《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

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Dwight Nelson had a kitten (小猫) that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The tree was not strong enough to climb, so Nelson decided that if he tied a rope to his car and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.
That’s what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went “boing!” and the kitten instantly sailed through the air—out of sight.
Nelson felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten.
A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his neighbors. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food.
This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?” She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing.
Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, I’ll let you keep it.” She told Nelson, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and pray for a cat. And really, Nelson, you won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.”
56. What did Dwight Nelson do to try to rescue the kitten? (no more than 12 words)

57. What happened when the rope broke? (no more than 7 words)

58. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 mean? (1 word)

59. How did the kitten appear before the daughter of Nelson’s neighbor? (no more than 10 words)

60. Do you think Nelson will take the kitten back? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)

答案： 56.He tied a rope to his car to bend the tree.
57.The kitten flew out of sight.
58.Missing./Lost./Wandering./Runaway./Abandoned.
59.It flew through the air and landed before her.
60.He’ll take the kitten back. Because the kitten can recognize its original owner and his neighbor hates cats very much.