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1、2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（甲卷）英 语注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第一部分 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。AA Take a view, the Landscape（风景）Photographer of the Year Aw
2、ard, was the idea of Charlie Waite, one of todays 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 photogr
3、aphers from all comers of the UK and beyond.Mike Shepherd(2011)Skiddaw in WinterCumbria, EnglandIt was an extremely cold winters 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 sh
4、ort 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 blackandwhite image（图像）.Timothy Smith(2014)Macclesfield
5、 Forest Cheshire, EnglandI 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 adde
6、d 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.B. Photographers.C. Painters.D. Tourists.2. What do the works by Shepherd and Smith have in common?A. They are winter images.B. T
7、hey are in black and white.C. They show mountainous scenes.D. They focus on snowcovered forests.3. Where can the text be found?A. In a history bookB. In a novel. C. In an art magazine. D. In a biography.BPort Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding (繁育) programme, has welcomed the arrival of a rare bl
8、ack 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 rhi
9、no section at Port Lympne, said: “Obviously were all absolutely delighted to welcome another calf to our black rhino family. Shes healthy, strong and already eager to play and explore. Her mother, Solio, is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job. Its still a little too cold for them to go
10、 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
11、 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 32kg. His mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live there.According to the World Wildlife Fund, the gl
12、obal 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
13、 with her mother.B. She dislikes outdoor activities.C. She is in good conditionD. 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 placesC. They lived with their grandmothers. D. They were brought to t
14、he reserve young7 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.CWhen I was 9, we pa
15、cked 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 bluesky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.Southbank, at an eastern bend in
16、 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 dont worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the stones,
