2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Givemeachance,________I’llgiveyouawonderfulsurprise.
ifB.orC.andD.while
---Ok,I’llfixyourcomputerrightnow.---Oh,takeyourtime.__________.
Ican’tstanditB.I’minnohurryC.That’sagreatideaD.It’snotmycupoftea
Windisnowtheworld’sfastestgrowing________ofpower.
sourceB.senseC.resultD.root
_______youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.
A.unlessB.AlthoughC.BeforeD.Once
5.Anxiously,shetookthedressoutofthepackageandtriediton,only_________iddidn’tfit
A.tofindB.foundC.findingD.havingfound
6._______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.
A.InreplytoB.InadditiontoC.InchargeofD.Inplaceof
7.Clearlyandthoughtfully________,thebookinspiresconfidenceinstudentswhowishtoseektheirownanswers.
A.writingB.towriteC.writtenD.beingwritten
8.Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.
A.an;theB.the;aC.the;/D./;a
9.Myparentsalways_______greatimportancetomygettingagoodeducation.
A.haveB.attachC.acceptD.pay
10.---HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish?----_________!YourEnglishissogood.
A.Youcan’tbeseriousB.YougotitC.Icouldn’tagreemoreD.I’mstuck
11.Wewon’tstarttheworkuntilallthepreparations__________.
A.arebeingmadeB.willbemadeC.havebeenmadeD.hadbeenmade
12.Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.
A.allofwhichB.eachofwhichC.allofthemD.eachofthem
13.Thetwocountriesaregoingtomeetto_______somebarrierstotradebetweenthem.
A.makeupB.useupC.turndownD.breakdown
14.Ithink_______impressesmeabouthispaintingisthecoloursheuses.
A.whatB.thatC.whichD.who
15.________themorningtrain,hewouldnothavebeenlateforthemeeting.
A.DidhecatchB.shouldbecatchC.hashecaughtD.Hadhecaught
第二节：完形填空（共20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16-35各题所给A,B,C,D的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Onenight,whenIwaseight,mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget.“Sweetie,mycompanywantsto16mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingthatyou’vedone17andallowingyoutoskipagrade(跳级),butyou’llhaveto18yourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyourteacher?”Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaspuzzled.Thequestionkeptme19fortherestofthenightIhadsaid“yes”butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthe20decisionsadultshadtomake.
Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI’d21waitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverydetailofmyday.Aphonecall,however,couldneverreplaceher22anditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.
Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlarge23apartment,Ibecame24howlonelymymothermusthavebeeninBrazilherself.Itwasthen25Istartedtoappreciatethetoughchoicesshehadtomakeon26familyandwork.27difficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn’tknowwhetheryoumaketherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withpassionanda28attitude.
Backhome,I29myselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo,Icould,too.Ifshe30toliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobe31.Ilearnhowtotakecareofmyselfandsethighbutachievable32.
Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhatthe33hasreallytaughtme.Sacrifices34intheend.Theseparationbetweenushasprovedtobe35forme.
16.A.attractB.promoteC.surpriseD.praise
17.A.littleB.muchC.wellD.wrong
18.A.leaveB.refuseC.contactD.forgive
19.A.explainingB.sleepingC.wonderingD.regretting
20.A.poorB.timelyC.finalD.tough
21.A.eagerlyB.politelyC.nervouslyD.curiously
22.A.patienceB.presenceC.intelligenceD.Influence
23.A.ComfortableB.ExpensiveC.EmptyD.Modern
24.A.InterestedinB.awareofC.doubtfulD.satisfiedwith
25.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.that
26.A.abandoningB.balancingC.comparingD.mixing
27.A.DependingonB.suppliedwithC.FacedwithD.Insistingon
28.A.differentB.friendlyC.positiveD.general
29.A.criticizedB.informedC.warnedD.reminded
30.A.managedB.offeredC.attemptedD.expected
31.A.gratefulB.energeticC.independentD.practical
32.A.examplesB.limitsC.rulesD.goals
33.A.questionB.experienceC.historyD.occasion
34.A.payoffB.comebackC.runoutD.turnup
35.A.blessingB.gatheringC.failureD.pleasure
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
A
AGuidetotheUniversity
Food
TheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks(),drinks,icecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.
Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlatatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.
Relaxation
TheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.
Health
LocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9amtonoonand1;00to4;30pm.
AcademicSupport
AllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.
Transportation
TheTWUExpressisashuttle()service.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentre,leavingfromtheMattsonCentre.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.
36.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?
A.DohomeworkandwatchTV
B.Buydrinksandenjoyconcerts
C.havemealsandmeetwithfriends
D.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess
37.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?
A.TheGlobe,Friday
B.TheLowerCafé,Sunday
C.TheTWUCafeteria,Friday
D.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.
38.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.
A.isopensixdaysaweek
B.offersservicesfreeofcharge
C.trainsstudentsinmedicalcare
D.givesadviceonmentalhealth
39.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?
A.Byapplyingonline
B.Bycallingthecentre
C.Byfillinginasign-upform
D.Bygoingtothecentredirectly
40.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress?
A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.
B.Toprovidestudentswithcampustours
C.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentre.
D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.
B
Aworld-famousCanadianauthor,MargaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice(装置),theLongPen.
Aftermanytiring……fromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet(手写板)usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams(网络摄像机)andcomputerscreens。
WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement(地下室).Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallycompleted,teatrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.
TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.
“It’sreallyfun”,saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthorbuttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning..
Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.”
41.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?
A.Tosetupherowncompany
B.Towinherselfgreaterpopularity
C.Towriteherbooksinanewway
C.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring
42.HowdoestheLongPenwork?
A.Icopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.
B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignature.
C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.
D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself.
43.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen?
A.Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse.
B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.
C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.
D.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.
44.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture?
A.Todraftlegaldocuments.
B.Toimprovecreditcardsecurity
C.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideas.
D.Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos
45.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6?
A.Atwooddoesn’tmeantoendbooktours.
B.CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuse
C.BookstoreownersdonotsupporttheLongPen
D.PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost
C
“Dad,”Isayoneday…..takeatrip.Whydon’tyouflyandmeetme?”
Myfatherhadjustreired………..Hisjobfilledhisday,histhought,hislife.Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower,IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch,IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.
Myfatherseesmedrftingaimlessly,nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.Hewantsmetosettledown,butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.
Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.
“Whatisourfirststop?”asksmyfather.
“Whattimeisit?”
“Stilldon’thaveawatch?”
LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite(),hismouthandeyesopenslowly,likethoseoflittleboy.
“Unbelievable,”hesays,“Howwasthisdone?”
AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.
WestareupandIaskmyself,WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything?
Nodirections,……Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather’svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.
Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalPark,wherewehaveapicnic.
“Didyouevertravelwithyourdad?Iask.
“Onlyonce,”hesays.“Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother---butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgiveme,hegave.”>
Thekastsebtebce----it’sprobablythesamethingI’ssayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutme.
InGlacierNationalPark,myfathersays,“I’veneverseenwatersoblue.”Ihave,inseveralplacesoftheworld,Icankeeptraveling,Irealize---andmaybearegularjobwon’tbeasdullasIfeared.
Weeksafterourtrip,Icallmyfather.
“Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful,”hesays.”Wehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime.
ItellhimI’velearndecidedtosettledown,andI’mwearingawatch.
46.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_________.
A.followedthefashion
B.gotboredwithhisjob
C.wasunhappywith……
D.likedtheauthor’scollectionofstamps
47.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?
A.Hisfatherisinterestedinsculpture
B.Hisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboy
C.Heshouldlearnsculptureinthefuture
D.Heshouldpursueaspecificaiminlife.
48.Fromtheunderlinedparagraph,wecanseethattheauthor________.
A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfather
B.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeans
C.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfather
D.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather
49.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?
A.Thecallsolvestheirdisagreements
B.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloser
C.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.
D.Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife
50.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.LoveNature,LoveLife
B.ASonLostinAdventure
C.AJourneywithDad
TheArtofTravel
D
Peoplearen’twalkinganymore---iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.
IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinayhurry,either,Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:motorosis.
ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune(),forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattime,weregarded25milesasgoodday’swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced–andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.
Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysician,SirAdolpheAbrhams,pointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproper……ismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwlakingisanidealformofexercise---themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.
ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.Themanwalkingcanlearnthetrees,flower,insects,birdsandanimals,thesignificanceofseasons,theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld,Hecannotlearninacar.
Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport,butwehavemadeitourwayoflife.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroad.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.
Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind’sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.
51.Whatisthenationalsickness?
A.Walkingtoomuch
B.Travelingtoomuch
C.Drivingcarstoomuch
D.Climbingstairstoomuch.
52.Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?
A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.
B.peopleoftenwalked25milesaday
C.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.
D.peopleconsideredaten-j\hourwalkasahardship.
53.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat
A.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonature
B.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smind
C.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfit
D.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease
54.Whatiscomparedto“asteelriver”inParagraph6?
A.Aqueueofcars
B.Arayoftrafficlight
C.Aflashoflightning
D.Astreamofpeople
55.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?
A.Totellpeopletoreflectmorenonlife.
B.Torecommendpeopletogiveupdriving
C.Toadvisepeopletodooutdooractivities
D.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking
第II卷
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
LastDecember,DorisLowturned90.OnceaweekshestilldrivestotheCanadianNationalInstitutefortheBlind(CNIB)inToronto,whereshehelpstransformliteratureintoBraille()tobringthepowerofstoryandknowledgetothehearsandmindsofblindreaders.Shehasbeenvolunteeringhertimeandtalentstosuchenterprisesfoemorethan40years.
Afterworkinginthebusinessworldforawhile,Lowgotfedup.Sosheturnedtoteachingatatechnicalschoolandlatermovedintothelibrary.
Low’smotherlikedreading.Ashereyesbegantofail,lowreadtoher.Then“hearinganadvertisementencouragingpeopletolearnBraille,Idecidedtogiveitatry.”In1973,shewascertifiedasabrailletranscriber(转译者)andbegantranscribingbooksasavolunteerfortheCNIBlibrary.
Thejobwasstrenuous---shecouldgettotheendofapage,makeamistakeonthelastline,andhavetodothewholethingagain.Foranumberofyears,lowalsoworkedintheCNIBsoundstudioreadingbooksontotape.Threeyearsago,shetookupproofreading(校对)attheCNIB’swordfactory.
InApril,duringVolunteerWeek,theCNIBrecognizedLowforhergreatcontributions.ThankstovolunteerslikeLow,theCNIBlibraryhasgotmorethan80,000accessiblematerialsforpeopleunabletoreadtraditionalprint.“Ican’timaginehowmanyreadersofallageshavebenefitedfrom
Doris’scontributionasaskilledvolunteerthroughherrichvoiceandherhighdegreeofaccuracyinthehundredsofbooksshehasbrailledandproofreadovertheyears---andsheisstilldoingso,”saidaCNIBofficial.
揊orme,h”saidLow,“theCNIBismorethanjustaplacetovolunteer.Threethinsmattermostinmylife:alittleplay,alittlework,alittlelove.I’vefoundthemallhere.”
56.WhatdoesLowstilldoattheageof90attheCNIB?(nomorethan10words)
57.whydidLowlearnBraille?(nomorethan15words)
58.whatdoestheunderlinedword“strenuous”mostprobablymean?(1word)
59.WhatareLow’scontributionstotheCNIB?(nomorethan10words)
60.WhatdoyouthinkofLow?Giveyourreasons.(nomorethan20words)
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
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2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
英语笔试参考答案
第一卷
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56.ShehelpstransformliteratureintoBraille(forblindreaders/theblind)
57.(Because)hermother’seyesbegantofailanssheheardan/theadvertisement.
58.….Hard/tiring?Tough
59.shehasbrailledandproofreadhundredsofbooks,andreadbooksontotape.
60LowiskindandhelpfulbecauseshehasdevotedmuchtimetotranscribingbooksintoBrailleasavolunteer.
OrLowisakin-heartedladywithapositiveattitudetowardlifebecauseshetakesdelightinhelpingothers.
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