2015年天津市高考英语试卷

2015年天津市高考英语试卷一、选择题（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1．（1分）﹣Sorry，Liz．IthinkIwasabitrudetoyou．﹣__________，butdon'tdothatagain!（）A．GoaheadB．ForgetitC．ItdependsD．Withpleasure2．（1分）Thequalityofeducationinthissmallschoolisbetterthan__________insomelargerschools．（）A．thatB．oneC．itD．this3．（1分）OnlywhenLilywalkedintotheoffice__________thatshehadleftthecontractathome．（）A．sherealizedB．hassherealizedC．shehasrealizedD．didsherealize4．（1分）﹣Jack，youseemexcited．﹣__________？Iwonthefirstprize（）A．GuesswhatB．SowhatC．PardonmeD．Whocares5．（1分）__________inpainting，Johndidn'tnoticeeveningapproaching．（）A．ToabsorbB．TobeabsorbedC．AbsorbedD．Absorbing6．（1分）Janecan'tattendthemeetingat3o'clockthisafternoonbecauseshe__________aclassatthattime．（）A．willteachB．wouldteachC．hastaughtD．willbeteaching7．（1分）I__________haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool，formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome．（）A．mightn'tB．mustn'tC．needn'tD．couldn't8．（1分）__________fortwodays，Stevemanagedtofinishhisreportonschedule．（）A．ToworkB．WorkedC．TobeworkingD．Havingworked9．（1分）Despitethepreviousroundsoftalks，noagreement__________sofarbythetwosides．（）A．hasbeenreachedB．wasreachedC．willreachD．willhavereached10．（1分）Tomhadto__________theinvitationtothepartylastweekendbecausehewastoobusy．（）A．turninB．turndownC．turnoverD．turnto11．（1分）Ifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutyourhealth，you'dbetter__________yourdoctoratonce．（）A．convinceB．consultC．avoidD．affect12．（1分）Weneedtogettotherootoftheproblem__________wecansolveit．（）A．whileB．afterC．beforeD．as13．（1分）IwishI__________atmysister'sweddinglastTuesday，butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen．（）A．willbeB．wouldbeC．havebeenD．hadbeen14．（1分）See，yourcomputerhasbrokendownagain!Itdoesn't__________sensetobuythecheapestbrandofcomputerjusttosaveafewdollars．（）A．haveB．makeC．displayD．bring15．（1分）Thebossofthecompanyistryingtocreateaneasyatmosphere__________hisemployeesenjoytheirwork．（）A．whereB．whichC．whenD．who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各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。16．（30分）Myfiance（未婚夫）andIwereexcitedaboutshoppingforourfirsthome．Butourfundswere（16），andnoneofthehousesinourpricerangeseemedsatisfactory．Oneagent（17）ahouseinparticular．Althoughherdescriptionsoundedwonderful，thepricewas（18）ourrange，sowedeclined．Butshekepturgingustohavealook（19）．Wefinallydidanditwas（20）atfirstsight．ItwasOurHome，smallandcharming，overlookingaquietlake．Walkingthroughtheroomsandtalkingwiththeowners，aniceelderlycouple，wefeltthewarmthand（21）ofthemarriagewithinthathome．Asperfectasitwas，thepriceremainedtoohighforus．Buteveryday，wewouldsitbythelake，lookingatthehouseanddreamingof（22）itwouldbeliketolivethere．Dayslater，wemadea（n）（23）﹣farbelowtheaskingprice．Surprisingly，theydidn't（24）us．Theyrenewedtheiroffer（25）．Itwasalsomuchmorethanwecouldafford，butfar（26）thantheoriginalaskingprice．Thenextday，wegota（27）messagethatanotherbuyerhadofferedamuchhigherprice．Evenso，wedecidedtotalkwiththe（28）directly．Wemadeourfinaloffer，which（29）wasthousandsofdollarslessthantheotherbuyer'sbid．Weknewit，（30）wehadtotry．"Sold!"saidtheowner．Thenhe（31）：He'dseenussittingbythelakeallthosetimes；heknewhowmuchwelovedtheplaceandthatwe'd（32）theyearsofworktheyhadputintotheirhome；herealizedhewouldtakea（33）bysellingittous，butitwasworthwhile；wewerethepeopletheywantedtolivethere．Hetoldustoconsiderthe（34）intheprice"anearlyweddingpresent．"That'showwefoundourhomeandhowIlearnedthatwhenpeopleare（35）theyarenotstrangers，onlyfriendswehaven'tyetmet．16．A．needed17．A．recommended18．A．below19．A．atleast20．A．reliefB．limitedB．decoratedB．withinB．atmostB．concernB．happinessB．whyC．enoughC．soldC．beyondC．attimesC．loveC．challengeC．thatC．promiseC．dependonC．asideD．largeD．rentedD．betweenD．athandD．curiosityD．desireD．whatD．profitD．laughatD．apartD．higherD．regularD．ownersD．ever21．A．pride22．A．which23．A．effort24．A．comeacross25．A．instead26．A．worse27．A．relaxing28．A．agents29．A．already30．A．soB．offerB．lookafterB．indeedB．betterB．disappointingB．buyersB．stillC．lessC．pleasantC．managersC．generallyC．forB．orD．but31．A．apologized32．A．check33．A．loss34．A．increase35．A．kindB．complainedB．analyzeB．riskB．differenceB．politeC．criticizedC．appreciateC．chanceC．interestC．smartD．explainedD．ignoreD．leadD．averageD．energetic．第二部分：阅读理解（共4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。17．（12.5分）UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidential（住宿的）rooms：electricblankets，hairdryers，personalcomputers，radios，televisionsandDVDplayers．Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude：candles，ceilingfans，fireworks，waterbeds，sunlampsandwirelessrouters．PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLife．AccesstoResidentialRoomsPetPolicyNopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms．Studentswhoarefoundwithpets，whethervisitingorownedbythestudent，aresubjecttoaninitialfineof100andacontinuingfineof50adayperpet．Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect．If，oneweekfromthedateofwrittennotice，thepetisnotremoved，thestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt．QuietHoursResidentialbuildingsmustmaintainanatmospherethatsupportstheacademicmissionoftheUniversity．Minimumquiethoursinallcampusresidencesare11：00pmto8：00amSundaythroughThursday．QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare1：00amto8：00am．Studentswhoviolatequiethoursaresubjecttoafineof25．36．Whichofthefollowingitemsareallowedinstudentrooms？．A．Ceilingfansandwaterbeds．B．Wirelessroutersandradios．C．Hairdryersandcandles．D．TVsandelectricblankets．37．Whatifastudentisfoundtohavetoldhiscombinationtoothers？．A．Thecombinationshouldbechanged．B．TheOfficeshouldbecharged．C．Heshouldreplacethedoorlock．D．Heshouldcheckoutoftheroom．38．Whatdoweknowaboutthecookingpolicy？．A．Amicrowaveovencanbeused．B．Cookinginstudentroomsispermitted．C．Ahousekeeperistocleanupthekitchen．D．Studentsaretoclosekitchendoorsaftercooking．39．Ifastudenthaskeptacatinhisroomforaweeksincethewarning，hewillface．A．parentvisitsB．afineof100C．theStudentCourtD．awrittennotice40．Whencanstudentsenjoyapartyinresidences？．A.7：00am，Sunday．B.7：30am，Thursday．C.11：30pm，Monday．D.00：30am，Saturday．18．（12.5分）Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace，socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears．Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway，saidCynthiaBreazeal，chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo．Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework，socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools．Forexample，theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad．Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser．TheJiborobot，arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear，isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant．Youcantalktotherobot，askitquestions，andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks．Therobotdoesn'tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions；itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold．Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos．Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome．Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces．FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket．Thecompany's"Oshbot"robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore，whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct'slocationinthestore．Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor．Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans，themoreitlearns．ButOshbot，likeothersocialrobots，isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers，buttoworkalongsideotheremployees．"Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus，butwithus，"saidBreazeal．41．Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots？．A．Theycancontroltheiremotions．B．Theyaremorelikehumans．C．Theydothenormalhousework．D．Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly．42．WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3？A．Communicatewithyouandperformoperations．B．Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests．C．Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk．D．Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills．43．WhatcanOshbotworkas？．A．Alanguageteacher．B．Atourguide．C．Ashopassistant．D．Aprivatenurse．44．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill．A．trainemployeesB．beourworkmatesC．improvetechnologiesD．taketheplaceofworkers45．Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent？．A．Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots．B．Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots．C．Informationonhouseholdrobots．D．Anintroductiontosocialrobots．19．（12.5分）OnedaywhenIwas12，mymothergavemeanorder：Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary，andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer．Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem﹣inabilitytoread．Inthelibrary，Ifoundmywayintothe"Children'sRoom．"Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom．Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye．Itpresentedapictureofabeagle．Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle，thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild．Hewasmysecretsharer，butonemorning，hewasgone，givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim．Ineverforgotmybeagle．Thereonthebook'scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog．Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover．Myeyesranacrossthetitle，Amos，theBeaglewithaPlan．Unknowingly，Ihadreadthetitle．Withoutopeningthebook，Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer．Undertheshadeofabush，IstartedtoreadaboutAmos．Ireadvery，veryslowlywithdifficulty．Thoughpageswereturnedslowly，Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho，likemine，hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome．Thatdogwasmydog，andIwasthelittleboyinthebook．Attheendofthestory，mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion，onandon，untilmyownlostdogandIwere，inmymind，runningtogether．Mymother'scallreturnedmetotherealworld．Isuddenlyrealizedsomething：Ihadreadabook，andIhadlovedreadingthatbook．EveryoneknewIcouldnotread．ButIhadreadit．BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem．Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy"miraculous"（奇迹般地）experiencethatsummer，butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear．Andyearslater，shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks，wasawardedaPhDinliterature，andauthoredhisownbooks，articles，poetryandfiction．Thepowerofthewordshasheld．46．Theauthor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto．A．encouragehimtodomorewalkingB．lethimspendameaningfulsummerC．helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD．makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons47．Thebookcaughttheauthor'seyebecause．A．itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB．itremindedhimofhisowndogC．hefounditstitleeasytounderstandD．helikedchildren'sstoriesverymuch48．Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough？．A．Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit．B．Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook．C．Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog．D．Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim．49．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？．A．Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter．B．Theauthor'smotherreadthesamebook．C．Theauthor'smotherrewardedhimwithbooks．D．Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince．50．Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage？．A．TheCharmofaBookB．Mum'sStrictOrderC．ReunionwithMyBeagleD．MyPassionforReading．20．（12.5分）OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighrisk，Iwenttoafriend．Helookedatmeforamoment，andthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI'veeverhad：Beboldandbrave﹣andmighty（强大的）forceswillcometoyouraid．ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepast，itwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfailed．ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall．Ontheotherhand，wheneverIhadplungedintodeepwater，forcedbycourageorcircumstance，IhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain．Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat．．Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces．Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess：energy，skill，soundjudgment，creativeideas﹣evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealize．Admittedly，thosemightyforcesarespiritualones．Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones．Acollegeclassmateofmine，Tim，wasanexcellentfootballplayer，eventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer．"InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayer，whohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoalline，"saidTim．"IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet﹣andstoppedhimcold．"Boldness﹣awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme﹣isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight．Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults．Confidencebuildsup．Surely，therewillbesetbacks（挫折）anddisappointmentsinlife；boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess．Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds．So，alwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities﹣andyou'llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreamed．51．Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast？．A．Hefacedhugerisks．B．Helackedmightyforces．C．Fearpreventedhimfromtrying．D．Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess．52．Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart？．A．Swallowmorethanyoucandigest．B．Actslightlyaboveyourabilities．C．Developmoremysteriouspowers．D．Learntomakecreativedecisions．53．WhatwasespeciallyimportantforTim'ssuccessfuldefenseinthefootballgam．A．Hisphysicalstrength．B．Hisbasicskill．C．Hisrealfear．D．Hisspiritualforce．54．WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5？．A．Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults．B．Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless．C．Repeatedfailurecreatesabetterlife．D．Boldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittle．55．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage？．A．Toencouragepeopletobecourageous．B．Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower．C．Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess．D．Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities．第三部分：写作第一节：阅读表达（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。21．（10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题．Sixdaysaweek，upanddowntheredhillsofnortheastGeorgia，mygrandfatherbroughtthemailtothefolksthere．Atage68，heretiredfromthepostoffice，butheneverstoppedservingthecommunity．Onhis80thbirthday，Isenthimaletter，notingthethingsweallshouldbethankfulfor﹣goodhealth，goodfriendsandgoodoutcomes．Bymostmeasurementshewasahappyman．ThenIsuggesteditwastimeforhimtoslowdown．Atlonglast，inacomfortablehome，withagenerouspension，heshouldlearntotakethingseasy．"Thankyouforyournicewords，"hewroteinhisletterback，"andIknowwhatyoumeant，butslowingdownscares