2021高考全国甲卷英语试题及答案

2021年英语高考全国甲卷及答案

（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

ATakeaview,theLandscape（风景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneof

today'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsare

theperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannual

competitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

Itwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbed

tothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,and

MikeShepherd（2011）

thoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingata

SkiddawinWinter

wonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassical

Cumbria,England

techniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,to

achievetheblack一and一whiteimage（图像）.

IwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.Walking

TimothySmith（2014）upapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmall

MacclesfieldForestclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.The

Cheshire,EnglandsmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromthe

foregroundrightthroughintotheforest.

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,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhino

calf（犀牛幼崽）.WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthe

reserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownfor

beingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈养）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcome

anothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,

isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butas

soonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingevery

day.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthe

calveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPort

LympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherand

greatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingthe

rhinosa"criticallyendangered^^status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

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

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstbominJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPornLympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

C

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuary

morning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendless

blue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuous

crashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeour

ownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,when

tryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆）,Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,

helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,

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

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarless

welcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.Fve

traveledback,severaltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondoners

stoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothe

beam.Thenarail-thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT-shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.He

seemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.wasalocalhere20yearsago,"I

toldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.t4Safe,man.Safe?*

“Yeah,“Isaid."Safb.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords€4Safe!Safe!Safe!,?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.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let*sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentor

creativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisis

notasurprise.Itfssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsfbradmissiontothe

geniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub-women,orpeopleofadifferentcoloror

belief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender（性别）are"really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobefbrchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart.^^Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:

absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoseeflashes

ofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,

race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith

"intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力），andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.”

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors1standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.Theyieunfair.B.They'reconservative.

C.They'reobjective.D.TheyYestrict.

13.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeiniluencedbysocialbeliefs

14Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.Improvedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors1concepts.

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.Clothingtakesahuge

amountofnaturalresources（资源）tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing（orthrowingoutoldclothing）isnot

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

clothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?16.It'sthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfrom

yourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,howmuch

funishad.It'sreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

•Invite5—10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.17,andtheremaynotbeenoughthingstochoose

from;morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

•18Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir"new"clotheshome.

•Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom.19Placeafewmirrorsaroundyour

roomsopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrulesoftheswapshouldbethat

everyonemusttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem-thingsalwayslookdifferentwhenyouputthemon.

•Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever.20.Anddon'tforget

toputoutsomecookiesandfruits.Remember,it'saparty!

A.Lesspeoplethanthat

B.Holdaclothingswap

C.Iftwopeoplearecompeting

D.Justkeepmusicplayingthroughout

E.Donatewhateverclothesareleftover

F.Haveeveryoneputtheirclothesintherightspots

GTelleveryonetobringcleanclothesingoodcondition

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Qandhe28.

That'swhenthingswent29"Irememberwalkingdownthelong30andopeningthedoor

tomyroomtofindanentireflockofseagulls,Burchillsaidinarecentletterof31tothe4-starhotel.

"Theseagullsimmediatelywent32.Theyrushedtothewindow,30or40birdsalltryingto

33atthesametime,andpepperoni-everywhere.Thecurtainswerefallingdown,thelampswerefalling

down,Itwasareal34.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion（莽撞）.

“Ihave35andIadmitresponsibilityofmy36hesaidintheletter.cometoyou,

37,toapologizeforthe-damageIhad38causedandtoaskyouto39my

lifetimebanfromthehotel.^^

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.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L5分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

TheXiranCityWallisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedChina'slonghistory.It41(build)

originallytoprotectthecity42theTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletelyrestored(修复).Itispossible

43(walk)orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfromhereyoucanseestreamsof

peoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After44(spend)sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentatthewall,wedecideditwastimefor

someactionandwhat45(good)thantorideonapieceofhistory!

We46(hire)ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.Mybikewasoldandshaky47did

thejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogoall48wayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedlyyoucandoitintwo

hours,butwestoppedatthedifferentgatesand49(watchtower)tofakepicturesorjusttowatchthelocal

peoplegoingabouttheir50(day)routines.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题：每小题1分分10分)

51.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(A),并在其下面写出该加词。

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.ManystudentssaytheywilltalktotheirfriendorclassmatesbecausetheyYeofthesame

ageandcanunderstandeachother.Somewillturnouttotheirparentsorteachersforhelp.Onlyalittlechoosetodeal

withtheproblemsonourown.Theiranswersalsoshowthattheydisliketalktoothers.Theykeptverymuchto

themselves.Inmyopinion,whereintrouble,weshouldseekhelpfromthosewetrustmostly.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.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

2021年英语高考全国甲卷

（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

ATakeaview,theLandscape（风景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneof

today'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsare

theperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannual

competitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

Itwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbed

tothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,and

MikeShepherd（2011）

thoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingata

SkiddawinWinter

wonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassical

Cumbria,England

techniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,to

achievetheblack一and一whiteimage（图像）.

IwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.Walking

TimothySmith（2014）upapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmall

MacclesfieldForestclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.The

Cheshire,EnglandsmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromthe

foregroundrightthroughintotheforest.

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.

【答案】l.B2.A3.C

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhino

calf（犀牛幼崽）.WhenthetinycreatureaiTivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthe

reserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownfor

beingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈养）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcome

anothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,

isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butas

soonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingevery

day.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthe

calveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPort

LympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherand

greatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingthe

rhinosa"criticallyendangered^^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.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPomLympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

【答案】4.D5.C6.A7.D

c

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuary

morning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendless

blue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuous

crashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeour

ownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,when

tryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆）,Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,

helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,

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

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarless

welcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I've

traveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondoners

stoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothe

beam.Thenarail-thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT-shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.He

seemednottonoticethemannexttohim.Butsoon1caughtafewofhisglances.UIwasalocalhere20yearsago,"I

toldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.<4Safe,man.Safe/'

“Yeah,“Isaid.“Saffe.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safe!95probablymean?

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

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

BSportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

【答案】8.A9.B10.D11.C

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let*sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentor

creativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisis

notasurprise.Ifssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothe

geniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofadifferentcoloror

belief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender（性别）are“really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart.,,Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:

absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we*reallpositionedtoseeflashes

ofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,

race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith

^intelligence,creativity,perseverance,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.^^

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors'standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfair.B.TheyYeconservative.

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

13.Whatcanweinferabout