2021年安徽高考英语试卷

2021年安徽高考英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节）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.

1.（★★★）（1.5分）Whatisthemandoing?

A.Askingtheway.

B.Givingdirections.

C.Correctingamistake.

2.（★★★）（1.5分）Whatdresssizedoesthewomanwant?

A.8.

B.10.

C.12.

3.（★★★）（1.5分）Whatisthewomanlikelytodo?

A.Makeaphonecall.

B.Handletheproblem.

C.Havearest.

4.（★★★）（L5分）Whichtourdoesthemanseemtobeinterestedin?

A.Theeveningtour.

B.Thehalf-daytour.

C.Thefull-daytour.

5.（★★★）（1.5分）Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atacanteen.

B.Ataclinic.

C.Atabank.

第二节（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。听材料，回

答各题。

6.（★★★）（3分）听材料，回答各题。

（1）Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthematch?

A.Entertaining.

B.Discouraging.

C.Boring.

(2)WhatdothespeakersplantodoonTuesdayafternoon?

A.Watchagame.

B.Playtennis.

C.Gotothecinema.

7.(★★★)(4.5分)听材料，回答各题。

(1)WhatdoesthemanadviseMrs.Whitetodo?

A.Goonadiet.

B.Domoreexercise.

C.Getenoughsleep.

(2)WhichcanbeincludedinMrs.White'sbreakfast?

A.Eggs.

B.Sausages.

C.Porridge.

(3)Whatistheman?

A.Ateacher.

B.Aphysician.

C.Achef.

8.(★★★)(6分)听材料，回答各题。

(1)HowdoesNancylooktoDaniel?

A.Confused.

B.Excited.

C.Anxious.

(2)WhydoesDanielmentionhisperformanceinaplay?

A.TocomfortNancy.

B.Toexpresshisregret.

C.Toshowhispride.

(3)WhatisNancygoingtodonextweek?

A.Takeaschooltest.

B.Haveacheck-up.

C.Goinforacompetition.

(4)WhatdoesDanieloffertodoforNancy?

A.Rewriteherlines.

B.Drivehertothetheatre.

C.Helpherwiththepractice.

9.(★★★)(4.5分)听材料，回答各题。

(1)WhatwasProf.Stone'sgrandfatherafraidof?

A.Leavinghishome.

B.Partingfromhisson.

C.Takingearlyretirement.

(2)WhatdoesoldagemeantomanyelderlyAmericans?

A.Lackofmoralsupport.

B.Lossofself-worth.

C.Changeoflivinghabits.

（3）WhatwillProf.Stonetalkaboutnextconcerningelderlypeople?

A.Publicservicestheyaskfor.

B.Healthcareavailabletothem.

C.Contributionstheycanmake.

10.（★★★）（4.5分）听材料，回答各题。

（1）Whatdoesthespeaker,smotherwanthertobe?

A.Aconfidentperson.

B.Awarm-heartedperson.

C.Ahumorousperson.

（2）Whydidthespeakerfeellonelyinherchildhood?

A.Sheoftentraveledbyherself.

B.Herfamilymovedfrequently.

C.Hermotherwasbusyworking.

（3）Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Importanceofhomeschooling.

B.Mother-daughterrelationship.

C.Arolemodelinherfamily.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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。

11.（★★★）（6分）

TheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld

PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.In

around缺单词A.D.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld，sbest

knownstadiumandcontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome，sColosseumwas157

feettallandhad80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfry

comparedwiththecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.

Thesedays,safetyregulations-nottomentionthemodernsportsfan'sdesirefor

agoodviewandacomfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities（容量）slightly

lower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach；gonearethedaysofthousands

standingtowatchthematch.

Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorld

Atlaslistsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellas

updatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.

Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthe

biggesteventsinworldsport.

•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:

September17,1960.

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

1922.

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

September24,1927.

（1）HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?_D

A.104,944.

B.107,601.

C.About150,000.

D.About.250,000.

（2）Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?_C

A.MichiganStadium.

B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.

D.KyleField.

（3）Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?_A

A.Theyhostbiggames.

B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions.

C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.

D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects.

12.（★★★）（8分）Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethan

halfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline（座机）？

Thesedaysyou，dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15

whodoesn'townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheir

pocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjust

overaquarter（29%）relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）.

OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealadline,athirdconcedethatit'snotreally

necessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheynever

useitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhome

fallsintothatcategory.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhome

phone.Ageisnaturallyafactor（因素）-only58percentofGenerationYsstill

uselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhaps

hadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn，ttheonlyfactor；T'dsayit'salso

todowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfindit

convenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforevery

familymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephone

areourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhois

callingbeforewepickupthephone（usingCallerTDwouldtakethefunoutofit）.

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgas

streetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries?

（1）Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?_B

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.

D.Theircomplexdesign.

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede"inparagraph3mean?_A

A.Admit.

B.Argue.

C.Remember.

D.Remark.

（3）WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?_C

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.

B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers'identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.

D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

（4）Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?_B

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.

B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.

D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

13.（★★★）（8分）You'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans-between4.8

and12.7milliontonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplastic

straworcupreallymakeadifference?ArtistBenjaminVonWongwantsyoutoknow

thatit.does.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,forcingviewersto

re-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled"Strawpocalypse,〃

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

strawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeits

firstappearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthe

biggestsource（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey*verecentlycomeunderfire

becausemostpeopledon，tneedthemtodrinkwithand,becauseoftheirsmallsize

andweight,theycannotberecycled.Everystrawthat*spartofVonWong'sartwork

likelycamefromadrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrink

isgone,thestrawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:

Every60seconds,atruckload'sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthis

work,titled"TruckloadofPlastic,VonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollected

morethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklike

they'dbeendumped（倾倒）fromatruckal1atonce.

VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreduce

theirplasticfootprint.

（1）WhatareVonWong'sartworksintendedfor?_C

A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.

B.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.

C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.

D.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.

（2）Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?_A

A.Toshowthedifficultoftheirrecycling.

B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.

D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.

（3）Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic"haveonviewers?_B

A.Calming.

B.Disturbing.

C.Refreshing.

D.Challenging.

（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?_D

A.Artists'OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArt

C.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

14.（★★）（8分）Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaid

somethingIstillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干扰）in

hisopenoffice,hesaid,"That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspace

acrossthestreet-soIcanfocus.〃Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.After

all,coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuseanopenofficelayout（布局）.But1

recentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks.

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsasthey

completedtestsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroups

andexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50

decibels（分贝），70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthe

groupswerestatisticallyinsignificant；however,theparticipantsinthe70

decibelsgroup-thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterin

acoffeeshop-significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectswere

small,thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchin

responsetototalsilenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.

Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggests

thattherightlevelofbackgroundnoise-nottooloudandnottotalsilence-may

actuallyimproveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackground

noisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowour

imaginationstowander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof

^distractedfocus"appearstobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inour

offices,wecan，tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers，conversationswhile

we'retryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-faceinteractions

andconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffee

shopprovidesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrom

interruptions.

（1）Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace?_A

A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.

B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.

C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.

D.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.

（2）Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability?_C

A.Totalsilence.

B.50decibels.

C.70decibels.

D.85decibels.

（3）Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?_D

A.Personalprivacyunprotected.

B.Limitedworkingspace.

C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.

D.Constantinterruptions.

（4）Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?_D

A.He'sanewsreporter.

B.He'sanofficemanager.

C.He，saprofessionaldesigner.

D.He'sapublishedwriter.

第二节（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。

15.（★★★）（10分）AccordingtoJessicaHagy,authorofHowtoBe

Interesting,it*snotdifficulttomakeyourselfinterestingatadinnerparty.

（1）_B_,ifyou'reoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyou'rewanderinginto

somebody'shouseforthefirsttime.Sothemainthingisjusttoshowupandbe

adventurous,tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingtostrangers.

Peoplelovetotalkaboutthemselves.Ifyoucanstarttheconversationwitha

questionotherthan"Whatdoyoudoforaliving?”,you'llbeabletogetalot

moreinterestingconversationoutofwhomeveritisyou*retalkingto.（2）C

itcanbringin〃Ihavethisold,broken-downvehicle"or〃Irodethebuswiththese

crazypeoplewhowerelaughingatsillyjokesintheback.〃Itjustopensup

conversation.

（3）_F?Ifyoucan，ttaketheirwineaway,youshouldcertainlytryto

takeawaytheirsoapbox(讲台).Ifyou,rethehost,youcanaskthemtohelpyou

inthekitchenwithsomethingandjustremovethemfromthesituation.(4)E

Andwhataboutthatotherdinner-partykiller:awkwardsilence?Ifyou'refaced

withanawkwardsilenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryone

talkingagainistogivethehostacompliment(赞扬).(5)_G_.Justquickly

turnaroundandsay,“Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotellmeall

aboutit.〃

Sobeinginterestingatadinnerpartyisn'tthathard.

A.Howdoyouknowthehost

B.Thefirststepistogoexploring

C.Ifyouaskthequestion〃Howdidyougethere?〃

D.Bepreparedtohaveawkwardconversationswithstrangers

E.Orturntheconversationintoatopicwheretheyhavelittletosay

F.Whataboutthatpersonwhohashadtoomuchtodrinkorwon'tstoptalking

G.Heorsheisthepersonwhoisfeelingtheweightofthatawkwardnessthemost

第三部分语言知识运用(共两节)第一节(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。

16.(★★)(30分)Simplysayingthankyoudoesn，tseemenoughincertain

situations.Iwasconsideringthiswhileworkingasa(1)Cjustafewweeks

ago.Anditcametomethenhowmucheasieritwouldbeifwehadarangeofwords

thatexpressdifferent(2)Aofgratitude(感谢).

Mythoughtsweresoon(3)B.Wehadawomanpatientwhowas(4)_D

fromakneereplacementoperation.Oneafternoon,while(5)Atogetintobed

shecollapsed(倒下)fromwhatwas(6)_A_discoveredtobeaheartattack.

Thecollapsewasdisastrous,(7)Btheemergencymedicalteamandgood

teamwork.Butsherecovered,though(8)_C_,andwasreadyfordischarge(出

院)afterfourweeks.

Shewas(9)_A_foreverythingthatthemedicalandnursingteamhaddone

forher.Onherdayofdischarge,wesharedinher(10)Batherrecovery.As

shewas(11)_D_shewaseagertosay(12)_C_toeachofusinthe

nursingteam.Whenshe(13)Aonenurse,shetriedtopressafive-poundnote

intoherhand.Mycolleague(14)_D_toacceptit,sayingthatwewerealljust

(15)_B_ourjob.Thepatientlookedpuzzled,andthen(16)C:〃0hthis

isn，tforthe(17)_D_Ihad.Itakethatasa(18)_B_.No,thisisfor

settingmyhairyesterday.〃

Andthereyouhaveit.Tomanypeople,(19)_C_livesispartofthejob

butstylinghairisan(20)Dandshouldberewarded.

(1)A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor

（2）A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations

(3)A.brushedC.broughtunderD.takeninto

B.puttothetest

asidediscussionaccount

（4）A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering

（5）A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising

（6）A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly

（7）A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving

(8)A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happily

（9）A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfulD.fearful

do)A.surpriseB.delightC.curiosityD.disappointment

(11)A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesitatingD.leaving

(12)A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes

(13)A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded

(14)A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused

(15)A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting

(16)A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported

(17)A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care

(18)A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting

(19)A.riskingB.changingC.savingD.building

（20）A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra

第二节(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。

17.(★★★)(15分)Ecotourismiscommonlyregardedaslowimpact(影响)travel

toundisturbedplaces.Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallows

thetravelertobecome(1)educated(educate)abouttheareas-bothin

termsofgeographicalconditionsandculturalcharacteristics,andoftenprovides

moneyforconservationandbenefitsthe(2)development(develop)ofthe

localareas.

Ecotourismhas(3)its(it)originwitht