2014年天津市高考英语试卷

1、2014年天津市高考英语试卷第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1（1分）Give me a chance，_ I'll give you a wonderful surprise（）AifBorCandDwhile2（1分）Ok，I'll fix your computer right nowOh，take your time_（）AI can't stand itBI'm in no hurryCThat's a great ideaDIt's not my cup of tea3（1分）Wind is now the wo

2、rld's fastest growing _ of power（）AsourceBsenseCresultDroot4（1分）_ you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier（）AunlessBAlthoughCBeforeDOnce5（1分）Anxiously，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only _ it didn't fit（）Ato findBfoundCfindingDhaving f

3、ound6（1分）_ the school，the village has a clinic，which was also built with government support（）AIn reply toBIn addition toCIn charge ofDIn place of7（1分）Clearly and thoughtfully_，the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers（）AwritingBto writeCwrittenDbeing written8（1分）Lif

4、e is like _ ocean； Only _strongwelled can reach the other shore（）Aan； theBthe； aCthe；/D/； a9（1分）My parents always _ great importance to my getting a good education（）AhaveBattachCacceptDpay10（1分）How long have you been learning English？About four months_!Your English is so good（）AYou can't be seri

5、ousBYou got itCI couldn't agree moreDI'm stuck11（1分）We won't start the work until all the preparations _（）Aare being madeBwill be madeChave been madeDhad been made12（1分）English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，_ uses it differently（）Aeach of whichBall of whichCall of them

6、Deach of them13（1分）The two countries are going to meet to _ some barriers to trade between them（）Amake upBuse upCturn downDbreak down14（1分）I think _ impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses（）AwhatBthatCwhichDwho15（1分）_ the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting（）ADid

7、 he catchBShould be catchCHas he caughtDHad he caught第二节：完形填空（共1小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给A，B，C，D的四个选项中，选出最佳选项16（30分）One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget"Sweetie，my company wants to（16） me but needs me to work in BrazilThis is like

8、 your teacher telling that you've done （17） and allowing you to skip a grade（跳级），but you'll have to（18） your friendsWould you say yes to your teacher？"She gave me a hug and asked me to think about itI was puzzledThe question kept me （19） for the rest of the night I had said"yes&quo

9、t;but for the first time，I realized the（20） decisions adults had to make For almost four years，my mother would call us from Brazil every dayEvery evening I'd （21） wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my dayA phone call，however，could never replace her （22） and it was diffi

10、cult not to feel lonely at times During my fourthgrade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit herLooking at her large （23） apartment，I became（24） how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herselfIt was then（25） I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on （26） family and work（27

11、） difficult decisions，she used to tell me，you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice，but you could always make the best out of the situation，with passion and a （28） attitude Back home，I （29） myself that what my mother could do，I could，tooIf she （30） to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，c

12、ould learn to be（31） I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable（32） My mother is now back with usBut I will never forget what the （33） has really taught meSacrifices （34） in the endThe separation between us has proved to be（35） for me16AattractBpromoteCsurpriseDpraise17AlittleBmu

13、chCwellDwrong18AleaveBrefuseCcontactDforgive19AexplainingBsleepingCwonderingDregretting20ApoorBtimelyCfinalDtough21AeagerlyBpolitelyCnervouslyDcuriously22ApatienceBpresenceCintelligenceDInfluence23AComfortableBExpensiveCEmptyDModern24AInterested inBaware ofCdoubtfulDsatisfied with25AwhenBwhereCwhich

14、Dthat26AabandoningBbalancingCcomparingDmixing27ADepending onBsupplied withCFaced withDInsisting on28AdifferentBfriendlyCpositiveDgeneral29AcriticizedBinformedCwarnedDreminded30AmanagedBofferedCattemptedDexpected31AgratefulBenergeticCindependentDpractical32AexamplesBlimitsCrulesDgoals33AquestionBexpe

15、rienceChistoryDoccasion34Apay offBcome backCrun outDturn up35AblessingBgatheringCfailureDpleasure第二部分：阅读理解（共4小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）17（12.5分）A Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pmIt serves snacks ，drinks，ice cream bars and mealsYou can pay with cash or your ID cardsYou can add

16、 meal money to your ID cards at the Front DeskEven if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria，you can use the tables to eat your lunch，to have meetings and to study If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bot

17、tom level of the Gouglas CentreThis area is often used for entertainment such as concerts，games or TV watching Relaxation The Globe，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall，is available for relaxing，studying，cooking，and eatingMonthly activities are held here for all international studentsHours a

18、re 10am to 10pm，closed on Sundays Health Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall，the Wellness Centre is committed to physical，emotional and social healthA doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal adviceThe cost of this is icluded in your

19、medical insuranceHours are Monday to Friday，9am to noon and 1；00to 4；30pm Academic Support All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas HallHere，qualified volunteers will work with you on written work，grammar，vocabulary，and other academic skillsYou can sign up for an

20、appointment on the signup sheet outside the door two 30minute appointments per week maximumThis service is free Transportation The TWU Express is a shuttle serviceThe shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre，leaving from the Mattson CentreOperation hours are between 8am and

21、 3pmSaturdays onlyRound trip fare is $136What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria？ ADo homework and watch TVBBuy drinks and enjoy concertsChave meals and meet with friendsDAdd money to your ID and play chess37Where and when can you cook your own food？ AThe Globe，FridayBThe Lower Café，SundayCThe TWU

22、 Cafeteria，FridayDThe McMillan Hall，Sunday38The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre Ais open six days a weekBoffers services free of chargeCtrains students in medical careDgives advice on mental health39How can you seek help from the Writing Centre？ ABy applying onlineBBy calling the centreCBy f

23、illing in a signup formDBy going to the centre directly40What is the function of TWU Express？ ATo carry students to the lecture hallsBTo provide students with campus toursCTo take students to the Mattson CentreDTo transport students to and from the stores18（12.5分）A worldfamous Canadian author，Margar

24、et Atwood，has created the world's first longdistance signing device（装置），the LongPen After many tiringfrom city to city，Atwood thought there must be a better way to do themShe hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004Together they designed the LongPenHere's how it works

25、：The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet（手写板） using a special penOn the receiving end，in another city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the bookThe author and fan can talk with each other via webcams（网络摄像机） and computer screens Work on the LongPen began in

26、 Atwood's basement（地下室）At first，they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to beThe device went through several versions，including one that actually had smoke coming out of itThe investing finally completed，teat runs w ere made in Ottawa，and the LongPen was officially launched at the

27、2006London Book FairFrom here，Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real timeIt has several other potential applicationsIt could incre

28、ase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another provinceThe video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are used"It's really fun"，said the owner of a bookstore，who was present for one of the test runs"Ob

29、viously you can't shake hands with the author but there are chances for a connection that you don't get from a regular book signing The response to the invention has not been all favorableAtwood has received criticism from authors who think she is trying to end book toursBut she said，"I

30、t will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldn't afford it"41Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen？ ATo set up her own companyBTo win herself greater popularityCTo write her books in a new wayCTo make book signings less tiring42How d

31、oes the LongPen work？ AI copies the author's signature and prints it on a bookBIt signs a book while receiving the author's signatureCThe webcam sends the author's signature to another cityDThe fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself43What do we know about the invention of

32、 the LongPen？ AIt has been completed but not put into useBThe basement caught fire by accidentCSome versions failed before its test runDThe designers were wellprepared for the difficulty44How could the LongPen be used in the future？ ATo draft legal documentsBTo improve credit card securityCTo keep a

33、 record of the author's ideasDTo allow author and fan to exchange videos45What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5and 6？ AAtwood doesn't mean to end book toursBCritics think the LongPen is of little useCBookstore owners do not support the LongPenDPublishers dislike the LongPen for its high c

34、ost19（12.5分）"Dad，"I say one day .take a tripWhy don't you fly and meet me？" My father had just retired.His job filled his day，his thought，his lifeWhile he woke up and took a warm shower，I screamed under a freezing waterfall PeruWhile he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch，I

35、 rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks My father sees me drfting aimlessly，nothing to show for my 33years but a passport full of funny stampsHe wants me to settle down，but now I want him to find an adventure He agrees to travel with me through the national parksWe meet four weeks later in Rapid Cit

36、y"What is our first stop？"asks my father"What time is it？""Still don't have a watch？" Less than an hour away is Mount RushmoreAs he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite ，his mouth and eyes open slowly，like those of little boy"Unbelievable，"he

37、 says，"How was this done？" A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son We stare up and I ask myself，Would I ever devote my life to anything？ No directions，I always used to hear those words in my

38、father's voiceNow I hear them in my own The next day we're at Yellowstone National Park，where we have a picnic"Did you ever travel with your dad？I ask"Only once，"he says"I never spoke much with my fatherWe loved each otherbut never said itWhatever he could give me，he gave

39、" The kast sebtebceit's probably the same thing I's say about my fatherAnd what I'd want my child to say about me In Glacier National Park，my father says，"I've never seen water so blue"I have，in several places of the world，I can keep traveling，I realizeand maybe a regu

40、lar job won't be as dull as I feared Weeks after our trip，I call my father"The photos from the trip are wonderful，"he says"We have got to take another trip like that sometime" I tell him I've learn decided to settle down，and I'm wearing a watch46We can learn from Para

41、graphs 2and 3that the father Afollowed the fashionBgot bored with his jobCwas unhappy withDliked the author's collection of stamps47What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore？ AHis father is interested in sculptureBHis father is as innocent as a little boyCHe should learn sculpture in the fu

42、tureDHe should pursue a specific aim in life48From the underlined paragraph，we can see that the author Awants his children to learn from their grandfatherBcomes to understand what parental love meansClearns how to communicate with his fatherDhopes to give whatever he can to his father49What could be

43、 inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story？ AThe call solves their disagreementsBThe Swiss watch has drawn them closerCThey decide to learn photography togetherDThey begin to change their attitudes to life50What could be the best title for the passage？ ALove Nature，Love Life

44、BA Son Lost in AdventureCA Journey with DadDThe Art of Travel20（12.5分）People aren't walking any moreif they can figure out a way to avoid it I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcelThe journey is a matter of 281stepsBut I used the carAnd I wasn&#

45、39;t in ay hurry，either，I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness：motorosis It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legsAt that time，we regarded 25miles as good day's walk and the ability to cov

46、er such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skillIt did not occur to us that walking was a hardshipAnd the effect was lastingWhen I was 45years old I racedand beata teenage football player the 168steps up the Stature of Liberty Such enterprises today are regarded by many middleaged perso

47、ns as bad for the heartBut a wellknown British physician，Sir Adolphe Abrhams，pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need properis more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularlyAnd wlaking is an ideal form of exercisethe most familiar and natural of all It was Henry Thoreau who s

48、howed mankind the richness of going on footThe man walking can learn the trees，flower，insects，birds and animals，the significance of seasons，the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world，He cannot learn in a car The car is a convenient means of transport，but we have made it our way

49、of lifeMany people don't dare to approach Nature any more； to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threatTo them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete roadAnd much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green I say that the green of forest

50、s is the mind's best lightAnd none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting51What is the national sickness？ AWalking too muchBTraveling too muchCDriving cars too muchDClimbing stairs too much52What was life like when the author was young？ APeople usually went around on foot

51、Bpeople often walked 25miles a dayCPeople used to climb the Statue of LibertyDpeople considered a tenjhour walk as a hardship53The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that Amiddleaged people like getting back to natureBwalking in nature helps enrich one's mindCpeople need regular exercise to

52、keep fitDgoing on foot prevents heart disease54What is compared to"a steel river"in Paragraph6？ AA queue of carsBA ray of traffic lightCA flash of lightningDA stream of people55What is the author's intention of writing this passage？ ATo tell people to reflect more non lifeBTo recommend

53、 people to give up drivingCTo advise people to do outdoor activitiesDTo encourage people to return to walking第一节：阅读表达（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题21（10分）Last December，Doris Low turned 90Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind （CNIB） in Toronto，where she

54、helps transform literature into Braille （CNIB） to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hears and minds of blind readersShe has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises foe more than 40years After working in the business world for a while，Low got fed upSo she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library Low's mother liked readingAs her eyes began to fail，low read to herThen"hearing an advertisement encouraging people to learn Braille，I decided to give it a try&