2021年全国乙卷高考英语试题.pdf

2021年全国乙卷高考英语试题 （河南、山西、江西、安徽、甘肃、青海、内蒙古、黑龙江、吉林、宁夏、新疆、陕西） 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40分） 第一节 （共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30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 The Biggest Stadiums in the World People have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece. In around 80 A.D., the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the world’s best known stadiumand continues to inform contemporary design. Rome’s Colosseumwas 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances, seating 50,000 people. However, that was small fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000 people. These days, safety regulations-not to mentionthe modern sports fan’s desire for a goodview and comfortable seat—tend to keep stadium capacities （容量） slightly lower. Even soccer fans tend to have a seat each; gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match. For the biggest stadiums in the world, we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far, which ranks them by their stated permanent capacity, as well as updated information from official stadium websites. All these stadiums are still funtiona1, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport. ·Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang D.P.R. Korea. Capacity 150,000. Opened May 1,1989. ·Michigan Stadium, AnnArbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity 107,601. Opened October 1, 1927. ·Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U. S. Capacity 106,572. Opened September 17, 1960. ·Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U. S. Capacity 104,944. Opened October 7,1922. ·Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity 102,512. Opened September 24, 1927. 21. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold? A. 104,944. B. 107,601. C. About 150,000. D. About 250,000. 22. Of the following stadiums, which is the oldest? A. Michigan Stadium. B. Beaver Stad