2021年全国甲卷英语高考真题文档版（含答案）

2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（甲卷）

（考区：四川、云南、贵州、广西、西藏）

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

Takeaview,theLandscape（风景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,one

oftoday'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthatthe

AwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaview

isadesirableannualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcornersoftheUKandbeyond.

MikeShepherdItwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfbghungintheair.I

（2011）climbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethana

SkiddawinWinterfewfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletely

Cumbria,EnglandaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsetting

inthewest.Iusedclassicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentin

thedarkroomintoPhotoshop,toachievetheblack-and-whiteimage（图像）.

TimothySmithIwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.

（2014）WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe,alocalhighpoint,I

Macclesfieldcameacrossasmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassesset

Forestagainstthefreshsnow.ThesmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplacedit

Cheshire,Englandcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.

C.Painters.D.Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow-coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.

C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.

B

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblack

rhinocalf（犀牛幼崽）.WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobe

bornatthereserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblack

rhinosareknownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈养）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelightedto

welcomeanothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.

Hermother,Solio,isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogo

outintotheopen,butassoonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandabout

exploringandplayingeveryday.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellif

thecalveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.Thefirstrhinotobebornat

PortLympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,

grandmotherandgreatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,

givingtherhinosa''criticallyendangered^^status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

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

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.Sheisingoodcondition.D.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces.

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung.

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPornLympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

C

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,Londononagray

Januarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeaches

andendlessblue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuous

crashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespoke

ourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,

whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆）,Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andToby

cameover,helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheir

boardsloud,shouting:"Safe!Safe!Safe!”Andthat'swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarless

welcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,Tdgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.

I'vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear;touristsand

Londonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,I

foundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail-thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.

Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.64Iwas

alocalhere20yearsago,“Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.4tSafe,man.Safe/9

“Yeah,“Isaid."Sa能

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safei,'probablymean?

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

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryfbrchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Lefsstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolfbrgenius.Butwe

wanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuch

moreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.

Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.Ifssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandards

foradmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,or

peopleofadifferentcolororbelief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosay

thatmembersoftheirgender（性另U）are"really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsacton

thatbelief:Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobefbrchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart.,,

Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniusto

knowtheanswer:absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtosee

flashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）

likegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescome

fromthosewith"intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力）,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareableto

changetheworld."

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors,standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfhi匚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.Acceptanceofvictors5concepts.

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。

Swap,Don'tshop!

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

amountofnaturalresources（资源）tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing（orthrowingoutoldclothing）isnot

healthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthoseperfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them

clothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?16.Ifsthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothes

fromyourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,how

muchfunishad.Ifsreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

•Invite5—10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.17,andtheremaynotbeenoughthingsto

choosefrom;morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

•18.Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir"new"clotheshome.

•Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom.19.Placeafewmirrorsaround

yourroomsopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrulesoftheswapshouldbe

thateveryonemusttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem-thingsalwayslookdifferentwhenyouputthemon.

•Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever.20.Anddon't

forgettoputoutsomecookiesandfruits.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D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It'stheseasidebirdsthatdeserveatleastpartoftheblameforgettingNickBurchillblacklistedattheFairmont

EmpressHotelinVictoria,Canada.

Burchillwas21atthehotelonbusinessandplanningto22somefriendsinthearea.Theyhad

askedhimto23somepepperoni（辣香肠）frombackeast.Sohe24asuitcasefullofpepperoni.Ashe

was25thatitwouldbetoowarm,he26itoutonthetablenearanopenwindow.Hethoughthis

pepperoniwas27andwellchilled（冷去|J）andhe28.

Thafswhenthingswent29.“Irememberwalkingdownthelong30andopeningthedoortomy

roomtofindanentireflockofseagulls,Burchillsaidinarecentletterof31tothe4-starhotel."Theseagulls

immediatelywent32.Theyrushedtothewindow,30or40birdsalltryingto33atthesametime,and

pepperoni-everywhere.Thecurtainswerefallingdown,thelampswerefallingdown,Itwasareal34.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion（莽撞）.

“Ihave35andIadmitresponsibilityformy36hesaidintheletter.t4Icometoyou,37,

toapologizeforthe-damageIhad38causedandtoaskyouto39mylifetimebanfromthehotel.”

Hisletter40.Bannedfromthehotelsince2001,Burchillisnowwelcometocomeback,theFairmont

said.

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.cutD.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.It41(build)

originallytoprotectthecity42theTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletelyrestored(修复).Itispossible

43__(walk)orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfromhereyoucanseestreamsof

peoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After44(spend)sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentatthewall,wedecideditwastime

forsomeactionandwhat45(good)thantorideonapieceofhistory!

We46(hire)ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.Mybikewasoldandshaky47did

thejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogoall48wayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedlyyoucandoitintwo

hours,butwestoppedatthedifferentgatesand49(watchtow