《2025年高考模拟试题汇编高中英语》

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mom loved to pass her wisdom to me,“Nothing beatts a good bite that bites back."She was referring to her bitter−taste foods like dill pickles and rhubarb(大黄)． But I was not a big fan.

Three years ago，l finally decided to ask if I could　21　　out her rhubarb while weeding the garden.“　22    not!"Mom gasped,throwing me a(n)　　23　　look.Clearly,Ihad underestimated her　24　　for it.However,as I continued　　25　,I thought about how rhubarb is one of the first to appear in spring..It　26　the snowy ground beforethe arrival of other plants.How can anyone fail to　　27　　it?When those first sprouts(嫩芽)appeared,Mom would count them like a　28　　counting a newborn's fingers and toes.

When I was a kid and my mom gave me that pie，it made me　29 to try.In my teens,it made me complain about the bitterness.Even ice cream or candiesdid not 30    the deal for my young taste buds(味蕾).Rhubarb was something to be31　　at all costs.

Then,last summer,I came across the　32　for her rhubarb pie in an old drawer.So I decided to give it a　　33　.A few attempts later,I served rhubarb pie to family and guests.Alll agreed,including me,that it tasted incredible.

Since then I”ve come to a　　34　　about rhubarb.Rhubarb's taste may be lost on children,but adults can　35　　it.Like my wise mother,I now understand that“Nothing beats a good bite that bites back."

21.A.dig B.check C.figure D.smell
22.A.Absolutely B.Possibly
C.Basically D.Technically
23.A.warm B.anxious
C.curious D.sharp
24.A.talent B.affection
C.patience D.ambition
25.A.asking B.weeding
C.assessing D.walking
26.A.makes for B.takes in
C.breaks through D.puts down
27.A.admire D.miss
C.ignore D.question
28.A.friend B.doctor
C.parent D.child
29.A.grateful B.content
29.A. grateful
C.guilty D.reluctant
30.A.enlarge B.cancel
C.sweeten D.postpone
31.A.obtained B.gathered
C.praised D.avoided
32.A.letter B.bill
C.recipe D.menu
33.A.break B.shot
C.second D.rest
34.A.resolution B.suggestion
C.decision D.conclusion
35.A.appreciate B.achieve
C.tolerate D.provide

答案： 21.A 动词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“out her rhubarb while weeding the garden”可知，作者在除草时问妈妈自己能否把大黄挖掘出来。dig out挖掘出，符合语境。故选A。
22.A 副词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“not”及语境可知，此处表示绝对不行。absolutely绝对地，完全地；possibly可能地；basically基本上；technically严格按照事实地。故选A。
23.D 形容词辨析 【解析】根据上文中的“Mom gasped”及语境可知，此处表示妈妈给了作者一个犀利的眼神。sharp锐利的，敏锐的，符合语境。故选D。
24.B 名词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，作者低估了妈妈对大黄的喜爱。affection喜爱，符合语境。故选B。
25.B 动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，此处表示作者继续除草。weed除草，符合语境。故选B。
26.C 动词短语辨析 【解析】根据上文中的“I thought about how rhubarb is one of the first to appear in spring”和下文中的“the snowy ground before the arrival of other plants”可知，大黄在春天最先发芽，它在其他植物长出来之前破雪而出。make for促成；take in理解，吸入；break through突破，打破；put down放下，记下。故选C。
27.A 动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，此处表示怎么会有人不欣赏它呢。admire欣赏；miss错过；ignore忽视；question质疑。故选A。
28.C 名词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“counting a newborn’s fingers and toes”可知，妈妈数大黄的嫩芽，就像一位母亲(或父亲)数新生儿的手指和脚趾一样。parent母亲(或父亲)，符合语境。故选C。
29.D 形容词辨析 【解析】根据下文“In my teens，it made me complain about the bitterness.”可知，此处表示作者不愿意尝试大黄派。grateful感激的；content满足的；guilty愧疚的；reluctant不情愿的。故选D。
30.C 动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，即使是冰激凌或糖果也不能把苦味变成甜味。enlarge扩大；cancel取消；sweeten使变甜；postpone延迟。故选C。
31.D 动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，此处指作者不惜一切代价避免吃大黄。avoid避免，符合语境。故选D。
32.C 名词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“for her rhubarb pie in an old drawer... I served rhubarb pie”可知，作者偶然在旧抽屉里发现了大黄派的烹饪法。recipe烹饪法，食谱，符合语境。故选C。
33.B 名词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，作者要尝试做大黄派。shot意为尝试；give it a shot试一试，符合语境。故选B。
34.D 名词辨析 【解析】根据下文可知，此处表示作者得出一个关于大黄的结论。come to a conclusion得出结论，符合语境。故选D。
35.A 动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，孩子可能接受不了大黄的味道，但成年人可以领略到这种味道。appreciate欣赏；achieve实现；tolerate忍受；provide提供。故选A。