2021高考全國甲卷英語試題及答案

2021年英語高考全國甲卷及答案

（考區(qū)：四川、云南、貴州、廣西、西藏）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每圖所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

ATakeaview,theLandscape（風景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneof

today'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsare

theperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannual

competitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

Itwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbed

tothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,and

MikeShepherd（2011）

thoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingata

SkiddawinWinter

wonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassical

Cumbria,England

techniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,to

achievetheblack一and一whiteimage（圖像）.

IwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.Walking

TimothySmith（2014）upapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmall

MacclesfieldForestclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.The

Cheshire,EnglandsmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromthe

foregroundrightthroughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow-coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.

B

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhino

calf（犀牛幼崽）.WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthe

reserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownfor

beingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈養(yǎng)）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcome

anothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,

isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butas

soonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingevery

day.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthe

calveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPort

LympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherand

greatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingthe

rhinosa"criticallyendangered^^status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstbominJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPornLympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

C

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuary

morning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendless

blue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuous

crashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeour

ownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,when

tryingacertaintrickonthebeam（橫桿）,Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,

helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,

shouting:"Safe!Safe!Safe!”Andthat'swhatmattered——landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarless

welcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.Fve

traveledback,severaltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondoners

stoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothe

beam.Thenarail-thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT-shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.He

seemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.wasalocalhere20yearsago,"I

toldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.t4Safe,man.Safe?*

“Yeah,“Isaid."Safb.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords€4Safe!Safe!Safe!,?probablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don*tworry!

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let*sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentor

creativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisis

notasurprise.Itfssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsfbradmissiontothe

geniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub-women,orpeopleofadifferentcoloror

belief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender（性別）are"really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobefbrchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart.^^Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:

absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoseeflashes

ofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,

race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith

"intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力），andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.”

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors1standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.Theyieunfair.B.They'reconservative.

C.They'reobjective.D.TheyYestrict.

13.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeiniluencedbysocialbeliefs

14Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.Improvedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors1concepts.

D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Swap,Don'tshop!

Youkeephearingaboutrecycling,right?Butitdoesn'tendwithbottles,cans,andpaper.Clothingtakesahuge

amountofnaturalresources（資源）tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing（orthrowingoutoldclothing）isnot

healthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthoseperfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them

clothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?16.It'sthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfrom

yourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,howmuch

funishad.It'sreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

?Invite5—10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.17,andtheremaynotbeenoughthingstochoose

from;morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

?18Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir"new"clotheshome.

?Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom.19Placeafewmirrorsaroundyour

roomsopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrulesoftheswapshouldbethat

everyonemusttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem-thingsalwayslookdifferentwhenyouputthemon.

?Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever.20.Anddon'tforget

toputoutsomecookiesandfruits.Remember,it'saparty!

A.Lesspeoplethanthat

B.Holdaclothingswap

C.Iftwopeoplearecompeting

D.Justkeepmusicplayingthroughout

E.Donatewhateverclothesareleftover

F.Haveeveryoneputtheirclothesintherightspots

GTelleveryonetobringcleanclothesingoodcondition

第二部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項。

It*stheseasidebirdsthatdeserveatleastpartoftheblameforgettingNickBurchillblacklistedattheFairmont

EmpressHotelinVictoria,Canada.

Burchillwas21atthehotelonbusinessandplanningto22somefriendsinthearea.Theyhad

askedhimto23somepepperoni（辣香腸）frombackeast.Sohe24asuitcasefullofpepperoni.Ashe

was25thatitwouldbetoowarm,he26itoutonthetablenearanopenwindow.Hethoughthis

pepperoniwas27andwellchilled（冷去Qandhe28.

That'swhenthingswent29"Irememberwalkingdownthelong30andopeningthedoor

tomyroomtofindanentireflockofseagulls,Burchillsaidinarecentletterof31tothe4-starhotel.

"Theseagullsimmediatelywent32.Theyrushedtothewindow,30or40birdsalltryingto

33atthesametime,andpepperoni-everywhere.Thecurtainswerefallingdown,thelampswerefalling

down,Itwasareal34.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion（莽撞）.

“Ihave35andIadmitresponsibilityofmy36hesaidintheletter.cometoyou,

37,toapologizeforthe-damageIhad38causedandtoaskyouto39my

lifetimebanfromthehotel.^^

Hisletter40.Bannedfromthehotelsince2001.Burchillisnowwelcometocomeback,the

Fairmontsaid.

21.A.studyingB.stayingC.lookingD.packing

22.A.visitB.helpC.followD.make

23.A.sellB.haveC.bringD.taste

24.A.filledB.lockedC.abandonedD.lost

25.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.excitedD.worried

26.A.dugB.clearedC.cutD.laid

27.A.deliciousB.safeC.softD.ready

28.A.leftB.noddedC.waitedD.regretted

29.A.farB.funnyC.wrongD.blind

30.A.beachB.drivewayC.hallD.table

31.A.applicationB.apologyC.requestD.invitation

32.A.hungryB.deadC.missingD.wild

33.A.wakeupB.getoutC.takeoffD.breakin

34.A.messB.puzzleC.fightD.challenge

35.A.recoveredB.retiredC.escapedD.matured

36.A.sufferingB.plansC.madnessD.actions

37.A.handsinpocketB.noseintheairC.hatinhandD.feetontheground

38.A.indirectlyB.deliberatelyC.cautiouslyD.secretly

39.A.replaceB.rememberC.reconsiderD.renew

40.A.arrivedB.workedC.endedD.disappeared

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題L5分,滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheXiranCityWallisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedChina'slonghistory.It41(build)

originallytoprotectthecity42theTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletelyrestored(修復).Itispossible

43(walk)orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfromhereyoucanseestreamsof

peoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After44(spend)sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentatthewall,wedecideditwastimefor

someactionandwhat45(good)thantorideonapieceofhistory!

We46(hire)ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.Mybikewasoldandshaky47did

thejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogoall48wayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedlyyoucandoitintwo

hours,butwestoppedatthedifferentgatesand49(watchtower)tofakepicturesorjusttowatchthelocal

peoplegoingabouttheir50(day)routines.

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題：每小題1分分10分)

51.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作業(yè)，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯

誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

Lastweekourteacheraskedustofillinaquestionnaire.Oneofthequestionsare：Whowillyougointimesof

trouble?Herearetheresults.ManystudentssaytheywilltalktotheirfriendorclassmatesbecausetheyYeofthesame

ageandcanunderstandeachother.Somewillturnouttotheirparentsorteachersforhelp.Onlyalittlechoosetodeal

withtheproblemsonourown.Theiranswersalsoshowthattheydisliketalktoothers.Theykeptverymuchto

themselves.Inmyopinion,whereintrouble,weshouldseekhelpfromthosewetrustmostly.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

52.假定你是李華。你校計劃舉辦介紹中國傳統(tǒng)文化的主題班會，并在英文網(wǎng)站展示。請你寫一封郵件給外

國朋友Chris,向他了解哪些中國傳統(tǒng)文化更吸引外國友人。郵件內(nèi)容包括：

1.闡明寫信事由；

2.征求建議；

3.表示感謝。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫

2021年英語高考全國甲卷

（考區(qū)：四川、云南、貴州、廣西、西藏）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每圖所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

ATakeaview,theLandscape（風景）PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneof

today'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsare

theperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannual

competitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

Itwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbed

tothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,and

MikeShepherd（2011）

thoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingata

SkiddawinWinter

wonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassical

Cumbria,England

techniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,to

achievetheblack一and一whiteimage（圖像）.

IwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.Walking

TimothySmith（2014）upapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmall

MacclesfieldForestclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.The

Cheshire,EnglandsmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromthe

foregroundrightthroughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow-coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.

【答案】l.B2.A3.C

PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhino

calf（犀牛幼崽）.WhenthetinycreatureaiTivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthe

reserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownfor

beingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈養(yǎng)）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"Obviouslywe'reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcome

anothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,

isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butas

soonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingevery

day.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthe

calveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPort

LympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherand

greatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingthe

rhinosa"criticallyendangered^^status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPomLympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

【答案】4.D5.C6.A7.D

c

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuary

morning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendless

blue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuous

crashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeour

ownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,when

tryingacertaintrickonthebeam（橫桿）,Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,

helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,

shouting:"Safe!Safe!Safe!”Andthat'swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarless

welcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I've

traveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondoners

stoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothe

beam.Thenarail-thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT-shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.He

seemednottonoticethemannexttohim.Butsoon1caughtafewofhisglances.UIwasalocalhere20yearsago,"I

toldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.<4Safe,man.Safe/'

“Yeah,“Isaid.“Saffe.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safe!95probablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don*tworry!

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

BSportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

【答案】8.A9.B10.D11.C

D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let*sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentor

creativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisis

notasurprise.Ifssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothe

geniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofadifferentcoloror

belief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender（性別）are“really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart.,,Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:

absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we*reallpositionedtoseeflashes

ofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,

race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith

^intelligence,creativity,perseverance,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.^^

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors'standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfair.B.TheyYeconservative.

C.They'reobjective.D.They'restrict.

13.Whatcanweinferabout