全国统一考试英语试题及答案全国甲卷.docx

1、全国统一考试英语试题及答案全国甲卷2021年全国统一考试英语试题及答案（全国甲卷）（此套试题考区：四川、云南、贵州、广西、西藏）第一节 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。1. What is the man doing?A. Asking the way.B. Giving directions.C. Correcting a mistake.2. What dress size does the woman want?A. 8. B. 10. C.

2、 12.3. What is the woman likely to do?A. Make a phone call.B. Handle the problem.C. Have a rest.4. Which tour does the man seem to be interested in?A. The evening tour.B. The half-day tour.C. The full-day tour.5. Where are the speakers?A. At a canteen.B. At a clinic.C. At a bank.第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对

3、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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the woman think of the match?A. Entertaining.B. Discouraging.C. Boring.7. What do the speakers plan to do on Tuesday afternoon?A. Watch a game.B. Play tennis.C. Go to th

4、e cinema.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What does the man advise Mrs. White to do?A. Go on a diet.B. Do more exercise.C. Get enough sleep.9. Which can be included in Mrs. Whites breakfast?A. Eggs.B. Sausages.C. Porridge.10. What is the man?A. A teacher.B. A physician.C. A chef.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 14 题。11. H

5、ow does Nancy look to Daniel?A. Confused.B. Excited.C. Anxious.12. Why does Daniel mention his performance in a play?A. To comfort Nancy.B. To express his regret.C. To show his pride.13. What is Nancy going to do next week?A. Take a school test.B. Have a check-up.C. Go in for a competition.14. What

6、does Daniel offer to do for Nancy?A. Rewrite her lines.B. Drive her to the theatre.C. Help her with the practice.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. What was Prof. Stones grandfather afraid of?A. Leaving his home.B. Parting from his son.C. Taking early retirement.16. What does old age mean to many elderly Am

7、ericans?A. Lack of moral support.B. Loss of self-worth.C. Change of living habits.17. What will Prof. Stone talk about next concerning elderly people?A. Public services they ask for.B. Health care available to them.C. Contributions they can make.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What does the speakers mot

8、her want her to be?A. A confident person.B. A warm-hearted person.C. A humorous person.19. Why did the speaker feel lonely in her childhood?A. She often traveled by herself.B. Her family moved frequently.C. Her mother was busy working.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Importance of home

9、 schooling.B. Mother-daughter relationship.C. A role model in her family.l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，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Take a view, the Landscape（风景） Photographer of the Year Award, was the idea of Charlie Waite, one of todays most respected landscape photogr

10、aphers. Each year, the high standard of entries has shown that the Awards are the perfect platform to showcase the very best photography of the British landscape. Take a view is a desirable annual competition for photographers from all corners of the UK and beyond.Mike Shepherd(2011)Skiddaw in Winte

11、rCumbria, EnglandIt was an extremely cold winters evening and freezing foghung in the air. I climbed to the top of a small rise andrealised that the mist was little more than a few feet deep, and though it was only a short climb, I found myself completely above it and looking at a wonderfully clear

12、view of Skiddaw with the sun setting in the west. I used classical techniques, translated from my college days spent in the darkroom into Photoshop, to achieve the black-and-white image（图像）.Timothy Smith(2014)MacclesfieldForestCheshire, EnglandI was back in my home town of Macclesfield to take somew

13、inter images. Walking up a path through the forest towardsShutlingsloe, a local high point, I came across a small clearing and immediately noticed the dead yellow grasses set against the fresh snow. The small pine added to the interest and I placed it centrally to take the view from the foreground r

14、ight through into the forest.1. Who would most probably enter for Take a view?A. Writers.B. Photographers.C. Painters.D. Tourists.2. What do the works by Shepherd and Smith have in common?A. They are winter images.B. They are in black and white.C. They show mountainous scenes.D. They focus on snow-c

15、overed forests.3. Where can the text be found?A. In a history book.B. In a novel.C. In an art magazine.D. In a biography。BPort Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding(繁育) programme, has welcomed the arrival of a rare black thino calf （犀牛幼崽）. When the tiny creature arrived on Januarv 31. she became the

16、 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve. And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especially as black rhinos are known for being difficult to breed in captivity（圈养）.Paul Beer, head of rhino section at Port Lympne, said: “Obviously were all absolutely delighted to welcome

17、 another calf to our black rhino family. Shes healthy, strong and already eager to play and explore. Her mother, Solio, is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job. Its still a little too cold for them to go out into the open, but as soon as the weather warms up, I have no doubt that the li

18、ttle one will be out and about exploring and playing every day.”The adorable female calf is the second black rhino born this year at the reserve, but it is too early to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild. The first rhino to be born at Port Lymp

19、ne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg. His mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live there.According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a “critica

20、lly endangered status.4. Which of the following best describes the breeding programme?A. Costly.B.Controversial.C. Ambitious.D. Successful.5. What does Paul Beer say about the new-born rhino?A. She loves staying with her mother.B. She dislikes outdoor activities.C. She is in good condition.D. She is

21、 sensitive to heat.6. What similar experience do Solio and Kisima have?A. They had their first born in January.B. They enjoyed exploring new places)C. They lived with their grandmothers.D. They were brought to the reserve young,7. What can be inferred about Port Lympne Reserve?A. The rhino section w

22、ill be open to the public.B. It aims to control the number of the animals.C. It will continue to work with the World Wildlife Fund.D. Some of its rhinos may be sent to the protected wild areas.CWhen I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morni

23、ng. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue-sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of

24、skateboards left your head ringing. I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant dont worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(橫杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in

25、my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: Safe! Safe! Safe! And thats what mattered landing tricks, being a good skater.When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding th

26、ere, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, Id given it up.When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. Ive traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear; tourists and L

27、ondoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving（穿梭) among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail-thin teenager, in a baggy white T-shirt, skidded(滑) up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his

28、glances.I was a local here 20 years ago, I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head.Safe, man. Safe.”“Yeah, I said.“Safe.”8. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?A. He felt disappointed.B. He gave up his hobby.C. He liked the weather there.D. He had disagreements

29、with his family.9. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?A. Be careful!B. Well done!C. No way!D. Dont worry.10. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?A. To join the skateboarding.B. To make new friends.C. To learn new tricks.D. To reli

30、eve his childhood days.11. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A. Children should learn a second language.B. Sport is necessary for childrens health.C. Children need a sense of belonging.D. Seeing the world is must for children.DWho is a genius? This question has greatly interest

31、ed humankind for centuries.Lets state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are

32、 they?In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. Its said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club