2021全國高考乙卷英語【試卷】

1、 2021年全國高考乙卷英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1、答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2. 回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3. 考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7. 5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(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)。聽完每段對話后，你

2、都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。1. 【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】 What is the man doing?A. Asking the way.B. Giving directionsC. Correcting a mistake.2. 【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What dress size does the woman want?A. 8.B. 10.C. 12.3. 【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】What is

3、the woman likely to do?A. Make a phone call.B. Handle the problem.C. Have a rest.4. 【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Which tour does the man seem to be interested in?A. The evening tour.B. The half-day tour.C. The full-day tour.5. 【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Where are the speakers?A. At a canteen.B. At a clinic.C. At a bank

4、.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(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)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】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 a

5、fternoon?A. Watch a game.B. Play tennis.C. Go to the cinema.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】8 What does the man advise Mrs. White to do?A. Go on a diet.B. Do more exercise.C. Get enough sleep.9. Which can be included in Mrs. Whites breakfast?A. Eggs.B. Sausages.C. Porridge.10. What is the man?A.

6、A teacher.B. A physician.C. A chef.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】11. How does Nancy look to Daniel? A. Confused.B. Excited.C. Anxious.12. Why does Daniel mention 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?

7、 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 the practice.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】15. What was Prof. Stones grandfather afraid of? A. Leaving his home.B. P

8、arting 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 about next concerning elderly people? A. Public services they ask for.B. Health care available

9、 to them.C. Contributions they can make.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】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 childhood?A. She often traveled by herself.B. Her family moved freq

10、uently.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.第二部分 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，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThe Biggest Stadiums in the WorldPeople have bee

11、n pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece. In around 80 A.D., the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the worlds best known stadium and continues to inform contemporary design. Romes Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances, seating 50,000 people. However, that was small

12、 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 view and comfortable seattend to keep stadium capacities（容量） slightly lower. Even soccer fans tend to have a seat each; gone ar

13、e 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 ranks them by their stated permanent capacity, as well as updated information from official stadium websites. All these stadiums are still funt

14、iona1, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang D.P.R. Korea. Capacity: 150,000. Opened: May 1,1989. Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity: 107,601. Opened: October 1, 1927. Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U.

15、S. Capacity: 106,572. Opened: September 17, 1960. Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U. S. Capacity: 104,944. Opened: October 7,1922.Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity: 102,512. Opened: September 24, 1927.21. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold?A. 104,944.B. 107,601.C. About 150

16、,000.D. About 250,000.22. Of the following stadiums, which is the oldest?A. Michigan Stadium.B. Beaver Stadium.C. Ohio Stadium.D. Kyle Field.23. What do the listed stadiums have in common?A. They host big games.B. They have become tourist attractions.C. They were built by Americans.D. They are favor

17、ed by architects.BWhen almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline（座機(jī)）?These days youd be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesnt own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket.

18、 Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime. Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter （29%） rely only on their smartphones according to a survey （調(diào)查）. Of those Australians who still have a landline, a third concede that its no

19、t really necessary and theyre keeping it as a security blanket 19 percent say they never use 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 choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally

20、a factor（因素） only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers whove perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isnt the only factor; Id say its also to do with the makeup of your household. Generation Xers with young families, like my

21、wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. 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

22、the phone（using Caller ID would take the fun out of it）. How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?24. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?A Their target users.B. Their wide popularity.C. Their major fun

23、ctions.D. Their complex design.25. What does the underlined 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

24、to their family.27. What can be inferred about the landline from 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 mil

25、lion tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products. At

26、 the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. 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

27、 Minh City, Vietnam. Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source（來源）of plastic pollution, 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. Ever

28、y straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear. In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate（說明） a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckloads worth of plastic

29、 enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like theyd been dumped（傾倒） from a truck all at once. Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big compan

30、ies to reduce their plastic footprint.28. What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?A. Beautifying the city he lives 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. T

31、o show the difficulty of their recycling.B. To explain why they are useful.C. To voice his views on modern art.D. To find 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 bes

32、t title for the text?A. Artists Opinions on Plastic SafetyB. Media Interest in Contemporary ArtC. Responsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesD. Ocean Plastics Transformed into SculpturesDDuring an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think about often. Annoyed by the lev

33、el of distraction（干擾）in his open office, he said, “Thats why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street so I can focus”. His comment struck me as strange. After all, coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout（布局）. But I recently came across a study that shows why his

34、 approach works. The researchers examined various levels of noise on participants as they completed tests of creative thinking. They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background, from total silence to 50 decibels（分貝）, 70 decibels, and 85 decibels. The

35、differences between most of the groups were statistically insignificant; however, the participants in the 70 decibels group those exposed to a level of noise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop significantly outperformed the other groups. Since the effects were small, this may suggest tha

36、t our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to total silence and 85 decibels of background noise. But since the results at 70 decibels were significant, the study also suggests that the right level of background noise not too loud and not total silence may actually improve ones cre

37、ative thinking ability. The right level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow our imaginations to wander, without making it impossible to focus. This kind of “distracted focus” appears to be the best state for working on creative tasks. So why do so m

38、any of us hate our open offices? The problem may be that in our offices, we cant stop ourselves from getting drawn into others conversations while were trying to focus. Indeed, the researchers found that face-to-face interactions and conversations affect the creative process, and yet a coworking spa

39、ce or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.32. Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking space?A. It helps him concentrate.B. It blocks out background noise.C. It has a pleasant atmosphere.D. It encourages face-to-face interactions.33. Whi

40、ch level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability?A. Total silence.B. 50 decibelsC. 70 decibels.D. 8 5 decibels.34. What makes an open office unwelcome to many people?A. Personal privacy unprotected.B. Limited working space.C. Restrictions on group discussion.D. Constant interruptio

41、ns.35. What can we infer about the author from the text?A. Hes a news reporter.B. Hes an office manager.C. Hes a professional designer.D. Hes a published writer.第二節(jié)（共5小題: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)中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)。According to Jessica Hagy, author of How to Be Interesting, its not difficult

42、 to make yourself interesting at a dinner party. _36_, if youre out of your comfort zone or if youre wandering into somebodys house for the first time. 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. If y

43、ou can start the conversation with a question other than “What do you do for a living?”, youll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is youre talking to. _37_, it can bring in “I have this old, broken-down vehicle” or “I rode the bus with these crazy people who were l

44、aughing 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 （講臺）. If youre the host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation._39_.And what ab

45、out that other dinner-party killer: awkward silence? If youre faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment（贊揚(yáng)）. _40_. Just quickly turn around and say, “This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell m

46、e all about it.”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 where they have l

47、ittle to sayF. What about that person who 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第三部分語言知識運(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、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Simply saying thank you doesnt seem enough in

48、 certain situations. I was considering this while working as a _41_ just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different _42_ of gratitude(感謝). My thoughts were soon _43_. We had a woman patient who was _44_ from a knee replacemen

49、t operation. One afternoon, while _45_ to get into bed she collapsed(倒下) from what was _46_ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, _47_the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though _48_, and was ready for discharge(出院)after four weeks. She was _49_ fo

50、r everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her _50_ at her recovery. As she was _51_ she was eager to say _52_ to each of us in the nursing team. When she _53_ one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague _54_

51、 to accept it, saying that we were all just _55_ our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then _56_:“Oh this isnt for the_57_ I had. I take that as a _58_. No, this is 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 _60_ and s

52、hould be rewarded.41. A. cleanerB. chemistC. nurseD. doctor42. A. gradesB. meaningsC. needsD. expectations43. A. brushed asideB. put to the testC. brought under discussionD. taken into account44. A. departingB. escapingC. retiringD. recovering45. A. attemptingB. choosingC. pausingD. promising46. A.

53、eventuallyB. fortunatelyC. casuallyD. secretly47. A. assessingB. requiringC. formingD. proving48. A. slightlyB. accidentallyC. slowlyD. happily49. A. gratefulB. thoughtfulC. sorrowfulD. fearful50. A. surpriseB. delightC. curiosityD. disappointment51. A. operatingB. thinkingC. hesitatingD. leaving52.

54、 A. sorryB. helloC. goodbyeD. yes53. A. reachedB. consultedC. introducedD. persuaded54. A. wishedB. pretendedC. failedD. refused55. A. enjoyingB. doingC. securingD. starting56. A. repeatedB. recitedC. repliedD. reported57 A. courageB. patienceC. dutyD. care58. A. goalB. givenC. pushD. greeting59. A.

55、 riskingB. changingC. savingD. building60. A. honourB. abilityC. openingD. extra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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact(影響)travel to undisturbed places. It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become _61_ (educate)about the areas - both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, and often provides money for conservation and benefits the _62_(develop)of the local areas. Ecotourism has _63_(i