2013天津市高考压轴卷英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟，第Ⅰ卷1页至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至12页。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

祝各位考生考试顺利！

第Ⅰ卷

注意事项：

1、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

2、本卷共55小题，共95分

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。

1. Our friendship _____ quickly over the weeks that followed.

A. had developed B. was developing

C. would develop D. developed

2. We ______ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face B. might face

C. could have faced D. must have faced

3. The Smith don’t usually like staying at ____ hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by _____ sea.

A. / ; a. B. the ; the. C. / ; the. D. the ; a

4. I’ve _______ the habit of calling in on my grandparents on my way home from school.

A. come into. B. gone into. C. got into. D. run into.

5. — Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in traffic.

— _________. You’re here now. Come in and sit down. A. You are welcome B. That’s right C. I have no idea D. Never mind

6. 27. He smiled politely ______ Mary apologized for her drunken friends. A. as B. if C. unless D. though

7. We’re having a meeting in half an hour. The decision ______ at the meeting will in the future of our company.

A. to be made B. being made C. made D. having been made

8. . Sales director is a position ______ communication ability is just as important as sales

A. which B. that C. when D. where

9. 一 Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?

一 Well, you know, English is my . So it is my best choice.

A. strength B. talent C. ability D.' skill

10. Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be respected.

A. especially B. equally C . naturally . D. normally

11. hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.

A. However B. Whatever C. Whichever D. Whenever

12. You can chang your job, you can move house,but friendship is meant to be life.

A. of B. on C. to D. For

13. Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft.

A. approved B. quoted C. polished D. folded

14. The furniture, with its modern style and bright colors, suits modern houses and their gardens, but looks _______ in the garden of a traditional home.

A. out of question B. out of order C. out of sight D. out of place

15. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much _______.

A. the best B. best

C. better D. the better

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各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 16 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 17 flock （群集） to Beijing after 18 university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 19 as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.

The book，which is based 20 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 21 in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 22 by Sept．1.

The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says23 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always 24 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are __25 known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large 26 of college graduates 27 ．Most of these graduates work for 28 or medium-sized businesses， 29 less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 30: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing，a small 31 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000 32 villagers，but has become a 33 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom 34 from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’ 35 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.

16．A．film B．story C．book D．magazine

17．A．who B．what C．which D．whose

18．A．leaving B．entering C．visiting D．enjoying

19．A．necessary B．meaningless C．important D．strong

20．A．in B．on C．at D．for

21．A．came up B．came on C．came along D．came out

22．A．fired B．interviewed C．employed D．trained

23．A．much B．little C．some D．more

24．A．wondering B．researching C．studying D．telling

25．A．seldom B．well C．always D．often

26．A．deal B．plenty C．amount D．number

27．A．work B．go C．relax D．live

28．A．small B．big C．famous D．unknown

29．A．earning B．thinking C．shopping D．paying

30．A．expensive B．comfortable C．cheap D．convenient

31．A．city B．town C．community D．village

32．A．original B．young C．rich D．poor

33．A．school B．hotel C．home D．company

34．A．come B．differ C．graduate D．suffer

35．A．lives B．dormitories C．buildings D．restaurants

第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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

For high school leavers starting out in the working world，it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习)．In some countries，schools have programs to help students onto the path to work．In the Unites States，however，such programs are still few and far between．

Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses，students are likely to get higher earnings in later years．The students are more likely to stay in school，graduate and go on to higher education．

In Germany，students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships．German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment．

But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world．Harvard Education school professor Robert

Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track．Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills．

Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high sch001．James Madison High School in New York，for example，encourages students to choose classes on career—based courses．The school then helps them gain on—the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school．

However，even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work，the job market is daunting．In the US，unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row．

“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience，they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job，”said Michael，a researcher in the US.

36．In the author’s opinion．American high school leavers__________.

A．have enough career-related courses

B．need more career advice from their schools

C．perform better in exams than German students

D．can get higher earnings in later years

37．According to Robert Schwartz，_________．

A．there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US

B．students should get contact with the working world at high school

C．education reform should focus on students’performance in exams

D．teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience

38．What can be inferred from the text?

A．Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain hi曲at the moment．

B. Students with career—based courses never have problems finding a job．

C. US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment．

D．High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job absolutely

39．What’S the main idea of the text?

A．Arguments about recent US education reform．

B．Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers．

C．The lack of career—based courses in US high schools．

D．Advice for American high school leavers．

40·The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means___________.

A．discouraging B．interesting C．creative D．unbearable

B

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing w