2025年天津卷英語真題（第一次）一、單項選擇(★★)1.—OK.Let’smoveontothenextphase.—________.Wehaven’tfinishedthelastquestionyet.

A．GoforitB．There’snohurryC．GiveitatryD．That’ssettled(★★★)2.Equippedwithmodernfacilities,today’slibrariesdiffergreatlyfrom________ofthepast.

A．thatB．oneC．thoseD．ones(★★★)3.Shewasdeterminedtoapplyforthejob________sheknewthechancesofgettingitwereslim.

A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．eventhough(★★)4.You________rushtofinishthereport.Thedeadlinehasbeenextended.

A．couldn’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．wouldn’t(★★★)5.________theaudience,thespeakerpreparedadetailedandengagingpresentation.

A．ImpressingB．ToimpressC．BeingimpressedD．Impressed(★★)6.Regardingthecomingschooltrip,allstudentsmustsubmitthepermissionformbyFridayto________theirparticipation.

A．confirmB．promoteC．declineD．restrict(★★★)7.Thereadingmaterials________beforethetrainingbegan,sothateveryonehadacopy.

A．haveprintedB．hadprintedC．havebeenprintedD．hadbeenprinted(★★)8.Thesurveyindicatesthatyounglearners________studyinginsmallgroupsratherthanworkingalone.

A．haveapreferenceforB．haveasayinC．takeresponsibilityforD．takepridein(★★★)9.Withinseveralmonths,Danielhelpedraise$20,000,________aclinicwassetupinKenya.

A．withwhomB．forwhomC．withwhichD．forwhich(★★)10.—Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?Wanttohangout?—________.Somethingfuninmind?

A．It’sapityB．I’mallearsC．That’senoughD．Youarelucky(★★)11.Attheendofthemeeting,mostparents________theschool’splantoprovidemoreafter-schoolactivitiesforstudents.

A．a(chǎn)pprovedofB．cameacrossC．putforwardD．dealtwith(★★★)12.________hemanagedtofinishthemarathoninspiredhisclassmatestopushtheirlimitsinsports.

A．WhatB．ThatC．WhetherD．When(★★)13.Muchevidencesuggeststhattheseafloorsare________moving,andcontinuallybeingcreatedanddestroyed.

A．instantlyB．occasionallyC．constantlyD．temporarily(★★★)14.AlthoughithasbeenprovedthatBenjaminFranklin’sexperimenttookplace,morethanonescientist________whatreallyhappened.

A．hasquestionedB．havequestionedC．wasquestioningD．werequestioning(★★★)15.TheschoolhasdecidedtobuildanAIlabandtheteacherswouldliketoseetheconstructionproject________inthenextschoolyear.

A．tocarryoutB．carryingoutC．beingcarriedoutD．carriedout二、完形填空(★★★)JosiahJacksonhasplayedpianosinceage4andhestartedhispiano-tuning(鋼琴調(diào)音)careerat18.Sixmonthsago,hewasonhiswaytoFloridawhenhe________apublicpianoatChicagoO’HareInternationalAirport.Heplayedafewnotes.Itwastheworstpianohe’deverplayed.Hedecidedtocomebacksomedaytotuneit________.Herecentlygotthe________toputhisplanintoaction.AshisflightwouldstopinChicagoagain,he________aneight-hourlayover(中轉(zhuǎn)停留).After________theairporttomakesurethepianowasstillthere,hearrangedtomailhispiano-tuningequipmenttotheairport.Uponarriving,hefoundthepianoinvery________shape—dustwaseverywhere,andtherewasaglueysubstanceunderthekeysthat________themfromworking.Jacksonsatonthefloorto________cleanthe88keysonebyone.He________thereasonwhythepianowassuchamess—itwasnexttoabarandpeoplehadspilled(灑落)drinksonthekeys.Thecleaningwasabig________.Thatlefthimwithabout45minutesbeforehe’dhaveto________tocatchhisflight.Sohedidthefastesttuning.Hethenplayedabitof“PiratesoftheCaribbean”:thepiecethatinspiredhimto________thepianowhenhewasyounger.Evenwithaquicktuning,thepianosoundedreallygood.He________hadtimetoadmirehiswork,buthehadachievedhisgoal:the________ofthepiano.Itwasagainreadytobeplayedbyanyonewithafewminutestospare________flights.Helefta________onthepiano—“Nodrinksnearpiano,please!”AvideowaspostedonTikTokshowinghowhecleanedandtunedthepiano,whichhasreceivedmorethan1,500________.“Sogladthepianois________,Thankyouforbringinganewlifetothepiano!”onepersonwrote.“I’m________thatpeopleareplayingthepianoagain,”Jacksontoldanewsreporter,“Pianotunersarebecomingmoreandmore________,andI’moneofthefewwhocouldfixit.Itwasjustacoolcommunitythingtodo.”16.A．donatedB．spottedC．tunedD．purchased17.A．invainB．withluckC．forfreeD．a(chǎn)trandom18.A．messageB．rewardC．demandD．chance19.A．scheduledB．revealedC．canceledD．delayed20.A．promisingB．contactingC．inspectingD．ordering21.A．roughB．simpleC．uniqueD．normal22.A．rescuedB．defendedC．liberatedD．prevented23.A．casuallyB．effortlesslyC．patientlyD．briefly24.A．figuredoutB．madeupC．setasideD．turneddown25.A．fortuneB．expectationC．challengeD．sacrifice26.A．fleeB．wanderC．slideD．race27.A．pulloutB．takeupC．giveawayD．bringback28.A．barelyB．definitelyC．merelyD．generally29.A．contributionB．introductionC．transformationD．a(chǎn)ppreciation30.A．behindB．betweenC．belowD．beyond31.A．reportB．recordC．billD．sign32.A．invitationsB．a(chǎn)wardsC．commentsD．offers33.A．replacedB．restoredC．evaluatedD．explored34.A．interestedB．shockedC．puzzledD．thrilled35.A．rareB．a(chǎn)vailableC．modestD．generous三、閱讀理解(★★)WritingCompetitions2025

TheCaledoniaNovelAwardTheawardisforthebestnovelmanuscript(原稿).Allentriesmustbeoriginalmanuscriptsatleast50,000wordslongbyunpublishedwriters.Thefirstprizeis￡1,500.ThereisaspecialprizeofafreeplaceonacreativewritingcourseatMoniackMhorCentre,thesponsorofthecompetition.Theentryfeeis￡28.Anumberofsponsoredplacesareavailableforwritersonlowincomes.Theclosingdateis31May.Website:https:///submitTheDeborahRogersFoundationWritersAwardTheDRFWritersAwardinvitessubmissionsof15,000-20,000wordsofaworkinprogress,whichmaybefictionornon-fiction.Writersmustnotpreviouslyhavepublishedanywork.Thewinnerwillreceive￡10,000andtwoshortlistedwriterswillreceive￡1,000.Theclosingdateis31May.Website:https:///enterImagine2100ClimateFictionCompetitionWritersareinvitedto“envision(展望)afuturewherehumanityovercomestheclimatecrisisandbuildsamoresustainableworld.”Yourstorycanbesetsometimebetweenthenearfutureandtheyear2100.Storiesshouldbeunpublished,between2,500-5,000words.Entryisfree,withthefirstprizeof￡3,000.Thewinningstorieswillbepublishedonthecompetition’swebsite.Thedeadlineis24June.Website:https:///submitNewWritersFlashFictionCompetitionNewWritersisinvitingentriesofshortfictiononanythemeupto300words.Thefirstprizeis￡1,100.ThewinningentrieswillbepublishedontheNewWriterswebsite.Allentriesmustbeoriginalandunpublished.Thereisanentryfeeof￡10.￡1fromeachentrywillbedonatedtoFirstStory,thecreativewritingcharityforyoungpeople.Alimitednumberoffreeentriesareavailableforlow-incomewriters.Theclosingdateis31March.Website:https:///compete36.HowmanywordsarerequiredfortheentriestothecompetitionsponsoredbyMoniackMhorCentre?

A．Upto300.B．2,500to5,000.C．15,000to20,000.D．Atleast50,000.37.TheDRFWritersAwarddiffersfromtheothercompetitionsinthat________.

A．itawardsmoneyprizesB．itoffersafreewritingcourseC．itacceptsnon-fictionentriesD．itpublisheswinningstoriesonline38.Whichcompetitioninvolvesdonationtoyoungwriters?

A．TheCaledoniaNovelAward.B．NewWritersFlashFictionCompetition.C．Imagine2100ClimateFictionCompetition.D．TheDeborahRogersFoundationWritersAward.39.Whatdothefourcompetitionshaveincommon?

A．Entriesmustnotbepreviouslypublished.B．Theyallfundlow-incomewriters.C．Allcompetitionsareentryfree.D．Participantsshouldwriteonparticularthemes.(★★★)IfirstencounteredtaichiinOttawa’sChinatown.Menandwomengatheredinlooseformation.Theiractionscombinedtoachieveameditative(冥想的)dance.Iwasamazedbyitsbeautyandgrace.Itwaslikewatchingawaterlilyopening.YetIcouldn’tseethepoint.Icouldachievemyfitnessgoalsfromexerciseclasses,swimmingandcycling—andmovingsoslowlydidn’tseemtobuildmuscle,myobjectiveforallactivities.Ichoseonlytoadmirethismartialart(武術(shù))butkeptmydistance.Yearslater,arecommendationfrommydoctorbroughtmetoatraininggroupfortaichibeginnersledbyacaringinstructor.Ihadthoughtthatmygoalwouldbetomasterthe108moves.Technicallyright,butwrongonsomanycounts.Theclasswasfulloflovelypeoplewhoglidedeffortlessly,seeminglyneverconfusedaboutwheretomovenext.Theyassuredmethattheyhadbeenbeginnersoncetoo,andthatIwouldbeabletorememberallthemoveswithinthreeorfouryears.Threetofouryears!Graduatedegreestooklesstime.ButIcouldseetheywereright.Commitandimprove:Thatwastheonlypath.AnotherrealizationcametomewhenIattendedanadvancedclass.Webeganwithfoundationexercises,andalmostimmediately,theinstructorsingledmeoutforinstruction.Tobesingledoutwasanhonour,butIwasmortified.Alltheothersintheclassstoppedandturnedtowatchmewhiletheinstructorcorrectedmypositioning.“Don’tbend,“hesaid,andIrepeatedthemovement.“Straightenyourback,“heurged,andonitwent—probablyforonlyafewminutes,butitseemedlikehours.Icouldn’tsay,“Yeah,Igetit.”IhadtoshowthatIdid.IconcentratedasIhadneverdonebefore,listeningtowhattheinstructorwassaying,watchinghismovementandthenwillingmybodytomoveinimitation.Iwasunlearningandlearning,overcomingawkwardnesstofocus.IrealizedthatIwaslearninganewwayofbeingintheworld—trulylisteningandopentocorrection.Idon’tknowthatIwillevermasterthe108moves.WhatIdoknowisthatIhavefoundanactivityinmylifewherechangeandgrowtharenotjustpossiblebutexpected,evenwhenmystubborn(固執(zhí)的)personalitytendenciesre-emergeateveryturn.40.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftaichi?

A．Pleasanttotheeyebutnotofmuchuse.B．Tooslowtoberegardedasamartialart.C．Helpfulinaccomplishingfitnessgoals.D．Mysteriousanddifficulttomaster.41.Inthebeginners’class,theauthorrealizedthatmasteringtaichirequired_________.

A．disciplineB．leadershipC．persistenceD．teamwork42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mortified”inparagraph5probablymean?

A．AngeredB．ConfusedC．DisappointedD．Embarrassed43.Howdidtheauthorrespondtotheinstructionsintheadvancedclass?

A．Shedeniedherweaknessesandcarriedon.B．Shestayedfocusedandfollowedattentively.C．Sheworkedhardanddisplayedhertalent.D．Sheopeneduphermindandsoughtadvice.44.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromtheauthor’sexperience?

A．Taichiempowerspeopletoimprove.B．Taichikeepsthebalanceofthebody.C．Taichifirespeople’spassionforsports.D．Taichifacilitateshealthyrelationships.(★★★)Thereissomethingaboutwineexpertsthatannoyspeople.Winetastinghasbecomethebestexampleofaprivilegedgroupwhospendtheirdaysnosedeepinaglassoffinewine.Thisnegativeviewofwineexpertsisn’tonlymisguided,butpartofageneraldevaluationofoursenseofsmell.Humansare,infact,sensitivesmellers.Adecadeago,researchersdiscoveredthathumanscanoftendetectodours(氣味)ataweakerconcentrationthananimalscan,outperformingmostotheranimalsexceptdogs.Ethylmercaptan,achemicaladdedtonaturalgassowecandetectleaks,requirestheamountequaltojustthreedropsinaspacethesizeofanOlympicswimmingpoolforustodetectit.Itistruethatoursenseofsmellisdifferentfromourothersenses.Whileourbrainsaresuperbatperformingvisualanalyses,thehumansenseofsmellcreatesoverallimpressionsofoursurroundings,informedbyalloursenses.Whenweperceiveasmell,weinterpretitbasedalsoonwhatwesee,hear,thinkandfeel.Forexample,hungerorthebodilymemoryofanillnessmightcreateoppositereactionstothesamefoodsmell.Thesecross-sensory(跨感官的)influencesonoursmellperceptionsmightseemlikeashortcoming,butitisratherafeature,notaproblem.Thebrainisespeciallyengagedinmakingpredictionsaboutfuturesmells,andwhenthosepredictionsareviolatedbyasurprisingsmell,severalregionsacrossthebrainrespondinanefforttore-evaluatewhatweareactuallysmelling.Wineexpertsaregreatatmakingsmellpredictions.Apaleruby-redcolourmightguidetheexperttosmelloutappleorstrawberryinafinewine.Thesenseofsmellevolvedinnaturalenvironmentswherethesenseshadtoworktogethertofindpotentialfoodsourcesandremembertheconsequencesofeatingthem.Thecompetenceofwinetastersisfuelledbytheirknowledgeofsensorycorrespondences.Smellslinktogetherimpressionsfromallthesenses,connectingthemtoourinternalstates:hunger,emotions,memoriesandexpectations.Thatiswhythelossoftheabilitytosmelloftenleavespeopledepressedwithabadappetiteandalackofenjoymentfromeatinganddrinking.Smellingmakesusliveourlifemorevividly.Spendingmoretimeamongthesmellsofnatureisanexcellentwaytoincreaseournasal(鼻子的)intelligence.45.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofmentioningwineexpertsinParagraph1?

A．Topresentamisunderstanding.B．Tosupportacommonlyheldview.C．Toshareapersonalexperience.D．Tocriticizeacertaingroupofpeople.46.Whatdidresearchersfindaboutthehumansenseofsmelladecadeago?

A．Humansareverysensitivetonaturalgas.B．Humanscansmellextremelyweakodours.C．Humansexcelinidentifyingchemicalsintheair.D．Humansdoworseindetectingsmellsthananimals.47.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A．Overusingthesenseofsmellmayweakenothersenses.B．Hungerhaslittleconnectionwiththesenseofsmell.C．Thecolouroffoodmayhelpbringoutitssmell.D．Sharpeningthesensesboostsmemorycapacity.48.Whenpredictingasmell,thebrainmaymakeare-evaluationif________.

A．a(chǎn)nunpleasantsmellisquicklydetectedB．cross-sensoryinfluencesaremaximizedC．thesenseofsmellisfrequentlydisturbedD．theperceivedsmellgoesagainsttheexpectation49.AccordingtoParagraph5,theevolutionofthesenseofsmellhasmuchtodowith________.

A．easyaccesstofoodsourcesB．humancuriosityaboutnatureC．sensoryknowledgeaboutfoodD．dangersinnaturalenvironments50.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?

A．Howthesenseofsmellassiststheworkingofothersenses.B．Howthesenseofsmellfunctionsbyinvolvingothersenses.C．Howallthesensesoperatetogethertobringusavividworld.D．Howwecantrainourselvestobesensitivesmellers.(★★★)Askmostpeoplewhat“thegoodlife”involves,andtheywilllikelydrawuparapidlistofgoods—money,friendship,arewardingcareer,etc.EvenAristotle,whobelievedthatthekeytohappinessisthecultivation(培養(yǎng))andexerciseofvirtue,stillthoughtcertaingoodswereeithernecessaryconditionsforhappinessorweregoodsthatcametovirtuouspeople.Ifwe’recomparinghowhappyvariouspeople’slivesare,itseemsnaturaltolookforcertaingoods,andcomparewhohasmoreofthem.Let’simaginethelivesoftwoactors,TobyandYbot.Tobystrugglestogetworkformanyyears,sufferingallsortsofdifficulties.Hebecomesafamousandwealthyactor,andwinsanOscarforhisfinalmoviebeforeretiring.Ybot,however,winsanOscarforhisveryfirstfilmrole.Butovertimehebecomeslessfamousandlesswellpaid,andhebeginstosufferdifficulties.Intheend,heretiresasanobody.Thesetwoactors’lives,liketheirnames,aremirror-images.TobyandYbotbothseemtoleadlivesofequalnetworth.YetmostofuswouldthinkthattheorderingofthesegoodsdoesmakeadecisivedifferencetohowwecompareTobyandYbot’scareers.Someonewhoclimbsamountainwillexperiencemorestrugglethansomeonewhogetscarriedtothepeakbybus,buttheclimberwillalsohaveasenseofaccomplishmenttheotherpersonmaywellenvy.Inthatsense,wemightthinkToby’slifeisbetterbecausehishighsseemmorewell-earnedthanYbot’sdo.Butthat’snotthewholestory.Thenarrative(敘述)itselfseemstomakeadifference.Alifeofearlysuccessfollowedbydeclineseemslikealessoverallsuccessfullifethanonewheresuccesscomeslaterintheday.Wherethestoryendsseemstomatterinitself.Wevaluehappyendings,notjusthappymoments.Thisimmediatejudgmentfindsexpressioninwhat’sbeencalledthe“shapeoflife”hypothesis(假說).Onthisview,livingagoodlifeisnotsimplyabouthavingtherightkindofexperiencesorlife-events,butofhavingthemintherightorder.Thehypothesissuggeststhatourlivesarenotsimplybagsintowhichwestuffgoodthingsandbadthings.Thetypeoflife—thenarrativeofthatlife-story—matterstoo.Withouttherightshape,evenalifefullofwondrousthingscanendupasatalewe’dprefernottoliveout.51.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAristotle’sviewonhappiness?

A．Goodscontributetohappiness.B．Virtuouspeoplemaynotbehappy.C．Toomanygoodsreducehappiness.D．Happypeoplecarelessaboutgoods.52.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdobothTobyandYbotexperience?

A．Theystartfromahumblebeginning.B．Theyreachthesameheightincareer.C．Theyrecoverfromthesamesufferings.D．Theyretirewithhonourfromthefilmindustry.53.Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleofmountainclimbing?

A．Easysuccessisoftenenvied.B．Therearevariouspathstosuccess.C．Fiercestruggleisvitaltosuccess.D．Hard-earnedsuccessistreasuredmore.54.InwritingParagraph4,theauthortriesto________.

A．introduceanothertopicB．drawaconclusionC．furtheranargumentD．providenewevidence55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ToShapeYourLifewithGoodDeeds.B．DefiningtheShapeofaGoodLife.C．TheEssentialComponentsofGoodLife.D．HowWeCanHaveaGoodShapeofLife.(★★★)閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語回答問題。InthesmalltownwhereIgrewup,graduatingfromhighschoolwasalreadyabigthing.ButIwasdriventopursuemyeducationandbecomealawyerlikemybestfriend’sdad,oneofthefewrolemodelsavailable.Aftercompletingmyfirstdegreeatauniversitynearmyparents’house,IstartedmygraduatestudyoflawattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,asIhadplannedforthepast15years.Itwasmy23rdbirthday,andIwascelebratingitasIhadforyears:bywatchingtheannualPerseidmeteorshower(英仙座流星雨).Butthisyearwasdifferent.Iwasawayfromthesmalltownforthefirsttimeandwasmeetingpeopleinfieldsthatwerenewtome.Myhorizonshadbeenopenedup,andIbegantoquestionmylifepath.ShouldIsticktomylong-standingplans?Couldmylifelongloveforastronomybemorethanahobby?Coincidentally,asolareclipse(日食)helpedmemakethedecision.Imadeatripalongthewindingmountainroadsandfoundapeacefulspotinavalley.WhentheMoongraduallyslidinfrontoftheSun,theworldaroundmebecamedark.Thewaterwasstill,andthesunsetsurroundedme.Thatmoment,IknewwhatIhadtodo.Idr