1、2010年天津市高考英语试卷第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项例：Standoverthereyoullbeabletoseeitbetter.A.orB.andC.butD.while答案是B1（1分）He telephoned the travel agency to three air tickets to London（）AorderBarrangeCtakeDbook2（1分）Excuse me，I wonder if you can help me？Sure ？（）AWhat helpBWhat is th
2、isCWhat is itDWhat do you want3（1分）James took the magazines off the little table to make for the television（）AroomBareaCfieldDposition4（1分）We on this project for four hoursLets have a rest（）Aare workingBhave been workingCworkedDhad worked5（1分）People have always been about exactly how life on earth b
3、egan（）AcuriousBexcitedCanxiousDcareful6（1分） in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum（）AAnythingBNothingCEverythingDSomething7（1分）Professor Johnson，Im afraid I cant finish the report within this week How about next week？（）AGood for youBIt wont bother meCNot at allDThat
4、s OK8（1分）Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut？You should try the barbers I goIts only $15（）AasBwhichCwhereDthat9（1分）Mark have hurriedAfter driving at top speedhe arrived half an hour early（）AneedntBwouldntCmustntDcouldnt10（1分）Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting at th
5、e culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo（）Aare exhibitingBis exhibitingCare being exhibitedDis being exhibited11（1分）Joining the firm as a clerk，he got rapid promotion，and_as a manager（）Aended upBdropped outCcame backDstarted off12（1分）It rained heavily in the south，_ serious flooding in several
6、 provinces（）AcausedBhaving causedCcausingDto cause13（1分）My father warned me going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists（）AbyBonCforDagainst14（1分）As a new graduate，he doesnt know it takes to start a business here（）AhowBwhatCWhenDwhich15（1分）John went to the hospital aloneIf he me abou
7、t it，I would have gone with him（）Ashould tellBtellsCtoldDhad told第二节：完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分1.5分）阅读下列短文，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16（30分）Robert Moody，52，is an experienced police officerMuch of his work involves dealing with （16） an gang （团伙）problems in the schools of his communityKnowing th
8、at many kids often （17） trouble，he decided to do something about itSo in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day （18） Those fun trips had a（n） （19） impactA chance encounter in 2000proved thatOne day，（20） working security at a school basketball game，Moody notice
9、d two young guys （21） He sensed trouble between them （22） one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hugI （23） youYou took me （24） when I was in fifth gradeThat was one of the （25） days of my life Deeply touched by the boys word，Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）that （26） teenagers to the
10、 basics of fishing in camping programsAs a policeman，I saw （27） there was violence，drugs were always behind itThey have a damaging （28） on the kids，says Moody By turning kids on to fishing，he （29） to present an alternative way of life，When youre sitting there waiting for a （30） ，he says，you cant hel
11、p but talk to each other，and such （31） can be pretty deepTalking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school，says Michelle，17who （32） the first programAnd I was able to help my little brother （33） drugs Moody faces 34in three years，when he hopes to run the foundation full
12、timeIm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 35to give back，Moody saysIf I teach a kid to fish today，he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow16AdrinkingBdrugCsecurityDsmoking17Aran intoBgot overCleft behindDlooked into18AaheadBawayCoffDout19AimmediateBdamagingClimitedDlasting20Aonce
13、BwhileCsinceDuntil21AquarrelingBcomplainingCtalkingDcheering22ASlowlyBSuddenlyCFinallyDSecretly23AunderstandBhearCseeDremember24AfishingBsailingCboatingDswimming25AquietestBlongestCbestDbusiest26AconnectsBintroducesCreducesDcommits27AwhereBunlessCasDwhether28AimpressionBburdenCdecisionDimpact29Aaske
14、dBintendedCpretendedDagreed30AsolutionBchangeCbiteDsurprise31AconcernsBinterestsCconversationsDemotions32Aparticipated inBworked outCapproved ofDmade up33AmisuseBavoidCtolerateDtest34AunemploymentBchallengeCcompetitionDretirement35AteamBschoolCfamilyDcommunity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
15、给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项17（12.5分）（1）A visitor can apply for a free audio tour Ain the CourtyardBin the State ApartmentsCat the Admission CenterDat St Georges Chapel（2）What is specially offered to visitors with kids？ AA security guardBA pushchairCA free toyDA baby carrier（3）Who can get reentry permits？
16、AVisitors wishing to eat outside the CastleBVisitors buying gifts in the castle shopsCVisitors buying water from the CourtyardDVisitors eating outside St Georges Chapel（4）Why arc visitors required to turn off their mobile phones？ ATo ensure the safety of othersBTo ensure the security of the CastleCT
17、o prevent them from disturbing othersDTo prevent the use of the builtin cameras（5）In the last part，aworking royal palacerefers to one Astill being constructedBstill used by the royal familyCwhere the Queen usually worksDwhere works of art are on show18（12.5分）Why play games？Because they are fun，and a
18、 1ot more besidesFollowing the rulesplanning your next moveacting as a team memberthese are allgameideas that you will come across throughout your life Think about some off the games you played as a young child，such as ropejumping and hideandseekSuch games are entertaining and funBut perhaps more im
19、portantly，they translate life into exciting dramasthat teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives，such as taking turns and cooperating （合作） Many childrens games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work t
20、hey will do as grownupsFor instance，some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bonesWhich sharpens the handeye coordination（协调）needed in hunting Many sports encourage national or local prideThe most famous games of all，the Olympic Games，bring athletes from around the world together to take part
21、in friendly competitionPeople who watch the event wave flags，knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country，not just the athlete who earned itFor countries experiencing natural disa sters or war，an Olympic win can mean so much Sports are also an event that unites peopleSoccer is the most p
22、opular sport in the worldPeople on all continents play itsome for fun and some for a livingNicolette Iribarne，a Californian soccer player，has discovered a way to spread hope through soccerHe created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future Next tim
23、e you play your favorite game or sport，think about why you enjoy it，what skills are needed，and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life41Through playing hideandseek，children are expected to learn to Abe a team leaderBobey the basic rulesCact as a grownupDpredict possible dang
24、er42The underlined part in Paragraph 2most probably means that games can Adescribe life in an exciting wayBturn reallife experiences into a playCmake learning life skills more interestingDchange peoples views of sporting events43According to the passage，why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging？
25、AIt inspires peoples deep love for the countryBIt proves the exceptional skills of the winnersCIt helps the country out of natural disastersDIt earns the winners fame and fortune44Iribarnes goal of forming the foundation is to Abring fun to poor kidsBprovide soccer balls for childrenCgive poor kids
26、a chance for a better lifeDappeal to soccer players to help poor kids45What can be inferred from the passage？ AGamed benefit people all their livesBSports can get all athletes togetherCPeople are advised to play games for funDSports increase a countrys competitiveness19（12.5分）In the kitchen of my mo
27、thers houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil Im looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my motherOver forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil，five houses later，the current pa
28、per and pencil look the same as they always didSurely it cant be the same pencil？The pad is more modern，but the wooden stand is definitely the original oneIm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these yearI say to her，walking bank into the livingroom wit
29、h a sheet of paper and the pencilYou still use a pencilCant you afford a pen？ My mother replies a little sharplyIt works perfectly wellIve always kept the stand in the kitchenI never knew when I might want to note down an idea，and I was always in the kitchen in these days Immediately I can picture h
30、er，hair wild，blue housecoat covered in flour，a wooden spoon in one hand，the pencil in the other，her mouth moving silentlyMy mother smiles and says，One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline，and I had a brilliant thought，but the stand was emptyOne of the children must have taken the paperSo I ju
31、st picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the backIt turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on This storywhich happened before I was bornreminds me how extraordinary my mother was，and is，as a gifted mathematicianI feel embarrassed that I co
32、mplain about not having enough childfree time to workLater，when my mother is in the bathroom，I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboardsSure enough，on the back of the smallest one，are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematicsThose symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years，roo
33、ted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard，invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal46Why has the authors mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen？ ATo leave messagesBTo list her everyday tasksCTo note down maths problemsDTo write down a flash of inspiration47What is the authors origin
34、al opinion about the wooden stand？ AIt has great value for the familyBIt needs to be replaced by a better oneCIt brings her back to her lonely childhoodDIt should be passed on to the next generation48The author feels embarrassed for Ablaming her mother wronglyBgiving her mother a lot of troubleCnot
35、making good use of time as her mother didDnot making any breakthrough in her field49What can be inferred from the last paragraph？ AThe mother is successful in her careerBThe family members like travelingCThe author had little time to play when youngDThe marks on the breadboard have disappeared50In t
36、he authors mind，her mother is Astrange in behaviorBkeen on her researchCfond of collecting old thingsDcareless about her appearance20（12.5分）To err is humanTo blame the other guy is even more humanCommon sense is not all that commonWhy tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse？ These thr
37、ee popular misquotes（戏谑的引语）are meant to be jokes，and yet they tell us a lot about human natureTo err，or to make mistakes，is indeed a part of being human，but it seems that most people dont want to accept the responsibility for the problemPerhaps it is the natural thing to doThe original quote about h
38、uman nature went like this：To err is human，to forgive，divine（神圣的）This saying mirrors an deal people should be forgiving of othersmistakesInstead，we tend to do the oppositefind someone else to pass the blame on toHowever，taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturit
39、y Common sense is what we call clear thoughtHaving common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well，and it also means staying with the planCommonsense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm，but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecas
40、t for sunshineCommon sense does not seem to be common for large organizations，because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everythingPeople say that in a large company，the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing And what is wrong with a society that t
41、hinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art？One of the common problems with making excuses is that people，especially young peopleget the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the timeThere is a corollary（直接推论）to that：if good excuse isgoodeven if it isnt honest，then wh
42、ere is the place of the truth？51According to tile passage，which of following seems the most human？ ATo search for truthBTo achieve ones idealCTo make fun of othersmistakesDTo criticize others for ones own error52According to the author，what is a sign of a mans maturity？ ADoing things his own wayBBea
43、ring responsibility for his mistakesCMaking as few mistakes as possibleDThinking seriously about his wrongdoing53Which of the following is N0T based on common sense？ AA man tries to take charge of everything in a large companyBA studentgoes out with an umbrella in stormy weatherCA companys next move
44、 follows a good planDA lawyer acts on fine judgments54What is the authors opinion about a good excuse？ AMaking a good excuse is sometimes a better policyBInventing a good excuse needs creative ideasCA good excuse is as rewarding as honestyDBitter truth is better than a good excuse55What would be the
45、 best title for his passage？ AA Mirror of Human NatureBTo Blame or to ForgiveCA Mark of MaturityDTruth or Excuse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）阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题21（10分）When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home，Cuddles is never far awayWhen he wants to go outside，he doesnt take Cuddles out for walkCuddles takes him f
