《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。
Amy Taylor had weathered some tough years. Her husband suffered a lot from kidney failure in 2020,and the poor mother 41 her job in the economic depression.
During the spring break,her 14-year-old daughter,Emily Moore,took a part-time job,and 42 a minimum wage. But before she could spend the money,Emily had an idea. The news in Kansas City that week had been filled with stories about a police officer,Jimmy Moss,who was badly hurt in a car accident in the line of duty. He was in 43 condition. Emily and her unemployed mother had never forgotten how 44 the police had been when Taylor was robbed in the street one day. Emily decided to 45 the money to Officer Moss’s family. Her mom 46 agreed.
Taylor called the police and made an anonymous(匿名的) donation. Moved by her 47 expression of thanks, the officers did what they do best—they 48 Taylor. When she explained the family’s 49 ,the officers could hardly believe it. “With her current financial 50 ,we encouraged her to keep the money,”the department later explained. “She 51 ,saying the officer’s family needed it and the police needed to know they were 52 . ”
By then,that feeling of support was mutual. The police set up a GoFundMe page for Taylor,whom they named “The Woman with the Heart of Gold”. As of January 11,2023,they had 53 \165,405. Even better: Officer Moss,who had a 1 percent chance of 54 ,is out of the hospital and 55 .
41. A. changed
B. lost
C. quit
D. finished
42. A. offered
B. suggested
C. set
D. earned
43. A. critical
B. rare
C. stable
D. fair
44. A. annoyed
B. nice
C. disappointed
D. wise
45. A. lend
B. pass
C. donate
D. show
46. A. temporarily
B. hesitantly
C. readily
D. cautiously
47. A. generous
B. distant
C. written
D. public
48. A. came across
B. tracked down
C. turned to
D. calmed down
49. A. motivation
B. faith
C. tradition
D. principle
50. A. credit
B. security
C. service
D. hardship
51. A. agreed
B. complained
C. refused
D. guessed
52. A. supported
B. promised
C. treated
D. defeated
53. A. kept
B. added
C. taken
D. raised
54. A. promotion
B. survival
C. freedom
D. growth
55. A. regretting
B. collapsing
C. recovering
D. escaping

答案： 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Amy Taylor一家和一名警察相互支持的故事。
41.B [考查动词。根据上文中的“tough years”和第二段中的“Emily and her unemployed mother”可知，Amy Taylor失业了。lose意为“失去”。]
42.D [考查动词。根据上文中的“a part - time job”和下文中的“a minimum wage”可知，此处指Emily做兼职，挣最低工资。earn意为“挣得；赚得；挣钱”。]
43.A [考查形容词。根据上文中的“Jimmy Moss, who was badly hurt in a car accident in the line of duty”可推知，此处指这名警察伤情很严重。critical意为“严重的；不稳定的；可能有危险的”。]
44.B [考查形容词。根据下文中的“the police had been when Taylor was robbed in the street one day”可推知，此处指这位名叫Jimmy Moss的警察非常好，曾帮助过Taylor。nice意为“好心的”。]
45.C [考查动词。根据第三段中的“made an anonymous (匿名的) donation”可知，Emily决定将她挣的钱捐给Moss警察一家。donate意为“捐赠”。]
46.C [考查副词。根据第三段中的“Taylor called the police and made an anonymous (匿名的) donation.”和“When she explained the family's...”可知，妈妈欣然同意Emily捐款。readily意为“乐意地，欣然地”。]
47.A [考查形容词。由上文内容可知，Emily将所挣的钱全部匿名捐出去了，这说明她表达感谢的方式很慷慨。generous意为“慷慨的，大方的”。]
48.B [考查动词短语。根据下文中的“When she explained the family's 49, the officers could hardly believe it.”可知，此处指警察找到了Taylor。track down意为“(经过长时间艰难搜索后)找到”。]
49.A [考查名词。根据语境可知，Taylor告诉了警察们她捐款的动机。motivation意为“动机”。]
50.D [考查名词。由第一段“Amy Taylor had weathered some tough years. Her husband suffered a lot... her job in the economic depression.”可推知，她目前在经济方面有困难。hardship意为“困难”。]
51.C [考查动词。由下文中的“‘saying the officer's family needed it’”可推知，她拒绝把钱留下来。refuse意为“拒绝”。]
52.A [考查动词。根据语境可知，Taylor拒绝拿回捐赠的钱，说Moss警察的家人需要它，并且Moss警察需要知道他们得到了支持。support意为“支持”。]
53.D [考查动词。由上文中的“The police set up a GoFundMe page...”可推知，他们已经筹集了165405美元。raise意为“筹集”。]
54.B [考查名词。根据上文内容可知，Moss警察伤情很严重，所以这里指他只有百分之一的存活机会。survival意为“生存，存活”。]
55.C [考查动词。根据上文中的“is out of the hospital and”可知，Moss警察现在已经出院了，并在恢复中。recover意为“恢复；康复”。]