2024年4月23日发(作者：)

2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（甲卷）

英语试题

（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，从每图所给的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)

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

Skiddaw in Winter little more than a few feet deep, and though it was only a short climb, I

Cumbria, England found myself completely above it and looking at a wonderfully clear

view of Skiddaw with the sum 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)

Macclesfield

Forest

Cheshire, England

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.

1. Who would most probably enter for Take a view?

A. Writers.

C. Painters.

B. Photographers.

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-covered 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.

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 31, she 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 32 kg. 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 “critically 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 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 Porn 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.

D. Some 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.

Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the

continuous crashing of 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 don’t worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the

stones, damaging a nerve in 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 that’s what mattered — landing tricks, being a good skater.

When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals

were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I’d given it up.

When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending

hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was

cold but clear; tourists and Londoners 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 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 with his family.

9. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?

A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don’t worry!

10. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?

A. To join the skateboarding.

C. To learn more tricks.

B. To make new friends.

D. To relive 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 children’s health.

C. Children need a sense of belonging

D. Seeing the world is a must for children.

D

Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.

Let’s 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 they?

In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European

origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It’s 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 — women, or people of a different color or belief — they were

unacknowledged and rejected by others.

A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely

than boys to say that members of their gender（性别）are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the

study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for

children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become

discouraged and give up? It doesn’t take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.

Here’s the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we’re all

positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will

see that social factors（因素）like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius.

As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance（毅

力）, and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world."

12. What does the author think of victors’ standards for joining the genius club?

A. They’re unfair.

C. They’re objective.

A. They think themselves smart.

B. They look up to great thinkers.

C. They see gender differences earlier than boys.

D. They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs.

14. Why are more geniuses known to the public?

A. Improved global communication.

B. Less discrimination against women.

C. Acceptance of victors’ concepts.

D. Changes in people’s social positions.

15. What is the best title for the text?

A. Geniuses Think Alike

C. Genius and Intelligence

B. Genius Takes Many Forms

D. Genius and Luck

B. They’re conservative.

D. They’re strict.

13. What can we infer about girls from the study in Science?

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。

Swap, Don’t shop!

You keep hearing about recycling, right? But it doesn’t end with bottles, cans, and paper.

Clothing takes a huge amount of natural resources（资源）to make, and buying loads of new

clothing（or throwing out old clothing）is not healthy for the environment. So what to do with all

those perfectly-good-but-you’re-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them clothes piled on your bedroom floor?

16 . It’s the best way to get rid of your used clothes, score clothes from your friends, and

have a party all at the same time.

A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes, the organization of the event, and,