2016年天津市高考英语试卷 .pdf

20162016 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，满分第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 15 分）第一节：单项填空（共分）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）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 say BI didnt get it CYou must be kidding DCouldnt be better 2（1 分）The dictionary is _：many words have been added to the language since it was published（）Aout of control Bout of date Cout of sight Dout of reach 3（1 分）When walking down the street，I came across David，who I _ for years（）Adidnt see Bhavent seen Chadnt seen Dwouldnt see 4（1 分）The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows，_ air conditioning unnecessary（）Amaking Bto make Cmade Dbeing made 5（1 分）It was really annoying；I _ get access to the data bank you had recommended（）Awouldnt Bcouldnt Cshouldnt Dneednt 6（1 分）Im thinking of going back to school to get another degree Sounds great!_（）AIt all depends BGo for it CNever mind DNo wonder 7（1 分）_ the average age of the population increases，there are more and more old people to care for（）AUnless BUntil CAs DWhile 8（1 分）Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she _ her opinion on the subject（）Agave voice to Bkept an eye on Cturned a deaf ear to Dset foot on 9（1 分）We will put off the picnic in the park until next week，_ the weather may be better（）Athat Bwhere Cwhich Dwhen 10（1 分）The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _ of rain later tonight（）Aeffect Bsense Cchange Dchance 11（1 分）The manager put forward a suggestion _ we should have an assistantThere is too much work to do（）Awhether Bthat Cwhich Dwhat 12（1 分）Im going to _ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle（）Aput Bmake Ctake Dgive 13（1 分）You are waiting at a wrong placeIt is at the hotel _ the coach picks up tourists（）Awho Bwhich Cwhere Dthat 14（1 分）I hate it when she calls me at workIm always too busy to _ a conversation with her（）Acarry on Bbreak into Cturn down Dcut off 15（1 分）I was wearing a seatbeltIf I hadnt been wearing one，I _（）Awere injured Bwould be injured Chad been injured Dwould have been injured 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 16-35 各题所各题所给的给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选春最佳选项四个选项中，选春最佳选项 16（30 分）The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful Cathy suffered some terrible（16）in her early childhoodAfter years of regular treatment，she（17）became healthy Two years ago，while Cathy was watching the Olympics，a dream came into her sweet little head to be a swimmerLast 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 morning，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 go From 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 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 trying Then came the final awards ceremony 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）and enthusiasm（33）skills and talents bring great success，the most valuable asset（财富）one can hold is the heart It 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）16Afailure Bpressure Closs Dillness 17Ausually Bfinally Cfirstly Dfrequently 18Aimprove Btrain Cjoin Dcontact 19Aincreased Bfound Ccreated Dmade 20Ahowever Btherefore Cotherwise Dinstead 21Ause Bsurvive Csave Dwaste 22Apull Btell Chide Dfire 23Aafraid Bnervous Cready Dfree 24Atake off Bset off Cgive up Dshow up 25Aattend Bmiss Cban DStart 26Arich Bweak Cfirm Dkind 27Atrusted Bdetermined Cexperienced Dembarrassed 28Afrustration Bdelight Cexcitement Dsurprise 29Abeginner Blearner Cpartner Dwinner 30Acheer on Bcompete with Crespond to Drun after 31Aadmitting Bexplaining Cannouncing Dwhispering 32Ahumor Bwill Chonesty Dwisdom 33AAlthough BSince COnce DBecause 34Adiscovery Bchoice Cinfluence Dmoment 35Athrough Bunder Cacross Daround 第二部分：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）A Language Programme for Teenagers Welcome to Teenagers Abroad!We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning Our Courses Regardless of your choice of course，youll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language，with focused teaching in all 4skill areasspeaking，listening，reading and writing Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course，with 10additional lessons per week，guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning（see table below）Course Type Days Number of Lesson Course Timetable Standard Course MonFri 20lessons 9：0012：30 20lessons 9：0012：30 Intensive Course MonFri 10lessons 13：0014：30 Evaluation Studentsareplaced into classes according to their current language skillsThe majority of them take on online language test before starting their programmeHowever，if this is not available，students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course，and there will never be more than 15participants in each class Arrivals and Transfer Our programme 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 advance Meals/Allergies（过敏）/Special Dietary Requirements Students 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 individually We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you takeDepending on the type of allergies and/or dietary requirements，an extra charge may be made for providing special food 36How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course？AIt is less effective BIt focuses on speaking CIt includes extra lessons DIt give you confidence 37When can a student attend Standard Course？A.13：0014：30Monday B.9：0012：30Tuesday C.13：0014：30Friday D.9：0012：30Saturday 38Before starting their programme，students are expected to Atake a language test Bhave an online interview Cprepare learning materials Dreport their language levels 39With the full package，the programme organizer is supposed to Ainform students of their full flight details Blook after students throughout the programme Coffer students free sightseeing trips Dcollect studentsluggage in advance 40Which of the following may require an extra payment？ACooked dinner BMealtime dessert CPacked lunch DSpecial diet 18（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 can go off in different directions My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergartenScience projects waited until the last momentBook reports werent written until the final threat Ive been a newspaperman all my adult lifeMy daughter is a university graduate working toward her masters degree in EnglishBut Jody？When he entered the tenth grade he became avotechstudent（技校学生）Theyre calledmotorheadsby the rest of the student body When a secretary in my office first called himmotorhead，I was shockedHey，hes a good kid，I wanted to sayAnd smart，really I learned later that motorheads are，indeed，different They 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 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 lose My 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 to him Since that first repair job，a broken airconditioner，a nonfunctioning washer and a nontoasting toaster have been fixedNeighbors and coworkers trust their car repairs to him These kids are happiest when doing repairsThey joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed worldAnd their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes I 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 else My son may never make the school honor rollBut he made mine 41What used to be the authors hope for his son？ATo avoid becoming his clone BTo resemble him in appearance CTo develop in a different direction DTo reach the authors unachieved goals 42What can we learn about the authors children？AHis daughter does better in school BHis daughter has got a masters degree CHis son tried hard to finish homework DHis son couldnt write his book reports 43The author let his son repair the car because he believed that AHis son had the ability to fix it Bit would save him much time Cit wouldnt cause him any more loss Dother motorheads would come to help 44In the authors eyes，motorheads are Atidy and hardworking Bcheerful and smart Clazy but bright Drelaxed but rude 45What did the author realize in the end？AIt is unwise to expect your child to follow your path BIt is important for one to make the honor roll CArchitects play a more important role than builders DMotorheads have greater ability than office workers 19（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 satisfaction，a better marriage and was healthierMost of all，he was happierFar happier These 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 worked 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 them Vaillants study followed these males in great detail Interviews were repeated at ages 25，31and 47 Under 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 problems The link between what 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 researchers 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 competence the underpinnings（基 础）of emotional health They also help him understand 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 work 46What do we know about John？AHe enjoyed his career and marriage BHe had few childhood playmates CHe received little love from his family DHe was envied by others in his childhood 47Vaillants words in Paragraph 2 serve as Aa description of personal values and social values Ban analysis of how work was related to competence Can example for parentsexpectations of their children Dan explanation why some boys grew into happy men 48Vaillants team obtained their findings by Arecording the boyseffort in school Bevaluating the mens mental health Ccomparing different sets of scores Dmeasuring the mens problem solving ability 49What does the underlined wordsharpprobably mean in Paragraph 4？AQuick to react BHaving a thin edge CClear and definite Dsudden and rapid 50What can be inferred from the last paragraph？Acompetent adults know more about love than work BEmotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life CLove brings more joy to people than work does DIndependence is the key to ones success 20（12.5 分）Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever hasThere is nothing more tiring than not succeeding We 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 feel Such startup fatigue is very real，even if not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bonesThe solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply：always handle the most difficult job first Years ago，I was asked to write 102essays on the great ideas of some famous authorsApplying my own rule，I determined to write them in alphabetical（按字母顺序），never letting myself leave out a tough ideaAnd I always started the days work with the difficult task of essaywritingExperience proved that the rule works Performance fatigue is more difficult to handleThough willing to get started，we cannot seem to do the job rightIts difficulties appear so great that，however hard we work，we fail again and againIn such a situation，I work as hard as I canthen let the unconscious take over When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica（大英百科全书），I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles Nothing like this had