《2026年薪火金卷高考仿真模拟卷英语》

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sometimes, one plus one does equal three. When Mandekic complained to her colleague
Dave how 41 it was to get students excited about math, he made a surprising suggestion: “Why
not 42 in something they enjoy, like sports?”
The idea of mixing basketball and math got its first 43 in 2011, when they were invited
to a school program for kids who’d 44 Grade 9 math.
At first, the students weren’t exactly 45 . So, Dave tried giving the kids techniques to
improve their shooting while also helping them calculate their field-goal percentage—which,
46 , taught them about fractions(分数).
At the end of the game, the winning team was 47 based on which group had the highest
total percentage and had done the most 48 math. When the bell rang, they were so 49 on
collecting data and figuring out which team won that they didn’t leave.
“I was 50 at math,” says Duane, a Grade 9 student. “But once I realized the sport I loved
was 51 to math, it made me a lot better at it. ”
Almost any math problem, Mandekic and Dave realized, can be taught on the 52 . They
have since established a private high school. 53 , it serves only boys, but Dave hopes to
change that.
Last year, one of the school’s first graduates 54 a university scholarship for his
performance in the classroom, not on the court. “If we didn’t do our work, we weren’t playing at
the game,” he says, explaining that coaches would 55 kids who didn’t keep up in class. “At
Uchenna, we were student athletes, after all, not athlete students. ”
41. A. fun B. hard C. meaningless D. rewarding
42. A. throw B. compete C. turn D. participate
43. A. prize B. contract C. shot D. order
44. A. applied B. failed C. enjoyed D. skipped
45. A. patient B. uninterested C. challenged D. thrilled
46. A. in turn B. after all C. at last D. in addition
47. A. determined B. discovered C. created D. admired
48. A. challenging B. efficient C. interesting D. complex
49. A. focused B. dependent C. impressed D. hesitant
50. A. expert B. amazed C. ready D. terrible
51. A. adapted B. reduced C. tied D. devoted
52. A. blackboard B. subject C. Internet D. court
53. A. Unexpectedly B. Additionally C. Currently D. Fortunately
54. A. declined B. established C. landed D. offered
55. A. comfort B. bench C. praise D. chase

答案： 41. B [考查形容词。根据上文中的“complained”和下文中的“Why not 42 in something they enjoy, like sports?”可知，Mandekic向她的同事Dave抱怨让学生对数学感到兴奋是多么困难。hard意为“困难的”。]
42. A [考查动词。根据下文中的“like sports”和第二段中的“The idea of mixing basketball and mathematics...”可知，Dave建议在教数学的过程中加入一些学生们喜欢的事物。throw in意为“额外奉送；把……插入”。]
43. C [考查名词。根据第三段和第四段对比赛的介绍可知，此处是指把篮球与数学结合的这个想法第一次得到了尝试。shot意为“尝试”。]
44. B [考查动词。根据上文内容可知，将运动与数学结合起来学习数学这个想法，是针对那些对数学不怎么感兴趣的学生的，所以这个项目针对九年级数学不及格的孩子。fail意为“不及格”。]
45. D [考查形容词。根据下文中的“So, Dave tried giving the kids techniques to improve their shooting while also helping them calculate their field - goal percentage—which, 46 , taught them about fractions(分数).”可知，一开始学生们并没有感到很兴奋，所以才会有下文Dave与Mandekic的一系列做法。thrilled意为“极为激动的”。]
46. A [考查副词短语。根据空后的“taught them about fractions(分数)”可知，此处指Dave帮助学生们计算投篮命中率继而教会他们分数。in turn意为“相应地；转而”。]
47. A [考查动词。根据常识和上文中的“At the end of the game, the winning team was”可知，比赛结束后应确定获胜队伍。determine意为“确定”。]
48. B [考查形容词。根据上文中的“the highest total percentage”可知，此处指根据哪一组的总百分比最高且数学计算最有效果来决定获胜的队伍。efficient意为“有效的”。]
49. A [考查形容词。根据空后的“on collecting data and figuring out which team won that they didn't leave”可知，学生们如此专注于收集数据并弄清楚哪一队获胜，以至于结束了也没有离开。focused意为“注意力集中的”。]
50. D [考查形容词。根据下文中的“‘But once I realized the sport I loved was 51 to math, it made me a lot better at it.’”可知，Duane一开始数学很不好。terrible意为“糟糕的”。]
51. C [考查动词。根据第二段中的“The idea of mixing basketball and math”可知，此处指喜欢的运动和数学紧密相关。tie意为“使紧密结合”。]
52. D [考查名词。根据上文内容可知，Mandekic和Dave想出了将数学与篮球结合来教授数学的方法，所以此处指老师可以在球场上教授几乎任何数学问题。court意为“球场”。]
53. C [考查副词。根据空后的“but Dave hopes to change that”可知，目前该学校的情况是只有男生。currently意为“当前”。]
54. C [考查动词。根据下文中的“a university scholarship for his performance in the classroom”可知，此处指第一届毕业生中的一个学生赢得了奖学金。land意为“赢得”。]
55. B [考查动词。根据上文中的“‘If we didn't do our work, we weren't playing at the game’”可知，如果学生的数学功课做得不好，就不能上场打球。bench在此处表示“把（运动员）从比赛中撤下”。]