往年高考英语天津卷含答案

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

2、小题，共 95分。 A Unless B Although C Before 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 feel_ _our duty to make our country a better place. Ait Bthis Cthat D one 答案是 A 。 1 Give me a chance， _I 11 give you a wonderful surprise Aif Bor Cand D while 2 OK ，

3、I 11 fix your computer right now. Oh， take your time A I cant stand it BIm in no hurrv CThats a great idea D Its not my cup of tea 3 Wind is now the worlds fastest growing _ of power. A source B sense C result D root 4 _ you start eating in a healthier way， weight control will become much easier D O

4、nce 5 Anxiously， she took the dress out of the package and tried it on， only _ it didnt fit A to find B found C finding D having found 6 _ the school， the village has a clinic，which was also built with government support A In reply to BIn addition to CIn charge of D In place of 7Clearly and thoughtf

5、ully _ ，the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers A writing B to write C written D being written 8 Life is like _ ocean: Only _ strong-willed can reach the other shore A an；the Bthe；a Cthe； D ； a 9My parents always _ great importance to my getting a good education A

6、 have Battach Caccept Dpay 10 How long have you been learning English? About four months. _ ！ Your English is so good. AYou cant be serious B You got it CI couldnt agree more D Im stuck 11 We wont start the work until all the preparations _ A are being made Bwill be made Chave been made D had been m

7、ade 12 English is a languageshared by several diverse cultures， uses it differently A all of which B each of which C all of them D each of them 13 The two countries are going to meet to _ some barriers to trade between them. A make up Buse up C turn down D break down 14 I think _ impresses me about

8、his painting is the colours he uses D . who 15. _ 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1.5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 mo

9、ther gently 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 youve done 17 and allowing you to skip a grade （跳级），but youll have to 18 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher? She gave me a

10、 hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 19 for the rest of the night. I A. what B. that C. which 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 day.Every evening I

11、 d 21 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone cal, 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 lonel

12、y my mother 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 wouldnt 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 high but achievable 32 . My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what th

14、e 33 has really taught me. Sacrifices 34 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a me. 35 for 16. A . attract B . promote C . surprise D . praise 17. A . little B . much C . well D . wrong 18. A . leave B . refuse C . contact D . forgive 19. A. explaining B . sleeping C . wondering D

15、. regretting 20. A . poor B . timely C . final D . tough 21. A . eagerly B . politely C .nervously D . curiously 22. A . patience B . presence C . intelligence D . influence 23 . A . comfortable B . expensive C . empty D . modern24 A interested in Baware of Cdoubtful about D satisfied with 25 A when

16、 D that 26 A abandoning D mixing B where B balancing C which Ccomparing 27 A Depending on B Supplied with C Faced with D Insisting on 28 A different D general 29 A criticized D reminded 30 A managed D expected 31 A grateful D practical 32 A examples D goals 33 A question B friendly C positive B info

17、rmed B offered Benergetic B limits B experience C warned C attempted Cindependent C rules C history 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 Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm. It serves snacks（小 吃） , drinks, ice cream bars and meals You can pay with cash or your I

18、D cards. You can add meal money to your ID 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 D occasion 34 A payoff D turn up 35 A bles

19、sing B come back C run out B gathering C failure D pleasure 第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 snacks fast food , and drinks in the Lower Caf e located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concert，s games or TV watching. Relaxation The Globe， lo

20、cated in the bottom level of McMillan Hall， is available for relaxing ， studying,cooking,and eating.Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm， closed on Sundays Health Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall ，the Wellness Centre is committed to physic

21、al， 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 insurance Hours are Monday to Friday， 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm. Academic Support All students have acc

22、essto 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 appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door: two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. This se

23、rvice is free Transportation The TWU Express is a shuttle （班车） service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre， leaving from the Mattson CentreOperation hours are between 9 am and 3 pm，Saturdays only. Round trip fare is1 36What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria? ADo hom

24、ework and watch TV BBuy drinks and enjoy concerts CHave meals and meet with friends. D Add money to your ID and play chess. 37Where and when can you cook your own food? AThe Globe，Friday. BThe Lower Cafe，Sunday. CThe TWU Cafeteria，Friday. DThe McMillan Hall ，Sunday. 38. The Guide tells us that the W

25、ellness Centre . A is open six days a week B offers services free of charge C trains students in medical care D gives advice on mental health 39 How can you seek help from the Writing Centre? A By applying online. B By calling the centre. C By filling in a sign-up form. D By going to the centre dire

26、ctly. 40 What is the function of TWU Express? A To carry students to the lecture halls. B To provide students with campus tours C To take students to the Mattson Centre D To transport students to and from the stores B A world-famous Canadian author，Margaret Atwood ， has created the worlds first long

27、-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 her own company in 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Heres how it works：The author writes a per

28、sonal 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 can talk with each other via webcams （网络摄像机） and computer screens. Work on the LongPen began in Atwoods basement

29、（地下 室） . At first , they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to beThe device went through several versions， including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inventing finally completed， test runs were made in Ottawa， and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006 London

30、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 movement of the author in real time. It has several other potential applicationsIt could increase c

31、redit 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 used. “Its really fun ，” said the owrrer of a bookstore， who was present for one of the test runs“ Obviously you cant

32、shake hands with the author ， but there are chances for a connection that you dont get from a regular book signing.” The response to the invention hasnt been all favorable Atwood has received criticism from authors who think shes trying to end book tours. But she said，“ It will be possible to go to

33、places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldnt afford it”. 41 Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen? A To set up her own company. B 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

34、 It copies the authors signature and prints it on a book. B It signs a book while receiving the authors signature. C The webcam sends the authors signature to another city. D The fan uses it to copy the authors signature himself. 43 What do we know about the invention of the LongPen? A It has been c

35、ompleted 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 future? A To draft legal documents B To improve credit card security. C To keep a record o

36、f the authors ideas. D To allow author and fan to exchange videos. 45 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 use. C Bookstore owners dont support the LongPen. D Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost.

37、“ Dad，”I say one day，“lets take a trip. Why dont you fly out and meet me?” My father had just 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 pu

38、t on the same Swiss watch， I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks. My father sees me drifting 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.

39、We meet four weeks later in Rapid City. “ Whats 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 Presidents carved in granite 花岗岩）,his mouth and eyes open slowly， like those of a little boy. “Unbeli

40、evable，” he says“How was this done?” A film in the information center 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 myse, Would I ever devote my life to anything No directions , no goals. I always used to hear those

41、words in my fathers voice. Now I hear them in my own. The next day were 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

42、gave” That last sentence its probably the same thing I dsay about my father. And what I wantmy 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 realize-and maybe a regular job wontbe as dul

43、l as I feared. Weeks after our trip， I call my father. “The photos from the trip are wonderful, ” he says. “ We ve got to take another trip like that sometime” I tell him Ive decided to settle down ， and I m wearing a watch. 46. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father. Afollowed the fas

44、hion Bgot bored with his job Cwas unhappy with the authors lifestyle Dliked the authors collection of stamps 47What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore? AHis father is interested in sculpture. BHis father is as innocent as a little boy. CHe should learn sculpture in the future. D He should pur

45、sue a specific aim in life 48 From the underlined paragraph， we can see that the author_. Awants his children to learn from their grandfather Bcomes to understand what parental love means C learns how to communicate with his father D hopes to give whatever he can to his father 49What could be inferr

46、ed about the author and his father from the end of the story? A The call solves their disagreements B 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， Lo

47、ve Life B A Son Lost in Adventure C A Journey with Dad D The Art of Travel D People arent 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. A

48、nd I wasnt in any hurry ， either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness： motorosis It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫 的）， for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time ，we regarded 25 miles as a good days walk and the

49、ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill.It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.And 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

50、by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a 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

51、 exercisethe most familiar and natural of all. It was 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

52、in a car. The car is a convenient means of transport， but we have made it our way of life Many people dont 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 plac

53、e while waiting for the traffic light to turn green. I say that the green of forests 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 much. B Traveling too much. C Driving cars too much. D Climbing stair

54、s too much. 52 What was life like when the author was 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 _ Amiddle-aged

55、 people like getting back to nature B. walking in nature helps enrich ones mind C. people need regular exercise to keep fit D. going on foot prevents heart disease 54. What is compared to“a steel river” in Paragraph 6? A. A queue of cars. B. A ray of traffic light. C. A flash of lightning. D . A str

56、eam of people. 55. What is the authors intention of writing this passage? 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 第口卷 注意事项： 1

57、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 p

58、ower 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 years After working in the business world for a while， Low got fed up. So she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the li

59、brary. Lows mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail,Low read to her. Then “ hearing an advertisement encouraging people to learn braille, I decided to give it a try.” In 1973, she was certified as a braille transcriber （转译者） and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the CNIB library. T

60、he job was strenuous she 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 years ago she took up proofreading （校对）at the CNIBs word factory. In April , urin