2024年4月23日发(作者：)

2021年英语高考全国甲卷

（考区：四川、云南、贵州、广西、西藏）

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。

A

Take a view, the Landscape(风景）Photographer of the Year Award, was the idea of Charlie

Waite, one of today's most respected landscape photographers. 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 Winter

Cumbria, England

It was an extremely cold winter's evening and

freezing fog hung in the air. I climbed to the top of

a small rise and realised 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 view of Skiddaw

with the sun setting in the west. I used classical

techniques, translated from my college days spent

in the darkroom into achieve the

black-and-white image(图像）

I was back in my home town of Macclesfield to take

some winter images. Walking up a path through the

forest towards Shutlingsloe, 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 right through into the forest.

Timothy Smith

（2014）

Macclesfield

Forest

Cheshire, England

would most probably enter for Take a view?

A. Writers. B. Photographers.

C. Painters. D. Tourists

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-covered forests.

can the text be found?

A. In a history book. B. In a novel

C. In an art magazine D. In a biography

B

Port Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding(繁育)programme, has welcomed the arrival of a

rare black rhino calf(犀牛幼崽）. When the tiny creature arrived on January became the 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 we're all absolutely delighted

to welcome another calf to our black rhino family. She's healthy, strong and already eager to play

and explore. Her mother, Solio, is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job. It's 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 little 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 Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and

weighed about 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 “critically endangered”status.

of the following best describes the breeding programme?

A. Costly.

B. Controversial.

C. Ambitious.

D. Successful.

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 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 will 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.

of its rhinos may be sent to the protected wild areas.

C

When I was 9,we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow , London on a

gray January morning. 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.