2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（乙卷）（含解析）

绝密★启用前年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试2021英语注意事项答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

1.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

2.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,写在本试卷上无效考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

3.第一部分听力（共两节，满分分）30做题时，先将答案标在试卷上录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

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3.What isthe womanlikely to doA.Make aphone call.B.Handle theproblem.C.Have arest.

4.Which tourdoesthe man seemto beinterested inA.The eveningtour.B.The half-day tour.C.The full-day tour.

5.Where arethe speakersA.At acanteen.B.At aclinic.C.At abank.（）（远足）unique biodiversity.69activity thererange from whale watching to hikingand（）accommodations aim70have alow impacton thenatural environment.第四部分写作（共两节，满分分）35第一节短文改错（共小题；每小题分，满分分）10110假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

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2.1011I lovedoing housework.I alwaysassist myparents indoing thedish aftermeals.I alsowater theflowersin theyard and tidying upmy ownbedroom whatevernecessary.In myopinion,students can benefit alotdoing somehousework.Firstly,doing houseworkwas helpfulfor usto bea responsibleperson.Also,itgives ourparents moretime to do what they arelike andit improvesthe familyrelationship.Whats most,doing houseworkcan bea formof mentallyrelaxation fromstudy.Thats ourview onhousework.Andhopes thiscan inspiremore thinkingon thetopic!第二节书面表达（满分分）25你校将举办英语演讲比赛请你以为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包Be smart online learners括分析优势与不足；

1.提出学习建议

2.注意词数左右;

1.100题目和首句已为你写好

2.参考答案第一部分听力1—5ACCBB6—10ABACB11—15CACCA16—20BCABB第二部分阅读理解第一节A这是一篇说明文文章主要介绍了当今世界上最大的体育场馆细节理解题根据第一段中的

21.D However,that wassmall frycompared with the citysCircus可知，能容纳大约Maximus,which accommodatedaround250,000people.”Circus Maximus万人故选25D细节理解题题干意为下面哪个是最古老的体育场？根据文中每一个体育馆中所涉及的

22.C开放时间能判断出来，正确答案为项C细节理解题根据文章第四段中的

23.A“All thesestadiums are still functional,still openand still可知，所有这些体育场馆仍然在运转，仍然开放，hosting the biggest eventsin worldsport”并且仍然举办世界体育界最大的赛事故正确答案为项AB本文是一篇说明文现在几乎所有人都有手机，但一半以上的澳大利亚家庭仍然拥有座机本文主要说明了出现这一现象的原因主旨大意题根据题干中的关键词可以定位到第二段根据第二段内容可知，

24.B paragraph2如今，在澳大利亚，你很难找到一个岁以上的人没有手机事实上，很多小孩子都有15一部手机几乎每个人都可以在任何时间、任何地点接打电话由此可判断出，本段主要谈论的是“手机广受欢迎”故正确答案为B词义猜测题根据第三段中的和

25.A“according to a surveya thirdconcede that its notreally可知，根据一项调查，在澳大利亚仍使necessary and theyre keeping it as a security blanket”用座机的人中，三分之一的人承认座机并不是必须的，他们将其作为一种安全保障故正确答案为A细节理解题根据题干中的关键词可以定位到第四段根据第四段中的

26.C Baby Boomers“84，可知，percent ofBaby Boomerswho veperhaps had the same home number for50years”84%的婴儿潮时代出生的人仍然选择使用座机故正确答案为C推理判断题根据最后一段中的

27.B“How long until they go theway of gas street lamps andmorning可知，它们还要多久就会重蹈煤气路灯和早晨送奶到户的覆辙呢？由此可milk deliveries”判断出，座机总有一天也会像煤气路灯和早晨送奶到户一样消失故正确答案为BC本文是一篇说明文用回收到的废旧吸管创作艺术作品，目的是提醒Benjamin Von Wong人们警惕所生产、消费的塑料垃圾，以及提高人们对改善环境问题的参与意识细节理解题由题干中的可以定位到第一段

28.C“Vbn Wongsartworks”“He buildsmassive由sculptures out of plastic garbage forcingviewers tore-examine theirrelationship tosingle-use可知，他创作出这样的作品是为了迫使观众重新审视他们与一次性塑料制plastic products”品的关系故选C推理判断题由题干中的可知定位到第三段由

29.A“discuss plastic straws in paragraph3”“Just9%和（来源）of globalplastic wasteis recycled.Plastic strawsare byno meansthe biggestsourceof plasticpollution,but theyverecently comeunder firebecause mostpeople dontneed themto可知，全球塑料drink with and,because of their smallsize andweight,they cannotbe recycled.”废品回收率低，人们喝饮料时不需要塑料管，而且由于它们的体积和重量，它们不能被回收利用故选A推理判断题由第四段可知，在年的一篇文章中，想要说明一个具体的统

30.B2018Von Wong计数据每秒，一卡车的塑料就会进入海洋为了拍摄这幅名为《一卡车的塑料》的60作品，和一群志愿者收集了超过块塑料，然后把它们绑在一起，看起来Von Wong10000就像是从卡车上一次性扔下来的故选B主旨大意题本文主要介绍的是用回收到的废旧吸管创作艺术作品，

31.D BenjaminVon Wong目的是提醒人们警惕所生产、消费的塑料垃圾，以及提高人们对改善环境问题的参与意识故选DD本文为说明文，通过实验数据分析了办公室噪音对于办公效率的影响，协作办公有利于集中注意力，有利于创新思维，因此逐渐受到欢迎细节理解题根据题干中的定位在第一段第三句根据，

32.A“prefer”“That swhy I have a.”可知，采访者之所以成membership atthe coworkingspace acrossthe street-so Ican focus为合作办公空间的会员，是因为他认为这有助于他集中精力，故选A细节理解题根据

33.C“the participantsin the70decibels group—those exposed to alevel of noise可similar to background chatter in a coffee shop—significantly outperformedthe other groups”知，分贝测试组的参加者显然比其他测试组在创新思维测试方面成绩更好,而这个噪声70水平与咖啡馆里的噪声背景相似推理判断题根据题干中的定位在第四段第一二句根据

34.D“unwelcome”“we cantstop ourselves可知，在开放办公区，from getting drawn into others conversations while were trying to focus”人们在努力集中精力办公的时候不断卷入其他人的交谈中，由此判断，他们的注意力不断受到干扰，故选D推理判断题根据第一段第一句

35.D Duringan interview for one of my books,my interviewersaid可知，作者曾出版过几本书，由此判断，他是一位出版something I still think about often.”作家，故选D第一下本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在宴会上如何使自己变得有趣、避免尴尬和沉默的一些具体做法，如积极地提出问题，赞美主人等结合空格后面的

36.B if youre out of your comfort zone or if youre wandering into somebodys housefor thefirst time.So themain thingis justto showup andbe adventurous,trying different foods and可知【，”如果你离开了你的舒适区，或者如果你第一次走进别人的房子，talking tostrangers”最主要的就是现身，勇于冒险尝试不同的食物以及和陌生人交谈:其中adventurous,trying和这儿个信息与项中的（探索）”内涵一differentfoodstalking tostrangers”B“exploring致,故选B

37.C空格后面的it canbring inI havethis old,broken-down vehicle,or I rode the bus with these crazy，中提至的和都是属于交通people whowere laughingat sillyjokes in the back.”vehicle bus”工具，强调出行的方式，与项“你是怎么来的？”相呼应，故选C C空格后面的

38.F“If you cant taketheir wineaway,you shouldcertainly tryto takeaway theirsoapbox.（如果你不能拿走他们的酒，你当然应该拿走他们的讲台，即转移他们的注意力,不再喝酒或者交谈）”中的与项中的信息呼应，与项中的信息“wine”F“drinking”soapbox”F“talking”呼应，故选F结合前面的

39.E If youre the host,you canask themto helpyou in the kitchenwith somethingand just（如果你是主人，你可以让他们在厨房里帮你做点什么）”可remove themfrom the situation知，作者又提出了另外一个方法E I^C€Or turnthe conversationinto atopic wherethey havelittle（或者把谈话变成他们没什么可说的话题）”符合语境，同时项中的to sayE little to say”也与上文提到的呼应故选“wont stoptalking”E根据空格前面的和可知，项

40.G awkward silence anawkward silence”G“He orshe isthe person中的是前面两次提到的who isfeeling theweight ofthat awkwardnessthe mostawkwardness”的名词形式，意义属于同一范畴另外项中的也与空格前面的“awkward”G“He orshe”“host”对应如果晚会上大家都沉默不说话，非常尴尬，这对于主人来说是最尴尬的事情了，故选G第三部分语言知识运用第一节本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了作为一名刚工作不久的护士，作者以为表达感谢很简单，就是用不同的语句去表达但一位病人病愈后的举动却让作者对表达感谢又有了更深一层的理解从第三段中的“…推断，我”是刚工作不久的一名护士

41.C to each of us in the nursing team故选清洁工;药剂师；护士；医生C cleanerchemist nursedoctor初出茅庐的“我”以为表达感谢很容易，就是用几句不同层面的语句去表达即可故选

42.A Ao等级，层次；含义；需求；期待grade meaningneed expectation从下文一位女病人用自己的方式表达感谢的描述可知，“我”表达感谢的想法得到了检验

43.B故选放一边去，漠视；得到检验；进入讨B brushaside put to thetest bringunder discussion论；考虑到take into account这位女病人还在膝盖替换手术恢复中意为“在……恢复中故选

44.D recoverfrom D因为在做膝盖替换手术，所以在术后的一天下午，这位女病人肯定是自己尝试去床上故

45.A选A在尝试上床之际，她跌倒了，最终被发现是心脏病意为“最终”故选

46.A eventuallyA这次跌倒是灾难性的，她需要急救医疗队和好的团队合作来进行治疗故选

47.B B尽管术后恢复很慢，但她总算恢复了，并准备在四周后出院故选

48.C C从下文这位女病人表达感谢的描述可知，此刻在出院之际，她要对医护团队替她所做的事

49.A情表达感谢故选A她准备出院，肯定心情愉快于是我们分享了她的欢乐故选

50.B B当要离开的时候，她渴望对大家说再见故选

51.D D正当她准备离开时，他渴望对我们护理团队说再见故选

52.C C当她到一个护士旁边时，她尝试向她手里塞进五英镑钞票故选

53.A A从下文病人迷惑的神态及常识可知，我的同事拒绝接受病人的钞票故选

54.D D我们只是在做我们本职工作故选

55.B B当这位护士没有接受病人的感谢的钞票并说这是其分内之事后，这位病人很困惑

56.C于是她回答出了理由意为“回答”故选reply A这位病人说，她给钱并不是因为她得到了呵护故选

57.D D她意思是，她不仅仅总是“接受她也要有“给予”因为昨天有人给她做了头发，所以

58.B她要为此付钱故选B对于很多医护人员来说，救命是工作的一部分故选

59.C C尽管救命对于医生来说是工作的本分，但给人做头发就是分外之事，应该被得到奖赏故

60.D选D弟一下本文是一篇说明文，主要向读者简要介绍了生态旅游的起源和特点考查词性转换与逻辑主语之间是被动关系，故应用作表语，

61.educated educatetraveler educated意为“受到教育的考查词性转换空格中所填单词在句中作的宾语，需用的名词

62.development benefitsdevelop形式考查代词空格中所填单词在句中作定语，修饰名词需用的形容词性物主代词形

63.its origin,it式考查介词该句意思是“直到世纪年代末，它才被广泛接受为一种旅游理念”，句

64.until2080中使用了句型，意思是“直到……才……“not…until…”考查冠词作定语,彳修饰

65.the of environmentally-related andadventure travelgrowing popularity,特指“与环境有关的探险旅行越来越受欢迎”，故填定冠词the考查介词是固定搭配，意思是“各种类型的”

66.of various types of考查非谓语动词动名词短语在句中作介词的宾语

67.visiting visitingthe placeof考查词性转换空格中所填单词在句中作定语，修饰名词需用的形容词

68.financial aid,finance形式考查名词空格中所填单词在句中作主语，由句中可

69.Activities“fromwhalewatchingtohiking”知，这里指各种各样的活动，需用的复数形式activity考查非谓语动词后常接不定式作宾语，意思是“旨在做某事”

70.to have aim aimto dosth第四部分写作第一节短文改错第二句考查固定短语是固定短语，意为“洗餐具”dish-dishes doingthe dishes第三句考查谓语动词句子的主语是连词连接并列谓语，故应改为tidying-tidy Landtidying与前面的构成并列谓语tidy,water第三句一考查连词句意必要时我也在院子里浇花以及整理我自己的卧whatever whenever室根据句意可知，表示“每当，无论何时应该用从属连词whenever第四句前加考查固定搭配固定搭配.意为“从做某事中收doing frombenefit…from doingsth获……第五句考查动词时态本文介绍的是作者喜欢做家务，通篇用一般现在时，故将was^is was改为is第六句删除前的考查谓语动词此处表示“我的父母有更多的时间做他们喜欢的事情”,like are本句中的是实义动词，意为“喜欢”,而（像）中的是介词故此处需like belikelike删除前的like are第七句考查固定搭配是固定搭配，意为“另外，更重要的是”,故将most-more whatsmore改为most more第七句考查形容词是名词，故其前用形容词充当定语mentally—mental relaxation第八句考查人称代词前文是阐述作者本人对做家务的观点，故此处将改为our-my urmy第九句考查谓语动词此句省略了主语是第一人称，所以用动词原形作谓hopes-hope LI hope语第二节参考范文Be smartonline learnersLearningonline hasbecome animportant wayto studyrecently..However,each coinhas twosides.So islearning online.On theone hand,it issurely convenientand flexiblefor usto learnonline,becauseits upto usto decidewhat welearn andwhere andwhen westudy.Whats more,we canlearn thelessonsrepeatedly.On theother hand,learning onlinehas someweaknesses,the biggest of which is lowefficiencycaused bya lackof self-discipline.So howcan webe smartonline learnersFirst,its necessaryto havea quietand comfortableroom,which contributesto focusingattention.Second,good timemanagement canimprove ourlearningefficiency.More importantly,we shouldform alearning grouponline tomotivate eachother.Lets makejoint effortsto besmartonlinelearners!第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

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522.5听下面段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的、、三个选5A BC项中选出最佳选项听每段对话或独白前.，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题秒钟；听完5后，各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍5听第段材料，回答第、题

6676.What doesthe womanthink of the matchA.Entertaining.B.Discouraging.C.Boring.

7.What dothe speakersplan to do onTuesday afternoonA.Watch a game.B.Play tennis.C.Go to the cinema.听第段材料，回答第至题

78108.What doesthemanadvise Mrs.White todoA.Go ona diet.B.Do moreexercise.C.Get enoughsleep.

9.Which canbe includedin Mrs.Whites breakfastA.Eggs.B.Sausages.C.Porridge.

10.What isthe manA.A teacher.B.A physician.C.A chef.听第段材料，回答第至题

8111411.How doesNancy lookto DanielA.Confused.B.Excited.C.Anxious.

12.Why doesDaniel mentionhis performancein aplayA.To comfortNancy.B.To expresshis regret.C.To showhis pride.

13.What isNancy goingtodonext weekA.Take aschool test.B.Have acheck-up.C.Go infor acompetition.

14.What doesDaniel offertodofor NancyA.Rewrite herlines.B.Drive her to thetheatre.C.Help herwith thepractice.听第段材料，回答第至题

9151715.What wasProf.Stones grandfatherafraid ofA.Leaving hishome.B.Parting fromhis son.C.Taking earlyretirement.

16.What doesold agemean to many elderlyAmericansA.Lack ofmoral support.B.Loss ofself-worth.C.Change ofliving habits.

17.What willProf.Stone talkabout nextconcerning elderlypeopleA.Public servicesthey askfor.B.Health careavailable tothem.C.Contributions theycan make.听第段材料，回答第至题

10182018.What doesthe speakersmother wantherto beA.A confidentperson.B.A warm-hearted person.C.A humorousperson.

19.Why didthe speakerfeel lonelyin herchildhoodA.She oftentraveled byherself.B.Her familymoved frequently.C.Her motherwas busyworking.

20.What doesthe speakermainly talkaboutA.Importance ofhome schooling.B.Mother-daughter relationship.C.A rolemodel in her family.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分分）第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）4015230阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出最佳选项A BC DATheBiggest Stadiumsinthe WorldPeople havebeen pouringinto stadiumssince the days ofancient Greece.In around8A.D.,theRomans builtthe Colosseum,which remainsthe worldsbest knownstadium andcontinues toinformcontemporary design.Romes Colosseumwas157feet talland had80entrances,seating50,000people.However,that wassmall frycompared withthe citysCircus Maximus,which accommodatedaround250,000people.These days,safety regulations—not tomention themodern sportsfhns desirefbr agood viewand（容量）a comfortableseat—tend tokeep stadiumcapacities slightlylower.Even soccerfans tendtohave aseat each;gone arethedaysof thousandsstanding towatch thematch.For thebiggest stadiumsintheworld,we haveused datasupplied bytheWorldAtlas listso far,which ranksthem bytheir statedpermanent capacity,as wellas updatedinformation fromofficialstadium websites.All thesestadiums arestill functional,still openand stillhosting thebiggest eventsin worldsport.D.Rungrado1stofMay Stadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity.150,

000.Opened:May1,

1989.E.Michigan Stadium,Ann Arbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,

601.Opened:October1,

1927.F.Beaver Stadium,State College,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,

572.Opened:September17,

1960.G.Ohio Stadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,

944.Opened:October7,

1922.H.Kyle Field,College Station,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,

512.Opened:September24,

1927.

21.How manypeople couldthe CircusMaximus holdA.104,

944.B.107,

601.C.About150,

000.D.About250,

000.

22.Of the following stadiums,whichisthe oldestA.Michigan Stadium.B.Beaver Stadium.C.Ohio Stadium.D.Kyle Field.

23.What dothe listedstadiums havein commonA.They hostbig games.B.They havebecome touristattractions.C.They werebuilt byAmericans.D.They arefavored byarchitects.BWhen almosteveryone has a mobilephone,why aremore thanhalf ofAustralian homesstill paying（座机）？for a landlineThese daysyoud behard pressedto findanyone inAustralia overthe ageof15who doesntown amobilephone.In factplenty ofyounger kidshave onein theirpocket.Practically everyonecan make andreceive callsanywhere,anytime.（）Still,55percent ofAustralians havealandlinephone athome andonly justover aquarter29%（调查）.rely onlyon theirsmartphones,according toa surveyOf thoseAustralians whostill havea一landline,a thirdconcede thatits notreally necessaryand theyrekeepingitasasecurityblanket19percent saythey neveruse itwhile afurther13percent keepit incase ofemergencies.I thinkmy homefallsinto thatcategory.More thanhalf ofAustralian homesarestillchoosing tostick withtheir homephone.Age is（因素）一naturally afactor only58percent ofGeneration Ysstill uselandlines nowand then,comparedto84percent ofBabyBoomerswhove perhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Age isnttheonly factor;Id sayits alsotodowiththemakeup ofyour household.Generation Xerswith youngfamilies,like mywife andI,can stillfind itconvenient to haveahomephone ratherthan providinga mobilephone forevery familymember.That said,tobehonest the onlypeople whoever ringour homephone areour BabyBoomers parents,tothepoint wherewe playagame（）and guesswho iscalling beforewe pickup thephone usingCaller IDwould takethe funout ofit.How attachedare youto yourlandline Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorning milkdeliveries

24.What doesparagraph2mainly tellus aboutmobile phonesA.Their targetusers.B.Their widepopularity.C.Their majorfunctions.D.Their complexdesign.

25.What doesthe underlinedword concede“inparagraph3meanA.Admit.B.Argue.C.Remember.D.Remark.

26.What canwe sayabout BabyBoomersA.They likesmartphone games.B.They enjoyguessing callers9identity.C.They keepusing landlinephones.D.They areattached totheir family.

27.What canbe inferredabout thelandline fromthe lastparagraphA.It remainsa familynecessity.B.It willfall out of usesome day.C.It mayincrease dailyexpenses.D.It isas importantas thegas light.CYouve heardthat plasticis pollutingthe oceans-between

4.8and

12.7million tonnesenter oceanecosystemsevery year.But doesone plasticstraw orcup reallymakeadifference ArtistBenjamin VonWongwants youto knowthatitdoes.He buildsmassive sculpturesoutof plasticgarbage,forcingviewers tore-examine theirrelationship tosingle-use plasticproducts.At thebeginning ofthe year,the artistbuilt apiece calledStrawpocalypseJ apair of1O-foot-tallplastic waves,frozen mid-crash.Made of168,000plasticstrawscollected fromseveral volunteerbeachcleanups,the sculpturemade itsfirst appearanceattheEstella Placeshopping centerin HoChi MinhCity,Vietnam.（来Just9%of globalplastic wasteis recycled.Plastic strawsare byno meansthebiggestsource源）ofplasticpollution,but theyverecently comeunder firebecause mostpeople dontneed themtodrink withand,because oftheir smallsize andweight,they cannotbe recycled.Every strawthats part ofVbn Wongsartwork likelycame from a drinkthat someoneused foronly afew minutes.Once thedrinkis gone,the strawwill takecenturies todisappear.（说明）In apiece from2018,Von Wongwanted toillustrate aspecific statistic:Every60seconds,a truckload\worth ofplastic entersthe ocean.For this work,titled Truckloadof Plastic,Von Wonganda groupof volunteerscollected morethan10,000pieces ofplastic,which werethen tiedtogether tolook《顷彳到）like theydbeen dumpedfrom atruck allat once.VonWonghopes thathisworkwill alsohelp pressurebig companiesto reducetheir plasticfootprint.

28.What areVon Wongsartworks intendedfbrA.Beautifying thecity helives in.B.Introducing eco-friendly products.C.Drawing publicattention toplastic waste.D.Reducing garbageon thebeach.

29.Why doesthe authordiscuss plasticstraws inparagraph3A.To showthe difficultyoftheirrecycling.B.To explainwhy theyare useful.C.To voicehis viewson modernart.D.To finda substitutefor them.

30.What effectwould Truckloadof Plastic^^have onviewersA.Calming.B.Disturbing C.Refreshing D.Challenging.

31.Which ofthefollowingcanbe the besttitle for the textA.Artists Opinionson PlasticSafetyB.Media Interestin ContemporaryArtC.Responsibility Demandedof BigCompaniesD.Ocean PlasticsTransformed intoSculpturesDDuring aninterviewforoneofmybooks,my interviewersaid somethingIstillthinkaboutoften.（干扰）Annoyed bythe level of distractionin hisopen office,he said,Thats whyI havea membershipatthe coworkingspace acrossthe street-so Ican focus.His commentstruck meas strange.After all,（布局）.coworking spacesalso typicallyuse an open officelayout ButI recentlycame acrossa studythatshows whyhis approachworks.The researchersexamined variouslevels ofnoise onparticipants asthey completedtests ofcreativethinking.They wererandomly dividedinto fourgroups andexposedtovarious noiselevels inthe（分贝），background,from total silence to50decibels70decibels,and85decibels.The differencesbetweenmost ofthe groupswere statisticallyinsignificant;however,the participantsinthe70decibelsgroup-those exposedtoalevel ofnoise similartobackgroundchatterinacoffee shop-significantlyoutperformed theothergroups.Since theeffects weresmall,this maysuggest thatour creativethinkingdoes notdiffer thatmuch inresponse tototalsilenceand85decibels of background noise.But sincethe resultsat70decibels weresignificant,the studyalso suggeststhat theright levelof一一background noisenot tooloud andnot totalsilence mayactually improveones creativethinkingability.The rightlevelofbackground noise may interruptour normalpatterns ofthinking justenough toallowour imaginationsto wander,without makingit impossibleto focus.This kindof distractedfocus^^appears tobethebest statefor workingon creativetasks.So whydo somany ofus hateour openoffices Theproblem maybe that,in ouroffices,we cantstopourselves fromgettingdrawnintoothersconversationswhileweretryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchers foundthat face-to-face interactionsand conversationsaffect thecreative process,and yetacoworking spaceor acoffeeshopprovides acertain levelofnoisewhile alsoproviding freedomfrominterruptions.

32.Why doesthe interviewerprefer acoworking spaceA.It helpshim concentrate.B.It blocksout backgroundnoise.C.It hasa pleasantatmosphere.D.It encouragesface-to-face interactions.

33.Which levelofbackgroundnoisemaypromote creativethinking abilityA.Total silence.B.50decibels.C.70decibels.D.85decibels.

34.What makesanopenoffice unwelcometomanypeopleA.Personal privacyunprotected.B.Limited workingspace.C.Restrictions ongroup discussion.D.Constant interruptions.

35.What canwe inferabout theauthor fromthe textA.Hes anews reporter.B.Hes onoffice manager.C.Hes aprofessional designer.D.Hes apublished writer.第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）5210根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项According toJessica Hagy,author ofHow toBe Interesting,its notdifficult tomake yourselfinteresting at a dinner party.36,ifyoureoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyourewanderingintosomebodyshouseforthefirsttime.So themain thingis justto showup andbe adventurous,trying differentfoods andtalking tostrangers.People loveto talkabout themselves.If youcan startthe conversationwithaquestion otherthan，What doyou dofor aliving”youll beable to get alot moreinteresting conversationoutofwhomeverit isyoure talkingto.37,it canbring in“Ihavethis old,broken-down vehicle”or“Irodethebuswiththese crazypeople whowere laughingat sillyjokes inthe back.^^It justopens upconversation.（讲38If youcant taketheir wineaway,you shouldcertainly tryto takeaway theirsoapbox台）.If yourethe host,youcanask themto helpyou inthe kitchenwith somethingand justremove themfromthesituation.39And what about thatother dinner-party killer:awkwardsilenceIf yourefaced withan awkwardsilenceatadinner party,theonlything thatalways getseveryone talkingagain isto givethehosta（赞扬）compliment・

40.Just quicklyturn aroundand say,This cakeis extremelydeliciousand you have totell meall aboutit.”So beinginterestingatadinnerparty isntthat hard.A.How doyou knowthe hostB.The firststep isto goexploringC.Ifyouask thequestion Howdid youget here”D.Be preparedtohaveawkward conversationswith strangersE.Or turnthe conversationintoatopic wherethey havelittletosayF.What aboutthat personwho hashad toomuch todrink orwont stoptalkingG.He orshe isthe personwho isfeeling theweight ofthat awkwardnessthe most第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分分）45第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

201.530阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的A BC D最佳选项Simply sayingthank youdoesnt seemenough incertain situations.I wasconsidering thiswhileworking asa41just afew weeksago.And itcame tome thenhow mucheasier itwould beif wehad a（感谢）.range ofwords thatexpress different42of gratitudeMythoughts weresoon

43.We hada womanpatient whowas44fromaknee replacement（侄『卜）operation.One afternoon,while45togetinto bedshe collapsedfrom whatwas46discoveredto bea heartattack.The collapsewas disastrous,47the emergencymedical teamand goodteamwork.（出院）But sherecovered,though48,and wasready fordischarge afterfour weeks.She was49for everythingthat themedical andnursingteamhad donefor her.On herday ofdischarge,we sharedinher50at herrecovery.As she was51shewaseager tosay52toeachofusin thenursingteam.When she53one nurse,she triedto pressa five-pound noteinto herhand.My colleague54to acceptit,saying thatwe wereall just55our job.The patientlooked puzzled,and then56:Oh this isnt forthe57I had.I takethat asa

58.No,thisisfor settingmy hairyesterday.^^And thereyouhaveit.To manypeople,59lives ispartofthe jobbut stylinghair isan60and should

41.A.cleaner B.chemist C.nurse D.doctor

42.A.grades B.meanings C.needs D.expectations

43.A.brushed asideB.puttothe testC.brought underdiscussion D.taken intoaccountbe rewarded.

44.A.departing B.escaping C.retiring D.recovering

45.A.attempting B.choosing C.pausing D.promising

46.A.eventually B.fortunately C.casually D.secretly

47.A.assessing B.requiring C.forming D.proving

48.A.slightly B.accidentally C.slowly D.happily

49.A.grateful B.thoughtful C.sorrowful D.fearful

50.A.surprise B.delight C.curiosity D.disappointment

51.A.operating B.thinking C.hesitating D.leaving

52.A.sorry B.hello C.goodbye D.yes

53.A.reached B.consulted C.introduced D.persuaded

54.A.wished B.pretended C.failed D.refused

55.A.enjoying B.doing C.securing D.starting

56.A.repeated B.recited C.replied D.reported

57.A.courage B.patience C.duty D.care

58.A.goal B.given C.push D.greeting

59.A.risking B.changing C.saving D.building

60.A.honour B.ability C.opening D.extra第二节（共10小题；每小题

1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1影响Ecotourism iscommonly regardedas lowimpact travelto undisturbedplaces.It isdifferentfrom traditionaltourism becauseit allowsthe travelerto become61educate aboutthe areas—both intermsof geographicalconditions and cultural characteristics,and oftenprovides moneyfor conservationandbenefits the62develop ofthe localareas.Ecotourism has63it originwiththe environmental movementofthe1970s.It wasnot widelyacceptedasatravel concept64the late1980s.During thattime,increasing environmentalawarenessmade itdesirable.Due to65growing popularityofenvironmentally-related andadventure travel,varioustypes66trips arenow beingclassified asecotourism.Actually,a trueeco-friendly tripmust meetthe followingprinciples:•Minimize theimpact of67visit theplace.•Build respectfor andawareness oftheenvironmentandculturalpractices.•Provide68finance aidand otherbenefits forlocal peoples.•Make surethat thetourism providespositive experiencesfor boththe visitorsandthehosts.Komodo NationalPark,officially recognizedin1980,is popularfor ecotourismbecause ofits。