2021年云南高考英语真题及答案

2021年云南高考英语真题及答案

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D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ATakeaview,theLandscape（风景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,

oneoftoday*smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshas

shownthattheAwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritish

landscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcomersofthe

UKandbeyond.

MikeShepherdItwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghunginthe

（2011）air.Iclimbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwas

SkiddawinWinterlittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,I

Cumbria,Englandfoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearview

ofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassicaltechniques,

translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,to

achievetheblack—and—whiteimage（图像）.

TimothySmithIwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.

（2014）WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhigh

Macclesfieldpoint,Icameacrossasmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellow

Forestgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.Thesmallpineaddedtotheinterest

Cheshire,EnglandandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthrough

intotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow一coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.

B

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarare

blackrhinocalf（犀牛幼息）.WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31.shebecamethe40thblack

rhinotobebornatthereserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,

especiallyasblackrhinosareknownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈养）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:uObviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelighted

towelcomeanothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplay

andexplore.Hermother,Solio,isafirst—timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstill

alittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butassoonastheweatherwarmsup.Ihaveno

doubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingeveryday.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistoo

earlytotellifthecalveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.

ThefirstrhinotobebornatPortLympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst—timemotherKisimaandweighed

about32kg.Hismother,grandmotherandgreatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstill

livethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas

5500,givingtherhinosacriticallyendangered^status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew—bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPorn—LympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

C

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,Londononagray

Januarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybeloved

beachesandendlessblue—skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethe

continuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.Ilovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththe

localskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.

Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆）,Ifellonto

thestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afew

minuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:"Safe!Safe!

Safe!”Andthat'swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswere

farlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghours

there.I'vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbut

clear:touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushed

byontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail—thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,

skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.But

soonIcaughtafewofhisglances."Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,“Itoldhim.Then,slowly,

hebegantonodhishead."Safe,man.Safe.”

“Yeah,"Isaid."Safe.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safe!vprobablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don，tworry!

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren，shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.

Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeople

aresomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.

Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictors

setthestandardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutside

theclub一women,orpeopleofadifferentcolororbelief一theywereunacknowledgedandrejected

byothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythan

boystosaythatmembersoftheirgender（性别）areareally,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudy

foundthatgirlsactonthatbeliefAroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobefor

childrenwhoare“really,reallysmart."Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecome

discouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn，ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we，reallpositioned

toseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocial

factors（因素）likegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawriter

says,futuregeniusescomefromthosewithaintelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力）,and

simplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors*standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They*reunfair.B.They'reconservative.

C.They'reobjective.D.They'restrict.

13.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs

14.Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.Improvedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors，concepts.

D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck

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,Don'tshop!

Youkeephearingaboutrecycling,right?Butitdoesn，tendwithbottles,cans,andpaper.

Clothingtakesahugeamountofnaturalresources（资源）tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing

（orthrowingoutoldclothing）isnothealthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthose

perfectly-good-but-you，re-maybe-a-little-sick-of-1hemclothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?坦It's

thebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfromyourfriends,andhaveapartyall

atthesametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,

obviously,howmuchfunishad.It'sreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

•Invite5-10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.V7,andtheremaynotbeenoughthingsto

choosefrom;morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

•1^8.Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir〃new〃clothes

home.

•Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom.19.Placeafewmirrors

aroundyourroomsopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrules

oftheswapshouldbethateveryonemusttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem—thingsalways

lookdifferentwhenyouputthemon.

•Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever.20.

Anddon，tforgettoputoutsomecookiesandfruits.Remember,it'saparty!

A.Lesspeoplethanthat

B.Holdaclothingswap

C.Iftwopeoplearecompeting

D.Justkeepmusicplayingthroughout

E.Donatewhateverclothesareleftover

F.Haveeveryoneputtheirclothesintherightspots

G.Telleveryonetobringcleanclothesingoodcondition

第二部分语言知识运用（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1）四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It'stheseasidebirdsthatdeserveatleastpartoftheblameforgettingNickBurchill

blacklistedattheFairmontEmpressHotelinVictoria,Canada.

Burchillwas21atthehotelonbusinessandplanningto22somefriendsinthearea.

Theyhadaskedhimto23somepepperoni（辣香肠）frombackeast.Sohe24asuitcasefull

ofpepperoni.Ashewas25thatitwouldbetoowarm,he26itoutonthetablenearanopen

window.Hethoughthispepperoniwas27andwellchilled（冷去［1）andhe28.

That'swhenthingswent29.“Irememberwalkingdownthelong30andopeningthedoor

tomyroomtofindanentireflockofseagulls,“Burchillsaidinarecentletterof31tothe

4-starhotel."Theseagullsimmediatelywent32.Theyrushedtothewindow,30or40birdsall

tryingto33atthesametime,andpepperoni一everywhere.Thecurtainswerefallingdown,the

lampswerefallingdown,Itwasareal34.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion（莽撞）.

“Ihave35andIadmitresponsibilityofmy36,“hesaidintheletter."Icometo

you,37,toapologizeforthe-damageIhad38causedandtoaskyouto39mylifetime

banfromthehotel.”

Hisletter40.Bannedfromthehotelsince2001.Burchillisnowwelcometocomeback,the

Fairmontsaid.

21.A.studyingB.stayingC.lookingD.packing

22.A.visitB.helpC.followD.make

23.A.sellB.haveC.bringD.taste

24.A.filledB.lockedC.abandonedD.lost

25.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.excitedD.worried

26.A.dugB.clearedC.cuD.laid

27.A.deliciousB.safeC.softD.ready

28.A.leftB.noddedC.waitedD.regretted

29.A.farB.funnyC.wrongD.blind

30.A.beachB.drivewayC.hallD.table

31.A.applicationB.apologyC.requestD.invitation

32.A.hungryB.deadC.missingD.wild

33.A.wakeupB.getoutC.takeoffD.breakin

34.A.messB.puzzleC.fightD.challenge

35.A.recoveredB.retiredC.escapedD.matured

36.A.sufferingB.plansC.madnessD.actions

37.A.handsinpocketB.noseintheairC.hatinhandD.feetontheground

38.A.indirectlyB.deliberatelyC.cautiouslyD.secretly

39.A.replaceB.rememberC.reconsiderD.renew

40.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。

TheXi'anCityWallisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedChina'slonghistory.It

41(build)originallytoprotectthecity42theTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletely

restored(修复).Itispossible43(walk)orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfromhereyoucan

seestreamsofpeoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After44(spend)sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentatthewall,wedecided

itwastimeforsomeactionandwhat45(good)thantorideonapieceofhistory!

We46(hire)ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.Mybikewasoldandshaky

47didthejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogoall48wayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedly

youcandoitintwohours,butwestoppedatthedif