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，Itookatriphomebytrain．Igotaseatoppositeamiddle-agedmanwithsharpeyes，whokept1ayoungwomaninawindowseatwithalittleboyonherlap．Thewoman'seyefellontheman'sface，andsheimmediatelylookeddownand2herscarf．Asthenightworeon，peoplebegantoclosetheireyes，buttheseatsweresouncomfortablethatonlyaveryheavysleepercouldmanagetogetany3．Thewomanlookedoverattheman．Hewasstillstaringather．Shelookedbackathimwithfireinhereyes．Iwasbeginningtoget4，too．Thetrainmovedon．Thelittleboywas5awakeonhismother'slap，butthewomandroppedofftosleep．Amomentlater，hebeganto6thehalf-openwindow—onelegwentoverit．Themanjumpedupand7thechildjustbeforehefellout．The8wokeupthewoman．Sheseemedtobein9，andthenrealitydawned（显现）．“Yourchildhasbeenlookingforanopportunitytoclimboutofthewindow，”themansaidashegavethechildbacktoher.．“SoIhavebeenwatchingthewholetime．”Thewomanwas10，andsowasI．1.A.guidingB.botheringC.watchingD.monitoring2.A.adjustedB.changedC.packedD.waved3.A.airB.joyC.spaceD.rest4.A.nervousB.embarrassedC.angryD.disappointed5.A.almostB.stillC.hardlyD.even6.A.dragB.climbC.knockD.push7.A.grabbedB.rockedC.touchedD.picked8.A.alarmB.quarrelC.riskD.noise9.A.sorrowB.reliefC.panicD.pain10.A.astonishedB.confusedC.concernedD.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．
AWhydowedream？Scientistsaren'tcompletelysure，andtheyhavediverse11（idea）．Dreamsmightbeasideeffectofmemorymaking．Whenyousleep，yourbrainsortsthrougheverything12happenedduringtheday，tryingtolinknewexperiencestooldmemories.Asit13（connect）things，yourbraintumsthemintoastory，andyougetadream．BSamisanin-real-lifestreamer（播主），andhelivestreamshimselfjustgoingabouthisday．Whileridinghisbikehome14acoldnight，hecameacrossasad-lookingelderlywomanwanderingthestreetsbyherself．Thepoorwomanwasn'tabletogivehimanyinformationabout15shelived．Samwalkedhertoanearbyconveniencestoresothatshecould16（safe）waitforthepolicetotakeherhome．CThere17（be）adramaticriseinthenumberofextremeweathereventsoverthepast20years，18（cause）largelybyrisingglobaltemperatures，accordingtoanewreportfromtheUnitedNations．From2000to2019，therewere7,348majornaturaldisastersaroundtheworld，19（result）inUSD2,970billionineconomicloss．Muchofthisincreasecanbeduetoclimatechange．Thefindingsshowacriticalneed20（invest）indisasterprevention.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．AIfyouareplanningtostartacareerinthefieldofeducation，science，orculture，thenaninternship（实习）atUNESCOwillbeidealforyou．Whocanapply？lYouhavecompletedyourfull-timeuniversitystudies；orlYouarestudyinginagraduateprogramforamaster'sdegree．lApplicantsintechnicalassignmentsmusthavereachedthelastyearoftheirstudiesinatechnicalinstitution．Whataretherequirements？lYoumustbeatleast20yearsold．lYoushouldhaveagoodcommand（掌握）ofeitherEnglishorFrench．lYoumusthaveanexcellentknowledgeofoffice-relatedsoftware．lYoushouldbeabletoworkwellinateamandadapttoaninternationalworkingenvironment．lYoushouldpossessstronginterpersonalandcommunicationskills．Whatdoyouneedtoprepare？
lVisa：Youshouldobtainthenecessaryvisas．lTravel：Youmustarrangeandfinanceyourtraveltoandfromthelocationwhereyouwilldoyourinternship．lMedicalinsurance：Youmustshowproofofacomprehensivehealthinsurancevalid（有效的）inthetargetcountryfortheentireperiodoftheinternship．UNESCOwillprovidelimitedinsurancecoverageuptoUSD30,000fortheinternshipperiod．lMedicalcertificate：Youmustprovideamedicalcertificateindicatingyouarefittowork．lMotivationletter：Youshouldhaveyourmotivationletterreadybeforefillingouttheapplicationform．YourapplicationwillbeaccessedbyUNESCOmanagersandwillstayinourdatabaseforsixmonths．Wedonotrespondtoeverycandidate．Ifselected，youwillbecontactedbyamanager．Ifyoudonotreceiveanyupdatewithinsixmonths，itmeansthatyourapplicationhasnotbeensuccessful．21.Accordingtothispassage，applicantsarerequiredto_________．A.holdamaster'sdegreeinscienceB.haveinternationalworkexperienceC.befluentineitherEnglishorFrenchD.presentaletterfromatechnicalinstitution22.WhatwillUNESCOprovidefortheinternshipperiod？A.Limitedmedicalinsurancecoverage．B.Trainingincommunicationskills．C.Amedicalcertificateforwork．D.Financialsupportfortravel．23.Whatshouldapplicantsdobeforefillingouttheapplicationform？A.ContactUNESCOmanagers．B.Getaccesstothedatabase．C.Keepamotivationletterathand．D.Workinateamforsixmonths．BIrememberthedayduringourfirstweekofclasswhenwewereinformedaboutoursemester（学期）projectofvolunteeringatanon-profitorganization．Whentheteacherintroducedustothedifferentorganizationsthatneededourhelp，mylastchoicewasOperationIraqiChildren（OIC）．MyfirstimpressionoftheorganizationwasthatitwasnotgoingtomakeenoughofadifferencewiththeplansIhadinmind．Then，anOICrepresentativegaveussomedetails，whichsomewhatinterestedme．Afterdoingsomeresearch，Ibelievedthatwecouldreallydosomethingforthosekids．WhenIwentonlinetotheOICwebsite，IsawpicturesoftheIraqichildren．Theirfacesweresopowerfulinsendingamessageoftheirdespair（绝望）andneedthatIjoinedthisprojectwithouthesitation．Wedecidedtocollectasmanyschoolsuppliesaspossible，andmakethemintokits——onekit，onechild．
Themostrewardingdayforourgroupwasprojectday，whenalltheeffortsweputintocollectingtheitemsfinallycametogether．WhenIsawthevarioussupplieswehadcollected，ithitmethateverykitweweretobuildthatdaywouldeventuallybeinthehandsofanIraqichild．Overthepastfourmonths，IhadneverimaginedhowIwouldfeelonceourprojectwascompleted．Whilemakingthekits，IrealizedthatIhadlostsightofthetruemeaningbehindit．IhadonlyfocusedonthefactthatitwasanotherschoolprojectandoneIwantedtogetagoodgradeon．Whenthekitswerecompleted，andreadytobesentoverseas，thewarmfeelingIhadwasoneIwouldneverforget．Inthebeginning，Idaredmyselftomakeadifferenceinthelifeofanotherperson．Nowthatourprojectisover，IrealizethatIhaveaffectednotonlyonelife，butten．Withourefforts，tenyoungboysandgirlswillnowbeabletofurthertheireducation．24.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutjoiningtheOICprojectinthebeginning？A.Itwouldaffecthis/herinitialplans．B.Itwouldinvolvetravelingoverseas．C.Itwouldnotbringhim/heragoodgrade．D.Itwouldnotliveuptohis/herexpectations．25.Whatmainlyhelpedtheauthorchangehis/herattitudetowardtheproject？A.ImagesofIraqichildren．B.Researchbyhis/herclassmates．C.Ateacher'sintroduction．D.Arepresentative'scomments．26.Theauthor'sOICprojectgroupwouldhelptenIraqichildrento__________．.A.becomeOICvolunteersB.furthertheireducationC.studyinforeigncountriesD.influenceotherchildren27.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage？A.One'spotentialcannotalwaysbeunderrated．B.Firstimpressioncannotalwaysbetrusted．C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords．D.Hewhohesitatesislost．CHundredsofscientists，writersandacademicssoundedawarningtohumanityinanopenletterpublishedlastDecember：Policymakersandtherestofusmustengageopenlywiththeriskofglobalcollapse．Researchersinmanyareashaveprojectedthewidespreadcollapseas“acrediblescenario（情景）thiscentury”．Asurveyofscientistsfoundthatextremeweatherevents，foodinsecurity，andfreshwatershortagesmightcreateglobalcollapse．Ofcourse，ifyouareanon-humanspecies，collapseiswellunderway．Thecallforpublicengagementwiththeunthinkableisespeciallygermaneinthismomentofstill-uncontrolledpandemicandeconomiccrisesintheworld'smosttechnologicallyadvancednations．Notverylongago，itwasalsounthinkablethataviruswouldshutdownnationsandthat
safetynetswouldbeprovensodisastrouslylackinginflexibility．Theinternationalscholars'warningletterdoesn'tsayexactlywhatcollapsewilllooklikeorwhenitmighthappen．Collapseology，thestudyofcollapse，ismoreconcernedwithidentifyingtrendsandwiththemthedangersofeverydaycivilization．Amongthesignatories（签署者）ofthewarningwasBobJohnson，theoriginatorofthe“ecologicalfootprint”concept，whichmeasuresthetotalamountofenvironmentalinputneededtomaintainagivenlifestyle．Withthecurrentfootprintofhumanity，“itseemsthatglobalcollapseiscertaintohappeninsomeform，possiblywithinadecade，certainlywithinthiscentury，”Johnsonsaidinanemail．Onlyifwediscusstheconsequencesofourbiophysicallimits,theDecemberwarninglettersays，canwehavethehopetoreducetheir“speed，severityandharm”．Andyetmessengersofthecomingdisturbancearelikelytobeignored．Weallwanttohopethingswillturnoutfine．Asapoetwrote，Manisavictimofdope（麻醉品）Intheincurableformofhope．Thehundredsofscholarswhosignedtheletterareintent（执着）onquietinghopethatignorespreparedness．“Let'slookdirectlyintotheissueofcollapse，”heysay，“anddealwiththeterriblepossibilitiesofwhatweseetheretomakethebestofatroublingfuture．”28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“germane”inParagraph3probablymean？A.Scientific．B.Credible．C.Original．D.Relevant．29.Asforthepublicawarenessofglobalcollapse，theauthoris__________．A.worriedB.puzzledC.surprisedD.scared30.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage？A.Thesignatoriesmaychangethebiophysicallimits．B.Theauthoragreeswiththemessageofthepoem．C.Theissueofcollapseisbeingprioritized．D.Theglobalcollapseiswellunderway．DEarlyfifth-centuryphilosopherSt．Augustinefamouslywrotethatheknewwhattimewasunlesssomeoneaskedhim．AlbertEinsteinaddedanotherwrinklewhenhetheorizedthattimevariesdependingonwhereyoumeasureit．Today'sstate-of-the-artatomic（原子的）clockshaveprovenEinsteinright．Evenadvancedphysicscan'tdecisivelytelluswhattimeis,becausetheanswerdependsonthequestionyou'reasking．Forgetabouttimeasanabsolute．Whatif，insteadofconsideringtimeintermsofastronomy,werelatedtimetoecology？Whatifweallowedenvironmentalconditionstosetthetempo（节奏）
ofhumanlife？We'reincreasinglyawareofthefactthatwecan'tcontrolEarthsystemswithengineeringalone，andrealizingthatweneedtomoderate（调节）ouractionsifwehopetoliveinbalance．Whatifourdefinitionoftimereflectedthat？Recently，Iconceptualizedanewapproachtotimekeepingthat'sconnectedtocircumstancesonourplanet，conditionsthatmightchangeasaresultofglobalwarming．We'renowbuildingaclockattheAnchorageMuseumthatreflectsthetotalflowofseveralmajorAlaskanrivers，whicharesensitivetolocalandglobalenvironmentalchanges．We'veprogrammedittomatchanatomicclockifthewaterwayscontinuetoflowattheirpresentrate．Iftheriversrunfasterinthefutureonaverage，theclockwillgetaheadofstandardtime．Iftheyrunslower，you'llseetheoppositeeffect．Theclockregistersbothshort-termirregularitiesandlong-termtrendsinriverdynamics．It'sasortofobservatorythatrevealshowtheriversarebehavingfromtheirowntemporalframe（时间框架），andallowsustowitnessthosechangesonoursmartwatchesorphones．AnyonewhooptstogoonAlaskaMeanRiverTimewillliveinharmonywiththeplanet．Anyonewhoconsidersrivertimeinrelationtoatomictimewillencounteramajorimbalanceandmaybemotivatedtocounteractitbyconsuminglessfuelorsupportinggreenerpolicies．Evenifthismethodoftimekeepingisnovelinitsparticulars，earlyagriculturalsocietiesalsoconnectedtimetonaturalphenomena．Inpre-ClassicalGreece，forinstance，people“corrected”officialcalendarsbyshiftingdatesforwardorbackwardtoreflectthechangeofseason．Temporalconnectiontotheenvironmentwasvitaltotheirsurvival．Likewise，rivertimeandothertimekeepingsystemswe'redevelopingmayencourageenvironmentalawareness．WhenSt．Augustineadmittedhisinabilitytodefinetime，hehighlightedoneoftime'smostnoticeablequalities：Timebecomesmeaningfulonlyinadefinedcontext．Anytimekeepingsystemisvalid，andeachisaspraiseworthyasitspurpose．31.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1？A.Timekeepingisincreasinglyrelatedtonature．B.Everyonecandefinetimeontheirownterms．C.Thequalitiesoftimevarywithhowyoumeasureit．D.Timeisamajorconcernofphilosophersandscientists．32.TheauthorraisesthreequestionsinParagraph2mainlyto__________．A.presentanassumptionB.evaluateanargumentC.highlightanexperimentD.introduceanapproach33.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage？A.Thosewhodonotgoonrivertimewillliveanimbalancedlife．B.NewwaysofmeasuringtimecanhelptocontrolEarthsystems．.C.Atomictimewillgetaheadofrivertimeiftheriversrunslower．D.Moderntechnologymayhelptoshapetherivers’temporalframe．34.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage？
A.Itiscrucialtoimprovethedefinitionoftime．B.Afixedframewillmaketimemeaningless．C.Weshouldliveinharmonywithnature．D.Historyisamirrorreflectingreality．第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．选项中有两项为多余选项．Musichaslongbeenconsideredtobeanenjoyablepastimeformanypeople．35Thementalhealthbenefitsfrommusiccan'tbeargued．Musiccouldalsobehelpingyouwithmanyotherhealthproblemsbehindthescenes．36However,forthesamereason,musiccanbeverybeneficialifoneisinpain．Bydistracting（分心）themindfromthepain,music,peoplesay,canlowerstressandanxietylevels．This,ofcourse,canleadtolesspain．Manypeopleenjoyrelaxingmusicintheeveningpriortogoingtobed．37Whilethevalidityoftheideaisstillbeingassessed，theloweredstresscanevenbetiedbacktobloodpressure．Similarly,accordingtoresearchers，listeningtojust30minutesofsoftmusiceverydaymayhelpwithhealthybloodsugarlevels，throughtheloweringofstressandanxiety．Whenitcomestohearthealth，thereisspeculation（推测）thatit'snotthestyleofmusic，butratherthetempothatmakesitsogoodforyourhearthealth．InoneEuropeanstudy，participantslistenedtomusicastheresearchersmonitoredtheirheartratesandbloodpressure．38Ontheotherhand，whenthemusicslowed，theparticipants'stressandanxietylevelsbecamelowerandtheeffectsonheartratesappearedtofollowsuit．39Butthereisawholerangeofotherhealthissuesthatturninguptheradiocouldbebeneficialfor，whichiswhatmakesmusicsovaluable．A.Thisfeelingcanalsoresultinmanyotherhealthproblems．B.Someexpertssaythatmusiccanbeharmfulifitistooloud．C.Thisideaisalittleoff-the-wallbutstillhasscientificbacking．D.Theysayitcanplayabigroleincalmingthebrainenoughtosleep．E.Theimplicationsofmusiconoverallwell-beingarereallyimpressive．F.Itisalsohighlypopularduetotheindividualizedeffectsonstressandanxiety．G.Interestingly，themorecheerfulthemusicwas，thefastertheirheartrateswere．第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题．请在答题卡指定区域作答．Recentresearchsuggeststhatifanargumentgetsresolved，theemotionalresponsetiedtoitissignificantlyreducedoralmostcompletelyerased．Thus，itmaybeworthbringingupissueswithyourfriends，familymembers，orclassmatesratherthanholdingthemback．
Thereisadifferencebetweenarguingandfighting．Arguingisthatyouandyouropponentpresentyourconcernsanddiscussthefeelingsandissuesrelatedtothoseconcerns．Youcanengageinanargumentrespectfullywithoutstirringup（激起）anger．Fighting，however，usuallyinvolvespersonalattacks，raisingofvoices，andstormingout．Discussingyourissuesandresolvingtheminsteadofstuffingthemdowncanimproveyouremotionalhealth．Inastudy，2.000peoplewereaskedtorecordtheirfeelingsandexperiencesforeightdaysinarow．Whenpeoplehadanargumentthattheyconsideredresolved，theyhadhalfthereactivity（情绪反应）ofthosewhoavoidedanargument．Reactivityisanincreaseinnegativeemotionsoradecreaseinpositiveemotions．Inotherwords，resolvinganargumentcutsyournegativefeelingsbyhalf．Onedaylater，peoplewhohadaresolvedargumentreportednoincreaseofnegativeemotionscomparedwiththosewhoavoidedanargument．Thismeansthatresolvinganargumentcanfeellikeyouhavereachedastateofresolution—andyouarelesslikelytobeannoyed．Moreover，theolderyouare，themorelikelyyouwillcometoaresolutionafteranargument．Thismaybebecausemorelifeexperienceusuallyleadstomoredefinedpriorities．Youaremorelikelytodistinguishbetweenwhatmattersandwhatdoesnot．Itiseasiertoavoidadiscussion，butriskingtalkingaboutitmayeventuallyleadtoabetteroutcome．40.Accordingtothispassage，whatisarguing？41.Whyisitthat“theolderyouare，themorelikelyyouwillcometoaresolutionafteranargument”？42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement，thenunderlineitandexplainwhy．Resolvingargumentscanimproveyouremotionalhealth，becauseitincreasesyourreactivityandreducesthechanceofyougettingangry．43.Inadditiontoimprovingemotionalhealth，whatdoyouthinkaresomeotherbenefitsofresolvinganargument？（Inabout40words）第二节（20分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华．你和英国好友Jim原定本周末一起外出，你因故不能赴约．请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1．表达歉意并说明原因；2．提出建议并给出理由．注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．DearJim，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（北京卷)英语参考答案第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）1.C2.A3.D4.C5.B6.B7.A8.D9.C10.A第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）11ideas12.that13.connects14.on15.where16.safely17.hasbeen18.caused19.resulting20.toinvest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）21.C22.A23.C24.D25.A26.B27.B28.D29.A30.B31.B32.D33.C34.C第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）35.F36.B37.D38.G39.E第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）40.Arguingisdiscussingyourworries，relatedfeelingsandproblemswiththeotherparty．41.Itisbecausemorelifeexperiencemayhelppeoplebetteridentifyprioritiesinlife．42.Resolvingargumentscanimproveyouremotionalhealth，becauseitincreasesyourreactivityandreducesthechanceofyougettingangry．Resolvingargumentshelpstodecreaseyourreactivity．43.略．第二节（20分）范文：DearJim，I'msorrythatIwon'tbeabletogohikingwithyouthisSaturday．Ibegantocoughyesterdaymorning，soIwenttoseeadoctor．Shetoldmeitwasabadcold，andIwouldhavetostayathomeforafewdays．I'dreallyliketospendsometimewithyou．IsitOKwithyouifwetakeatriptoZhangjiakounextSaturday？It'soneofthehostcitiesforthe2022WinterOlympics．Pleaseletmeknowwhat
youthink．Again，I'msorryabouttheinconvenience．Hopetohearfromyousoon．Yours，LiHua
