C. His real fear.                                                    D. His spiritual force.

54. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

  A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults.

B. Trying without success is meaningless.

C. Repeated failure creates a better life.

D. Boldness can be gained little by little.

55. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To encourage people to be courageous.

B. To advise people to build up physical power.

C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.

D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.

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2015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。

Six days a week, up and down the red hills of northeast Georgia, my grandfather brought the mail to the folks there. At age 68, he retired from the post office, but he never stopped serving the community.

       On his 80th birthday, I sent him a letter, noting the things we all should be thankful for — good health, good friends and good outcomes. By most measurements he was a happy man. Then I suggested it was time for him to slow down. At long last, in a comfortable home, with a generous pension, he should learn to take things easy.

       “Thank you for your nice words,” he wrote in his letter back, “and I know what you meant, but slowing down scares me. Life isn’t having it made; it’s getting it made.”

       “The finest and happiest years of our lives were not when all the debts were paid, and all difficult experiences had passed, and we had settled into a comfortable home. No. I go back years ago, when we lived in a three-room house, when we got up before daylight and worked till after dark to make ends meet. I rarely had more than four hours of sleep. But what I still can’t figure out is why I never got tired, never felt better in my life. I guess the answer is, we were fighting for survival, protecting and providing for those we loved. What matters are not the great moments, but the partial victories, the waiting, and even the defeats. It’s the journey, not the arrival, that counts.”

       The letter ended with a personal request: “Boy, on my next birthday, just tell me to wake up and get going, because I will have one less year to do things — and there are ten million things waiting to be done.”

Christina Rossetti, an English poet, once said: “Does the road wind uphill all the way? Yes, to the very end.” Today, at 96, my grandfather is still on that long road, climbing.

56. What was the author’s grandfather before he retired? (no more than 5 words)

57. What did the author advise his grandfather to do in his letter? (no more than 10 words)

58. What is the grandfather’s view on life according to his letter back? (no more than 10 words)

59. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)

60. Do you agree with the grandfather’s view on life? Give reasons in your own words, (no more than 20 words)

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61.

假设你是晨光中学学生会主席李津，你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠一批图书。请根据以下提示，写一封邮件与中文班班长Chris联系，并告知将于今年七月赴对方学校参加夏令营时带去赠书。

（1）自我介绍；

      （2）拟捐赠图书的类型、册数、用途等；

（3）询问对方的其他需求。

注意：

（1）词数不少于100；

（2）请适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。

参考词汇： 学生会 the Student Union

Dear Chris,

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2015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 1 to 55）

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B       11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A

16. B 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. C             21. B 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A

26. C 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. D            31. D 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. A

36. D 37. A 38. A 39. C 40. D            41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. D

46. C 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. A             51. C 52. B 53. D 54. D 55. A         

第II卷

第三部分

第一节 Some possible answers:

56. He was a postman.   Or: He worked in a post-office.

57. He advised him to slow down (and take things easy).

/ He advised he/his grandfather (should) slow down.

58. The process is more important than the result.

Or: A man should not slow down however old he is.

Or: Life isn't having it made; it's getting it made. / It's the journey, not the arrival that counts.

59. My/His/The grandfather is still busy doing meaningful things.

Or: The grandfather is still living an active life.

Or: The grandfather is still involved in whatever he can do.

60. Yes. One should always be full of passion in his life no matter how old he is.

Or: People should make full use of their time to do something meaningful

No. It is more sensible for people to slow down and enjoy an easy life in their old age.

Or: Slowing do