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1、2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试全国乙卷英语试卷【满分：150分】第二部分阅读理解（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。AThe Biggest Stadiums in the WorldPeople have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece.In around 8 A.D.,the Romansbuilt the Colosseum,which remains the worlds best
2、known stadium are continues to inform contemporarydesign.Romes Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances,seating 50,000 people.However,thatwas small fry compared with the citys Circus Maximus,which accommodated around 250,000 people.These days,safety regulationsnot to mention the modern sport
3、s fans desire for a good view and acomfortable seattend to keep stadium capacities（容量）slightly lower.Even soccer fans tend to have aseat each;gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match.For the biggest stadiums in the world,we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far,whi
4、chranks them by their stated permanent capacity,as well as updated information from official stadiumwebsites.All these stadiums are still functional,still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport.Rungrado 1st of May Stadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity:150,（X）0.Opened:May 1,1989.Mi
5、chigan Stadium,Ann Arbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened:October 1,1927.Beaver Stadium,State College,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September 17,1960.Ohio Stadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October 7,1922.Kyle Field,College Station,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:Sept
6、ember 24,1927.21.How many people could the Circus Maximus hold?A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About 150,000.D.About 250,000.22.Of the following stadiums,which is the oldest?A.Michigan Stadium.B.Beaver Stadium.C.Ohio Stadium.D.Kyle Field.23.What do the listed stadiums have in common?A.They host big games.B.Th
7、ey have become tourist attractionsC.They were built by Americans.D.They are favored by architectsBWhen almost everyone has a mobile phone,why are more than half of Australian homes still paying fora landline（座机）These days youd be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesnt
8、 own amobile phone.In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket.Practically everyone can make andreceive calls anywhere,anytime.Still,55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter(29%)relyonly on their smartphones,according to a survey(调查).Of those A
9、ustralians who still have a landline,athird concede that its not really necessary and theyre keeping it as a security blanket-19 percent say theynever use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of emergencies.I think my home falls into thatcategory.More than half of Australian homes are still
10、 choosing to stick with their home phone.Age is naturally afactor(因素)一only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then,compared to 84 percentof Baby Boomers who*ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years.Age isn*t the only factor;Idsay its also to do with the makeup of your ho
11、usehold.Generation Xers with young families,like my wife and I,can still find it convenient to have a homephone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member.That said,to be honest the onlypeople who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents,to the point where we play a ga
12、meand guess who is calling before we pick up the phone(using Caller ID would take the fun out of it).How attached are you to your landline?How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morningmilk deliveries?24.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?A.Their target users.B.
13、Their wide popularity.C.Their major functions.D.Their complex design.25.What does the underlined word concede in paragraph 3 mean?A.Admit.B.Argue.C.Remember.D.Remark.26.What can we say about Baby Boomers?A.They like smartphone games.B.They enjoy guessing callers identity.C.They keep using landline p
14、hones.D.They are attached to their family.27.What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?A.It remains a family necessity.B.It will fall out of use some day.C.It may increase daily expenses.D.It is as important as the gas light.CYou*ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceansbet
15、ween 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter oceanecosystems every year.But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference?Artist Benjamin VonWong wants you to know that it does.He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage,forcing viewersto re-examine their relationship to single-use plasti
16、c products.At the beginning of the year,the artist built a piece called MStrawpocalypse,a pair of 10-foot-tall plasticwaves,frozen mid-crash.Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups,the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in
17、Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Just 9%of global plastic waste is recycled.Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source（来源）ofplastic pollution,but theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink withand,because of their small size and weight,they cannot be recycled.Every st
18、raw thats part of Von Wongsartwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes.Once the drink is gone,thestraw will take centuries to disappear.In a piece from 2018,Von Wong wanted to illustrate（说明）a specific statistic:Every 60 seconds,atruckload*s worth of plastic enters the o
19、cean.For this work,titled Truckload of Plastic,Von Wong and agroup of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic,which were then tied together to look liketheyd been dumped（倾倒）from a truck all at once.Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their pla
20、stic footprint.28.What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?A.Beautifying the city he lives in.B.Introducing eco-friendly products.C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.D.Reducing garbage on the beach.29.Why does the author discuss plastic straws in Paragraph 3?A.To show the difficulty of their
21、 recycling.B.To explain why they are useful.C.To voice his views on modern art.D.To find a substitute for them.30.What effect would Truckload of Plastic*have on viewers?A.Calming.B.DisturbingC.Refreshing D.Challenging.31.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Artists Opinions on
22、 Plastic SafetyB.Media Interest in Contemporary ArtC.Responsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesD.Ocean Plastics Transformed into SculpturesDDuring an interview for one of my books,my interviewer said something I still think about often.Annoyed by the level of distraction（干扰）in his open office,he said,
23、Thats why I have a membership atthe coworking space across the street so I can focus.1 His comment struck me as strange.After all,coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout（布局）.But I recently came across a study thatshows why his approach worksThe researchers examined various levels o
24、f noise on participants as they completed tests of creativethinking.They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in thebackground,from total silence to 50 decibels（分贝），70 decibels,and 85 decibels.The differences betweenmost of the groups were statistically insignif
25、icant;however,the participants in the 70 decibels group一those exposed to a level of noise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop-significantly outperformedthe other groups.Since the effects were small,this may suggest that our creative thinking does not differthat much in response to total s
26、ilence and 85 decibels of background noise.But since the results at 70 decibels were significant,the study also suggests that the right level ofbackground noise-not too loud and not total silence-may actually improve ones creative thinking ability.The right level of background noise may interrupt ou
27、r normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow ourimaginations to wander,without making it impossible to focus.This kind of distracted focus”appears tobe the best state for working on creative tasks.So why do so many of us hate our open offices?The problem may be that,in our offices,we cant stop
28、ourselves from getting drawn into others conversations while were trying to focus.Indeed,the researchersfound that face-to-face interactions and conversations affect the creative process,and yet a coworkingspace or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from int
29、erruptions.32.Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking space?A.It helps him concentrate.B.It blocks out background noise.C.It has a pleasant atmosphere.D.It encourages face-to-face interactions.33.Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability?A.Total silence.B.50 decibels.
30、C.70 decibels.D.85 decibels.34.What makes an open office unwelcome to many people?A.Personal privacy unprotected.B.Limited working space.C.Restrictions on group discussion.D.Constant interruptions.35.What can we infer about the author from the text?A.Hes a news reporter.B.Hes on office manager.C.Hes
31、 a professional designer.D.Hes a published writer.第 二 节（共 5 小题；每小题2 分，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。According to Jessica Hagy,author of How to Be Interesting,ifs not difficult to make yourself interestingat a dinner party.36.if youre out of your comfort zone or if youre wandering
32、into somebodys house for the firsttime.So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous,trying different foods and talking tostrangers.People love to talk about themselves.If you can start the conversation with a question other than Whatdo you do for a living?,youll be able to get a lot more
33、interesting conversation out of whomever it isyouie talking to.37.it can bring in“I have this old,broken-down vehicle*or*1 rode the bus withthese crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back.It just opens up conversation.38?If you cant take their wine away,you should certainly try to ta
34、ke away their soapbox（讲台）.If youre the host,you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them fromthe situation.39.And what about that other dinner-party killer:awkward silence?If youre faced with an awkward silenceat a dinner party,the only thing that always gets every
35、one talking again is to give the host a compliment（赞扬）.40.Just quickly turn around and say,This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell meall about it.So being interesting at a dinner party isnt that hard.A.How do you know the hostB.The first step is to go exploringC.If you ask the question
36、 How did you get here?,1D.Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangersE.Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to sayF.What about that person who has had too much to drink or wont stop talkingG.He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness th
37、e most第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第 一 节（共 20小题；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。Simply saying thank you doesnt seem enough in certain situations.I was considering this while workingas a 41 just a few weeks ago.And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range
38、ofwords that express different 42 of gratitude（感谢）.My thoughts were soon 43.We had a woman patient who was 44 from a knee replacementoperation.One afternoon,while 45 to get into bed she collapsed到下）from what was 46 discoveredto be a heart attack.The collapse was disastrous,47 the emergency medical t
39、eam and good teamwork.But she recovered,though 48,and was ready for discharge（出院）after four weeks.She was 49 for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her.On her day ofdischarge,we shared in her 50 at her recovery.As she was 51 she was eager to say 52 to each of usin the nursing
40、team.When she 53 one nurse,she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand.Mycolleague 54 to accept it,saying that we were all just 55 our job.The patient looked puzzled,andthen 56:HOh this isnt for the 57 I had.I take that as a 58.No,this is for setting my hair yesterday.nAnd there you have it.T
41、o many people,59 lives is part of the job but styling hair is an 60 andshould be rewarded.41.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor42.A.grades B.meanings43.A.brushed asideC.brought under discussionC.needsB.put to the testD.taken into accountD.expectations44.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering45.A
42、.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising46.A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly47.A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving48.A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happily49.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfulD.fearful50.A.surpriseB.delightC.curiosityD.disappointment51.A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesi
43、tatingD.leaving52.A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes53.A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded54.A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused55.A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting56.A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported57.A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care58.A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting59.A.riskingB.changing
44、C.savingD.building60.A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra第 二 节（共 10小题：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。Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact(影响)travel to undisturbed places.It is different fromtraditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become 61(educate)about the areas
45、both interms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics,and often provides money for conservationand benefits the 62(develop)of the local areas.Ecotourism has 63(it)origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s.It was not widelyaccepted as a travel concept 64 the late 1980s.During
46、 that time,increasing environmental awarenessmade it desirable.Due to 65 growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types66 trips are now being classified as ecotourism.Actually,a true eco-friendly trip must meet thefollowing principles:Minimize the impact of 67(visit
47、)the place.Build respect fbr and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.Provide 68(finance)aid and other benefits for local peoples.Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences fbr both the visitors and the hosts.Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular
48、fbr ecotourism because of its uniquebiodiversity.69(activity)there range from whale watching to hiking(远足)and accommodationsaim 70(have)a low impact on the natural environment.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第 一 节 短 文 改 错(共 10小题；每小题1分，满 分 10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中 共 有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的
49、增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多 者（从 第 11处起）不计分。I love doing housework.I always assist my parents in doing the dish after meals.I also water the flowersin the yard and tidying up my own bedroom whatever necessary.In my
50、opinion,students can benefit a lotdoing some housework.Firstly,doing housework was helpful for us to be a responsible person.Also,itgives our parents more time to do what they are like and it improves the family relationship.Whats most,doing housework can be a form of mentally relaxation from study.