2021年全国统一高考英语试卷(浙江卷)
Leslie Nielsen's childhood was a difficult one,but he had one particular shining star in his life - his uncle,who was a well-known actor.The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired Nielsen to make a career (职业) in acting .Even though he often felt he would be discovered to be a no-talent , he moved forward ,gaining a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse and making his first television appearance a few years later in 1948. However, becoming a full- time, successful actor would still be an uphill battle for another eight years until he landed a number of film roles that finally got him noticed.
But even then, what he had wasn't quite what he wanted. Nielsen always felt he should be doing comedy but his good looks and distinguished voice kept him busy in dramatic roles.It wasn't until 1980-32 years into his career-that he landed the role it would seem he was made
for in Airplane!That movie led him into the second half of his career whereh is comedic presence
alone could make a movie a financial success even when movie reviewers would not rate it highly.
Did Nielsen then feel content in his career?Yes and no.He was thrilled to be doing the comedy
that he always felt he should do,but even during his last few years,he always had a sense of curiosity,wondering what new role or challenge might be just around the corner.He never stopped working, never retired.
Leslie Nielsen's devotion to acting is wonderfully inspiring.He built a hugely successful career with little more than plain old hard work and determination.He showed us that even a single desire, never given up on, can make for a remarkable life.
Why did Nielsen want to be an actor?
A. |
He enjoyed watching movies. |
B. |
He was eager to earn money. |
C. |
He wanted to be likehis uncle. |
D. |
He felt he was good at acting. |
2. What do we know about Nielsen in the second half of his career?
A. |
He directed some high quality movies. |
B. |
He avoided taking on new challenges. |
C. |
He focused on playing dramatic roles. |
D. |
He became a successful comedy actor. |
3. What does Nielsen's career story tell us?
A. |
Art is long,life is short. |
B. |
He who laughs last laughs longest. |
C. |
It's never too late to learn. |
D. |
Where there's a will there's a way. |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:187
We live in a town with three beaches.There are two parks less than 10 minutes'walk from
home where neighborhood children gather to play.However,what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen-any screen- and stare at it for hours.They are not alone.Today'schildren spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens,split between watching television and using the Internet.
In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend.A couple of years ago film-maker David Bond realised that his children,then aged five and three,were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say"chocolate" into his three-year-old son's ear without getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself"marketing director fro Nature".He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to
be marketed to young people.The result was Project Wild T hing,a film which charts the birth
of the World Network,a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.
"Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference,"David Bond says."There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven,then being outdoors will be a habit for life."His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: "We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while."
Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it.Let us get them out and let them play.
What is the problem with the author's children?
A. |
They often annoy the neighbours. |
B. |
They are tired of doing their homework. |
C. |
They have no friends to play with |
D. |
They stay in front of screens for too long. |
5. How did David Bond advocate his idea?
A. |
By making a documentary film. |
B. |
By organizing outdoor activities. |
C. |
By advertising in London media. |
D. |
By creating a network of friends. |
6.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "charts" in paragraph 2?
A. |
records |
B. |
predicts |
C. |
delays |
D. |
confirms |
7.What can be a suitable title for thetext?
A. |
Let Children Have Fun |
B. |
Young Children Need More Free Time |
C. |
Market Nature to Children |
D. |
David Bond:A Role Model for Children |
- 题型:25
- 难度:中等
- 人气:138
If you ever get the impression that your dog can"tell"whether you look content or annoyed, you may be onto something. Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between happy and angry human faces, according to a new study.
Researchers trained a group of 11 dogs to distinguish between images(图像) of the same person making either a happy or an angry face. During the training stage, each dog was shown only the upper half or the lower half of the person's face. The researchers then tested the dogs' ability to distinguish between human facial expressions by showing them the other half of the person's face or images totally different from the ones used in training .The researchers found that the dogs were able to pick the angry or happy face by touching a picture of it with their noses more often than one would expectby randomchance.
The study showed the animals had figured out how to apply what they learned about human faces during training to new faces in the testing stage." We can rule out that the dogs simply distinguish between the pictures based on a simple cue, such as the sight of teeth,"said study author Corsin Muller." Instead,our results suggest that the successful dogs realized that a smiling mouth means the same thing as smiling eyes,and the same rule applies to an angry mouth having the same meaning as angry eyes."
"With our study, we think we can now confidently conclude that at least some dogs can distinguish human facial expressions,"Muller told Live Science.
At this point,it is not clear why dogs seem to be equipped with the ability to recognize
different facial expressions in humans."To us, the most likely explanation appears to be that the basis lies in their living with humans, which gives them a lot of exposure to human facial expressions," and this exposure has provided them with many chances to learn to distinguish between them,Muller said.
8.The new study focused on whether dogs can .
A. |
distinguish shapes |
B. |
make sense of human faces |
C. |
feel happy or angry |
D. |
communicate with each other |
9. What can we learn about the study from paragraph 2?
A. |
Researchers tested the dogs in random order. |
B. |
Diverse methods were adopted during training. |
C. |
Pictures used in the two stages were different |
D. |
The dogs were photographed before the lest. |
10.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. |
A suggestion for future studies. |
B. |
A possible reason for the study findings. |
C. |
A major limitation of thestudy |
D. |
An explanation of the research method. |
- 题型:25
- 难度:中等
- 人气:128
You've got mail…and it's a postcard
Paulo Magalhaes,a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightly colored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China'sGreatWall. 11
"I often send postcards to family and friends."he says to China Daily,"but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it. 12 " Seeking other like-minded souls,however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat
unlikely place :online .Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service,but Paulo's hunch(直觉)paid off.
Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com,a social network that has grown to 575 217registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 13 Runningthe website has almost turned intoa full-time job.
Language is certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese,the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. 14 So a common language is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.
"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 15 That said,we know of many
postcrossing members,including Chinese,who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,"Paulo says.
A. |
And that's totally fine |
B. |
That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it |
C. |
He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby |
D. |
Many love to make a connection with someone from across the world. |
E. |
On August 5,the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million. |
F. |
Similarly,if you speak only Chinese,receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away. |
G. |
In short,he loves postcards,and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away. |
- 题型:24
- 难度:中等
- 人气:263
My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town,each week I take my mother to do her 16 and visit the doctor,providing 17 and transportation.During the week,however,she likes
to go to a nearby store to 18 some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store,but when she went to pay for her groceries,she was 19 about three dollars.The only 20 to pay for the groceries was to take off the 21 she could do without:a bottle of rubbing alcohol(医用酒精)and a bar of soup.By taking of these,she was able to 22 the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store,people 23 and then go off to the side to 24 their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 25 came up to her and said,"Here are the things that you 26 ." handingher the rubbing alcohol and the 27 .My mother,who is never speechless,was speechless.She 28 for the woman's name and address so that she could 29 her.The woman told her it was her 30 .
My mother was so 31 byher gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier(收银员)a five-dollar bill to keep on hand 32 the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough 33 for all of their groceries.
So,whoever you are,thank you for the random act of 34 that not only helped my mother out,but 35 too.
16.
A. | exercise |
B. | housework |
C. | cooking |
D. | shopping |
17.
A. | reward |
B. | medicine |
C. | company |
D. | shelter |
18.
A. | return |
B. | collet |
C. | order |
D. | buy |
19.
A. | shot |
B. | cautious |
C. | wrong |
D. | concerned |
20.
A. | aim |
B. | way |
C. | advice |
D. | reason |
21.
A. | weight |
B. | things |
C. | mask |
D. | glasses |
22.
A. | raise |
B. | add |
C. | bring |
D. | switch |
23.
A. | show up |
B. | call in |
C. | check out |
D. | sit down |
24.
A. | store |
B. | select |
C. | deliver |
D. | bag |
25.
A. | stranger |
B. | cashier |
C. | friend |
D. | doctor |
26.
A. | looked for |
B. | talked about |
C. | threw away |
D. | put back |
27.
A. | receipt |
B. | soap |
C. | cash |
D. | bottle |
28.
A. | asked |
B. | waited |
C. | cared |
D. | searched |
29.
A. | repay |
B. | trust |
C. | recognize |
D. | help |
30.
A. | luck |
B. | chance |
C. | gift |
D. | turn |
31.
A. | surprised |
B. | amused |
C. | touched |
D. | convinced |
32.
A. | in case |
B. | even if |
C. | as though |
D. | so that |
33
A. | energy |
B. | money |
C. | space |
D. | time |
34.
A. | faith |
B. | courage |
C. | kindness |
D. | honor |
35.
A. | made her day |
B. | changed her mind |
C. | caught her eye |
D. | met her demand |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:153
It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield,Illinois, 36 (prove)irresistible to visitors since it opened to the public.Beautifully restored(修复)to its 1860 appearance,the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17years.In 1844 they bought it 37 $1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their 38 ( marry) ceremony in 1842.
When the house was built,it was much 39 (small)than it is today.Mary's niece wrote,"The little home 40 (paint) white .It was sweet and fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, and her house was a reflection of 41 (she),everything in good taste and inperfect order.
Although Mary loved flowers, 42 she nor her husband was known as a gardener.Along-time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister,Frances Todd Wallace,often came over 43 (plant)flowers in the front yard.
44 Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and 45 (sell)most of their furniture.
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:201
昨天你参观了学校举办的学生国画作品展。请给校英文报写一篇宣传,内容包括:
展览时间、地点;
观展感受;
推荐观展。
注意:1. 词数80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
- 题型:12
- 难度:中等
- 人气:268
My dad,George,only had an eighth grade education.A quiet man,he didn't understand my world of school activities.From age 14, he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses.
I didn't really understand his world either:He was a livestock trucker and I thought that I would surpass (超过) anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation.
Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball,or throwing a football,preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced mytrombone (长号).
The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over,but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb's-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay,even though I wasn't sure how much it would amount to.
At home,my dad said,"A job's a big step to growingup.I'm glad you will be contributing to the household."My dad's words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.
My labors lasted about two weeks,and the farmer said there might be more work,but I wasn't interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.
注意:
所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右;
至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1:
When I brought my backpack home,it was $199-my dad wanted to talk to me.
Paragraph2:
I was surprised my dad allowed me to use the money as I wished.
- 题型:12
- 难度:较难
- 人气:147