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2021 年 1 月浙江选考 英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)（略）
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
(2021·浙江1月选考，阅读A）
More than 25 years ago，Saroo Brierley lived in rural(农村) India.One day，he played with
his brother along the rail line and fell asleep.When he woke up and found himself alone，the 4-
yearold decided his brother might be on the train he saw in front of him—so he got on.
That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city.He lived on the
streets，and then in an orphanage(孤儿院)．There，he was adopted by an Australian family and
flown to Tasmania.
As he writes in his new book，A Long Way Home，Brierley couldn’t help but wonder about
his hometown back in India.He remembered landmarks，but since he didn’t know his town’s
name，finding a small neighborhood in a vast country proved to be impossible.
Then he found a digital mapping program.He spent years searching for his hometown in the
program’s satellite pictures.In 2011，he came across something familiar.He studied it and realized
he was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’seye view.He thought，“On the
righthand side you should see the threeplatform train station”—and there it was.“And on the lefthand
side you should see a big fountain”—and there it was.Everything just started to match.
When he stood in front of the house where he grew up as a child，he saw a lady standing in the
entrance.“There’s something about me，” he thought—and it took him a few seconds but he
finally remembered what she used to look like.
In an interview Brierley says，“My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered.But
she came forth and walked forward，and I walked forward，and my feelings and tears and the
chemical in my brain，you know，it was like a nuclear fusion(核聚变)．I just didn’t know what
to say，because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true.And here I am，standing
in front of her.”
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。4岁的Saroo Brierley与哥哥在铁路边玩耍时睡着了，醒来后他
误上了一列火车，被带到了千里之外的陌生城市，从此流落他乡，后来他被一个澳大利亚家
庭收养。多年后，他通过研究数字地图，并凭着对家乡的记忆，成功找到了在印度的家乡，
最终和家人团聚。
21．Why was Brierley separated from his family about 25 years ago?A．He got on a train by mistake.
B．He got lost while playing in the street.
C．He was taken away by a foreigner.
D．He was adopted by an Australian family.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段的“he played with his brother...so he got on”和第二段内容可
知，Brierley和哥哥在铁路边玩耍时睡着了，醒来后他误上了一列火车，被带到了千里之外
的陌生城市，与家人分开。故选A。
22．How did Brierley find his hometown?
A．By analyzing old pictures.
B．By travelling all around India.
C．By studying digital maps.
D．By spreading his story via his book.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Then he found a digital mapping program.”“He studied
it...Everything just started to match.”可知，Brierley通过研究数字地图找到了他的家乡。
23．What does Brierley mainly talk about in the interview?
A．His love for his mother.
B．His reunion with his mother.
C．His long way back home.
D．His memory of his hometown.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据题干中的“interview”可将解题信息定位至最后一段。根据最后一
段的“My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered...here I am，standing in front of her.”可
知，Brierley在采访中主要讲述了他和母亲团聚的情景。
B
(2021·浙江1月选考，阅读B）
At the start of the 20th century，an American engineer named John Elfreth Watkins made
predictions about life today.His predictions about slowing population growth，mobile phones and
increasing height were close to the mark.But he was wrong in one prediction：that everybody would
walk 10 miles a day.
Today，in Australia，most children on average fall 2,000 steps short of the physical activity
they need to avoid being overweight.In the early 1970s,40 per cent of children walked to school，while
in 2010，it was as low as 15 per cent.
The decline is not because we have all become lazy.Families are pressed for time，many with
both parents working to pay for their house，often working hours not of their choosing，living incardependent neighborhoods with limited public transport.
The other side of the coin is equally a deprivation: for health and wellbeing，as well as lost
opportunities(机会) for children to get to know their local surroundings.And for parents there are lost
opportunities to walk and talk with their young scholar about their day.
Most parents will have eagerly asked their child about their day ，only to meet with a
“good”， quickly followed by “I’m hungry”．This is also my experience as a mother.But
somewhere over the daily walk more about my son’s day comes out.I hear him making sense of
friendship and its limits.This is the unexpected and rare parental opportunity to hear more.
Many primary schools support walking schoolbus routes(路线)，with days of regular，
parentaccompanied walks.Doing just one of these a few times a week is better than nothing.It can be
tough to begin and takes a little planning—running shoes by the front door，lunches made the night
before，umbrellas on rainy days and hats on hot ones—but it’s certainly worth trying.
语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。由于生活节奏快、时间不足，澳大利亚的很多孩子行走步数大
大减少，这对孩子的身心健康不利。文中作者通过自己的经历证明了和孩子一起步行的好处，
并建议人们尽可能多步行。
24．Why does the author mention Watkins’ predictions in the first paragraph?
A．To make comparisons.
B．To introduce the topic.
C．To support her argument.
D．To provide examples.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“But he was wrong in one prediction：that everybody
would walk 10 miles a day.”以及下文对孩子们行走步数大幅下降及其原因和影响的介绍可知，
作者提到Watkins的预测是为了引出话题。
25．What has caused the decrease in Australian children’s physical activity?
A．Plain laziness. B．Health problems.
C．Lack of time. D．Security concerns.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段的“The decline is not because we have all become lazy.Families
are pressed for time...”可知，在澳大利亚，孩子们的体育活动变少是因为时间不足。
26．Why does the author find walking with her son worthwhile?
A．She can get relaxed after work.
B．She can keep physically fit.
C．She can help with her son’s study.
D．She can know her son better.
答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第五段的“But somewhere over the daily walk...to hear more.”可知，
作者在与儿子一起散步时，儿子会跟她分享自己的想法，从而使作者能够更好地了解儿子，
因此作者认为与儿子一起散步是值得的。
C
(2021·浙江1月选考，阅读C）
Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees(黑猩猩)
use to communicate.They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to one another with
a “vocabulary” of 66 gestures.The scientists discovered this by following and filming groups of
chimps in Uganda，and examining more than 5,000 incidents of these meaningful exchanges.
Dr Catherine Hobaiter，who led the research，said that this was the only form of intentional
communication to be recorded in the animal kingdom.Only humans and chimps，she said，had a
system of communication where they deliberately sent a message to another group member.
“That’s what’s so amazing about chimp gestures，” she said.“They’re the only thing
that looks like human language in that respect.”
Although previous research has shown that apes and monkeys can understand complex
information from another animal’s call，the animals do not appear to use their voices intentionally
to communicate messages.This was a significant difference between calls and gestures，Dr Hobaiter
said.
Chimps will check to see if they have the attention of the animal with which they wish to
communicate.In one case，a mother presents her foot to her crying baby，signalling：“Climb on
me.” The youngster immediately jumps on to its mother’s back and they travel off together.“The
big message from this study is that there is another species(物种) out there that is meaningful in its
communication，so that’s not unique to humans，” said Dr Hobaiter.
Dr Susanne Shultz，an evolutionary biologist from the University of Manchester，said the
study was praiseworthy in seeking to enrich our knowledge of the evolution of human language.But，
she added，the results were “a little disappointing”．
“The vagueness of the gesture meanings suggests either that the chimps have little to
communicate，or we are still missing a lot of the information contained in their gestures and
actions，” she said.“Moreover，the meanings seem to not go beyond what other animals convey
with nonverbal communication.So，it seems the gulf remains.”
语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。研究者称他们已经翻译出了野生黑猩猩用来交流的手势语的含
义，它们用66种手势来传递19种特定的信息。
27．What do chimps and humans have in common according to Dr Hobaiter?
A．Memorizing specific words.
B．Understanding complex information.
C．Using voices to communicate.
D．Communicating messages on purpose.答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，Hobaiter博士说，只有人类和黑猩猩有这样
一个交流系统，在这个系统中人类和黑猩猩故意向其他成员发送信息，故选D。
28．What did Dr Shultz think of the study?
A．It was well designed but poorly conducted.
B．It was a good try but the findings were limited.
C．It was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable.
D．It was a failure but the methods deserved praise.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“the study was praiseworthy...the results were ‘a little
disappointing’”可知，Shultz博士认为这项研究是值得称赞的，它试图丰富我们关于人类
语言进化的知识，但同时她也说研究的结果“有点令人失望”，故选B。
29．What does the underlined word “gulf” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Difference. B．Conflict.
C．Balance. D．Connection.
答案 A
解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的内容可知，Shultz博士认为黑猩猩手势的含义具有模糊
性，而且这些手势的含义似乎并不能超越其他动物通过非语言交流所传达的信息，所以分歧
是依然存在的，故画线词的含义与A项最为接近。
30．Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．Chimpanzee Behaviour Study Achieved a Breakthrough
B．Chimpanzees Developed Specific Communication Skills
C．Chimpanzees：the Smartest Species in the Animal Kingdom
D．Chimpanzee Language：Communication Gestures Translated
答案 D
解析 标题归纳题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“have translated the meaning of gestures that
wild chimpanzees(黑猩猩) use to communicate”可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究结果，即研究
人员翻译出了野生黑猩猩用来交流的手势语的含义，故D项作本文标题最佳。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
(2021·浙江1月选考，七选五）
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。
You run into the grocery store to pick up one bottle of water.You get what you need，head to
the front，and choose the line that looks fastest.
You chose wrong.People who you swear got in other lines long after you are already checked
out and off to the parking lot. 31
It turns out，it’s just math working against you；chances are，the other line really is faster.Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout to get all their customers through with
minimum delay. 32 Any small interruption—a price check，a chatty customer—can have
downstream effects，holding up an entire line.
If there are three lines in the store，delays will happen randomly at different registers.Think
about the probability： 33 So it’s not just in your mind: Another line probably is moving
faster.
Researchers have a good way to deal with this problem.Make all customers stand in one
long，snaking line—called a serpentine line—and serve each person at the front with the next
available register. 34 This is what they do at most banks and fastfood restaurants.With a serpentine
line，a long delay at one register won’t unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it.Instead，it
will slow down everyone a little bit but speed up checkout overall.
35 It takes many registers to keep one line moving quickly，and some stores can’t afford
the space or manpower.So wherever your next wait may be：Good luck.
A．Why does this always seem to happen to you?
B．So why don’t most places encourage serpentine lines?
C．Some of them may have stood in a queue for almost an hour.
D．The chances of your line being the fastest are only one in three.
E．How high is the probability that you are in the fastest waiting line?
F．With three registers，this method is much faster than the traditional approach.
G．But sometimes，as on a Sunday afternoon，the system gets particularly busy.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。当你排队结账的时候，是不是总会感觉别的结账队伍比你的
快呢？作者告诉我们情况可能真的是这样。
31．答案 A
解析 上文描述了你排队结账时，发现自己排的队伍总是比别的队伍慢这一现象，下文的
“It turns out”“chances are，the other line really is faster”点明了结论，所以空处应为对该现
象提出的疑问。结合选项来看，只有A项的内容与结论的内容相匹配。
32．答案 G
解析 空前提到食品杂货店希望将结账等待时间降到最低，空后提到任何小小的干扰都会拖
慢整个队伍，两者形成转折，空处应明确转折关系，G项符合语境。G项中的busy呼应下
文的“interruption”“holding up an entire line”。
33．答案 D
解析 空前的probability与D项中的chances和one in three呼应，同时D项与空后一句“So
it’s not just in your mind：Another line probably is moving faster.”呼应，符合语境。
34．答案 F
解析 前一段提到如果商店中排起了三个结账的队伍，那么结账时延误情况的出现是随机的。
本段提到研究人员为解决这一问题，想出了一个好办法：让所有人排成一队，排在最前面的人到可用的收银机处结账。F项能很好地承接上文，同时F项中的this method是空后This的
指代对象。
35．答案 B
解析 空后一句解释了为什么很多商店不采用只排一个队伍结账的办法。B项符合语境。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
(2021·浙江1月选考，完形填空）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
Last year I decided to do some volunteer work.I began to 36 on the Internet and
discovered Volunteer USA.Three months later I 37 myself on a plane to Phoenix，Arizona.I
was 38 at the thought of living with loads of new people for three months.However，within
fifteen minutes of 39 ，my worries had gone.Everyone was so 40 and likeminded that it
was very 41 to feel at home.
I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8day 42 .We had to 43
everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked.It may not seem like a 44 way
but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack，my legs were on fire.
My job was to 45 a stairway out of rock.This 46 climbing up and down the side of
a mountain inhabited(栖息) by mountain lions，although I should say they were only heard，never
47 .
Three days later，a beautiful stairway came into being.The 48 of knowing that my
49 will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.
But on the last night we were 50 in a thunderstorm.I woke up at midnight to find a
swimming pool in my tent.The temperature was close to 51 .I had to spend the rest of the night
trembling in the only 52 part of my tent.
53 ，I suffered a lot.But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I 54
.I think I am much 55 for having taken part in the project.
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者去年去科罗拉多国家森林当志愿者的经历，虽
然期间吃了很多苦，但这次经历让他变得更坚强。
36．A.calculate B．negotiate
C．advertise D．research
答案 D
解析 根据后文“on the Internet and discovered”可知，作者开始在互联网上研究(research)做
志愿者的相关信息，然后发现了Volunteer USA。calculate计算；negotiate协商；advertise做
广告。
37．A.imagined B．introducedC．enjoyed D．found
答案 D
解析 三个月后，作者发现(found)自己坐上了前往亚利桑那州菲尼克斯的飞机。
38．A.annoyed B．surprised
C．scared D．excited
答案 C
解析 根据下文中的“my worries had gone”可知，此处表示作者一想到要和许多陌生人一
起生活三个月就很担心。scared害怕的，担心的，恐惧的。
39．A.arriving B．sleeping
C．thinking D．walking
答案 A
解析 根据下文中的“...my worries had gone.Everyone was so...feel at home”可知，到达后不
到15分钟，作者的担忧就消失了。
40．A.confident B．friendly
C．energetic D．curious
答案 B
解析 根据上文中的“my worries had gone”和下文中的“likeminded”“feel at home”可知，
此处表示每个人都很友好(friendly)。
41．A.funny B．good
C．lucky D．easy
答案 D
解析 每个人都很友好，大家志趣相投，因此很容易(easy)感到自在。
42．A.tour B．project
C．campaign D．course
答案 B
解析 根据文章末尾的“the project”可知，选B。此处是原词复现。
43．A.drop B．make
C．carry D．buy
答案 C
解析 根据下文中的“with a heavy pack”可知，此处表示“我们必须携带(carry)我们需要的
所有东西”。
44．A.nice B．safe
C．long D．quick
答案 C
解析 根据上文中的“walk three miles”和下文中的“but in 35℃ heat...on fire”可知，此处表示这段路程可能看起来不长(long)。
45．A.build B．test
C．clean D．guard
答案 A
解析 根据下文中的“a beautiful stairway came into being”可知，此处表示作者的工作就是
用岩石建造(build)阶梯。
46．A.helped B．ended
C．allowed D．meant
答案 D
解析 这意味着(meant)要在有美洲狮栖居的山上爬上爬下。
47．A.hunted B．trained
C．seen D．fed
答案 C
解析 根据上文中的“they were only heard”可知，此处表示作者没见过(seen)美洲狮。
48．A.satisfaction B．ambition
C．expectation D．intention
答案 A
解析 此处表示“知道我的工作成果(work)将会在未来数年都保留在这个山坡上，我有巨大
的满足感(satisfaction)”。
49．A.work B．memory
C．record D．story
答案 A
解析 参见上题解析。
50．A.left B．caught
C．attacked D．separated
答案 B
解析 但是最后一个晚上，作者他们遇上了雷雨。be caught in陷入，遇到。
51．A.boiling B．average
C．normal D．freezing
答案 D
解析 根据下文中的“I had to spend the rest of the night trembling”可知，此处表示温度几乎
到了冰点(freezing)。
52．A.tidy B．dry
C．new D．soft
答案 B解析 根据上文中的“find a swimming pool in my tent”可知，作者的帐篷进水了，故此处表
示帐篷里仅有的干的(dry)地方。
53．A.By the way B．Regardless of that
C．Needless to say D．In either case
答案 C
解析 根据上文描述的内容可知，此处表示不用说(Needless to say)，作者吃了很多苦。
54．A.survived B．resisted
C．escaped D．recovered
答案 A
解析 但是作者知道，不管生活中要面对什么，作者都在那里，挺了过来。survive生存，
存活。
55．A.smarter B．stronger
C．happier D．busier
答案 B
解析 根据语境可知，此处表示参加这个项目让作者变得更坚强(stronger)。
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
(2021·浙江1月选考，语法填空）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
In a study of 33 years of trends in Body Mass Index(体重指数) across 200 countries, the
scientists found that people worldwide are getting heavier 56. that most of the rise is due
to gains in BMI in rural areas.
BMI is an internationally recognized measurement tool 57. gives an indication of
whether someone is a healthy weight.It is calculated by dividing a 58. (person) weight in
kg by their height in meters squared，and a BMI of between 19 and 25 59. (consider)
healthy.
The study found that between 1985 and 2017，average rural BMI increased 60. 2.1
in women and men.In cities，however，the gain 61. (be) 1.3 in women and 1.6 in men.The
researchers described “striking changes” in the geography of BMI.In 1985，urban men and
women in more than three quarters of the countries 62. (study) had higher BMIs than men
and women in rural areas.But 30 years later，the BMI difference between urban and rural people in
many countries had narrowed 63. (sharp)．
This may be due to some disadvantages for people 64. (live) in the countryside，
including 65. (low) levels of income and education，higher costs of healthy foods，and
fewer sports facilities.
语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。一项研究发现，世界各地的人们体重增加了，这主要是因为乡
村居民体重指数升高了。56．答案 and
解析 考查并列连词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用 and连接两个并列的宾语从句，作
found的宾语。
57．答案 that/which
解析 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是tool，指物，且关
系词在从句中作主语，故用that/which。
58．答案 person’s
解析 考查名词所有格。空前是a，空后是名词weight，此处表示“一个人的体重”，故用
所给词的所有格形式。
59．答案 is considered
解析 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。此处表述客观情况，故用一般现在时；主语a BMI表示
单数意义，与consider之间是被动关系，故用is considered。
60．答案 by
解析 考查介词。此处表示升高的幅度，故用介词by。
61．答案 was
解析 考查时态。根据上文中的between 1985 and 2017可知，此处也在描述过去的情况，故
用一般过去时。
62．答案 studied
解析 考查非谓语动词。句中已经有谓语动词had，故本空是非谓语动词作后置定语。study
与主语men and women是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词。
63．答案 sharply
解析 考查副词。空处修饰动词narrow，故用副词sharply，意为“急剧地，大幅度地”。
64．答案 living
解析 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处作定语修饰people，live与people是逻辑
上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作定语。
65．答案 lower
解析 考查形容词的比较级。根据后面的“higher”“fewer”可知，此处也用形容词比较级，
故填lower。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
(2021·浙江1月选考，应用文写作）
假定你是李华，下周有新西兰学生访问你校，你将作为学生代表致欢迎辞。请为此写一篇发
言稿，内容包括：
1．表示欢迎；
2．介绍活动安排；3．表达祝愿。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考范文
Dear friends，
We feel so delighted by your visit and I’m extending our warmest welcome to you on behalf
of our school.
We have made a detailed arrangement for you.First，you’ll be shown around our school and
have lunch at a local restaurant，where you can have a taste of authentic Chinese food.Then a talk
concerning Chinese and New Zealand culture is scheduled to deepen mutual understanding.Aiming
to promote our friendship further，we also plan to organize a friendly basketball match.
We sincerely hope you have a rewarding and memorable time!
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
(2021·浙江1月选考，读后续写）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Pumpkin(南瓜) carving at Halloween is a family tradition.We visit a local farm every October.In
the pumpkin field ， I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest
pumpkin.My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home，and as the eldest child I
have an advantage—I carried an 85pounder back last year.
This year，it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14yearold brother，
Jason，was the winner.Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides，but I
was determined to prove my point.All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table，with my mom
filming the annual event.I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would
settle the matter，but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting on the table，hole uppermost，I bent over and pressed my head
against the opening.At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then，as I went on with my task，
unwilling to quit，my nose briefly prevented entry.Finally I managed to put my whole head into
it，like a cork(软木塞) forced into a bottle.I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting
on my shoulders.
My excitement was shortlived.The pumpkin was heavy.“I’m going to set it down ，
now，” I said，and with Jason helping to support its weight，I bent back over the table to give
it somewhere to rest.It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going
to be less straightforward than getting in.When I pulled hard，my nose got in the way.I got into a
panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle，but
it was no use.“I can’t get it out！” I shouted，my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the
enclosed space.注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer.
Paragraph 2：
That video was posted the day before Halloween.
参考范文
Paragraph 1：
I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer.During the process，the voices
from outside were oddly calm.My mom was amused，suggesting “Don’t use up all your
oxygen”．My smallest brother was singing a song I couldn’t make out.Fortunately，my dad came
to respond to my shout.He helped pull my head hard.Finally，I was rescued with messy hair and
a sore nose，and it was only then that I realized my mom had been filming the whole time.And she
said she was going to upload the video online.
Paragraph 2：
That video was posted the day before Halloween.To our surprise，by the end of that day it
had over 1,000 views.Next morning，we got 5 a．m.calls from local media—the video started
racking up hundreds of thousands of views.When Jason and I went on a youth camp，I was
recognized by children I’d never met.The pumpkin also became a minor celebrity.
