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天津高考英语试题
2009年高考英语试题·天津卷
第I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)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例:
Standoverthere________you’llbeabletoseeitbetter.
A.orB.andC.butD.while
答案是B。
1.I’mtryingtobreakthe________ofgettinguptoolate.
A.traditionB.convenienceC.habitD.leisure
2.Myparents________inHongKong.Theywerebornthereandhaveneverlivedanywhereelse.
A.liveB.livedC.werelivingD.willlive
3.—We’reorganizingapartynextSaturday,andI’dlikeyoutocome.
—________!
Ihaveanotheronethatday.Thankyoujustthesame.
A.GoodluckB.WhatapityC.NeverdoitagainD.Welldone
4.________theprojectintime,thestaffwereworkingatweekends.
A.CompetingB.HavingcompletedC.TohavecompletedD.Tocomplete
5.Aperson________e-mailaccountisfullwon’tbeabletosendorreceiveanye-mails.
A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.whoever
6.—Sorry,Ihaveto________now.It’stimeforclass.
—OK,I’llcallbacklater.
A.hangupB.breakupC.giveupD.holdup
7.Itisobvioustothestudents________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.
A.asB.whichC.whetherD.that
8.Don’tworryifyoudon’tunderstandeverything,theteacherwill________themainpointsattheend.
A.recoverB.reviewC.requireD.remember
9.________bytheadvancesintechnology,manyfarmershavesetupwindfarmsontheirland.
A.BeingencouragedB.EncouragingC.EncouragedD.Havingencouraged
10.Theartshowwas________beingafailure;itwasagreatsuccess.
A.farfromB.alongwithC.nexttoD.regardlessof
11.—Puttingonahappyfacenotonlyhelpsusmakefriendsbutalsomakesusfeelbetter.
—________.
A.I’dlovetoB.I’mwithyouonthatC.It’suptoyouD.It’smypleasure
12.Itwasanicehouse,but________toosmallforafamilyoffive.
A.rarelyB.fairlyC.ratherD.pretty
13.I’mnotsurprisedthathebecameawriter.Evenasachildhehada________imagination.
A.clearB.cautiousC.funnyD.vivid
14.ItraveltotheBinhaiNewAreabylightrailwayeveryday,________domanybusinessmenwholiveindowntownTianjin.
A.asB.whichC.whenD.though
15.Thisprinterisofgoodquality.Ifit________breakdownwithinthefirstyear,wewouldrepairitatourexpense.
A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.might
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各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He___16___mewithapuzzle—allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes___17___seeingaclosefriend.Abig,___18___smileaccompaniedhiswave.ForthenextfewdaysItriedto___19___hisfacetoseeifIknewhim.Ididn’t.Perhapshehad___20___meforsomeoneelse.BythetimeIcontentedmyselfwiththe___21___thatheandIwerestrangers,weweregreetingeachotherwarmlyeverymorninglikeoldfriends.
Thenonedaythe___22___wassolved.AsI___23___theschoolhewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad___24___hisstopsign.Iwasinlinebehindfourcars.___25___thekidshadreachedthesafetyofthesidewalk,heloweredhissignandletthecars___26___.Tothefirsthewavedand___27___injustthesamewayhehaddonetomeoverthelastfewdays.Thekidsalreadyhadthewindowdownandwerehappilywavingtheirreply.Thesecondcargotthesame___28___fromthecrossingguard,andthedriver,astiff-looking(表情刻板的)businessman,gaveabrief,almost___29___waveback.Eachfollowingcarofkidsontheirwaytoschool___30___moreheartily.
EverymorningIcontinuedtowatchthemanwith___31___.SofarIhaven’tseenanyone___32___towaveback.Ifinditinterestingthatonepersoncanmakesucha(n)___33___tosomanypeople’slivesbydoingonesimplethinglikewavingandsmilingwarmly.His___34___armedthestartofmyday.Withafriendlywaveandsmilingfacehehadchangedthe___35___ofthewholeneighborhood.
16.A.hitB.disappointedC.presentedD.bored
17.A.onB.fromC.duringD.about
18.A.falseB.shyC.apologeticD.bright
19.A.researchB.studyC.recognizeD.explore
20.A.praisedB.blamedC.mistakenD.respected
21.A.conclusionB.descriptionC.evaluationD.introduction
22.A.argumenB.disagreementC.mysteryD.task
23.A.visitedB.approachedC.passedD.left
24.A.drawingbackB.puttingonC.handinginD.holdingout
25.A.OnceB.BeforeC.UnlessD.While
26.A.inB.throughC.outD.down
27.A.criedB.cheeredC.smiledD.gestured
28.A.ideaB.replyC.noticeD.greeting
29.A.awkwardB.angryC.elegantD.patient
30.A.cameB.respondedC.hurriedD.appeared
31.A.surpriseB.frustrationC.interestD.doubt
32.A.failB.tryC.wishD.bother
33.A.offerB.sacrificeC.promiseD.difference
34.A.effectivenessB.cheerfulnessC.carefulnessD.seriousness
35.A.trendsB.observationsC.regulationsD.feelings
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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。
A
Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:
Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,oldhabitsdiehard,andtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.
ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore(新加坡)arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlace.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries—inboththeWestandtheEast.
Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus—obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.
Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBrasBasashRoadisaninterestingexample,“BrasBasah”means“wetrice”inMalay(马来语).Nowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoad“WetRiceRoad”?
Thereasonissimple.Duringthepioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.
AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis“CircularRoad”forone.Otherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroadiscalledacrescent(月牙)becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.
36.WelearnfromParagraph1that________.
A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplace
B.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonename
C.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamed
D.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment
37.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diehard”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Changesuddenly.
B.Changesignificantly.
C.Disappearmysteriously.
D.Disappearveryslowly.
38.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?
A.RafflesPlace.
B.SelectorAirbase.
C.PiccadillyCircus.
D.PayaLebarCrescent.
39.BrasBasahRoadisnamed________.
A.afteraperson
B.afteraplace
C.afteranactivity
D.byitsshape
40.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.
B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.
C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.
D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
B
Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.
BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.
Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:
thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.()
Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:
theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal(内在的)language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:
Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:
herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.
41.Bysaying“Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeans