《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

B
My birth was a little more dramatic than the standard way a baby enters the world. Within minutes of coming out, I was moved away into another room while doctors gave my parents the difficult news: I was born missing my left hand. I’m sure it was quite shocking for them. An entire hand was just... not there?
Indeed, that announcement of my limb(肢体) difference would come to define the rest of my life, and it might have been a disaster if it hadn’t been for what happened next. I’m told that a nurse bundled(捆绑) me up, took me back into the room, placed me in my mother’s arms and instructed, “You will take her home. You will love her. You will raise her like you would any child. You will treat her as normal.”
My parents took those words seriously, and for the most part, it was great. I played sports, acted in theatre, excelled in school, participated in student government and had playdates with friends. While I did get some stares and “polite” questions about my disability, I am lucky because I wasn’t made fun of for my limb difference.
The fact that I was different hit me hard on my first day of high school. I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-conscious. I remember getting on the school bus and one of the other kids stared just a little too long at my left arm. The staring unnerved(使感到不安) me in a way it never had before, and I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand, so I slipped it into my pocket. I told myself that I’d just hide it that one day, while I was trying to make friends. But one day of hiding turned into a week, which turned into a month, which became years—25 of them to be exact.
I spent the next two decades keeping my limb difference hidden at all times. I’d keep it in my pocket, cover it with extra-long sleeves or hide it behind bags or underneath jackets.
Everyone I shared this with—friend, co-worker or boyfriend—took it well and said kind things like, “You shouldn’t hide it.” or “It’s no big deal.” But their words didn’t matter to me.
Interestingly enough, it was a date that convinced me to stop hiding my limb difference. When I was 38 years old, exhausted of hiding and so lonely, I met someone special. The combination of me finally feeling ready to unhide and his willingness to go through the unhiding process with me was exactly what I needed. For the first time in my life, I allowed someone to really hold my limb, look at it, take pictures of it, touch it, love it—love me. From that point on, I saw my limb difference as something unique and beautiful about me, something that should be shown, not hidden.
41. What was the difference between the author’s birth and other ordinary children’s births?
A. She was a natural for drama.
B. She was born in an unusual way.
C. She was born without a left hand.
D. The manner of her birth shocked her parents.
42. How did the author feel about what the nurse said to her parents when she was born?
A. Grateful. B. Thrilled.
C. Regretful. D. Doubtful.
43. The underlined sentence “But their words didn’t matter to me.” in Paragraph 5 can be understood as “”.
A. The author didn’t care about anything people around her say
B. Their words did not change the author’s behavior
C. What they said had nothing to do with the author
D. What they said did not hurt the author
44. Since when did the author keep her limb difference hidden?
A. The moment she met her lover.
B. The day she started high school.
C. When she was trying to make friends.
D. When she participated in student government.
45. What made the author decide to stop hiding her limb difference?
A. Being tired of hiding and so alone.
B. The decision to try a new life.
C. Meeting true love.
D. Eating a date.

答案： 41.C 细节理解题。题干意为:作者的出生与其他普通孩子之间的差异是什么?根据第一段中“I was born missing my left hand.”可知,作者与普通孩子的不同在于她天生没有左手。故选C。
42.A 推理判断题。题干意为:作者对护士在她出生时对她父母说的话有什么感受?根据第三段中“My parents took those words seriously,and for the most part,it was great.”可知,作者的父母认真对待护士说的那些话,作者认为这件事很棒。由此可推知,作者对护士的话感到感激。故选A。
43.B 句意猜测题。题干意为:第五段的画线句子“But their words didn’t matter to me.”可以被理解为“ ”。根据第五段中“I spent the next two decades keeping my limb difference hidden at all times.”和第六段中“Interestingly enough,it was a date that convinced me to stop hiding my limb difference.”可知,朋友、同事和男朋友的话没有改变作者的行为,作者依旧选择隐藏自己的肢体差异。故选B。
44.B 细节理解题。题干意为:作者从什么时候开始隐藏她的肢体差异?根据第四段中“The fact that I was different hit me hard on my first day of high school.”和“I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand,so I slipped it into my pocket”以及“But one day of hiding turned into a week,which turned into a month,which became years—25 of them to be exact.”可知,作者在高中生活的第一天开始隐藏自己的肢体差异。故选B。
45.C 细节理解题。题干意为:是什么让作者决定不再隐藏自己的肢体差异?根据最后一段中“Interestingly enough,it was a date that convinced me to stop hiding my limb difference.When I was 38 years old,exhausted of hiding and so lonely,I met someone special.”可知,作者在38岁时遇到了一个特别的人,正是和他的约会说服了作者不再隐藏自己的肢体差异。由此可知,她决定不再隐藏自己的肢体差异是因为遇到了真爱。故选C。