《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

B
The TV room at the south end of our house is like a black hole: It’s the place where things often end up if there’s no other place to put them, or if I can’t decide whether to throw them away. As such, it’s a land of perfectly serviceable cardboard boxes, old magazines saved for the recipes I will never try, shoes that are just about but not quite worn out, a wood stove I rarely light and other odds and ends.
Just the other night, I heard a scratching sound coming from the TV room. I went out to have a look, but of course there was no sound when I got there. Yet after I had gone to bed, it was loud enough to wake me.
The next morning at breakfast the scratching continued even as I entered the room, long enough for me to identify the source, which was the stovepipe leading from the wood stove. Ever so carefully, I approached and opened the stove’s front doors. There it was—a surprised, little squirrel, looking straight up at me.
I immediately shut the stove doors and considered what to do. I didn’t want to kill it, so I decided I would give it an easy escape route.
I closed the door to the kitchen and opened the outside door.
It was a windy, freezing day, and the cold air immediately rushed in. I threw the stove doors open, stepped back and waited—but not for long. The squirrel jumped out of the stove, but it was upset and didn’t head outside. Instead, it tore through my magazines in piles, ran up the curtains, and then broke my collection of soda bottles, sending several crashing to the floor. The animal was in a complete panic, and all I could do was stand back and hope it would leave.
It finally dawned on me that I was probably the thing scaring it into a panic. So, I quickly left the room. When I returned, it had gone. Job done.
All in all, two jobs were done that day. Not only did I evacuate a squirrel, but the animal did me a big favor: It made the TV room into more of a mess than it was before, to the point where I could stand it no longer. I made a great effort in making the room tidy. Finally, I had the clean, inviting space I had planned to have all along.
41. What does the author mean by describing the TV room as “a black hole”?
A. The author cannot find anything in the TV room except a hole.
B. The TV room contains various things that the author rarely uses.
C. The TV room is too dark to see things as clearly as possible.
D. There is no space to put anything in the TV room.
42. What did the author do when he/she first saw the squirrel?
A. The author attempted to catch it immediately.
B. The author ignored the squirrel and left.
C. The author closed the stove’s front doors.
D. The author caught it without any hesitation.
43. What does the word “panic” mean in Para. 5?
A. A state of excitement and joy.
B. A state of standing still without moving.
C. A feeling of fear and anxiety.
D. A feeling of being embarrassed.
44. According to the last paragraph, what is the author’s attitude towards the squirrel?
A. The author was annoyed with the squirrel.
B. The author was upset about the squirrel’s leaving.
C. The author didn’t like the squirrel.
D. The author felt grateful to the squirrel.
45. What might be the best title of the passage?
A. A Squirrel’s Chaos Leads to an Unexpected Cleanup
B. A Squirrel’s Escape from a Wood Stove
C. Saving a Squirrel: A Lesson in Kindness
D. Trapped in the Stove: A Rescue Mission in Winter

答案： 41.B 推理判断题。题干意为:通过将电视房描述为“一个黑洞”,作者是什么意思?根据第一段内容可知,作者家里南端的电视房就像一个黑洞:如果找不到其他地方放东西,或者拿不定主意要不要扔掉它们,那些东西最终都会堆到那里。因此,那里成了纸板箱、旧杂志、即将坏掉的鞋子、很少用的木炉以及其他各种零碎物品的天下。由此可推知,作者说自家电视房就像一个黑洞,意思是那里放着各种各样作者很少用到的杂物。故选B。
42.C 细节理解题。题干意为:当作者第一次看到松鼠时,她/她做了什么?根据第三段中“I approached and opened the stove’s front doors. There it was—a surprised, little squirrel!”和第四段中“I immediately shut the stove doors”可知,作者发现炉子里有一只松鼠的第一反应是把炉子的前门关上。故选C。
43.C 词义猜测题。题干意为:第五段中的单词“panic”是什么意思?根据第五段中“The squirrel jumped out of the stove, but it was upset... it tore through my magazines in piles, ran up the curtains, and then broke my collection of soda bottles”可知,松鼠从炉子里跳了出来,它很不安,在一堆堆杂志里撕扯着,又爬上窗帘,然后还打碎了作者汽水瓶的收藏。由此可推知,小松鼠很恐慌。故选C。
44.D 推理判断题。题干意为:根据最后一段,作者对于松鼠的态度是什么?根据最后一段中“the animal did me a big favor:It made the TV room into more of a mess than it was before, to the point where I could stand it no longer. I made a great effort in making the room tidy. Finally, I had the clean, inviting space I had planned to have all along”可知,松鼠帮作者做了一件大事:它把电视房弄得比以前更乱了,乱到作者再也无法忍受,最后作者把房间整理干净并得到了一直计划想要的空间。由此可推知,作者对于松鼠是感激的。故选D。
45.A 标题归纳题。题干意为:这篇文章的最佳标题可能是什么?通读全文,并根据最后一段内容可知,本文主要讲述了一只小松鼠的意外出现把作者家原本就乱糟糟、装满杂物的电视房弄得更乱了,使作者对电视房做了大清理,得到了一个干净整洁的屋子。所以,A项“一只松鼠的混乱行动导致了一次意外的大扫除”适合作最佳标题。故选A。