problems.
C. Creators and their choices. sufferings.
52. According to Paragraph 2, creators __________. A. seem willing to experience failures in life possess the ability to predict future life
C. handle ups and downs of life wisely D. have potential to create something new
53. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Creators and victims face quite different things in life. B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives. C. Victims can influence more people than creators. D. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.
54. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that _______________.
A. strong attachment to sufferings in life pulls people into victims. B. people need family support to deal with challengers in life. C. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains. D. one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life. 55. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To define victims and creators. B. To evaluate victims against creators.
D. Victims and their
B.
C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators. D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.
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2012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。
Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion. Like many young athletes, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well-conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.
For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas
to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.
Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling the water for two days, she had to give for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reading Cuba. That is how she defined success. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.
When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer, she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.
56. What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games? (No more than 5 words)
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57. What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? (1 word)
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58. What achievement did Nyad make in 1970? (No more than 10 words.) ________________________________________________________________________________
59. Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore? (No
more than 10 words)
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60. Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad. (No more than 20 words)
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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你是李津，你的美国朋友Chris就读于天津某国际学校。他熟悉中国文化，特别是戏曲文化。8月5日下午2：00在新落成的天津大剧院将上演越剧《梁山伯与祝英台》。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看演出。 *提出邀请并简述原因；
*提出观剧后活动建议（如参观附近的博物馆或美术馆等） *请求对方回复 注意：
1.请使用规范英语，词数不少于100；
2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：
越剧：Shaoxing Opera 《梁山伯与祝英台》 Butterfly Lovers
天津大剧院Tianjin Grand Theater
Dear Chris, I have good news to tell you.___________________________________________________
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Yours,