1、2016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）It was a wonderful tripSo，which city did you like better，Paris or Rome？_There were good things and bad things about them（）AIts hard to sayBI didnt get itCYou must be kiddingDCouldnt be better2（1分）The dict
2、ionary is _：many words have been added to the language since it was published（）Aout of controlBout of dateCout of sightDout of reach3（1分）When walking down the street，I came across David，who I _ for years（）Adidnt seeBhavent seenChadnt seenDwouldnt see4（1分）The cooling wind swept through out bedroom wi
3、ndows，_ air conditioning unnecessary（）AmakingBto makeCmadeDbeing made5（1分）It was really annoying； I _ get access to the data bank you had recommended（）AwouldntBcouldntCshouldntDneednt6（1分）Im thinking of going back to school to get another degreeSounds great!_（）AIt all dependsBGo for itCNever mindDNo
4、 wonder7（1分）_ the average age of the population increases，there are more and more old people to care for（）AUnlessBUntilCAsDWhile8（1分）Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she _ her opinion on the subject（）Agave voice toBkept an eye onCturned a deaf ear toDset foot on9（1
5、分）We will put off the picnic in the park until next week，_ the weather may be better（）AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen10（1分）The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _ of rain later tonight（）AeffectBsenseCchangeDchance11（1分）The manager put forward a suggestion _ we should have an assistantTher
6、e is too much work to do（）AwhetherBthatCwhichDwhat12（1分）Im going to _ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle（）AputBmakeCtakeDgive13（1分）You are waiting at a wrong placeIt is at the hotel _ the coach picks up tourists（）AwhoBwhichCwhereDthat14（1分）I hate it when she calls me at work
7、Im always too busy to _ a conversation with her（）Acarry onBbreak intoCturn downDcut off15（1分）I was wearing a seatbeltIf I hadnt been wearing one，I _（）Awere injuredBwould be injuredChad been injuredDwould have been injured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各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选春最佳选项16（30分
8、）The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautifulCathy suffered some terrible （16） in her early childhoodAfter years of regular treatment，she（17） became healthyTwo years ago，while Cathy was watching the Olympics，a dream came into her sweet little headto be a swim
9、merLast summer，she wanted to （18） our local swim teamShe practiced hard and finally（19） itThe team practice，（20） was a rough startShe coughed and choked and could hardly（21） her first few weeksHearing her coughing bitterly one night，I decided to （22） her from it allBut Cathy woke me up early next mo
10、rning，wearing her swimsuit（23） to go!I told her she shouldnt swim after a whole nights coughing，but she refused to （24） and insisted she goFrom that day on，Cathy kept swimming and didnt （25） a single practiceShe had a（26） intention within herself to be the best she could beMy tenyearold was growing
11、and changing right before my eyes，into this（27） human being with a passion and a missionThere were moments of （28） of course：often she would be the last swimmer in the raceIt was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasnt a （29） everBut that didnt stop her from tryingThen came the final awards cer
12、emony at the end of the yearCathy didnt expect any award but was still there to （30） her friends and praise their accomplishmentsAs the ceremony was nearing the end，I suddenly heard the head coach （31） ，The highest honor goes to Cathy!Looking around，he continued，Cathy has inspired us with her （32） a
13、nd enthusiasm（33） skills and talents bring great success，the most valuable asset（财富）one can hold is the heartIt was the greatest（34） of my daughters lifeWith all she had been （35） in her ten years，this was the hour of true triumph（成功）16AfailureBpressureClossDillness17AusuallyBfinallyCfirstlyDfrequen
14、tly18AimproveBtrainCjoinDcontact 19AincreasedBfoundCcreatedDmade20AhoweverBthereforeCotherwiseDinstead21AuseBsurviveCsaveDwaste22ApullBtellChideDfire23AafraidBnervousCreadyDfree24Atake offBset offCgive upDshow up25AattendBmissCbanDStart26ArichBweakCfirmDkind 27AtrustedBdeterminedCexperiencedDembarra
15、ssed 28AfrustrationBdelightCexcitementDsurprise 29AbeginnerBlearnerCpartnerDwinner30Acheer onBcompete withCrespond toDrun after31AadmittingBexplainingCannouncingDwhispering32AhumorBwillChonestyDwisdom33AAlthoughBSinceCOnceDBecause34AdiscoveryBchoiceCinfluenceDmoment35AthroughBunderCacrossDaround第二部分
16、：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）A Language Programme for TeenagersWelcome to Teenagers Abroad!We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learningOur CoursesRegardless of your choice of course，youll develop your language ability both quickly and effec
17、tivelyOur Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language，with focused teaching in all 4skill areasspeaking，listening，reading and writingOur Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course，with 10additional lessons per week，guaranteeing the fastest possible
18、language learning （see table below）Course TypeDaysNumber of Lesson Course TimetableStandard CourseMonFri20lessons9：0012：30Intensive CourseMonFri20lessons9：0012：3010lessons13：0014：30EvaluationStudentsareplaced into classes according to their current language skillsThe majority of them take on online
19、language test before starting their programmeHowever，if this is not available，students sit the exam on the first Monday of their courseLearning materials are provided to students throughout their course，and there will never be more than 15participants in each classArrivals and TransferOur programme
20、offers the full packagestudents are take good care of from the start through to the very endThey are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfortWe require the students full details at least 4 weeks in advanceMeals/Allergies（过敏）/Special Dietary RequirementsSt
21、udents are provided with breakfast，dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch（which consists of a sandwich，a drink and a dessert）Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individuallyWe ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about a
22、ny medicines you takeDepending on the type of allergies and/or dietary requirements，an extra charge may be made for providing special food36How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course？ AIt is less effectiveBIt focuses on speakingCIt includes extra lessonsDIt give you confidence37When can a
23、 student attend Standard Course？ A.13：0014：30MondayB.9：0012：30TuesdayC.13：0014：30FridayD.9：0012：30Saturday38Before starting their programme，students are expected to Atake a language testBhave an online interviewCprepare learning materialsDreport their language levels39With the full package，the progr
24、amme organizer is supposed to Ainform students of their full flight detailsBlook after students throughout the programmeCoffer students free sightseeing tripsDcollect studentsluggage in advance40Which of the following may require an extra payment？ ACooked dinnerBMealtime dessertCPacked lunchDSpecial
25、 diet18（12.5分）Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone，not in features but in footstepsAs he grows you also age，and your ambitions become more unachievableYou begin to realize that your boy，in your footsteps，could probably accomplish what you hoped forBut footsteps can be muddied and they c
26、an go off in different directionsMy son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergartenScience projects waited until the last momentBook reports werent written until the final threatIve been a newspaperman all my adult lifeMy daughter is a university graduate working toward her masters degree in
27、 EnglishBut Jody？When he entered the tenth grade he became avotechstudent（技校学生）Theyre calledmotorheadsby the rest of the student bodyWhen a secretary in my office first called himmotorhead，I was shockedHey，hes a good kid，I wanted to sayAnd smart，reallyI learned later that motorheads are，indeed，diffe
28、rentThey usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothesAnd they dont often make school honor rolls（光荣榜）But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in educationWe who labor in clean shirts in offices dont have the abilities that motorheads haveI began to learn this when I had my
29、 car crashedThe cost to repair it was estimated at $800Hey，I can fix it，said JodyI doubted it，but let him go ahead，for I had nothing to loseMy son，with other motorheads，fixed the carThey got parts（零件）from a junkyard，nontoasting toaster have been fixedNeighbours and coworkers trust their car repair t
30、o himSince that first repair job，a broken airconditioner，a nonfunctioning washer and a nontoasting toaster have been fixedNeighbors and coworkers trust their car repairs to himThese kids are happiest when doing repairsThey joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed worldAnd their minds are b
31、right despite their dirty hands and clothesI have learned a lot from my motorhead：publishers need printers，engineers need mechanics，and architects need buildersMost important，I have learned that fathers dont need clones in footsteps or anywhere elseMy son may never make the school honor rollBut he m
32、ade mine41What used to be the authors hope for his son？ ATo avoid becoming his cloneBTo resemble him in appearanceCTo develop in a different directionDTo reach the authors unachieved goals42What can we learn about the authors children？ AHis daughter does better in schoolBHis daughter has got a maste
33、rs degreeCHis son tried hard to finish homeworkDHis son couldnt write his book reports43The author let his son repair the car because he believed that AHis son had the ability to fix itBit would save him much timeCit wouldnt cause him any more lossDother motorheads would come to help44In the authors
34、 eyes，motorheads are Atidy and hardworkingBcheerful and smartClazy but brightDrelaxed but rude45What did the author realize in the end？ AIt is unwise to expect your child to follow your pathBIt is important for one to make the honor rollCArchitects play a more important role than buildersDMotorheads
35、 have greater ability than office workers19（12.5分）When John was growing up，other kids felt sorry for himHis parents always had him weeding the garden，carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapersBut when John reached adulthood，he was better off than his childhood playmatesHe had more job satisf
36、action，a better marriage and was healthierMost of all，he was happierFar happierThese are the findings of a 40year study that followed the lives of 456teenage boys from BostonThe study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had notBoys who wo
37、rked in the home or community gained competence （能力） and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society，said George Vaillant，the psychologist （心理学家） who made the discoveryAnd because they felt good about themselves，others felt good about themVaillants study followed these males in great detail
38、Interviews were repeated at ages 25，31and 47Under Vaillant，the researchers compared the mens mentalhealth scores with their boyhoodactivity scores with their boyhoodactivity scoresPoints were awarded for parttime jobs，housework，effort in school，and ability to deal with problemsThe link between what
39、the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharpThose who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people，five times as likely to be well paid and 16times less likely to have been unemployedThe researcher
40、s also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned outWorkingat any ageis importantChildhood activities help a child develop responsibility，independence，confidence and competencethe underpinnings （基础） of emotional healthThey also help him underst
41、and that people must cooperate and work toward common goalsThe most competent adults are those who know how to do thisYet work isnt everythingAs Tolstoy once said，One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love，to work for the person one loves and to love ones work4
42、6What do we know about John？ AHe enjoyed his career and marriageBHe had few childhood playmatesCHe received little love from his familyDHe was envied by others in his childhood47Vaillants words in Paragraph 2 serve as Aa description of personal values and social valuesBan analysis of how work was re
43、lated to competenceCan example for parentsexpectations of their childrenDan explanation why some boys grew into happy men48Vaillants team obtained their findings by Arecording the boyseffort in schoolBevaluating the mens mental healthCcomparing different sets of scoresDmeasuring the mens problem sol
44、ving ability49What does the underlined wordsharpprobably mean in Paragraph 4？ AQuick to reactBHaving a thin edgeCClear and definiteDsudden and rapid50What can be inferred from the last paragraph？ Acompetent adults know more about love than workBEmotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life
45、CLove brings more joy to people than work doesDIndependence is the key to ones success20（12.5分）Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever hasThere is nothing more tiring than not succeedingWe experience this tiredness in two ways：as startup fatigue（疲惫） and performance fatigueIn the former case，we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficultAnd the longer we delay it，the more tired we feelSuch startup fatigu
