1、2014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）1（1分）Give me a chance，_ Ill give you a wonderful surprise（）AifBorCandDwhile2（1分）Ok，Ill fix your computer right nowOh，take your time_（）AI cant stand itBIm in no hurryCThats a great ideaDIts not my cup of tea3（1分）Wind is now the worlds fastest growing _ of powe
2、r（）AsourceBsenseCresultDroot4（1分）_ you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier（）AunlessBAlthoughCBeforeDOnce5（1分）Anxiously，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only _ it didnt fit（）Ato findBfoundCfindingDhaving found6（1分）_ the school，the village has a
3、clinic，which was also built with government support（）AIn reply toBIn addition toCIn charge ofDIn place of7（1分）Clearly and thoughtfully_，the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers（）AwritingBto writeCwrittenDbeing written8（1分）Life is like _ ocean； Only _strongwelled ca
4、n reach the other shore（）Aan； theBthe； aCthe；/D/； a9（1分）My parents always _ great importance to my getting a good education（）AhaveBattachCacceptDpay10（1分）How long have you been learning English？About four months_!Your English is so good（）AYou cant be seriousBYou got itCI couldnt agree moreDIm stuck1
5、1（1分）We wont start the work until all the preparations _（）Aare being madeBwill be madeChave been madeDhad been made12（1分）English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，_ uses it differently（）Aeach of whichBall of whichCall of themDeach of them13（1分）The two countries are going to meet to _
6、some barriers to trade between them（）Amake upBuse upCturn downDbreak down14（1分）I think _ impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses（）AwhatBthatCwhichDwho15（1分）_ the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting（）ADid he catchBShould be catchCHas he caughtDHad he caught第二节：完形填
7、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，B，C，D的四个选项中，选出最佳选项16（30分）One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would never forgetSweetie，my company wants to（16） me but needs me to work in BrazilThis is like your teacher telling that youve done （17） and allowing you to ski
8、p a grade（跳级），but youll have to（18） your friendsWould you say yes to your teacher？She gave me a hug and asked me to think about itI was puzzledThe question kept me （19） for the rest of the night I had saidyesbut for the first time，I realized the（20） decisions adults had to make For almost four years
9、，my mother would call us from Brazil every dayEvery evening Id （21） wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my dayA phone call，however，could never replace her （22） and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times During my fourthgrade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit herL
10、ooking at her large （23） apartment，I became（24） how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herselfIt was then（25） I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on （26） family and work（27） difficult decisions，she used to tell me，you wouldnt know whether you make the right choice，but yo
11、u could always make the best out of the situation，with passion and a （28） attitude Back home，I （29） myself that what my mother could do，I could，tooIf she （30） to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，could learn to be（31） I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable（32） My mother is now
12、 back with usBut I will never forget what the （33） has really taught meSacrifices （34） in the endThe separation between us has proved to be（35） for me16AattractBpromoteCsurpriseDpraise17AlittleBmuchCwellDwrong18AleaveBrefuseCcontactDforgive19AexplainingBsleepingCwonderingDregretting20ApoorBtimelyCfi
13、nalDtough21AeagerlyBpolitelyCnervouslyDcuriously22ApatienceBpresenceCintelligenceDInfluence23AComfortableBExpensiveCEmptyDModern24AInterested inBaware ofCdoubtfulDsatisfied with25AwhenBwhereCwhichDthat26AabandoningBbalancingCcomparingDmixing27ADepending onBsupplied withCFaced withDInsisting on28Adif
14、ferentBfriendlyCpositiveDgeneral29AcriticizedBinformedCwarnedDreminded30AmanagedBofferedCattemptedDexpected31AgratefulBenergeticCindependentDpractical32AexamplesBlimitsCrulesDgoals33AquestionBexperienceChistoryDoccasion34Apay offBcome backCrun outDturn up35AblessingBgatheringCfailureDpleasure第二部分：阅读
15、理解（共4小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）17（12.5分）A Guide to the University Food The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pmIt serves snacks ，drinks，ice cream bars and mealsYou can pay with cash or your ID cardsYou can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front DeskEven if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria，you can
16、use the tables to eat your lunch，to have meetings and to study If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，and drinks in the Lower Caf located in the bottom level of the Gouglas CentreThis area is often used for entertainment such as concerts，games or TV watching
17、 Relaxation The Globe，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall，is available for relaxing，studying，cooking，and eatingMonthly activities are held here for all international studentsHours are 10am to 10pm，closed on Sundays Health Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall，the Wellness Centre is commi
18、tted to physical，emotional and social healthA doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal adviceThe cost of this is icluded in your medical insuranceHours are Monday to Friday，9am to noon and 1；00to 4；30pm Academic Support All students have a
19、ccess to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas HallHere，qualified volunteers will work with you on written work，grammar，vocabulary，and other academic skillsYou can sign up for an appointment on the signup sheet outside the door two 30minute appointments per week maximumThis service is fre
20、e Transportation The TWU Express is a shuttle serviceThe shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre，leaving from the Mattson CentreOperation hours are between 8am and 3pmSaturdays onlyRound trip fare is $136What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria？ ADo homework and watch TVBBuy d
21、rinks and enjoy concertsChave meals and meet with friendsDAdd money to your ID and play chess37Where and when can you cook your own food？ AThe Globe，FridayBThe Lower Caf，SundayCThe TWU Cafeteria，FridayDThe McMillan Hall，Sunday38The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre Ais open six days a weekBoff
22、ers services free of chargeCtrains students in medical careDgives advice on mental health39How can you seek help from the Writing Centre？ ABy applying onlineBBy calling the centreCBy filling in a signup formDBy going to the centre directly40What is the function of TWU Express？ ATo carry students to
23、the lecture hallsBTo provide students with campus toursCTo take students to the Mattson CentreDTo transport students to and from the stores18（12.5分）A worldfamous Canadian author，Margaret Atwood，has created the worlds first longdistance signing device（装置），the LongPen After many tiringfrom city to cit
24、y，Atwood thought there must be a better way to do themShe hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004Together they designed the LongPenHeres how it works：The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet（手写板） using a special penOn the receiving end，in anoth
25、er city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the bookThe author and fan can talk with each other via webcams（网络摄像机） and computer screens Work on the LongPen began in Atwoods basement（地下室）At first，they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to beThe device went through several vers
26、ions，including one that actually had smoke coming out of itThe investing finally completed，teat runs w ere made in Ottawa，and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006London Book FairFrom here，Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York
27、City The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real timeIt has several other potential applicationsIt could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another provinceThe video exchange between signer and receiver can
28、 be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are usedIts really fun，said the owner of a bookstore，who was present for one of the test runsObviously you cant shake hands with the author but there are chances for a connection that you dont get from a regular book signing The response to the inve
29、ntion has not been all favorableAtwood has received criticism from authors who think she is trying to end book toursBut she said，It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldnt afford it41Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen？ ATo set up her
30、 own companyBTo win herself greater popularityCTo write her books in a new wayCTo make book signings less tiring42How does the LongPen work？ AI copies the authors signature and prints it on a bookBIt signs a book while receiving the authors signatureCThe webcam sends the authors signature to another
31、 cityDThe fan uses it to copy the authors signature himself43What do we know about the invention of the LongPen？ AIt has been completed but not put into useBThe basement caught fire by accidentCSome versions failed before its test runDThe designers were wellprepared for the difficulty44How could the
32、 LongPen be used in the future？ ATo draft legal documentsBTo improve credit card securityCTo keep a record of the authors ideasDTo allow author and fan to exchange videos45What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5and 6？ AAtwood doesnt mean to end book toursBCritics think the LongPen is of little useC
33、Bookstore owners do not support the LongPenDPublishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost19（12.5分）Dad，I say one day .take a tripWhy dont you fly and meet me？ My father had just retired.His job filled his day，his thought，his lifeWhile he woke up and took a warm shower，I screamed under a freezing w
34、aterfall PeruWhile he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch，I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks My father sees me drfting aimlessly，nothing to show for my 33years but a passport full of funny stampsHe wants me to settle down，but now I want him to find an adventure He agrees to travel with
35、me through the national parksWe meet four weeks later in Rapid CityWhat is our first stop？asks my fatherWhat time is it？Still dont have a watch？ Less than an hour away is Mount RushmoreAs he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite ，his mouth and eyes open slowly，like those of little boyUn
36、believable，he says，How was this done？ A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son We stare up and I ask myself，Would I ever devote my life to anything？ No directions，I always used to hear those words in my
37、 fathers voiceNow I hear them in my own The next day were at Yellowstone National Park，where we have a picnicDid you ever travel with your dad？I askOnly once，he saysI never spoke much with my fatherWe loved each otherbut never said itWhatever he could give me，he gave The kast sebtebceits probably th
38、e same thing Is say about my fatherAnd what Id want my child to say about me In Glacier National Park，my father says，Ive never seen water so blueI have，in several places of the world，I can keep traveling，I realizeand maybe a regular job wont be as dull as I feared Weeks after our trip，I call my fath
39、erThe photos from the trip are wonderful，he saysWe have got to take another trip like that sometime I tell him Ive learn decided to settle down，and Im wearing a watch46We can learn from Paragraphs 2and 3that the father Afollowed the fashionBgot bored with his jobCwas unhappy withDliked the authors c
40、ollection of stamps47What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore？ AHis father is interested in sculptureBHis father is as innocent as a little boyCHe should learn sculpture in the futureDHe should pursue a specific aim in life48From the underlined paragraph，we can see that the author Awants his c
41、hildren to learn from their grandfatherBcomes to understand what parental love meansClearns how to communicate with his fatherDhopes to give whatever he can to his father49What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story？ AThe call solves their disagreementsBThe Swiss
42、 watch has drawn them closerCThey decide to learn photography togetherDThey begin to change their attitudes to life50What could be the best title for the passage？ ALove Nature，Love LifeBA Son Lost in AdventureCA Journey with DadDThe Art of Travel20（12.5分）People arent walking any moreif they can figu
43、re out a way to avoid it I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcelThe journey is a matter of 281stepsBut I used the carAnd I wasnt in ay hurry，either，I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness：motorosis It is an illness to which I had
44、thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legsAt that time，we regarded 25miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skillIt did not occur to us that walking was a hardshipAnd the effect was
45、lastingWhen I was 45years old I racedand beata teenage football player the 168steps up the Stature of Liberty Such enterprises today are regarded by many middleaged persons as bad for the heartBut a wellknown British physician，Sir Adolphe Abrhams，pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need properis more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regu
