2021年北京卷英语高考真题

2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 北京卷·英语 本试卷共11页，共100分．考试时长90分钟．考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30分） 第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． Recently，I took a trip home by train．I got a seat opposite a middle-aged man with sharp eyes，who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap．The woman's eye fell on the man's face，and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf． As the night wore on，people began to close their eyes，but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 ．The woman looked over at the man．He was still staring at her．She looked back at him with fire in her eyes．I was beginning to get 4 ，too． The train moved on．The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap，but the woman dropped off to sleep．A moment later，he began to 6 the half-open window—one leg went over it．The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out． The 8 woke up the woman．She seemed to be in 9 ，and then reality dawned （显现）．“Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window，”the man said as he gave the child back to her. ．“So I have been watching the whole time．”The woman was 10 ，and so was I． 1. A. guiding B. bothering C. watching D. monitoring 2. A. adjusted B. changed C. packed D. waved 3. A. air B. joy C. space D. rest 4. A. nervous B. embarrassed C. angry D. disappointed 5. A. almost B. still C. hardly D. even 6. A. drag B. climb C. knock D. push 7. A. grabbed B. rocked C. touched D. picked 8. A. alarm B. quarrel C. risk D. noise 9. A. sorrow B. relief C. panic D. pain 10. A. astonished B. confused C. concerned D. inspired 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空．在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空．请在答题卡指定区域作答． A Why do we dream？Scientists aren't completely sure，and they have diverse 11 （idea）．Dreams might be a side effect of memory making．When you sleep，your brain sorts through everything 12 happened during the day，trying to link new experiences to old memories. As it 13 （connect） things，your brain tums them into a story，and you get a dream． B Sam is an in-real-life streamer（播主），and he live streams himself just going about his day．While riding his bike home 14 a cold night，he came across a sad-looking elderly woman wandering the streets by herself．The poor woman wasn't able to give him any information about 15 she lived．Sam walked her to a nearby convenience store so that she could 16 （safe） wait for the police to take her home． C There 17 （be） a dramatic rise in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years， 18 （cause） largely by rising global temperatures，according to a new report from the United Nations．From 2000 to 2019，there were7,348 major natural disasters around the world， 19 （result） in USD2,970 billion in economic loss．Much of this increase can be due to climate change．The findings show a critical need 20 （invest）in disaster prevention. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，38分） 第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． A If you are planning to start a career in the field of education，science，or culture，then an internship（实习） at UNESCO will be ideal for you． Who can apply？ You have completed your full-time university studies；or You are studying in a graduate program for a master's degree． Applicants in technical assignments must have reached the last year of their studies in a technical institution． What are the requirements？ You must be at least 20 years old． You should have a good command （掌握） of either English or French． You must have an excellent knowledge of office-related software． You should be able to work well in a team and adapt to an international working environment． You should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills． What do you need to prepare？ Visa：You should obtain the necessary visas． Travel：You must arrange and finance your travel to and from the location where you will do your internship． Medical insurance：You must show proof of a comprehensive health insurance valid（有效的）in the target country for the entire period of the internship．UNESCO will provide limited insurance coverage up to USD30,000 for the internship period． Medical certificate：You must provide a medical certificate indicating you are fit to work． Motivation letter：You should have your motivation letter ready before filling out the application form． Your application will be accessed by UNESCO managers and will stay in our database for six months．We do not respond to every candidate．If selected，you will be contacted by a manager．If you do not receive any update within six months，it means that your application has not been successful． 21. According to this passage，applicants are required to_________． A. hold a master's degree in science B. have international work experience C. be fluent in either English or French D. present a letter from a technical institution 22. What will UNESCO provide for the internship period？ A. Limited medical insurance coverage． B. Training in communication skills． C. A medical certificate for work． D. Financial support for travel． 23. What should applicants do before filling out the application form？ A. Contact UNESCO managers． B. Get access to the database． C. Keep a motivation letter at hand． D. Work in a team for six months． B I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester（学期） project of volunteering at a non-profit organization．When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help，my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children （OIC）．My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind． Then，an OIC representative gave us some details，which somewhat interested me．After doing some research， I believed that we could really do something for those kids．When I went online to the OIC website，I saw pictures of the Iraqi children．Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair（绝望） and need that I joined this project without hesitation．We decided to collect as many school supplies as possible，and make them into kits——one kit，one child． The most rewarding day for our group was project day，when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together．When I saw the various supplies we had collected，it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the hands of an Iraqi child．Over the past four months，I had never imagined how I would feel once our project was completed．While making the kits，I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it．I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get a good grade on．When the kits were compl