天津高考英语真题及答案

1、绝密启用前2014 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）英语 笔试本试卷分为第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共130 分，考试用时100 分钟。第I 卷 1 至10 页，第 II 卷 11 至 12页。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。祝各位考生考试顺利！第I卷注意事项：1每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。2本卷共55 小题，共95 分。第一部分：英语知识运用（共

2、两节，满分45 分）第一节：单项填空（共巧小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）从 A、 B 、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。例： We feelour duty to make our country a better place.A itB thisC thatD one答案是A。1 Give me a chance， I 11 give you a wonderful surprise A ifB orC andD while2OK ， I11 fix your computer right now. Oh， take your time A I can't

3、stand itB I'm in no hurrvC That's a great ideaD It's not my cup of tea3 Wind is now the world's fastest growingof power.A source B senseC resultD root4 you start eating in a healthier way， weight control will become much easier A Unless B Although C Before D Once5 Anxiously ， she too

4、k the dress out of the package and tried it on， onlyit didn't fit A to find B foundC findingD having found6 the school，the village has a clinic， which was also built with government supportA In reply to B In addition toC In charge ofD In place of7 Clearly and thoughtfully ， the book inspires con

5、fidence in students who wish to seek their ownanswersA writingB to writeC writtenD being written8 Life is like ocean: Only strong-willed can reach the other shore Aan；theBthe；aCthe；D；a9 My parents alwaysgreat importance to my getting a good educationA haveB attachC acceptD pay10How long have you bee

6、n learning English?About four months.! Your English is so good.A . You can't be seriousB. You got itC. I couldn't agree moreD. I'm stuck11. We won't start the work until all the preparations .A . are being made B. will be made C. have been made D. had been made 12. English is a langu

7、age shared by several diverse cultures, uses it differently .A. all of whichB. each of whichC. all of them D. each of them13. The two countries are going to meet to some barriers to trade between them.A. make up B. use upC. turn down D . break down14. I think impresses me about his painting is the c

8、olours he uses.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. who15. the morning train , he would not have been late for the meeting.A . Did he catch B. Should he catch C. Has he caught D . Had he caught 第二节：完形填空（共 20小题：每小题分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。One night, when I was eight, my mother gently

9、 asked me a question I would never forget."Sweetie, my company wants to 16 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done 17 and allowing you to skip a grade （跳级）,but you'll have to 18 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?" She

10、gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 19 for the rest of the night. I had said "yes" 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 evening I'd 21 wait

11、for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call , however, could never replace her _ 22 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times .During my fourth-grade Christmas break , we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 23 apartment, I became 24 how lonely my mo

12、ther must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 25 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 26 family and work. 27 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice , but you could always make the best out of the situation, with

13、passion and a 28 attitude.Back home, I 29 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 30 to live in Rio all by herself , I, too, could learn to be 31. I learnt how to take care of myself and set highbut achievable 32.My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 33 ha

14、s really taught me. Sacrifices 34 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a 35 for me.16.A.attractB. promoteC.surpriseD. praise17.A.littleB. muchC.wellD. wrong18.A.leaveB. refuseC.contactD. forgive19.A.explainingB. sleepingC.wonderingD. regretting20.A.poorB. timelyC.finalD. tough21.A.

15、eagerlyB. politelyC.nervouslyD. curiously22.A.patienceB. presenceC.intelligenceD. influence23.A.comfortableB. expensiveC.emptyD. modern24.A.interested inB. aware ofC.doubtful aboutD. satisfied with25.A.whenB. whereC.whichD. that26.A.abandoningB. balancingC.,comparingD. mixing27ADepending onBSupplied

16、 withCFaced withDInsisting on28AdifferentBfriendlyCpositiveDgeneral29AcriticizedBinformedCwarnedDreminded30AmanagedBofferedCattemptedDexpected31AgratefulBenergeticCindependentDpractical32AexamplesBlimitsCrulesDgoals33AquestionBexperienceChistoryDoccasion34ApayoffBcome backCrun outDturn up35Ablessing

17、BgatheringCfailureD pleasure第二部分：阅读理解（共阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分，满分满分50 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm . It serves snacks （/、吃）， drinks, ice cream bars and meals You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your I

18、D cards at the Front Desk. Even 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 late at night， you can buy snacks， fast food， and drinks in the Lower Caf e located in the bottom level of the

19、 Douglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts， games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe， located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall ， is available for relaxing ， studying,cooking,and activities are held here for all international students.Hours are 10 am to 10 pm， clo

20、sed on SundaysHealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall ， the Wellness Centre is committed to physical， emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insur

21、ance Hours are Monday to Friday， 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here ， qualified volunteers will work with you on written work ， grammar， vocabulary， and other academic skills. You can sign up for an

22、 appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door: two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. This service is freeTransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle （班车） service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre， leaving from the Mattson Centre Operation hours are be

23、tween 9 am and 3 pm， Saturdays only. Round trip fare is 1 36 What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A Do homework and watch TV8 Buy drinks and enjoy concerts C Have meals and meet with friends.D Add money to your ID and play chess.37 Where and when can you cook your own food?A The Globe， Friday.B The

24、Lower Cafe， Sunday.C The TWU Cafeteria ， Friday.D The McMillan Hall ， Sunday. 38. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre_.A is open six days a weekB offers services free of chargeC trains students in medical careD gives advice on mental health39 How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A B

25、y applying online.B By calling the centre.C By filling in a sign-up form.D By going to the centre directly.40 What is the function of TWU Express?A To carry students to the lecture halls.B To provide students with campus toursC To take students to the Mattson CentreD To transport students to and fro

26、m the storesBA world-famous Canadian author， Margaret Atwood ， has created the world's first long-distance signing device （装置），the LongPen.After many tiring book-signing tours from city to city ， Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started h

27、er own company in 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Here's how it works： The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet （手写板） using a special pen. On the receiving end, in another city , a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. The author and fan c

28、an talk with each other via webcams （网络摄像机） and computer screens.Work on the LongPen began in Atwood's basement（ 地下室） At first ， they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to be The device went through several versions， including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inven

29、ting finally completed ， test runs were made in Ottawa， and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006 London Book Fair. From 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 becaus

30、e it copies the movement of the author in real time. It has several other potential applications It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another province The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are us

31、ed.“ It's really fun ，” said the owrrer of a bookstore， who was present for one of the test runs“Obviously you can't shake hands with the author， but there are chances for a connection that youdon't get from a regular book signing. ”The response to the invention hasn't been all favor

32、able Atwood has received criticism from authors who think she's trying to end book tours. But she said，“ It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldn't afford it.” 41 Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?A To set up her own compan

33、y.8 To win herself greater popularity.C To write her books in a new way.D . To make book signings less tiring .42. How does the LongPen work?A . It copies the author's signature and prints it on a book.B. It signs a book while receiving the author's signature.C. The webcam sends the author&#

34、39;s signature to another city.D . The fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself.43. What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?A . It has been completed but not put into use.B. The basement caught fire by accident.C. Some versions failed before its test run.D . The designers we

35、re well-prepared for the difficulty.44. How could the LongPen be used in the future?A . To draft legal documents .B. To improve credit card security.C. To keep a record of the author's ideas.D . To allow author and fan to exchange videos.45. What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6?A . Atw

36、ood doesn't mean to end book tours .B. Critics think the LongPen is of little use.C. Bookstore owners don't support the LongPen.D . Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost.CDad, “I say one day, "let's take a trip. Why don't you fly out and meet me?"My father had ju

37、st retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day , his thoughts, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower , I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.My father sees me dr

38、ifting aimlessly , nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City."What's our first stop?” asks my father.

39、“What time is it?”"Still don't have a watch?”Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite （花岗岩）, his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.“Unbelievable, “ he says “ How was this done?"A film in the information cent

40、er shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years 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 , no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice. Now I hear them in my own.The nex

41、t 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 father. We loved each other-but never said it.Whatever he could give me, he gave.”'d say about my father. Anwanhamy childTha

42、t last sentence- it's probably the same thing I to say about me.I have,in several placesIn Glacier National Park, my father says, “ I've never seen water so blue” of the world. I can keep traveling ， I realize-and maybe a regular job won'tbe as dull as I feared.Weeks after our trip， I ca

43、ll my father.“The photos from the trip are wonderful, ”he says. “Weve got to take another trip like that sometime ”I tell him I've decided to settle down ， and Im wearing a watch. 46. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the fathej.A followed the fashionB got bored with his jobC was unhappy

44、 with the author's lifestyleD liked the author's collection of stamps47 What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?A His father is interested in sculpture.B His father is as innocent as a little boy.C He should learn sculpture in the future.D He should pursue a specific aim in life 48 .

45、From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the authoj.A wants his children to learn from their grandfatherB comes to understand what parental love meansC learns how to communicate with his fatherD hopes to give whatever he can to his father49 What could be inferred about the author and his fathe

46、r from the end of the story?A The call solves their disagreementsB The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.C They decide to learn photography together.D They begin to change their attitudes to life.50 What could be the best title for the passage?A Love Nature， Love LifeB A Son Lost in AdventureC A Jou

47、rney with DadD The Art of TravelDPeople aren't walking any more if 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 parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry， either. I

48、had merely become one more victim of a national sickness ： motorosisIt is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in the tradition ofgoing to places on my own two legs. At that time ， we regarded 25 miles as a good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance

49、in ten hours as a sign of strength and did not occur to us that walking was a the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced and beat a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a

50、well-known British physician ， Sir Adolphe Abrahams， pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise the most familiar and natural of all.It was

51、Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees,flowers， 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，

52、but we have made it our way of life Many people don't dare to approach Nature any more； to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn gre

53、en.I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.51 What is the national sickness?A Walking too much.B Traveling too much.C Driving cars too much.D Climbing stairs too much.52 What was life like when the author w

54、as young?A People usually went around on foot.B People often walked 25 miles a day.C People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.D People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.53 The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that.A middle-aged people like getting back to natureB walking in nature hel

55、ps enrich one's mindC people need regular exercise to keep fitD going on foot prevents heart disease54 What is compared to“ a steel river”in Paragraph 6?A A queue of cars.8 A ray of traffic light.C A flash of lightning.D A stream of people55 What is the author's intention of writing this pas

56、sage?A To tell ， people to reflect more on life.B To recommend people to give up driving.C To advise people to do outdoor activities.D To encourage people to return to walking.绝密启用前2014 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）英语 笔试第n卷注意事项：1用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。2本卷共6 小题，共35 分。第三部分：写作第一节：阅读表达（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分）阅读短文，按照

57、题目要求用英语回答问题。Last December, Doris Low turned 90 . Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto , where she helps transform literature into braille (盲文)to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hearts and minds of blind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises for more than 40 yearsAfter working in the business world for a while , Low got fed