江苏省无锡市届新高考适应性考试英语试题含答案解析.docx

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江苏省无锡市届新高考适应性考试英语试题含答案解析

江苏省无锡市2021届新高考适应性考试（4月）英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Ioftenfindmyselfdrawntobooksthatexploreruralsettings.HereareafewbooksthatI'vereadandloved.

RushOh!

byShirleyBarrett

RushOh!

isoneofthemosttouchingbooksI’veread.ItfollowstheDavidsons,awhalingfamilyfromWales.Afterthedeathofhermother,MaryDavidsonhasmanyworries:

herfivesiblings（兄弟姐妹）andcaringforherfather.TheauthorBarrett’sexplorationofthisworldandhercharactersarebittersweetandhumorous.

QuestionsofTravel

byMichelledeKretser

QuestionsofTravel,isaportraitofRavi,aSriLankanrefugee（难民）whofleestoAustraliaafterhiswifeandson’sdeath,andLaura,ayoungwomanwhomovestoLondonandbackagain.Thewritingisbeautifulandtouching.NeverbeforehaveIreadSydneybroughtsovividlytolife.

TheLifeandLovesofLenaGaunt

byTracyFarr

LenaGaunt,inher80s,looksbackonherlongandfascinatinglife.Shehaseventuallytraveledwidelyasaplayerofaninstrument.LenaGauntrevealsthepartsofherlifethatgavehejoy—hermusic,herdaughter,Grace,andherlover-aswellasthosetouchedbythesadnessofloss.

TooEasy

byJ.M.Green

TooEasyisanirresistiblenovelstarringStellaHardy,asocialworkerinMelbourne.WhenoneofStella'sclientsismurderedandaneighborgoesmissing,Stellabeginstoinvestigate.TheplotsetsacrackingpacethroughpoliceinvestigationsandjourneystoWesternAustralia.

1．WhichofthefollowingissetinSydney?

A．RushOh!

B．TheLifeandLovesofLenaGaunt

C．TooEasyD．QuestionsofTravel

2．WhatisthebookTheLifeandLovesofLenaGauntmainlyabout?

A．Bittersweetteenageexperiences.B．Attractivemusicalinstruments.

C．Heart-shakinginvestigations.D．Happinessandsorrowinlife.

3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?

A．Torecommendexcellentwriters.B．Toanalyzebookqualities.

C．Tointroducegoodworks.D．Toexpresspersonalvalues.

Therearealwaysstoriesinthelifethatcanhardlybeforgottenandwillrestoreourhopeforholidayseverytimewerecollect.

JohnnyandI,alongwithourtwoyoungsons,BarryandDoyle,livedinavillageinsouthernAlabamain1979.WehadboughttheboysabicyclefortheNewYear,andhadhiddenitinthegarage,whereJohnnywouldassemble（组装）itonNewYear5sEveafterthekidsfellasleep.Butthatday,JohnnyhadtogotoBrookleyAirForceBaseinMobile,anhouraway,torepairajet.Ihadmyhandsbusywithbaking,preparingforholidaydinnerandcaringfortwoenergeticboys.

JustasIwasmakingthechocolatecake,aneighborknockedonthedoor.ItwasBeatrice,whowastheonlypersononourroadwithatelephone.Thebasehadcalledtosaythataheavytoolhadcomeapartsuddenly,hittingJohnny'sarmandbreakingthebone.MybrotherOttotookmetothebasehospitalwhilemymotherstayedwiththechildren.

WegottheretofindJohnnywithacast（石膏）onhisarm,anxioustogethomeregardlessofthedoctor'sorders.ItwasNewYear'sEve,Johnnyargued,andhehadthebiketoassembleforhisboys.Thedoctorsaidhe'dconsiderdismissinghimthenextmorningifJohnnycouldfindsomeonetodrivehimhome.OnNewYear'smorning,Johnnycalledthebaseandwastoldeveryonewasoffduty；therewasnoonetodrivehimhome.Johnnykeptmakingcalls.Atlast,abigbluecarwiththeAirForcesignrolledup.

Iwasputtingdinneronthetablewhenhearingthecar.WewerethrilledtoseeJohnnyassistedbyauniformedAirForceofficer.WithOtto'shelp,Johnnyassembledtheboy'sgift,andtheyallhadagoodtimethatafternoon.Ourheartswerefullofgratitudetothepeoplewhohadgonetheextramiletobringustogether.

4．WhathadJohnnyplannedtodoonNewYear'sEve?

A．Repairajet.B．Buyhissonsabike.

C．Prepareasurprisegift.D．Assembleabikewithhissons.

5．WhydidBeatricecometotheauthor'shouse?

A．Torelayamessage.B．Tomakeaphonecall.

C．Tolendouthertelephone.D．Totaketheauthortothehospital.

6．HowcanwedescribeJohnny?

A．DiligentB．StubbornC．ConsiderateD．Complicated

7．Whatcanserveasthetitleforthetext?

A．AHard-wonNewYearPresentB．ATreasuredNewYearMemory

C．AnUnexpectedNewYearDinnerD．ALife-changingNewYearExperience

Ifyouweretothrow,say,abananapeeloutofyourcarwhiledrivingalongthemotorway,thatwouldbeacompletelyharmlessaction,duetothefactthatit’spartofafruit—right?

Actually,no.Abananapeelcantakeuptotwoyearstobenaturallyprocessed,andwithathirdofmotoristsadmittingtolitteringwhiledriving,that’sawholelotofdiscardedbananapeels.Anorangepeelandacigarettebutthasasimilarbiodegrading（生物降解）termtothatofabananapeel,buttincanslastupto100years;andplasticbottleslastforever,asdoglassbottles.

Despitethefactthatlonger-lastingmaterialswillservetodamagetheenvironmentanditsanimalsforlonger,wecan’tmerelymeasuretheseverityofacertaintypeofrubbishbyitslifetime.Forexample,despitehavingafairlyshortlengthofbiodegradingtime,morethan120tonsofcigarette-relatedlitterisdiscardedintheUKeveryday.

It’snotacheaphabiteither:

tokeepourstreetscleanannuallycostsUKtaxpayers£500million,andwhenyouincludeourgreenspaces,thatgoesupto£1billion.So,it’snotsurprisingthatifcaughtfly-tippingyoucouldfacea£20,000fineorevenjailtimeand,ifyoudisposedofsomethingdangerous,thecourtcouldgiveyoufiveyearstoserve.Regardlessofhowseverethesepunishmentsmightseem,however,amongthereportedcasesonly2,000werefoundguiltyoutof825,000,sowestillhavesomewaytogoinmakingsurepeopleobeytherules.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded”inpara1mean?

A．Harmless.B．Processed.C．Thrown.D．Long-lasting.

9．Whichofthefollowinghasthelongestbiodegradingterm?

A．Glassbottles.B．Tincans.C．Cigarettebutts.D．Bananapeels.

10．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Theseverityofrubbishcanbemeasuredbyitslifetime.

B．Quiteafewpeoplewerefoundguiltyofillegallylittering.

C．EveryyearUKtaxpayersspend£500millionkeepingstreetsfreeofdirt.

D．Cigarette-relatedlitterandpeelscanbeignoredfortheirfairlyshortlifetime.

11．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Toinformreadersofdifferentbiodegradingterms.

B．Tocallforpeoplenottolitterillegally.

C．Toencouragepeopletousefewerplasticbags.

D．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodbehavior.

A63-year-oldChinesecarpenter’straditionalskillshavebecomeanunexpectedInternethitashecreateswoodworkwithasinglepieceofwood,withoutglue,screwsornails.WangDewen,knownas“GrandpaAmu”onYouTube,hasbeenpraisedasthemoderndayLuBan,awell-knownChinesestructuralengineerduringtheZhouDynasty,thankstohisrichcarpentry（木工手艺）knowledge.

GrandpaAmu’smostpopularvideo,whichshowshimmakingadelicatewoodenarchbridge,hasgoneviralonYouTube,gainingmorethan40millionviews.“Ifyoudosomething,youhavetoloveit,andyouhavetobeinterestedinit;however,beinginteresteddoesn’tmeanthere’sonlyhappinessandnopain.”GrandpaAmusharedwhentalkingabouthisexcellentcarpentryskills.

Hismostpopularworksincludeafoldingstool,amodeloftheChinapavilionfromthe2010ShanghaiExpo,andanapple-shapedinterlockingpuzzle,knownasaLuBanlock.GrandpaAmufollowsanancientChinesemortiseandtenon（榫卯）technique,whichmeansnonailsorglueareinvolvedintheentireprocessofbuildingthearchbridge.

Themastercarpenterhasalsomadeseveralwoodentoysforhisgrandsonusingthesametechnique.Hisyounggrandson’sfavoritesincludeawalkingPeppaPigandabubbleblowingmachine.Attractingover1.17millionfansonYouTube,GrandpaAmu’svideossofarhavegainedmorethan200millionviews.

Hiswonderfulwoodworkingskills,usingthesamemortiseandtenonjointsfoundintheForbiddenCity,weredevelopedfromtheageofthirteenasawayofsupportinghisfamilyinEastChina’sShandongProvince.“Thegrandsonissohappy,astherehavebeensomanyfineanduniquetoysmadebygrandpafromanearlyage,”commentedonenetizen;whileanothersaid“It’samazing.Ihopethesetraditionalcraftscanbepassedon!

”

12．WhyisGrandpaAmuregardedasthemoderndayLuBan?

A．Forhissimplewords.B．Forhispopularvideos.

C．Forhiscarpentryskills.D．Forhisexcellentarchbridge.

13．WhatdoGrandpaAmu’sremarksmeaninParagraph2?

A．Theoryisfrompracitce.B．Successdependsonlove.

C．Excellentskillslieinhardwork.D．Happinesscomesfrominterest.

14．WhatistheuniquefeatureofGrandpaAmu’scraftworks?

A．Nonailsorglue.B．Delicatedesign.

C．Theappleshape.D．Thewoodenmaterial.

15．Whatmessagedoesthistextmainlyconvey?

A．Beingpopularmeansmorefans.B．Perfectskillsearnmoremoney.

C．Supportingfamilyneedsmoreskills.D．Traditionalcraftsdeservepassingon.

二、七选五

It’sbeenahardyearbut,whilewecan’tchangewhat’shappeningintheworld,wecanfocusoncreatingapositiveatmosphere.Nomorenegativeenergy.

16．

Hardtimesarerubbish,buttheymakeyouwhatyouare.Recognizethatandknowthatifyoucancomethroughthemandyouwillbemorecapableandmoreconfident.It’saluckypersonindeedwhomanagestoavoidupsetastheygothroughlife;what’simportantishowyoudealwithit.

Countyourblessings

Feelingsorryforyourself?

Itmaysoundnormal,butit’simportanttoremindyourselfofwhat’sgoodaboutyourlife.Trywritingalistofthethingsyou’rethankfulfor,orspendafewminuteseveryeveningputtingdownthreenicethingsthathavehappenedtoyouthatday.17．.Pattedadogi