2021年天津市普通高等學校招生全國統一考試

英語

本試卷分為第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共130分，考試用時100分鐘。

第I卷2至H頁，第II卷12至13頁。

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束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

注意事項:

1.每小題選出答案后，用鉛筆將答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈

后，再選涂其他答案標號。

2.本卷共55小題，共95分。

第1卷?

第一部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）?

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.—Iwastryingtoplaceanorderonyourwebsite,butIfailed.-

.1cantakeyourorderoverthephene.

A.That'sfineB.NowayC.MypleasureD.Ofcourse-

2.1wantedtomakedumplingsbutfoundIhadflour,soIwentouttobuysome."

A.madeupfbrB.runoutof

C.keptawayfromD.gotdownto

3.Feelingfearfulishealthyithelpsyouslowdownandevaluaterisksproperly.

A.becauseB.untilC.beforeD.although-

4.Markisagenius.Bythetimehegraduated,hejobsbyadozencomputercompanies.-

A.hasofferedB.hasbeenoffered?

C.hadofferedD.hadbeenoffered

5.Thepolicesearchedtheareafbrseveraldays.,theyfoundthepieceofevidencetheywerelookingfor.

A.GenerallyB.Originally

C.EventuallyD.Unfortunately-

6.It'sagoodideatochoosea(n)destinationincaseyourfirst-choicetouristspotisnotavailable.

A.annualB.exactC.alternativeD.pleasant

7.In(hespring,aseasonweareIearningnewrhythmsoflife,manyofusfindcomfortinthenaturalworld.

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.which

8.NowadaysmanypeopletravelacrossChinahigh-speedtrains.

A.onbehalfofB.bymeansof-

C.atcostofD.intermsof-

9.Inthelab,keepingthingscleanandorganizedcanhelpprovideasafer.?

A.systemB.methodC.investmentD.environment

10.Goodevening,everybody.ProfessorKinghislectureinamoment,butletmeintroducehimfirst.

A.deliveredB.willbedelivering-

C.wasdeliveringD.hasbeendelivering-

11.ItseemedthatIhadbecomemyparentshadwantedmetobe.

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.whether

12.1toldyou!Ireallyamrankedthelowest.Number25outof25players.■

You'vegotnowheretogobutup.

A.Tellmeabitmore.?

B.I'mnotsosureaboutthat.?

C.Lookonthebrightside!-

D.Ihatisabsolutenonsense!

13.Althoughafewhavecomeandgone,therestaurant'sregularcustomershavethesamefornearly40

years.

A.stayedB.turnedC.grownD.got

14.Marybecameabakeratage14,becausehergrandfatherpaidthelocalbakerheralltheskills.-

A.tohavetaughtB.toteachC.teachingD.havingtaught-

15.―Ihonestlydon'tthinkI'mgoingtobeadmitted.

Well,youneverknow!Youabetterimpressionthanyouthink.

A.mayhavemade-

B.shouldhavemade

C.couldnthavemade-

D.needn'thavemade-

第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16—35各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳

選項。

MybrotherandIareexactlyoneyearapart.Welookliketwins,butwearecompletely16.Bythetime

wegottomiddleschoolitwasclearthatmyolderbrother17meditation（冥想）,whileIwasaborn

18whopreferred（hetheatrical,evenwhenoffstage.Itookhisrelativesilencetobeoffensive.Wesimply

didn't19

Ididn't20havingatenserelationshipwithmybrotherbecauseIwasinvolvedatschool.21.

Ithrewmyselfintotheworldofmusicals.Ipractisedsinginginthebedroomeverydaytoremainatmybestandbe

22forroles;mybrotherwouldmeditateonawindowscat.Hemightfeelhighschoolwasalreadyhard

enough23mynoisysinging.Sospacetopractisebecamea（n）24betweenusbecauseweshared

aroom.-

Atthestartofthesemester,Ipractised'CircleofLife**foramusical.ThiswasthefirsttimeI25to

learnasong,becausemyvoicecracked（破音）asIswitchedtoaheadvoice.Iwasannoyedinthatperiodand

26practising,declaringIhadreachedtheceilingofmysingingcareer.Forthefirsttimeinyearsmy

brother27quietwhenIgothome.

Aftertwodaysofthis,mybrotheraskedmeto28himinmeditation.Feelingmyangeratmy

inabilitytomanagethissong29,1accepted.Mybrothersaid,"Whenyourmindfloatsaway,yousimply

comeback.Don'tblameyourself"1gotthemessage,anditsoonbecamemynew30.Ikepttryingatthe

song,nolongergetting31atmyself.Andjustintimefbrthetrialperformance,Iwasableto

32powerinmysingingdespitetheswitchtoaheadvoice.Itwasimportantfbrmetolearnthatyoudon't

havetoalwaysgeteverything33thefirsttimeandthatgoodthingscomewithcontinual34.1

nowunderstandwhymybrotherfavoursthe35.?

16.A.matureB.differentC.contentD.normal?

17.A.dislikedB.preferredC.replacedD.abandoned

18.A.writerB.leaderC.painterD.performer

19.A.getalongB.dropbyC.showoffD.checkin-

20.A.tryB.mindC.enjoyD.delay-

21.A.InparticularB.InvainC.InreturnD.Intheory

22.A.humorousB.ordinaryC.competitiveD.grateful

23.A.aboveB.belowC.nearD.without

24.A.issueB.contrastC.agreementD.balance

25.A.struggledB.expectedC.promisedD.decided

26.A.beganB.allowedC.stoppedD.continued-

27.A.hatedB.experiencedC.acceptedD.wanted

28.A.helpB.inviteC.joinD.admire-

29.A.gracefullyB.suddenlyC.fiercelyD.cautiously

30.A.limitB.sentenceC.mistakeD.philosophy

31.A.rudeB.angryC.surprisedD.excited

32.A.loseB.shareC.reduceD.maintain-

33.A.wrongB.rightC.backD.down-

34.A.luckB.absenceC.effortD.fear

35.A.fightB.noiseC.quietD.safety

第二部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2.5分，滿分50分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A-

Whenstartingcollege,moststudentsenjoyaweek'sstayoncampusbeforeclassesactuallybegin.Whatshould

youdowiththattime?Belowareseveraltipstoease（使熟悉）yourselfintocollegelife.

ParticipatinginCampusWelcomeActivities

Mostuniversitieshostwelcomeeventsbeforetheacademicyearofficiallybegins,includingfreshmen

orientations（迎新會），campuspicnics,andentertainmentslikeconcerts.■

Participatinginsucheventsisagreatwaytolearnaboutschoolfacilitiesandunderstandcampusculture:What

dostudentsdoforfiin?Whataretheirfavoriteclasses?Whatisthehistoryofyouruniversity?Itcanhelpyouobserve

campuslifeoutsidetheclassroom.?

ExploringCampus

Gettingtoknowwhereessentialcampusresourcesare—suchasthestudentadvisingcenter,psychological

services,andthetutoringcenter~~willmakeyourfirstfewweeksoncampusaloteasier,becauseyouwon'thaveto

lookforthemwhilestillgettingusedtoyourclasses.

Takesomelimetocheckoutthebuildingswhereyourclasseswillbeheld.Thiswillpreventyoufromgetting

lostinthefirstfewdaysofclasses,andfamiliarizeyouwithhowlongittakestogetfromplacetoplace.Ifyou're

worriedabouttakingclassesoneafteranotherindifferentbuildings,aquicktestrunwon'thurt.Thatway,youwill

avoidpotentialtimedelaysingettingtoyourclasses.

StartingaRoutine-

Befbregettingtooexcitedaboutallofthefunthingsyouwillbeabletododuringtheweek,rememberthatyou

dohaveaprettybigschedulechangecomingup.Startingclassesmeansbeingindiflerentplacesaldifferenttimes,so

it'sagreatideatostartgettingusedtothatroutinerightthisweek.?

Whathelpsyoumostistoscheduleyoursleep.Followingtheplannedtimewillensureyouhaveenoughsleepto

gettothoseearlyclassesandstaywideawake.

Ifyouhaveotherdailyroutines,suchasexercisingortalkingonthephonewithfamily,workthoseintoyour

day-to-daylifebeforeclassesstartsothatyougetabetterideaofhowtheyfitinwithyourschedule.?

36.Byparticipatingincampuswelcomeactivities,freshmencan.?

A.learnaboutcampusculture

B.gettheircourseschedule-

C.haveaphysicalexamination

D.takeanentrancetest

37.Whyarefreshmenadvisedtohaveaquicktestrunbetweenbuildings??

A.Toseehowmanyfacilitiestheycanuse.-

B.Toavoidbeinglateforfutureclasses.■

C.Iohelpthosegettinglostoncampus.-

D.Topracticerunningontheirwaytoclass.

38.Whenisitbestfbrfreshmentostartgettingusedtothenewroutine?

A.Onthefirstdayoftheirclasses.

B.Beforetheorientationweek.

C.Aftertheirfirst-dayclasses.?

D.Duringtheorientationweek.-

39.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestfreshmendotostayfocusedinclass??

A.Takephysicalexercisebeforeclass.■

B.Leavetheirphonespoweredoff.

C.Takeearlyclasseseveryday.-

D.Keeptothesleepschedule.-

40.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tooffersometipsonmakinganeasierstartatcollege.

B.Toremindfreshmenaboutthefirstdayofschool.-

C.Tohelpfreshmenorganizecampusactivities.

D.Tomarehiscollegeexperiencewiththereader.?

B

WhenpeopleaskmehowIstartedwriting,IfindmyselfdescribinganurgentneedthatIfelttoworkwith

language.Havingsaidthat,IdidnotknowforalongtimewhatIwaslookingfor.ItwasnotuntilIfollowedthis

feelingtoitssourcethatIdiscoveredIhadapassionfbrwriting.Withsomeencouragementfrommycolleagues,I

hadoneofmypoemspublished.Thisbitofsuccess,however,wasthepointwheremyproblembegan.

Backin1978,1hadtotravelbetweenthreedifferentcampusesinthemorning,teachingfreshmancomposition.

AfternoonsIspenttakingmydaughtertoherballetandhorse-ridinglessons.Icomposedmylecturesontheway,and

thatwasallthethinkingtimeIhad.WhenIrstumedhome,therewasnotenoughofmeleftfbrwritingafterafull

workingday.

Asawayout,Idecidedtogetuptwohoursbeforemyusualtime.Myalarmwassetfbr5:00A.M.Thefirstday

IshutitoffbecauseIhadplaceditwithinarm'sreach.TheseconddayIsettwoclocks,oneonmynighttable,andone

outinthehallway.Ihadtojumpoutofbedandruntosilenceitbeforemyfamily認asawoken.Thiswaswhenmy

morningwritingbegan.

Sincethatfirstmorningin1978,1havebeenfollowingthehabittothisday,notmakingoracceptingmany

excusesfbrnotwriting.Iwrotemypoemsinthismannerfornearlytenyearsbeforemyfirstbookwaspublished.

WhenIdecidedtowriteanovel,Idividedmytwohours:thefirstfbrpoetry,thesecondfbrfiction.Wellorbadly,I

wroteatleasttwopagesaday.Thisishowmynovel,TheLineoftheSun.wasfinished.IfIhadwaitedtohavethe

time,Iwouldstillbewaitingtowritemynovel.-

WhatIgotoutofgettingupinthedarktoworkisthefeelingthatIamincontrol.Formanypeople,theinitial

senseofurgencytocreateeasilydiesawaybecauseitrequiresmakingthetoughdecision:takingthetimetocreate,

stealingitfromyourselfififstheonlyway.

41.Whatmotivatedtheauthortostartherwritingcareer??

A.Herstrongwishtoshare.

B.Herkeeninterestinwriting.-

C.Herurgentneedtomakealiving.?

D.Herpassionatedesirefbrfame.

42.Whatproblemdidtheauthorfacewhenshedecidedtobeginherwriting?-

A.Shewastooexhaustedtowriteafterabusyday.-

B.Shehadtroubleindecidingonherwritingstyle.,

C.Shehadtotaketimetodisciplineherdaughter.

D.Shewasunsureaboutherwritingskills."

43.Whydidtheauthorplaceanalarmclockinthehallway?"

A.Incasetheclockinherroombrokedown.

B.Incaseshefailedtoheartheringing.

C.Toforceherselfoutofbed.-

D.Towakeupherfamily.?

44.Howdidtheauthormanagetofinishhernovel?

A.Bystickingtowritingeverymorning.?

B.Bywritingwhenhermindwasmostactive.■

C.Bydrawinginspirationsfromclassicnovels.

D.Byreducingherteachinghoursatschool.

45.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'ssuccessinherwritingcareer??

A.Itisnevertoolatetochangeyourjob.

B.Imaginativeideasdieawayitnottakenintime.-

C.Atightscheduleisnoexcusefbrlackofaction.?

D.Dailylifeprovidesideasfbrcreativewriting.

C

InthefictionalworldsoffilmandTV,artificialintelligence(Al)hasbeendescribedassoadvancedthatitis

indistinguishablefromhumans.Butwhatifwe'reactuallygettingclosertoaworldwhereAliscapableofthinking

andfeeling?-

TechcompanyUneeQisheadingforits"digitalhumans",whichappearlifelikeonthescreennotonlyinterms

oflanguage,butalsobecauseoffacialmovements:raisedeyebrows,asmile,evenanod.Theylookclosetoahuman,

butnotquite.

WhatliesbeneathUneeQ9sdigitalhumans?Their3Dfacesaremodeledonactualhumanfeatures.Speech

recognitionenablesthemtounderstandwhatapersonissaying,andnaturallanguageprocessingisusedtoworkout

aresponse.Meanwhile,anotherAlcompany,SoulMachines,istakingamorebiologicalapproach,witha"digital

brain",thatimitatesaspectsofthehumanbraintoadjusttheemotions"fblt"and"expressed"byits"digitalpeople".

ShiwaliMohan,anAlscientistatthePaloResearchCenter,isskepticalofthesedigitalbeings."They're

humanlikeintheirlooksandthewaytheysound,butthatinitselfisnotbeinghuman,"shesays."Humanqualities

alsoinvolvehowyouthink,howyouapproachproblems,andhowyoubreakthemdown;andthattakesalotof

algorithmic（算法）design.Designingforhuman-levelintelligenceisadifferentattemptthandesigningimagesthat

behavelikehumans."Shethencontinues,uIfsomethinglookslikeahuman,wehavehighexpectationsofthem,but

theymightbehavedifferentlyinwaysthathumansjustinstinctively（直覺地）knowhowotherhumansreact."

Yetthedemandisthere,withUneeQseeinghighadoptionofitsdigitalemployeesacrossthefinancial,health

care,andcommercialsectors（行業）."Unlessthesesectorsmaketheirbusinessmodelsmuchmoreefficientdigitally,

theymightbeleftbehind,"saysChetanDube,UneeQ9sCEO.

Someolhercompaniesaretakingtheirdigitalbeingsastepfurther,enablingorganizationsandindividualsto

createdigitalhumansthemselvesusingfree-accessplatformstheyprovide."Thebiggestmotivationforsuch

platformsistopopularizeAl,"Dubesays.?

Mohaniscautiousaboutthisapproach,yetshesupportsthepurposebehindthesedigitalbeingsandisoptimistic

aboutwheretheyareheaded."AswedevelopmoreadvancedAltechnology,wewouldthenhavetousenewwaysof

communicatingwiththattechnology,shesays."'Hopefully,allofthatisdesignedtosupporthumansintheirgoals.'1

46.AccordingtoPara.2,inwhatrespect（s）doUnceQ9s"digitalhumans"resemblehumanbeings?

A.Inthewaytheymovearound.?

B.Inthewaytheyactandreact.

C.Inobservationandanalysis.

D.Inspeechandfacialexpressions.

47.SoulMachincs'digitalbrainisatechnologicalbreakthroughbecauseit.?

A.learnstomakeproperemotionalresponses-

B.tendstoimitatehumanbeings'tonevividly

C.recognizesthespeechsoundsitreceives?

D.processesthenaturallanguageithears

48.InMohan'sopinion,whathumanqualityislackingindigitalbeings?

A.Calculatingbrain.-

B.Languageskills.?

C.Instinctivejudgements.

D.Problem-solvingability.

49.Whatmakesmanysectorsemploydigitalhumans?-

A.Thefearoffallingbehindinefficiency.,

B.Theurgencytopromotee-commerce."

C.Thewishtospreaddigitaltechnology.

D.Theneedtoupgradethehealthcaresystem.

50.WhatdoesMohanthinkofthefutureofdigitalbeings?

A.It'swellplanned.

B.Itispromising.-

C.Itisuncertain.-

D.It'squitehopeless.■

D

Artiseverywhere.Anypublicspacehasbeencarefullydesignedbyanartisticmindtobebothfunctionaland

beautiful.Why,then,isartstillsowidelyconsideredtobe"theeasysubject1'atschool,insignificanttowidersociety,

awasteoftimeandeffort?-

Artcanconnectculturewithcommercialproductsinawaythatnotmanyotherthingscan;artgeneratesmoney

andholdssignificantemotionalandculturalvaluewithincommunities.Whenpeopleattendaconcert,theyare

payingtormusic,sure,maybeevenhotelrooms,meals,andtransport,buttheyalsogamanincredibleexperience,a

uniqueatmosphereandamemorythatwillgothroughtherestoftheirlives.Peopledon'tjustwantmaterialthings

anymore,theywanttoexperiencelife--theartsareaperfectcrossover（交迭）betweencultureandcommerce.

Furthermore,theartscanbringcommunitiestogether,reducinglonelinessandmakingpeoplefeelsafer.Social

bondsarccreatedamongindividualswhentheysharetheirartsexperiencesthroughreflectionanddiscussion,and

theirexpressionofcommonvaluesthroughartworksinhonourofeventssignificanttoanation'sexperience.-

Theartsclearlyhaveaprettypositiveimpactonphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Itisfoundthatpeoplewho

frequentculturalplacesorparticipateinartisticeventsaremorelikelytogaingoodhealthcomparedtothosewhodo

not;moreengagementwiththeartsislinkedtoahigherlevelofpeople'swellbeing.TheRoyalSocietyofPublic

Healthdiscoveredthatmusicandart,whenusedinhospitals,helptoimprovetheconditionsofpatientsbyreducing

stress,anxietyandbloodpressure.

Childrenwhoareinvolvedwiththeartsmakegreaterachievementsintheireducation:thoseengagedwith

dramahavegreaterliteraryabilitywhileotherstakingpartinmusicalpracticeexhibitgreaterskillsinmathand

languages.Kidswithpreferencefbrtheartshaveagreaterchanceoffindingemploymentinthefuture.Participating

intheartsisessentialfbrchilddevelopment;encouragingchildrentoexpressthemselvesinconstructivewayscould

helptoformhealthyemotionalresponsesinlaterlife.,

Vitaltohumanlife,artiscelebratedandusedbynationsacrosstheworldforvariouspurposes.Lifewithoutart

wouldbeboringanddeadstill,fbrartisapartofwhatmakesushuman.

51.Artproductsdifferfrommostothercommercialproductsbecause.

A.mostpeoplepurchasethemforcollection

B.theyaremoreexpensiveandlessaccessible

C.theyhavebothcommercialandculturalvalues-

D.theirpricesmayclimbupastimepasses-

52.Bysharingtheirartsexperiences,communitymemberscan

A.keepthecommunitysafefromillnesses-

B.developastrongertiebetweenthem-

C.learntoappreciatetheirownworksofart

D.offerhonourablesolutionstotheirproblems-

53.Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplewhoareinvolvedinartisticactivities?-

A.Theyenjoybetterlivingconditions.-

B.1heyliketocomparethemselveswithothers.

C.Theyareparticularlygoodatbothmusicandart.

D.Theytendtobehealthierphysicallyandmentally.

54.Howdoeskids*engagementwiththeartsbenefitthem?

A.Itpromotestheiracademicperformanceandemotionalgrowth.-

B.Itgivesthemmoreconfidenceinexhibitingtheirlearningskills.-

C.Itinspirestheircreativityindesigningtheirfuturecareer.

D.Ithelpstomakeresponsiblepeopleoutofthem.?

55.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?■

A.HowArtCuresOurHearts

B.Art：ABlessingtoHumankind-

C.HowArtBenefitsCommunities?

D.Art:ABridgeBetweenCultures

第n卷

第三部分：寫作

第一節：閱讀表達(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語回答問題。?

Mostofusassociatelearningwithyoungerpeople—kidsinschoolandcollegeorrecentgraduatesearlyintheir

careers.ButatUdemy,anopenuniversityofferingonlinecourses,ArtistAnnekeCamstraisengagedinthepursuitof

lifelonglearninganddisplaysherpotentialfbrteaching.Shelove