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）

（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)

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 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

A. Writers.

C. Painters.

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.

B. Photographers.

D. Tourists.

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

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.

C. In an art magazine.

B. In a novel.

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.

C. She is in good condition.

6. What similar experience do Solio and Kisima have?

A. They had their first born in January.

C. They lived with their grandmothers.

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

B. They enjoyed exploring new places.

D. They were brought to the reserve young.

B. She dislikes outdoor activities.

D. She is sensitive to heat.

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.

C. He liked the weather there.

A. Be careful! B. Well done!

A. To join the skateboarding.

C. To learn more tricks.

B. He gave up his hobby.

D. He had disagreements with his family.

C. No way! D. Don’t worry!

B. To make new friends.

D. To relive his childhood days

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

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

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.

B. They’re conservative.

D. They’re strict.

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

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

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