2020年天津高考英語試卷及答案

第I卷第一部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1.Jimsayswe____stayinhishouseaslongasweleaveitcleanandtidy.A.mustB.canC.needD.should2.—Youareagreatswimmer.—Thanks.It'sbecauseI_____alotthesedays.A.havebeenpractisingB.waspractisingC.wouldpractiseD.hadpractised3.—NexttimeyouvisitBob,remembertogivehimacallinadvance.—_____,Iwill.A.Mypleasure4.______uspreparefortheexam,theteachersuggestedreadingthroughournotes.A.TohelpB.HelpedC.HelpingD.BeinghelpedB.NowonderC.GoodpointD.Nevermind5.—ShallIorderataxiforSarahtogototheairporttonight?—______.I'lldriveherthere.A.Haveatry6.Dr.Rowan,______secretaryresignedtwoweeksago,hashadtodoallhisowntyping.A.whoseB.ofwhomC.ofwhichD.whichB.Don'tmentionitC.Don'tbotherD.Goahead7.AccordingtoProfessorJohnson,wedon'thavetoreadthebookifwedon'twantto,asitis______.A.worthwhile8.IneverworriedaboutmysonwhileIwasawaybecausemymother______him.A.drankatoasttoB.playedajokeonC.keptaneyeonD.madeanapologytoB.necessaryC.optionalD.serious9.Thenumberofmedicalschoolsreached18intheearly1990sand______aroundthatleveleversince.A.areremainingB.haveremainedC.isremainingD.hasremained10.—Whydopeoplelikepopmusic?Ihateitsomuch.—______itisnotyourstyle,thatdoesn'tmeanitisbad.A.OnlyifB.EventhoughC.Nowthat11.WeofferedtogiveSharonaridehome,butshe______,sayingthatshefeltlikewalking.A.understoodB.acceptedC.compromisedD.declined12.Formyfifthbirthday,mymotherbakedmeacake______amonkey.A.intheshapeofB.beyondthereachofC.atthemercyofD.onthesideof13.Wecant______buyinganewprinterforourcompany.Theonewehavedoesn'twork.A.takeupB.carryoutC.keeponD.putoffD.Incase14.Thedancer’sincredibleperformancehadtheaudienceonitsfeet______for10minutesattheendoftheshow.A.beingclapped15.Thestudentcompletedthisexperimenttomakecometrue______ProfessorJosephhadsaid.A.thatB.whatC.whenD.whereB.clapC.clappedD.clapping第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16~35各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。DetectiveAshleyJonesworksatapolicedepartmentinEngland.Hehasrecentlymadeasignificant___16___—lonelinessisaserioussocialproblemthatcancontributetodepressionandevencrimes,butitcanbe___17___inacleverway,The___18___?Chatbenches.Jonesgottheideaafterhehadtalkedwithanelderlyladywhohadbeencheatedofher___19___.Theladywouldgetacallfromastrangereverymorningwho___20___madeherbelievethathewasherfriend,andthenshelenthimabout￡31,000.Joneswas___21___whenshesaidthatshedidn’tactually___22___beingcheated.“Otherwise,Iwouldneverspeaktoanotherpersonforweeksonend,”shesaid.ThisledJonestotheconclusionthattherearetoomanyextremely___23___peopleinhiscommunity,whoareeasytargetsofcheating.Sohe___24___todosomethingaboutit.He___25___thepolicedepartmenttoallowhimto___26___acoupleof“chatbenches”intwooftheirlocalparks.Thenhehungacolorfulsignoneachofthebenchesthat___27___:“HAPPYTOCHAT”.Justafewdaysafterthesignswentup,hefoundpeoplesittingthereandengaginginactiveand___28___conversations.Theideaiscatchingon___29___.Therearenowover40chatbenchesthroughoutEngland.MorenewchatbencheshavesprungupacrosstheUKandbeyond.Allwhoparticipatedhavegaineda(n)___30___outcomefromgettinginvolved.Jones’ideahasbeenfully___31___—the“HAPPYTOCHAT”bencheshelp___32___theinvisiblesocialbarrierthatkeepspeoplefromsayinghello.Thiseffortisnotjusta(n)___33___atbeingcommunityminded—it’salsoa___34___measure.Itpreventspeoplewhoarecutofffromsocietyfallingvictimtocheaters.TheChatBenchisafantasticnewprojectthat___35___thoseofallagestointeractandgettoknoweachotherinthefuture.16.A.choiceB.discoveryB.sufferedB.puzzleC.visitD.promiseD.felt17.A.experienced18.A.solution19.A.pleasure20.A.eventually21.A.ashamed22.A.mindC.preventedC.excuseC.creditD.intentionD.moneyB.prizeB.frequentlyB.shockedB.forgiveB.lonelyC.previouslyC.excitedC.riskD.occasionallyD.amusedD.enjoy23.A.activeC.cautiousC.pretendedC.convincedC.tearapartC.meantD.stubbornD.decidedD.taught24.A.learned25.A.forcedB.refusedB.orderedB.makeoutB.claimedB.joyful26.A.putaway27.A.readD.setupD.impliedD.crazy28.A.formalC.awkwardC.quickly29.A.randomly30.A.positive31.A.realized32.A.breakdown33.A.glanceB.slowlyD.purposefullyD.embarrassingB.formedB.disappointingC.correctB.examinedB.putupC.discussedC.keepoffC.knockD.takeoutD.attackB.attempt34.A.heart-breaking35.A.forbidsB.risk-takingB.appointsC.face-savingC.encouragesD.crime-cuttingD.troubles第二部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2.5分，滿分50分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AHowtoUseaModernPublicLibraryHasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.It’sbeenyearssincetheyweredutylittleroomswithbooks.Theyhavetransformedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelopyourloveofknowledge,meetinterestingpeople,orfindouthowtostartabusiness.Checkoutabook.Whilelibrariesstillloanout(出借)books,you’llfinditeasiertogetacopyofwhateveryou’relookingfor,thankstoacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.Viasuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbookswitheachotherthroughtheuseofdeliveryvehicles.Oncethebookyou’verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch,theywillinformyoubye-mail,soyoucanpickitup.Checkoutotheritems.Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone,loadedwithinformationinmanyformats(載體形式).YoucanborrowmoviesonDVDs,musiconCDs,andpopularmagazines.Somelibrariesevenloanouttoysandgames.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn’tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,theymaybringitinwhenenoughinterestisshown.Jointargetedreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsessionstargetedtovariousagegroups.Perhapsyou’dliketolearnalanguageorimproveyourEnglish.Thelibrarymaysponsoralanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultiesreading,askaboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletoaccommodateyou.Andyoumightfinditrelaxingtobringyoursmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimewhileyousitquietlyinacornerwithagoodbook.Startabusinessusingthehelpofyourlocallibrary.Ifyouwanttohaveabusinessofyourown,yourlocallibrarycanbecomealaunchspaceforit.Inlibrarybooksandcomputers,youcanfindinformationonstartingabusiness.Manylibrarieswillhelpyouwithlocallysuppliedinformationaboutbusinessmanagementsharedthroughchambersofcommerce（商會）andgovernmentagencies,andtheywillofferprinting,faxinganddatabaseservicesyouneed.36.Publiclibrariesconnectedbyacooperativenetworkbenefitreadersby_____.A.sharingtheirbooksontheInternetB.givingaccesstoonlinereadingatalibrarybranchC.sendinganeededbooktoalibrarybranchnearbyD.makingthecheckoutproceduresdiverse37.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatitemsmaybecheckedoutfromapubliclibrary?A.Amagazineandane-book.B.Agameandanoilpainting.C.AmusicCDandakid’stoy.D.ADVDandavideoplayer.38.Asisdescribedinparagraph4,takingasmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimeallows_____.A.thekidtolearnanewlanguageB.theparenttoenjoyquietreadingC.thekidtoovercomereadingdifficultiesD.theparenttomeettheirprogramsponsor39.Yourlocallibrarycanhelpyoustartabusinessby_____.A.providingrelevantinformationandsupportingservicesB.offeringprofessionaladviceonbusinessmanagementC.supplyingusefulinformationofyourpotentialbuyersD.arrangingmeetingswithgovernmentofficials40.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Topointouttheimportanceofpubliclibraries.B.Toencouragepeopletoworkinpubliclibraries.C.Tointroducetheimprovedservicesofpubliclibraries.D.Tocallforthemodernizationofpubliclibrarysystems.B“Theytellmethatyou’dliketomakeastatue(塑像)ofme—isthatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?”Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.AskingafavorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnocasualmatter,especiallyforaseventeen-year-oldgirl.“Yes,sir,”Shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis.“Iwouldn’thavedaredtoaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner.”PresidentLincolnsmiled.“Painters,sculptors—they’vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI’mafraidthere’snotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust(半身像)?BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashadeofapologyinhisvoice.“Ofcourse—Ishouldn’thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize.”Vinnie’sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikeachild,withhertinyfigure.“Smalldoesnotmeanweak,sir.”shedefendedherself.“IwasborninthecountryofWisconsin.I’vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclay(粘土)figurewouldnotexhaustmystrength—andthatiswhatIintendtodo!”ThePresident’seyes,brightenedathershowofspirit.“Sorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdon’tknowyourbackground.”Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought.“MissReam,”hesighed,“I’dliketoletyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself.”Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice.“Iworkquickly,shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows.“IfIweretobringmyClayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk.”ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.HegotupandshookVinnie’shandwarmly,“I’veheardthatyouareatalentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligentaswell.Icannotmakemydecisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrommesoon.”Theverynextday,VinniereceivedaninvitationfromthePresident.41.WhatgaveVinnieconfidencetomakeherrequestofPresidentLincoln?A.Heraggressivepersonality.B.Mr.Mills’sencouragingremark.C.PresidentLincoln’sgentlevoice.D.Herinterestinachallengingjob.42.HowdidPresidentLincolnfirstrespondtoVinnie’srequest?A.Pleased.B.Thrilled.C.Regretful.D.Doubtful.43.Vinnieconfirmedherabilitytomakeafull-lengthstatuebyhighlighting_____.A.herexperiencefromotherprojectsB.herinnocentchildhoodinthecountryC.theheavylaborshehaddonebeforeD.theskillshepickedupinWisconsin44.Vinniewantedtochoosethecornernearthewindowsto_____.A.achieveeffectsofnaturallightingB.keepallhertoolswithineasyreachC.observethePresidentatarightangleD.avoiddisturbingthePresidentwork45.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?A.Astrong-willedsoulcanreachhisgoal.B.Experiencehelpstopromoteexcellence.C.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong.D.Devotionrequiresenthusiasm.CForpeoplewhoareinterestedinsound,thefieldofsoundtechnologyisdefinitelymakingnoiseinthepast,soundengineersworkedinthebackroomsofrecordingstudios,butmanyoftoday’ssoundprofessionalsaresharingtheirknowledgeandexperiencewithprofessionalsinotherfieldstocreatenewproductsbasedonthephenomenonwecallsound.Soundcanbeusedasaweapon.Imaginethatapoliceofficerischasingathief.Thethieftriestoescape.Andtheofficercan’tlethimgetaway.Hepullsoutaspecialdevice,pointsitatthesuspect,andswitchesiton.Thethiefdropstotheground.ThisnewweaponscalledaLongRangeAcousticDevice(LRAD，遠程定向聲波發(fā)射器).Itproducesadeafeningsoundsopainfulthatittemporarilydisablesaperson.ThenoisefromtheLRADisdirectedlikearayoflightandtravelsonlyintotheearsofthatperson,butitisnotdeadly.Forthosewhohungerforsomepeaceandquiet,soundcannowcreatesilence.Let’ssayyouareattheairport,andthelittleboyontheseatnexttoyouishumming(哼唱)ashortcommercialsong.Hehumsitoverandoveragain,andyouareabouttogocrazy.ThankstotheSilenceMachine,aBritishinvention,youcangetridofthesoundwithoutupsettingtheboyorhisparents.OnemaywonderhowtheSilenceMachineworks.Well,itfunctionsbyanalyzingthewavesoftheincomingsoundandcreatingasecondsetofoutgoingwaves.Thetwosetsofwavescanceleachotherout.Simplyturnthemachineonpointitatthetarget,andyourpeaceandquietcomesback.Directedsoundisanewtechnologythatallowscompaniestousesoundinmuchthesamewayspotlights(聚光燈)areusedinthetheater.Aspotlightlightsuponlyonesectionofastage;similarly,a“spotsound”createsacircleofsoundinonetargetedarea.Thiscanbeusefulforbusinessessuchasrestaurantsandstoresbecauseisoffersanewwaytoattractcustomers.Restaurantscanofferachoiceofmusicalongwiththevariousfoodchoicesonthemenu,allowingcustomersmorecontrolovertheatmosphereinwhichtheyaredining.Directedsoundisalsobeginningtoappearinshoppingcentersandevenathomes.46.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheeffectoftheLRAD?A.Itcausestemporaryhearingloss.B.Itslowsdownarunningman.C.Itmakesiteasytoidentifyasuspect.D.Itkeepsthesuspectfromhurtingothers.47.TheSilenceMachineisadevicespeciallydesignedto_____.A.silencethepeoplearoundyouB.removethesoundofcommercialsC.blocktheincomingsoundwavesD.stopunwantedsoundfromaffectingyou48.Whatfeaturedospotsoundsandspotlightsshare?A.Theytravelincircles.B.Theycleartheatmosphere.C.Theycanbetransformedintoenergy.D.Theycanbedirectedontoaspecificarea.49.Directedsoundcanbeusedfor_____.A.creativedesignsofrestaurantmenusB.idealsoundeffectsonthetheaterstageC.differentchoicesofmusicforbusinessesD.strictcontroloveranysuspiciouscustomer50.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?A.Howprofessionalsinventedsoundproducts.B.Inventionsinthefieldofsoundtechnology.C.Thegrowinginterestinthestudyofsound.D.Howsoundengineersworkintheirstudios.DAfteryearsofobservinghumannature,Ihavedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenofgreatachievementandmenofaverageperformancecuriosityanddiscontent.Ihaveneverknownanoutstandingmanwholackedeither.AndIhaveneverknownanaveragemanwhohadboth.Thetwobelongtogether.Together,thesedeephumanurges(驅(qū)策力)countformuchmorethanambition.GalileowasnotmerelyambitiouswhenhedroppedobjectsofvaryingweightsfromtheLeaningToweratPisaandtimedtheirfalltotheground.LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,“Why?Why?Why?”Fortunately,curiosityanddiscontentdon’thavetobelearned.Wearebornwiththemandneedonlyrecapturethem.“Thegreatman,”saidMencius(孟子),“ishewhodoesnotlosehischild’sheart.”Yetmostofusdoloseit.Westopaskingquestions.Westopchallengingcustom.Wejustfollowthecrowd.Andthecrowddesiresthecalmandrestfulaverage.Itencouragesustooccupyourownlittlecorner,toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.Mostofusmeetnewpeopleandnewideas,withhesitation.Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhowterribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.Wewillprobablyhavetoforceourselvestowakenourcuriosityanddiscontentandkeepthemawake.Howshouldyoustart?Modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged.Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn’tarrangeflowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Nowsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooksonflowerarrangement.Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven’tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon’t;thereareonlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven’tanytime?That’sgood,becauseit’salwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthingsdone.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTom’sCabinwhilecooking.You’retooold?RememberthatThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhenshewas78.Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou’llneverbemorealivethanyouareatthismoment.51.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto____.A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparisonC.reachaconclusionD.presentanargument52.WhatdoestheexampleofGalileotellus?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.C.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.D.Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.53.Whatcanyoudotorecapturecuriosityanddiscontent?A.Observetheunknownaroundyou.B.Developaquestioningmind.C.Leadalifeofadventure.D.Followthefashion.54.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraphs6and7?A.Gainingsuccesshelpsyoubecomeanexpert.B.Thegeniustendstogetthingsdonecreativity.C.Lackoftalentandtimeisnoreasonfortakingnoaction.D.Youshouldremainmodestwhenapproachingperfection.55.Whatcouldbethebesttitlethepassage?A.CuriousMindsneverfreeContentedB.ReflectionsonHumanNatureC.TheKeystoAchievementD.NeverTooLatetoLearn第三部分：寫作第一節(jié)：閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語回答問題。Asanyyoungerbrotherwilltellyou,havingabigbrotherinvolvesalotofwalkinginsomeoneelse’sshadow,especiallywhenyouhaveabrotherwhoisatypicalexampleof“cool”.ForyearsIwantedtodoeverythingmyelderbrotherTysondid,butnomatterhowhardItried,Iwasalwaystheneglected(被忽略的)one.Mylegsjustweren’tmadetorunlikehis.Icouldneverplayfootballorbasketballwell.Iprobablywouldhavecontinuedtryingtokeepupwithhimfortherestofmyhighschoolcareer,butwhenmyfamilymoved,everythingchanged.Tysonleftforcollege,soIhadtostartatanewschoolallbymyself.Thisnewstartgavemeanopportunitytoredefinemyselfanddiscoveranentirelynewversionof“cool”.Idon’tknowwhatmademedecidetotrysomenewactivitiesatthenewschool,butonedayIchancedtoshowupforanafter-schoolmeetingoftheScienceOlympiadteam.Ihadalwaysbeenfascinatedwithchemistry,biology,andmath,butsincethoseinterestshadn’tfitTyson’sdefinitionof“cool”,Ihadneverpursuedthe