《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The director opened the door to the after-school learning center. Then 16 came in and seated themselves. After I handed these regulars reading exercises，the director walked a 17 kid to my desk，saying，“Michael，this is Harriet，your 18 .”I smiled and stretched out my hand in welcome.
Ignoring me，Michael went to a seat. Obviously，he 19 to be here. “Each time you come，you’ll do reading exercises. Your 20 can earn you special tokens(券) and you can use them to buy toys，”I said. The newcomer immediately looked 21. Seconds after I handed him the exercises，Michael said，“I’ve 22. How many tokens can I get？”Checking his exercises，I found many 23. So I replied，“Read again slowly. All kids get tokens by working hard—not by working quickly or 24 .”Weeks later，he didn’t make a(n) 25. He still rushed through his exercises without paying attention to the right answers.
But when forced to do his exercises again，slowly，he’d 26 to get the right answers. He was smart. 27，he was sloppy(草率的). In other words，he 28 to care how well he did. Realizing this，I decided to find ways to 29 his self-discipline and motivation，which went beyond our one-hour sessions. I 30 various ways，but in vain.
I was rather 31. However，not wanting to 32，one day，I said，“Michael，now you decide how many tokens you 33 each time.” At the end of the session，Michael said，“I think I should get only two tokens. The 34 is that I made many mistakes due to my carelessness. But I will be careful next time.”
Becoming a judge really changed his 35. Gradually Michael took responsibility for his learning.
16. A. parents
B. students
C. cleaners
D. teachers
17. A. new
B. handsome
C. tidy
D. short
18. A. doctor
B. competitor
C. driver
D. instructor
19. A. stopped
B. continued
C. hated
D. expected
20. A. effort
B. appearance
C. bravery
D. interest
21. A. disappointed
B. excited
C. regretful
D. proud
22. A. finished
B. succeeded
C. postponed
D. checked
23. A. notes
B. marks
C. errors
D. pictures
24. A. fearfully
B. hesitantly
C. selflessly
D. carelessly
25. A. appointment
B. change
C. opinion
D. effect
26. A. prepare
B. forget
C. pretend
D. manage
27. A. Therefore
B. However
C. Otherwise
D. Instead
28. A. promised
B. wished
C. failed
D. demanded
29. A. expose
B. discover
C. improve
D. possess
30. A. compared
B. tried
C. abandoned
D. passed
31. A. sympathetic
B. upset
C. curious
D. honored
32. A. break in
B. drop out
C. show off
D. give up
33. A. need
B. save
C. deserve
D. spend
34. A. consequence
B. difference
C. purpose
D. reason
35. A. attitude
B. decision
C. conclusion
D. hobby

答案： 完形填空
16.B 考查名词辨析。句意:然后学生们走进来,各自就座。parent父亲,母亲;student学生;cleaner清洁工;teacher老师。根据上文“The director opened the door to the after-school learning center.”和下文“After I handed these regulars reading exercises”可知,此处表示学生们走进课后学习中心。故选B。
17.A 考查形容词辨析。句意:在我给这些老学员分发完阅读练习之后,主任带着一个新来的孩子走到我的桌前,说:“Michael,这是Harriet,你的导师。”new新的;handsome英俊的;tidy整洁的;short个子矮的。根据下文“The newcomer”可知,这个孩子是新来的。故选A。
18.D 考查名词辨析。句意:同上。doctor医生;competitor竞争者;driver司机;instructor导师。根据上文“After I handed these regulars reading exercises”可知,作者在给学生们发阅读练习,并结合下文作者尝试不同方法来改变Michael粗心的坏习惯可推断作者应该是导师。故选D。
19.C 考查动词辨析。句意:显然,他讨厌来这里。continue继续;hate讨厌;expect预料,期待。根据上文“Ignoring me,Michael went to a seat.”可知,Michael对作者的态度很冷淡。由此可推知,他讨厌来课后学习中心。故选C。
20.A 考查名词辨析。句意:我说:“你的努力可以为你赢得特殊的券,你可以用它们来买玩具。”effort努力;appearance外表;bravery勇敢;interest兴趣。根据下文“All kids get tokens by working hard”可知,此处表示努力可以赢得特殊的券。故选A。
21.B 考查形容词辨析。句意:这个新来的孩子立即看起来很兴奋。disappointed失望的;excited兴奋的;regretful后悔的;proud骄傲的。根据下文“How many tokens can I get?”和语境可知,听到可以用努力赢得的券来买玩具后,Michael看起来很兴奋。故选B。
22.A 考查动词辨析。句意:在我把练习发给他几秒钟后,Michael说:“我做完了。我可以得到多少张券?”finish完成;succeed成功;postpone推迟;check检查。根据下文“Checking his exercises”可知,作者在检查Michael的练习题,这表明他完成了练习。故选A。
23.C 考查名词辨析。句意:检查他的练习题,我发现了很多错误。note笔记;mark分数;error错误;picture图画。根据下文“Read again slowly.”可知,作者让Michael再读一遍,这表明他的练习中有很多错误。故选C。
24.D 考查副词辨析。句意:所有的孩子都是通过努力学习来获得券的——而不是通过做得快或粗心大意。fearfully害怕地;hesitantly迟疑地;selflessly无私地;carelessly粗心地。根据“He still rushed through his exercises without paying attention to the right answers.”可知,此处表示并不是通过粗心地完成练习来获得券。故选D。
25.B 考查名词辨析。句意:几周后,他没有改变。appointment约会,约定;change改变,变化;opinion看法,观点;effect影响。根据上文内容可知,Michael为了获得券,快速、匆忙地完成习题,出现了很多错误;结合下文“He still rushed through his exercises without paying attention to the right answers.”可知,Michael依旧是不关注正确答案、匆忙完成练习题,这表明他没有改变。故选B。
26.D 考查动词辨析。句意:但是当被迫慢慢地重新做练习时,他能设法得到正确的答案。prepare准备;forget忘记;pretend假装;manage设法(做成某事)。根据“to get the right answers”和下文“He was smart.”可知,Michael很聪明,所以当慢慢地重新做练习时,他就能设法得到正确的答案。manage to do sth设法做到/成某事,为固定搭配。故选D。
27.B 考查副词辨析。句意:然而,他很草率。therefore因此;however然而;otherwise否则;instead反而。根据上文“He was smart.”和“he was sloppy(草率的)”可知,前后句子之间存在转折关系,however符合语境。故选B。
28.C 考查动词辨析。句意:换句话说,他不在乎自己做得好不好。promise承诺;wish希望;fail失败,未能(做到),未做;demand强烈要求,需要。根据上文“he was sloppy(草率的)”可知,Michael很粗心,这表明他不在乎自己做得好不好。fail to do sth未(能)做某事,为固定搭配。故选C。
29.C 考查动词辨析。句意:意识到这一点,我决定想办法提高他的自律能力和积极性,这超出了我们一小时的课程范围。expose揭露,暴露;discover发现;improve提高,改善;possess拥有。根据“Realizing this”和“his self-discipline and motivation”可知,作者意识到了Michael的问题,所以此处表示作者想要提高他的自律能力和积极性。故选C。
30.B 考查动词辨析。句意:我尝试了各种方法,但都是白费力气。compare比较;try试,试图;abandon抛弃,放弃;pass经过,传递。根据“various ways,but in vain”可知,作者试了各种各样的方法,但都没有用。故选B。
31.B 考查形容词辨析。句意:我相当沮丧。sympathetic同情的;upset沮丧的;curious好奇的;honored荣幸的。根据上文“I various ways,but in vain.”可知,作者尝试了各种方法都没有用,所以感到很沮丧。故选B。
32.D 考查动词短语。句意:然而,我不想放弃,有一天,我说:“Michael,现在你自己决定你每次应得多少券。”break in破门而入,打断;drop out不再参加,退出;show off炫耀;give up放弃。根据“I said,‘Michael,now you decide how many tokens you each time’”可知,作者想出了新的方法,这表明作者并不想放弃。故选D。
33.C 考查动词辨析。句意:同上。need需要;save拯救,存储;deserve应得;spend花费。根据下文“I think I should get only two tokens.”可知,此处表示作者让Michael自己决定每次应该得到多少券。故选C。
34.D 考查名词辨析。句意:原因是我由于粗心犯了很多错误。consequence结果;difference差异;purpose目的;reason原因。根据上文“I should get only two tokens”和“that I made many mistakes due to my carelessness”可知,Michael解释了自己认为自己只应该得到两张券的原因。故选D。
35.A 考查名词辨析。句意:成为一个评判者真的改变了他的态度。attitude态度;decision决定;conclusion结论;hobby业余爱好。根据上文内容和下文“Gradually Michael took responsibility for his learning.”可知,Michael之前并不在乎自己的学习表现,后来他开始逐渐对自己的学习负责,所以,此处表示Michael的态度发生了改变。故选A。