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绝密★启用前 A. To help B. Helped C. Helping D. Being helped
2020 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷） 5. —Shall I order a taxi for Sarah to go to the airport tonight?
—______. I'll drive her there. （ ）
英语笔试（第二次）
A. Have a try B. Don't mention it C. Don't bother D. Go ahead
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
6. Dr. Rowan, ______ secretary resigned two weeks ago, has had to do all his own typing. （ ）
11页，第Ⅱ卷12至13页。
A. whose B. of whom C. of which D. which
答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上, 并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形
7. According to Professor Johnson, we don't have to read the book if we don't want to, as it is ______. （ ）
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
A. worthwhile B. necessary C. optional D. serious
回。
8. I never worried about my son while I was away because my mother ______ him. （ ）
祝各位考生考试顺利。
A. drank a toast to B. played a joke on
第Ⅰ卷
C. kept an eye on D. made an apology to
注意事项：
9. The number of medical schools reached 18 in the early 1990s and ______ around that level since. （ ）
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
A. are remaining B. have remained
案标号。
C. is remaining D. has remained
2. 本卷共55小题, 共95分。
10. —Why do people like pop music? I hate it so much.
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
—______ it is not your style, that doesn't mean it is bad. （ ）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）
A. Only if B. Even though C. Nov that D. In case
从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
11. We offered to give Sharon a ride home, out she ______, saying that she felt like walking. （ ）
例：Stand over there ______ you'll be able to see it better.
A. understood B. accepted C compromised D. declined
A. or B. and C. but D. while
12. For my fifth birthday, my mother baked me a cake ______ a monkey. （ ）
答案是B。
A. in the shape of B. beyond the reach of
1. Jim says we ______ stay in his house as long as we leave it clean and tidy. （ ）
C. at the mercy of D. on the side of
A. must B. can C. need D. should
13. We can't ______ I buying a new printer for our company. The one we have doesn't work. （ ）
2. —You are a great swimmer.
A. take up B. carry out C. keep on D. put off
—Thanks. It's because I ______ a lot these days. （ ）
14. The dancer’s incredible performance had the audience on its feet ______ for 10 minutes at the end of the show.
A. have been practising B. was practising
（ ）
C. would practise D. had practised
A. being clapped B. clap C. clapped D. clapping
3. —Next time you visit Bob, remember to give him a call in advance.
15. The student completed this experiment to make come true ______ Professor Joseph had said. （ ）
—______. I will. （ ）
A. that B. what C. when D. where
A. My pleasure B. No wonder C. Good point D. Never mind
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分, 满分30分）
4. ______ us prepare for the exam, the teacher suggested reading through our notes. （ ）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 （ ）21. A. ashamed B. shocked C. excited D. amused
Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant 16 — （ ）22. A. mind B. forgive C. risk D. enjoy
loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be 17 in a clever （ ）23. A. active B. lonely C. cautious D. stubborn
way. The 18 ? Chat benches. （ ）24. A. learned B. refused C. pretended D. decided
Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her 19 . The lady would （ ）25. A. forced B. ordered C. convinced D. taught.
get a call from a stranger every morning who 20 made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him （ ）26. A. put away B. make out C. tear apart D. set up,
about £3I,000 Jones was 21 when she said that she didn't actually 22 being cheated, “Otherwise, I would never （ ）27. A. read B. claimed C. meant D. implied
speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said. （ ）28. A. formal B. joyful C. awkward D. crazy
This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely 23 people in his community, who are easy （ ）29. A. randomly B. slowly C. quickly D. purposefully
targets of cheating. So he 24 to do something about it. He 25 the police department to allow him to 26 （ ）30. A. positive B. disappointing C. correct D. embarrassing
a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks, Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that （ ）31. A. realized B. examined C. discussed D. formed
27 ：“HAPPY TO CHAT”. Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in （ ）32. A. break down B. put up C. keep off D. take out
active and 28 conversations. （ ）33. A. glance B. attempt C. knock D. attack
（ ）34. A. heart-breaking B. risk-taking C. face-saving D. crime-cutting
（ ）35. A. forbids B. appoints C. encourages D. troubles
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每少题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。
A
The idea is catching on 29 . There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches
How to Use a Modern Public Library
have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a（m） 30 outcome from getting
Has it been a while since your last ihff to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have
involved. Jones' idea has been fully 31 —the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help 32 the invisible social
changed for the better. It's been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves
barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
into places where you can develop your love of knowledge meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.
This effort is not just a（n） 33 at being community minded—it's also a 34 measure. It prevents
Check out a book, While libraries still loan out（出借）books, you'll find it easier to get a copy of whatever
people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.
you’re looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such, networks, libraries share their books with
The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that 35 those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the
each other through the use of delivery a rehicles. Once the book you've requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they
future.
will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.
（ ）16. A. choice B. discovery C. visit D. promise
Check out other items. The library is now a multimedia zone, loaded with information in many formats（载体形
（ ）17. A. experienced B. suffered C. prevented D. felt
式）. You can borrow movies on DVDs, music on CDs, and popular magazines. Some libraries even loan out toys and
（ ）18. A. solution B. puzzle C. excuse D. intention
games. If a popular magazine you want isn't offered and the library keeps a list of such requests, they may bring it in
（ ）19. A. pleasure B. prize C. credit D. money
when enough interest is shown.
（ ）20. A. eventually B. frequently C. previously D. occasionallyJoin targeted reading groups. Libraries will often hold reading-group sessions targeted to various age groups. A. To point out the importance of public libraries.
Perhaps you'd like to learn a language or improve your English. The library may sponsor a language group you could B. To encourage people to work in public libraries.
join. If you have difficulties reading, ask about special reading opportunities. Your library might be able to accommodate C. To introduce the improved services of public libraries.
you. And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner D. To call for the modernization of public library systems.
with a good book. B
Start a business using the help of your local library. If you want to have a business of your own, your local “They tell me that you'd like to make a statue（塑像）of me—is that correct, Miss Vinnie Ream?”
library can become a launch space for it. In library bocks and computers, you can find information on starting a business. The deep, gentle voice helped calm the nervous girl. Asking a favor of the President of the United States was no
Many libraries will help you with locally supplied information about business management shared through chambers of casual matter, especially for a seventeen-year-old girl.
commerce（商会）and government agencies, and they will offer printing and database services you need. “Yes, sir,” she replied, her dark eyes meeting his. “I wouldn’t have duo ask you, but my teacher, Mr. Mills, says I
36. Public libraries connected by a cooperative network benefit readers by______. （ ） am ready. I plan to make it in an admirable manner. ”
A. sharing their books on the Internet President Lincoln smiled. “Painters, sculptors—they've all tried to make the best of this ordinary face, but I'm afraid
B. giving access to online reading at a library branch there's not much hope. What did you have in mind, Miss Ream? A bust（半身像）?”
C. sending a needed book to a library branch nearby Before Vinnie could say yes, the President hurried on, a shade of apology in his voice.
D. making the checkout procedures diverse “Of course—I shouldn't have asked. A full-length pose would be much too big a project for a young woman your
37. According to Paragraph 3, what items may be checked out from a public library? （ ） size. ”
A. A magazine and an e-book. Vinnie's face turned red. She realized she looked like a child, with her tiny figure. “Small does not mean weak, sir,”
B. A game and an oil painting. she defended herself. “I was born in the country of Wisconsin. I've driven teams of horses and carried water. Making a
C. A music CD and a kid's toy. full-length clay（粘土）figure would not exhaust my strength—and that is what I intend to do!”
D. A DVD and a video player The President's eyes, brightened at her show of spirit. “Sorry, madam, I have underestimated you as I didn’t know
38. As is described in Paragraph 4, taking a small kid to a half-hour Story Time allows ______. （ ） your background. ”
A. the kid to learn a new language But his smile faded as he rubbed his beard with bony fingers, in thought. “Miss Ream,” he sighed, “I'd like to let you
B. the parent to enjoy quiet reading do it, but as you know, we are in the middle of a war. How could I possibly take the time to pose for a sculpture now? I
C. the kid to overcome reading difficulties hardly have a minute to myself. ”
D. the parent to meet their program sponsor Vinnie glanced around and noted the size of his office. “I work quickly,” she said. Her voice was soft but confident
39. Your local library can help you start a business by ______. （ ） as she pointed to the corner near the windows. “If I were to bring my clay here and work for three hours every afternoon,
A. providing relevant information and supporting services I could complete most of the project while you are at your desk. ”
B. offering professional advice on business management The President seemed to consider her idea seriously. He got up and shook Vinnie's hand warmly, “I've heard that
C. supplying useful information of your potential buyers you are a talented young woman, and I have found you charming and intelligent as well. I cannot make my decision
D. arranging meetings with government officials immediately, but you will hear from me soon. ”
40. What is the purpose of the passage? （ ） The very next day, Vinnie received an invitation from the President.41. What gave Vinnie confidence to make her request of President Lincoln? （ ） Sound can be used as a weapon. Imagine that a police officer is chasing a thief. The thief tries to escape. And the
A. Her aggressive personality. officer can't let him get away. He pulls out a special device, points it at the suspect, and switches it on. The thief drops to
B. Mr. Mills's encouraging remark. the ground. This new weapon is called a Long Range Acoustic Device（LRAD, 远程定向声波发射器）. It produces a
C. President Lincoln's gentle voice. deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person. The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light
D. Her interest in a challenging job. and travels only into the ears of that person, but it is not deadly.
42. How did President Lincoln first respond to Vinnie's request? （ ） For those who hunger for some peace and quiet, sound can now create silence. Let's say you are at the airport, and
A. Pleased. the little boy on the seat next to you is humming（哼唱）a short commercial song. He hums it over and over again, and
B. Thrilled. you are about to go crazy. Thanks to the Silence Machine, a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without
C. Regretful. upsetting the boy or his parents. One may wonder how the Silence Machine works. Well, it functions by analyzing the
D. Doubtful. waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves. The two sets of waves cancel each other out.
43. Vinnie confirmed her ability to make a full-length statue by highlighting ______. （ ） Simply turn the machine or point it at the target, and your peace and quiet comes back.
A. her experience from other projects Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spotlights（聚光
B. her innocent childhood in the country 灯）are used in the theater. A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly,"spotsound" creates a circle of
C. the heavy labor she had done before sound in on targeted area. This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to
D. the skill she picked up in Wisconsin attract customers. Restaurants can offer a choice of music along with the various food choices on the menu, allowing
44. Vinnie wanted to choose the corner near the windows to ______. （ ） customers more control over the atmosphere in which they are dining. Directed sound is also beginning to appear in
A. achieve effects of natural lighting shopping centers and even at homes.
B. keep all her tools within easy reach （ ）46. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the effect of the LRAD?
C. observe the President at a right angle A. It causes temporary hearing loss.
D. avoid disturbing the president's work B. It slows down a running man.
45. What message does the story convey? （ ） C. It makes it easy to identify a suspect.
A. A strong-willed soul can reach his goal. D. It keeps the suspect from hurting others.
B. Experience helps to promote excellence. （ ）47. The Silence Machine is a device specially designed to ________.
C. Ups and downs make one strong. A. silence the people around you
D. Devotion requires enthusiasm. B. remove the sound of commercials
C C. block the incoming sound waves
For people, who are interested in sound, the field of sound technology is definitely making noise. In the past, sound D. stop unwanted sound from affecting you
engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios, but many of today's sound professionals are sharing their 48. What feature do spotsounds and spotlights share? （ ）
knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call A. They travel in circles.
sound. B. They clear the atmosphere.C. They can be transformed into energy. a few geniuses. You haven't any time? That's good, because it's always the people with no time who get things done.
D. They can be directed onto a specific area. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking. You're too old? Remember that Thomas
49. Directed sound can be used for ________. （ ） Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
A. creative designs of restaurant menus However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you'll never be more alive than you
B. ideal sound effects on the theater stage are at this moment.
C. different choices of music for businesses 51. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to ________. （ ）
D. strict control over any suspicious customer A. propose a definition
50. What does the passage focus on? （ ） B. make a comparison
A. How professionals invented sound products. C. reach a conclusion
B. Inventions in the field of sound technology. D. present an argument
C. The growing interest in the study of sound. 52. What does the example of Galileo tell us? （ ）
D. How sound engineers work in their studios. A. Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.
D B. Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.
After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great C. Creativity results from challenging authority.
achievement and men of average performance curioscy and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who D. Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.
lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together. 53. What can you do to recapture curiosity and discontent? （ ）
Together, these deep human urges（驱策力）count for much more that ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious A. Observe the unknown around you.
when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like B. Develop a questioning mind.
Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, "Why? Why? Why?" C. Lead a life of adventure.
Fortunately, curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them. D. Follow the fashion.
"The great man," said Mencius（孟子）, "is he who does not lose his child's heart. " Yet most of us do lose it. We 54. What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7? （ ）
stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd. And the crowd desires restful average. It A. Gaining success helps you become an expert.
encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied. B. The genius tends to get things done creatively.
Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation. But once having met and liked them, we think how C. Lack of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity D. You should remain modest when approaching perfection.
and discontent and keep them awake. 55. What could be the best tile or the passage? （ ）
How should you start? Modestly, so as not to become discouraged. I think of one friend who couldn't arrange A. Curious Minds Never Feel Contented
flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. How she is one of the experts, writing books on B. Reflections on Human Nature
flower arrangement. C. The Keys to Achievement
One way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven't any special ability? Most people don't; there are only D. Never Too Late to Learn59. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about? （no more than 10 words）
60. What is your example of “cool”? Please explain why. （no more than 20 words）
2020 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
英语笔试（第二次）
61.
第Ⅱ卷 假设你是晨光中学高三学生李津。你校于6月8日举办了成人礼活动，你的英国朋友Chris很想了解该活
动。你于当晚给Chris回一封电子邮件，介绍关情况，内容包括：
注意事项：
（1）成人礼活动内容（成长点滴回顾、观看校友抗疫事边录像）；
1. 用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。
（2）对活动的感受；
2. 本卷共6小题，共35分。
（3）对自己未来的展望。
第三部分：写作
注意：
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
（1）词数不少于100；
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行方连贯；
As any younger brother will tell you, having a big brother involves a lot of walking in someone else's shadow,
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
especially when you have a brother who is a typical example of "cool". For years I wanted to do everything my elder
参考词汇：
brother Tyson did, but no matter how hard I tried, I was always the neglected （被忽略的） one. My legs just weren't
成人礼 the coming-of age ceremony
made to run like his. I could never play football or basketball well.
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I probably would have continued trying to keep up with him for the rest of my high school career, but when my
Dear Chris,
family moved, everything changed. Tyson left for college, so I had to start at a new school all by myself. This new start
I'm so glad to hear from you. _________________________________________________________________
gave me an opportunity to redefine myself and discover an entirely new version of "cool".
____________________________________________________________________________________________
I don't know what made me decide to try some new activities at the new school, but one day I chanced to show up
Yours,
for an after-school meeting of the Science Olympiad team. I had always been fascinated with chemistry, biology, and
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math, but since those interests hadn't fit. Tyson's definition of "cool". I had never pursued them. On this day, for some
reason, I did.
As we organized teams, prepared resources and practiced answering questions, I felt more connected than I ever had
to any sports team. I didn't feel as though I needed to keep up with anybody else; I was finally with peers who understood
me. It was so good to feel accepted for what I'm good at. For the first time in my life, I actually felt cool. Now I know
who I am！ I'm Tyson's little brother, but that's only part of my identity. I'm a cool guy in my own way, too. I'm relieved
to know that "cool" has a much broader definition than what I used to think.
56. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 1? （no more than 8 words）
57. What changes offered a new start to the author after his family moved? （no more than 15 words）
58. According to Paragraph 3, what marked the turning point in the author's growth? （no more than 7 words）
