2021年江苏省高考英语试卷解析版

2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新高考1卷）英语第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ARomecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel(旅社).ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you’lloftengettostayinacentrallocation(位置)withsecurityandcomfort.YellowHostelIfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.It’soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It’saffordable,andit’sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,it’sclosetothemaintrainstation.HostelAlessandroPalaceIfyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There’salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithothertravelersduringthesummer.YouthStationHostelIfyou’relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouthStation.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,too;itdoesn’tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.HotelandHostelDesArtistesHotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentralcitystationandit’sclosetoallofthecity’smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi. 21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?A.Comfort. B.Security. C.Price. D.Location.22.Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?A.YellowHostel. B.HostelAlessandroPalace.C.YouthStationHostel. D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.B.Itsstaffistootalkative.C.ItchargesforWi-Fi.D.It’sinconvenientlylocated.【答案】21.C 22.B 23.C【解析】本文为应用文，文章主要介绍了罗马四个旅社。21.C细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel(旅社)”中“pricey”可知，去罗马旅行花销昂贵，所以旅客选择住在旅社是因为价格相对便宜。故选C。22.B细节理解题。题干关键词sociallife位于第二个小标题HostelAlessandroPalace下第一句“Ifyoulovesocial…inRome.”，由此可知最适合喜欢积极社交生活的人的旅社应该是HostelAlessandroPalace，故选B。23.C细节理解题。由HotelandHostelDesArtistes中“However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.”，结合四个选项可知其唯一的一个缺点便是Wi-Fi需要每天支付2欧元，故选C。BByday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.InhissparetimethoughhegoesonstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova—notasamusicianbutasherpageturner.“I’mnotatrainedmusician,butI’velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.”MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup’sofficialpageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthepagesofthescoresothemusiciansdon’thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.“Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon’tturntwopagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktotherightspot.”MrTittertonexplained.Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding”toindicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.“Iwasturningthepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepagestofalloffthestand,”MrTittertonsaid,“LuckilyIwasabletocatchthemandputthemback.”Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMsRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.“Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,”shelaughed.“He’sinterestedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:‘Turn,turn!’“RobertisthebestpageturnerI’vehadinmyentirelife.”24.WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?A.Readmusic. B.Playthepiano.C.Singsongs. D.Fixtheinstruments.25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterton’sjobonstage?A.Boring. B.Well-paid. C.Demanding. D.Dangerous.26.WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise?A.Countingthepages. B.Recognizingthe“nodding”.C.Catchingfallingobjects. D.Performinginhisownstyle.27.WhyisMsRaspopova’shusband“theworsepageturner”?A.Hehasverypooreyesight. B.Heignorestheaudience.C.Hehasnointerestinmusic. D.Heforgetstodohisjob.【答案】24.A25.C26.B27.D【解析】本文为记叙文。文章讲述了RobertTitterton本职工作是一名律师，在业余时间，他在舞台上与钢琴家MariaRaspopova并肩演出——不是作为音乐家，而是作为她的琴谱翻页者。24.A细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“I’mnotatrainedmusician,butI’velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.”可知，Titterton不是受过训练的音乐家，但他学会了识谱，这样他就可以在帮助Maria。故选A。25.C推理判断题。第二段中最后一句“Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.”说明作者在做这份工作的时候是非常紧张的，后面一段具体阐述了其原因，并且用了多个“makesure（确保）”，可知这份工作的要求十分高。A“Boring”意为“无聊的”，B项“Well-paid”意为“高薪的”，C项“Demanding”意为“要求高的”，D项“Dangerous”意为“危险的”。由此可知，C项符合文意，故选C。26.B细节理解题。第四段第三句“Silentonstagecommunication…withtheirpageturner.”表明每个钢琴家都有自己的“点头”风格，Titterton需要练习的技能是识别“点头”，分析四个选项可知，B项与之意义相符。故选B。27.D推理判断题。根据最后一段““He’sinterestedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:‘Turn,turn!’”，Raspopova需要说“翻页，翻页！”可知，Raspopova的丈夫经常忘记翻页，故选D。CWhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerican,theskiesandlandswerealivewithanastonishingva