《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

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Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That's when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.
Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.
Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and I returned to the United States as a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
41. What do we know about the author?
A. His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.
B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.
D. He felt honored to study English literature.
42. According to Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author .
A. discussed his decision with his family
B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work
C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks
D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends
43. In his application for the volunteer job, the author .
A. participated in many discussions
B. went through challenging survival tests
C. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work
D. faced strong competition from other candidates
44. On arrival at the village, the author was .
A. asked to lead a farming team
B. sent to teach in a schoolhouse
C. received warmly by local villagers
D. arranged to live in a separate house
45. What can we infer from the author's experiences in Nigeria?
A. He found some difficulty mastering the local language.
B. He had managed to build strong friendships with the locals.
C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.
D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.

答案： 41.A 细节理解题。题干意为:关于作者,我们知道什么？根据第一段中“My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical.”可知,作者在大学里主要学习的是理论知识。故选A。
42.A 推理判断题。题干意为:根据第二段,作者最可能______。根据第二段中“In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.”和第三段中“Eventually, however, I won the support of my family”可推知,作者很可能和他的家人讨论了他的决定。故选A。
43.D 推理判断题。题干意为:在作者的志愿者工作申请中,他______。根据第三段中“After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.”可知,经过多次面试和演讲,作者成功从面试者中脱颖而出,成为唯一一个通过测试的人。由此可推知,在申请志愿者工作时,作者面临着来自其他候选人的激烈竞争。故选D。
44.C 细节理解题。题干意为:一到村庄,作者就______。根据第四段中“Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family.”可知,作者受到了当地村民的热情欢迎。故选C。
45.A 推理判断题。题干意为:我们可以从作者在尼日利亚的经历中推断出什么？根据最后一段中“I did not get anywhere with the local language”可推知,作者掌握当地的语言有些困难。故选A。