《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

B
Even then my only friends were made of paper and ink. At school I had learned to read and write long before the other children. Where my school friends saw ink on pages, I saw light, streets and people. Words and the mystery of their hidden science fascinated me, and I saw in them a key with which I could unlock a new world. My father didn't like to see books in the house. There was something about them that offended him. He used to tell me that I'd better get rid of all my crazy ideas if I didn't want to end up a nobody. I used to hide my books under the mattress (垫子) and wait for him to fall asleep so that I could read. Once he caught me reading at night and flew into a rage(愤怒). He tore the book from my hands and flung(扔,掷) it out of the window.
"If I catch you wasting electricity again, reading all this nonsense, you'll be sorry."
My father was not a miser(吝啬鬼) and, despite the hardship we suffered, whenever he could he gave me a few coins so that I could buy myself some treats like the other children. He was convinced that I spent them on sweets, but I would keep them in a coffee tin under the bed, and when I'd collected enough coins I'd secretly rush out to buy myself a book.
My favorite place in the whole city was the Sempere & Sons Bookshop on Calle Sant Ana. The bookseller would let me sit on a chair in a corner and read any book I liked to my heart's content. When it was time for me to leave, I would do so dragging my feet, a weight on my soul. If it had been up to me, I would have stayed there forever.
One Christmas Sempere gave me that best gift I had ever received. "Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens," I read on the cover. I was aware that Sempere knew a few authors who frequented his establishment(商店) and, judging by the care with which he handled the volume, I thought perhaps this Mr. Dickens was one of them.
"A friend of yours?" I asked.
"A lifelong friend. And from now on, he's your friend too," Sempere answered.
That afternoon I took my new friend home. It was a rainy winter, with days as gray as lead, and I read Great Expectations about nine times, partly because I had no other book at hand, partly because I did not think there could be a better one in the whole world and I was beginning to suspect that Mr. Dickens had written it just for me. Soon I was convinced that I didn't want to do anything else in life but learn to do what Mr. Dickens had done.
(An Excerpt from The Angle's Game)
41. The passage is mainly about .
A. the influence of the author's father on him
B. the difficulties the author met in his childhood
C. the connection between the author and Dickens
D. the description of the author's love of reading
42. Which of the following best describes the author's father?
A. He prefers to spend money on food rather than on books.
B. He lacks affection and is not generous towards his child.
C. He lacks understanding of his child's literary interest.
D. He pays no attention to education and dislikes Dickens.
43. What does the author value most about the Sempere & Sons Bookshop?
A. The opportunity to buy books at a low price.
B. The friendly atmosphere created by the bookseller.
C. The freedom to read to his fullest desire.
D. The wide range of books available to choose from.
44. The underlined part in Paragraph 4 shows the author's when he left the bookshop.
A. reluctance
B. annoyance
C. indifference
D. regret
45. What does the author imply about the importance of reading in his life?
A. It serves as a means of resistance against his father's wishes.
B. It is a temporary distraction from his everyday hardships.
C. It provides him with a sense of belonging and friendship.
D. It highlights his friendship between Sempere and Mr. Dickens.

答案： 41.D 主旨大意题。题干意为:这篇文章主要是关于_______的。根据文章内容,尤其第一段中“Words and the mystery of their hidden science fascinated me,and I saw in them a key with which I could unlock a new world.”和最后一段中“Soon I was convinced that I didn’t want to do anything else in life but learn to do what Mr.Dickens had done.”可知,文章主要讲述了作者热爱阅读,以及阅读对他成长的影响。D项“作者阅读爱好的描述”概括文章主旨。故选 D。
42.C 推理判断题。题干意为:下列哪一项形容作者的父亲最恰当?根据第一段中“My father didn’t like... end up a nobody.”可知,作者的父亲不喜欢在家里看见书籍,并警告作者如果不想成为无名之辈,最好放弃那些疯狂的想法。由此可推知,作者的父亲不理解作者的文学爱好。故选 C。
43.C 细节理解题。题干意为:关于 Sempere & Sons Bookshop,作者最看重什么?根据第四段中“The bookseller would let me sit on a chair in a corner and read any book I liked to my heart’s content.”可知,作者最看重 Sempere & Sons Bookshop 的是可以随心所欲地读书。故选 C。
44.A 句意猜测题。题干意为:第四段中的画线部分表明了作者离开书店时的_______。根据第四段中“When it was time for me to leave,I would do so dragging my feet,a weight on my soul.”可知,作者离开书店时,心里是不情愿的,所以步履沉重。故选 A。
45.C 推理判断题。题干意为:关于阅读在作者生命中的重要性,他暗示了什么?根据全文内容,尤其最后一段中“Soon I was convinced that I didn’t want to do anything else in life but learn to do what Mr.Dickens had done.”可知,作者小时候把书当作朋友,即便父亲反对,他也想尽办法阅读,得到《远大前程》这本书后如痴如醉地阅读,觉得世上没有比这更好的书,想以后像狄更斯先生那样写作。由此可推知,阅读在作者的生活中为他提供了一种归属感,就像朋友一样陪伴着他。故选 C。