2009 年天津高考英语试题及答案
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:Stand over there ______ you’ll be able to see it better.
A. or
B. and
C. but
D. while
答案是 B。
1. I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late.
A. tradition
B. convenience
C. habit
D. leisure
2. My parents _____ in Hong Kong. They were born there and have never lived anywhere
else.
A. live
B. lived
C. were living
D. will live
3. ---- We’re organizing a party next Saturday, and I’d like you to come.
---- _______! I have another one that day. Thank you just the same.
A. Good luck
B. What a pity
C. Never do it again
D. Well done
4. ______ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.
A. Competing
B. Having completed
C. To have completed
D. To complete
5. A person ______ e-mail account is full won’t be able to send or receive any
e-mails.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. whoever
6. ---- Sorry, I have to ______ now. It’s time for class.
---- OK, I’ll call back later.
A. hang up
B. break up
C. give up
D. hold up
7. It is obvious to the students ______ they should get well prepared for their
future.
A. as
B. which
C. whether
D. that
8. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything.The teacher will ______ the main
points at the end.
A. recover
B. review
C. require
D. remember
9. _____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their
land.
A. Being encouraged
B. Encouraging
C. Encouraged
D. Having encouraged
10. The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success.
A. far from
B. along with
C. next to
D. regardless of
11. ---- Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us
feel better.
---- _______.
A. I’d love to
B. I’m with you on that
C. It’s up to you
D. It’s my pleasure
12. It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.
A. rarely
B. fairly
C. rather
D. pretty
13. I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _____
imagination.
A. clear
B. cautious
C. funny
D. vivid
14. I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway every day, _____ do many
businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin.
A. as
B. which
C. when
D. though
15. This printer is of good quality. If it _______ break down within the first year,
we would repair it at our expense.
A. would
B. should
C. could
D. 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。
The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me
as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to
me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18
smile accompanied his wave.
For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps
he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he
and I were strangers; we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old
friends.
Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle
of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached
the safety of the sidewalk; he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first
he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The
kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second
car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表
情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids
on their way to school 30 more heartily.
Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone
32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n) 33 to so
many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His
34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed
the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.
16. A. hit
B. disappointed
C. presented
D. bored
17. A. on
B. from
C. during
D. about
18. A. false
B. shy
C. apologetic
D. bright
19. A. research
B. study
C. recognize
D. explore
20. A. praised
B. blamed
C. mistaken
D. respected
21. A. conclusion
B. description
C. evaluation
D. introduction
22. A. argument
B. disagreement
C. mystery
D. task
23. A. visited
B. approached
C. passed
D. left
24. A. drawing back
B. putting on
C. handing in
D. holding out
25. A. Once
B. Before
C. Unless
D. While
26. A. in
B. through
C. out
D. down
27. A. cried
B. cheered
C. smiled
D. gestured
28. A. idea
B. reply
C. notice
D. greeting
29. A. awkward
B. angry
C. elegant
D. patient
30. A. came
B. responded
C. hurried
D. appeared
31. A. surprise
B. frustration
C. interest
D. doubt
32. A. fail
B. try
C. wish
D. bother
33. A. offer
B. sacrifice
C. promise
D. difference
34. A. effectiveness
B. cheerfulness
C. carefulness
D. seriousness
35. A. trends
B. observations
C. regulations
D. 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
Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there
is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of
reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name.
Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and
the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place
continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the
pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as
Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many
countries ---- in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they
were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the
people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were
named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former
British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus
---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places.
Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in
Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The
reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along
this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road”
for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like
“Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins
on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
36. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.
A. the government is usually the first to name a place
B. many places tend to have more than one name
C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named
D. people prefer the place names given by the government
37. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Change suddenly.
B. Change significantly.
C. Disappear mysteriously.
D. Disappear very slowly.
38. Which of the following places is named after a person?
A. Raffles Place.
B. Selector Airbase.
C. Piccadilly Circus.
D. Paya Lebar Crescent.
39. Bras Basah Road is named _______.
A. after a person
B. after a place
C. after an activity
D. by its shape
40. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.
B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.
C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.
D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.
B
I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of
language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea,
or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the
Englishes I grew up with.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been
giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have
described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It
has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”,
as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness.
I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just
as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the
limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited”
English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that
her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she
expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence
to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants
did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand
her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I
began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used
with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what
I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and
for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese
structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her
intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.
A. she uses English in foreign trade
B. she is fascinated by languages
C. she works as a translator
D. she is a writer by profession
42. The author used to think of her mother’s English as ______.
A. impolite
B. amusing
C. imperfect
D. practical
43. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A. Americans do not understand broken English.
B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.
C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.
D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.
44. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is _____.
A. well structured
B. in the old style
C. easy to translate
D. rich in meaning
45. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.
B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.
C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.
D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.
C
Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next
year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.
The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26—funded with £2.5
million of taxpayers’ money—was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture
Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed
concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.
The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely
to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached. 13.6
million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up
18 percent on 2006 to almost £470 million.
One theatre source criticised the Government’s priorities(优先考虑的事) in
funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying:
“I don’t know why the Government’s wasting money on this. The Yong Vic, as The
Times reported today, offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”
There was praise for the Government’s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court
Theatre, who said: “I support any move to get young people into theatre, and
especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.”
Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year
plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18
to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays,
traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.
Mr. Burnham said: “A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting
experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out
on it because they fear it’s ‘not for them’. It’s time to change this
perception.”
Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “The real issue is not getting
enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more
young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a
no-go area.”
46. Critics of the plan argued that ______.
A. the theatres would be overcrowded
B. it would be a waste of money