2021年全国乙卷英语高考真题文档版（含答案）.pdf

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1、第一部分阅读理解BWhen 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 mobilephone.In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket.Practically e

2、veryone 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 Australians who still have a landline,a thirdconcede that its not really necessary and th

3、eyre keeping it as a security blanket-19 percent say they never useit 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 choosing to stick with their home phone.Age is naturally afactor（H M）-only 58 percent

4、of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then,compared to 84 percent of BabyBoomers whove perhaps had the same home number for 50 years.Age isnt the only factor;Id say its also todo with the makeup of your household.Generation Xers with young families,like my wife and I,can still find it conveni

5、ent 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 and guess who iscalling before we pick up the phone（using Caller ID would take the fu

6、n out of it）.How attached are you to your landline?How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morningmilk deliveries?24.What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?A.Their target users.B.Their wide popularity.C.Their major functions.D.Their complex design.25.What does the un

7、derlined word concede in paragraph 3 mean?A.Admit.B.Argue.C.Remember.D.Remark.26.What can we say about Baby Boomers?A.They like smartphone games.B.They enjoy guessing callers identity.C.They keep using landline phones.D.They are attached to their family.27.What can be inferred about the landline fro

8、m the last paragraph?A.It remains a family necessity.B.It will fall out of use some day.C.It may increase daily expenses.D.It is as important as the gas light.CYouve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans-between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter oceanecosystems every year.But does one plastic s

9、traw 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 plastic products.At the beginning of the year,the artist built a piece callecTStrawpocalypse,“

10、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 in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Just 9%of global plastic waste is recycled.Plastic straws are by

11、 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,because of their small size and weight,they cannot be recycled.Every straw thats part of Von Wongs artworklikely came from a drink that someone used for only a

12、 few minutes.Once the drink is gone,the straw will takecenturies to disappear.In a piece from 2018,Von Wong wanted to illustrate（说明）a specific statistic:Every 60 seconds,atruckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean.For this work,titled Truckload of Plastic,Von Wong and a groupof volunteers collecte

13、d 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 plastic footprint.28.What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?A.Beautifying the city he live

14、s in.B.Introducing eco-friendly products.C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.D.Reducing garbage on the beach.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.D.To find

15、a substitute for them.30.What effect would Truckload of Plastic have on viewers?A.Calming.B.Disturbing C.Refreshing 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 ArtC.Responsibility Demanded of Big Com

16、panies D.Ocean Plastics Transformed into SculpturesDDuring 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,he said,Thats why I have a membership at the coworkingspace across the street so I can focus.Hi

17、s comment struck me as strange.After all,coworking spaces alsotypically use an open office layout（布局）.But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach worksThe researchers examined various levels of noise on participants as they completed tests of creativethinking.They were randomly di

18、vided 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 insignificant;however,the participants in the 70 decibels group-those exposed to a level ofnoise

19、 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 totalsilence and 85 decibels of background noise.But since the results at 70 decibels were sign

20、ificant,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 normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow ourimaginations to wander,without making

21、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 stopourselves from getting drawn into others conversations while were trying to focus.Indeed,the

22、 researchersfound that face-to-face interactions and conversations affect the creative process,and yet a coworking space ora coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.32.Why does the interviewer prefer a co-working space?A.It helps him concentrate.

23、B.It blocks out background noise.C.It has a pleasant atmosphere.D.It encourages face-to-face interactions.33.Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability?A.Total silence.B.50 decibels.C.70 decibels.D.85 decibels.34.What makes an open office unwelcome to many people?A.Persona

24、l privacy unprotected.B.Limited working space.C.Restrictions on group discussion.D.Constant interruptions.35.What can we infer about the author from the text?A.Hes a news reporter.B.Hes on office manager.C.Hes a professional designer.D.Hes a published writer.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A

25、ccording to Jessica Hagy,author of How to Be Interesting,its not difficult to make yourself interesting at adinner party.36,if youre out of your comfort 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 an

26、d talking to strangers.People love to talk about themselves.If you can start the conversation with a question other than“What doyou do for a living?,youll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is youre talkingto.37.it can bring in I have this old,broken-down vehicle o

27、r I rode the bus with these crazy peoplewho were laughing at silly jokes in the back.It just opens up conversation.38?If you cant take their wine away,you should certainly try to take away their soapbox（讲台）.If youre the host,you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove

28、them fromthe situation.39And what about that other dinner-party killer:awkward silence?If youre faced with an awkward silence ata dinner party,the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment（赞扬）.40.Just quickly tun around and say,This cake is extremely delicio

29、us 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 exploringC.If 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 w

30、here 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 weight of that awkwardness the most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

31、 considering this while working as a41 Just a few weeks ago.And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of wordsthat express different 42 of gratitude（感谢）.My thoughts were soon 43.We had a woman patient who was 44 from a knee replacementoperation.One afternoon,while 45 to ge

32、t into bed she collapsed 6到下）from what was 46discovered to be a heart attack.The collapse was disastrous,47 the emergency medical team and goodteamwork.But she recovered,though 48,and was ready for discharge（出院）after four weeks.She was 49 for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for

33、 her.On her day ofdischarge,we shared in her 50 at her recovery.As she was 51 she was eager to say 52to each of us in the nursing team.When she 53 one nurse,she tried to press a five-pound note intoher hand.My colleague 54 to accept it,saying that we were all just_ 55_our job.The patientlooked puzzl

34、ed,and then 56:Oh this isnt for the 57 I had.I take that as a 58.No,thisis for setting my hair yesterday.And there you have it.To many people,59 lives is part of the job but styling hair is an 60and should be rewarded.41.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor42.A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations43.A

35、.brushed asideB.put to the testC.brought under discussionD.taken into account44.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering45.A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising46.A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly47.A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving48.A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happ

36、ily49.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfulD.fearful50.A.surpriseB.delightC.curiosity.disappointment51.A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesitatingD.leaving52.A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes53.A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded54.A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused55.A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting56.

37、A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported57.A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care58.A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting59.A.riskingB.changingC.savingD.building60.A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra语法填空Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact(影响)travel to undisturbed places.It is different fromtraditional touris

38、m because it allows the traveler to become 61(educate)about the areas-both interms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics,and often provides money for conservation andbenefits the 62(develop)of the local areas.Ecotourism has 63(it)origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s.

39、It was not widelyaccepted as a travel concept 64 the late 1980s.During that time,increasing environmentalawareness made it desirable.Due to 65 growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types66 trips are now being classified as ecotourism.Actually,a true eco-friendly

40、trip must meet thefollowing principles:Minimize the impact of 67(visit)the place.Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.Provide 68(finance)aid and other benefits for local peoples.Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular for ecotourism because of its uniqueb io d iv e r s ity.69(activity)there range from whale watching to hiking(远足)and accommodationsaim 70(have)a low impact on the natural environment.