2021全国乙卷英语真题及答案

绝密★启用前

河南省2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

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第一部分听力（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：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Askingtheway.

B.Givingdirections.

C.Correctingamistake.

2.Whatdresssizedoesthewomanwant?

A.8.

B.10.

C.12.

3.Whatisthewomanlikelytodo?

A.Makeaphonecall.

B.Handletheproblem.

C.Havearest.

4.Whichtourdoesthemanseemtobeinterestedin?

A.Theeveningtour.

B.Thehalf-daytour.

C.Thefull-daytour.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atacanteen.

B.Ataclinic.

C.Atabank.

第二节（共15小题，每小题L5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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthematch?

A.Entertaining.

B.Discouraging.

C.Boring.

7.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonTuesdayafternoon?

A.Watchagame.

B.Playtennis.

C.Gotothecinema.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdoesthemanadviseMrs.Whitetodo?

A.Goonadiet.

B.Domoreexercise.

C.Getenoughsleep.

9.WhichcanbeincludedinMrs.White'sbreakfast?

A.Eggs.

B.Sausages.

C.Porridge.

10.Whatistheman?

A.Ateacher.

B.Aphysician.

C.Achef.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11.HowdoesNancylooktoDaniel?

A.Confused.

B.Excited.

C.Anxious.

12.WhydoesDanielmentionhisperformanceinaplay?

A.TocomfortNancy.

B.Toexpresshisregret

C.Toshowhispride.

13.WhatisNancygoingtodonextweek?

A.Takeaschooltest

B.Haveacheck-up.

C.Goinforacompetition.

14.WhatdoesDanieloffertodoforNancy?

A.Rewriteherlines.

B.Drivehertothetheatre.

C.Helpherwiththepractice.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.WhatwasProf.Stone*sgrandfatherafraidof?

A.Leavinghishome.

B.Partingfromhisson.

C.Takingearlyretirement.

16.WhatdoesoldagemeantomanyelderlyAmericans?

A.Lackofmoralsupport.

B.Lossofself-worth.

C.Changeoflivinghabits.

17.WhatwillProfStonetalkaboutnextconcerningelderlypeople?

A.Publicservicestheyaskfbr.

B.Healthcareavailabletothem.

C.Contributionstheycanmake.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeaker'smotherwanthertobe?

A.Aconfidentperson.

B.Awarm-heartedperson.

C.Ahumorousperson.

19.Whydidthespeakerfeellonelyinherchildhood?

A.Sheoftentraveledbyherself

B.Herfemilymovedfrequently.

C.Hermotherwasbusyworking.

2O.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Importanceofhomeschooling.

B.Mother-daughterrelationship.

C.Arolemodelinherfamily.

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld

PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround8

A.Q.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld'sbestknownstadium

arecontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome'sColosseumwas157feettalland

had80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwith

thecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.

Thesedays,safetyregulations-nottomentionthemodemsportsfan'sdesirefora

goodviewandacomfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities（容量）slightlylower.

Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach;gonearethedaysofthousandsstandingto

watchthematch.

Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorld

Atlaslistsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdated

informationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.

Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggestevents

inworldsport.

•Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R-Korea.Capacity.150,000.

Opened.May1,1989.

•MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened.October

1,1927.

•BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:

September17,I960.

•OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.

•KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September

24,1927.

21.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?

A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About150,000.D.About250,000.

22.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.MichiganStadium.

B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.

D.KyleField.

23.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?

A.Theyhostbiggames.

B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions

C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.

D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects

B

Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralian

homesstillpayingforalandline（座机）

Thesedaysyou*dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15

whodoesn'townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.

Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustovera

quarter(29%)relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey(调查).Of

thoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit*snotreallynecessary

andthey*rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhilea

further13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothat

category.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhome

phone.Ageisnaturallyafactor(因素)-only58percentofGenerationYsstilluse

landlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho*veperhapshad

thesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;Fdsayit*salsotodowith

themakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfindit

convenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephonefbreveryfemily

member.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareour

BabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscalling

beforewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgas

streetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries?

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.

D.Theircomplexdesign.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede”inparagraph3mean?

A.Admit.

B.Argue.

C.Remember.

D.Remark.

26.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.

B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers9identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.

D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.

B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.

D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

C

You'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans-between4.8and12.7million

tonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreally

makeadifference?ArtistBenjaminVbnWongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.He

buildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,fbreingviewerstore-examinetheir

relationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled"Strawpocalypse,"a

pairof10-fbot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstraws

collectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirst

appearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthe

biggestsource（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey'verecentlycomeunderfire

becausemostpeopledon'tneedthemtodrinkwithand,becauseoftheirsmallsize

andweight,theycannotberecycled.Everystrawthat*spartofVbnWong'sartwork

likelycamefromadrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkis

gone,thestrawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VbnWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:

Every60seconds,atruckload'sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled

“TruckloadofPlastic,nVonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan

10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklikethey'dbeen

dumped（倾倒）fiDmatruckallatonce.

VbnWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreduce

theirplasticfootprint.

28.WhatareVbnWong'sartworksintendedfor?

A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.

B.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.

C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.

D.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.

29.Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?

A.Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.

B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.

D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.

30.Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic0haveonviewers?

A.Calming.

B.Disturbing

CRefreshing

D.Challenging.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Artists*OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArt

C.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

D

Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstill

thinkaboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干扰）inhisopenoffice,hesaid,

“That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspaceacrossthestreet-soIcan

fbcus.nHiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall,coworkingspacesalsotypically

useanopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhy

hisapproachworks

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsasthey

completedtestsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroups

andexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50

decibels（分贝）,70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthe

groupswerestatisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibels

group—thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffee

shop-significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,this

maysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototal

silenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.

Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhat

therightlevelofbackgroundnoise—nottooloudandnottotalsilence—mayactually

improveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackgroundnoisemay

interruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowourimaginationsto

wander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofbcus.ThiskindofHdistractedfocus"appears

tobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inour

offices,wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers9conversationswhile

we'retryingtofbcus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-faceinteractionsand

conversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshop

providesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.

32.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace?

A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.

B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.

C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.

D.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.

33.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability?

A.Totalsilence.

B.50decibels.

C.70decibels.

D.85decibels.

34.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?

A.Personalprivacyunprotected.

B.Limitedworkingspace.

C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.

D.Constantinterruptions.

35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.He*sanewsreporter.B.He'sonofficemanager.

C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.D.He'sapublishedwriter.

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

AccordingtoJessicaHagy,authorofHowtoBeInteresting,it'snotdifficultto

makeyourselfinterestingatadinnerparty.

36__,ifyou'reoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyou'rewanderinginto

somebod/shouseforthefirsttime.Sothemainthingisjusttoshowupandbe

adventurous,tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingtostrangers.

Peoplelovetotalkaboutthemselves.Ifyoucanstarttheconversationwitha

questionotherthan“Whatdoyoudoforaliving?11,you'llbeabletogetalotmore

interestingconversationoutofwhomeveritisyou'retalkingto.37___.itcan

bringin"Ihavethisold,broken-downvehicle0or”1rodethebuswiththesecrazy

peoplewhowerelaughingatsillyjokesintheback.11Itjustopensupconversation.

38___?Ifyoucan*ttaketheirwineaway,youshouldcertainlytrytotakeaway

theirsoapbox（讲台）.Ifyou'rethehost,youcanaskthemtohelpyouinthekitchen

withsomethingandjustremovethemfromthesituation.___39

Andwhataboutthatotherdinner-partykiller:awkwardsilence?IfyouYefacedwith

anawkwardsilenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryonetalking

againistogivethehostacompliment（赞扬）.__40.Justquicklytunaroundandsay,

“Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotellmeallabout

Sobeinginterestingatadinnerpartyisn'tthathard.

A.Howdoyouknowthehost

B.Thefirststepistogoexploring

C.Ifyouaskthequestion"Howdidyougethere?,,

D.Bepreparedtohaveawkwardconversationswithstrangers

E.Orturntheconversationintoatopicwheretheyhavelittletosay

F.Whataboutthatpersonwhohashadtoomuchtodrinkorwon'tstoptalking

G.Heorsheisthepersonwhoisfeelingtheweightofthatawkwardnessthemost

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分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。

Simplysayingthankyoudoesn'tseemenoughincertainsituations.Iwasconsidering

thiswhileworkingasa___41_Justafewweeksago.Anditcametomethenhow

mucheasieritwouldbeifwehadarangeofwordsthatexpressdifferent42___of

gratitude（感谢）.

Mythoughtsweresoon___43___.Wehadawomanpatientwhowas___44from

akneereplacementoperation.Oneafternoon,while_45___togetintobedshe

collapsed4到下）fromwhatwas46discoveredtobeaheartattack.

Thecollapsewasdisastrous,___47theemergencymedicalteamandgood

teamwork.Butsherecovered,though___48___,andwasreadyfbrdischarge（出

院）afterfourweeks.

Shewas_49fbreverythingthatthemedicalandnursingteamhaddonefbr

her.Onherdayofdischarge,wesharedinher___50atherrecovery.Asshewas

51___shewaseagertosay___52toeachofusinthenursingteam.Whenshe

_53onenurse,shetriedtopressafive-poundnoteintoherhand.My

colleague54___toacceptit,sayingthatwewerealljust___55___ourjob.The

patientlookedpuzzled,andthen56:MOhthisisn*tfbrthe___57___Ihad.I

takethatasa58.No,thisisforsettingmyhairyesterday/1

Andthereyouhaveit.Tomanypeople,___59livesispartofthejobbut

stylinghairisan___60andshouldberewarded.

41.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor

42.A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations

43.A.brushedasideB.puttothetest

C.broughtunderdiscussionD.takenintoaccount

44.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering

45.A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising

46.A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly

47.A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving

48.A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happily

49.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfillD.fearful

50.A.surpriseB.delightC.curiosityD.disappointment

51.A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesitatingD.leaving

52.A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes

53.A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded

54.A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused

55.A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting

56.A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported

57.A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care

58.A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting

59.A.riskingB.changingC.savingD.building

60.A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra

第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

Ecotourismiscommonlyregardedaslowimpact(影响)traveltoundisturbed

places.Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallowsthetravelertobecome

61(educate)abouttheareas-bothintermsofgeographicalconditionsandcultural

characteristics,andoftenprovidesmoneyforconservationandbenefitsthe62(develop)

ofthelocalareas.

Ecotourismhas63(it)originwiththeenvironmentalmovementofthe1970s.It

wasnotwidelyacceptedasatravelconcept64thelate1980s.Duringthattime,

increasingenvironmentalawarenessmadeitdesirable.

Dueto65growingpopularityofenvironmentally-relatedandadventuretravel,

varioustypes66tripsarenowbeingclassifiedasecotourism.Actually,atrueeco-

friendlytripmustmeetthefollowingprinciples:

•Minimizetheimpactof67(visit)theplace.

•Buildrespectforandawarenessofthe