《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Pre-College Program Courses
The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2025. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practise the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript(成绩单) with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”).
Course: Care in Critical Times
July 5—August 16, Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am—11 am
Andrea Wright
What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing, and hope? This course requires students not only to ask how they might get involved in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.
Course: Introduction to Neuroscience
July 7—July 25, Wednesday to Friday, Noon—3 pm
Grace Francis
This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.
Course: College Writing
July 1—July 22, Thursday to Saturday, 8 am—11:30 am
Martin T Greenup
This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five-page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading through class discussion and in-class exercises.
Course: The Economics of Cities
June 17—July 29, Sunday to Thursday, 3:15 pm—6:15 pm
Thomas Shay Hill
What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation, water, public health and the role of cities in promoting economic growth and technological innovation.
36. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To offer an outline of the program.
B. To introduce the program instructors.
C. To give suggestions for the guidance.
D. To explain the requirements of the courses.
37. What’s special about the course of Care in Critical Times?
A. It involves various subjects.
B. It provides more than theoretical knowledge.
C. It is intended for students interested in science.
D. It requires students to complete an analytic essay.
38. What can you acquire from the course of Introduction to Neuroscience?
A. Innovative skills.
B. Social service skills.
C. Writing strategies.
D. Biomedical knowledge.
39. Which course can you take if you are available on Friday mornings in July?
A. Introduction to Neuroscience.
B. Care in Critical Times.
C. The Economics of Cities.
D. College Writing.
40. Whose course should you choose if you are interested in urban public health?
A. Grace Francis’s.
B. Andrea Wright’s.
C. Thomas Shay Hill’s.
D. Martin T Greenup’s.

答案： 36.A 推理判断题。题干意为:第一段的目的是什么？根据第一段内容可知，第一段主要介绍了哈佛大学预科项目的授课方式、班级规模、课程内容及课程收获等。由此可推知，第一段的目的是提供该项目的概述。故选A。
37.B 细节理解题。题干意为:Care in Critical Times 课程的特别之处是什么？根据Course: Care in Critical Times 部分中“This course requires students not only to ask how they might get involved in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.”可知，该课程要求学生不仅要了解他们如何参与关爱行动，还需要完成一个社区项目。由此可知，该课程不止提供理论知识。故选B。
38.D 细节理解题。题干意为:你可以从 Introduction to Neuroscience 课程中获得什么？根据Course: Introduction to Neuroscience 部分中“This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.”可知，该课程是神经系统的入门课程，重点研究人类大脑的结构和功能。由此可知，你可以从中获得生物医学知识。故选D。
39.D 细节理解题。题干意为:如果你在七月的周五上午有空，你可以修哪门课程？根据各课程时间安排可知，College Writing 的开课时间为7月1日至7月22日每周四至周六的上午8:30至11:30。故选D。
40.C 细节理解题。题干意为:如果你对城市公共卫生感兴趣，你应该选择谁的课程？根据Course: The Economics of Cities 部分中“Thomas Shay Hill”和“We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation, water, public health and the role of cities in promoting economic growth and technological innovation.”可知，Thomas Shay Hill 的课程会从经济角度研究城市公共卫生等问题。故选C。