1、2012年天津市高考英语试卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）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1（1分）Can I have a day off tomorrow，MrJohnson？_I can manage without you（）AForget itBIm afraid notCIt dependsDOf course2（1分）The letters for the boss_ on his desk but he didnt read them until three later（）Awere p
2、utBwas putCputDhas put3（1分）You were working too hardYoud better keep a _between work and relaxation（）ApromiseBleadCbalanceDdiary4（1分）The dog may be a good companion for the old_，the need to take it for walks may be a disadvantage（）ABesidesBHoweverCThereforeDInstead5（1分）You have to believe in yoursel
3、fNo one else will，if you dont_Confidence is really important（）AIts not my cup of teaBThats not the pointCI dont think soDI couldnt agree more6（1分）Only after Mary read her composition the second time_ the spelling mistake（）Adid she noticeBshe noticedCdoes she noticeDshe has noticed7（1分）I wish to than
4、k Professor Smith，without_help I would never have got this far（）AwhoBwhoseCwhomDwhich8（1分）Its quite warm here； we _turn the heating on yet（）AcouldntBmustntCneedntDwouldnt9（1分）It doesnt matter _you turn right or left at the crossingboth roads lead to the park（）AwhetherBhowCifDwhen10（1分）The secretary
5、arranged a（n）_time and space for the applicants to have an interview（）AimportantBspareCpublicDconvenient11（1分）He got up late and hurried to his office，_the breakfast untouched（）AleftBto leaveCleavingDhaving left12（1分）The three of us_around Europe for about a month last summer（）AtravelledBhave travel
6、ledChad travelledDtravel13（1分）Parents and children should communicate more to _the gap between them so that they can understand each other better（）AopenBnarrowCwidenDleave14（1分）Everything was placed exactly _he wanted it for the graduation ceremony（）AwhileBwhenCwhereDthough15（1分）We would have called
7、 a taxi yesterday if Harold _us a ride home（）Adidnt offerBwouldnt offerChasnt offeredDhadnt offered第二节：完形填空（共1小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）16（30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it，when I was 13My parents took us there for campingOn the
8、 way out，I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1Capitan，a（16） rock of 3，300feet straight upI touched that giant rock and knew（17） I wanted to climb itThat has been my lifes passion （钟爱） ever since（18） the rocks and mountains of YosemiteIve long made Yosemite my （19） About 15years ago I started see
9、ing a lot of（20） ，like toilet paper，beer cans，and empty boxes，around the areaIts（21） me why visitors started respecting the place（22） and treated such a beautiful homelike place this wayI tried （23） trash（垃圾）myself，but the job was too bigI would （24） an hour or two on the job，only to find the area t
10、rashed all over again weeks laterFinally，I got so（25） it that I decided something had to changeAs a rockclimbing guide，I knew（26） about organizing any big eventBut in 2004，together with some climbers，I set a date for a（27） On that day，more than 300people （28） Over three days we collected about 6，000
11、pounds of trashIt was amazing how much we were able to（29） I couldnt believe the（30） we madethe park looked clean!Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhereIn 2007alone，2，945people picked up 42，330pounds of trash and（31） 132miles of roadwayI often hear people（32） about their surroundi
12、ngsIf you are one of them，I would say the only way to change things is by（33） rather than complainingWe need to teach by （34） You cant blame others（35） you start with yourself16AdistantBhugeCnarrowDloose17AimmediatelyBfinallyCgraduallyDrecently18AimaginingBpaintingCdescribingDclimbing19AgardenBhomeC
13、labDpalace20AmaterialBresourcesCwasteDgoods21AbeyondBagainstCoverDwithin22AmoreBmostClessDleast23Athrowing awayBpicking upCbreaking downDdigging out24AkillBsaveCwaitDspend25Asatisfied withBdelighted inCtired ofDused to26AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing27AcleanupBpartyCpicnicDconcert28Adropped
14、outBshowed upClooked aroundDcalled back29AdemandBreceiveCaccomplishDovercome30AplanBvisitCcontactDdifference31AcrossedBmeasuredCcoveredDdesigned32AtalkBcomplainCargueDquarrel33AdoingBthinkingCquestioningDwatching34AmethodBexplanationCexampleDresearch35AalthoughBifCwhenDuseless第二部分：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题2.5分，
15、满分49.5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）Bicycle SafetyOperation Always ride your bike in a safe，controlled manner on campus（校园）Obey rules and regulationsWatch out for walkers and other bicyclists，and always use your lights in dark conditionsTheft Prevention Always securely lock your bicycle
16、 to a bicycle rackeven if you are only away for a minuteRegister your bike with the University Department of Public SafetyIts fast，easy，and freeRegistration permanently records your serial number，which is useful in the possible recovery of the bike stolenEquipmentBrakes Make sure that they are in go
17、od working order and adjusted properlyHelmet A necessity，make sure your helmet meets current safety standards and fit properlyLights Always have a front headlightvisible at least 500feet in front of the bikeA taillight is agood ideaRules of the RoadRiding on Campus As a bicycle rider，you have a resp
18、onsibility to ride only on streets and posted bicycle pathsRiding on sidewalks or other walkways can lead to a fineThe speed limit for bicycles on campus is 15mph，unless otherwise postedAlways give the right of ways to walkersIf you are involved in an accident，you are required to offer appropriate a
19、id，call the Department of Public Safety and remain at the scene until the officer lets you goBicycle Parking Only park in areas reserved for bikesTrees，handrails，hallways，and sign posts are not for bicycle parking，and parking in such posts can result in a fineIf Things Go WrongIf you break the rules
20、，you will be finedBesides violating rules while riding bicycles on campus，you could be fined for：No bicycle registration25dollarsBicycleparkivngbanned30dollarsBlocking path with bicycle40dollarsViolationofbicycleequipmentrequirement35dollars36Registration of your bicycle may help you Afind your stol
21、en bicycleBget your serial numberCreceive free repair servicesDsettle conflicts with walkers37According to the passage，what bike equipment is a free choice for bicycle riders？ ABrakesBA helmetCA headlightDA taillight38When you ride a bicycle on the campus， Aride on posted bicycle paths and sidewalks
22、Bcycle at a speed of over 15mphCput the walkersright of way firstDcall the police before leaving in a case of accident39If you lock your bicycle to a tree on the campus，you could be fined A.25 B.30 C.35 D.4040What is the passage mainly about？ AA guide for safe bicycling on campusBDirections for bicy
23、cle tour on campusCRegulations of bicycle race on campusDRules for riding motor vehicles on campus18（12.5分）Barditch High School decided to an AllSchool ReunionOver 450 people came to the eventThere were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate ParkSeveral former teachers were on
24、hands to tell stories about the old daysMsMabel Yates，the English teacher for fifty years，was wheeled to the ParkSome eyes rolled and there were a few low groans（嘟囔声）when MsYates was about to speakMany started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to
25、 listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combinedThen MsYates started to speak：I cant tell you how pleased I am to be hereI havent seen many of you since your graduation，but I have followed your careers and
26、enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragediesI have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my studentsAlthough I havent appeared in person，I have attended your college graduations，weddings and even the birth your children，in my imaginationMsYates paused and started crying a bit
27、Then she continued：It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could，some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy meRegardless of our motives，I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen pathThere is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the e
28、nd result of his or her years of workYou have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heartThere was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clappingTee clapping turned into cheering，then into a deaf
29、ening roar（呼喊）Lawyers，truck drivers，bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown41What activity was organized for the school reunion？ ASightseeing in the parkBA picnic on the school playgr
30、oundCTelling stories about past eventsDGraduatesreports in the old building42What can be inferred from Paragraph 2？ ASome graduates were too busy to listen to MsYatesspeechBMany graduates disliked MsYatesways of teachingCSome people got tired from the reunion activitiesDMost people had little intere
31、st in the reunion43We can learn from MsYatesspeech that she Akept track of her studentsprogressBgave her students advice on their careersCattended her studentscollege graduationsDwent to her studentswedding ceremonies44What was MsYatesbelief in teaching teenagers？ ATeachersknowledge is the key to st
32、udentsachievementsBPressure on students from teachers should be reducedCHardpushed students are more likely to succeedDStudentsrespect is the best reward for teachers45Which of the following can best describe MsYates？ AReliable and devotedBTough and generousCProud but patientDStrict but caring19（12.
33、5分）The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the pastWith the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone，writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （怀旧的）skillHowever，while todays educators are using more and more technology
34、in their teaching，many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successfulboth in school and in lifeVirginia Berninger，professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington，says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the
35、skill of writing by handBerninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasksboth on a computer and by handThe study，published in 2009，found that when writing with a pen and paper，participants wrote longer essays and more complete sen
36、tences and had a faster word production rateIn a more recent study，Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a students writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can writeSpelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access o
37、ur vocabulary，word meaning and conceptsIt is allowing our written language to connect with ideasBerninger saidSpelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe（转换）those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen，the study saidSeeing
38、the words in theminds eyehelps children not only to turn their ideas into words，says Berninger，but also to spot（发现） spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over timeIn our computer age，some people believe that we dont have to teach spelling because we have spell checks，s
39、he saidBut until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level，they wont have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer46What makes writing by hand a thing of the past？ AThe absence of blackboard in classroomBThe use of new technolo
40、gies in teachingCThe lack of practice in handwritingDThe popular use of smartphones47Berningers study published in 2009 Afocused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computerBindicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paperCfound that good essays are made up of long sentenc
41、esDdiscussed the importance of writing speed48Which of the following best shows the role of spelling？ ASpelling improves ones memory of wordsBSpelling ability is closely related to writing abilityCSpelling benefits the translation from words into ideasDSpelling slows down finding exact words to expr
42、ess ideas49What doesminds eyein paragraph 5mean？ AWindowBSoulCPictureDImagination50What conclusion could be drawn from the passage？ AComputers can help people with their choice of wordsBSpell checks can take the place of spelling teachingCHandwriting still has a place in todays classroomsDFunctional
43、 spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade20（12.5分）You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creatorWhen you choose to be a victim，the world is a cold and difficult placeTheydid things to you which caused all of your pain and sufferingTheyare wrong and bad，and life
44、 is terrible as long astheyare aroundOr you may blame yourself for all your problems，thus internalizing（内化）your victimizationThe truth is，your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or othersThose who choose to be creators look at life quite differentlyThey know
45、 there are individuals who might like to control their lives，but they dont let this get in the wayThey know they have their weaknesses，yet they dont blame themselves when they failWhatever happens，they have choice in the matterThey believe their dance with each sacred（神圣的）moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring
