1、20152015 年天津市高考英语试卷年天津市高考英语试卷 一、选择题(共一、选择题(共 15 小题,每小题小题,每小题 1 分,满分分,满分 15 分)分)1(1 分)Sorry,LizI think I was a bit rude to you _,but dont do that again!()AGo ahead BForget it CIt depends DWith pleasure 2(1 分)The quality of education in this small school is better than _ in some larger schools()Athat
2、Bone Cit Dthis 3(1 分)Only when Lily walked into the office _ that she had left the contract at home()Ashe realized Bhas she realized Cshe has realized Ddid she realize 4(1 分)Jack,you seem excited _?I won the first prize()AGuess what BSo what CPardon me DWho cares 5(1 分)_ in painting,John didnt notic
3、e evening approaching()ATo absorb BTo be absorbed CAbsorbed DAbsorbing 6(1 分)Jane cant attend the meeting at 3oclock this afternoon because she _ a class at that time()Awill teach Bwould teach Chas taught Dwill be teaching 7(1 分)I _ have worried before I came to the new school,for my classmates here
4、 are very friendly to me()Amightnt Bmustnt Cneednt Dcouldnt 8(1 分)_ for two days,Steve managed to finish his report on schedule()ATo work BWorked CTo be working DHaving worked 9(1 分)Despite the previous rounds of talks,no agreement _ so far by the two sides()Ahas been reached Bwas reached Cwill reac
5、h Dwill have reached 10(1 分)Tom had to _ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy()Aturn in Bturn down Cturn over Dturn to 11(1 分)If you have any doubts about your health,youd better _ your doctor at once()Aconvince Bconsult Cavoid Daffect 12(1 分)We need to get to the root of
6、 the problem _ we can solve it()Awhile Bafter Cbefore Das 13(1 分)I wish I _ at my sisters wedding last Tuesday,but I was on a business trip in New York then()Awill be Bwould be Chave been Dhad been 14(1 分)See,your computer has broken down again!It doesnt _ sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer
7、 just to save a few dollars()Ahave Bmake Cdisplay Dbring 15(1 分)The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere _ his employees enjoy their work()Awhere Bwhich Cwhen Dwho 第二节:完形填空(共第二节:完形填空(共 1 小题:每小题小题:每小题 1.5 分,满分分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 1635 各题各题所给出的所给出的 A、B、C、D
8、 四个选项中选出最佳选项。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 satisfactory One agent(17)a house in particularAlthough her description sounded wonderful,the price was(18)our range,so we declin
9、edBut 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 talking with the owners,a nice elderly couple,we felt the warmth and(21)of the marriage within that homeAs perfect as it was,
10、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 there Days later,we made a(n)(23)far below the asking priceSurprisingly,they didnt(24)usThey renewed their offer(25)It was also much more than we could afford,but
11、 far(26)than the original asking price The next day,we got a(27)message that another buyer had offered a much higher priceEven so,we decided to talk with the(28)directlyWe made our final offer,which(29)was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bidWe knew it,(30)we had to try Sold!said the
12、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 their 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 consi
13、der the(34)in the pricean early wedding present Thats how we found our home and how I learned that when people are(35)they are not strangers,only friends we havent yet met 16Aneeded Blimited Cenough Dlarge 17Arecommended Bdecorated Csold Drented 18Abelow Bwithin Cbeyond Dbetween 19Aat least Bat most
14、 Cat times Dat hand 20Arelief Bconcern Clove Dcuriosity 21Apride Bhappiness Cchallenge Ddesire 22Awhich Bwhy Cthat Dwhat 23Aeffort Boffer Cpromise Dprofit 24Acome across Blook after Cdepend on Dlaugh at 25Ainstead Bindeed Caside Dapart 26Aworse Bbetter Cless Dhigher 27Arelaxing Bdisappointing Cpleas
15、ant Dregular 28Aagents Bbuyers Cmanagers Downers 29Aalready Bstill Cgenerally Dever 30Aso Bor Cfor Dbut 31Aapologized Bcomplained Ccriticized Dexplained 32Acheck Banalyze Cappreciate Dignore 33Aloss Brisk Cchance Dlead 34Aincrease Bdifference Cinterest Daverage 35Akind Bpolite Csmart Denergetic 第二部分
16、:阅读理解(共第二部分:阅读理解(共 4 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分分,满分 50 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四四个选项中,选出最佳选项。个选项中,选出最佳选项。17(12.5 分)University Room Regulations Approved and Prohibited Items The following items are approved for use in residential(住宿的)rooms:electric blankets,hair dryers,personal computers,ra
17、dios,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 Life Access to Residential Rooms Pet Policy No pets except fi
18、sh 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 pet is not
19、 removed,the student is referred to the Student Court Quiet Hours Residential 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 night
20、s are 1:00 am to 8:00 amStudents who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of 25 36Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?ACeiling fans and waterbeds BWireless routers and radios CHair dryers and candles DTVs and electric blankets 37What if a student is found to have told his
21、combination to others?AThe combination should be changed BThe Office should be charged CHe should replace the door lock DHe should check out of the room 38What do we know about the cooking policy?AA microwave oven can be used BCooking in student rooms is permitted CA housekeeper is to clean up the k
22、itchen DStudents are to close kitchen doors after cooking 39If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning,he will face Aparent visits Ba fine of 100 Cthe Student Court Da written notice 40When can students enjoy a party in residences?A.7:00am,Sunday B.7:30am,Thursday C.11:30pm
23、,Monday D.00:30am,Saturday 18(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 Jibo
24、 While household 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 user The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this
25、year,is designed 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 r
26、eminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos Social 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 spaces Fellow Robots is one company b
27、ringing social 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 store It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the cu
28、stomer is shopping for The 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 Breazeal 41How are
29、social robots different from household robots?AThey can control their emotions BThey are more like humans CThey do the normal housework DThey respond to users more slowly 42What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?ACommunicate with you and perform operations BAnswer your questions and make
30、requests CTake your family pictures and deliver milk DObey your orders and remind you to take pills 43What can Oshbot work as?AA language teacherBA tour guide CA shop assistantDA private nurse 44We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will Atrain employeesBbe our workmates Cimprove t
31、echnologiesDtake the place of workers 45What does the passage mainly present?AA new design idea of household robots BMarketing strategies for social robots CInformation on household robots DAn introduction to social robots 19(12.5 分)One day when I was 12,my mother gave me an order:I was to walk to t
32、he public library,and borrow at least one book for the summerThis was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to read In 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 pr
33、esented a picture of a beagleI had 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 beagle There on the books cover was a beagle wh
34、ich looked identical to my dogI ran 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 summer Under the shade of a bush,I started to read about Amos
35、I read very,very slowly with difficultyThough 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 continue
36、d the final scene of reunion,on and on,until my own lost dog and I were,in my mind,running together My 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 w
37、onderful and I was going to read them I 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 litera
38、ture,and authored his own books,articles,poetry and fictionThe power of the words has held 46The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to Aencourage him to do more walking Blet him spend a meaningful summer Chelp cure him of his reading problem Dmake him learn more about weapons 47The bo
39、ok caught the authors eye because Ait contained pretty pictures of animals Bit reminded him of his own dog Che found its title easy to understand Dhe liked childrens stories very much 48Why could the author manage to read the book through?AHe was forced by his mother to read it BHe identified with t
40、he story in the book CThe book told the story of his pet dog DThe happy ending of the story attracted him 49What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe author has become a successful writer BThe authors mother read the same book CThe authors mother rewarded him with books DThe author has had h
41、appy summers ever since 50Which one could be the best title of the passage?AThe Charm of a Book BMums Strict Order CReunion with My Beagle DMy Passion for Reading 20(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 sente
42、nce containing the best advice Ive ever had:Be bold and braveand mighty(强大的)forces will come to your aid Those 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
43、the other hand,whenever I had plunged into deep water,forced by courage or circumstance,I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again Boldness means a decision tobite off more than you can eat And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forcesThey are potential powers w
44、e possess:energy,skill,sound judgment,creative ideaseven physical strength greater than most of us realize Admittedly,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
45、than the average playerIn one game I suddenly found myself 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 cold Boldnessa willingness to extend yours
46、elf to the extremeis not one that can be acquired overnightBut 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
47、 better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds So,always try to live a little bit beyond your abilitiesand youll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed 51Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?AHe faced huge risks BHe lacked mighty forces C
48、Fear prevented him from trying DFailure blocked his way to success 52What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?ASwallow more than you can digest BAct slightly above your abilities CDevelop more mysterious powers DLearn to make creative decisions 53What was especially important for Tims succ
49、essful defense in the football gam AHis physical strength BHis basic skill CHis real fear DHis spiritual force 54What can be learned from Paragraph 5?AConfidence grows more rapidly in adults BTrying without success is meaningless CRepeated failure creates a better life DBoldness can be gained little
50、 by little 55What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo encourage people to be courageous BTo advise people to build up physical power CTo tell people the ways to guarantee success DTo recommend people to develop more abilities 第三部分:写作第一节:阅读表达(共第三部分:写作第一节:阅读表达(共 1 小题;每小题小题;每小题 10 分,满分分,