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2014 年天津市高考英语试卷 good．（ ）
A．You can't be serious
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
B．You got it
1．（1分）Give me a chance，________ I'll give you a wonderful surprise．（ ）
C．I couldn't agree more
A．if B．or C．and D．while
D．I'm stuck
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Ok，I'll fix your computer right now．﹣﹣﹣Oh，take your time．__________．（ ）
11．（1分）We won't start the work until all the preparations __________．（ ）
A．I can't stand it
A．are being made B．will be made
B．I'm in no hurry
C．have been made D．had been made
C．That's a great idea
12．（1分）English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，________ uses it differently．（ ）
D．It's not my cup of tea
A．each of which B．all of which
3．（1分）Wind is now the world's fastest growing ______ of power．（ ）
C．all of them D．each of them
A．source B．sense C．result D．root
13．（1分）The two countries are going to meet to _______ some barriers to trade between them．（ ）
4．（1分）_______ you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier．（ ）
A．make up B．use up C．turn down D．break down
A．unless B．Although C．Before D．Once
14．（1分）I think _______ impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses．（ ）
5．（1分）Anxiously，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only _________ it didn't fit（ ）
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
A．In reply to B．In addition to
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
C．In charge of D．In place of
给A，B，C，D的四个选项中，选出最佳选项．
7．（1分）Clearly and thoughtfully________，the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own
16．（30分）One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget．"Sweetie，
answers．（ ）
my company wants to（16） me but needs me to work in Brazil．This is like your teacher telling that
A．writing B．to write
you've done （17） and allowing you to skip a grade（跳级），but you'll have to（18） your
C．written D．being written
friends．Would you say yes to your teacher？"She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it．I was
8．（1分）Life is like ________ ocean； Only ________strong﹣welled can reach the other shore．（ ）
puzzled．The question kept me （19） for the rest of the night I had said"yes"but for the first time，I
A．an； the B．the； a C．the；/ D．/； a
realized the（20） decisions adults had to make．
9．（1分）My parents always _______ great importance to my getting a good education．（ ）
For almost four years，my mother would call us from Brazil every day．Every evening I'd （21）
A．have B．attach C．accept D．pay
wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day．A phone call，however，could never replace her
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣How long have you been learning English？About four months．_________!Your English is so（22） and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times． 30．A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected
During my fourth﹣grade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her．Looking at her large （23）
31．A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical
apartment，I became（24） how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself．It was then（25）
32．A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on （26） family and work．（27）
33．A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
difficult decisions，she used to tell me，you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice，but you could
34．A．pay off B．come back C．run out D．turn up
always make the best out of the situation，with passion and a （28） attitude．
35．A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure．
Back home，I （29） myself that what my mother could do，I could，too．If she （30）
第二部分：阅读理解（共4小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，could learn to be（31） ．I learn how to take care of myself and set
17．（12.5分）A Guide to the University
high but achievable（32） ．
Food
My mother is now back with us．But I will never forget what the （33） has really taught
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm．It serves snacks ，drinks，ice cream bars and meals．You can
me．Sacrifices （34） in the end．The separation between us has proved to be（35） for me．
pay with cash or your ID 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．
16．A．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise
If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，and drinks in the Lower Café
17．A．little B．much C．well D．wrong
located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre．This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts，games
18．A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
or TV watching．
19．A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting
Relaxation
20．A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough
The Globe，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall，is available for relaxing，studying，cooking，and
21．A．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously eating．Monthly activities are held here for all international students．Hours are 10am to 10pm，closed on
22．A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．Influence Sundays．
Health
23．A．Comfortable B．Expensive C．Empty D．Modern
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall，the Wellness Centre is committed to physical，emotional and social
24．A．Interested in B．aware of C．doubtful D．satisfied with
health．A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal
25．A．when B．where C．which D．that
advice．The cost of this is icluded in your medical insurance．Hours are Monday to Friday，9am to noon and 1；
26．A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
00to 4；30pm．
27．A．Depending on B．supplied with C．Faced with D．Insisting on
Academic Support
28．A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall．Here，qualified volunteers will
29．A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded work with you on written work，grammar，vocabulary，and other academic skills．You can sign up for anappointment on the sign﹣up sheet outside the door two 30﹣minute appointments per week maximum．This service B．To provide students with campus tours
is free． C．To take students to the Mattson Centre．
Transportation D．To transport students to and from the stores．
The TWU Express is a shuttle service．The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping 18．（12.5分）A world﹣famous Canadian author，Margaret Atwood，has created the world's first long﹣distance
centre，leaving from the Mattson Centre．Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm．Saturdays only．Round trip signing device（装置），the LongPen．
fare is $1． After many tiring…from city to city，Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them．She hired some
36．What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria？ ． technical experts and started her own company in 2004．Together they designed the LongPen．Here's how it
A．Do homework and watch TV works：The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet（手写板） using a special
B．Buy drinks and enjoy concerts pen．On the receiving end，in another city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book．The author and
C．have meals and meet with friends fan can talk with each other via webcams（网络摄像机） and computer screens．
D．Add money to your ID and play chess Work on the LongPen began in Atwood's basement（地下室）．At first，they had no idea it would be as hard as it
37．Where and when can you cook your own food？ ． turned out to be．The device went through several versions，including one that actually had smoke coming out of
A．The Globe，Friday it．The investing finally completed，teat runs w ere made in Ottawa，and the LongPen was officially launched at
B．The Lower Café，Sunday the 2006London Book Fair．From here，Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for
C．The TWU Cafeteria，Friday fans in Toronto and New York City．
D．The McMillan Hall，Sunday． The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real time．It
38．The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre ． has several other potential applications．It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from
A．is open six days a week another province．The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal
B．offers services free of charge documents are used．
C．trains students in medical care "It's really fun"，said the owner of a bookstore，who was present for one of the test runs．"Obviously you can't
D．gives advice on mental health shake hands with the author but there are chances for a connection that you don't get from a regular book signing．
39．How can you seek help from the Writing Centre？ ． The response to the invention has not been all favorable．Atwood has received criticism from authors who think
A．By applying online she is trying to end book tours．But she said，"It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to before
B．By calling the centre because the publishers couldn't afford it．"
C．By filling in a sign﹣up form
D．By going to the centre directly 41．Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen？ ．
40．What is the function of TWU Express？ ． A．To set up her own company
A．To carry students to the lecture halls． B．To win herself greater popularityC．To write her books in a new way He agrees to travel with me through the national parks．We meet four weeks later in Rapid City．
C．To make book signings less tiring "What is our first stop？"asks my father．
42．How does the LongPen work？ ． "What time is it？"
A．I copies the author's signature and prints it on a book． "Still don't have a watch？"
B．It signs a book while receiving the author's signature． Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore．As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite ，his
C．The webcam sends the author's signature to another city． mouth and eyes open slowly，like those of little boy．
D．The fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself． "Unbelievable，"he says，"How was this done？"
43．What do we know about the invention of the LongPen？ ． A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14years to the sculpture and then left the
A．It has been completed but not put into use． final touches to his son．
B．The basement caught fire by accident． We stare up and I ask myself，Would I ever devote my life to anything？
C．Some versions failed before its test run． No directions，…I always used to hear those words in my father's voice．Now I hear them in my 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
B．To improve credit card security it．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 child to say
D．To allow author and fan to exchange videos 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 the
A．Atwood doesn't mean to end book tours． 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 sometime．"
D．Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost． I tell him I've learn decided to settle down，and I'm wearing a watch．
19．（12.5分）"Dad，"I say one day …..take a trip．Why don't you fly and meet me？"
My father had just retired…..His job filled his day，his thought，his life．While he woke up and took a warm 46．We can learn from Paragraphs 2and 3that the father ．
shower，I screamed under a freezing waterfall Peru．While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch，I rowed A．followed the fashion
a boat across Lake of the Ozarks． B．got bored with his job
My father sees me drfting aimlessly，nothing to show for my 33years but a passport full of funny stamps．He C．was unhappy with…
wants me to settle down，but now I want him to find an adventure． D．liked the author's collection of stamps47．What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore？ ． Liberty．
A．His father is interested in sculpture Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle﹣aged persons as bad for the heart．But a well﹣known
B．His father is as innocent as a little boy British physician，Sir Adolphe Abrhams，pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper…is more likely to
C．He should learn sculpture in the future have illnesses than one who exercises regularly．And wlaking is an ideal form of exercise﹣﹣﹣the most familiar
D．He should pursue a specific aim in life． and natural of all．
48．From the underlined paragraph，we can see that the author ． It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot．The man walking can learn the
A．wants his children to learn from their grandfather trees，flower，insects，birds and animals，the significance of seasons，the very feel of himself as a living creature
B．comes to understand what parental love means in a living world，He cannot learn in a car．
C．learns how to communicate with his father The car is a convenient means of transport，but we have made it our way of life．Many people don't dare to
D．hopes to give whatever he can to his father approach Nature any more； to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat．To them security is a steel river
49．What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story？ ． thundering on a concrete road．And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn
A．The call solves their disagreements green．
B．The Swiss watch has drawn them closer I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light．And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and
C．They decide to learn photography together． everlasting．
D．They begin to change their attitudes to life
50．What could be the best title for the passage？ ． 51．What is the national sickness？ ．
A．Love Nature，Love Life A．Walking too much
B．A Son Lost in Adventure B．Traveling too much
C．A Journey with Dad C．Driving cars too much
D．The Art of Travel． D．Climbing stairs too much．
20．（12.5分）People aren't walking any more﹣﹣﹣if they can figure out a way to avoid it． 52．What was life like when the author was young？ ．
I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel．The journey is a matter A．People usually went around on foot．
of 281steps．But I used the car．And I wasn't in ay hurry，either，I had merely become one more victim of a B．people often walked 25miles a day
national sickness：motorosis． C．People used to climb the Statue of Liberty．
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in the tradition of going to D．people considered a ten﹣j\hour walk as a hardship．
places on my own two legs．At that time，we regarded 25miles as good day's walk and the ability to cover such a 53．The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that ．
distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill．It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship．And the effect A．middle﹣aged people like getting back to nature
was lasting．When I was 45years old I raced﹣and beat﹣a teenage football player the 168steps up the Stature of B．walking in nature helps enrich one's mindC．people need regular exercise to keep fit Doris's contribution as a skilled volunteer through her rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of
D．going on foot prevents heart disease books she has brailled and proofread over the years﹣﹣﹣and she is still doing so，"said a CNIB official．
54．What is compared to"a steel river"in Paragraph6？ ． "For me，"said Low，"the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer．Three thins matter most in my life：a little
A．A queue of cars play，a little work，a little love． I've found them all here．"
B．A ray of traffic light
C．A flash of lightning 56．What does Low still do at the age of 90 at the CNIB？（ no more than 10 words）
D．A stream of people 57．why did Low learn Braille？（ no more than 15 words）
55．What is the author's intention of writing this passage？ ． 58．what does the underlined word"strenuous"most probably mean？（1 word）
A．To tell people to reflect more non life． 59．What are Low's contributions to the CNIB？（ no more than 10 words）
B．To recommend people to give up driving 60．What do you think of Low？Give your reasons．（ no more than 20 words）
C．To advise people to do outdoor activities 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
D．To encourage people to return to walking． 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
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． 据以下提示，给他写封邮件：
21．（10分）Last December，Doris Low turned 90．Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for （1）表示欢迎
the Blind （CNIB） in Toronto，where she helps transform literature into Braille （CNIB） to bring the power of （2）简介介绍本班情况（学习努力，乐于助人）
story and knowledge to the hears and minds of blind readers．She has been volunteering her time and talents to such （3）简介与本地生活相关的信息（夏热冬冷，名胜，美食）
enterprises foe more than 40years． （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
After working in the business world for a while，Low got fed up．So she turned to teaching at a technical school 注意：
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 transcriber （3）词数不少于100； 开头已给出，不计入总词数．
（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 have to do 参考词汇：交换生 exchange student
the whole thing again．For a number of years，low also worked in the CNIB sound studio reading books onto Dear Alice，
tape．Three years ago，she took up proofreading （校对） at the CNIB's word factory． I'm Li Hua，monitor of Class One，Grade Eleven．
In April，during Volunteer Week，the CNIB recognized Low for her great contributions．Thanks to volunteers ．
like Low，the CNIB library has got more than 80，000 accessible materials for people unable to read traditional Yours，
print．"I can't imagine how many readers of all ages have benefited from Li Hua．
