《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

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Not long ago, my 12-year-old son, Lucian, and I were standing on the knife's edge. I mean this quite literally. We had just completed a four-day hike in Maine that concluded by climbing Mount Katahdin. At its highest peak, Mount Katahdin has an extremely dramatic, mile-long ridge(山脊) known as the Knife Edge. It's scary and quite dangerous: The mountain has claimed at least 17 lives. We knew we had to be careful, but surprisingly, the danger was part of the attraction. Lucian and I were both longing for a bit of risk.
We proceeded along the ridge and Lucian moved with such agility(灵敏) and balance. Then suddenly, right in the center of the Knife Edge, we encountered a group of bushes. And that's when a killer bee stung(蜇伤) Lucian. Lucian was pale-faced, and he told me very calmly, "Dad, this is serious. I could die. " If this were a novel, the perfectly timed disaster, and my son's calm yet serious remark would be cut by some clever editor. But this was not a novel. It was real life.
"What's your favorite video game?" I asked my son. He shot me a confused look. I pressed him, asking him again. Unwillingly, he began answering my question—or more accurately, he began asking me why I talked about video games at a moment like this. By the time he finished, a minute had passed. He showed no signs of having an allergic reaction. I pointed this out to him. Another minute passed. And then, unexpectedly, we realized, he was totally fine.
When we returned home, Lucian and I both recounted our adventure—to my wife, his brother, and all the grandparents—until it quickly became a family tale. And it occurred to me that on some level, Lucian and I are both fond of exploring courageously. And this is how we found ourselves at the top of Mount Katahdin, crossing over the Knife Edge.
56. What did the author and his son do in Maine? (no more than 5 words)

57. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably mean? (no more than 12 words)

58. What happened to Lucian in the center of the Knife Edge? (no more than 10 words)

59. Why did the author ask Lucian about his favorite video game? (no more than 10 words)

60. Do you think it's good to seek adventures like the author and his son? Why or why not? (no more than 20 words)

答案： 56.They took/completed a four-day hike.
57.At least 17 people lost their lives on the mountain.
58.He was attacked by a killer bee. / A killer bee stung Lucian/him.
59.To distract Lucian. / To shift Lucian’s attention from the incident.
60.Yes. I think taking an adventure is to jump out of our comfortable zone. / Yes. It gives us the chance to explore a new world and leaves us exciting and unusual experiences.