天津市高考英语试卷

第6页（共17页）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）Givemeachance，________I'llgiveyouawonderfulsurprise．（）A．if B．or C．and D．while2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Ok，I'llfixyourcomputerrightnow．﹣﹣﹣Oh，takeyourtime．__________．（）A．Ican'tstandit B．I'minnohurryC．That'sagreatidea D．It'snotmycupoftea3．（1分）Windisnowtheworld'sfastestgrowing______ofpower．（）A．source B．sense C．result D．root4．（1分）_______youstarteatinginahealthierway，weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier．（）A．unless B．Although C．Before D．Once5．（1分）Anxiously，shetookthedressoutofthepackageandtriediton，only_________iddidn'tfit（）A．tofind B．found C．finding D．havingfound6．（1分）_______theschool，thevillagehasaclinic，whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport．（）A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof7．（1分）Clearlyandthoughtfully________，thebookinspiresconfidenceinstudentswhowishtoseektheirownanswers．（）A．writing B．towriteC．written D．beingwritten8．（1分）Lifethelike________ocean；Only________strong﹣willedcanreachtheothershore．（）A．an；the B．the；a C．the；/ D．/；a9．（1分）Myparentsalways_______greatimportancetomygettingagoodeducation．（）A．have B．attach C．accept D．pay10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish？_________!YourEnglishissogood．（）A．Youcan'tbeserious B．YougotitC．Icouldn'tagreemore D．I'mstuck11．（1分）Wewon'tstarttheworkuntilallthepreparations__________．（）A．arebeingmade B．willbemadeC．havebeenmade D．hadbeenmade12．（1分）Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures，________usesitdifferently．（）A．eachofwhich B．allofwhichC．allofthem D．eachofthem13．（1分）Thetwocountriesaregoingtomeetto_______somebarrierstotradebetweenthem．（）A．makeup B．useup C．turndown D．breakdown14．（1分）Ithink_______impressesmeabouthispaintingisthecoloursheuses．（）A．what B．that C．which D．who15．（1分）________themorningtrain，hewouldnothavebeenlateforthemeeting．（）A．Didhecatch B．shouldbecatchC．hashecaught D．Hadhecaught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）Onenight，whenIwaseight，mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget．"Sweetie，mycompanywantsto（16）mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil．Thisislikeyourteachertellingthatyou'vedone（17）andA．isopensixdaysaweekB．offersservicesfreeofchargeC．trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD．givesadviceonmentalhealth39．HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre？．A．ByapplyingonlineB．BycallingthecentreC．Byfillinginasign﹣upformD．Bygoingtothecentredirectly40．WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress？．A．Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls．B．ToprovidestudentswithcampustoursC．TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentre．D．Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores．41．（12.5分）Aworld﹣famousCanadianauthor，MargaretAtwood，hascreatedtheworld'sfirstlong﹣distancesigningdevice（装置），theLongPen．Aftermanytiring…fromcitytocity，Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem．Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004．TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen．Here'showitworks：Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet（手写板）usingaspecialpen．Onthereceivingend，inanothercity，aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook．Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams（网络摄像机）andcomputerscreens．WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood'sbasement（地下室）．Atfirst，theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe．Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions，includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit．Theinvestingfinallycompleted，teatrunsweremadeinOttawa，andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair．Fromhere，AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity．TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime．Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications．Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince．ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused．"It'sreallyfun"，saidtheownerofabookstore，whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns．"Obviouslyyoucan'tshakehandswiththeauthorbuttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon'tgetfromaregularbooksigning．Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable．Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours．Butshesaid，"Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn'taffordit．"41．WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen？．A．TosetupherowncompanyB．TowinherselfgreaterpopularityC．TowriteherbooksinanewwayC．Tomakebooksigningslesstiring42．HowdoestheLongPenwork？．A．Icopiestheauthor'ssignatureandprintsitonabook．B．Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor'ssignature．C．Thewebcamsendstheauthor'ssignaturetoanothercity．D．Thefanusesittocopytheauthor'ssignaturehimself．43．WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen？．A．Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse．B．Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident．C．Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun．D．Thedesignerswerewell﹣preparedforthedifficulty．44．HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture？．A．Todraftlegaldocuments．B．ToimprovecreditcardsecurityC．Tokeeparecordoftheauthor'sideas．D．Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos45．WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6？．A．Atwooddoesn'tmeantoendbooktours．B．CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuseC．BookstoreownersdonotsupporttheLongPenD．PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost．46．（12.5分）"Dad，"Isayoneday…..takeatrip．Whydon'tyouflyandmeetme？"Myfatherhadjustretired…..Hisjobfilledhisday，histhought，hislife．Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower，IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallPeru．WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch，IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks．Myfatherseesmedrftingaimlessly，nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps．Hewantsmetosettledown，butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure．Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks．WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity．"Whatisourfirststop？"asksmyfather．"Whattimeisit？""Stilldon'thaveawatch？"LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore．AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite，hismouthandeyesopenslowly，likethoseoflittleboy．"Unbelievable，"hesays，"Howwasthisdone？"AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson．WestareupandIaskmyself，WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything？Nodirections，…Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather'svoice．NowIheartheminmyown．Thenextdaywe'reatYellowstoneNationalPark，wherewehaveapicnic．"Didyouevertravelwithyourdad？Iask．"Onlyonce，"hesays．"Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather．Welovedeachother﹣﹣﹣butneversaidit．Whateverhecouldgiveme，hegave．"＞Thekastsebtebce﹣﹣﹣﹣it'sprobablythesamethingI'ssayaboutmyfather．AndwhatI'dwantmychildtosayaboutme．InGlacierNationalPark，myfathersays，"I'veneverseenwatersoblue．"Ihave，inseveralplacesoftheworld，Icankeeptraveling，Irealize﹣﹣﹣andmaybearegularjobwon'tbeasdullasIfeared．Weeksafterourtrip，Icallmyfather．"Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful，"hesays．"Wehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime．"ItellhimI'velearndecidedtosettledown，andI'mwearingawatch．46．WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather．A．followedthefashionB．gotboredwithhisjobC．wasunhappywith…D．likedtheauthor'scollectionofstamps47．WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore？．A．HisfatherisinterestedinsculptureB．HisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboyC．HeshouldlearnsculptureinthefutureD．Heshouldpursueaspecificaiminlife．48．Fromtheunderlinedparagraph，wecanseethattheauthor．A．wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfatherB．comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeansC．learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfatherD．hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather49．Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory？．A．ThecallsolvestheirdisagreementsB．TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloserC．Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether．D．Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife50．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？．A．LoveNature，LoveLifeB．ASonLostinAdventureC．AJourneywithDadD．TheArtofTravel．51．（12.5分）Peoplearen'twalkinganymore﹣﹣﹣iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit．IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel．Thejourneyisamatterof281steps．ButIusedthecar．AndIwasn'tinayhurry，either，Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness：motorosis．ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune（免疫的），forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs．Atthattime，weregarded25milesasgoodday'swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill．Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship．Andtheeffectwaslasting．WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced﹣andbeat﹣ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty．Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle﹣agedpersonsasbadfortheheart．Butawell﹣knownBritishphysician，SirAdolpheAbrhams，pointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproper…ismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly．Andwlakingisanidealformofexercise﹣﹣﹣themostfamiliarandnaturalofall．ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot．Themanwalkingcanlearnthetrees，flower，insects，birdsandanimals，thesignificanceofseasons，theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld，Hecannotlearninacar．Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport，butwehavemadeitourwayoflife．Manypeopledon'tdaretoapproachNatureanymore；tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat．Tothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroad．Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen．Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind'sbestlight．Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting．51．Whatisthenationalsickness？．A．WalkingtoomuchB．TravelingtoomuchC．DrivingcarstoomuchD．Climbingstairstoomuch．52．Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung？．A．Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot．B．peopleoftenwalked25milesadayC．PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty．D．peopleconsideredaten﹣j\hourwalkasahardship．53．TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat．A．middle﹣agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonatureB．walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone'smindC．peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfitD．goingonfootpreventsheartdisease54．Whatiscomparedto"asteelriver"inParagraph6？．A．AqueueofcarsB．ArayoftrafficlightC．AflashoflightningD．Astreamofpeople55．Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage？．A．Totellpeopletoreflectmorenonlife．B．TorecommendpeopletogiveupdrivingC．ToadvisepeopletodooutdooractivitiesD．Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking．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．56．（10分）LastDecember，DorisLowturned90．OnceaweekshestilldrivestotheCanadianNationalInstitutefortheBlind（CNIB）inToronto，whereshehelpstransformliteratureintoBraille（CNIB）tobringthepowerofstoryandknowledgetothehearsandmindsofblindreaders．Shehasbeenvolunteeringhertimeandtalentstosuchenterprisesfoemorethan40years．Afterworkinginthebusinessworldforawhile，Lowgotfedup．Sosheturnedtoteachingatatechnicalschoolandlatermovedintothelibrary．Low'smotherlikedreading．Ashereyesbegantofail，lowreadtoher．Then"hearinganadvertisementencouragingpeopletolearnBraille，Idecidedtogiveitatry．"In1973，shewascertifiedasabrailletranscriber（转译者）andbegantranscribingbooksasavolunteerfortheCNIBlibrary．Thejobwasstrenuous﹣﹣﹣shecouldgettotheendofapage，makeamistakeonthelastline，andhavetodothewholethingagain．Foranumberofyears，lowalsoworkedintheCNIBsoundstudioreadingbooksontotape．Threeyearsago，shetookupproofreading（校对）attheCNIB'swordfactory．InApril，duringVolunteerWeek，theCNIBrecognizedLowforhergreatcontributions．ThankstovolunteerslikeLow，theCNIBlibraryhasgotmorethan80，000accessiblematerialsforpeopleunabletoreadtraditionalprint．"Ican'timaginehowmanyreadersofallageshavebenefitedfromDoris'scontributionasaskilledvolunteerthroughherrichvoiceandherhighdegreeofaccuracyinthehundredsofbooksshehasbrailledandproofreadovertheyears﹣﹣﹣andsheisstilldoingso，"saidaCNIBoffi