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1、2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（甲卷）英语（考区：四川、云南、贵州、广西、西藏）注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。听力部分（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分）听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给

2、的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是C。1.What is the man doing?A.Asking the way.B.Giving directionsC.Correcting a mistake.2.What dress size does the woman want?5.Where are the speakers?A.8.B.10.C.12.3.What is the woman likely t

3、o do?A.Make a phone call.B.Handle the problem.C.Have a rest.4.Which tour does the man seem to be interested in?A.The evening tour.B.The half-day tour.C.The full-day tour.A.At a canteen.B.At a clinic.C.At a bank.第二节（共 15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将

4、有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.What does the woman think of the match?A.Entertaining.B.Discouraging.C.Boring.7.What do the speakers plan to do on Tuesday afternoon?A.Watch a game.B.Play tennis.C.Go to the cinema.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8 What does the man advise Mrs.Whi

5、te to do?A.Go on a diet.B.Do more exercise.9.Which can be included in Mrs.Whites breakfast?A.Eggs.B.Sausages.10.What is the man?A.A teacher.B.A physician.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。C.Get enough sleep.C.Porridge.C.A chef.11.How does Nancy look to Daniel?A.Confused.B.Excited.C.Anxious.12.Why does Daniel mention

6、 his performance in a play?A.To comfort Nancy.B.To express his regret.C.To show his pride.13.What is Nancy going to do next week?A.Take a school test.B.Have a check-up.C.Go in for a competition.14.What does Daniel offer to do for Nancy?A.Rewrite her lines.B.Drive her to the theatre.C.Help her with t

7、he practice.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。15.What was Prof.Stone*s grandfather afraid of?A.Leaving his home.B.Parting from his son.C.Taking early retirement.16.What does old age mean to many elderly Americans?A.Lack of moral support.B.Loss of self-worth.C.Change of living habits.17.What will Prof.Stone talk abou

8、t next concerning elderly people?A.Public services they ask for.B.Health care available to them.C.Contributions they can make.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.What does the speakers mother want her to be?A.A confident person.B.A warm-hearted person.C.A humorous person.19.Why did the speaker feel lonely in her chil

9、dhood?A.She often traveled by herself.B.Her family moved frequently.C.Her mother was busy working.20.What does the speaker mainly talk about?A.Importance of home schooling.B.Mother-daughter relationship.C.A role model in her family.笔试部分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题2 分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每图所给的A、B、C 和

10、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA Take a view,the Landscape（风景）Photographer of the Year Award,was the idea of Charlie Waite,one oftodays most respected landscape photographers.Each year,the high standard of entries has shown that the Awardsare the perfect platform to showcase the very best photography of the Britis

11、h landscape.Take a view is a desirableannual competition for photographers from all comers of the UK and beyond.Mike Shepherd（2011）Skiddaw in WinterCumbria,EnglandIt was an extremely cold winters evening and freezing fog hung in the air.Iclimbed to the top of a small rise and realised that the mist

12、was little more than a fewfeet deep,and though it was only a short climb,I found myself completely above it andlooking at a wonderfully clear view of Skiddaw with the sum setting in the west.I usedclassical techniques,translated from my college days spent in the darkroom intoPhotoshop,to achieve the

13、 blackand一white image（图像）.Timothy Smith（2014）Macclesfield ForestCheshire,EnglandI was back in my home town of Macclesfield to take some winter images.Walkingup a path through the forest towards Shutlingsloe.a local high point,I came across asmall clearing and immediately noticed the dead yellow gras

14、ses set against the freshsnow.The small pine added to the interest and I placed it centrally to take the view fromthe foreground right through into the forest.1.Who would most probably enter for Take a view?A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.2.What do the works by Shepherd and Smith hav

15、e in common?A.They are winter images.B.They are in black and white.C.They show mountainous scenes.D.They focus on snowcovered forests.3.Where can the text be found?A.In a history book.B.In a novel.C.In an art magazine.D.In a biography.BPort Lympne Reserve,which runs a breeding（繁育）programme,has welco

16、med the arrival of a rare blackrhino calf（犀牛幼崽）.When the tiny creature arrived on January 31,she became the 40th black rhino to be bom atthe reserve.And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival,especially as black rhinos are knownfor being difficult to breed in captivity（圈养）.Paul

17、 Beer,head of rhino section at Port Lympne,said:Obviously were all absolutely delighted to welcomeanother calf to our black rhino family.She*s healthy,strong and already eager to play and explore.Her mother,Solio,is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job.Its still a little too cold for th

18、em to go out into the open,but as soon as the weather warms up,I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about exploring and playingevery day.”The adorable female calf is the second black rhino bom this year at the reserve,but it is too early to tell if thecalves will make good candidates

19、to be returned to protected areas of the wild.The first rhino to be bom at PortLympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg.His mother,grandmother andgreat grandmother were all bom at the reserve and still live there.According to the World Wildlife Fund,the global b

20、lack rhino population has dropped as low as 5500,givingthe rhinos a critically endangered status.4.Which of the following best describes the breeding programme?A.Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.5.What does Paul Beer say about the new-born rhino?A.She loves staying with her mother.B.S

21、he dislikes outdoor activities.C.She is in good condition6.What similar experience do Solio and Kisima have?D.She is sensitive to heat.A.They had their first bom in January.B.They enjoyed exploring new placesC.They lived with their grandmothers.7.What can be inferred about Porn Lympne Reserve?A.The

22、rhino section will be open to the public.D.They were brought to the reserve youngB.It aims to control the number of the animals.C.It will continue to work with the World Wildlife Fund.D.Some of its rhinos may be sent to the protected wild areas.CWhen I was 9,we packed up our home in Los Angeles and

23、arrived at Heathrow,London on a gray Januarymorning.Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me.Without my beloved beaches and endlessbluesky days,I felt at a loss and out of place.Until I made a discovery.Southbank,at an eastern bend in the Thames,is the center of British skatebo

24、arding,where the continuouscrashing of skateboards left your head ringing.1 loved it.I soon made friends with the local skaters.We spoke ourown language.And my favorite:Safe.Safe meant cool.It meant hello.It meant dont worry about it.Once,whentrying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）,I fell onto the st

25、ones,damaging a nerve in my hand,and Toby came over,helping me up:Safe,man.Safe.A few minutes later,when 1 landed the trick,my friends beat their boards loud,shouting:Safb!Safb!Safb!”And thafs what matteredlanding tricks,being a good skater.When I was 15,my family moved to Washington.I tried skatebo

26、arding there,but the locals were far lesswelcoming.Within a couple of years,Td given it up.When I returned to London in 2004,1 found myself wandering down to Southbank,spending hours there.Fvetraveled back several times since,most recently this past spring.The day was cold but clear:tourists and Lon

27、donersstopped to watch the skaters.Weaving（穿梭）among the kids who rushed by on their boards,I found my way to thebeam.Then a railthin teenager,in a baggy white Tshirt,skidded（滑）up to the beam.He sat next to me.Heseemed not to notice the man next to him.But soon 1 caught a few of his glances.t4I was a

28、 local here 20 years ago,“I told him.Then,slowly,he began to nod his head.Safe,man.Safe.“Yeah,“I said.Safe.”8.What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?A.He felt disappointed.B.He gave up his hobby.C.He liked the weather there.D.He had disagreements with his family.9.What do t

29、he underlined words“Safe!Safe!Safe!probably mean?A.Be careful!B.Well done!C.No way!D.Dont worry!10.Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?A.To join the skateboarding.B.To make new friends.C.To learn more tricks.D.To relive his childhood days11.What message does

30、 the author seem to convey in the text?A.Children should learn a second language.B.Sport is necessary for childrens health.C.Children need a sense of belongingD.Seeing the world is a must for children.DWho is a genius?This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.Lefs state clearly:Ei

31、nstein was a genius.His face is almost the international symbol for genius.But we wantto go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself.Why is it that some people are so much moreintelligent or creative than the rest of us?And who are they?In the sciences and arts,those praised as geniuse

32、s were most often white men,of European origin.Perhaps thisis not a surprise.Ifs said that history is written by the victors,and those victors set the standards for admission tothe genius club.When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club-women,or people of a differentcolor or belief-the

33、y were unacknowledged and rejected by others.A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six,girls are less likely than boys to say thatmembers of their gender（?性 另Q are really,really smart.Even worse,the study found that girls act on that belief:Around age six they start to avo

34、id activities said to be for children who are really,really smart.Can our planetafford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up?It doesnt take a genius to know the answer:absolutely not.Heres the good news.In a wired world with constant global communication,were all positioned to se

35、e flashesof genius wherever they appear.And the more we look,the more we will see that social factors（因素）like gender,race,and class do not determine the appearance of genius.As a writer says,future geniuses come from those withintelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力），and simple good fortune,who are

36、able to change the world.12.What does the author think of victors*standards for joining the genius club?A.TheyYe unfair.B.Theyre conservative.C.Theyre objective.D.Theyre strict.13.What can we infer about girls from the study in Science!A.They think themselves smart.B.They look up to great thinkers.C

37、.They see gender differences earlier than boys.D.They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs14 Why are more geniuses known to the public?A.Improved global communication.B.Less discrimination against women.C.Acceptance of victors*concepts.D.Changes in peoples social positions.15.What is the be

38、st title for the text?A.Geniuses Think Alike B.Genius Takes Many FormsC.Genius and Intelligence D.Genius and Luck第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Swap,Dont shop!You keep hearing about recycling,right?But it doesnt end with bottles,cans,and paper.Clothing takes a hugeamoun

39、t of natural resources（资源）to make,and buying loads of new clothing（or throwing out old clothing）is nothealthy for the environment.So what to do with all those perfectly-good-but-youYe-maybe-a-little-sick-ofthemclothes piled on your bedroom floor?16.It*s the best way to get rid of your used clothes,s

40、core clothesfrom your friends,and have a party all at the same time.A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes,the organization of the event,and,obviously,howmuch fun is had.Its really easy to do!Here are a few pointers.Invite 5 10 people so you have a nice selection.17,and there may not

41、be enough things tochoose from;more than that,and it becomes uncontrollable.18 They should also prepare plenty of reusable bags to carry their new1 clothes home.Put different types of clothing on different surfaces in the room.19 Place a few mirrors aroundyour room so people can see how things look

42、when they try them on.One of the ground rules of the swap should bethat everyone must try on the clothes before they take themthings always look different when you put them on.Set a starting time.Maybe you say“go,or turn on a certain song,or whatever.20.And don*tforget to put out some cookies and fr

43、uits.Remember,its a party!A.Less people than thatB.Hold a clothing swapC.If two people are competingD.Just keep music playing throughoutE.Donate whatever clothes are left overF.Have everyone put their clothes in the right spotsG Tell everyone to bring clean clothes in good condition第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满

44、分45分）第一节（共 20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）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。Ifs the seaside birds that deserve at least part of the blame for getting Nick Burchill blacklisted at the FairmontEmpress Hotel in Victoria,Canada.Burchill was 21 at the hotel on business and planning to 22 some friends in

45、 the area.They hadasked him to 23 some pepperoni（辣香肠）from back east.So he 24 a suitcase full of pepperoni.Ashe was 25 that it would be too warm,he 26 it out on the table near an open window.He thought hispepperoni was 27 and well chilled（冷却1）and he 28.That,s when things went 29 I remember walking do

46、wn the long 30 and opening thedoor to my room to find an entire flock of seagulls,Burchill said in a recent letter of 31 to the 4-starhotel.nThe seagulls immediately went 32.They rushed to the window,30 or 40 birds all trying to33 at the same time,and pepperonieverywhere.The curtains were falling do

47、wn,the lamps werefalling down,It was a real 34.Older and wiser now,Burchill chalked up the incident to youthful indiscretion（莽撞）.“I have 35 and I admit responsibility of my 36 J he said in the e to you,37,to apologize fbr the-damage I had 38 caused and to ask you to 39 mylifetime ban from the hotel.

48、His letter 40.Banned from the hotel since 2001.Burchill is now welcome to come back,theFainnont said.21.A.studyingB.stayingC.lookingD.packing22.A.visitB.helpC.followD.make23.A.sellB.haveC.bringD.taste24.A.filledB.lockedC.abandonedD.lost25.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.excitedD.worried26.A.dugB.clearedC.cutD

49、.laid27.A.deliciousB.safeC.softD.ready28.A.leftB.noddedC.waitedD.regretted29.A.farB.funnyC.wrongD.blind30.A.beachB.drivewayC.hallD.table31.A.applicationB.apologyC.requestD.invitation32.A.hungryB.deadC.missingD.wild33.A.wake upB.get outC.take offD.break in34.A.messB.puzzleC.fightD.challenge35.A.recov

50、eredB.retiredC.escapedD.matured36.A.sufferingB.plansC.madnessD.actions37.A.hands in pocketB.nose in the airC.hat in handD.feet on the ground38.A.indirectlyB.deliberatelyC.cautiouslyD.secretly39.A.replaceB.rememberC.reconsiderD.renew40.A.arrivedB.workedC.endedD.disappeared第二节（共 10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下