2021高考英语真题及答案【全国乙卷】

绝密★启用前2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国乙卷）英语注意事项：.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。.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。.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。Whatisthemandoing?A.Askingtheway.B.Givingdirections.C.Correctingamistake.Whatdresssizedoesthewomanwant?A.8. B.10. C.12.Whatisthewomanlikelytodo?A.Makeaphonecall.B.Handletheproblem.C.Havearest.Whichtourdoesthemanseemtobeinterestedin?A.Theeveningtour.B.Thehalf-daytour.C.Thefull-daytour.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atacanteen.B.Ataclinic. C.Atabank.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。Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthematch?A.Entertaining. B.Discouraging. C.Boring.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonTuesdayafternoon?A.Watchagame. B.Playtennis. C.Gotothecinema.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。WhatdoesthemanadviseMrs.Whitetodo?A.Goonadiet.B.Domoreexercise.C.Getenoughsleep.WhichcanbeincludedinMrs.White'sbreakfast?A.Eggs. B.Sausages. C.Porridge.Whatistheman?A.Ateacher. B.Aphysician. C.Achef.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。HowdoesNancylooktoDaniel?2-2-A.Confused. B.Excited. C.Anxious.WhydoesDanielmentionhisperformanceinaplay?A.TocomfortNancy.B.Toexpresshisregret.C.Toshowhispride.WhatisNancygoingtodonextweek?Takeaschooltest.Haveacheck-up.Goinforacompetition.WhatdoesDanieloffertodoforNancy?Rewriteherlines.Drivehertothetheatre.Helpherwiththepractice.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。WhatwasProf.Stone'sgrandfatherafraidof?Leavinghishome.Partingfromhisson.Takingearlyretirement.WhatdoesoldagemeantomanyelderlyAmericans?Lackofmoralsupport.Lossofself-worth.Changeoflivinghabits.WhatwillProf.Stonetalkaboutnextconcerningelderlypeople?Publicservicestheyaskfor.Healthcareavailabletothem.Contributionstheycanmake.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Whatdoesthespeaker'smotherwanthertobe?Aconfidentperson.Awarm-heartedperson.Ahumorousperson.Whydidthespeakerfeellonelyinherchildhood?Sheoftentraveledbyherself.Herfamilymovedfrequently.Hermotherwasbusyworking.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?Importanceofhomeschooling.Mother-daughterrelationship.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。ATheBiggestStadiumsintheWorldPeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround8A.D.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld'sbestknownstadiumandcontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome'sColosseumwas157feettallandhad80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwiththecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.Thesedays,safetyregulations一nottomentionthemodernsportsfan'sdesireforagoodviewandacomfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities（容量）slightlylower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveascateach;gonearethedaysofthousandsstandingtowatchthematch.Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslistsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworldsport.Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity:150,000.Opened:May1,1989.,MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened:October1,1927.,BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September17,1960.OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.,KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September24,1927.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?A.104,944. B.107,601.C.About150,000. D.About250,000.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?A.MichiganStadium.B.BeaverStadium.C.OhioStadium. D.KyleField.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?Theyhostbiggames.Theyhavebecometouristattractions.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects.BWhenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline（座机）？Thesedaysyou,dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter（29%）relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit'snotreallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket一19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor（因素）一only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries?Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?A.Theirtargetusers. B.Theirwidepopularity.C.Theirmajorfunctions. D.Theircomplexdesign.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede“inparagraph3mean?A.Admit.B.Argue.C.Remember.D.Remark.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?Theylikesmartphonegames.Theyenjoyguessingcallers'identity.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?Itremainsafamilynecessity.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.CYou'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans—between4.8and12.7milliontonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreallymakeadifference?ArtistBenjaminVonWongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,forcingviewerstore-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled“Strawpocalypse,“apairof1O-foot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggestsource（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey'verecentlycomeunderfirebecausemostpeopledon'tneedthemtodrinkwithand,becauseoftheirsmallsizeandweight,theycannotberecycled.EverystrawthafspartofVonWong'sartworklikelycamefromadrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,thestrawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:Every60seconds,atruckload'sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled“TruckloadofPlastic,MVonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklikethey'dbeendumped（倾倒）fromatruckallatonce.VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreducetheirplasticfootprint.WhatareVonWong'sartworksintendedfor?Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.Tofindasubstituteforthem.Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic"haveonviewers?A.Calming. B.Disturbing.C.Refreshing. D.Challenging.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?Artists'OpinionsonPlasticSafetyMediaInterestinContemporaryArtResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompaniesOceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculpturesDDuringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干扰）inhisopenoffice,hesaid,“Thafswhy1haveamembershipatthecoworkingspaceacrossthestreet—soIcanfocus.^^Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall,coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuseanopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks.Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompletedtestsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50decibels（分贝）,70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswerestatisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup—thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop—significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototalsilenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevelofbackgroundnoise—nottooloudandnottotalsilence—mayactuallyimproveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackgroundnoisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowourimaginationstowander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof^distractedfocus^^appearstobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inouroffices,wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers'conversationswhilewe'retryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshopprovidesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace?Ithelpshimconcentrate.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability?A.Totalsilence.B.50decibels.C.70decibels.D.85decibels.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?A.Personalprivacyunprotected. B.Limitedworkingspace.C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.D.Constantinterruptions.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.He'sanewsreporter. B.He'sanofficemanager.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,authorofHowtoBeInterestingifsnotdifficulttomakeyourselfinterestingatadinnerparty.36 ,ifyou'reoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyou'rewanderinginto-ii-somebody'shouseforthefirsttime.Sothemainthingisjusttoshowupandbeadventurous,tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingtostrangers.Peoplelovetotalkaboutthemselves.Ifyoucanstarttheconversationwithaquestionotherthan"Whatdoyoudoforaliving?”,you'llbeabletogetalotmoreinterestingconversationoutofwhomeveritisyou'retalkingto.37 ,itcanbringin"Ihavethisold,broken-downvehicle"or"Irodethebuswiththesecrazypeoplewhowerelaughingatsillyjokesintheback."Itjustopensupconversation.38 ?Ifyoucan'ttaketheirwineaway,youshouldcertainlytrytotakeawaytheirsoapbox（讲台）.Ifyou'rethehost,youcanaskthemtohelpyouinthekitchenwithsomethingandjustremovethemfromthesituation.39.Andwhataboutthatotherdinner-partykiller:awkwardsilence?Ifyou'refacedwithanawkwardsilenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryonetalkingagainistogivethehostacompliment（赞扬）. 40 .Justquicklyturnaroundandsay,“Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotellmeallaboutit.”Sobeinginterestingatadinnerpartyisn'tthathard.HowdoyouknowthehostThefirststepistogoexploringIfyouaskthequestion“Howdidyougethere?^^BepreparedtohaveawkwardconversationswithstrangersOrturntheconversationintoatopicwheretheyhavelittletosayWhataboutthatpersonwhohashadtoomuchtodrinkorwon'tstoptalkingHeorsheisthepersonwhoisfeelingtheweightofthatawkwardnessthemost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.Iwasconsideringthiswhileworkingasa41justafewweeksago.Anditcametomethenhowmucheasieritwouldbeifwehadarangeofwordsthatexpressdifferent42ofgratitude（感谢）.Mythoughtsweresoon43 .Wehadawomanpatientwhowas44fromakneereplacementoperation.Oneafternoon,while45togetintobedshecollapsed（倒下）fromwhatwas46discoveredtobeaheartattack.Thecollapsewasdisastrous,47theemergencymedicalteamandgoodteamwork.Butsherecovered,though48 ,andwasreadyfordischarge（出院）afterfourweeks.Shewas49foreverythingthatthemedicalandnursingteamhaddoneforher.Onherdayofdischarge,wesharedinher50atherrecovery.Asshewas51shewaseagertosay52toeachofusinthenursingteam.Whenshe53onenurse,shetriedtopressafive-poundnoteintoherhand.Mycolleague54toacceptit,sayingthatwewerealljust55ourjob.Thepatientlookedpuzzled,andthen56 :“Ohthisisn'tforthe57Ihad.1takethatasa13

58 •No,thisisforsettingmyhairyesterday.^Andthereyoutlaveit.Tomanypeople, 59_livesispartofthejobbutstylinghairisan60andshouldberewarded.41.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor42.A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations43.A.brushedasideB.puttothetestC.broughtunderdiscussionD.takenintoaccount44.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering45.A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising46.A.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.A.sorry B.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.riskingB.changingC.savingD.buildingA.honourB.ability C.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)traveltoundisturbedplaces.Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallowsthetravelertobecome61(educate)abouttheareas—bothintermsofgeographicalconditionsandculturalcharacteristics,andoftenprovidesmoneyforconservationandbenefitsthe62(develop)ofthelocalareas.Ecotourismhas63(it)originwiththeenvironmentalmovementofthe1970s.Itwasnotwidelyacceptedasatravelconcept64thelate1980s.Duringthattime,increasingenvironmentalawarenessmadeitdesirable.Dueto65growingpopularityofenvironmentally-relatedandadventuretravel,varioustypes66tripsarenowbeingclassifiedasecotourism.Actually,atrueeco-friendlytripmustmeetthefollowingprinciples:•Minimizetheimpactof67(visit)theplace.•Buildrespectforandawarenessoftheenvironmentandculturalpractices.,Provide68(fin