The article discusses the topic of the 2016 National College Entrance Examination essay prompt, which asked students to write about their understanding of "happiness." The author explores different perspectives on happiness and argues that true happiness comes from a balance of material and spiritual fulfillment. The article emphasizes the importance of gratitude, kindness, and self-reflection in achieving happiness.
第一篇
2016年高考四川卷英语试题(含答案)_2016年高考英语真题
绝密★启用前
2016年普通高等学校全国统一考试(四川卷)
英语
注意事项：
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
考试结束后.将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.
答案是 C。
1.What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow? A. Go out for lunch. B. See her dentist. C. Visit a friend. 2. What is the weather like now? A.It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy. C. It’s cloudy. 3.Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson? A.To make an apology. B. To ask for help. C. To discuss his studies. 4.How will the woman get back from the railway station? 5.What does Jenny decide to do first? A.Look for a job. B. Go on a trip. D. Get an assistant.
第二节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6. What time is it now? A. 1:45. B. 2:10. C. 2:15. 7. What will the man do? A. Work on a project. B. See Linda in the library. C. Meet with Professor Smith.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Having guests this weekend.
B. Going out for sightseeing.
C. Moving into a new house.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Host and visitor.
10. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Work in his garden. B. Have a barbecue. C. Do some shopping.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Where was the man born ?
A.In Philadelphia.B.In Springfield.C.In Kansas.
12.What did the man like doing when he was a child?
A. Drawing. B. Traveling. C. Reading.
13.What inspires the man most in his work?
A.Education. B. Family love. C. Nature
请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Why is Dorothy going to Europe?
A.Toattend a training program.
B.Tocarry out some research.
C.To take a vacation.
15.How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?
A. A few days B. Two weeks C. Three months
16.What does Dorothy think of her apartment?
A.It’s expensive B.It’s satisfactory. C. It’s inconvenient
17.What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?
A. Recommend her apartment.
B. Find a new apartment.
C. Take care of her apartment
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?
A. Take their tour schedule.
B. Watch out for the traffic.
C. Wear comfortable shoes.
19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?
A. Meet the speaker.
B. Go to their rooms.
C. Change some money.
20. Where probably is the speaker?
A. In a park.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a shopping centre.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:
Good computer skills
Available evenings and weekends
Knowing basketball rules and statistics
Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses.
TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308
Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589
Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273
Germantown Athletic Coordinator, GavriChavan, 240-567-6915
21.When will the job start?
A .In May 2016B. In May 2017
C.In September 2016D. In September2017
22.Who is more likely to get job?
A.Sam,English major ,member of the college basketball team
B.Judy,IT staff with night classes,children’s basketball team coach
C.Ted,computer major, basketball fan,free on evenings and weekends
D.Molly,part_time programmer,high school basketball player ,new mother
23.Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?
A.MichaelB.JorgeC.GauriD.Gary
B
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.
Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.
They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.
We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?
Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.
24. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Your life style.
B. Your life value.
C. Your trouble in life.
D. Your life experience.
25. Why does the author say they are inspired every day?
A. They possess different kinds of superpowers.
B. They have got the power to change the world.
C. Some people around them are making the world better.
D. There are many powerful people in their life and work.
26. What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?
A. Learning more and contributing more to a cause.
B. Rising above self and acting to help others.
C. Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.
D. Trying your best to help the poor.
27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.
B. Much more progress will be made in the near future.
C. The work on health is the most valuable experience.
D. People’s efforts have been materially rewarded.
C
In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony(殖民地) of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world.
The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the effects of a Frenchman form Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.
“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “I’ve been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I don’t see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”
“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”
His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.
28. Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?
A. They seldom follow the French law.
B. They often ignore the Guianese law.
C. They are separated from the modern world.
D. They are both Guianese and French citizens.
29. Gin introduced the special world of the indigenous Guianese as _________.
A. a tour guide
B. a geographer
C. a film director
D. a photographer
30. What is Gin’s attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?
A. Cautious.
B. Doubtful.
C. Uninterested.
D. Appreciative.
31. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The modern French lifestyle.
B. The self-supporting hunting.
C. The uncivilized hunting.
D. The French Republic.
D
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off梚f it is milked from a cow at night.s
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.
Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.
32. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.
A. started sleep more easily
B. were more anxious
C. were less active
D. woke up later
33. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?
A.It’s been tested on mice for ten times.
B.It can make people more energetic.
C.It exists in milk in great amount.
D. It’s used in sleeping drugs.
34.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Night Milk and Sleep
B. Fat, Sugar and Health
C. An Experiment on Mice
D. Milk Drinking and Health
35. How does the author support the theme of the text?
A. By giving examples.
B. By stating arguments.
C. By explaining statistical data.
D. By providing research results.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. 36 In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men. One reason for this is biological.
One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. 37 Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.
38 They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections. This means that women generally ger sick less often and less seriously than men. The common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men.39 Scientists are still not exactly sure how influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a woman’s body cells have a tendency(向) to age more slowly than a man’s. Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly. 40 A.However, women, on average, live longer. B .The biological factor plays an important part. C. Women are also helped by their female genes. D. The female hormones also protect the body in another way. E. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities. F. Therefore, women are more healthy than men and can live a better life. G. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control carious body functions.
第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题15分，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Borring!”
Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it. 44 the youngest children in the class were 45 by the story. They 46 with great interest and then 47 joined in grand conversations about Harry`s adventures.
“How can you say it`s 48 ? Have you read it? ” asked Aunt Dede.
“No, it`s too long and it doesn`t have any 49 .” complained Lainey.
“Oh, that`s where you are 50 ;there are lots of pictures. Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to 51 them. It`s like magic.”
“Nice try , Aunt Dede,”Lainey replied 52 from the back seat.
Another 53 was in order. “Well, if you don’t want to read it, give it54 .Maybe your mom would 55 hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. By the end of the first chapter,56 were coming from the back seat:揚lease read a little57.?
Lainey is an example of an 58reader. As shown here, Lainey can become 59 about reading when 60 with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.
41.A.withinB.onC.to D. above
42.A.daughterB.nieceC. student D.friend
43.A.opendB.driedC.rolledD.shaded
44.A.Even B.StillC. Just D.Yet
45.A.surpriesdB.annoyed C. puzzled Dattracted.
46.A.readB.toldC.listenedD.wrote
47.A.suspectedlyB.anxiouslyC.calmlyD.enthusiastically
48.A.amazingB.boringC.ridiculousD.conversations
49.A.picturesB.storiesC. adventures D.conversations
50.A.crazyB.foolish C. wrong D.different
51. A.seeB. matchC.showD.recognize
52.A.sourlyB.patientlyC. eagerly D.shyly
53.A.ideaB.tryC.beliefD.behavior
54.A.awayB.outC.in D.back
55.A.enjoyB.admitC. mind D.finish
56.A.decisionsB. requests C.commentsD.promises
57.A.more clearly B.longer C. louder D.more carefully 58.A. Unpleasant B. Innocent C.unwilling D.independent 59.A.astonished B.worried C. confused D.excited 60.A. Presented B. concerned C.disturbed D.replaced
第II卷
第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第二节(共10小题每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The giant panda 61 (love) by people throughout the world.Chinese scientists 62 (recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newbo baby.She was a very 63 (care)mother.For 25days,she never left her baby,not even to find something 64 (eat)!She would not let any other pandas come near.She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean.Any smell might attract natural 65 (enemy)that would try to eat the little comforting pats.The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does. 66 it cried,she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats,The mother continued to care for the young panda 67 more than two years.By that time,the panda no longer needed 68 (it)mother for food.However,it stayed with her and leaned about the ways of the forest.Then,after two and a half years,the mother 69 (drive)the young panda away.It was time for her to have a new baby,70 it was also time for the young panda to be independent.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It is Mother’s Day today.Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now.
Mom has a full-time job,so she has to do most of the houseworks.She is a great mother.Both Dad or I planned to do something on Mother’s Day.We get up early in the morning.Dad cleaned the house,and then went on shopping.When he came back,I found a bunch of flowers in her hand.I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen.The dishes what I cooked were Mom’s favoritiest.At dinner,we said to her,“Happy Mother’s Day!”Mom was grateful and moving.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
某中学生英文报正举办“The Season I Like Best”的征文活动。请用英文写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 你最喜欢的季节;
2. 你喜欢该季节的两条理由(如：气候、景色、活动、感受……)。
注意：
1. 词数100左右;
2. 题目已为你写好;
3. 行文连贯，语篇完整;
4. 文中不得透露个人真实信息。
2016年普通高等学校全国统一考试英语(四川卷)
参考答案
第I卷
第一部分听力(1—20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1. B 2. C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10. C
11. B 12. A 13.C 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.A 20. B
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(21—35小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
21. C 22. C 23.B 24.B 25.C 26.B 27.A 28.A 29.D 30. D
31. A 32. B 33.D 34.A 35. D
第二节(36—40小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
36. A 37. G 38.D 39.C 40. E
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(41—60小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
41. D 42. B 43.C 44.A 45.D 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.A 50. C
51. A 52. A 53.B 54.D 55.A 56.B 57.C 58.C 59.D 60.A
第II卷(非选择题 满分50分)
第二节 语法填空(6170小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
61. is loved 62. Recently63. caring/careful 64. to eat 65. enemies
66. When/If 67. for 68. its 69. drove 70. and
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
It is Mother’s Day today. Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now.
Mom has a full-time job, she has to do most of the . She is a great mother. Both Dad I planned to do something on Mother’s Day. We up early in the morning. Dad cleaned the house, and then wentshopping. When he came back, I found a bunch of flowers in hand. I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen. The dishes I cooked were Mom’s . At dinner, we said to her, “Happy Mother’s Day!”Mom was grateful and .
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
第二篇
2016年上海卷高考英语试题(含答案)
资料概述与简介
绝密★启用前
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(上海卷)
英语试卷
考生注意：
考试时间120分钟, 试卷满分150分。
本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷(第1-12页)和第II卷(第13页)，全卷共13页。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反而清楚地填写姓名。
第I卷(共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. It is satisfactory. B. It is luxurious.
C. It is old-fashioned. D. It is disappointing.
2. A. On August 5th. B. On August 6th. C. On August 7th. D. On August 8th.
3. A. A waiter. B. A butcher. C. A porter. D. A farmer.
4. A. In a theatre. B. In a library. C. In a booking office. D. In a furniture store.
5. A. She expected to a better show. B. She could hardly find her seat.
C. She wasn’t interested in the show. D. She didn’t get a favourable seat.
6. A. The woman often eats out for breakfast. B. The cafeteria serves good breakfast.
C. The woman doesn’t have breakfast. D. The cafeteria doesn’t serve breakfast.
7. A. Selling cucumbers. B. Planting vegetables. C. Cooking a meal. D. Picking tomatoes.
8. A. The man should work hard. B. The man should turn down the job offer.
C. The man may have another chance. D. The man can apply for the job again.
9. A. It is a hot and smoggy day. B. There is a traffic jam on King Street.
C. A vehicle is polluting the air. D. The man is reading a report online.
10. A. Its ending is not good enough. B. Its special effects are not satisfying.
C. It deserves an award. D. It is good except for the scary part.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. $1. B. $2 C. $3 D. $ 52. 12. A. Pay the bills first. B. Spend 2% of the salary on living expenses. C. Deposit $1000 every month. D. Put part of the money in a savings account. 13. A. Methods of saving money. B. Saving money for family emergencies. C. The importance of saving money. D. Secrets of spending money wisely. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Free education. B. A sum of money. C. Donations from a local newspaper. D. Gifts from many people. 15. A. Let students in before school. B. Offer ice cream and coffee. C. Introduce a bank into the campus. D. Reduce the traffic jams around. 16. A. It lacks positive news. B. It should grow into a big city. C. It is a place worth living in. D. It remains peaceful and quiet.
Section C
Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Class Diary (June 13-19)
SUN MON 17 for after-class activity application TUE WED Handing in three student 18 THU Basketball Club meeting
Time:12:45—1:30pm Place: The 19 FRI Filling in a form with up-to-date personal data
Time: 20 break Place: The computer room SAT
Blank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Who is Sue Walter? She is 21 in court and a writer. What is Sue’s suggestion for people with difficulties? 22 In Sue’s eyes, what is the best part about her job? 23 in decision-making. What does Sue think happiness is? 24 II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form. of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
Bags of Love
Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.
After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly ?we were always suddenly out of something. (25)_______(wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To hmy surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and (26)_______ happened truly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in (27)______ she distributed it to children.
I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me 梥hy would she mot want to tell me about what she (28)_____(do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop (29)_____(buy) the groceries if I found out?e
When she got home, I told her about my discovery. (30)_____ she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret (31)______ me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by (32)_____ selfless she was.
(B)
Stress: Good or Bad?
Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.
In recent years, stress(33)______(regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress(34)______ does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the (35)_____(good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though , further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself (36)_______ number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of (37)______, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient of (38) _____(annoy) with people over unimportant things?... If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better(39)______(control ) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.
To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12,etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely (40)_______ (get )ill.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. account B. adjustable C. appliances D. capture E. decorations F. direct
G. experiment H. intended I. operated J. soulless K. squeeze Golden Rules of Good Design
What makes good design? Over the years, designers and artists have been trying to 41 the essentials of good design. They have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good design. There are four as follows.
Less is more. This saying is associated with the German-born architect Mies van der Rohe. In his Modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means. Design should avoid unnecessary 42
More is not a bore. The American-born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly, the result is 43 design. Post-Modernist designers began to 44 with decoration and color again. Product design was heavily influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen 45 such as ovens and kettles.
Fitness for purpose. Successful product design takes into consideration a product’s function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on. The most important result for the user is that the product does what is 46 . For example, think of a(n) 47 desk lamp. It needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular adjustments by the user. It also needs to be stable. Most importantly, it needs to 48 light where it is needed.
From follows emotion. This phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger. He believes design must take into 49 the sensory side of our nature梥ight, smell, touch and taste. bThese are as important as rational(理性的). When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily 50 the toothpaste onto our brush.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the 1960s, Douglas McGregor, one of the key thinkers in the art of management, developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is the idea that people instinctively 51 work and will do anything to avoid it. Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.
In any case, despite so much evidence to the 52 , many managers still agree to Theory X. They believe, 53 , that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from 54 without consultation. This, of course, makes for authoritarian (专制的) managers.
Different cultures have different ways of 55 people. Unlike authoritarian management, some cultures, particularly in Asia, are well known for the consultative nature of decision-making梐ll members of the department or work group are asked to 56 to this process. This is management by the collective opinion. Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things, which are bnased on general 57 . Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional 58 managers cannot.
A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without 59 managers first. This empowerment (授权) has been part of the trend towards downsizing: 60 the number of management layers in companies. After de-layering in this way, a company may be 61 with just a top level of senior managers, front-line managers and employees with direct contact with the public. Empowerment takes the idea of delegation (委托) much further than has 62 been the case. Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to 63 that the overall business plan is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.
Another trend is off-site or 64 management, where teams of people linked by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses. Project managers evaluate the 65
of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.
51. A. desire B. seek C. lose D. dislike
52. A. contrary B. expectation C. degree D. extreme
53. A. vice versa B. for example C. however D. otherwise
54. A. outside B. inside C. below D. above
55. A. replacing B. assessing C. managing D. encouraging
56. A. refer B. contribute C. object D. apply
57. A. agreement B. practice C. election D. impression
58. A. bossy B. experienced C. western D. male
59. A. asking B. training C. warning D. firing
60. A. doubling B. maintaining C. reducing D. estimating
61. A. honoured B. left C. crowded D. compared
62. A. economically B. traditionally C. inadequately D. occasionally
63. A. deny B. admit C. assume D. ensure
64. A. virtual B. ineffective C. day-to-day D. on-the-scene
65. A. opinion B. risk C. performance D. attractiveness
Section B
Direction：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished sattments. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word “Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.
“Is it good?” I asked her.
“Yeah,” she answered. “There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.
“慞atty Poem,?r” she read the title. Who is Patty? I wondered. The poem began:
She never puts her toys away,
Just leaves them scattered① where they lay,… ①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:
When she grows and gathers poise②, ②稳重
I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, ③莽撞的
④ for scattered toys. ④徒劳地
’ll be sad.
A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.
“It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.
To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the “she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.
“What’s wrong?” my mother asked.
“Oh Mama,” I cried. “I don’t want to grow up ever!”
She smiled. “Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay?”
“Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
66. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again?
A. It was a thick enough book.
B. Something on its cover caught her eye.
C. Her mother was reading it with interest.
D. It has a meaningful title.
67. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt ______ at first.
A. sad B. excited C. horrified D. confused
68. The writer’s mother liked to read “Patty Poem” probably because______.
A. it reflected her own childhood
B. it was written in simple language
C. it was composed by a famous poet
D. it gave her a hint of what would happen
69. It can be concluded from the passage that揚atty Poem攍eads the awriter to _______.
A. discover the power of poetry
B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up
D. experience great homesickness
(B)
Is there link between humans and climate change or not? This question was first studied in the early 1900s. Since then, many scientists have thought that our actions do make a difference. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol explained our role in the Earth’s changing atmosphere and set international limits for gas emissions(排放) from 2008 to 2012. Some countries have decided to continue these reductions until 2020. More recently, the Paris Agreement, stuck by nearly 200 countries, also aims to limit global warming. But just now how much warmer it will get depends on how deeply countries cut carbon emissions.
3.5℃
This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the initial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastal cities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.
2℃
To meet this minimum goal, the Agreement requires countries to tighten emissions targets every five years. Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought(干旱) and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.
1.5
This is the most ambitious goal for temperature rise set by the Paris Agreement, after a push by low-lying island nations like Kiribati, which say limiting temperature rise to 1.5℃ could save them from sinking.
0.8℃
This is how much temperatures have risen since the industrial age began, putting us 40% of the way to the 2℃ point.
0℃
The baseline here is average global temperature before the start of the industrial age.
70. It can be concluded from paragraph 1 that _______.
A. the problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020
B. gas emissions have been effectively reduced in developed countries
C. the Paris Agreements is more influential than the Kyoto Protocol
D. humans have made continuous efforts to slow down global warming
71. If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?
A. The human population would increase by one third.
B. Little over 50% of all species would still exist.
C. Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.
D. The Agreement’s minimum goal would not be reached.
72. If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperature rise, since the start of the industrial age, should be_______.
A. 0.8℃ B. 1.5℃
C. 2℃ D. 3.5℃
(C)
Enough “meaningless drivel”. That’s the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like LinkedIn gather and use social media data.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report, released last week, has blamed firms for making people sign up to long incomprehensible legal contracts and calls for an international standard or kitemark (认证标记) to identify sites that have clear terms and conditions.
“The term and conditions statement that we all carelessly agree to is meaningless drivel to anyone,” says Andrew Miller, the chair of the committee. Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms. The simplified version would be checked by a third party and awarded a kitemark if it is an accurate reflection of the original.
It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis. “we need to think through how we make that work in practice,” says Miller.
Would we pay any more attention to a kitemark? “I think if you went and did the survey, people would like to think they would,” says Nigel Shadbolt at the University of Southampton, UK, who studies open data. “We do know people worry a lot about the inappropriate use of their information.” But what would happen in practice is another matter, he says.
Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new. “We still don’t know how significant the long-term impact is going to be of unwise things that kids put on social media that come back and bite them in 20 years’ time,” he says.
Shadbolt, who gave evidence to the committee, says the problem is that we don’t know how companies will use our data because their business models and uses of data are still evolving. Large collections of personal information have become valuable only recently, he says.
The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don’t expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn’t working. If properly administered, a kitemark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to. Although they would still have to actually read them.
73. What does the phrase “ meaningless drivel” in paragraphs 1 and 3 refer to?
A. Legal contracts that social media firms make people sign up to.
B. Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.
C. Guidelines on how to use social media websites properly.
D. Insignificant data collected by social media firms.
74. It can be inferred from the passage that Nigel Shadbolt doubts whether _______.
A. social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme
B. people would pay as much attention to a kitemark as they think
C. a kitemark scheme would be workable on a nationwide scale
D. the kitemark would help companies develop their business models
75. Andrew Miller thinks social media needs more attention than banks mainly because _______.
A. their users consist largely of kids under 20 years old
B. the language in their contracts is usually harder to understand
C. the information they collected could become more valuable in future
D. it remains unknown how users’ data will be taken advantage of
76. The writer advises users of social media to _______.
A. think carefully before posting anything onto such websites
B. read the terms and conditions even if there is a kitemark
C. take no further action if they can find a kitemark
D. avoid providing too much personal information
77. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Say no to social media?
B. New security rules in operation?
C. Accept without reading?
D. Administration matters!
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed ti reduce congestion(拥堵)’s busiest stations.
In the first move of its kind, all travelers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London Underground as part of a plan to increase capacity(容量) at the height of the rush hour.
A xix-month trial will be introduced at Holborn station from mid-April, eliminating the rule of standing on the right and walking on the left. The move, imitating a similar structure in Far eastern cities such as Hong Kong, is designed to increase the number of people using long escalators at the busiest times . it could be expanded across the Tube network in coming years.
According to London Underground, only 40 percent of travelers walk the full length of long escalators, leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the “standing “side.
A three-week trial at Holborn last year found that the number of people using escalators at any time of could be raised by almost a third. Peter McNaught, operations director at London Underground, said: “It may not seem right that you can go quicker by standing still, but our experiments at Holborn have proved that it can be true. This new six-month trial will help us find out if we can influence customers to stand on both sides in the long term.”
Holborn has one of the longest sets of escalators on the Underground network at 23.4 high. Tube bosses claim that capacity was limited because so few people wanted to walk up梞eaning only one side was used at all times. Research has shown that it is moore effective use of escalators over 18.5 to ban walking.
The previous trial found that escalators at the station normally carried 2,500 people between 8:30am and 9:30am on a typical day, rising to 3,250 during the researching period.
In the new trial, which will be launched from April 18, one of three “up” escalators will be standing only, with a second banning walking at peak times. A third will remain a mix of walking and standing.
(Note: Answering the questions the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
78. What is the existing problem with standing on the right and walking on the left?
79. What did last year’s three-week trial at Holborn station prove?
80.The research suggests that walking should be forbidden on escalators that are at least _________ in height.
81. In the new trail, in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours, the other “up” escalators will be used for_________________.
第II卷(共47分)
Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.我真希望自己的文章有朝一日能见报。(hope)
2.二十世纪末中国经济迅速发展。(witness)
3.为买一双运动鞋而通宵排队有意义吗?(point)
4.虽然当时我年幼，不理解这部电影的含义，但我记得我的家人都感动得落泪了。(too…to…)
5.我阿姨苦读四年之后获得了文凭，那一刻她欣喜万分。(The moment…)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是中华中学学生姚平，最近参加了一项研究性学习调研，课题为“父母是否以子女为荣”。通过调研你校学生及其父母，结果发现双方对此问题的看法有差异(数据如图所示)。根据图表写一份报告，在报告中，你必须：
描述调研数据;
分析可能导致这一结果的原因。
上海英语参考答案
第I卷
第一大题第1至第10小题，每题1分;第11至第16小题，每题2分;第17题至第24题，每题1分。共30分。
1.D 2. B 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A
11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.C
17.Deadline 18. photos 19.stadium 20. Lunch
21.a(famous) judge 22.Asking for help
23.Having a voice 24.Sharing (with others)
第二大题每小题1分。共26分。 25. Wondering 26. what 27. which 28. had done 29. buying
30. Before 31. from 32. how 33. has been regarded 34. that
35. better 36. a 37. you 38. annoyed 39. control
40. to get 41. D 42.E 43.J 44.G 45.C 46.H 47.B 48.F 49.A 50.K
第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分;第66至77小题，每题2分;第78至81小题，每题2分。共47分。 51. D 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. A 58. D 59. A 60. C 61. B 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. C 66. B 67. A 68. D 69. A 70. D 71. D 72. B 73. A 74. B 75. D 76. B 77. C
第II卷
第一大题第1至3小题，每题4分;第4至5小题，每题5分。共22分。 1. I really hope that my article will be published in a newspaper someday.
2. The late twentieth century witnessed the rapid development of China’s economy.
3. What is the point of/in lining up for the whole night just to buy a pair of sports shoes? / Is there any point (in) lining up for the whole night just to buy a pair of sports shoes?
4. Although I was then too young to understand the meaning of the film, I remember my family
were moved to tears.
5. The moment my aunt gained her diploma after four years of hard work, she was filled with joy. 第二大题共25分。
第三篇
高考真题2016年高考天津卷英语试题(含答案)
资料概述与简介
绝密★启用前
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)
英语 笔试
本试卷分为第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至10页。第II卷11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。如果改动，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。
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. ---It was a wonderful trip. So, which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?
---______. There were good things and bad things about them.
A. It’s hard to say B. I didn’t get it
C. You must be kidding D. Couldn’t be better
2. The dictionary is ______: many words have been added to the language since it was published.
A. out of control B. out of date C. out of sight D. out of reach
3. When walking down the street, I came across David, when I _____ for years.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. hadn’t seen D. wouldn’t see
4. The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows, ____ air conditioning unnecessary.
A. making B. to make C. made D. being made
5. It was really annoying; I _____ get access to the data bank you had recommended.
A. wouldn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
6. ---I’m thinking of going back to school to get another degree.
---Sounds great!_____.
A. It all depends B. Go for it C. Never mind D. No wonder
7. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.
A. Unless B. Until C. As D. While
8. Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she ____ her opinion on the subject.
A. gave voice to B. kept an eye on
C. turned a deaf ear of D. set foot on
9. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, ____ the weather may be better.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
10. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.
A. effect B. sense C. change D. chance
11. The manager put forward a suggestion ____ we should have an assistant. There is too much work to do.
A. whether B. that C. which D. what
12. I’m going to _____ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.
A. put B. make C. take D. give
13. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.
A. who B. which C. where D. that
14. I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.
A. carry on B. break into C. turn down D. cut off
15. I was wearing a seatbelt. If I hadn’t been wearing one, I ____.
A. were injured B. would be injured
C. had been injured D. would have been injured
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，选春最佳选项。
The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.
Cathy suffered some terrible 16 in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she 17 became healthy.
Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to 18 out local swim team. She practiced hard and finally 19 it. The team practice, 20 was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly 21 her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 22 her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit 23 to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing, but she refused to 24 and insisted she go .
From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t 25 a single practice. She had a 26 intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten—year—old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this 27 human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of 28 of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a 29 ---ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.
Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to 30 her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 31 , “The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her 32 and enthusiasm. 33 skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart.”
It was the greatest 34 of my daughter’s life. With all she hade been 35 in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).
16. A. failure B. pressure C. loss D. illness
17. A. usually B. finally C. firstly D. frequently
18. A. improve B. train C. join D. contact
19. A. increased B. found C. created D. made
20. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. instead
21. A. use B. survive C. save D. waste
22. A. pull B. tell C. hide D. fire
23. A. afraid B. nervous C. ready D. free
24. A. take off B. set off C. give up D. show up
25. A. attend B. miss C. ban D. Start
26. A. rich B. weak C. firm D. kind
27. A. trusted B.determined C.experienced D. embarrassed
28. A. frustration B. delight C. excitement D. surprise
29. A. beginner B.learner C. partner D. winner
30. A. cheer on B. compete with C. respond to D. run after
31. A. admitting B.explaining C.announcing D. whispering
32. A. humor B. will C. honesty D. wisdom
33. A. Although B. Since C. Once D. Because
34. A. discovery B. choice C. influence D. moment
35. A. through B. under C. across D. around
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
A Language Programme for Teenagers
Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.
Our Courses
Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.
Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas----speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning (see table below).
Course Type Days Number of Lesson Course Timetable Standard Course Mon-Fri lessons Intensive Course Mon-Fri lessons 10lessons Evaluation
starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.
Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.
Arrivals and Transfer
Our programme offers the full package—students are take good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full details at least 4 weeks in advance.
Meals/Allergies(过敏)/Special Dietary Requirements
Students are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch(which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.
We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/ or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.
36. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?
A. It is less effective.
B. It focuses on speaking.
C. It includes extra lessons.
D. It give you confidence
37. When can a student attend Standard Course?
A. 13:00-14:30 Monday.
B. 9:00-12:30 Tuesday
C. 13:00-14:30 Friday.
D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.
38. Before starting their programme, students are expected to _____.
A. take a language test
B. have an online interview
C. prepare learning materials
D. report their language levels
39. With the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to_____.
A. inform students of their full flight details
B. look after students throughout the programme
C. offer students free sightseeing trips
D. collect students’ luggage in advance
40. Which of the following may require an extra payment?
A. Cooked dinner.
B. Mealtime dessert.
C. Packed lunch.
D. Special diet.
B
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son ,with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件)from a junkyard, non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbours and co-workers trust their car repair to him.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.
41. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A. To avoid becoming his clone.
B. To resemble him in appearance.
C. To develop in a different direction.
D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals.
42. What can we learn about the author’s children?
A. His daughter does better in school.
B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.
C. His son tried hard to finish homework.
D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.
43. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.
A. His son had the ability to fix it.
B. it would save him much time.
C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss
D. other motorheads would come to help.
44. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.
A. tidy and hardworking
B. cheerful and smart
C. lazy but bright
D. relaxed but rude
45. What did the author realize in the end?
A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.
B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.
C. Architects play a more important role than builders.
D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.
C
When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.
These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”
Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.
The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out. Working----at any age----is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence---the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”
46. What do we know about John?
A. He enjoyed his career and marriage.
B. He had few childhood playmates.
C. He received little love from his family.
D. He was envied by others in his childhood.
47. Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _____.
A. a description of personal values and social values
B. an analysis of how work was related to competence
C. an example for parents’ expectations of their children
D. an explanation why some boys grew into happy men
48. Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by _____.
A. recording the boys’ effort in school
B. evaluating the men’s mental health
C. comparing different sets of scores
D. measuring the men’s problem solving ability
49. What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph 4?
A. Quick to react
B. Having a thin edge
C. Clear and definite
D. sudden and rapid
50. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. competent adults know more about love than work.
B. Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.
C. Love brings more joy to people than work does.
D. Independence is the key to one’s success.
D
Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.
We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after dat I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.
Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.
51. People with start-up fatigue are most likely to .
A. delay tasks
B. work hard
C. seek help
D. accept failure
52. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?
A. Writing essays in strict order.
B. Building up physical strength.
C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.
D. Dealing with the hardest task first.
53. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?
A. Before starting a difficult task.
B. When all the solutions fail.
C. If the job is rather boring.
D. After finding a way out.
54. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us .
A. ignore mental problems
B. get some nice sleep
C. gain complete relief
D. find the right solution
55. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Success Is Built upon Failure
B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue
C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success
D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems
绝密★启用前
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)
英 语 笔 试
第II卷
注意事项：
1.用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。
2.本卷共6小题，共35分。
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，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career as an educational consultant. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.
My life improved remarkably when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay(黏土). Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language. I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.
I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. I soon noticed it wasn’t a talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate.
Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
56. What made the author’s school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)
57. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 10 words)
58. What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing? (No more than 15 words)
59. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (No more than 5 words)
60. How does the author’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
61.
假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津。一批来自英国的高中生与你校学生开展了为期两周的交流活动。现在，他们即将回国，你将在欢送会上致辞。请根据以下提示写一篇发言稿。
回顾双方的交流活动(如学习、生活、体育、文艺等方面);
谈谈收获或感情;
表达祝愿语期望。
注意：
词数不少于100;
可适当加入细节，是内容充实、行文连贯;
开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear friends,
How time flies!
Thank you.
2016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I卷
第一、二部分(Key to1--55)
1--5ABCAB 6--10BCADD 11--15BCDAD 16--20DBCDA 21--25BACCB 26--30CBADA 31--35CBADA 36--40CBABD 41--45DACBA 46--50ADCCB 51--55ADBDC
第II卷
第三部分 第一节
Some possible answers:
56.(His) learning disability. Or: Having a learning disability.
Or: That he was learning disabled. Or: He had a learning disability.
57.He could be smart and express himself with clay.
Or： Art could help him express himself without words.
Or: He could well express himself with clay/art.
58.If you enjoy something and keep doing it, you will get better at it.
Or: The more you practice something, the better at it you will become. Or: Practice makes perfect. Or: Practice leads to success.
59.I could read and write.
60.We should not lose heart in face of difficulties. If we work hard，we will find a way out. Or: The author’s story tells me that I should be confident and practice hard to overcome difficulties in my life.or:We should overcome our weakness and fears with courage and determination.
以上答案仅供参考
第四篇
2016年高考作文题目预测
【名校押题】
阅读下面的材料，根据要求写一篇不少于800字的文章。
几个同学聚在一起谈论传家宝。小张说，他家的传家宝是一个青花罐，有年头有故事。小杜说，他家的传家宝是爷爷留下的几枚勋章。小程说，她家把“忠厚传家久，读书继世长”的祖训当作传家宝。
你认为什么样的传家宝更有价值？请综合材料内容及含意作文，体现你的思考、权衡与选择。
要求选好角度，确定立意，明确文体，自拟标题；不要套作，不得抄袭。
良训胜千金传家更有价
（0591）
传家宝是一个家族认为最有价值，最值得子孙世代拥有并传承的东西。小张的传家宝青花罐，代表着金钱价值与收藏价值；小杜家的勋章代表着荣誉；小程家一祖训作为传家宝，体现了其家族对人格修养的重视，是精神传承。虽然小张和小杜的传家宝凝聚着祖先的财富和功勋，有各自的价值，而我更倾向于祖训的价值。
祖训，作为家族世代传承的品德匡正器，其作用胜过千金。小程家将“忠厚传家久，诗书继世长”作为祖训，是他们家族对“忠厚”、“诗书”高度重视的体现，在世世代代对祖训的遵守实践中，必然使整个家族沾上书香气息和忠实厚道的韵味。此乃“良训”，它使人性找到一个标准的框架，在熙熙攘攘的社会中不至于失去立己立人的信念，以一种潜移默化的方式塑造一个人美好的道德品质和文化气息，使之更好地立足于社会，更好地待人接物，在时代洪流中坚守本心，不为污泥所染，不为清涟而显得妖媚。
更重要的是，相较其他两个传家宝，良训有一个特点，那就是无法被破坏。青花罐与勋章是物质存在，而良训是意识存在，物质不可能永存，它会在一定破坏力下成为碎片，而意识是随人生，随人灭的，是形而上学的价值形态，是寄生在人心中的，只要后代延续血脉，其必将随之传承、生长、壮大，是一个生命的动态过程，而非死板的遗物。
况且，良训还可以在坚持原有的基础上加以改良创新，使之具有时代性和特定的功能性，赋予新的积极的正能量的内涵，成为新时期的“良训”，这一点也是“青花罐”与“勋章”二者所不具备的。
如今社会，珍惜“青花罐”式传家的人愈来愈多，注重“勋章”式传家的人也为数不少，而以小程家的“良祖”训作为传家宝却是凤毛麟角，不禁令人深思：社会价值取向究竟何去何从？人心不古，世风日下，欺诈互害的社会风气该如何改变？在这般孜孜追求物质至上、轻易抛弃诗书的时代究竟如何坚守？这也是为何小程的祖训弥足珍贵的地方，它可以在不知不觉中对当今社会人们精神缺失、心灵空虚的悲哀现象起到调剂作用。
财势兼备却没有道德底线，终会自取灭亡；财势并存却没有信念的支撑，也将无所作为、泯然众人；自觉高人一等却没有人道主义精神，必将遭到社会唾弃……因此，良训的作用才更该受到重视，社会是由千万个家庭组成，又由家庭的道德文化涵养提高，才能使社会整体风气改善，所以说，小程家式的良训才是永不贬值的最好传家宝！
【名师点评】
本文六段，遵从任务指令，紧扣材料含义，表明态度，具体阐述看法，言之有理，言之有物，言之有序，言之有法。
第1段，引述材料，概括比较，表明态度——小程家的祖训更有价值。第2段，先对小程家在祖训做一概念界定，提出此乃“良训”，然后运用因果思维的“功能分析”角度阐述“良训”的传家之价值，言之有理。第3段，再次运用比较分析，进一步阐述“良训”的传承价值，分析在理。“更”字用得好。第4段，第三次运用比较法，进一步突出“良训”更有新的良性的价值。“况且”一词，用得好。第5段，运用因果分析的“背景分析”角度，进一步阐述“良训”在新时代的传承之价值，发人深省，突出其“更”。第6段，第四次运用比较法，重申“良训”才是永不贬值的最好传家宝。
在试题有限的文字提示空间，善于运用因果分析与比较分析，对小程家祖训的传家之更有价值，做多层次多维度的深刻阐述，分析说理富有逻辑性，很具说服力，体现了学生良好的思维品质与议论说理的能力，故评一类卷。（福州教育研究院李智明）
（鸣谢：《语文月刊》）
第五篇
郎平：雄心志四海
【颁奖词】临危不乱，一锤定音，那是荡气回肠的一战!拦击困难、挫折和病痛，把拼博精神如钉子般砸进人生。一回回倒地，一次次跃起，一记记扣杀，点染几代青春，唤醒大国梦想。因排球而生，为荣誉而战。一把铁榔头，一个大传奇!
【人物事迹】1984年洛杉矶奥运会女排决赛，中美巅峰对决，身高1米84的中国女排主攻手郎平击溃了美国女排的防线，帮助中国女排登上了冠军的宝座，赛后诞生了一个流行词——“铁榔头”。“铁榔头”郎平两次在中国女排最困难的时期，主动接下了中国女排主帅这个“星球上压力最大的职业”：第一次是1995年女排生死存亡之际，她毅然归国，担任女排主帅，累倒在工作当中;第二次是2012年中国女排伦敦奥运会被日本队淘汰，2013年同年龄队友陈招娣撒手人寰，这一系列的悲痛触动了郎平内心深处的女排情结。于是她冒着“一世英名可能毁于一旦”的风险再次走马上任，仅仅一年半时间，郎平就带领中国队于2014年时隔16年重返世锦赛决赛舞台，最终夺得亚军，并于2015年重夺世界杯冠军。30年来，从担任主攻手时的“五连冠”到任教练率中国女排重返世界之巅，“铁榔头”似乎已经是奇迹的代名词。
第六篇
官东：天下英雄气
【颁奖词】来不及思量，就一跃而入，冰冷、漆黑、缺氧，那是长江之下最牵动人心的地方，别紧张，有我在，轻声的安抚，稳住倾覆的船舱，摘下生命软管，那肩膀上剩下的只有担当，人们夸你帅，不仅仅指的是面庞。
【人物事迹】2015年6月1日，“东方之星”号客轮在长江中游湖北监利水域翻沉。官东主动请缨加入海军工程大学抢险救援分队。6月2日抵达救援现场后，他第一个跳入水中，面对水流湍急、能见度极低的双重考验，官东首先在船舱内发现朱红美老人，他一边耐心安抚老人的情绪，一边帮她穿戴好装具，最终成功将其救出，这是第一位被成功救出的生还者。14时15分，官东再次下水，在机舱部位找到了船员陈书涵。面对体力严重透支，陷入绝望的陈书涵，官东毫不犹豫地将自己的装备给了陈书涵，自己冒着生命危险仅靠轻潜装具支撑。撤退时，他身上的信号绳被缠住，危急之下，官东割断信号绳，与水面彻底失联。官东在黑漆漆的舱内摸索近20分钟，终于找到出舱口，怎料，一个暗流瞬间将他卷入深水区，而此时，装具里的氧气即将耗尽，官东果断丢掉所有装具，憋着一口气猛地往上游。由于上升速度过快，刚出水的官东双眼通红、鼻孔流血。面对大家的赞许，这个帅气的90后小伙儿，没有多言。因为在他看来，这是军人应有的担当。
第七篇
王宽：君子抱仁义
【颁奖词】重返舞台，放不下人间悲欢，再当爷娘，学的是前代圣贤，为救孤，你古稀高龄去卖唱，为救孤，你含辛茹苦十六年，十六年，哪一年不是三百六十天，台上，你苍凉开腔，台下，你给人间作榜样。
【人物事迹】郑州戏曲圈里有这样一位老艺术家：台上兢兢业业唱好戏，台下尽心尽力做善事，戏迷们夸他是德艺双馨的好人，他就是74岁的王宽。1998年退休后，王宽夫妇陆续收养了6名老家的孤儿。为了供养这些孩子吃饭穿衣、读书学艺，王宽决定放下自己国家一级演员的身段，去茶楼卖唱，这一唱就是7年。起初，他的“上台率”并不高，每晚冷板凳一坐就是五六个小时。
但王宽依旧坚持每天骑着自行车，一家一家茶馆地跑，常常晚上六七点就去了茶馆，等到天亮才回家。后来为了能够让更多人点他的戏，王宽又学起了川剧变脸。如今，王宽夫妇苦心抚养的几个孩子都已长大成人，自食其力，而老两口却还在坚持资助老家的孩子。他们最大的愿望就是办起一个孤儿艺校，发挥自己的特长和余热，让这些孩子学到一技之长。王宽老师用他的行动向大家传达爱的意义。
第八篇
（一） 根据下面提供的材料写一篇简讯。
1. 1987年6月，A县举行小学生游泳比赛，育民小学取得了团体冠军。
2. 1986年初，育民小学一位老师提出建议：“我们这里河湖港汊很多，应该充分利用这一自然条件，为校内学生举办游泳训练班。”
3. 1986年4月，育民小学校务会议同意了这一建议，并决定请一位教练进行理论指导。
4. 1986年4月中旬，育民小学听到一些家长的反映。有的家长说：“举办游泳班会不会影响孩子们的学习？”有的家长说：“我们的孩子是从小在水里泡大的，还要训练什么？”
5. 1986年5月初，育民小学校长在家长会上说：“我们举办游泳训练班有两个目的：“一是增强学生体质，一是为国家培养体育人才。近年来，我国游泳水平有了很大提高，出现了一些具有国际水平的优秀运动员，在一些国际比赛中拿了不少金牌，但和世界游泳强国相比，还有很大差距。至于说在水里泡大的孩子要成为游泳健儿，也必须有理论指导和严格训练。”
6. 1986年5月，在取得了家长同意后，育民小学学生游泳训练班正式开始。经过科学训练，学生的游泳水平有了明显提高。
注意事项：
1. 文章要有中心，语言通顺，书写合乎规范（标点占格，阿拉伯数码两个占一格）；
2. 时间、地点、单位、事件（经过、原因、结果）要交代清楚；
3. 写出家长、学校各自的态度和认识；
4. 尽量不超过190字（含标点），字数超出要扣分；
5. 某些不很重要的材料可以省略，可以不按照原材料的顺序，也可以不使用原句。
简讯：
育民小学办起了游泳训练班
去年4月，地处水乡的A县育民小学想请教练在校内办学生游泳训练班。有的家长怕影响孩子学习，有的认为水里泡大的孩子用不着训练。但是，学校认为办训练班既能增强学生体质，又能为国家培养体育人才，水里泡大的孩子也需要理论指导和科学训练。学校说服了家长，在5月办起了训练班。一年以后，学生游泳水平明显提高，学校还夺得了县小学游泳团体冠军。
（二） 结合以上材料，就理论对实践的指导意义这个问题写一篇短文，题目自拟。字数在400—600之间。
