1、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，LizI think I was a bit rude to you_，but dont do that again!（）AGo aheadBForget itCIt dependsDWith pleasure2（1分）The quality of education in this small school is better than _ in some larger schools（）AthatBoneCitDthis3（1分）Only when Lily walked into the o
2、ffice _ that she had left the contract at home（）Ashe realizedBhas she realizedCshe has realizedDdid she realize4（1分）Jack，you seem excited_？I won the first prize（）AGuess whatBSo whatCPardon meDWho cares5（1分）_ in painting，John didnt notice evening approaching（）ATo absorbBTo be absorbedCAbsorbedDAbsorb
3、ing6（1分）Jane cant attend the meeting at 3oclock this afternoon because she _ a class at that time（）Awill teachBwould teachChas taughtDwill be teaching7（1分）I _ have worried before I came to the new school，for my classmates here are very friendly to me（）AmightntBmustntCneedntDcouldnt8（1分）_ for two day
4、s，Steve managed to finish his report on schedule（）ATo workBWorkedCTo be workingDHaving worked9（1分）Despite the previous rounds of talks，no agreement _ so far by the two sides（）Ahas been reachedBwas reachedCwill reachDwill have reached10（1分）Tom had to _ the invitation to the party last weekend because
5、 he was too busy（）Aturn inBturn downCturn overDturn to11（1分）If you have any doubts about your health，youd better _ your doctor at once（）AconvinceBconsultCavoidDaffect12（1分）We need to get to the root of the problem _ we can solve it（）AwhileBafterCbeforeDas13（1分）I wish I _ at my sisters wedding last T
6、uesday，but I was on a business trip in New York then（）Awill beBwould beChave beenDhad been14（1分）See，your computer has broken down again!It doesnt _ sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars（）AhaveBmakeCdisplayDbring15（1分）The boss of the company is trying to create an eas
7、y atmosphere _ his employees enjoy their work（）AwhereBwhichCwhenDwho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1635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 homeBut our funds were（16） ，and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactor
8、yOne agent（17） a house in particularAlthough her description sounded wonderful，the price was （18） our range，so we declinedBut she kept urging us to have a look （19） We finally did and it was （20） at first sightIt was Our Home，small and charming，overlooking a quiet lakeWalking through the rooms and t
9、alking with the owners，a nice elderly couple，we felt the warmth and （21） of the marriage within that homeAs perfect as it was，the price remained too high for usBut every day，we would sit by the lake，looking at the house and dreaming of （22） it would be like to live thereDays later，we made a（n） （23）
10、far below the asking priceSurprisingly，they didnt （24） usThey renewed their offer （25） It was also much more than we could afford，but far （26） than the original asking priceThe next day，we got a （27） message that another buyer had offered a much higher priceEven so，we decided to talk with the （28） d
11、irectlyWe made our final offer，which （29） was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bidWe knew it，（30） we had to trySold!said the ownerThen he （31） ：Hed seen us sitting by the lake all those times； he knew how much we loved the place and that wed （32） the years of work they had put into th
12、eir 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 thereHe told us to consider the（34） in the pricean early wedding presentThats how we found our home and how I learned that when people are（35） they are not strangers，only frie
13、nds we havent yet met16AneededBlimitedCenoughDlarge17ArecommendedBdecoratedCsoldDrented18AbelowBwithinCbeyondDbetween19Aat leastBat mostCat timesDat hand20AreliefBconcernCloveDcuriosity21AprideBhappinessCchallengeDdesire22AwhichBwhyCthatDwhat23AeffortBofferCpromiseDprofit24Acome acrossBlook afterCde
14、pend onDlaugh at25AinsteadBindeedCasideDapart26AworseBbetterClessDhigher27ArelaxingBdisappointingCpleasantDregular28AagentsBbuyersCmanagersDowners29AalreadyBstillCgenerallyDever30AsoBorCforDbut31AapologizedBcomplainedCcriticizedDexplained32AcheckBanalyzeCappreciateDignore33AlossBriskCchanceDlead34Ai
15、ncreaseBdifferenceCinterestDaverage35AkindBpoliteCsmartDenergetic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 RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential （住宿的） rooms：electric blankets，hair dryers，personal c
16、omputers，radios，televisions and DVD playersItems that are not allowed in student rooms include：candles，ceiling fans，fireworks，waterbeds，sun lamps and wireless routersPlease note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence LifeAccess to Residential RoomsPet PolicyNo pets e
17、xcept fish are permitted in student roomsStudents who are found with pets，whether visiting or owned by the student，are subject to an initial fine of 100andacontinuingfineof50 a day per petStudents receive written notice when the fine goes into effectIf，one week from the date of written notice，the pe
18、t is not removed，the student is referred to the Student CourtQuiet HoursResidential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the UniversityMinimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11：00 pm to 8：00 am Sunday through ThursdayQuiet hours on Friday and Saturday
19、 nights are 1：00 am to 8：00 amStudents who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of 2536Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms？ ACeiling fans and waterbedsBWireless routers and radiosCHair dryers and candlesDTVs and electric blankets37What if a student is found to have told hi
20、s combination to others？ AThe combination should be changedBThe Office should be chargedCHe should replace the door lockDHe should check out of the room38What do we know about the cooking policy？ AA microwave oven can be usedBCooking in student rooms is permittedCA housekeeper is to clean up the kit
21、chenDStudents are to close kitchen doors after cooking39If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning，he will face Aparent visitsBa fine of 100Cthe Student CourtDa written notice40When can students enjoy a party in residences？ A.7：00am，SundayB.7：30am，ThursdayC.11：30pm，MondayD.
22、00：30am，Saturday18（12.5分）Whether in the home or the workplace，social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few yearsSocial robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way，said Cynthia Breazeal，chief scientist at the robot company JiboWhile househ
23、old robots today do the normal housework，social robots will be much more like companions than mere toolsFor example，these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sadThis allows them to respond more appropriately to the userThe Jibo robot，arranged to ship later this year，is design
24、ed to be a personalized assistantYou can talk to the robot，ask it questions，and make requests for it to perform different tasksThe robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions； it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the householdIt can do things such as reminding an e
25、lderly family member to take medicine or taking family photosSocial robots are not just finding their way into the homeThey have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spacesFellow Robots is one company bringing social
26、robots to the marketThe companysOshbotrobot is built to assist customers in a store，which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the storeIt can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shoppi
27、ng forThe more interaction the robot has with humans，the more it learnsBut Oshbot，like other social robots，is not intended to replace workers，but to work alongside other employeesWe have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us，but with us，said Breazeal41How are social robots diff
28、erent from household robots？ AThey can control their emotionsBThey are more like humansCThey do the normal houseworkDThey respond to users more slowly42What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3？ ACommunicate with you and perform operationsBAnswer your questions and make requestsCTake your fa
29、mily pictures and deliver milkDObey your orders and remind you to take pills43What can Oshbot work as？ AA language teacherBA tour guideCA shop assistantDA private nurse44We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will Atrain employeesBbe our workmatesCimprove technologiesDtake the place
30、 of workers45What does the passage mainly present？ AA new design idea of household robotsBMarketing strategies for social robotsCInformation on household robotsDAn introduction to social robots19（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
31、 least one book for the summerThis was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to readIn the library，I found my way into theChildrens RoomI sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at randomThe cover of a book caught my eyeIt presented a picture of a beagleI h
32、ad recently had a beagle，the first and only animal companion I ever had as a childHe was my secret sharer，but one morning，he was gone，given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for himI never forgot my beagleThere on the books cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dogI r
33、an my fingers over the picture of the dog on the coverMy eyes ran across the title，Amos，the Beagle with a PlanUnknowingly，I had read the titleWithout opening the book，I borrowed it from the library for the summerUnder the shade of a bush，I started to read about AmosI read very，very slowly with diffi
34、cultyThough pages were turned slowly，I got the main idea of the story about a dog who，like mine，had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back homeThat dog was my dog，and I was the little boy in the bookAt the end of the story，my mind continued the final scene of reunion，on an
35、d on，until my own lost dog and I were，in my mind，running togetherMy mothers call returned me to the real worldI suddenly realized something：I had read a book，and I had loved reading that bookEveryone knew I could not readBut I had read itBooks could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read th
36、emI never told my mother about mymiraculous（奇迹般地） experience that summer，but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next yearAnd years later，she was proud that her son had read thousands of books，was awarded a PhD in literature，and authored his own books，art
37、icles，poetry and fictionThe power of the words has held46The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to Aencourage him to do more walkingBlet him spend a meaningful summerChelp cure him of his reading problemDmake him learn more about weapons47The book caught the authors eye because Ait co
38、ntained pretty pictures of animalsBit reminded him of his own dogChe found its title easy to understandDhe liked childrens stories very much48Why could the author manage to read the book through？ AHe was forced by his mother to read itBHe identified with the story in the bookCThe book told the story
39、 of his pet dogDThe happy ending of the story attracted him49What can be inferred from the last paragraph？ AThe author has become a successful writerBThe authors mother read the same bookCThe authors mother rewarded him with booksDThe author has had happy summers ever since50Which one could be the b
40、est title of the passage？ AThe Charm of a BookBMums Strict OrderCReunion with My BeagleDMy Passion for Reading20（12.5分）Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk，I went to a friendHe looked at me for a moment，and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice Ive ever had：Be bold an
41、d braveand mighty （强大的） forces will come to your aidThose words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past，it was seldom because I had tried and failedIt was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at allOn the other hand，whenever I had plunged into deep water
42、，forced by courage or circumstance，I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground againBoldness means a decision tobite off more than you can eatAnd there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forcesThey are potential powers we possess：energy，skill，sound judgment，creative ideaseve
43、n physical strength greater than most of us realizeAdmittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual onesBut they are more important than physical onesA college classmate of mine，Tim，was an excellent football player，even though he weighed much less than the average playerIn one game I suddenly found myse
44、lf confronting a huge player，who had nothing but me between him and our goal line，said TimI was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bulletand stopped him coldBoldnessa willingness to extend yourself to the extremeis not one that can be acquired overnig
45、htBut it can be taught to children and developed in adultsConfidence builds upSurely，there will be setbacks （挫折） and disappointments in life； boldness in itself is no guarantee of successBut the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeedsSo，always try to live a little bit beyond your abilitiesand youll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed51Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in t