高考英语全国2卷试题.docx

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高考英语全国2卷试题

2021年全国普通高等学校统一考试

英语试题

第二部阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）

第一节（共15题;每题2分，总分值30分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

SummerActivities

Studentsshouldreadthelistwiththeirparents/carers,andselecttwoactivitiestheywouldliketodo.Formswillbeavailableinschoolandonlineforthemtoindicatetheirchoicesandreturntoschool.Beforechoicesarefinalised,parents/carerswillbeaskedtosigntoconfirmtheirchildren’schoices.

Activity

Description

Member

ofstaff

Cost

OutdoorAdventure

（OUT）

Takeyourselfoutofyourcomfortzoneforaweek,discovernewpersonalqualities,andlearnnewskills.YouwillbeabletotakepartinanumberofactivitiesfromcanoeingtowildcampingonDartmoor.Learnrockclimbingandworkasateam,andenjoythegreatoutdoorenvironment.

ns

￡140

WWⅠBattlefieldsandParis（WBP）

OnMondaywetraveltoLondon.AfterstayingovernightinLondon,wetravelonDay2tonorthernFrancetovisittheWorldWarⅠbattlefields.Onday3wecrossintoBelgium.ThursdayseesusmaketheshortjourneytoPariswherewewillvisitDisneylandParispark,stayinguntillatetoseetheparadeandthefireworks.Ourfinalday,Friday,seesusvisitcentralParisandtourthemainsights.

Mrs.Wilson

￡425

Craftyfoxes（CRF）

Fourdaysofproductdesigncentredaroundtextiles.Makinglovelyobjectsusingrecycledandmadematerials.Bags,cushionanddecorations…Learnskillsandleavewithmodernandunusualtextiles.

Mrs.Goode

￡30

PottyaboutPotter（POT）

VisitWarnerBrosStudio,shopstoptobuypicnic,stayovernightinanapprovedYouthHostelinStreatly-on-Thames,guidedtourofOxfordtoseethefilmlocations,picniclunchoutsideOxford'sChristchurch,boatingontheRiverCherwellthroughtheUniversityParks,beforeheadingbacktoExeter.

MissDrake

￡150

21.Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttogocamping?

A.OUT.B.WBP.C.CRF.D.POT.

22.WhatwillthestudentsdoonTuesdaywithMrs.Wilson?

A.TraveltoLondonB.seeaparadeandfireworks.

C.TourcentralParis.D.VisittheWWIbattlefields.

23.HowlongdoesPottyaboutPotterlast?

A.Twodays.B.FourdaysC.FivedaysD.Oneweek.

B

ManyofusloveJulybecauseit’sthemonthwhennature’sberriesandstonefruitsareinabundance.ThesecolorfulandsweetjewelsfromBritishColumbia’sfieldsarelittlepowerhousesofnutritionalprotection.

Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,becauseoftheirseeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein（蛋白质）,ironandzinc（notthatfruitshavemuchprotein）.Blueberriesareparticularlyhighinantioxidants（抗氧化物质）.TheyellowandorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesarehighinthecarotenoidsweturnintoVitaminAandwhichareantioxidants.Asforcherries（樱桃）,theyaresodeliciouswhocare?

However,theyarerichinVitaminC.

Whencombinedwithberriesorslicesofotherfruits,frozenbananasmakeanexcellentbaseforthick,coolingfruitsshakesandlowfat“icecream〞.Forthispurpose,selectripebananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinandplacetheminplasticbagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswilllastseveralweeks,dependingontheirripenessandthetemperatureofthefreezer.

Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorslicedfruit.Outcomesa“Soft-serve〞creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafunactivityforachildren’sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.

24.Whatdoestheauthorseemtolikeaboutcherries?

A.Theycontainprotein.B.TheyarehighinvitaminA.

C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste.D.Theyarerichinantioxidants.

25.Whyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinfreezingbananas?

A.Tomakethemsmellbetter.B.Tokeeptheircolour.

C.Tospeeduptheirripening.D.Toimprovetheirnutrition.

24.Whatis“ajuicer〞inthelastparagraph?

A.Adessert.B.Adrink.C.Acontainer.D.Amachine.

25.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Abiologytextbook.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Aresearchpaper.C.Atravelbrochure.

C

Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.

Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren’slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.

Accordingtothereport’skeyfindings,“theproportion（比例）whosaythey‘hardlyever’readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday.〞

Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2-8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhaddeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.

Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建议）parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreadingmainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.

Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.

Attheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）ahead,parentsmighttakethechancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.

28.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?

A.Children’sreadinghabits.

B.Qualityofchildren’sbooks.

C.Children’safter-classactivities.

D.Parent-childrelationships.

29.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“childrenarereadingalotlessforfun〞?

A.Inparagraph2B.Inparagraph3C.Inparagraph4D.Inparagraph5

30.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?

A.E-booksareofpoorquality.

B.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.

C.Itmayharmchildren’shealth.

D.E-readersareexpensive.

31.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?

A.Actasrolemodelsforthem.B.Askthemtowritebookreports.

C.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.

D

We’vebeenthere:

inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.

What’stheproblem?

Itispossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.

Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease（光滑剂）forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,〞heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.〞

Ina2021study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction（互动）withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,〞sayDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral（边缘的）membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.〞

Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoresearchouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,〞hesays.

32.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Addictiontosmartphones.

B.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.

C.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.

D.Impatiencewithslowservice.

33.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?

A.Showinggoodmanners.B.Relatingtootherpeople.

C.Focusingonatopic.D.Makingbusinessdeals.

34.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?

A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B.Itraisespeople’sconfidence.

C.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ConversationCounts

B.WaysofMakingSmallTalk

C.BenefitsofSmallTalk

D.UncomfortableSilence

第二节〔共5小题；每题2分，共10分〕

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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