天津市2020年高考英语考试真题与答案解析

天津市2020年高考[英语]考试真题与答案解析第一部分：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）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：Standoverthere___________you’llbeabletoseeitbetter.A.or B.and C.but D.while答案是B。1.Jimsayswe______stayinhishouseaslongasweleaveitcleanandtidy.A.must B.can C.need D.should2.—Youareagreatswimmer.—Thanks.It’sbecauseI______alotthesedays.A.havebeenpractising B.waspractising C.wouldpractise D.hadpractised3.—NexttimeyouvisitBob,remembertogivehimacallinadvance.—______.Iwill.A.Mypleasure B.Nowonder C.Goodpoint D.Nevermind4.______uspreparefortheexam,theteachersuggestedreadingthroughournotes.A.Tohelp B.Helped C.Helping D.Beinghelped5.—ShallIorderataxiforSarahtogototheairporttonight?—______.I’lldriveherthere.A.Haveatry B.Don’tmentionitC.Don’tbother D.Goahead6.Dr.Rowan,______secretaryresignedtwoweeksago,hashadtodoallhisowntyping.A.whose B.ofwhom C.ofwhich D.which7.AccordingtoProfessorJohnson,wedon’thavetoreadthebookifwedon’twantto,asitis______.A.worthwhile B.necessary C.optional D.serious8.IneverworriedaboutmysonwhileIwasawaybecausemymother______him.A.drankatoastto B.playedajokeonC.keptaneyeon D.madeanapologyto9.Thenumberofmedicalschoolsreached18intheearly1990sand______aroundthatleveleversince.A.areremaining B.haveremained C.isremaining D.hasremained10.—Whydopeoplelikepopmusic?Ihateitsomuch.—______itisnotyourstyle,thatdoesn’tmeanitisbad.A.Onlyif B.Eventhough C.Nowthat D.Incase11.WeofferedtogiveSharonaridehome,butshe______,sayingthatshefeltlikewalking.A.understood B.accepted C.compromised D.declined12.Formyfifthbirthday,mymotherbakedmeacake______amonkey.A.intheshapeof B.beyondthereachof C.atthemercyof D.onthesideof13.Wecan’t______buyinganewprinterforourcompany.Theonewehavedoesn’twork.A.takeup B.carryout C.keepon D.putoff14.Thedancer’sincredibleperformancehadtheaudienceonitsfeet______for10minutesattheendoftheshow.A.beingclapped B.clap C.clapped D.clapping15.Thestudentcompletedthisexperimenttomakecometrue______ProfessorJosephhadsaid.A.that B.what C.when D.where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各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。DetectiveAshleyJonesworksatapolicedepartmentinEngland.Hehasrecentlymadeasignificant 16—lonelinessisaserioussocialproblemthatcancontributetodepressionandevencrimes,butitcanbe 17 inacleverway.The 18 ?Chatbenches.Jonesgottheideaafterhehadtalkedwithanelderlyladywhohadbeencheatedofher 19 .Theladywouldgetacallfromastrangereverymorningwho 20 madeherbelievethathewasherfriend,andthenshelenthimabout£31,000.Joneswas21whenshesaidthatshedidn’tactually 22 beingcheated.“Otherwise,Iwouldneverspeaktoanotherpersonforweeksonend,”shesaid.ThisledJonestotheconclusionthattherearetoomanyextremely 23 peopleinhiscommunity,whoareeasytargetsofcheating.Sohe 24 todosomethingaboutit.He 25 thepolicedepartmenttoallowhimto 26 acoupleof“chatbenches”intwooftheirlocalparks.Thenhehungacolorfulsignoneachofthebenchesthat 27 ：“HAPPYTOCHAT”.Justafewdaysafterthesignswentup,hefoundpeoplesittingthereandengaginginactiveand 28 conversations.Theideaiscatchingon 29 .Therearenowover40chatbenchesthroughoutEngland.MorenewchatbencheshavesprungupacrosstheUKandbeyond.Allwhoparticipatedhavegaineda（n） 30 outcomefromgettinginvolved.Jones’ideahasbeenfully 31 —the“HAPPYTOCHAT”bencheshelp 32 theinvisiblesocialbarrierthatkeepspeoplefromsayinghello.Thiseffortisnotjusta（n） 33 atbeingcommunityminded—it’salsoa 34 measure.Itpreventspeoplewhoarecutofffromsocietyfallingvictimtocheaters.TheChatBenchisafantasticnewprojectthat 35 thoseofallagestointeractandgettoknoweachotherinthefuture.16.A.choice B.discovery C.visit D.promise17.A.experienced B.suffered C.prevented D.felt18.A.solution B.puzzle C.excuse D.intention19.A.pleasure B.prize C.credit D.money20.A.eventually B.frequently C.previously D.occasionally21.A.ashamed B.shocked C.excited D.amused22.A.mind B.forgive C.risk D.enjoy23.A.active B.lonely C.cautious D.stubborn24.A.learned B.refused C.pretended D.decided25.A.forced B.ordered C.convinced D.taught26.A.putaway B.makeout C.tearapart D.setup27.A.read B.claimed C.meant D.implied28.A.formal B.joyful C.awkward D.crazy29.A.randomly B.slowly C.quickly D.purposefully30.A.positive B.disappointing C.correct D.embarrassing31.A.realized B.examined C.discussed D.formed32.A.breakdown B.putup C.keepoff D.takeout33.A.glance B.attempt C.knock D.attack34.A.heart-breakingB.risk-taking C.face-saving D.crime-cutting35.A.forbids B.appoints C.encourages D.troubles

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5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。[A]HowtoUseaModernPublicLibraryHasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.It’sbeenyearssincetheyweredustylittleroomswithbooks.Theyhavetransformedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelopyourloveofknowledge,meetinterestingpeople,orfindouthowtostartabusiness.Checkoutabook.Whilelibrariesstillloanout（出借）books,you’llfinditeasiertogetacopyofwhateveryou’relookingfor,thankstoacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.Viasuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbookswitheachotherthroughtheuseofdeliveryavehicles.Oncethebookyou’verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch,theywillinformyoubye-mail,soyoucanpickitup.Checkoutotheritems.Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone,loadedwithinformationinmanyformats（载体形式）.YoucanborrowmoviesonDVDs,musiconCDs,andpopularmagazines.Somelibrariesevenloanouttoysandgames.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn’tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,theymaybringitinwhenenoughinterestisshown.Jointargetedreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsessionstargetedtovariousagegroups.Perhapsyou’dliketolearnalanguageorimproveyourEnglish.Thelibrarymaysponsoralanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultiesreading,askaboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletoaccommodateyou.Andyoumightfinditrelaxingtobringyoursmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimewhileyousitquietlyinacornerwithagoodbook.Startabusinessusingthehelpofyourlocallibrary.Ifyouwanttohaveabusinessofyourown,yourlocallibrarycanbecomealaunchspaceforit.Inlibrarybooksandcomputers,youcanfindinformationonstartingabusiness.Manylibrarieswillhelpyouwithlocallysuppliedinformationaboutbusinessmanagementsharedthroughchambersofcommerce（商会）andgovernmentagencies,andtheywillofferprinting,faxinganddatabaseservicesyouneed.36.Publiclibrariesconnectedbyacooperativenetworkbenefitreadersby______.A.sharingtheirbooksontheInternetB.givingaccesstoonlinereadingatalibrarybranchC.sendinganeededbooktoalibrarybranchnearbyD.makingthecheckoutproceduresdiverse37.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatitemsmaybecheckedoutfromapubliclibrary?A.Amagazineandane-book. B.Agameandanoilpainting.C.AmusicCDandakid’stoy. D.ADVDandavideoplayer.38.AsisdescribedinParagraph4,takingasmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimeallows______.A.thekidtolearnanewlanguageB.theparenttoenjoyquietreadingC.thekidtoovercomereadingdifficultiesD.theparenttomeettheirprogramsponsor39.Yourlocallibrarycanhelpyoustartabusinessby______.A.providingrelevantinformationandsupportingservicesB.offeringprofessionaladviceonbusinessmanagementC.supplyingusefulinformationofyourpotentialbuyersD.arrangingmeetingswithgovernmentofficials40.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Topointouttheimportanceofpubliclibraries.B.Toencouragepeopletoworkinpubliclibraries.C.Tointroducetheimprovedservicesofpubliclibraries.D.Tocallforthemodernizationofpubliclibrarysystems.[B]“Theytellmethatyou’dliketomakeastatue（塑像）ofme—isthatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?”Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.AskingafavorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnocasualmatter,especiallyforaseventeen-year-oldgirl.“Yes,sir,”shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis.“Iwouldn’thavedaredtoaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner.”PresidentLincolnsmiled.“Painters,sculptors—they’vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI’mafraidthere’snotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust（半身像）?”BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashadeofapologyinhisvoice.“Ofcourse—Ishouldn’thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize.”Vinnie’sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikeachild,withhertinyfigure.“Smalldoesnotmeanweak,sir,”shedefendedherself.“IwasborninthecountryofWisconsin.I’vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclay（粘土）figurewouldnotexhaustmystrength—andthatiswhatIintendtodo!”ThePresident’seyes,brightenedathershowofspirit.“Sorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdidn’tknowyourbackground.”Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought.“MissReam,”hesighed,“I’dliketoletyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself.”Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice.“Iworkquickly,”shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows.“IfIweretobringmyclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk.”ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.HegotupandshookVinnie’shandwarmly,“I’veheardthatyouareatalentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligentaswell.Icannotmakemydecisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrommesoon.”Theverynextday,VinniereceivedaninvitationfromthePresident.41.WhatgaveVinnieconfidencetomakeherrequestofPresidentLincoln?A.Heraggressivepersonality. B.Mr.Mills’sencouragingremark.C.PresidentLincoln’sgentlevoice. D.Herinterestinachallengingjob.42.HowdidPresidentLincolnfirstrespondtoVinnie’srequest?A.Pleased. B.Thrilled. C.Regretful. D.Doubtful.43.Vinnieconfirmedherabilitytomakeafull-lengthstatuebyhighlighting______.A.herexperiencefromotherprojects B.herinnocentchildhoodinthecountryC.theheavylaborshehaddonebefore D.theskillshepickedupinWisconsin44.Vinniewantedtochoosethecornernearthewindowsto______.A.achieveeffectsofnaturallighting B.keepallhertoolswithineasyreachC.observethePresidentatarightangle D.avoiddisturbingthePresident’swork45.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?A.Astrong-willedsoulcanreachhisgoal. B.Experiencehelpstopromoteexcellence.C.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong. D.Devotionrequiresenthusiasm.

[C]Forpeople,whoareinterestedinsound,thefieldofsoundtechnologyisdefinitelymakingnoise.Inthepast,soundengineersworkedinthebackroomsofrecordingstudios,butmanyoftoday’ssoundprofessionalsaresharingtheirknowledgeandexperiencewithprofessionalsinotherfieldstocreatenewproductsbasedonthephenomenonwecallsound.Soundcanbeusedasaweapon.Imaginethatapoliceofficerischasingathief.Thethieftriestoescape.Andtheofficercan’tlethimgetaway.Hepullsoutaspecialdevice,pointsitatthesuspect,andswitchesiton.Thethiefdropstotheground.ThisnewweaponiscalledaLongRangeAcousticDevice（LRAD,远程定向声波发射器）.Itproducesadeafeningsoundsopainfulthatittemporarilydisablesaperson.ThenoisefromtheLRADisdirectedlikearayoflightandtravelsonlyintotheearsofthatperson,butitisnotdeadly.Forthosewhohungerforsomepeaceandquiet,soundcannowcreatesilence.Let’ssayyouareattheairport,andthelittleboyontheseatnexttoyouishumming（哼唱）ashortcommercialsong.Hehumsitoverandoveragain,andyouareabouttogocrazy.ThankstotheSilenceMachine,aBritishinvention,youcangetridofthesoundwithoutupsettingtheboyorhisparents.OnemaywonderhowtheSilenceMachineworks.Well,itfunctionsbyanalyzingthewavesoftheincomingsoundandcreatingasecondsetofoutgoingwaves.Thetwosetsofwavescanceleachotherout.Simplyturnthemachineonpointitatthetarget,andyourpeaceandquietcomesback.Directedsoundisanewtechnologythatallowscompaniestousesoundinmuchthesamewayspotlights（聚光灯）areusedinthetheater.Aspotlightlightsuponlyonesectionofastage;similarly,a"spotsound"createsacircleofsoundinonetargetedarea.Thiscanbeusefulforbusinessessuchasrestaurantsandstoresbecauseitoffersanewwaytoattractcustomers.Restaurantscanofferachoiceofmusicalongwiththevariousfoodchoicesonthemenu,allowingcustomersmorecontrolovertheatmosphereinwhichtheyaredining.Directedsoundisalsobeginningtoappearinshoppingcentersandevenathomes.46.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheeffectoftheLRAD?A.Itcausestemporaryhearingloss. B.Itslowsdownarunningman.C.Itmakesiteasytoidentifyasuspect. D.Itkeepsthesuspectfromhurtingothers.47.TheSilenceMachineisadevicespeciallydesignedto________.A.silencethepeoplearoundyou B.removethesoundofcommercialsC.blocktheincomingsoundwaves D.stopunwantedsoundfromaffectingyou48.Whatfeaturedospotsoundsandspotlightsshare?A.Theytravelincircles. B.Theycleartheatmosphere.C.Theycanbetransformedintoenergy. D.Theycanbedirectedontoaspecificarea.49.Directedsoundcanbeusedfor________.A.creativedesignsofrestaurantmenus B.idealsoundeffectsonthetheaterstageC.differentchoicesofmusicforbusinesses D.strictcontroloveranysuspiciouscustomer50.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?A.Howprofessionalsinventedsoundproducts. B.Inventionsinthefieldofsoundtechnology.C.Thegrowinginterestinthestudyofsound. D.Howsoundengineersworkintheirstudios.[D]Afteryearsofobservinghumannature,Ihavedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenofgreatachievementandmenofaverageperformancecuriosityanddiscontent.Ihaveneverknownanoutstandingmanwholackedeither.AndIhaveneverknownanaveragemanwhohadboth.Thetwobelongtogether.Together,thesedeephumanurges（驱策力）countformuchmorethanambition.GalileowasnotmerelyambitiouswhenhedroppedobjectsofvaryingweightsfromtheLeaningToweratPisaandtimedtheirfalltotheground.LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,"Why?Why?Why?"Fortunately,curiosityanddiscontentdon’thavetobelearned.Wearebornwiththemandneedonlyrecapturethem."Thegreatman,"saidMencius（孟子）,"ishewhodoesnotlosehischild’sheart."Yetmostofusdoloseit.Westopaskingquestions.Westopchallengingcustom.Wejustfollowthecrowd.Andthecrowddesiresonlythecalmandrestfulaverage.Itencouragesustooccupyourownlittlecorner,toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.Mostofusmeetnewpeople,andnewideas,withhesitation.Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhowterribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.Wewillprobablyhavetoforceourselvestowakenourcuriosityanddiscontentandkeepthemawake.Howshouldyoustart?Modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged.Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn’tarrangeflowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Howsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooksonflowerarrangement.Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven’tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon’t;thereareonlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven’tanytime?That’sgood,becauseit’salwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthingsdone.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTom’sCabinwhilecooking.You’retooold?RememberthatThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhenshewas78.Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou’llneverbemorealivethanyouareatthismoment.51.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto________.A.proposeadefinition B.makeacomparisonC.reachaconclusion D.presentanargument52.WhatdoestheexampleofGalileotellus?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.C.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.D.Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.53.Whatcanyoudotorecapturecuriosityanddiscontent?A.Observetheunknownaroundyou. B.Developaquestioningmind.C.Leadalifeofadventure. D.Followthefashion.54.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraphs6and7?A.Gainingsuccesshelpsyoubecomeanexpert.B.Thegeniustendstogetthingsdonecreatively.C.Lackoftalentandtimeisnoreasonfortakingnoaction.D.Youshouldremainmodestwhenapproachingperfection.55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleorthepassage?A.CuriousMindsNeverFeelContented B.ReflectionsonHumanNatureC.TheKeystoAchievement D.NeverTooLatetoLearn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。Asanyyoungerbrotherwilltellyou,havingabigbrotherinvolvesalotofwalkinginsomeoneelse’sshadow,especiallywhenyouhaveabrotherwhoisatypicalexampleof"cool".ForyearsIwantedtodoeverythingmyelderbrotherTysondid,butnomatterhowhardItried,Iwasalwaystheneglected（被忽略的）one.Mylegsjustweren’tmadetorunlikehis.Icouldneverplayfootballorbasketballwell.Iprobablywouldhavecontinuedtryingtokeepupwithhimfortherestofmyhighschoolcareer,butwhenmyfamilymoved,everythingchanged.Tysonleftforcollege,soIhadtostartatanewschoolallbymyself.Thisnewstartgavemeanopportunitytoredefinemyselfanddiscoveranentirelynewversionof"cool".Idon’tknowwhatmademedecidetotrysomenewactivitiesatthenewschool,butonedayIchancedtoshowupforanafter-schoolmeetingoftheScienceOlympiadteam.Ihadalwaysbeenfascinatedwithchemistry,biology,andmath,butsincethoseinterestshadn’tfit.Tyson’sdefinitionof"cool",Ihadneverpursuedthem.Onthisday,forsomereason,Idid.Asweorganizedteams,preparedresourcesandpracticedansweringquestions,IfeltmoreconnectedthanIeverhadtoanysportsteam.Ididn’tfeelasthoughIneededtokeepupwithanybodyelse;Iwasfinallywithpeerswhounderstoodme.ItwassogoodtofeelacceptedforwhatI’mgoodat.Forthefirsttimeinmy