《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

阅读下面短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When I was a kid, there was only one way my parents would let me stay home from school and that was if I had a high fever. Most of my friends could stay home due to a stomachache or a mild fever—but not me... I had to be dying in order to stay home. By the way, my parents are both doctors. My parents used to say that they were teaching me how to have a good work ethic (职业道德). I didn't understand the connection until last week.
The other day I was on the train and sat behind a young man who was complaining to his friend about his life. He went on for twenty minutes about how his passion in life was to make movies, but he wouldn't pursue it because he had no clue if he could make enough money and that he didn't want to waste time because it would take years to make it big. He then admitted to thinking about buying stocks (股票) by borrowing money because he thought he could easily make six figures within one year. His friend agreed with him and said, "The stock is good because you can make tons of money and only work for a short time."
I think they were indulging (沉溺) in the wildest fantasy. Many people these days don't realize that when things seem to happen immediately, it is only because a lot of effort, determination and time have gone into them and that it isn't due to some miraculous (不可思议的) event. The easier it looks, the more hours go into it. There is no excuse for laziness.
Looking at the two young men, all of a sudden I was having a flashback of being ten years old and watching the television show Fame.
In the show the dance teacher told her students, "If you want fame, fame costs and here's how you start paying for it... sweat." Every time we watched that show, my dad would proudly say how right the teacher was because in order to succeed you have to work hard.
56. When did the author's parents allow her to stay home from school? (no more than 10 words)

57. Why did the young man on the train give up his dream of making movies? (no more than 10 words)

58. What does the author think of the young men on the train? (only 1 word)

59. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (no more than 15 words)

60. Do you agree with the author's opinion? Why? (no more than 30 words)

答案： 56.Only when she was seriously ill. Or:Only when she had a high fever. Or:Only when she was dying. 57.To earn a lot in a short time. Or:Because it would take years to make it big. Or:Because he didn’t know if he could make enough money. 58.Impractical./Lazy. 59.You have to work hard in order to succeed. 60.Yes，I do. There are no instant ways for success，and lots of time and energy must be devoted to them if we want to make achievements.