《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

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For seven months, the dark-haired violinist at the 34th Street subway station had been just part of my morning background noise. His precise Vivaldi performances blended with train announcements and clicking heels as I rushed to my accounting job, occasionally dropping change but never exchanging words.
The morning when everything changed began ordinarily enough—another rainy March day, another hurried commute. As I mechanically dropped a dollar into his open case, his bow suddenly stilled. "Excuse me," he said with a mild Eastern European accent. "Your right shoelace..."
I glanced down to see the lace untied and covered in mud. When I bent down to retie it, the musician knelt beside me, his violin momentarily forgotten. "Dangerous in crowds," he remarked, demonstrating a double-knot technique. In that awkward position, I finally noticed the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music pin(别针) fastened inside his instrument case.
"Thank you...?" I hesitated, realizing I'd never learned his name.
"László," he replied, and then surprised me by asking. "You always walk so fast. To where?"
That simple question revamped my routine. As trains came and went, we talked—about his transition from concert halls to subway platforms after moving to America, about my grandmother's Hungarian(匈牙利的) heritage. When he played "Szomorú Vasárnap" in recognition of our shared roots, the familiar melody stopped me mid-step. I was thrilled by the break from my dull routine.
Now my commute includes scheduled pauses. On Mondays, I bring László fresh violin strings from the music store near my office. On Thursdays, he brings me a copy of the Hungarian newspaper he reads. What began as a shoelace warning has grown into something remarkable—proof that beneath the mechanical rush of city life, human connections still flourish in the unlikeliest places.
Sometimes, when latecomers rush past our conversations, I see my former self in their hurried steps. They don't know what they're missing—the subway's best musician won't call after them about untied laces. That privilege belongs only to those who finally stop moving long enough to listen.
56. What did the author use to do while passing the violinist? (no more than 10 words)
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57. Why did the author stop to talk to the violinist? (no more than 10 words)
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58. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 6 probably mean? (1 word)
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59. What is the main idea of Paragraph 7? (no more than 12 words)
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60. How does the author's story inspire you? (no more than 25 words)
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答案： 56.The author dropped change but never exchanged words/said anything.
57.Because the violinist warned the author of the untied/loose shoelace.
58.Broke. /Changed. /Interrupted.
59.They developed friendship.
Or：They had more connections after the accidental meeting.
Or：The author’s routine changed， leading to meaningful connections with László.
60.It inspires me that profound connections often begin with simple acts of attention and we should slow down to make bonds with others.