2021年高考英语真题及答案解析

1. What is the man doing?

1. What is the man doing?
A. Asking the way.
B. Giving directions.
C. Correcting a mistake.

1. What is the man doing?

2. What dress size does the woman want?
A. 8. B. 10. C. 12.

3. What is the woman likely to do?
A. Make a phone call. B. Handle the problem. C. Have a rest.

3. What is the woman likely to do?

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.

7. What do the speakers plan to do on Tuesday afternoon?
A. Watch a game. B. Play tennis. C. Go to the cinema.

10. What is the man?
A. A teacher. B. A physician. C. A chef.

14. What does Daniel offer to do for Nancy?
A. Rewrite her lines. B. Drive her to the theatre. C. Help her with the
practice.

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.

20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
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A. Importance of home schooling.
B. Mother-daughter relationship.
C. A role model in her family.

20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

23. What do the listed stadiums have in common?

27. What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?

31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

71. 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增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧） ，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 flowers in the yard and tidying up my own bedroom whatever necessary. In my opinion, students
can benefit a lot doing some housework. Firstly, doing housework was helpful for us to be a
responsible person. Also, it gives our parents more time to do what they are like and it improves the
family relationship. What’s most, doing housework can be a form of mentally relaxation from study.
That’s our view on housework. And hopes this can inspire more thinking on the topic!

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72. 你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以 Be smart online learners 为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容
包括：
1. 分析优势与不足；
2. 提出学习建议。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右;
2. 题目和首句已为你写好。

22．你坐会儿，我来看管这六件行李。 You can sit for a while，and I will look after these six pieces of luggage/baggage.　（look） （汉译英）

23．打喷嚏的时候务必用纸巾遮住口鼻。（Do） Do cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze.

24． 这位头发花白的外交官与老友不期而遇，脑海中浮现出那段为理想而奋斗的青春岁月。 （remind） An encounter with his old friend reminded the grey﹣haired diplomat of the youthful days when they were striving for their ideals.

25．这位先驱者的故居是间不起眼的木屋，现正修复中，游客有望在六月底一睹其真容。 The former residence of the pioneer is a humble wooden house，which is now under restoration， and visitors are likely to see its real look at the end of June.　（under） （汉译英）

11． （1）A.Workers explore flexible approaches to fighting sleepiness at work.
B.Companies need more facilities for their workers' on﹣site napping.
C.Companies encourage their workers to nap on the job.
D.Workers demand more care about their sleep quality.
（2）A.Go home for a 20﹣minute nap.
B.Take a 10﹣minute nap at 3 p.m.
C.Do sports with personal trainers.
D.Sleep in a room with a bed and pillows.
（3）A.Taking a nap improves his work efficiency.
B.Using a calculator prevents him making mistakes.
C.He works longer than any other employee in the firm.
D.He works as an account ant in a consulting company.

12． （1）A.A search engine developed by a library.
B.An introduction to the Pearl Library.
C.A person﹣to﹣person information service.
D.Changes that search engines bring to us.
（2）A.It may give you a large number of results.
B.It may cause your computer to break down.
C.It will provide unreliable information.
D.It will take a long time to show the answers.
（3）A.It recommends what to read when you miss key information.
B.It offers a satisfactory answer even to a vague question.

C.It teaches you how to look for information.
D.It is accessible for 9 hours 7 days a week.

13． （1）A.What benefits summer jobs have.
B.How the woman can find a summer job.
C.Which summer camp suits the woman.
D.How they can succeed in an interview.
（2）A.It will give her useful experience.
B.It will be a better﹣paid job.
C.It will enable her to keep in contact with him.
D.It will secure a full﹣time job for her.
（3）A.It is held every week.
B.It opens for 9 hours.
C.Participants shouldn't dress casually.
D.Participants needn't carry their resumes.
（4）A.She is going to be a teacher.
B.She wants to be a top student.
C.She is confident of her future.
D.She takes interest in camp life.

14．
The Spread of Disease
Traveling from one city to another can lead to the spread of disease.When people arrive in a
new place，they may bring in bacteria that （1）　was not　（not be） present in the past.The
people there have no natural protection （2）　against　these new bacteria，so they catch the
disease more easily.（3）　Because　it is unfamiliar，health workers may not identify it or stop it
from spreading.People with the disease may continue to have contact with others.In this way，the
bacteria travel from person to person through the population.This was （4）　what　happened，
for example，when soldiers travelled back home at the end of the First World War.These soldiers
brought with them the Spanish flu，and （5）　it　cost millions of lives.
Heating and cooling systems in buildings can also be a source of disease.Take old air
conditioners in windows as an example.They tend to collect dirt and water，which makes it easy
for bacteria （6）　to grow　（grow）.Then when the air conditioner （7）　is turned　
（turn） on，the bacteria will be blown into the home or office and make people sick.Bacteria
grow fast in the water of the cooling towers.They are then sent throughout the building with the air
conditioning and can affect anyone in the building.Scientists first recognized this problem in July
1976，by （8）　that　time 221 people had become seriously ill.
Pollution of the oceans can also be a factor in spreading disease.The pollution may be caused
by fertilizers that wash into rivers and then into the ocean，or by human waste （9）　dumped　
（dump）directly into the ocean with no processing.These pollutants result in the increased growth
of tiny plants that are called algae.They can form a thick mass in the water， （10）　providing　
（provide）a perfect environment for cholera，a fatal disease.

14．
The Spread of Disease
Traveling from one city to another can lead to the spread of disease.When people arrive in a
new place，they may bring in bacteria that （1）　was not　（not be） present in the past.The
people there have no natural protection （2）　against　these new bacteria，so they catch the
disease more easily.（3）　Because　it is unfamiliar，health workers may not identify it or stop it
from spreading.People with the disease may continue to have contact with others.In this way，the
bacteria travel from person to person through the population.This was （4）　what　happened，
for example，when soldiers travelled back home at the end of the First World War.These soldiers
brought with them the Spanish flu，and （5）　it　cost millions of lives.
Heating and cooling systems in buildings can also be a source of disease.Take old air
conditioners in windows as an example.They tend to collect dirt and water，which makes it easy
for bacteria （6）　to grow　（grow）.Then when the air conditioner （7）　is turned　
（turn） on，the bacteria will be blown into the home or office and make people sick.Bacteria
grow fast in the water of the cooling towers.They are then sent throughout the building with the air
conditioning and can affect anyone in the building.Scientists first recognized this problem in July
1976，by （8）　that　time 221 people had become seriously ill.
Pollution of the oceans can also be a factor in spreading disease.The pollution may be caused
by fertilizers that wash into rivers and then into the ocean，or by human waste （9）　dumped　
（dump）directly into the ocean with no processing.These pollutants result in the increased growth
of tiny plants that are called algae.They can form a thick mass in the water， （10）　providing　
（provide）a perfect environment for cholera，a fatal disease.

16． People believe that having pets is overall a good thing for children.But does this belief
hold up to （1）　B　？The new field of human﹣animal interaction aims to find out.
Ten years ago，when psychologist Joan Smith reviewed the literature on child﹣animal
relationships，she reported that interacting with animals led young children to better understand
biology than pet﹣less children.Kindergarteners who had cared for goldfish were more（2）　C　
when responding to questions like"does a goldfish have a heart？"They also more easily（3）　A　
biological information from one species to another，inferring that baby frogs get bigger just like
goldfish do.She also reports that those kids who turned to their pets for emotional support were
less（4）　D　 than these who didn't.
The past ten years have seen some advances，but literature on the topic is still rather（5）　
A　 .A recent paper by researcher Meg Brown at Lakeside University （6） 　B　 some important
information to the discussion.
She turned to a dataset that includes information from 7，000 kids，ranging in（7） 　B　from
thirteen to nineteen years.For the study，both pet owning and other types of（8） 　D　
activities，like horseback riding，were considered as human﹣animal interaction experience.
She found that adolescents with animal experience were more likely to see themselves as
important （9）　C　to their communities，such as doing community service.She also found that
the higher the level of（10）　C　between a teenager and animals，the higher they scored on
measurements of emotional connectedness in general.While causality（因果关系） cannot be
determined，Brown says that it is at least （11）　A　 that children and adolescents can learn
about healthy social relationships from their experiences of interacting with animals."If a
connection exists between the skills required for these relationships，then it might be useful to
make use of animal relationships as a way to（12）　D　 the development of social skills，"she
says.
Brown is aware of the limitations of her study.It can't reach any conclusions about the causal
role of animals in kids' lives，and it's limited to（13） 　A　 nationwide.Besides，the study was not
designed to （14） 　B　any potential negative effects of human﹣animal interaction

experiences.Some other studies，for example，have shown that pet owners have higher levels of
psychological（15）　D　，like depression，than non﹣pet owners.
（1）A.common sense B.scientific evidence C.universal assumptions D.natural
tendencies
（2）A.enthusiastic B.curious C.accurate D.serious
（3）A.transferred B.collected C.judged D.spread
（4）A.cautious B.vigorous C.ambitious D.anxious
（5）A.limited B.reliable C.varied D.fascinating
（6）A.owes B.adds C.restricts D.adapts
（7）A.status B.age C.height D.performance
（8）A.animal﹣
watching
B.animal﹣led C.animal﹣friendly D.animal﹣related
（9）A.donators B.delegates C.contributors D.witnesses
（10）A.difference B.isolation C.attachment D.disapproval
（11）A.possible B.questionable C.misleading D.uncertain
（12）A.block B.stress C.involve D.promote
（13）A.teenagers B.researchers C.pet﹣less children D.pet owners
（14）A.do away with B.throw light on C.take advantage of D.make up for
（15）A.needs B.tests C.explanations D.disorders

19． At a conference on self﹣driving cars，Mike Harp，a government official，asked a
seemingly simple question about what happens when his own car meets a driverless vehicle."If
I honk（按喇叭） ，will it do any good？"Harp wanted to know.Unfortunately，manufacturers
didn't have an answer."We haven't reached that point of deciding how and whether it would be
appropriate for vehicles to react and in which way to honking，"said one of them.The brief
exchange highlights a thorn in the side of automakers and policymakers alike：Self﹣driving
cars will have to share the road with human drivers，likely for decades to come.Those vehicles
must therefore respond and adapt to the peculiarities and mistakes of humans behind the wheel.
Self﹣driving technology has already come a long way.Cars being tested on the road today
use cameras and radar，for example，to detect the movements of nearby cyclists and
pedestrians.There are already driver﹣assist technologies built into some cars that monitor the
speed of vehicles around you，detect potential accidents before they occur，and automatically slow
or stop the car to avoid a wreck.In a world where all cars drive themselves，the technology could
operate at peak efficiency.Supporters of self﹣driving cars say that speed limits could be raised
and fatal crashes largely avoided as no traffic laws are broken and poor drivers become a thing of
the past.
But the change to driverless vehicles is expected to be gradual，and will likely start with ride
﹣sharing services，as the costs of personally owning a self﹣driving car remain extremely
high.That means man and machine will have to play nice on roadways."There are so many
interesting situations，"such as honking a horn，Harp said.When"another car with a driver meets a
self﹣driving car without a driver in there and they realize that，it will frighten some people.How
that's going to be dealt with will be part of the fun part of this process."
Any driver can tell you that driving involves a lot of social interaction，particularly the hand
gestures and eye contact of fellow drivers.Much of that interaction between drivers will eventually
be digital as cars increasingly collect data and share it with the vehicles around them.If a car
speeds up，slows down or prepares for a stop，for example，that would be communicated
immediately and electronically to the other vehicles on the road.Like self﹣driving technology，
however，it will be years before the vehicle﹣to﹣vehicle communication is common.
That challenge is being taken into account as driverless vehicles are tested on public
roads.But the honking issue is particularly tricky because it's subject to interpretation.It's going to

be really hard for a driverless vehicle，even if it hears the honk，to figure out what that honk means.
（1）In paragraph 1，"a thorn"refers to 　C　.
A.the issue that human drivers have peculiarities and make mistakes
B.the prediction that self﹣driving cars will be common in the future
C.the fact that driverless cars co﹣exist with cars driven by humans
D.the technology that ensures driverless cars are safe on the road
（2）Which of the following can be inferred from the last two paragraphs？ 　D　
A.Most people don't advocate self﹣driving technology.
B.Inter﹣vehicle communication is superior to inter﹣personal interaction.
C.Social interaction will decrease among drivers behind the wheel.
D.More data is needed to make self﹣driving technology a reality much sooner.
（3）Which example is used to illustrate that self﹣driving technology is not something new？ 　
D　
A.A car communicates its speed to the other vehicles.
B.A driverless car is likely to frighten human drivers.
C.Speed limits are raised in a world of self﹣driving cars.
D.Car cameras and radar are used to detect moving people.
（4）Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？ 　D