World's Best Teacher will use the cash to bring inspirational figures into UK schools.Andria Zafirakou,a north London secondary school teacher,said she wanted to bring about a classroom revolution （变革）. "We are going to make a change," she said."I've started a project to promote the teaching of the arts in our schools."The project results from the difficulties many schools have in getting artists of any sort - whether an up-and-coming local musician or a major movie star - into schools to work with and inspire children.Zafirakou began the project at Alperton Community School her place of work for the past twelve years. "I've seen those magic moments when children are talking to someone they are inspired by - their eyes are shining and their faces light up," she said. "We need artists .more than ever in our schools."Artist Michael Craig-Martin said："Andria's brilliant project to bring artists from all fields intodirect contact with children is particularly welcome at a time when the arts are being downgraded in schools." It was a mistake to see the arts as unnecessary,he added.Historian Sir Simon Schama is also a supporter of the project.He said that arts education in schools was not just an add-on. "It is absolutely necessary.The future depends on creativity and creativity depends on the young.What will remain of us when artificial intelligence takes over will be our creativity,and it is our creative spirit,our visionary sense of freshness,that has been our strength for centuries."8.What will Zafirakou do with her prize money______A. Make a movie.B. Build new schools.C. Run a project.D. Help local musicians.9.What does Craig-Martin think of the teaching of the arts in UK schools？______A. It is particularly difficult.B. It increases artists' income.C. It opens children's mind.D. It deserves greater attention.10.What should be stressed in school education according to Schama？______A. Moral principles.B. Interpersonal skills.C. Creative abilities.D. Positive worldviews.11.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text______A. Bring Artists to SchoolsB. When Historians Meet ArtistsC. Arts Education in BritainD. The World's Best Arts TeacherDAn Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle,a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage.Salah Sukkarieh,a professor at the University of Sydney,sees robots as necessary given how cattlemen are aging.He is building a four-wheeled robot that will run on solar and electric power.It will use cameras and sensors to monitor the animals.A computer system will analyze the video to determine whether a cow is sick.Radio tags（标签）on the animals will measure temperature changes.The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape,color and texture （质地）of grass.That way,cattlemen will know whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purposes.Machines have largely taken over planting,watering and harvesting crops such as corn and wheat,but the monitoring of cattle has gone through fewer changes.For Texas cattleman Pete Bonds,it's increasingly difficult to find workers interested in watching cattle.But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job.Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse.Bonds,who bought his first cattle almost 50 years ago,still has each of his cowboys inspect 300 or 400 cattle daily and look for signs that an animal is getting sick.Other cattlemen see more promise in robots.Michael Kelsey Paris,vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association,said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft.Cattle tend to be kept in remote places and their value has risen,making them appealing targets.12.What is a problem with the cattle-raising industry？______A. Soil pollution.B. Lack of workers.C. Aging machines.D. Low profitability.13.What will Sukkarieh's robot be able to do？______A. Monitor the quality of grass.B. Cure the diseased cattle.C. Move cattle to another field.D. Predict weather changes.14.Why does Pete Bonds still hire cowboys to watch cattle______A. He wants to help them earn a living.B. He thinks men can do the job better.C. He is inexperienced in using robots.D. He enjoys the traditional way of life.15.How may robots help with cattle watching according to Michael Kelsey？______A. Increase the value of cattle.B. Bring down the cost of labor.C. Make the job more appealing.D. Keep cattle from being stolen.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共12.5分）If the only reading you ever do is the novel or magazine,the speed at which you read -probably does not matter very much.But if you have to read a great deal for study,you will appreciate thebenefits of being able to read more quickly. (1)Before you open the book,make sure that you are comfortable.You need a seat which supports your back and the book should be at the right distance from your eyes. (2)(3) Look at the table of contents,the preface,the chapter heading,etc.This will help you to decide whether you really need to read the whole book or only certain parts of it.Ten minutes spent in this way could save you quite a lot of time in the long run.If you decide that you need to read the whole book,decide how much you can read at a time. (4) A history book which may contain the facts in story form will be easier to read than one dealing with scientific subjects.In the former case you may be able to read a chapter.In the latter you may only be able to read one page.Always keep a pencil and paper beside you. (5) Note also the facts important for your purpose as well as anything which leads you to further research.You don't have to write these things in detail.It is enough to put the page number and one or two words as a reminder .A.Stop to have a rest now and then.B.Spend a few minutes looking through the book.C.This depends on the type of book you are reading.D.Here are some tips to help improve your reading speed.E.Make a note of any page which is of special importance.F.You may find yourself having to learn something by heart.G.Keep the room cool rather than warm to avoid feeling sleepy.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）Over the past 38 years,Mr.Wang has pretended to be someone else many times,and has even learned to(21) different dialects（方言），leading to him being described as an "Oscar-winning actor".The 60-year-old is not an actor,but a(22) However,he is more devoted to his "(23) "than any real actor.In the 1990s,a group of thieves often sold stolen goods with the help of some beggars.To look into the(24)，Wang disguised（伪装）himself and (25) the beggars.Dirty shorts and old shoes gave him the(26) of a real beggar and his convincing dialect soon won him the(27) of the beggars."I often(28) them to drink alcohol.Once they were(29)，they began to talk a lot,"Wang said. "I'd then (30) myself to use the toilet,(31) what the beggars said,and send the (32) to my teammates."Wang,who is often in (33) situations,is also a judo（柔道）master. "As long as I get close enough,no criminal can (34) from me," he said.Wang's (35) won him several honors,including a National May Day Labor Medal and 11 Citations of Merit.Paris.21. A. teach B. compare C. assess D. speak22. A. lawyer B. doctor C. policeman D. businessman23. A. role B. study C. family D. audience24. A. minor B. case C. future D. question25. A. interviewed B. joined C. arrested D. assisted26. A. challenge B. experience C. appearance D. freedom27. A. vote B. sympathy C. permission D. trust28. A. invited B. forced C. helped D. expected29. A. drunk B. deserted C. bored D. lost30. A. guide B. persuade C. excuse D. allow31. A. refer to B. note down C. ask about D. miss out32. A. plan B. agreement C. direction D. information33. A. awkward B. dangerous C. unfortunate D. strange34. A. separate B. recover C. escape D. hear35. A. courage B. honesty C. kindness D. optimism四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）36.I've always loved the ocean.In the (1) （seven）grade,I started volunteering at theMonterey Bay Aquarium in California.I was upset to learn that many sea animals eatplastic garbage, (2) （think）it is food.I decided to do something (3) （educate）people about this problem.I held presentationsat schools to teach kids about plastic waste.I wanted to reach businesses too.I decided that if I learned of a company (4) used a lot of plastic,I'd send it an email urging it to cut back.One day,I saw a commercial for a health-care company.People in the ad were using plastic straws（吸管）.I found the contact information of the company (5) emailed its president.I told him how (6) （harm）plastic could be to the environment and asked him to consider using more eco-friendly options.I was so (7) （excite）when he wrote back to me.He said he would make sure that the company cut its use of plastic straws in half.I kept going.Whenever I heard of businesses using plastic,I'd send an email.One of thebiggest companies I wrote to (8) （be）Alaska Airlines Paris.A company (9) （represent）wrote back and told me the airline was switching over (10) plastic to paper cups on all of its 1，200 daily flights.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）37.你校英文报Youth正在庆祝创刊十周年。