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10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣How long have you been learning English？About four months．_________!Your English is
2014 年天津市高考英语试卷
so good．（ ）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A．You can't be serious
1．（1分）Give me a chance，________ I'll give you a wonderful surprise．（ ）
B．You got it
A．if B．or C．and D．while
C．I couldn't agree more
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Ok，I'll fix your computer right now．﹣﹣﹣Oh，take your time．__________．（ ）
D．I'm stuck
A．I can't stand it
11．（1分）We won't start the work until all the preparations __________．（ ）
B．I'm in no hurry
A．are being made B．will be made
C．That's a great idea
C．have been made D．had been made
D．It's not my cup of tea
12．（1分）English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，________ uses it differently．（ ）
3．（1分）Wind is now the world's fastest growing ______ of power．（ ）
A．each of which B．all of which
A．source B．sense C．result D．root
C．all of them D．each of them
4．（1分）_______ you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier．（ ）
13．（1分）The two countries are going to meet to _______ some barriers to trade between them．（ ）
A．unless B．Although C．Before D．Once
A．make up B．use up C．turn down D．break down
5．（1分）Anxiously，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only _________ it didn't fit（
14．（1分）I think _______ impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses．（ ）
） A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．to find B．found
15．（1分）________ the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting．（ ）
C．finding D．having found A．Did he catch B．Should be catch
6．（1分）_______ the school，the village has a clinic，which was also built with government support．（ C．Has he caught D．Had he caught
） 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．In reply to B．In addition to
A，B，C，D的四个选项中，选出最佳选项．
C．In charge of D．In place of
16．（30 分）One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would never
7．（1分）Clearly and thoughtfully________，the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their
forget．"Sweetie，my company wants to（16） me but needs me to work in Brazil．This is like
own answers．（ ）
your teacher telling that you've done （17） and allowing you to skip a grade（跳级），but you'll
A．writing B．to write
have to（18） your friends．Would you say yes to your teacher？"She gave me a hug and asked
C．written D．being written
me to think about it．I was puzzled．The question kept me （19） for the rest of the night I had
8．（1分）Life is like ________ ocean； Only ________strong﹣welled can reach the other shore．（ ）
said"yes"but for the first time，I realized the（20） decisions adults had to make．
A．an； the B．the； a C．the；/ D．/； a
For almost four years，my mother would call us from Brazil every day．Every evening I'd （21）
9．（1分）My parents always _______ great importance to my getting a good education．（ ）
wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day．A phone call，however，could never
A．have B．attach C．accept D．payreplace her （22） and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times． 31．A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical
During my fourth﹣grade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her．Looking at her large （23） 32．A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
apartment，I became（24） how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself．It was then 33．A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
（25） I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on （26） family and 34．A．pay off B．come back C．run out D．turn up
35．A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure．
work．（27） difficult decisions，she used to tell me，you wouldn't know whether you make the
第二部分：阅读理解（共4小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
right choice，but you could always make the best out of the situation，with passion and a （28）
17．（12.5分）A Guide to the University
attitude．
Food
Back home，I （29） myself that what my mother could do，I could，too．If she （30）
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm．It serves snacks ，drinks，ice cream bars and meals．
to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，could learn to be（31） ．I learn how to take care of myself
You can pay with cash or your ID cards．You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk．
and set high but achievable（32） ．
Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria，you can use the tables to eat your lunch，to have
My mother is now back with us．But I will never forget what the （33） has really taught
meetings and to study．
me．Sacrifices （34） in the end．The separation between us has proved to be（35） for
If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，and drinks in the
me．
Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre．This area is often used for entertainment
such as concerts，games or TV watching．
16．A．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise
Relaxation
17．A．little B．much C．well D．wrong
The Globe，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall，is available for relaxing，studying，cooking，
18．A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
19．A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting and eating．Monthly activities are held here for all international students．Hours are 10am to 10pm，closed
20．A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough on Sundays．
21．A．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously Health
22．A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．Influence Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall，the Wellness Centre is committed to physical，emotional and
23．A．Comfortable B．Expensive C．Empty D．Modern social health．A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help
24．A．Interested in B．aware of C．doubtful D．satisfied with or personal advice．The cost of this is icluded in your medical insurance．Hours are Monday to Friday，
25．A．when B．where C．which D．that 9am to noon and 1；00to 4；30pm．
26．A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
Academic Support
27．A．Depending on B．supplied with C．Faced with D．Insisting on All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall．Here，qualified
28．A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
volunteers will work with you on written work，grammar，vocabulary，and other academic skills．You can
29．A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded
sign up for an appointment on the sign﹣up sheet outside the door two 30﹣minute appointments per week
30．A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected
maximum．This service is free．Transportation distance signing device（装置），the LongPen．
The TWU Express is a shuttle service．The shuttle transports students between campus and the After many tiring…from city to city，Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them．She hired
shopping centre，leaving from the Mattson Centre．Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm．Saturdays some technical experts and started her own company in 2004．Together they designed the LongPen．Here's
only．Round trip fare is $1． how it works：The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet（手写板） using a
36．What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria？ ． special pen．On the receiving end，in another city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the
A．Do homework and watch TV book．The author and fan can talk with each other via webcams（网络摄像机） and computer screens．
B．Buy drinks and enjoy concerts Work on the LongPen began in Atwood's basement（地下室）．At first，they had no idea it would be
C．have meals and meet with friends
as hard as it turned out to be．The device went through several versions，including one that actually had
D．Add money to your ID and play chess
smoke coming out of it．The investing finally completed，teat runs w ere made in Ottawa，and the
37．Where and when can you cook your own food？ ．
LongPen was officially launched at the 2006London Book Fair．From here，Atwood conducted two
A．The Globe，Friday
transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City．
B．The Lower Café，Sunday
The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real
C．The TWU Cafeteria，Friday
time．It has several other potential applications．It could increase credit card security and allow people to
D．The McMillan Hall，Sunday．
sign contracts from another province．The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on
38．The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre ．
DVD for proof when legal documents are used．
A．is open six days a week
"It's really fun"，said the owner of a bookstore，who was present for one of the test runs．"Obviously you
B．offers services free of charge
can't shake hands with the author but there are chances for a connection that you don't get from a regular
C．trains students in medical care
book signing．
D．gives advice on mental health
The response to the invention has not been all favorable．Atwood has received criticism from authors
39．How can you seek help from the Writing Centre？ ．
who think she is trying to end book tours．But she said，"It will be possible to go to places that you
A．By applying online
never got sent to before because the publishers couldn't afford it．"
B．By calling the centre
C．By filling in a sign﹣up form
41．Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen？ ．
D．By going to the centre directly
A．To set up her own company
40．What is the function of TWU Express？ ．
B．To win herself greater popularity
A．To carry students to the lecture halls．
C．To write her books in a new way
B．To provide students with campus tours
C．To make book signings less tiring
C．To take students to the Mattson Centre．
42．How does the LongPen work？ ．
D．To transport students to and from the stores．
A．I copies the author's signature and prints it on a book．
18．（12.5 分）A world﹣famous Canadian author，Margaret Atwood，has created the world's first long﹣B．It signs a book while receiving the author's signature． ，his mouth and eyes open slowly，like those of little boy．
C．The webcam sends the author's signature to another city． "Unbelievable，"he says，"How was this done？"
D．The fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself． A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14years to the sculpture and
43．What do we know about the invention of the LongPen？ ． then left the final touches to his son．
A．It has been completed but not put into use． We stare up and I ask myself，Would I ever devote my life to anything？
B．The basement caught fire by accident． No directions，…I always used to hear those words in my father's voice．Now I hear them in my
C．Some versions failed before its test run． own．
D．The designers were well﹣prepared for the difficulty． The next day we're at Yellowstone National Park，where we have a picnic．
44．How could the LongPen be used in the future？ ． "Did you ever travel with your dad？I ask．
A．To draft legal documents． "Only once，"he says．"I never spoke much with my father．We loved each other﹣﹣﹣but never said it．
B．To improve credit card security
Whatever he could give me，he gave．"＞
C．To keep a record of the author's ideas．
The kast sebtebce ﹣﹣﹣﹣ it's probably the same thing I's say about my father ． And what I'd want my
D．To allow author and fan to exchange videos
child to say about me ．
45．What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5and 6？ ．
In Glacier National Park，my father says，"I've never seen water so blue．"I have，in several places of
A．Atwood doesn't mean to end book tours．
the world，I can keep traveling，I realize﹣﹣﹣and maybe a regular job won't be as dull as I feared．
B．Critics think the LongPen is of little use
Weeks after our trip，I call my father．
C．Bookstore owners do not support the LongPen
"The photos from the trip are wonderful ， "he says ． "We have got to take another trip like that
D．Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost．
sometime．"
19．（12.5分）"Dad，"I say one day …..take a trip．Why don't you fly and meet me？"
I tell him I've learn decided to settle down，and I'm wearing a watch．
My father had just retired…..His job filled his day，his thought，his life．While he woke up and took a
warm shower，I screamed under a freezing waterfall Peru．While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss
46．We can learn from Paragraphs 2and 3that the father ．
watch，I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks．
A．followed the fashion
My father sees me drfting aimlessly，nothing to show for my 33years but a passport full of funny
B．got bored with his job
stamps．He wants me to settle down，but now I want him to find an adventure． C．was unhappy with…
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks．We meet four weeks later in Rapid City． D．liked the author's collection of stamps
"What is our first stop？"asks my father． 47．What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore？ ．
"What time is it？" A．His father is interested in sculpture
"Still don't have a watch？" B．His father is as innocent as a little boy
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore．As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite C．He should learn sculpture in the futureD．He should pursue a specific aim in life． It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot．The man walking can learn
48．From the underlined paragraph，we can see that the author ． the trees，flower，insects，birds and animals，the significance of seasons，the very feel of himself as a
A．wants his children to learn from their grandfather living creature in a living world，He cannot learn in a car．
B．comes to understand what parental love means The car is a convenient means of transport，but we have made it our way of life．Many people don't
C．learns how to communicate with his father
dare to approach Nature any more； to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat．To them
D．hopes to give whatever he can to his father
security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road．And much of their thinking takes place while
49．What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story？ ．
waiting for the traffic light to turn green．
A．The call solves their disagreements
I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light．And none but the man on foot can evaluate what
B．The Swiss watch has drawn them closer
is basic and everlasting．
C．They decide to learn photography together．
D．They begin to change their attitudes to life
51．What is the national sickness？ ．
50．What could be the best title for the passage？ ．
A．Walking too much
A．Love Nature，Love Life
B．Traveling too much
B．A Son Lost in Adventure
C．Driving cars too much
C．A Journey with Dad
D．Climbing stairs too much．
D．The Art of Travel．
52．What was life like when the author was young？ ．
20．（12.5分）People aren't walking any more﹣﹣﹣if they can figure out a way to avoid it．
A．People usually went around on foot．
I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel．The journey
B．people often walked 25miles a day
is a matter of 281steps．But I used the car．And I wasn't in ay hurry，either，I had merely become one
C．People used to climb the Statue of Liberty．
more victim of a national sickness：motorosis．
D．people considered a ten﹣j\hour walk as a hardship．
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in the tradition of
53．The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that ．
going to places on my own two legs．At that time，we regarded 25miles as good day's walk and the A．middle﹣aged people like getting back to nature
ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill．It did not occur to us that B．walking in nature helps enrich one's mind
walking was a hardship．And the effect was lasting．When I was 45years old I raced﹣and beat﹣a teenage C．people need regular exercise to keep fit
football player the 168steps up the Stature of Liberty． D．going on foot prevents heart disease
Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle﹣aged persons as bad for the heart．But a well﹣ 54．What is compared to"a steel river"in Paragraph6？ ．
known British physician，Sir Adolphe Abrhams，pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper…is A．A queue of cars
more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly．And wlaking is an ideal form of exercise﹣ B．A ray of traffic light
C．A flash of lightning
﹣﹣the most familiar and natural of all．D．A stream of people 56．What does Low still do at the age of 90 at the CNIB？（ no more than 10 words）
55．What is the author's intention of writing this passage？ ． 57．why did Low learn Braille？（ no more than 15 words）
A．To tell people to reflect more non life． 58．what does the underlined word"strenuous"most probably mean？（1 word）
B．To recommend people to give up driving 59．What are Low's contributions to the CNIB？（ no more than 10 words）
C．To advise people to do outdoor activities 60．What do you think of Low？Give your reasons．（ no more than 20 words）
D．To encourage people to return to walking． 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
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． 22．（25分）假设你是新华中学的班长李华，得知美国学生Alice作为交换生，下学期将到你班学习． 请你根
21．（10分）Last December，Doris Low turned 90．Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National 据以下提示，给他写封邮件：
Institute for the Blind （CNIB） in Toronto，where she helps transform literature into Braille （CNIB） to （1）表示欢迎
bring the power of story and knowledge to the hears and minds of blind readers ． She has been （2）简介介绍本班情况（学习努力，乐于助人）
volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises foe more than 40years．
（3）简介与本地生活相关的信息（夏热冬冷，名胜，美食）
After working in the business world for a while，Low got fed up．So she turned to teaching at a
（4）希望Chris做至少两件事情（1．带些照片；2．…），以增进两国学生的了解
注意：
technical school and later moved into the library．
（1）请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息．
Low's mother liked reading．As her eyes began to fail，low read to her．Then"hearing an advertisement
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯．
encouraging people to learn Braille，I decided to give it a try．"In 1973，she was certified as a braille
（3）词数不少于100； 开头已给出，不计入总词数．
transcriber （转译者） and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the CNIB library．
（4）书写务必清晰工整，保持卷面整洁
The job was strenuous﹣﹣﹣she could get to the end of a page，make a mistake on the last line，and
参考词汇：交换生 exchange student
have to do the whole thing again．For a number of years，low also worked in the CNIB sound studio
Dear Alice，
reading books onto tape．Three years ago，she took up proofreading （校对） at the CNIB's word
I'm Li Hua，monitor of Class One，Grade Eleven．
factory．
．
In April，during Volunteer Week，the CNIB recognized Low for her great contributions．Thanks to
Yours，
volunteers like Low，the CNIB library has got more than 80，000 accessible materials for people unable to
Li Hua．
read traditional print．"I can't imagine how many readers of all ages have benefited from
Doris's contribution as a skilled volunteer through her rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the
hundreds of books she has brailled and proofread over the years﹣﹣﹣and she is still doing so，"said a
CNIB official．
"For me，"said Low，"the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer．Three thins matter most in my
life：a little play，a little work，a little love． I've found them all here．"
