2009年天津市高考英语试题与答案

1、2009年天津市高考英语试题及答案第一部分：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：Stand over there you?ll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. but D. while答案是B。1.I?m trying to break the of getting uptoo late.A. traditionB. convenienceC. habitD. leisure2.My parents in Hong

2、Kong. They wereborn there and have never lived anywhere else.B. livedC. were livingD. will liveA. live3. We?re organizing a party next Saturday, and I?d like you to come. ! I have another one that day. Thank you just the same.A. Good luckB. What a pityC. Never do it againD. Well done4. the project i

3、n time, the staff wereworking at weekends.A. CompetingB. Having completedC. To have completedD. To complete5. A person e -mailaccount is fullwon?t beable to send or receive any e-mails.B. whomA. whoC. whose D. whoever6. Sorry, I have to now. It?s time forclass. OK, I?ll call back later.A. hang upB.

4、break upC. give up D. hold up7. It is obvious to the students theyshould get well prepared for their future.8. Don?t worry if you don?t understand everything.The teacher will themain points at the end.A. recoverB. reviewC. require D. remember9. by the advances in technology, manyfarmers have set up

5、wind farms ontheir land.A. Being encouraged B. EncouragingC. Encouraged D. Having encouraged10. The art show was being a failure; itwas a great success.A. far fromB. along withC. next to D. regardless of11. Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.A. I?d l

6、ove to B. I?m with you on thatC. It?s up to you D. It?s my pleasure12. It was a nice house, but too small fora family of live.13. I?m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a imagination.A. clearB. cautiousC. funny D. vivid14. I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway e

7、very day, do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin.A. asB. whichC. when D. though15. This printer is of good quality. If it break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.A. wouldB. shouldC. could D. might第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分， 满分30分） 16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然

8、后从选项中，选出最佳选项。The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to meas I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzleall because he waved to melike someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave.For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see

9、if I knew him. I didn?t. Perhaps hehad 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers; we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middleof the road 24 his

10、 stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached thesafety of the sidewalk; he lowered his sign and letthe cars 26. To the first he waved and27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already hadthe window down and were happily waving their reply. T

11、he second car got the same 28from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking( 表情刻板的 ) businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids ontheir way to school 30 more heartily.Every morning I continued to watch the man with31. So far I haven?t seenanyone 32 to wave b

12、ack. I find it interesting thatone person can make such a(n) 33to so many people?s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly.His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he hadchanged the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.16.A. hitB. disappointedC. present

13、edD. boredD. aboutC. duringB. from17.A. onD. brightB. shy18.A. falseC. apologeticC. recognizeB. studyA. researchD. explore19.C. mistakenB. blamed20.A. praisedD. respectedC. evaluationB. description21.A. conclusionD. introductionC. mysteryB. disagreementD. task22.A. argumentC. passedB. approachedA. v

14、isited23.D. left 24.A. drawing backD. holding outC. handing inB. putting on25.C. UnlessA. OnceD. WhileB. BeforeA. inD. downC. out26.B. throughD. gesturedA. cried27.B. cheeredC. smiledD. greetingC. notice28.B. replyA. ideaD. patientA. awkwardB. angryC. elegant29.D. appearedB. responded30.C. hurriedA.

15、 cameD. doubtC. interestA. surpriseB. frustration31.D. botherB. tryA. failC. wish32.D. differenceC. promise33.B. sacrificeA. offerD. seriousness34.A. effectivenessB.cheerfulnessC. carefulness35. A. trendsB. observations C. regulations D. feelings第二部分分）小题；每小题 2分，满分40阅读理解（共 20四个选项中，选出最佳选项。、B、D C阅读下 列短

16、文，从每题所给的AASocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is noofficial naming ceremony but places tend to becalled names as points of referenceby people. Then an organized body steps in andgives the place a name.Frequently it happens that a place has two names:One is nam

17、ed by the peopleand the other by the government. As in manyareas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.) are named in order that the 新加坡 Many roads and places in Singapore(pioneers will be remembered by future generations. T

18、hus we have names suchas Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in manycountries in both the West and the East.Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhapsthey were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be thatthe peop

19、le who used to live there were originally from the places that the roadswere named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads namedin former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see PiccadillyCircus obviously named by some homesickRoyal Air Force personnel.Some

20、places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places.inmeans Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “ BaseBasah ”“ wetrice ”). Now why would anyone want to name a road 马来语 Malay( Wet Rice Road ” ?“The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry

21、 along this road.Afew roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is ”“ Circular Roadfor one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like )because it beginscrescent( 月牙 . This road is called a ” Paya Lebar Crescent “on the main road, makes a crescent and comes bac

22、k to join the main road again.We learn from Paragraph 1 that .36.A. the government is usually the first to name a placeB. many places tend to have more than onenameC. a ceremony will be held when a place is namedD. people prefer the place names given by the government37. What does the underlined phr

23、ase “ die hard in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A.Change suddenly.B. Change significantly.C. Disappear mysteriously.D. Disappear very slowly.38. Which of the following places is named after a person?A. Raffles Place.B. Selector Airbase.C. Piccadilly Circus.D. Paya Lebar Crescent.39. Bras Basah Road is

24、named .A. after a personB. after a placeC. after an activityD. by its shape40. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.D. Young Si

25、ngaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.BI am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language the way it can evoke（ 唤起）an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade.And I use them all all theEnglishes I grew up with.Born

26、 into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I?ve been givingmore thought to the kind of English my motherspeaks. Like others, I have described itto people as “ broken ” EnglishBut. feelembarrassed to say that. It hasalways bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it oth

27、er than “ brokenit were damaged and neded to be fixed, as if itlacked a certain wholeness. I?ve heardother terms used, “ limitedEnglish, for” example.But they seem just as bad, as ifeverything is limited, including people?s perceptions（ 认识 ）of the limited Englishspeaker.I know this for a fact, becau

28、se when I was growing up, my mother?s “ limitedEnglish limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed thather English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because sheexpressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty ofevidence to suppo

29、rt me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and atrestaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended notto understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won?t get into today, I beganto writ

30、e stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be describedasbroken, and what I imagine tbe her translation of her Chinese, her internal（ 内 在的 ） language, and for that Isought to preserve the essence, but neither anEnglish nor a

31、Chinese structure: Iwanted to catch what language ability tests cannever show; her intention, herfeelings, the rhythms of her speech and thenature of her thoughts.41. By saying “ Language is the tool of mytrade ” , the author means that .A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by la

32、nguagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession42. The author used to think of her mother?s English as .A. impoliteB. amusingC. imperfectD. practical43. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?Americans do not understand broken English. A.B. The author?s mother wa

33、s not respected sometimes.C. The author? mother had positive influence on her.D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.44. The author gradually realizes her mother?s English is .A. well structuredB. in the old styleC. easy to translateD. rich in meaning45. What is the passage mainly abou

34、t?A. The changes of the author?s attitude to her mother?s English.B. The limitation of the author?s perception of her mother.C. The author?s misunderstanding of “ limited English.D. The author?s experiences of using broken English.beTens of thousands of theatre tickets will given away to young peopl

35、e next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26 funded with 2. £5 million of taxpayers? money was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, theCulture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some

36、in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached.13.6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, its

37、elf a record year. Total sales were up18 percent on 2006 to almost 470 million £ .One theatre source criticised the Government?spriorities（ 优先考虑的事） infunding free tickets when pensioners werestruggling to buy food and fuel, saying:don?t know why the Government?s wastingmoney on this. The Yong V

38、ic, as TheTimes reported today, offers excellentperformances at cheap prices. ”There was praise for the Government?s planfrom Dominic Cooke of the RoyalCourt Theatre, who said: “ I support any move toget young people into theatre, andespecially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in Lo

39、ndon. ”Ninety -five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two -year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to26-year-olds, first -come, first -served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally aquiet night for the theatre.Mr. Burnham

40、 said: “ A young person attending the theatre can find it an excitingexperience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss outon it because they fear it?s ,not for them?. It?s time to change thisperception. ”Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “ The real issue is

41、 not gettingenthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a nogo - area. ” 46. Critics of the plan argued that .A. the theatres would be overcrowdedB. it would be a waste of moneyC. pen

42、sioners wouldn?t get free ticketsD. the government wouldn?t be able to afford it 47. According to the supporters, the plan shouldA. benefit the television industryB. focus on producing better playsC. help increase the sales of ticketsD. involve all the young people in England 48. Which of the follow

43、ing is TRUE about the plan?A. Ninety -five theatres have received funding.B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket.C. It may not benefit all the young people.D. Free tickets are offered once every day.49. We can infer from the passage that in England .A. many plays are not for young peopleB. ma

44、ny young people don?t like theatreC. people know little about the planD. children used to receive good arts education50. According to the passage,the issue to offer free tickets to young people seemsA. controversialB. inspiringC. excitingD. unreasonableNext time a customer comes to your office, offe

45、r him a cup of coffee. And whenyou?re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you?re holding a large glassof iced tea. The physical sensation（ 感觉 ） of warmth encourages emotional warmth,while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions those are the practical lesson being dr

46、awn from recent research bypsychologist John A. Bargh.Psychologists have known that one person?s perception（ 感知 ） of another?s“ warmth ” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to beeither “ warm ”or “ cold is”a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a“ cold ” p

47、erson may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in veryarlye childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies?conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularlywarmth and coldness. Classic studies byHarry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to

48、stay close to a cloth“ mother ” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “ mother ” carried a foobottle. Harlow?s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need forwarm physical contact from caregivers to helpyoung children grow into healthyadults with normal social skills.

49、Feelings of“ warmth ” and“ coldness ” in social judgments appear to be universal.Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as“ warm ” or “ cold ” is common to many cultures, and studies have found thoseperceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.To test t

50、he relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Barghconducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistantwho was unaware of the study?s hypotheses（ 假 设 ）, handed the students either a hotcup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filledout a s

51、hort information form: The drink was then handed back. After that, the students wereasked to rate the personality of A”“ Personbasedon a particular description. Thosewho had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.“ We are grounded in our physic

52、al experiences even when we think abstractly, says Bargh.51. According to Paragraph 1, a person?s emotion may be affected by .52. The author mentions Harlow?s experimentto show that .A. adults should develop social skillsB. babies need warm physical contactC. caregivers should be healthy adultsD. mo

53、nkeys have social relationships53. In Bargh?s experiment, the students were asked to .A. evaluate someone?s personalityB. write down their hypothesesC. fill out a personal information formD. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively54. We can infer from the passage that .A. abstract thinking does not

54、 come from physical experiencesB. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwideC. physical temperature affects how we see othersD. capable persons are often cold to others 55. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Drinking for Better Social Relationships.B. Experiments of Personali

55、ty Evaluation.C. Developing Better Drinking Habits.Physical Sensations and Emotions.D.2009 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）英语第 II 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 ）阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life beh

56、ind ashopping cart（ 购物手推 ）. They will, in a lifetime, push the chrome -platedcontraptions many miles. But few will know -or even think to ask who it was that invented them.Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was inthe supermarket business. Every day he would see sho

57、ppers lugging（ 吃力地携带） groceries around in baskets they had to carry.One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.On June 4, 1937, Goldman?s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn?t wait to see them using his invention.But Goldman