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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．I think I was a bit rude to you．
﹣__________，but don't do that again!（ ）
A．Go ahead B．Forget it
C．It depends D．With pleasure
2．（1分）The quality of education in this small school is better than __________ in some larger
schools．（ ）
A．that B．one C．it D．this
3．（1 分）Only when Lily walked into the office __________ that she had left the contract at
home．（ ）
A．she realized B．has she realized
C．she has realized D．did she realize
4．（1分）﹣Jack，you seem excited．
﹣__________？I won the first prize（ ）
A．Guess what B．So what C．Pardon me D．Who cares
5．（1分）__________ in painting，John didn't notice evening approaching．（ ）
A．To absorb B．To be absorbed
C．Absorbed D．Absorbing
6．（1分）Jane can't attend the meeting at 3o'clock this afternoon because she __________ a class
at that time．（ ）
A．will teach B．would teach
C．has taught D．will be teaching
7．（1分）I __________ have worried before I came to the new school，for my classmates here are
very friendly to me．（ ）
A．mightn't B．mustn't C．needn't D．couldn't
8．（1分）__________ for two days，Steve managed to finish his report on schedule．（ ）
A．To work B．Worked
C．To be working D．Having worked
第1页 | 共12页9．（1 分）Despite the previous rounds of talks，no agreement __________ so far by the two
sides．（ ）
A．has been reached B．was reached
C．will reach D．will have reached
10．（1分）Tom had to __________ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too
busy．（ ）
A．turn in B．turn down C．turn over D．turn to
11．（1 分）If you have any doubts about your health，you'd better __________ your doctor at
once．（ ）
A．convince B．consult C．avoid D．affect
12．（1分）We need to get to the root of the problem __________ we can solve it．（ ）
A．while B．after C．before D．as
13．（1分）I wish I __________ at my sister's wedding last Tuesday，but I was on a business trip
in New York then．（ ）
A．will be B．would be C．have been D．had been
14．（1分）See，your computer has broken down again!It doesn't __________ sense to buy the
cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars．（ ）
A．have B．make C．display D．bring
15．（1 分）The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere __________ his
employees enjoy their work．（ ）
A．where B．which C．when D．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）My fiance （未婚夫） and I were excited about shopping for our first home．But our
funds were（16） ，and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory．
One agent（17） a house in particular．Although her description sounded
wonderful，the price was （18） our range，so we declined．But she kept urging us
to have a look （19） ．
We finally did and it was （20） at first sight．It was Our Home，small and
charming，overlooking a quiet lake．Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners，
第2页 | 共12页a nice elderly couple，we felt the warmth and （21） of the marriage within that
home．As perfect as it was，the price remained too high for us．But every day，we would sit by
the lake，looking at the house and dreaming of （22） it would be like to live
there．
Days later，we made a（n） （23） ﹣far below the asking price．Surprisingly，they
didn't （24） us．They renewed their offer （25） ．It was also much more
than we could afford，but far （26） than the original asking price．
The next day，we got a （27） message that another buyer had offered a much higher
price．Even so，we decided to talk with the （28） directly．We made our final
offer，which （29） was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid．We knew
it，（30） we had to try．
"Sold!"said the owner．Then he （31） ：He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those
times； he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd （32） the years of work
they had put into their home； he realized he would take a （33） by selling it to us，
but it was worthwhile； we were the people they wanted to live there．He told us to consider
the（34） in the price"an early wedding present．"
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are（35） they are
not strangers，only friends we haven't yet met．
16．A．needed B．limited C．enough D．large
17．A．recommended B．decorated C．sold D．rented
18．A．below B．within C．beyond D．between
19．A．at least B．at most C．at times D．at hand
20．A．relief B．concern C．love D．curiosity
21．A．pride B．happiness C．challenge D．desire
22．A．which B．why C．that D．what
23．A．effort B．offer C．promise D．profit
24．A．come across B．look after C．depend on D．laugh at
第3页 | 共12页25．A．instead B．indeed C．aside D．apart
26．A．worse B．better C．less D．higher
27．A．relaxing B．disappointing C．pleasant D．regular
28．A．agents B．buyers C．managers D．owners
29．A．already B．still C．generally D．ever
30．A．so B．or C．for D．but
31．A．apologized B．complained C．criticized D．explained
32．A．check B．analyze C．appreciate D．ignore
33．A．loss B．risk C．chance D．lead
34．A．increase B．difference C．interest D．average
35．A．kind B．polite C．smart D．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）University Room Regulations
Approved and Prohibited Items
The following items are approved for use in residential （住宿的） rooms：electric blankets，
hair dryers，personal computers，radios，televisions and DVD players．Items that are not
allowed in student rooms include：candles，ceiling fans，fireworks，waterbeds，sun lamps and
wireless routers．Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of
Residence Life．
Access to Residential Rooms
Pet Policy
No pets except fish are permitted in student rooms．Students who are found with pets，whether
visiting or owned by the student，are subject to an initial fine of 100andacontinuingfineof50 a
day per pet．Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect．If，one week from
the date of written notice，the pet is not removed，the student is referred to the Student
Court．
Quiet Hours
第4页 | 共12页Residential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the
University．Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11：00 pm to 8：00 am Sunday
through Thursday．Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1：00 am to 8：00
am．Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of 25．
36．Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms？ ．
A．Ceiling fans and waterbeds．
B．Wireless routers and radios．
C．Hair dryers and candles．
D．TVs and electric blankets．
37．What if a student is found to have told his combination to others？ ．
A．The combination should be changed．
B．The Office should be charged．
C．He should replace the door lock．
D．He should check out of the room．
38．What do we know about the cooking policy？ ．
A．A microwave oven can be used．
B．Cooking in student rooms is permitted．
C．A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen．
D．Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking．
39 ． If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning ， he will
face ．
A．parent visits
B．a fine of 100
C．the Student Court
D．a written notice
40．When can students enjoy a party in residences？ ．
A.7：00am，Sunday．
B.7：30am，Thursday．
C.11：30pm，Monday．
第5页 | 共12页D.00：30am，Saturday．
18．（12.5分）Whether in the home or the workplace，social robots are going to become a lot more
common in the next few years．Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday
world in a more humanized way，said Cynthia Breazeal，chief scientist at the robot company
Jibo．
While household robots today do the normal housework，social robots will be much more like
companions than mere tools．For example，these robots will be able to distinguish when
someone is happy or sad．This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user．
The Jibo robot，arranged to ship later this year，is designed to be a personalized assistant．You
can talk to the robot，ask it questions，and make requests for it to perform different tasks．The
robot doesn't just deliver general answers to questions； it responds based on what it learns
about each individual in the household．It can do things such as reminding an elderly family
member to take medicine or taking family photos．
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home．They have potential applications in
everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these
spaces．
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market ． The
company's"Oshbot"robot is built to assist customers in a store，which can help the customers
find items and help guide them to the product's location in the store．It can also speak different
languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is
shopping for．
The more interaction the robot has with humans，the more it learns．But Oshbot，like other
social robots，is not intended to replace workers，but to work alongside other employees．"We
have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us，but with us，"said Breazeal．
41．How are social robots different from household robots？ ．
A．They can control their emotions．
B．They are more like humans．
C．They do the normal housework．
D．They respond to users more slowly．
第6页 | 共12页42．What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3？
A．Communicate with you and perform operations．
B．Answer your questions and make requests．
C．Take your family pictures and deliver milk．
D．Obey your orders and remind you to take pills．
43．What can Oshbot work as？ ．
A．A language teacher．B．A tour guide．
C．A shop assistant．D．A private nurse．
44．We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ．
A．train employeesB．be our workmates
C．improve technologiesD．take the place of workers
45．What does the passage mainly present？ ．
A．A new design idea of household robots．
B．Marketing strategies for social robots．
C．Information on household robots．
D．An introduction to social robots．
19．（12.5分）One day when I was 12，my mother gave me an order：I was to walk to the public
library，and borrow at least one book for the summer．This was one more weapon for her to
defeat my strange problem﹣inability to read．
In the library，I found my way into the"Children's Room．"I sat down on the floor and pulled a
few books off the shelf at random．The cover of a book caught my eye．It presented a picture of
a beagle．I had recently had a beagle，the first and only animal companion I ever had as a
child．He was my secret sharer，but one morning，he was gone，given away to someone who
had the space and the money to care for him．I never forgot my beagle．
There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog．I ran my fingers
over the picture of the dog on the cover．My eyes ran across the title，Amos，the Beagle with
a Plan．Unknowingly，I had read the title．Without opening the book，I borrowed it from the
library for the summer．
Under the shade of a bush，I started to read about Amos．I read very，very slowly with
difficulty．Though pages were turned slowly，I got the main idea of the story about a dog
第7页 | 共12页who，like mine，had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back
home．That dog was my dog，and I was the little boy in the book．At the end of the story，
my mind continued the final scene of reunion，on and on，until my own lost dog and I were，
in my mind，running together．
My mother's call returned me to the real world．I suddenly realized something：I had read a
book，and I had loved reading that book．Everyone knew I could not read．But I had read
it．Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them．
I never told my mother about my"miraculous"（奇迹般地） experience that summer，but she
saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next
year．And years later，she was proud that her son had read thousands of books，was awarded
a PhD in literature，and authored his own books，articles，poetry and fiction．The power of the
words has held．
46．The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to ．
A．encourage him to do more walking
B．let him spend a meaningful summer
C．help cure him of his reading problem
D．make him learn more about weapons
47．The book caught the author's eye because ．
A．it contained pretty pictures of animals
B．it reminded him of his own dog
C．he found its title easy to understand
D．he liked children's stories very much
48．Why could the author manage to read the book through？ ．
A．He was forced by his mother to read it．
B．He identified with the story in the book．
C．The book told the story of his pet dog．
D．The happy ending of the story attracted him．
49．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？ ．
A．The author has become a successful writer．
第8页 | 共12页B．The author's mother read the same book．
C．The author's mother rewarded him with books．
D．The author has had happy summers ever since．
50．Which one could be the best title of the passage？ ．
A．The Charm of a Book
B．Mum's Strict Order
C．Reunion with My Beagle
D．My Passion for Reading．
20．（12.5分）Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk，I went to a friend．He
looked at me for a moment，and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had：
Be bold and brave﹣and mighty （强大的） forces will come to your aid．
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past，it was seldom
because I had tried and failed．It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from
trying at all．On the other hand，whenever I had plunged into deep water，forced by courage or
circumstance，I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again．
Boldness means a decision tobite off more than you can eat．
．And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces．They are potential powers we
possess：energy，skill，sound judgment，creative ideas﹣even physical strength greater than
most of us realize．
Admittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual ones．But they are more important than physical
ones．A college classmate of mine，Tim，was an excellent football player，even though he
weighed much less than the average player．"In one game I suddenly found myself confronting
a huge player，who had nothing but me between him and our goal line，"said Tim．"I was so
frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet﹣and
stopped him cold．"
Boldness﹣a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme﹣is not one that can be acquired
overnight．But it can be taught to children and developed in adults．Confidence builds
up．Surely，there will be setbacks （挫折） and disappointments in life； boldness in itself
is no guarantee of success．But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off
than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds．
第9页 | 共12页So，always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities﹣and you'll find your abilities are greater
than you ever dreamed．
51．Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past？ ．
A．He faced huge risks．
B．He lacked mighty forces．
C．Fear prevented him from trying．
D．Failure blocked his way to success．
52．What is the implied meaning of the underlined part？ ．
A．Swallow more than you can digest．
B．Act slightly above your abilities．
C．Develop more mysterious powers．
D．Learn to make creative decisions．
53 ． What was especially important for Tim's successful defense in the football
gam ．
A．His physical strength．
B．His basic skill．
C．His real fear．
D．His spiritual force．
54．What can be learned from Paragraph 5？ ．
A．Confidence grows more rapidly in adults．
B．Trying without success is meaningless．
C．Repeated failure creates a better life．
D．Boldness can be gained little by little．
55．What is the author's purpose in writing this passage？ ．
A．To encourage people to be courageous．
B．To advise people to build up physical power．
C．To tell people the ways to guarantee success．
D．To recommend people to develop more abilities．
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
第10页 | 共12页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．
Six days a week，up and down the red hills of northeast Georgia，my grandfather brought the
mail to the folks there．At age 68，he retired from the post office，but he never stopped serving
the community．
On his 80th birthday，I sent him a letter，noting the things we all should be thankful for﹣good
health，good friends and good outcomes．By most measurements he was a happy man．Then I
suggested it was time for him to slow down．At long last，in a comfortable home，with a
generous pension，he should learn to take things easy．
"Thank you for your nice words，"he wrote in his letter back，"and I know what you meant，
but slowing down scares me．Life isn't having it made； it's getting it made．"
"The finest and happiest years of our lives were not when all the debts were paid，and all
difficult experiences had passed，and we had settled into a comfortable home．No．I go back
years ago，when we lived in a three﹣room house，when we got up before daylight and worked
till after dark to make ends meet．I rarely had more than four hours of sleep．But what I still
can't figure out is why I never got tired，never felt better in my life．I guess the answer is，we
were fighting for survival，protecting and providing for those we loved．What matters are not
the great moments，but the partial victories，the waiting，and even the defeats．It's the
journey，not the arrival，that counts．"
The letter ended with a personal request："Boy，on my next birthday，just tell me to wake up
and get going，because I will have one less year to do things﹣and there are ten million things
waiting to be done．"
Christina Rossetti，an English poet，once said："Does the road wind uphill all the way？Yes，
to the very end．"Today，at 96，my grandfather is still on that long road，climbing．
56 ． What was the author's grandfather before he retired ？ （ no more than
5words） ．
57．What did the author advise his grandfather to do in his letter？（no more than
10words） ．
58．What is the grandfather's view on life according to his letter back？（no more than
第11页 | 共12页10words） ．
59．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？（no more than
10words） ．
60．Do you agree with the grandfather's view on life？Give reasons in your own words，（no
more than 20words） ．
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
22．（25分）假设你是晨光中学学生会主席李津，你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠
一批图书．请根据以下提示，写一封邮件与中文班班长Chris联系，并告知将于今年七月
赴对方学校参加夏令营时带去赠书．
（1）自我介绍；
（2）拟捐赠图书的类型、册数、用途等；
（3）询问对方的其他需求．
注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）请适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯．
参考词汇：学生会 the Student Union
Dear Chris，
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