1、绝密绝密启用前启用前 2021 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英英 语语 注意事项：注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上 2.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。案写在答题卡上，写在本
2、试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）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。涂到答题卡上。第一节（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分）分）听下面听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的段对话。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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听
3、完每段对话后，你都有选项。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。读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1.Why did the woman go to Mallorca?A.To teach Spanish.B.To look for a job.C.To see a friend.2.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Take him to hospital.B.Go to a
4、 class with him.C.Submit a report for him.3.Who will look after the children?A.Jennifer.B.Suzy.C.Marie.4.What are the speakers going to do?A.Drive home.B.Go shopping.C.Eat out.5.What are the speakers talking about?A.How to fry fish.B.How to make coffee.C.How to remove a bad smell.第二节（共第二节（共 15 小题：每小
5、题小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分）分）听下面听下面 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：听完秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。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。6.When does Gomez watch a football ga
6、me on TV?A.When he fails to get a ticket.B.When the stadium is crowded.C.When his friends are too busy.7.How much did Gomez pay for the football game last time?A.$20.B.$25.C.$50.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.What did Alex do in the afternoon?A.He had a walk.B.He went hunting.C.He planted trees.9.What did
7、Alex bring back?A.Flowers.B.Leaves.C.Books.10.What was Bob doing when Alex saw him?A.Fishing.B.Taking pictures.C.Swimming.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What did David do on his most recent holiday?A.He had a boat trip.B.He took a balloon flight.C.He climbed a mountain.12.What is on Davids list?A.Gifts h
8、e needed to buy.B.Things he wished to do.C.Dates he had to remember.13.Where does the woman suggest David go for his next holiday?A.Australia.B.California.C.The Amazon.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.Why did Sarah make the phone call?A.To ask a favor.B.To pass on a message.C.To make an appointment.15.Wher
9、e is Sarah now?A.In Brighton.B.At her home.C.At the Shelton Hotel.16.What time is Michael leaving his place tomorrow morning?A.At 7:40.B.At 8:00.C.At 8:20.17.What is the probable relationship between John and Sarah?A.Neighbors.B.Fellow workers.C.Husband and wife.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.What do mo
10、st people think is very important in spoken communication?A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.19.Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?A.To develop your reading fluency.B.To improve your note-taking skills.C.To find out your mispronunciations.20.What is the speakers last sugge
11、stion?A.Spell out the difficult words.B.Check the words in a dictionary.C.Practice reading the words aloud.第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Rome can be pricey for travelers,which is why many choose to stay in a hostel(旅社).The host
12、els in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around$25 a night,and for that,youll often get to stay in a central location(位置)with security and comfort.Yellow Hostel If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome,it would be Yellow Hostel.Its one of the best-rated hostels in the cit
13、y,and for good reason.Its affordable,and its got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy.As an added bonus,its close to the main train station.Hostel Alessandro Palace If you love social hostels,this is the best hostel for you in Rome.Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun.Staff members hold plenty of bar
14、 events for guests like free shots,bar crawls and karaoke.Theres also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.Youth Station Hostel If youre looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel,look no further than Youth Station.It offers beautiful furnishings and beds.Th
15、ere are plenty of other benefits,too;it doesnt charge city tax;it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms;it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and its close to all
16、of the citys main attractions.The staff is friendly and helpful,providing you with a map of the city when you arrive,and offering advice if you require some.However,you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.21.What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?A.Comfort.B.S
17、ecurity.C.Price.D.Location.22.Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?A.Yellow Hostel.B.Hostel Alessandro Palace.C.Youth Station Hostel.D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.23.What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?A.It gets noisy at night.B.Its staff is too talka
18、tive.C.It charges for Wi-Fi.D.Its inconveniently located.B By day,Robert Titterton is a lawyer.In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova not as a musician but as her page turner.“Im not a trained musician,but Ive learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performa
19、nce.”Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the groups official page turner for the past four years.His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesnt have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves.He said he became just as nervou
20、s as those playing instruments on stage.“A lot of skills are needed for the job.You have to make sure you dont turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.”Mr Titterton explained.Being a page turner requires plenty of practice.Som
21、e pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns,including back turns for repeat passages.Silent onstage communication is key,and each pianist has their own style of“nodding”to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.But like all performances,th
22、ere are moments when things go wrong.“I was turning the page to get ready for the next page,but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,”Mr Titterton said,“Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming conc
23、ert pianists,although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.“My husband is the worst page turner,”she laughed.“Hes interested in the music,feeling every note,and I have to say:Turn,turn!“Robert is the best page turner Ive had in my entire life.”24.What should Titterton be
24、able to do to be a page turner?A.Read music.B.Play the piano.C.Sing songs.D.Fix the instruments.25.Which of the following best describes Tittertons job on stage?A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.26.What does Titterton need to practise?A.Counting the pages.B.Recognizing the“nodding”.C.Catc
25、hing falling objects.D.Performing in his own style.27.Why is Ms Raspopovas husband“the worse page turner”?A.He has very poor eyesight.B.He ignores the audience.C.He has no interest in music.D.He forgets to do his job.C When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America,the skies a
26、nd lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely.Unfortunately,it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources.Millions of waterfowl（水 禽）were kille
27、d at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen.Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations,greatly reducing waterfowl habitat(栖息地).In 1934,with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act(Act),an increasingly concer
28、ned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory(迁 徙 的)waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.Under this Act,all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp.The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N.“Ding
29、”Darling,a political cartoonist from Des Moines,Iowa,who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey.Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.About 98 percent of every duck stamp dollar goes di
30、rectly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System a fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for all generations to come.Since 1934,better than half a billion dollars has gone into that
31、 Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat.Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.28.What was a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America?A.Loss of wetlands.B.Popularity of water sports
32、.C.Pollution of rivers.D.Arrival of other wild animals.29.What does the underlined word“decimate”mean in the first paragraph?A.Acquire.B.Export.C.Destroy.D.Distribute.30.What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934?A.The stamp price has gone down.B.The migratory birds have flown away.C.The hunt
33、ers have stopped hunting.D.The government has collected money.31.Which of the following a suitable title for the text?A.The Federal Duck Stamp Story.B.The National Wildlife Refuge System.C.The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl D.The History of Migratory Bird Hunting D Popularization has in some cases cha
34、nged the original meaning of emotional(情 感 的)intellingence.Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desitrble in a persons makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test,such as character,motivation,confidence,mental stability,optimism and“people skills.”Research has s
35、hown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities,but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes.The ability to accurately understand how
36、others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients,while a cheater might use it to control potential victims.Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what resear
37、ch can reasonably support,the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful.The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis(重视)on emotion by employers,educators and others interested in promoting social well-being.The popularization of emot
38、ional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable,we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in th
39、e scientific and scholarly study of emotion.It is our hope that in coming decades，advances in science will offer new perspectives(视角)from which to study how people manage their lives.Emotional intelligence,with its focus on both head and heart,may serve to point us in the right direction.32.What is
40、a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?A.It can be measured by an IQ test.B.It helps to exercise a persons mind.C.It includes a set of emotional skills.D.It refers to a persons positive qualities.33.Why does the author mention“doctor”and“cheater”in paragraph 2?A.To explain a rule.B.To c
41、larify a concept C.To present a fact.D.To make a prediction.34.What is the authors attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.35.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?A.Its appeal to the public.B.E
42、xpectations for future studies.C.Its practical application.D.Scientists with new perspectives.第二节（共第二节（共 5 小小题；题；每小题每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。My husband and I just spent a week in Paris.36 So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-fl
43、oor apartment the size of a cupboard.It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.The place wasnt entirely authentic,though.Unlike a normal Parisian apartment,the plumbing(水管)worked.37 Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice That said.“Ouverture des portes,”in perfe
44、ct French.That is the only French phrase I mastered,and its a shame I dont have much use for it.Parisians are different from you and me.They never look lazy or untidy.As someone noted in this paper a couple of ago,they eat great food and never gain weight.38 French strawberries do not taste like car
45、dboard.Instead,they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.39 On our first morning in Paris,I went around the comer to the food market to pick up some groceries.I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon.My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit w
46、e had ever eaten.But they cost$18!In France,quality of life is much more important than efficiency(效率).You can tell this by caf life.French cafs are always crowded.40 When do these people work?The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously-so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal
47、 with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.A.Not all the customers are tourists.B.The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C.The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.D.The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
48、E.Thats not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F.Our aim was to see if we could live,in some way,like real Parisians.G.The food is so delicious that you dont need much of it to make you happy.第三部分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）分）第一节第一节 （共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所
49、给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school,when,for three whole days,I worked in a baking factory.My best friend Betsys father was a manager at Hough Bakeries,which,at Easter time,41 little bunny(兔 子)cakes for all its 42 throughout Cleveland.It happ
50、ened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for 43 help during our spring break,for which I had no 44 beyond listening to my favorite records.Id 45 minimum wage.Id see how a factory 46 .My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsys dad with their 47 .Our 48 in the factory were