2021年全國(guó)甲卷英語(yǔ)高考真題

2021年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（甲卷）

（考區(qū)：四川、云南、貴州、廣西、西藏）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每圖所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

ATakeaview,theLandscape（風(fēng)景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlie

Waite,oneoftoday*smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentries

hasshownthattheAwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyofthe

Britishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcomersof

theUKandbeyond.

MikeShepherdItwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghunginthe

（2011）air.Iclimbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittle

SkiddawinWintermorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifound

Cumbria,Englandmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewof

Skiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassicaltechniques,

translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,to

achievetheblack—and—whiteimage（圖像）.

TimothySmithIwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinter

（2014）images.WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocal

Macclesfieldhighpoint,Icameacrossasmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedead

Forestyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.Thesmallpineaddedtothe

Cheshire,EnglandinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundright

throughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow-coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.

B

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofa

rareblackrhinocalf（犀牛幼息）.WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31.shebecamethe40th

blackrhinotobebornatthereserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,

especiallyasblackrhinosareknownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈養(yǎng)）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelighted

towelcomeanothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayand

explore.Hermother,Solio,isafirst—timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.Itsstillalittletoo

coldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butassoonastheweatherwarmsup.Ihavenodoubtthatthe

littleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingeveryday.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobomthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearly

totellifthecalveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.Thefirst

rhinotobebornatPortLympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst——timemotherKisimaandweighedabout

32kg.Hismother,grandmotherandgreatgrandmotherwereallbomatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas

5500,givingtherhinosa"criticallyendangered^^status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPorn-LympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

C

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,Londonona

grayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmy

belovedbeachesandendlessblue—skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethe

continuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththe

localskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.It

meantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam（橫桿），Ifellontothestones,

damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminutes

later,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:"Safe!Safe!Safe!”And

that'swhatmattered——landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswere

farlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,Fdgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spending

hoursthere.I*vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbut

clear:touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswho

rushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail—thinteenager,inabaggywhite

T—shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.

ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.4€Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,“Itoldhim.Then,slowly,he

begantonodhishead.t4Safe,man.Safe.v

“YeahJIsaid."Sa佗

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safe!^^probablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don'tworry!

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.TDmakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.

Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeople

aresomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.

Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthe

standardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidethe

club-women,orpeopleofadifferentcolororbelief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedby

others.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythan

boystosaythatmembersoftheirgender（性別）are"really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfound

thatgirlsactonthatbeliefAroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare

"really,reallysmart."Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgive

up?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositioned

toseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocial

factors（因素）likegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,

futuregeniusescomefromthosewith''intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力），andsimplegood

fortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.n

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors'standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfair.B.They'reconservative.

C.They'reobjective.D.They'restrict.

13.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs

14.Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.Improvedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors1concepts.

D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck

第二節(jié)（共5小最每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Swap,Don'tshop!

Youkeephearingaboutrecycling,right?Butitdoesn'tendwithbottles,cans,andpaper.Clothing

takesahugeamountofnaturalresources（資源）tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing（orthrowingout

oldclothing）isnothealthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthose

perfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-themclothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?16.

It'sthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfromyourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthe

sametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,

howmuchfunishad.It'sreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

?Invite5—10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.17,andtheremaynotbeenoughthings

tochoosefrom;morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

?18.Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir“new"clotheshome.

?Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom.19.Placeafewmirrors

aroundyourroomsopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrulesofthe

swapshouldbethateveryonemusttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem-thingsalwayslookdifferent

whenyouputthemon.

?Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever.20.And

don'tforgettoputoutsomecookiesandfruits.Remember,it*saparty!

A.Lesspeoplethanthat

B.Holdaclothingswap

C.Iftwopeoplearecompeting

D.Justkeepmusicplayingthroughout

E.Donatewhateverclothesareleftover

F.Haveeveryoneputtheirclothesintherightspots

GTelleveryonetobringcleanclothesingoodcondition

第二部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

It'stheseasidebirdsthatdeserveatleastpartoftheblameforgettingNickBurchillblacklistedatthe

FairmontEmpressHotelinVictoria,Canada.

Burchillwas21atthehotelonbusinessandplanningto22somefriendsinthearea.They

hadaskedhimto23somepepperoni（辣香腸）frombackeast.Sohe24asuitcasefullof

pepperoni.Ashewas25thatitwouldbetoowarm,he26itoutonthetablenearanopen

window.Hethoughthispepperoniwas27andwellchilled（冷去Qandhe28.

That'swhenthingswent29.“Irememberwalkingdownthelong30andopeningthe

doortomyroomtofindanentireflockofseagulls,"Burchillsaidinarecentletterof31tothe4-star

hotel."Theseagullsimmediatelywent32.Theyrushedtothewindow,30or40birdsalltryingto

33_atthesametime,andpepperoni-everywhere.Thecurtainswerefallingdown,thelampswere

fallingdown,Itwasareal34.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion（莽撞）.

“Ihave35andIadmitresponsibilityofmy36Jhesaidintheletter."Icometoyou,

37_,toapologizeforthe-damageIhad38causedandtoaskyouto39mylifetimebanfrom

thehotel.”

Hisletter40.Bannedfromthehotelsince2001.Burchillisnowwelcometocomeback,the

Fairmontsaid.

21.A.studyingB.stayingC.lookingD.packing

22.A.visitB.helpC.followD.make

23.A.sellB.haveC.bringD.taste

24.A.filledB.lockedC.abandonedD.lost

25.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.excitedD.worried

26.A.dugB.clearedC.cuD.laid

27.A.deliciousB.safeC.softD.ready

28.A.leftB.noddedC.waitedD.regretted

29.A.farB.funnyC.wrongD.blind

30.A.beachB.drivewayC.hallD.table

31.A.applicationB.apologyC.requestD.invitation

32.A.hungryB.deadC.missingD.wild

33.A.wakeupB.getoutC.takeoffD.breakin

34.A.messB.puzzleC.fightD.challenge

35.A.recoveredB.retiredC.escapedD.matured

36.A.sufferingB.plansC.madnessD.actions

37.A.handsinpocketB.noseintheairC.hatinhandD.feeton

theground

38.A.indirectlyB.deliberatelyC.cautiouslyD.secretly

39.A.replaceB.rememberC.reconsiderD.renew

40.A.arrivedB.workedC.endedD.

disappeared

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheXi'anCityWallisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedChina'slonghistory.It41

(build)originallytoprotectthecity42theTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletelyrestored《修

復(fù)).Itispossible43(walk)orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfromhereyoucansee

streamsofpeoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After44(spend)sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentatthewall,wedecideditwas

timeforsomeactionandwhat45(good)thantorideonapieceofhistory!

We46(hire)ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.Mybikewasoldandshaky47

didthejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogoall48wayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedlyyoucan

doitintwohours,butwestoppedatthedifferentgatesand49(watchtower)tofakepicturesorjust

towatchthelocalpeoplegoingabouttheir50(day)routines.

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題：每小題1分分10分)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作業(yè)，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言

錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

Lastweekourteacheraskeduslofillinaquestionnaire.Oneofthequestionsare：Whowillyougoin

timesoftrouble?Herearetheresults.Manystudentssaytheywilltalktotheirfriendorclassmatesbecause

they'reofthesameageandcanunderstandeachother.Somewillturnouttotheirparentsorteachersfor

help.Onlyalittlechoosetodealwiththeproblemsonourown.Theiranswersalsoshowthattheydislike

talktoothers.Theykeptverymuchtothemselves.Inmyopinion,whereintrouble,weshouldseekhelp

fromthosewetrustmostly.

第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假定你是李華。你校計(jì)劃舉辦介紹中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化的主題班會(huì)，并在英文網(wǎng)站展示。請(qǐng)你寫一封郵件

給外國(guó)朋友Chris,向他了解哪些中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化更吸引外國(guó)友人。郵件內(nèi)容包括：

1.闡明寫信事由；

2.征求建議；

3.表示感謝。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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選擇題部分

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。.

1.Wherewilltheboyprobablygonext?

A.Tohisbedroom.B.Totheclassroom.C.Tothebathroom

2.WhenwasJanetsupposedtogiveherpresentation?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.

3.WhatisChase'shobby?

A.Writingbooks.B.Skiingoutside.C.Collectingstamps.

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

A.Wherethesign-upsheetis.

B.Whenhecantakethefieldtrip?

C.Whetherthewomanwillgoonthefieldtrip.

5.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofFacebook?

A.Itisn'tveryreliable.

B.Itisarespectablenewssource.

C.Ittriestoprovidetoomuchnews.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5,滿分22.5分

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選

出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將

給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第6和7題。

6.Accordingtothewoman,whatdomost

peopleforgetaboutCoke?

A.Ithascaffeine.B.Ifsfullofsugar.C.Itmakesthemthirsty.

7.WhatwastheoriginalfunctionofCoke?

A.Helpingdigestion.B,Replacingtea.C.Treatingheadache.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第8至10題。

8.Wherearethespeakersgoingtosleep?

A.Inacabin.B.Bythewater.C.Atthemeetingpoint.

9.Whointroducedthemantothelocation?

A.Hisfather.B.Hisuncle.C.Hisbrother.

10.Howwillthespeakersgetwater?

A.Fromtheotherguys.B.Fromthecar.C.Fromtheriver.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第11至13題。

11.Whyisthemansonervous?

A.Hewilltakeadriver'stest.

B.Hewilldriveadifferentroute.

C.Hewillbedrivingfbrthefirsttime.

12.WhoistheManprobablytalkingto?

A.Hismother.B.Hisclassmate.C.Hisdrivingcoach.

13.WhatissodifficultaboutBlueMountainRoad?^^

A.It'sanarrowmountainroad.

B.Thespeedlimitchangeshere.

C.Theentireroadisaschoolzone.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第14至17題.

14.WhydoesVivianturnupthemusicsoloud?

A.Ithelpsherstudy.

B.Shefeelsabitdown.

C.Thesoundoutsideishardtotolerate.

15.WhatdoesViviandoatfirstwhenherfa±erasksabouttheloudmusic?

A.Sheturnsitoff.

B.Sheturnsdownthevolume

C.Sheplugsinherheadphones.

16.WhydoesVivian'sfatherwanther：tobecarefulaboutthevolume?

A.Hecan*tconcentrateonhiswork

B.Hethinksitisbadforherhearing.

C.Itwillbebettertolistentomusicwithahearingaid.

17.HowdoesVivianfeelaboutherfather'swarningsintheend?

A.Annoyed.B.Amused.C.Surprised,

聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第18至20

18.Accordingtothetalk,whatistheGreatWallMarathonknownfor?

A.Itsdifficulty,B.Itslongdistance.C.Itsendlessscenery.

19.Howfarmustahalfmarathonrunnergobeforethefirstwaterstation?

A.Onekilometer,B.Fourkilometers.C.Eightkilometers.

20.Whatshouldrunnersbeverycarefulabout?

A.Fastrunners.B.Carsontheroad.C.Gettingtoothirsty.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該

項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Doyouhaveajob?Ifyoudo,you'llknowtheworldofworkcanbetough-longhours,boringtasks

andstress.Butitcanbringbenefitstoo,suchasaregularsalary.Maybethat*swhymoreofusarenow

takingonasidehustle-anothernameforasecondjob.

ForSomehavingtwojobsisanecessity--awaytomakeendsmeetandprovideextraincome.Butit

nowseemsthatmorepeoplewanttoputtheirskillsandpassionsintopracticetomakemoney.Thesetend

tobeentrepreneurialyoungpeoplewhowanttoworkontheirownprojectsalongsidetheirmainsourceof

income.

AccordingtoHenleyBusinessSchool,aroundoneinfourworkersrunatleastonesidehustlebusiness,

halfofwhichwerestartedinthepasttwoyears.Thoseaged25to34aremostlikelytobeinvolved,with

37percentthoughttorunasidelineofsomekind.Itcalculatesthattheaveragesidehustlermakesabout

20percentoftheirincomethroughtheirsecondjob.

Butwhafsinterestingisthatmanymillennials（千禧一代）areturningtheirhandtonewjobsnotjust

formoneyandsecurity.Researchhasfoundthatalmostthree-quartersofpeoplearefollowingapassionor

exploringanewchallenge.BecciMaiFord,whoworkssomeofthetimeforatelecommunications

companytopaythebills,spendstherestofhertimedevelopinghercraftcompany.Shesaysgoing

full-timeis"notfinanciallyworthitrightnowbutitfuelsmycreativesoulandmakesmehappy'1.

Ofcoursehavingasidehustlemeansyouareself-employed,whichcangiveyouflexibilitytowork

whenyoulike,butitcanberisky.Yousometimeworkonazero-hourscontractandmaynotgetoffered

enoughwork.Orwhatwasoriginallyyourpassionmaybecomemoreofachore.However；thiscouldbe

thebestwaytotryoutanewcareerorfollowapassionwhilenotgivingupthedayjob.

21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforpeopletotakeonaside

hustle?

A.Tomakemoney.B.Toobtainjobsatisfaction.

C.Tohavetheflexibilitytowork.D.Toenjoyariskylifestyle.

22.TheauthorexplainsthestudyfromHenleyBusinessSchoolby.

A.describingtheprocessB.makingacomparison

C.presentingresearchfindingsD.analyzingcauseandeffect

23.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardshavingasecondjob?

A.Critical.B.Indifferent.C.Neutral.D.Favorable：

B

WithChineseconsumershitbyquarantine（隔離期）andtravelrestrictionsaswellasjustcautious

aboutgoingouttotheshopsduetothecoronavirusepidemic（流行?。?，companiesinChinaare

experimentingwithnewtrickstomakesales.

OilgiantSinopec-keentogetcustomersbackintheircarsandhelpfarmersduetoroadblocks-

launchedanewprojectlastmonthcalled"zerotouch"vegetablesalesatits6,000gasstationsin147

Chinesecities.Consumersplaceandpayforordersontheappandwhentheydriveup,gasstation

employeesputthevegetablesintotheircartrunk,elimicalinganyneedforhuman-to-humancontact.

“Thecoronavirusoutbreakhasmadeitdifficultforpeopletoshopasbefore,"saidLiHong,vice

presidentofSinopec'sconveniencestoresalesdivision."Traveldemandhasbeenfalling,butdemandfor

foodisprettyrigid."

MengniuDairy,China'sdairyproducer,isracingtoaddmorevendingmachinestothe10,000it

currentlyhas,sayingtheepidemichasdrivenunexpectedlystrongdemandforthesaleschannel.Its

systemallowscustomerstoorderproductslike'milkandyoghurtonlinewhichcanthenbepickedupfrom

theirlocalvendingmachine"Thevirusoutbreakhasdecreasedconsumptionfordairyproductsaspeople

areunwillingtogotothesupermarket,"saidMengFanjie;headofthecompany'sCommunistParty

committee.LuckinCoflfee,acompetitiverivaltoStarbucks,nowalsooffersthesanitizer（消毒）

products（e.g.handsoap）besidescoffee.LiuXingliaging,anindependentretaitanalyst,said,however,

thatLuckin*sstrategywouldhaveonlyamodestimpact.44Atbestsomeuserswillplaceanorderwhenthey

buycoffee,butnobodyisdeliberatelychoosingtheLuckinappjusttobuysanitizer,,

24.Accordingtothepassage,whydidsomecompaniesadoptnewsellingmethods?

A.Citizenswerenotallowedtogoout.

B.Thedemandfortravelandfooddeclinedsharply.

C.Thecoronavirusepidemicchangedpeople'swayoflife.

D.Companiesdesiredtograspthechancetodefeattheircompetitors.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eliminating"inParagraph2mostprobablyreferto?

A.meetingB.removingC.decreasingD.limiting

26.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto

A.illustratethedifficultycausedbythecoronavirusepidemic

B.explainthechangesmadebysomecompaniesintheepidemic

C.describethechallengessomecompaniesmetduringtheepidemic

D.revealtheintelligencepeopleshowedinthecoronavirusepidemic

C

Peoplemaysetanalarmonthephoneorclockthatsoundslikethis:beepbeepbeep.Thathard,

unpleasantsoundmaybemakingithardertoshakeoffthesleepyfeelinginthemorningknownas

grogginess.So,isthereabetterwaytowakeup?Arecentstudysaysyes.Theanswerismusic.

Thestudy,carriedoutbyresearchersinAustralia,involved50people.Theresearchersfoundthat

peoplewhowakeuptomusicalalarmsreportedfeelingmoreawakeandalert.StuartMcFarlane,alead

writerofthestudystated,"Weareverysurprisedbythesefindingsasonemightexpectaharshbeeping

soundtobemoresuccessful；”atwakingupa