2021高中英语高考真题

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一、未分类（共9题）

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。

A

TheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld

PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround

8A.Q.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld，sbestknownstadium

arecontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome'sColosseumwas157feettalland

had80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwith

thecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.

Thesedays,safetyregulations-nottomentionthemodernsportsfan'sdesirefor

agoodviewandacomfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities（容量）slightly

lower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach;gonearethedaysofthousands

standingtowatchthematch.

Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlas

listsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdated

informationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.

Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggest

eventsinworldsport.

•Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R-Korea.Capacity.150,000.Opened.

May1,1989.

•MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened.October

1,1927.

•BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:

September17,I960.

•OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.

•KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September

24,1927.

21.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?

A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About150,000.D.About250,000.

22.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.MichiganStadium.

B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.

D.KyleField.

23.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?

A.Theyhostbiggames.

B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions

C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.

D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects

2、B

Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomes

stillpayingforalandline（座机）.

Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15who

doesn,townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.

Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustover

aquarter（29%）relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）.Of

thoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit'snotreally

necessaryandthey，rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheynever

useitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhome

fallsintothatcategory.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhome

phone.Ageisnaturallyafactor（因素-only58percentofGenerationYsstilluse

landlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho,veperhapshad

thesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn，ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsoto

dowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenient

tohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.

Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBaby

Boomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbefore

wepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreet

lampsandmorningmilkdeliveries?

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.

D.Theircomplexdesign.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concede"inparagraph3mean?

A.Admit.

B.Argue.

C.Remember.

D.Remark.26.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.

B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers'identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.

D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.

B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.

D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

3、C

You'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans一between4.8and12.7million

tonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreally

makeadifference?ArtistBenjaminVonWongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.Hebuilds

massivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,forcingviewerstore-examinetheir

relationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled“Strawpocalypse,“

apairof1O-foot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstraws

collectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirst

appearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggest

source（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey,verecentlycomeunderfirebecause

mostpeopledon'tneedthemtodrinkwithand,becauseoftheirsmallsizeandweight,

theycannotberecycled.Everystrawthat'spartofVonWong，sartworklikelycame

fromadrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,the

strawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:

Every60seconds,atruckload，sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,

titled"TruckloadofPlastic,〃VonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan

10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklikethey,dbeen

dumped（倾倒）fromatruckallatonce.

VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreduce

theirplasticfootprint.

28.WhatareVonWong'sartworksintendedfor?

A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.

B.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.

C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.

D.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.

29.Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?

A.Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.

B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.

D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.

30.Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic"haveonviewers?

A.Calming.

B.Disturbing

CRefreshing

D.Challenging.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Artists，OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArtC.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

4、D

Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthink

aboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干扰）inhisopenoffice,hesaid,

“That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspaceacrossthestreet一soI

canfocus.〃Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall,coworkingspacesalso

typicallyuseanopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythat

showswhyhisapproachworks.

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompleted

testsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposed

tovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50decibels（分

贝），70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswere

statisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup一

thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffee

shop-significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,this

maysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototal

silenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.

Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhat

therightlevelofbackgroundnoise一nottooloudandnottotalsilence一may

actuallyimproveone,screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackground

noisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowour

imaginationstowander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof

“distractedfocus"appearstobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inouroffices,

wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers?conversationswhilewe're

tryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-faceinteractionsand

conversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshop

providesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.

32.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace?

A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.

B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.

C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.

D.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.

33.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability?

A.Totalsilence.

B.50decibels.

C.70decibels.

D.85decibels.

34.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?

A.Personalprivacyunprotected.

B.Limitedworkingspace.

C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.

D.Constantinterruptions.

35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.He，sanewsreporter.B.He'sonofficemanager.

C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.

D.He'sapublishedwriter.

5、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,authorofHowtoBeInteresting,it'snotdifficultto

makeyourselfinterestingatadinnerparty.

___36,ifyou"reoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyou'rewanderingintosomebody's

houseforthefirsttime.Sothemainthingisjusttoshowupandbeadventurous,

tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingtostrangers.

Peoplelovetotalkaboutthemselves.Ifyoucanstarttheconversationwithaquestion

otherthan“Whatdoyoudoforaliving?”,you’11beabletogetalotmoreinteresting

conversationoutofwhomeveritisyou'retalkingto.____37___.itcanbringin

〃Ihavethisold,broken-downvehicle"orrodethebuswiththesecrazypeople

whowerelaughingatsillyjokesintheback.，zItjustopensupconversation.

38___?Ifyoucan，ttaketheirwineaway,youshouldcertainlytrytotakeaway

theirsoapbox（讲台）.Ifyou，rethehost,youcanaskthemtohelpyouinthekitchen

withsomethingandjustremovethemfromthesituation.___39

Andwhataboutthatotherdinner-partykiller:awkwardsilence?Ifyou，refacedwith

anawkwardsilenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryonetalking

againistogivethehostacompliment（赞扬）._40___.Justquicklytunaroundand

say,“Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotellmeallaboutit.”

Sobeinginterestingatadinnerpartyisn'tthathard.

A.Howdoyouknowthehost

B.Thefirststepistogoexploring

C.Ifyouaskthequestion〃Howdidyougethere?，,

D.Bepreparedtohaveawkwardconversationswithstrangers

E.Orturntheconversationintoatopicwheretheyhavelittletosay

F.Whataboutthatpersonwhohashadtoomuchtodrinkorwon，tstoptalking

G.Heorsheisthepersonwhoisfeelingtheweightofthatawkwardnessthemost

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。

Simplysayingthankyoudoesn，tseemenoughincertainsituations.Iwasconsidering

thiswhileworkingasa41_Justafewweeksago.Anditcametomethenhowmuch

easieritwouldbeifwehadarangeofwordsthatexpressdifferent42of

gratitude（感谢）.

Mythoughtsweresoon___43___.Wehadawomanpatientwhowas___44____from

akneereplacementoperation.Oneafternoon,while_45__togetintobedshe

collapsed（彳到下）fromwhatwas____46discoveredtobeaheartattack.The

collapsewasdisastrous,___47theemergencymedicalteamandgoodteamwork.But

sherecovered,though___48___,andwasreadyfordischarge（出院）afterfourweeks.

Shewas_49foreverythingthatthemedicalandnursingteamhaddoneforher.

Onherdayofdischarge,wesharedinher___50atherrecovery.Asshewas

51___shewaseagertosay___52toeachofusinthenursingteam.Whenshe

_53onenurse,shetriedtopressafive-poundnoteintoherhand.Mycolleague

54___toacceptit,sayingthatwewerealljust___55___ourjob.Thepatient

lookedpuzzled,andthen____56____:〃0hthisisn，tforthe___57___Ihad.Itake

thatasa____58____.No,thisisforsettingmyhairyesterday.J'

Andthereyouhaveit.Tomanypeople,___59livesispartofthejobbut

stylinghairisan___60andshouldberewarded.

41.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor

42.A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations

43.A.brushedasideB.puttothetestC.broughtunderdiscussionD.takeninto

account

44.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering

45.A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising

46.A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly

47.A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving

48.A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happily

49.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfulD.fearful

50.A.surpriseB.delightC.curiosityD.disappointment

51.A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesitatingD.leaving

52.A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes

53.A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded

54.A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused

55.A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting

56.A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported

57.A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care

58.A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting

59.A.riskingB.changingC.savingD.building

60.A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra

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。

Ecotourismiscommonlyregardedaslowimpact(影响)traveltoundisturbedplaces.

Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallowsthetravelertobecome

61(educate)abouttheareas-bothintermsofgeographicalconditionsandcultural

characteristics,andoftenprovidesmoneyforconservationandbenefitsthe62

(develop)ofthelocalareas.

Ecotourismhas63(it)originwiththeenvironmentalmovementofthe1970s.Itwas

notwidelyacceptedasatravelconcept64thelate1980s.Duringthattime,increasing

environmentalawarenessmadeitdesirable.

Dueto65growingpopularityofenvironmentally-relatedandadventuretravel,various

types66tripsarenowbeingclassifiedasecotourism.Actually,atrueecofriendly

tripmustmeetthefollowingprinciples:

1Minimizetheimpactof67(visit)theplace.

1Buildrespectforandawarenessoftheenvironmentandculturalpractices.

1Provide68(finance)aidandotherbenefitsforlocalpeoples.

1Makesurethatthetourismprovi