2021全国乙卷
阅读B
are choosing
am/is/are doing 现在进行
still仍然adv.
choose to do sth 选择做v
choose-chose -chosen
stick to it坚持不放弃v
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone.
factor 因素n.
naturally 自然adv.
generation 代n.
landline 座机n.
now and then 偶尔adv.
compare to sth 笔记v.
when it is compared to xx 被动
baby boomers 婴儿潮n.
boom急剧上升v.
定语从句
先行词they
引导词who
they have perhaps had the same home number xx.
Age is naturally a factor （因素）-only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then，compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who've perhaps had the same home number for 50 years.
be to do sth 相关
makeup 组成
household 家庭
Age isn't the only factor；I'd say /it's also to do with the makeup of your household.
（26）What can we say about Baby Boomers？
A.They like smartphone games.
identify 身份n.
B.They enjoy guessing callers' identity.
C.They keep using landline phones.
D.They are attached to their family.
be attached to 依恋；有联系v.
can do
find it adj to do sth
convenient 方便的adj.
rather than而非
provide 提供v.
Generation Xers with young families，like my wife and I，can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member.
that is said 话虽如此
to be honest 实话实话
定语从句
先行词people
引导词who
the only people ever ring our home phone
ring -rang-rung响铃v.
take sth out of xx 拿走v.
to the point 达到这种程度
where =to which
That said，to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents，to the point where we play a game and guess who is calling before we pick up the phone（using Caller ID would take the fun out of it）.
be attached to sth 依恋v.
How attached are you to your landline？
gas street lamps 煤气路灯
delivery 送达n.
deliver 传递；传达v.
How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries？
（27）What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph？
infer推断v.
A.It remains a family necessity.
remain 保持v.
necessity 必需品n.
B.It will fall out of use some day.淘汰使用
C.It may increase daily expenses.
increase增加v.
daily expenses 日常开支
D.It is as important as the gas light.
2021全国乙卷
阅读C
have heard
has/have done现在完成
plastic 塑料n.
am/is/are doing
pollute 污染v.
ecosystem生态系统
You've heard that /plastic is polluting the oceans﹣between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year.
straw吸管n.
make a difference造成很大影响
But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference？
it does
=it makes a difference.
Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does.
massive 巨型adj.
sculpture 雕塑n.
plastic garbage 塑料垃圾n.
force sb to do sth逼迫v.
viewer 观众n.
re-examine重新审视v.
single -use一次性
products 产品n.
He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage，forcing viewers to re﹣examine their relationship to single﹣use plastic products.
artwork艺术作品
intend to do 打算v.
they are intended for sth
（28）What are Von Wong's artworks intended for？
A.Beautifying the city he lives in.
beautify 美化v.
eco-friendly 环保adj.
B.Introducing eco﹣friendly products.
waste垃圾n.
draw attention to sth 吸引关注
C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.
D.Reducing garbage on the beach.
a piece
a piece of artwork
call非谓语
a pair of xx
wave波浪n.
freeze-froze-frozen结冰v.
they are frozen mid-crash 撞击n/v.
At the beginning of the year，the artist built a piece called "Strawpocalypse，" a pair of 10﹣foot﹣tall plastic waves，frozen mid﹣crash.
made/collect非谓语
the sculpture is made of xx 被动
the straws are collected from xx 被动
cleanup 清洁n.
appearance 出现n.
Vietnam 越南n.
Made of 168，000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups，the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City，Vietnam.
be done 被动
recycle 回收v.
Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled.
by no means绝非adv.
Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source（来源）of plastic pollution，
have come
has/have done
come /be under fire 饱受争议
weight重量n
but they've recently come under fire because most people don't need them to drink with and，because of their small size and weight，they cannot be recycled.
定语从句
先行词straw
引导词that
the straw is part of his artwork
Every straw that's part of Von Wong's artworklikely came from a drinkthat someone used for only a few minutes.
it is gone 消失不见
once一旦
disappear 消失v.
xx takes time to do sth 花时间做某事
Once the drink is gone，the straw will take centuries to disappear.
（29）Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3？
A.To show the difficulty of their recycling.
B.To explain why they are useful.
C.To voice his views on modern art.
voice发声v.
substitute 替代品n.
D.To find a substitute for them.
illustrate 说明v.
specific 具体adj.
statistic 数据n.
truckload 一卡车量
In a piece from 2018，Von Wong wanted to illustrate（说明）a specific statistic：Every 60 seconds，a truckload's worth of plastic enters the ocean.
title 非谓语
the work was/is titled xx 被动-done-title
they were then tied together to do sth
tie绑缚v.
all at once 一次性adv.
had been done 过去完成被动
发生在过去两件事
先发生：过去完成dump
后发生：一般过去
For this work，titled "Truckload of Plastic，" Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10，000 pieces of plastic，whichwere then tied together to look like they'd been dumped（倾倒）from a truckall at once.
Von Wong hopes that/ his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.
pressure sb to do施压v.
footprint 足迹n.
have an effect on sth 效果n.
（30）What effect would "Truckload of Plastic" have on viewers？
A.Calming.平静
B.Disturbing. 令人不安的adj.
C.Refreshing. 耳目一新；身心舒畅adj.
D.Challenging.
（31）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？
A.Artists' Opinions on Plastic Safety
B.Media Interest in Contemporary Art
contemporary 当代的adj.
C.Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies
demand要求v.
responsibility 责任
D.Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures
transform 转换v.
作业：
1.英汉视译
2.课堂笔记
