2014年高考英语天津卷及答案解析

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A. it

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1. Give me a chance, _____ I

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11 give you a wonderful surprise.

A. if

B. or

C. and

D. while

2.

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OK, I

’ll

fix your computer right now.

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Oh, take your time. _____.

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A. I can

’

t stand it

B. I

’

m in no hurry

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C. That

’

s a great idea

D. It

’

s not my cup of tea

3.

Wind is now the world

’

s fastest growing _____ of power.

A. source

B. sense

C. result

D. root

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4.

_____ you start eating in a healthier way, weight control will become much easier.

A. Unless

B. Although

C. Before

D. Once

5.

Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _____ it didn

’

t fit.

A. to find

B. found

C. finding

D. having found

6.

_____ the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support.

A. In reply to

B. In addition to

C. In charge of

D. In place of

7.

Clearly and thoughtfully _____, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek

their own answers.

A. writing

B. to write

C. written

D. being written

8.

Life is like ____ ocean: Only ____ strong-willed can reach the other shore.

A. an; the

B. the; a

C. the;

／

D.

／

; a

9.

My parents always _____ great importance to my getting a good education.

A. have

B. attach

C. accept

D. pay

10.

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How long have you been learning English?

—

About four months.

—

_____! Your English is so good.

A. You can

’

t be serious

B. You got it

C. I couldn

’

t agree more

D. I

’

m stuck

11.

We won

’

t start the work until all the preparations _____.

A. are being made

B. will be made

C. have been made

D. had been made

12.

English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _____ uses it differently.

A. all of which

B. each of which

C. all of them

D. each of them

13.

The two countries are going to meet to _____ some barriers to trade between them.

A. make up

B. use up

C. turn down

D. break down

14.

I think _____ impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses.

A. what

B. that

C. which

D. who

15.

_____ the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.

A. Did he catch

B. Should he catch

C. Has he caught

D. Had he caught

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各题所给出的

A

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B

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C

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D

四个选项

中选出最佳选 项。

One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.

“Sweetie

, my company wants to

16

me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your

teacher telling you that you’ve done

17

and allowing you to skip a grade

（跳级）

，

but

you’ll have to

18

your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug

and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me

19

for the rest of

the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time

, I realized the

20

decisions adults had to

make.

For

almost

four

years,

my

mother

would

call

us

from

Brazil

every

day.

Every

evening

I’d

21

wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of

my day. A

phone call, however, could never replace her

22

and it was difficult not to feel lonely at

times

．

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her

large

23

apartment

，

I became

24

how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil

herself. It 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,

y

ou wouldn’t know whether you

made the right choice, but you 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, too. If she

30

to live

in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be

31

. I learnt how to take care of myself and

set high but achievable

32

.

My

mother

is

now

back

with

us.

But

I

will

never

forget

what

the

33

has

really

taught

me.

Sacrifices

34

in

the

end.

The

separation

between

us

has

proved

to

be

a

35

for me.

16. A. attract

B. promote

C. surprise

D. praise

17. A. little

B. much

C. well

D. wrong

18. A. leave

B. refuse

C. contact

D. forgive

19. A. explaining

B. sleeping

C. wondering

D. regretting

20. A. poor

B. timely

C. final

D. tough

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21. A. eagerly

B. politely

C. nervously

D. curiously

22. A. patience

B. presence

C. intelligence

D. influence

23. A. comfortable

B. expensive

C. empty

D. modern

24. A. interested in

B. aware of

C. doubtful about

D. satisfied with

25. A. when

B. where

C. which

D. that

26. A. abandoning

B. balancing

C. comparing

D. mixing

27. A. Depending on

B. Supplied with

C. Faced with

D. Insisting on

28. A. different

B. friendly

C. positive

D. general

29. A. criticized

B. informed

C. warned

D. reminded

30. A. managed

B. offered

C. attempted

D. expected

31. A. grateful

B. energetic

C. independent

D. practical

32. A. examples

B. limits

C. rules

D. goals

33. A. question

B. experience

C. history

D. occasion

34. A. payoff

B. come back

C. run out

D. turn up

35. A. blessing

B. gathering

C. failure

D. pleasure

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm. It serves snacks

（

小吃）

, drinks, ice cream bars

and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards

at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to

eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and

drinks in the Lower Café

located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area is often

used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.

Relaxation

The

Globe,

located

in

the

bottom

level

of

McMillan

Hall,

is

available

for

relaxing,

studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students.

Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays

．

Health

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Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical,

emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or

need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical

insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.

Academic Support

All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of

D

ouglas Hall. Here

，

qualified

volunteers

will

work

with

you

on

written

work,

grammar,

vocabulary,

and

other

academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door: two

30-minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.

Transportation

The TWU Express is a shuttle

（班车）

service. The shuttle transports students between

campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 9

am and 3 pm, Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $$1

．

36. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?

A. Do homework and watch TV.

B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts.

C. Have meals and meet with friends.

D. Add money to your ID and play chess.

37. Where and when can you cook your own food?

A. The Globe, Friday.

B. The Lower Café

, Sunday.

C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday.

D. The McMillan Hall, Sunday.

38. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre

.

A. is open six days a week

B. offers services free of charge

C. trains students in medical care

D. gives advice on mental health

39. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?

A. By applying online.

B. By calling the centre.

C. By filling in a sign-up form.

D. By going to the centre directly.

40. What is the function of TWU Express?

A. To carry students to the lecture halls.

B. To provide students with campus tours.

C. To take students to the Mattson Centre.

D. To transport students to and from the stores.

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B

A world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood,

has created the world’s first

long- distance signing device

（装置）

, the LongPen.

After many tiring book- signing tours from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a

better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004.

Together

they

designed

the

LongPen.

Here’s

how

it

works

:

The

author

writes

a

personal

message and signature on a computer tablet

（手写板）

using a special pen. On the receiving end,

in another city, a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. The author and fan can

talk with each other via webcams

（网络摄像机）

and computer screens.

Work on the LongPen began in A

twood’s basement

（地下室）

. At first, they had no idea it

would be as hard as it turned out to be. The device went through several versions, including

one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inventing finally completed, test runs were

made

in

Ottawa,

and

the

LongPen

was

officially

launched

at

the

2006

London

Book

Fair.

From here, Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in

Toronto and New York City.

The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of

the author in real time. It has several other potential applications. It could increase credit card

security

and

allow

people

to

sign

contracts

from

another

province.

The

video

exchange

between

signer

and

receiver

can

be

recorded

on

DVD

for

proof

when

legal

documents

are

used.

“It’s really fun

,

” said the owner of a bookstore

, who was present for one of the test runs.

“Obviously you can’t shake hands with the author

, but there are chances for a connection that

you don’t get from a regular book signing.”

The response to the invention hasn’t been all favorable

. Atwood has received criticism

from authors who think she’s trying to end book tours. But she said

,

“It will be possible to go

to places that you never got sent to before because the publi

shers couldn’t afford it.”

41. Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?

A. To set up her own company.

B

. To win herself greater popularity.

C. To write her books in a new way.

D. To make book signings less tiring.

42. How does the LongPen work?

A.

It copies the author’s signature and prints it on a book.

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B.

It signs a book while receiving the author’s signature.

C.

The webcam sends the author’s signature to another city.

D.

The fan uses it to copy the author’s sig

nature himself.

43. What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?

A. It has been completed but not put into use.

B. The basement caught fire by accident.

C. Some versions failed before its test run.

D. The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty.

44. How could the LongPen be used in the future?

A. To draft legal documents.

B. To improve credit card security.

C.

To keep a record of the author’s ideas.

D. To allow author and fan to exchange videos.

45. What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A.

Atwood doesn’t mean to end book tours.

B. Critics think the LongPen is of little use.

C.

Bookstore owners don’t support the LongPen.

D. Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost.

C

“Dad,” I say one day

,

“let’s take a trip. Why don’t you fly out and meet me?”

My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his

thoughts, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing

waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across

Lake of the Ozarks.

My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full

of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.

He

agrees

to

travel

with

me

through

the

national

parks.

We

meet

four

weeks

later

in

Rapid City.

“What’s our first stop?” asks my father.

“What time is it?”

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“Still don’t have a watch?”

Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved

in granite

（花岗岩）

, his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.

“Unbelievable

,

” he says

.

“How was this done?”

A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years 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,

no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I

hear them in my own.

The next day we’re at Yellowstone Nat

ional Park, where we have a picnic.

“Did you ever travel with your dad?” I ask.

“Only

once

,

”

he

says.

“I

never

spoke

much

with

my

father.

We

loved

each other—

but

never said it. Whatever he could give me,

he gave.”

That last sentence

—it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d

want my child to say about me.

In

Glacier

National

Park,

my

father

says,

“I’ve

never

seen

water

so

blue

.

”

I

have,

in

several places of the world. I can keep traveling, I realize

—and maybe a regular job won’t be

as dull as I feared.

Weeks after our trip, I call my father.

“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We’ve got to take another trip like

that sometime.

”

I tell him I’ve decided to settle down

,

and I’m wearing a watch.

46. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father

.

A. followed the fashion

B. got bored with his job

C.

was unhappy with the author’s lifestyle

D.

liked the author’s collection of stamps

47. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?

A. His father is interested in sculpture.

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B. His father is as innocent as a little boy.

C. He should learn sculpture in the future.

D. He should pursue a specific aim in life.

48. From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author

.

A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather

B. comes to understand what parental love means

C. learns how to communicate with his father

D. hopes to give whatever he can to his father

49. What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?

A. The call solves their disagreements.

B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.

C. They decide to learn photography together.

D. They begin to change their attitudes to life.

50. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Love Nature, Love Life

B. A Son Lost in Adventure

C. A Journey with Dad

D. The Art of Travel

D

People aren’t walking any more—

if they can figure out a way to avoid it.

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel.

The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in any hurry

, either. I had

merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune

（免疫的）

, for I was bred in the

tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good

day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill

.

It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45

years old I raced

—

and beat

—

a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart.

But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts

and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses

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than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise

—

the most familiar

and natural of all.

It

was

Henry

Thoreau

who

showed

mankind

the

richness

of

going

on

foot.

The

man

walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the

very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many

people don’t dare to approach Nature any more

; to them the world they were born to enjoy is

all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their

thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can

evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

51. What is the national sickness?

A. Walking too much.

B. Traveling too much.

C. Driving cars too much.

D. Climbing stairs too much.

52. What was life like when the author was young?

A. People usually went around on foot.

B. People often walked 25 miles a day.

C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D. People considered a ten- hour walk as a hardship.

53. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that

＿＿＿

.

A. middle- aged people like getting back to nature

B.

walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind

C. people need regular exercise to keep fit

D. going on foot prevents heart disease

54.

What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?

A. A queue of cars.

B. A ray of traffic light.

C. A flash of lightning.

D. A stream of people.

55.

What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A. To tell people to reflect more on life.

B. To recommend people to give up driving.

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C. To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D. To encourage people to return to walking.

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阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Last

December,

Doris

Low

turned

90.

Once

a

week

she

still

drives

to

the

Canadian

National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, where she helps transform literature

into braille

（盲文）

to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hearts and minds of blind readers.

She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises for more than 40 years.

After

working

in

the

business

world

for

a

while,

Low

got

fed

up.

So

she

turned

to

teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.

Low’s mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail, Low read to her. Then “hearing an

advertisement encouraging people to learn braille,

I decided to give it a try.” In 1973

, she was

certified as a braille transcriber

（转译者）

and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the

CNIB library.

The job was strenuous

—

she could get to the end of a page, make a mistake on the last

line, and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years, Low also worked in the

CNIB sound studio reading books onto tape. Three years ago, she took up proofreading

（校对）

at the CNIB’s word factory.

In April, during Volunteer Week, the CNIB recognized Low for her great contributions.

Thanks

to

volunteers

like

Low,

the

CNIB

library

has

got

more

than

80,000

accessible

materials for people unable t

o read traditional print. “I can’t imagine how many readers of all

ages have benefited from Doris’ contribution as a skilled volunteer through her rich voice and

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her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of books she has brailled and proofread over the

years

—

and she is still doing so,

” said a CNIB official

.

most in my life: a little play, a little work,

a little love. I’ve found them all here.”

56. What does Low still do at the age of 90 at the CNIB? (no more than 10 words)

________________________ ________________________________________________

57. Why did Low learn braille? (no more than 15 words)

________________________ ________________________________________________

58. What does the underlined word