《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。
One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a strange man with a big suitcase. He was 16 William Warbler and he looked very uncommon indeed. But what made him most 17 was the fact that whenever he needed to 18, he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said "good day", he would clear his throat and 19, "Gooood dayyy to youuuuuuuu, toooooo!"
Almost everyone considered William Warbler unusual, since no one could get a 20 spoken word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite 21, always wearing his same old second-hand suit—they often had no respect for him.
William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) 22 that William had 23 a role in a very important opera in the nation's capital, that there had been posters everywhere 24 the event, and that it had been a great 25. And to everyone's 26, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking 27 singing. And he did it with good pronunciation, and with a clear and 28 voice.
From that day, William 29 singing at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. Some people had an idea 30 he had changed, but others still had none, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn't have thought so 31 they had seen what William kept in his 32. It was a large stone, with a hand-carved message on it. The message said: "Practice, my boy. Practice every second, for you never know when your 33 will come."
Little did people 34 that he only got the role in the opera because the 35 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
16. A. treated
B. believed
C. called
D. named
17. A. unusual
B. ordinary
C. familiar
D. humorous
18. A. debate
B. practice
C. mention
D. communicate
19. A. shout
B. reply
C. repeat
D. laugh
20. A. strange
B. normal
C. satisfactory
D. generous
21. A. naturally
B. quietly
C. simply
D. calmly
22. A. obtained
B. exploded
C. spread
D. gathered
23. A. refused
B. created
C. performed
D. received
24. A. suggesting
B. advertising
C. explaining
D. celebrating
25. A. benefit
B. discovery
C. success
D. experience
26. A. surprise
B. joy
C. excitement
D. doubt
27. A. other than
B. rather than
C. apart from
D. except for
28. A. pleasant
B. weak
C. relaxing
D. broken
29. A. gave up
B. turned down
C. asked for
D. went over
30. A. how
B. why
C. that
D. where
31. A. while
B. because
C. if
D. since
32. A. pocket
B. cupboard
C. drawer
D. suitcase
33. A. chance
B. fortune
C. courage
D. wisdom
34. A. appreciate
B. notice
C. expect
D. realize
35. A. actor
B. manager
C. neighbor
D. director

答案： 16.C考查动词辨析。句意：他叫WilliamWarbler，他看起来确实很不寻常。treat对待；believe相信；call称呼；name命名。根据语境和“WilliamWarbler”可知，此处表示这个人的名字，即人们称呼他为WilliamWarbler。故选C。
17.A考查形容词辨析。句意：但最让他不寻常的是，每当他要交流时，他就通过唱歌剧来进行。unusual不寻常的，与众不同的；ordinary普通的；familiar熟悉的；humorous幽默的。根据下文“AlmosteveryoneconsideredWilliamWarblerunusual”可知，此处为unusual的原词复现，表示这个人最不寻常的地方。故选A。
18.D考查动词辨析。句意：同上。debate讨论，辩论；practice练习；mention提到；communicate交流，沟通。根据下文“Evenifsomeonesaid‘goodday’,hewouldclearhisthroatand ____,‘Gooooddayyytoyouuuuuuu,toooooo!’”可知，此处表示William总是通过唱歌剧的方式与人交流。故选D。
19.B考查动词辨析。句意：即使有人说“你好”，他也会清下嗓子回答：“你——也——好!”shout大声说；reply回答，回复；repeat重复，重说；laugh笑，发笑。根据“Evenifsomeonesaid‘goodday’”可知，此处表示别人打招呼时，William的回应方式。故选B。
20.B考查形容词辨析。句意：几乎每个人都认为WilliamWarbler是不寻常的，因为没有人能从他嘴里得到一句正常的话。strange奇怪的；normal正常的；satisfactory令人满意的；generous慷慨的。根据上文内容可知，William用唱歌剧的方式与人交流，所以人们听不到他正常的话。故选B。
21.C考查副词辨析。句意：此外，由于没有人知道他是如何谋生的，而且他生活得很简朴，总是穿着那套旧的二手西装，所以他们常常不尊重他。naturally自然地；quietly安静地；simply简单地，简朴地；calmly平静地。根据“alwayswearinghissameoldsecond-handsuit”可知，他总是穿着那套旧的二手西装，说明他生活很简朴。故选C。
22.C考查动词辨析。句意：William在Cheekyville已经住了一些年了，突然有一天，谣言四起，说William在首都得到了一个非常重要的歌剧中的一个角色，到处都是宣传这件事的海报，而且演出非常成功。obtain获得，赢得；explode爆炸；spread传播；gather聚集，集合。根据“arumor(谣言)”可知，此处表示谣言传播开来。故选C。
23.D考查动词辨析。句意：同上。refuse拒绝；create创造；perform表现，表演；receive得到。根据“aroleinaveryimportantopera”可知，此处应表示William得到了一个非常重要的角色。故选D。
24.B考查动词辨析。句意：同上。suggest建议；advertise宣传，做广告；explain解释；celebrate庆祝，庆贺。根据常识和“posters”可知，海报的作用是宣传这件事情。故选B。
25.C考查名词辨析。句意：同上。benefit优势，益处；discovery发现；success成功的事物；experience经历，体验。根据下文“Williamwasbeinginterviewedbyreporters”可知，William接受了记者的采访，说明这部歌剧取得了巨大的成功。故选C。
26.A考查名词辨析。句意：令所有人惊讶的是，当William接受采访时，他以说话的方式而不是歌唱的方式来回答他们的问题。surprise惊讶；joy高兴；excitement激动，兴奋；doubt疑惑，疑问。根据上文内容和“heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeaking”可知，William原来总是通过唱歌的方式进行交流，而这次采访他却以说话的方式来回答记者的问题，所以令人惊讶。故选A。
27.B考查介词短语。句意：同上。otherthan除了；ratherthan而不是；apartfrom除了……外(都)，除了……外(还)；exceptfor除了……外(都)。根据“heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeaking”和下文“goodpronunciation”可知，此处表示William以说话而不是唱(歌剧)的形式来回答问题。故选B。
28.A考查形容词辨析。句意：同上。pleasant令人愉快的，吸引人的；weak虚弱的；relaxing令人放松的，轻松的；broken破损的。根据“hediditwithgoodpronunciation”可知，William的发音很好，声音清晰悦耳。故选A。
29.A考查动词短语。句意：从那天起，William就不再一直唱(歌剧)了。giveup放弃；turndown拒绝，调低；askfor要求，请求；goover仔细检查，反复研究。根据下文“Nowhesangonlyduringhisstageappearances.”可知，William现在只有在登台演出的时候才唱(歌剧)，说明他现在不再每时每刻都唱(歌剧)了。故选A。
30.B考查宾语从句的连接词。句意：有些人知道他为什么变了，但其他人仍然不知道，仍然认为他有点疯。how如何；why为什么；that连接宾语从句，无意义；where在哪里。根据语境可知，此处表示对于William的改变，大家的态度：一些人知道他为什么变了，但另一些人仍然不知道原因并继续认为他有些不正常。故选B。
31.C考查连词辨析。句意：如果他们看到William在手提箱里放的东西，他们就不会这么想了。while当……时；because因为；if如果；since因为，自……以来。根据“Theywouldn’thavethoughtso”和“theyhadseen...”以及语境可知，此处应用if引导条件状语从句。故选C。
32.D考查名词辨析。句意：同上。pocket口袋；cupboard橱柜；drawer抽屉；suitcase手提箱。根据上文“Onthetrainwasastrangemanwithabigsuitcase.”和下文“Itwasalargestone”可知，此处指William随身携带的手提箱里有一块大石头。故选D。
33.A考查名词辨析。句意：每一秒都要练习，因为你永远不知道你的机会什么时候会到来。chance机会；fortune运气；courage勇气；wisdom智慧。根据下文“heonlygotroleintheoperabecausethe ____ hadheardWilliamsingingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper”可知，导演外出买报纸时听到William在唱(歌剧)，使他有机会得到了这个角色，此处指William勉励自己勤加练习，因为机会可能随时会出现。故选A。
34.D考查动词辨析。句意：人们很少意识到，他之所以能得到歌剧中的这个角色，是因为导演在外面买报纸的时候听到了William在唱(歌剧)。appreciate欣赏；notice注意到，察觉；expect预期，期待；realize意识到。根据句意以及“thatheonlygottheroleintheoperabecausethe ____ hadheardWilliamsingingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper”可知，此处表示很少有人意识到William被选中的原因。故选D。
35.D考查名词辨析。句意：同上。actor演员；manager经理；neighbor邻居；director导演，主管。根据“heonlygottheroleintheopera”和常识可知，歌剧选角的决定权在于导演。故选D。