1、20172017 年天津市高考英语试卷年天津市高考英语试卷 第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节)第一节:单项填空(共第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节)第一节:单项填空(共 15 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1 分,满分分,满分 15 分)从分)从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 1(1 分)Alberts birthday is on next Saturday,and Im planning a surprise party for him _Ill bring some wine()ASounds like fun BIt depe
2、nds CJust a minute DYou are welcome 2(1 分)My room is a mess,but I _clean it before I go out tonightI can do it in the morning()Adarent Bshouldnt Cneednt Dmustnt 3(1 分)I want to see MrWhiteWe have an appointment Im sorry,but he is not _ at the moment,for the meeting hasnt ended()Abusy Bactive Cconcer
3、ned Davailable 4(1 分)She asked me _ I had returned the books to the library,and I admitted that I hadnt()Awhen Bwhere Cwhether Dwhat 5(1 分)Mrand MrsBrown would like to see their daughter _,get married,and have kids()Asettle down Bkeep off Cget up Dcut in 6(1 分)Nowadays,cycling,along with jogging and
4、 swimming,_ as one of the best allround forms of exercise()Aregard Bis regarded Care regarded Dregards 7(1 分)Michael was late for MrSmiths chemistry class this morning _?As far as I know,he never came late to class()ASo what BWhy not CWho cares DHow come 8(1 分)I _down to London when I suddenly found
5、 that I was on the wrong road()Awas driving Bhave driven Cwould drive Ddrove 9(1 分)My eldest son,_ work takes him all over the world,is in New York at the moment()Athat Bwhose Chis Dwho 10(1 分)I was watching the clock all through the meeting,as I had a train _()Acatching Bcaught Cto catch Dto be cau
6、ght 11(1 分)It was when I got back to my apartment _ I first came across my new neighbors()Awho Bwhere Cwhich Dthat 12(1 分)When you drive through the Redwood Forests in California,you will be _ trees that are over 1,000 years old()Aamong Bagainst Cbehind Dbelow 13(1 分)We offer an excellent education
7、to our students_,we expect students to work hard()AOn average BAt best CIn return DAfter all 14(1 分)The hospital has recently obtained new medical equipment,_ more patients to be treated()Abeing allowed Ballowing Chaving allowed Dallowed 15(1 分)Do you have Bettys phone number?YesOtherwise,I _able to
8、 reach her yesterday()Ahadnt been Bwouldnt have been Cwerent Dwouldnt be 第二节:完形填空第二节:完形填空 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 16-35 各题所给的各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最四个选项中,选出最佳选项佳选项 16(30 分)At my heaviest I weighed 370 poundsI had a very poor relationship with food:I used it to(16)bad feelings,to make myself
9、 feel better,and to celebrateWorried about my health,I tried many different kinds of(17)but nothing workedI came to believe that I could do nothing about my(18)When I was 50,my weight problem began to affect me(19)I didnt want to live the rest of my life with this(20)weight any more That year,I(21)a
10、 seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the worldA seminar leader shared her(22)storyshe had not only lost 125 pounds,but also raised25,000 for homeless children(23)by her story,I created the As We Heal(痊愈),the World Heals(24)My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and r
11、aise 50,000(25)a movement founded 30 years ago to end hungerThis combination of healing myself and healing the world(26)me as the perfect solution(27)I began my own personal weight program,I was filled with the fear that I would(28)the same difficulties that beat me beforeWhile the(29)hung over my h
12、ead,there were also signs that I was headed down the right(30)I sent letters to everyone I knew,telling them about my projectIt worked perfectlyDonations began(31)in from hundreds of people Of course,I also took some practical steps to lose weightI consulted with a physician(内科医生),I hired a fitness
13、coach,and I began to eat small and(32)mealsMy fundraising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise(33)A year later,I(34)my goal:I lost 150 pounds and raised50,000!I feel that Ive been given a second life to devote to something that is(35)and enormous 16Aadd Bmix Ckill Dshare 17Adiets Bdrinks Cf
14、ruits Ddishes 18Aheight Bability Cwisdom Dweight 19Atemporarily Brecently Cseriously Dsecretly 20Aideal Bextra Cnormal Dlow 21Aattended Borganized Crecommended Dmentioned 22Afolk Bsuccess Cadventure Dscience 23ASurprised BAmused CInfluenced DDisturbed 24Aproject Bbusiness Csystem Dcustom 25Ain searc
15、h of Bin need of Cin place of Din support of 26Ascared Bconsidered Cconfused Dstruck 27AAs BUntil CIf DUnless 28Aget over Brun into Clook for Dput aside 29Aexcitement Bjoy Canger Dfear 30Arow Bhall Cpath Dstreet 31Abreaking Bflooding Cjumping Dstepping 32Aheavy Bfull Cexpensive Dhealthy 33Aregularly
16、 Blimitlessly Csuddenly Drandomly 34Aset Breached Cmissed Ddropped 35Astressful Bpainful Cmeaningful Dpeaceful 第二部分:阅读理解第二部分:阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项四个选项中,选出最佳选项 17(12.5 分)Suppose youre in a rush,feeling tired,not paying attention to your screen,and you send an email that
17、 could get you in trouble Realisation will probably set in seconds after youve clickedsendYou freeze in horror and burn with shame What to do?Here are four common email accidents,and how to recover Clickingsendtoo soon Dont waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yetWrite ano
18、ther email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief title explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored Writing the wrong name The sooner you notice,the betterRespond quickly and briefly,apologising for your mistakeKeep the tone measured:dont handle it
19、too lightly,as people can be offended,especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture(ieincorrect ordering of Chinese names)Clickingreply allunintentionally You accidentally reveal(透露)to the entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner,or what
20、 holiday youd like to takeIn this instance,the best solution is to send a quick,lighthearted apology to explain your awkwardness But it can quickly rise to something worse,when everyone starts hittingreply allto join in a long and unpleasant conversationIn this instance,step away from your keyboard
21、to allow everyone to calm down Sending an offensive message to its subject The most awkward email mistake is usually committed in angerYou write an unkind message about someone,intending to send it to a friend,but accidentally send it to the person youre discussingIn that case,ask to speak in person
22、 as soon as possible and say sorryExplain your frustrations calmly and sensiblysee it as an opportunity to clear up any difficulties you may have with this person 36After realising an email accident,you are likely to feel Acurious Btired Cawful Dfunny 37If you have written the wrong name in an email
23、,it is best to Aapologise in a serious manner Btell the receiver to ignore the error Clearn to write the name correctly Dsend a short notice to everyone 38What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by yourreply allemail?ATry offering other choices BAvoid further involvement CMeet
24、other staff members DMake a lighthearted apology 39How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email?ABy promising not to offend the receiver again BBy seeking support from the receivers friends CBy asking the receiver to control his anger DBy talking to the receiver face to face 40W
25、hat is the passage mainly about?ADefining email errors BReducing email mistakes CHandling email accidents DImproving email writing 18(12.5 分)Fifteen years ago,I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern ItalyAfter climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的)view of the blue sea,white buildings and gree
26、n olive trees,I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama Unfortunately,just as I took out my camera,a woman approached from behind,and planted herself right in front of my viewLike me,this woman was here to stop,sigh and appreciate the view Patient
27、 as I was,after about 15 minutes,my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take,I grew frustratedWas it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape?Sure,I could have asked her,but something prevented me from doing so She seemed so content
28、in her observationI didnt want to mess with that Another 15 minutes passed and I grew boredThe woman was still thereI decided to take the photo anywayAnd now when I look at it,I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interestingThe landscape,beautiful on its own,somehow comes to lif
29、e and breathes because this woman is engaging with it This photo,with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman whoruinedit,now hangs on a wall in my bedroomWhat would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉)and frozen on some strangers bedroom wall?A bedroom,after all,is
30、 a very private space,in which some woman I dont even know has been immortalized(使永存)In some ways,she lives in my house Perhaps we all live in each othersspacesPerhaps this is what photos are for:to remind us that we all appreciate beauty,that we all share a common desire for pleasure,for connection
31、,for something that is greater than us That photo is a reminder,a captured moment,an unspoken conversation between two women,separated only by a thin square of glass 41What happened when the author was about to take a photo?AHer camera stopped working BA woman blocked her view CSomeone asked her to
32、leave DA friend approached from behind 42According to the author,the woman was probably Aenjoying herself Blosing her patience Cwaiting for the sunset Dthinking about her past 43In the authors opinion,what makes the photo so alive?AThe rich color of the landscape BThe perfect positioning of the came
33、ra CThe womans existence in the photo DThe soft sunlight that summer day 44The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand Athe need to be close to nature Bthe importance of private space Cthe joy of the vacation in Italy Dthe shared passion for beauty 45The passage can be seen
34、 as the authors reflections upon Aa particular life experience Bthe pleasure of traveling Cthe art of photography Da lost friendship 19(12.5 分)This month,Germanys transport minister,Alexander Dobrindt,proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles(自主驾驶车辆)They would define the drivers role i
35、n such cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost The proposal attempts to deal with what some call thedeath valleyof autonomous vehicles:the grey area between semiautonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future Dobrindt wants three things:
36、that a car always chooses property(财产)damage over personal injury;that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race;and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheelto check email,saythe cars maker is responsible if there is a crash The change to the road traffic law
37、will permit fully automatic driving,says DobrindtIt will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers,he says Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers,consumers and lawyersThe liability(法律责任)issue is the biggest one of them all,says
38、Natasha Merat at the University of Leeds,UK An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars,introduced earlier this year,insists that a humanbe watchful and monitoring the roadat every moment But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless carsWhen you saydriverless c
39、ars,people expect driverless carsMerat saysYou knowno driver Because of the confusion,Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without human operation Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own,says Ryan Calo at Stanfo
40、rd University,California That is happening in the UK and Singapore,where government provided driverless vehicles are being launched That would go down poorly in the US,howeverThe idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere her
41、e,says Calo 46What does the phrasedeath valleyin Paragraph 2 refer to?AA place where cars often break down BA case where passing a law is impossible CAn area where no driving is permitted DA situation where driversrole is not clear 47The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to Astop people from bre
42、aking traffic rules Bhelp promote fully automatic driving Cprotect drivers of all ages and races Dprevent serious property damage 48What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?AIt should get the attention of insurance companies BIt should be the main concern of law makers CIt should
43、not cause deadly traffic accidents DIt should involve no human responsibility 49Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in ASingapore Bthe UK Cthe US DGermany 50What could be the best title for the passage?AAutonomous Driving:Whose Liability?BFully Automatic Cars:A New Breakthro
44、ugh CAutonomous Vehicles:Driver Removed!DDriverless Cars:Root of Road Accidents 20(12.5 分)I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waitingBut where are we doing all of this waiting,and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours?To understand the issue,lets take a look at thr
45、ee types ofwaits The very purest form of waiting is the WatchedPot WaitIt is without doubt the most annoying of allTake filling up the kitchen sink(洗碗池)as an exampleThere is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until its fullDuring these waits,the
46、 brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socksThis kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless A cousin to the WatchedPot Wait is the Forced WaitThis one requires a bit of disciplineProperly preparing packaged noodle so
47、up requires a Forced WaitDirections are very specificBring three cups of water to boil,add mix,simmer three minutes,remove from heat,let stand five minutesI have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictlyAfter all,Forced Waiting requires patience Perhaps the most powerful ty
48、pe of waiting is the LuckyBreak WaitThis type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntaryUnlike the Forced Wait,which is also voluntary,waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen Turning ones life into a waiting game requires faith and hope,and is str
49、ictly for the optimists among usOn the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes,but the LuckyBreak Wait well serves those who are willing to do itAs long as one doesnt come to rely on it,wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody We certainly do spend
50、 a good deal of our time waitingThe next time youre standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that youll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky,dont be desperateYoure probably just as busy as the next guy 51While doing a WatchedPot Wait,we tend to Akee