2014年天津高考英语真题

1、2014年高考英语真题-（天津卷）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Give me a chance, V 11 give you a wonderful surprise, i. if B. or C. and D. while A.time.Oh, take your rightOk, I 11 fix your computer now. 2.*I cant stand it B. Im in no hurry C. Thats a great idea D.A.Its not my cup of teaWind is no

2、w the worlds fastest growing of power. 3. source B. sense C. result D. root a.becomewill control a start eating in healthier way, weight you 4-much easier.A. unless B. Although C. Before D. Once5. Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, onlyid didnt fitA. to find B. found C

3、. finding D. having found6. the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support.A. In reply to B. In addition to C. In charge of D. In place of7. Clearly and thoughtfully, the book inspires confidence in studentswho wish to seek their own answers.A. writing B. to write

4、 C. written D. being written8. Life the like ocean; Only strong-willed canreach the other shore.A. an; the B. the; a C. the ;/ D. / ; a9. My parents always great importance to my getting a good education.A. have B. attach C. accept D. pay10. How long have you been learning English?!Your Englishis so

5、 good.A. You cant be serious B. You got it C. I couldn, t agree more D. Imstuck11. We wont start the work until all the preparationsA. are being made B. will be made C. have been made D. had been made12. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, uses it differently.A. all of which B.

6、 each of which C. all of them D. each of them13. The two countries are going to meet to some barriersto trade between them.A. make up B. use up C. turn down D. break down14. I think impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses.A. what B. that C. which D. who15. the morning train, he would

7、not have been late for the meeting.A. Did he catch B. should be catch C. has he caught D. Had he caught第二节：完形填空（共20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。One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I wouldnever forget. uSweetie, my company wants to 16

8、 me but needs me to work .in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you, ve done 17 andallowing you to skip a grade（跳级），but you，11 have to 18 your friends.Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to thinkabout it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 19 for the rest

9、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 everyday. Everyevening Id 21 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never repla

10、ce 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. Lookingat her large 23 apartment, I became 24 how lonely my mother must havebeen in Brazil herself. It was then 25 I started to appreciate the tough .choices she had to ma

11、ke on 26 family and work. 27 difficult decisions, 7 she used to tell me, you wouldnt 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, too. If she .30 to live

12、 in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be31 . I learn .how to take care of myself and set high but achievable 32.My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the33 has really .taught me. Sacrifices 34 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be 35 for me.16. A. attr

13、act B. promote C. surprise D. praise17. A. littleB. much C. well D. wrong18. A. leave B. refuse C. contact D. forgive19. A. explaining B. sleeping C. wondering D. regretting20. A. poor B. timely C. final D. tough21. A. eagerly B. politely C. nervously D. curiously22. A. patience B. presence C. intel

14、ligence D. Influence23. A. Comfortable B. Expensive C. Empty D. Modern24. A. Interested in B. aware of C. doubtful D. satisfied with25. A. when B. where C. which D. that26. A. abandoning B. balancing C. comparing D. mixing27. A. Depending on B. supplied with C. Faced with D. Insisting on28. A. diffe

15、rent B. friendly C. positive D. general29. A. criticized B. informed C. warned D. reminded30. A. managed B. offered C. attempted D. expected31. A. grateful B. energetic C. independent D. practical32. A. examples B. limits C. rules D. goals33. A. questionB. experienceC.historyD.occasion34. A. pay off

16、 B. come back C. run out D. turn up35. A. blessingB. gatheringC.failureD.pleasure第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2. 5分，满分50分) AA Guide to the University FoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks (), drinks, ice creambars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal moneyto

17、 your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in thecafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings andto study.If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fastfood, and drinks in the Lower Cafe located in the bottom level of th

18、e GouglasCentre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, gamesor TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available forrelaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held herefor all international students. Hours are 10 a

19、m to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committedto physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available advice.personal or help medical immediate need or questions health have you ifThe cost of this is included in your m

20、edical insurance. Hours are Monday toFriday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of DouglasHall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up

21、 for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 - minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle () service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre.Operation hours

22、 are between Sam and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.36. What can you do in the TTO Cafeteria?A. Do homework and watch TVB. Buy drinks and enjoy concertsC. have meals and meet with friendsD. Add money to your ID and play chess37. Where and when can you cook your own food?A. The Globe, Fri

23、dayB. The Lower Cafe, SundayC. The TWU Cafeteria , FridayD. 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 Writ

24、ing Centre?A. By applying onlineB. By calling the centreC. By filling in a sign-up formD. By going to the centre directly40. 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 Centre.D. To transport

25、 students to and from the stores.BA world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created the worlds first long-distance signing device（装置）， the LongPen.After many tiringfrom city to city, Atwood thought theremust be a betterway to do them . She hired some technical experts and started her own

26、companyin 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Here, s how it works: The authorwrites a personal message and signature on a computer tablet （手 写板）usinga special pen. On the receiving end, in another city, a robotic arm fittedwith a regular pen signs the book. The author and fan can talk with ea

27、ch othervia webcams （网络摄像机）and computer screens oWork on the LongPen began in Atwoods basement （地下 室）. At first, they hadno idea it would be as hard as it turned out to be. The device went throughseveral versions, including one that actually had smoke coming out of it.The investing finally completed

28、, teat runs w ere made in Ottawa, and theLongPen 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 because it copies the potentia

29、l other several has It time, real in author the of movement applications. It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another province. The video exchange between signer andreceiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are used.Its really fun” , sa

30、id the owner of a bookstore, who was present for oneof the test runs. uObviously you cant shake hands with the author but thereare chances for a connection that you dont get from a regular book signing.The response to the invention has not been all favorable. Atwoodhas received criticism from author

31、s who think she is trying to end book tours.But shesaid, “It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to beforebecause the publishers couldn，t afford it.”41. Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?A. To set up her own companyB. To win herself greater popularityC. To write her bo

32、oks in a new wayD. To make book signings less tiring42. How does the LongPen work?A. I copies the authors signature and prints it on a book.B. It signs a book while receiving the author, s signature.C. The webcam sends the authors signature to another city.D. The fan uses it to copy the author s sig

33、nature 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 were well-prepared for the difficulty.44. How could the LongPen be used in the futu

34、re?A. To draft legal documents.B. To improve credit card securityC. To keep a record of the author s ideas.D. To allow author and fan to exchange videos45. What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6?A. Atwood doesnt mean to end book tours.B. Critics think the LongPen is of little useC. Bookstore

35、 owners do not support the LongPenD. Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high costc“Dad, I say one day . . take a trip. Why don，t you fly and meet me?”My father had just reired. His job filled his day, histhought, hislife. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezingwaterf

36、all Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I roweda boat across Lake of the Ozarks.My father sees me drfting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I wanthim to find an adventure.He agrees to travel with

37、 me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.“ What is our first stop?” asks my father.“What time is it?”“Still dont have a watch?”Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidentscarved in granite (), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like thos

38、e of littleboy.uUnbelievable, “ he says, uHow 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, Ialways used to

39、 hear those words in myfathers voice.Now 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.uOnly once, “ he says. I never spoke much with my father. We loved eachotherbut never said it. Whatever he could give me, h

40、e gave.”The kast sebtebceits probably the same thing Is say aboutmy father.And what I, d want my child to say about me. In Glacier National Park, my father says, Ive never seen water so blue.I have, in several places of the world, I can keep traveling, I realizeand maybe a regular job won t be as du

41、ll 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 Ive learn decided to settle down, and Im wearing a watch.46. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the fatherA. followed the fa

42、shionB. got bored with his jobC. was unhappy withD. liked the author, s collection of stamps47. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?A. His father is interested in sculptureB. His father is as innocent as a little boyC. He should learn sculpture in the futureD. He should pursue a specific

43、aim in life.48. From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author.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

44、 author and his father from the end of the story?A. The call solves their disagreementsB. The Swiss watch has drawn them closerC. 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 S

45、on Lost in AdventureC. A Journey with DadThe Art of TravelDPeople aren，t walking any moreif they can figure out a wayto avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to maila small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car.And I wasnt in ay hurry

46、, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune (), for I was bred inthe tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded25 miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance

47、 in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking wasa hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced - andbeata teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as ba

48、d forthe heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir AdolpheAbrhams, pointedout recently that hearts and bodies need proper is morelikely to haveillnesses than one who exercises regularly. And wlaking is an ideal form of exercise the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showe

49、d mankind the richness of going on foot. Theman walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, thesignificance 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 w

50、ay oflife. Many people dont dare to approach Nature any more; to them the worldthey 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 green.I say that the green of fore

51、sts is the minds 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 muchB. Traveling too muchC. Driving cars too muchD. Climbing stairs too much.52. What was life like when the author was young?A. People usually went a

52、round on foot.B. people often walked 25 miles a dayC. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.D. people considered a ten-jhour walk as a hardship.53. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove thatA. middle-aged people like getting back to natureB. walking in nature helps enrich one s mindC. peop

53、le need regular exercise to keep fitD. going on foot prevents heart disease54. What is compared to “a steel rivern in Paragraph6?A. A queue of carsB. A ray of traffic lightC. A flash of lightningD. A stream of people55. What is the authors intention of writing this passage?A. To tell people to refle

54、ct more non life.B. To recommend people to give up drivingC. To advise people to do outdoor activitiesD. To encourage people to return to walking第II卷第三部分：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，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。Last December, Doris Low turned 90. Once a week she still drives to theCanadian National Institute

55、for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, where she helpstransform literature into Braille () to bring the power of story and knowledgeto the hears and minds of blind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises foe more than 40 years. After working in the business world for a

56、while, Low got fed up. So she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.Lows mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail, low read to her. Then“ hearing an advertisement encouraging people to learn Braille, I decidedto give it a try. In 1973, she was certified as

57、a braille transcriber (转译者)and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the CNIB library.The job was strenuousshe could get to the end of a page,make a mistake .on the last line, and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years, low also worked in the CNIB sound studio reading books onto tape.Three yearsago, she took up proofreading （校对）at the CNIBs word factory.In April, during Volunteer Week, the CNIB recognized Low for her greatcontribu