2021年高考英语真题试卷（全国乙）附答案.pdf

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1、2021年高考英语真题试卷（全国乙）一、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）（共4题；共30分）1.阅读理解The Biggest Stadiums in the WorldA.Q.I e have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece.I n around 8 A.Q.,the R omansbuilt the Colosseum,which remains the worlds best known stadium are continues

2、 to inform contemporarydesign.R omes Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances,seating 50,000 people.However,that wassmall fry compared with the citys Circus Maximus,which accommodated around 250,000 people.These days,safety regulations-not to mention the modern sports fans desire for a good

3、view and acomfortable seat-tend to keep stadium capacities（容量）slightly lower.Even soccer fans tend to have a seateach;gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match.For the biggest stadiums in the world,we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far,which ranksthem by their st

4、ated permanent capacity,as well as updated information from official stadium websites.All these stadiums are still functional,still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport.StadiumD.P.R-Korea.y StadiumD.P.R-Korea.D.P.R-Korea.Capacity.150,000.Opened.May 1,1989.StadiumU.S.nStadiumS.n A

5、rbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened.October 1,1927.StadiumU.S.ateStadiume College,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September 17,I 960.Ohio Stadium,U.S.umbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October 7,1922.Kyle Field,U.S.I ege Station,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September 24,1927.

6、（1）How many people could the Circus Maximus hold?A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About 150,000.D.About 250,000.（2）Of the following stadiums,which is the oldest?A.Michigan Stadium.B.Beaver Stadium.C.Ohio Stadium.D.Kyle Field.（3）What do the listed stadiums have in common?A.They host big games.B.They have become

7、 tourist attractionsC.They were built by Americans.D.They are favored by architects2.阅读理解When almost everyone has a mobile phone,why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for alandline(座机)These days youd be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesnt own a mo

8、bilephone.I n fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket.Practically everyone can make and receive callsanywhere,anytime.Still,55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter(29%)rely onlyon their smartphones,according to a survey(调 查).Of those Australi

9、ans who still have a landline,a thirdCQ n怎de that its not really necessary and theyre keeping it as a security blanket-1 9 percent say they neveruse it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of emergencies.I think my home falls into that category.More than half of Australian homes are still choo

10、sing to stick with their home phone.Age is naturally afactor(因 素)-only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then,compared to 84 percent ofBaby Boomers who*ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years.Age isnt the only factor;I d say its alsoto do with the makeup of your househ

11、old.Generation Xers with young families,like my wife and I,can still find it convenient to have a home phonerather than providing a mobile phone for every family member.That said,to be honest the only people whoever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents,to the point where we play a game a

12、nd guess who iscalling before we pick up the phone(using Caller I D would take the fun out of i t).How attached are you to your landline?How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morningmilk deliveries?(1)What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?A.Their target users.B.Th

13、eir wide popularity.C.Their major functions.D.Their complex design.(2)What does the underlined word concede in paragraph 3 mean?A.Admit.B.Argue.C.R emember.0.R emark.(3)What can we say about Baby Boomers?A.They like smartphone games.B.They enjoy guessing callers identity.C.They keep using landline p

14、hones.D.They are attached to their family.(4)What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?A.lt remains a family necessity.B.lt will fall out of use some day.C.lt may increase daily expenses.D.lt is as important as the gas light.3.阅读理解Youve heard that plastic is polluting the ocean

15、sbetween 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter oceanecosystems every year.But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference?Artist Benjamin Von Wongwants you to know that it does.He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage,foreing viewers tore-examine their relationship to single-use pl

16、astic products.At the beginning of the year,the artist built a piece called Strawpocalypse,a pair of 10-foot-tall plasticwaves,frozen mid-crash.Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups,thesculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center i

17、n Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Just 9%of global plastic waste is recycled.Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source(来源)of plasticpollution,but theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink with and,becauseof their small size and weight,they cannot be recycled.Every

18、straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likelycame from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes.Once the drink is gone,the straw will takecenturies to disappear.I n a piece from 2018,Von Wong wanted to illustrate(说明)a specific statistic:Every 60 seconds,atruckloads worth of plastic enters the

19、 ocean.For this work,titled Truckload of Plastic,Von Wong and a groupof volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic,which were then tied together to look like theydbeen dumped(倾倒)from a truck all at once.Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their p

20、lastic footprint.(1)What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?A.Beautifying the city he lives in.B.I ntroducing eco-friendly products.C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.R educing garbage on the beach.(2)Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?A.To show the difficulty of the

21、ir recycling.B.To explain why they are useful.C.To voice his views on modern art.D.To find a substitute for them.（3）What effect would Truckload of Plastic have on viewers?A.Calming.B.DisturbingC.R efreshing0.Challenging.（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Artists*Opinions

22、on Plastic SafetyB.Media I nterest in Contemporary ArtC.R esponsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesD.Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures4.阅读理解During an interview for one of my books,my interviewer said something I still think about often.Annoyedby the level of distraction（干扰）in his open office,

23、he said,Thats why I have a membership at the coworking ceacross the street so I can focus,His comment struck me as strange.After all,coworking ces also typically usean open office layout（布局）.But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach worksThe researchers examined various levels o

24、f noise on participants as they completed tests of creativethinking.They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background,from total silence to 50 decibels（分贝）,70 decibels,and 85 decibels.The differences between most of the groupswere statistically insigni

25、ficant;however,the participants in the 70 decibels group-those exposed to a level ofnoise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop-significantly outperformed the other groups.Since theeffects were small,this may suggest that our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to totals

26、ilence and 85 decibels of background noise.But since the results at 70 decibels were significant,the study also suggests that the right level ofbackground noisenot too loud and not total silencemay actually improve ones creative thinking ability.Theright level of background noise may interrupt our n

27、ormal patterns of thinking just enough to allow ourimaginations to wander,without making it impossible to focus.This kind of distracted focus appears to be thebest state for working on creative tasks.So why do so many of us hate our open offices?The problem may be that,in our offices,we cant stopour

28、selves from getting drawn into others conversations while were trying to focus.I ndeed,the researchersfound that face-to-face interactions and conversations affect the creative process,and yet a coworking ce or acoffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interrup

29、tions.(1)Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking ce?A.lt helps him concentrate.B.lt blocks out background noise.C.lt has a pleasant atmosphere.D.lt encourages face-to-face interactions.(2)Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability?A.Total silence.B.50 decibels.C.70 dec

30、ibels.D.85 decibels.(3)What makes an open office unwelcome to many people?A.Personal privacy unprotected.B.Limited working ce.C.R estrictions on group discussion.Constant interruptions.(4)What can we infer about the author from the text?A.Hes a news reporter.B.Hes on office manager.C.Hes a professio

31、nal designer.D.Hes a published writer.二、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。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)(共1题；共10分)5.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。According to Jessica Hagy,author of How to Be I nteresting,it*s not difficult to make yourself interesting at adinner party.,if youre out of your co

32、mfort zone or if youre wandering into somebodys house for the firsttime.So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous,trying different foods and talking to strangers.People love to talk about themselves.I f you can start the conversation with a question other than“What doyou do for a livin

33、g?,youll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is youre talkingto.it can bring in I have this old,broken-down vehicle or I rode the bus with these crazy peoplewho were laughing at silly jokes in the back.I t just opens up conversation.?I f you cant take their wine awa

34、y,you should certainly try to take away their soapbox（讲台）.lfyoure the host,you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from thesituation._And what about that other dinner-party killer:awkward silence?I f youre faced with an awkward silence ata dinner party,the onl

35、y thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment（赞扬）.Just quickly tun around and say,This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all aboutit.So being interesting at a dinner party isnt that hard.A.How do you know the hostB.The first step is to go explorin

36、gC.I f you ask the question How did you get here?,D.Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangersE.Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to sayF.What about that person who has had too much to drink or wont stop talkingG.He or she is the person who is feeling the wei

37、ght of that awkwardness the most三、语言知识运用第一节阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）（共1题；共30分）6.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Simply saying thank you doesnt seem enough in certain situations.I was considering this while working as a1 Just a few weeks ago.And

38、it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of wordsthat express different 2 of gratitude（感谢）.My thoughts were soon 3.We had a woman patient who was 4 froma knee replacement operation.One afternoon,while 5 to get into bed she collapsed（/到下）from what was 6 discovered to be a hear

39、t attack.The collapse was disastrous,7 the emergency medical team and good teamwork.But she recovered,though8,and was ready for discharge（出院）after four weeks.She was 9 for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her.On herday of discharge,we shared in her 10 at her recovery.As she

40、was 11 shewas eager to say 12 to each of us in the nursing team.When she 13 onenurse,she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand.My colleague 14 to accept it,sayingthat we were all just 15 our job.The patient looked puzzled,and then 16:Oh this isnt for the 17 I had.I take that as a 18.No,this

41、 is for setting myhair yesterday.And there you have it.To many people,19 lives is part of the job but styling hair is an _20 and should be rewarded.1.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor2.A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations3.A.brushed aside B.put to the test C.brought under discussion D.taken into

42、account4.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering5.A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising6.A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly7.A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving8.A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happily9.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfulD.fearful10.A.surpriseB.delightC.curi

43、osityD.disappointment11.A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesitatingD.leaving12.A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes13.A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded14.A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused15.A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting16.A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported17.A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care18.

44、A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting19.A.riskingB.changingC.savingD.building20.A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra四、语言知识运用第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)(共 1 题；共 15分)7.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact(影响)travel to undisturbed places.I t i

45、s different fromtraditional tourism because it allows the traveler to b e c o m e(e d u c a t e)about the areas-both in termsof geographical conditions and cultural characteristics,and often provides money for conservation and benefitst h e(d e v e l o p)of the local areas.Ecotourism has(i t)origin

46、with the environmental movement of 1970s.I t was not widely acceptedas a travel concept the late 1980s.During that time,increasing environmental awareness made itdesirable.Due to growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various typestrips are now being classified as ecotour

47、ism.Actually,a true eco-friendly trip must meet the followingprinciples:Minimize the impact of（visit）the place.Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.P r ov i de（finance）aid and other benefits for local peoples.Make sure that the tourism provides positive experienc

48、es for both the visitors and the hosts.Komodo National Park,officially recognized in,is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity.（activity）there range from whale watching to hiking（远足）and accommodations ai m（have）a low impact on the natural environment.五、短文改错（共 10小题；每小题I 分，满分10分）（共

49、I 题；共 10分）8.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A ）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2）只允许修改10处，多 者（从第11处起）不计分。I love doing housework.I always assist my parents in doing the dish after meals.I also wat

50、er the flowers inthe yard and tidying up my own bedroom whatever necessary.I n my opinion,students can benefit a lot doingsome housework.Firstly,doing housework was helpful for us to be a responsible person.Also,it gives ourparents more time to do what they are like and it improves the family relati