2021年高考英语真题试卷(全国甲卷)

2021年高考英语真题试卷（全国甲卷）

一、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）（共4

题；共30分）

1.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。

Takeaview,theLandscapeC风景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneoftoday's

mostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsare

theperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirable

annualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

MikeItwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.1climbedtothetopof

Shepherdasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwas

（2011）onlyashortclimb,1foundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewof

SkiddawinSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.1usedclassicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollege

WinterdaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,toachievetheblack-and-whiteimage（图像）.

Cumbria,

England

Timothy1wasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.Walkingupapath

SmiththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,1cameacrossasmallclearingand

（2014）immediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.Thesmallpineaddedto

Macclesfieldtheinterestand1placeditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintothe

Forestforest.

Cheshire,

England

（1）WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.

B.Photographers.

C.Painters.

D.Tourists.

（2）WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow—coveredforests.

（3）Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.lnahistorybook.

B.lnanovel.

C.lnanartmagazine.

D.lnabiography.

2.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。

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding(繁育)programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhino

calf(犀牛幼息、).WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornat

thereserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosare

knownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity(圈养).

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcome

anothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,

Solio,isafirst—timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintothe

open,butassoonastheweatherwarmsup.Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploring

andplayingeveryday."

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthe

calveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPort

LympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmother

andgreatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingthe

rhinosa"criticallyendangered"status.

(1)Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.

B.Controversial.

C.Ambitious.

D.Successful.

(2)WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.

B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.Sheisingoodcondition

D.Sheissensitivetoheat.

(3)WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.

B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.

D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

(4)WhatcanbeinferredaboutPorn—LympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.ltaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ltwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

3.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。

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuary

morning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesand

endlessblue—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,I'dgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I've

traveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsand

Londonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving(穿梭)amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifound

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

nexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances."Iwasalocal

here20yearsago,"Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead."Safe,man.Safe."

"Yeah,"Isaid."Safe."

(1)WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.

B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.

D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

(2)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safe!"probablymean?

A.Becareful!

B.Welldone!

C.Noway!

D.Don*tworry!

(3)WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.

B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.

D.Torelivehischildhooddays

(4)Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

4.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。

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmore

intelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthis

isnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmission

tothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub-women,orpeopleofa

differentcolororbelief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender(f生另ij)are"really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthat

beliefAroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart,"Canour

planetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowthe

answer:absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoseeflashes

ofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors(因素)like

gender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefrom

thosewith"intelligence,creativity,perseverance(毅力),andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangethe

world."

(1)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors'standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfair.

B.They'reconservative.

C.They'reobjective.

D.They'restrict.

(2)WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs

(3)Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.lmprovedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors'concepts.

D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlike

B.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligence

D.GeniusandLuck

二、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。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（共1题；共10分）

5.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.Clothingtakesahuge

amountofnaturalresources（资源）tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing（orthrowingoutoldclothing）

isnothealthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthose

perfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-themclothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?.It'sthe

bestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfromyourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,howmuch

funishad.It'sreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

•Invite5-10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.zandtheremaynotbeenoughthingstochoose

from;morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

•.Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir"new"clotheshome.

•Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom..Placeafewmirrorsaroundyour

roomsopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrulesoftheswapshouldbe

thateveryonemusttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem—thingsalwayslookdifferentwhenyouputthem

on.

•Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever..Anddon'tforgetto

putoutsomecookiesandfruits.Remember,it'saparty!

A.Lesspeoplethanthat

B.Holdaclothingswap

C.Iftwopeoplearecompeting

D.Justkeepmusicplayingthroughout

E.Donatewhateverclothesareleftover

F.Haveeveryoneputtheirclothesintherightspots

G.Telleveryonetobringcleanclothesingoodcondition

三、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）

（共1题；共30分）

6.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.

Burchillwas1atthehotelonbusinessandplanningto2somefriendsin

thearea.Theyhadaskedhimto3somepepperoni（辣香肠）frombackeast.Sohe

4asuitcasefullofpepperoni.Ashewas5thatitwouldbetoowarm,he

6itoutonthetablenearanopenwindow.Hethoughthispepperoniwas7andwell

chilled（冷去口）andhe8.

That'swhenthingswent9."Irememberwalkingdownthelong10and

openingthedoortomyroomtofindanentireflockofseagulls/'Burchillsaidinarecentletterof

11tothe4-starhotel."Theseagullsimmediatelywent12.Theyrushedtothe

window,30or40birdsalltryingto13atthesametime,andpepperoni-everywhere.The

curtainswerefallingdown,thelampswerefallingdown,Itwasareal14.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion（莽撞）.

"Ihave15andIadmitresponsibilityofmy16z"hesaidintheletter."I

cometoyou,17,toapologizeforthe-damageIhad18causedandtoask

youto19mylifetimebanfromthehotel."

Hisletter20.Bannedfromthehotelsince2001.Burchillisnowwelcometocomeback,the

Fairmontsaid.

1.A.studyingB.stayingC.lookingD.packing

2.A.visitB.helpC.followD.make

3.A.sellB.haveC.bringD.taste

4.A.filledB.lockedC.abandonedD.lost

5.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.excitedD.worried

6.A.dugB.clearedC.cuD.laid

7.A.deliciousB.safeC.softD.ready

8.A.leftB.noddedC.waitedD.regretted

9.A.farB.funnyC.wrongD.blind

10.A.beachB.drivewayC.hallD.table

11.A.applicationB.apologyC.requestD.invitation

12.A.hungryB.deadC.missingD.wild

13.A.wakeupB.getoutC.takeoffD.breakin

14.A.messB.puzzleC.fightD.challenge

15.A.recoveredB.retiredC.escapedD.matured

16.A.sufferingB.plansC.madnessD.actions

17.A.handsinpocketB.noseintheairC.hatinhandD.feetontheground

18.A.indirectlyB.deliberatelyC.cautiouslyD.secretly

19.A.replaceB.rememberC.reconsiderD.renew

20.A.arrivedB.workedC.endedD.disappeared

四、第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10

小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）（共1题；共15分）

7.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（build）

originallytoprotectthecitytheTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletelyrestored（修复）.Itis

possible（walk）orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfromhereyoucanseestreamsof

peoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After（spend）sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentatthewall,wedecideditwastimefor

someactionandwhat（good）thantorideonapieceofhistory!

We（hire）ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.Mybikewasoldandshakydid

thejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogoallwayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedlyyoucandoitin

twohours,butwestoppedatthedifferentgatesand（watchtower）tofakepicturesorjusttowatch

thelocalpeoplegoingabouttheir（day）routines.

五、写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

（共1题；共10分）

8.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作业，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错

误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（人），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Lastweekourteacheraskedustofillinaquestionnaire.Oneofthequestionsare：Whowillyougointimesof

trouble?Herearetheresults.Manystudentssaytheywilltalktotheirfriendorclassmatesbecausethey'reof

thesameageandcanunderstandeachother.Somewillturnouttotheirparentsorteachersforhelp.Onlya

littlechoosetodealwiththeproblemsonourown.Theiranswersalsoshowthattheydisliketalktoothers.They

keptverymuchtothemselves.Inmyopinion,whereintrouble,weshouldseekhelpfromthosewetrustmostly.

六、第二节书面表达（满分25分）（共1题；共25分）

9.假定你是李华。你校计划举办介绍中国传统文化的主题班会，并在英文网站展示。请你写一封邮件给外

国朋友Chris,向他了解哪些中国传统文化更吸引外国友人。邮件内容包括：

1）阐明写信事由；

2）征求建议；

3）表示感谢。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

答案解析部分

一、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)

1.【答案】(1)B

(2)A

(3)C

2.【答案】(1)D

(2)C

(3)A

(4)D

3.【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)D

(4)C

4.【答案】(1)A

(2)D

(3)A

(4)B

二、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项选出能填入空白