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高三模拟阅读理解议论文汇总二 目录 2026届浙江省宁波市镇海区镇海中学高三首考模拟考试英语试题 2 湖南省名校联考2025-2026学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题 3 浙江省杭州第二中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月热身考英语试卷 4 山东省滨州市2025-2026学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题 5 湖南省名校联考2025-2026学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题 8 北京市海淀区2025-2026学年高三上学期期末英语试题 9 济南市2026届高三第一次模拟考试 11 浙江浙南名校、七彩阳光+精诚联盟、金兰教育2025-2026学年2月高三下学期返校联考英语试题 12 山东名校联盟2026届高三下学期2月份核心素养评估考试英语试卷 13 江苏无锡市2025-2026学年高三上学期2月期末英语试题 15 广东揭阳市三校联考2025-2026学年高三下学期开学英语试题 16 浙江省名校协作体2025-2026学年第二学期高三开学考英语试题 17 2026届浙江强基联盟3月高三下学期二模联考英语试题 18 2026届浙江省杭州市杭州二中高三3月考试 19 2026届浙江省宁波市镇海区镇海中学高三首考模拟考试英语试题 C Nowadays, the thought that a child’s behavior can be bad — mean, greedy, selfish — is often considered unacceptable especially in the rich and democratic West. Children are treated as a unique category, almost a species apart from adults. This appears in the popular “every child is different” belief, which discourages judging or correcting children so as to honor their uniqueness. One explanation for this is the tendency to view children’s emotions as purely physiological releases of stress, beyond moral evaluation. Brain-body parenting, for instance, argues that young children lack the neural wiring for self-control and therefore should not be expected to regulate their behavior. Parents are urged not to correct wrongdoing but simply to narrate emotions — “You’re feeling very angry right now.” But human emotions are inseparable from understanding: Fear reflects a sense of threat, disappointment signals unmet expectations; jealousy implies perceiving another as a rival. Meaning shapes feeling, even in toddlers. Merely labeling a child’s anger without explaining when anger is appropriate or how it may harm others deprives them of an understanding of what they are feeling. The psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion explained in Learning from Experience (1962) that when parents interpret and respond to a baby’s behavior, they transform raw sense experiences into meaningful thoughts. Moral and emotional understanding — knowing justified anger, practicing restraint, respecting others — does not suddenly appear in adulthood. It develops gradually, long before children are able to grasp or express such ideas clearly, as parents offer forms of understanding to their children from the very beginning. As Bion put it, “just as we do not hold back from speaking to little babies because of the worry that they are unable to use words, so we should not hold back from initiating kids to our understanding of what counts as good and bad behavior.” The idea that a parent can remain neutral toward their child’s behaviour is at best naive and at worst dangerous. The deeper question parents need to ask is: Who do we want our toddlers to become? Unless we begin with a vision of the kind of person we hope to raise, we will always be chasing the latest parenting trend, or, perhaps, our child’s every mood. 8. How would parents usually respond to children’s misbehavior in the West? A. They try to categorize all their mistakes. B. They point out and punish it immediately. C. They judge it by moral standards of adults. D. They forgive it to ensure kids’ individuality. 9. What does the author think of the brain-body parenting? A. It overlooks the role of understanding in emotions. B. It is a practical solution to reduce children’s stress. C. It helps parents handle children’s negative moods. D. It highlights the biological basis of kids’ misbehavior. 10. What can we learn about moral education according to Wilfred Bion? A. Kids know nothing about moral rules. B. Language and morals develop hand in hand. C. Moral rules should be nurtured from early ages. D Children’s abilities mature when they grow up. 11. What does the author advise parents to do in the last paragraph? A. Follow new parenting trends closely. B. Set clear aims for their child’s growth. C. Stay neutral about their child’s behavior. D. Let moods guide their parenting choices. 浙江省杭州第二中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月热身考英语试卷 C “Men are from Mars, women from Venus” has become a convenient shorthand for every household debate, from map-reading to loading the dishwasher. Yet beneath the jokes lies a serious question: are the two sexes born with fundamentally different wiring, or have we simply repeated the story until it feels true? A high-profile set of scans appears to offer hard proof of a difference. British psychologist Stuart Ritchie reported in 2012 that male brains are, on average, roughly one-tenth heavier than female brains and contain more white-matter. Lise Eliot, a neuroscientist at Chicago Medical School, believes such headlines are too dramatic. After re-analyzing thousands of images collected across six countries, she calls the brain “a unisex (不分性别的) organ”. The gap between group averages, she insists, is no wider than the difference between male and female kidneys, and the figures fail to predict how the organ actually processes algebra, empathy or parking instructions. Put simply, size decides nothing. If body structure is not the real boss, what is? Social experience. A 1970 survey’ showed boys beating girls thirteen-to-one on the mathematics SAT, a figure once highlighted by former Harvard president Lawrence Summers as proof of natural male scientific talent. However, when later student groups offered girls equal laboratory hours, encouraged female teachers and rewrote textbooks to include more real-world problems, the ratio fell to three-to-one, suggesting that opportunity, not body part, writes most of the scoreboard. Margaret McCarthy, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Maryland, applauds Eliot for “forcing the debate forward”. She also notes that wiping out every sex difference would sound an extreme note. Equal, she reminds us, is not identical; biology may still whisper where society shouts. 28. Why does the author present Ritchie’s finding? A. To correct statistical errors in psychology. B. To stress the risk of repeating the same story. C. To explain boys’ bad habits in reading maps. D. To present scan evidence of sex differences. 29. What is implied by Eliot’s re-analysis of brain volume? A. Kidneys may decide brain sizes. B. Males do well in tackling complex tasks. C. It can’t tell how a person thinks or acts. D. Brain size might influence sex rules. 30. What can we infer from the narrowed math score gap after 1970? A. Equal chances play a big role. B. Boys are losing interest in STEM. C. Standardized tests can’t be trusted. D. Biology favors girls in math. 31. What might be McCarthy’s attitude to erasing sex differences? A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Unclear. D. Indifferent. 山东省滨州市2025-2026学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题 C Recent holiday seasons have seen children opening toys that can talk back. Toymakers have embraced artificial intelligence (AI), producing robots and teddies that can teach and play with. Older children are glued to AI-enhanced games, while at school, many learn alongside chatbot-tutors. AI promises every child a “bespoke” upbringing once reserved for the rich. A childhood fit for a king could become universal. However, this future is filled with hidden traps. Being accompanied by robots has advantages, especially where teachers are scarce. AI tutors can save children from classes pitched to the median, where bright pupils are bored and struggling ones are lost. Yet, technology creates new risks. AI may generate wrong answers, and chatbots can sometimes coax vulnerable adolescents into harmful behaviors. Childhood may be disrupted most radically by AI when it behaves exactly as intended. The technology quickly learns what its master likes and shows more of it, potentially locking children into “echo chambers”. A child who likes football may be told only football stories by his teddy. This stamps out the joy of unexpected discovery and means a child may never learn to tolerate something unfamiliar. One-sided relationships with chatbots present a similar risk. AI companions that never criticize are poor preparation for dealing with imperfect humans. These “yes-bots” threaten to create children not used to taking turns or compromising. Such individuals may grow up into colleagues unable to work in teams or partners unfamiliar with the give-and-take required in relationships. The long-term challenge is to preserve the socialization that AI could erase. Schools should use personalized tuition where it works, but they must also redouble efforts to teach what robots can’t: to debate, to disagree, and to get along with people who are not as obedient as a chatbot. AI may let every child live like royalty, but the truly privileged may be those whose parents and teachers know when to turn it off. 8. What does the author mean by “a childhood fit for a king” in paragraph 1? A. A childhood spent in a privileged royal family. B. A childhood supported by personalized resources. C. A childhood dominated by advanced robotic toys. D. A childhood free from any academic pressure. 9. What does the underlined word “coax” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Force. B. Trick. C. Assist. D. Argue. 10. What is the author’s main concern about AI behaving “as intended”? A. It limits diverse exposure. B. It causes sports addiction. C. It provides wrong answers. D. It lacks enough information. 11. According to the author, what should be the focus of schools in the AI era? A. Improving students’ social media literacy. B. Cooperating with parents to restrict screen time. C. Helping students avoid AI-enhanced entertainment. D. Fostering students’ ability to handle different opinions. D We humans use language to understand the world around us. Life on a Little-Known Planet — Elizabeth Kolbert’s latest collection of essays — expands our definition of “language” beyond human speech as we attempt to understand complex biodiversity and climate change challenges for Earth’s life. The essays, covering topics from carbon capture to caterpillars, are woven together to help interpret the signals sent by other organisms and the ecosystems we live in. Kolbert notes in a profile of entomologist David Wagner that caterpillars, an under-appreciated life stage, are part of millions of undescribed species frequently ignored by humans. These small creatures hold food chains together, pollinate (授粉) crops and decompose remains. In revealing the world of caterpillars, Kolbert highlights how biodiversity loss and the decline of pollinators have the “credible potential to alter the shape and structure of the earthly world”. New Zealand, famous for unique species, faces issues with human-introduced invasive species. Kolbert describes that alien species management plans — whether focused on rats, stoats, rabbits, or kittens — usually center on the likely-impossible goal of eradicating them. Saving the uniqueness of New Zealand thus creates a paradox of language where pesticides and traps are tools of conservation. In her essay on rising seas, extreme events, ranging from collapsing ice sheets in Greenland to sea level rise in Florida, are alarm cries — but a changing planet also means new opportunities for enterprising humans. Kolbert reveals how the loss of Arctic ice flows creates economic opportunities for Indigenous Greenlanders by extending the Northwest Passage’s shipping season, while accelerating local cultural extinction. Profiles of prominent voices for climate science and policy conclude this collection with unanswered questions: Can a muddy stream express its will? Do swamp sounds reveal nature’s right to well-being? If we could decode whale clicks, what would we say in return? The central challenge, Kolbert suggests, is not just to hear these messages, but to understand and act upon them before it is too late. A core theme of Kolbert’s work can be summarized by a quote from the 20th-century French writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “To build a ship, do not assign tasks. Inspire a longing for the sea.” 12. What is the main purpose of Elizabeth Kolbert’s essay collection? A. To introduce carbon capture technology. B. To explore communication across species. C. To introduce endangered species worldwide. D. To help decode the message from ecosystems. 13. What can be inferred about small creatures like caterpillars in paragraph 2? A. They are essential to the stability of the ecosystem. B. They are widely recognized for their role in nature. C. They accelerate the process of climate changing. D. They become primary pollinators for most crops. 14. What does Kolbert think of the New Zealand’s alien species management plans? A. Innovative. B. Promising. C. Unrealistic. D. Irreplaceable. 15. What is the text? A. An academic paper. B. A news report. C. An official document. D. A book review. 湖南省名校联考2025-2026学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题 B “How many times have you heard, or maybe you’ve said to yourself, ‘I hate small talk’?” asks Kyle Kellams, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, news director and radio host. But, he believes that it can serve as the gateway to real understanding. One “small talk” question that he frequently asks guests in the KUAF studio is: “What’s the first movie you ever saw in a movie theater?” Part of the reason he poses this particular question is technical — he’s testing the sound level of people’s voices on the microphone — but that’s not all. He says, “Sometimes that question leads to an interesting conversation.” Here’s an example of what he means. One guest’s answer was Jaws, which surprised him because he guessed she must have been quite young at the time. He recalls, “So I asked her, ‘Who took you as a kid to see Jaws?’ She said, ‘My dad.’ Well, that led us to a brief conversation about sharks, about fear, and about, for her, growing up as the kid of divorced (离婚的) parents. Then we went away and had the regular conversation about the topic we were scheduled to, and I think it went slightly better because we had actually made a connection.” By “small talk”, Kellams adds, “I’m not talking about, ‘Hey, isn’t that strange weather?’ followed by a few moments of awkward silence.” You should probably also avoid asking “What do you do?” since that question tends to keep things at a shallow level, too. Instead, you can borrow Kellams movie-theater question or come up with your own. Maybe it’s “What’s the first book you remember reading by yourself?” or “What’s your favorite vegetable?” Think about what could draw out vivid memories or passionate opinions, or what you’d be genuinely interested in finding out. But remember, you’re not there to simply collect their answer and depart. You’re there to receive it like the gift that it is, and respond wholeheartedly. As radio host Celeste Headlee likes to say, “A good conversation is like a game of catch.” Just as you wouldn’t interrupt catching and throwing a ball or Frisbee (飞盘) with a friend to check your phone or look for someone more interesting, commit yourself to following the small talk wherever it may lead. 4. Why does Kellams use small talk in conversations? A. It reveals a personal detail. B. It can raise microphone levels. C. It helps build a genuine connection. D. It involves questions about movies. 5. What can be inferred about the movie Jaws? A. It tells a love story. B. It’s a children’s movie. C. It contains terrifying scenes. D. It’s about animal conservation. 6. What does Kellams think of small talk about the weather? A. It takes up too much time. B. It makes one feel unhappy. C. It fails to test one’s memory. D. It keeps the talk on the surface. 7. What does the author want to highlight in the last paragraph? A. Strategies for a conversation. B. Benefits of a heartfelt conversation. C. Competitive elements in a conversation. D. Wholehearted engagement in a conversation. 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. D 北京市海淀区2025-2026学年高三上学期期末英语试题 D The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) spends a lot of its time staring at nothing. The shots of deep space this produces are remarkably beautiful, transforming an apparently empty sky into a field dotted with thousands of distant galaxies. The first surveys of the early universe have surprised astronomers, as the galaxies seem brighter than expected, with more star formation and larger black holes. Yet maybe we shouldn’t have been too startled to find the universe surprising us: it has been doing so since we first peered into the cosmic darkness. The most famous image of the early universe is the Hubble Deep Field captured in 1995. Yet this shot was almost never taken. Time on the Hubble Space Telescope is precious and astronomers spend months preparing proposals to try to get access. The process is a bit odd — often requiring researchers to argue simultaneously that the proposed observations would transform astronomy, but also that we know exactly what they will show. There are normally seven or eight times as many proposals as can be accepted, so risky observations have trouble getting through. Back in the 1990s, many renowned astronomers argued that directing Hubble at deep space was pointless, betting that the space telescope wouldn’t find a single new galaxy. They assumed that the galaxies we see around us today are representative of those throughout the past 14 billion years or so, a pessimistic outlook we now know is badly wrong. Finding the early universe lit up with firework displays of star formation was a fortuitous discovery. But once you start looking, you will find that astronomical history is filled with discoveries made by accident, or while scientists were looking for something else entirely. The team behind NASA’s Cassini probe was focused on its mission to explore Saturn’s famous rings and its mysterious moon Titan when an unexpected encounter with the tiny moon Enceladus revealed fountains of water coming from its south pole. It is now perhaps the most likely place for us to find life beyond Earth. These discoveries are all a long way from how science is taught, where careful experiment and testing of hypotheses lead to progress. Surprise is fun, so maybe we should embrace serendipity a little more. Some astronomers involved in reviewing this year’s JWST observations have suggested it would be fairer, and easier, to allocate time on the telescope by lottery, acknowledging that with so many good ideas floating around, we can’t possibly choose between them. But whether it is staring into deep space or exploring the solar system, experience has taught us that preparing to be surprised by the universe is the best way to make new discoveries. 31. What can be inferred about JWST? A. It functions from time to time. B. It renews our knowledge of deep space. C. It surprises people more than Hubble does. D. It confirms previous assumptions of the universe. 32. What does the writer think of the Hubble Space Telescope’s proposal process? A. It fails to leave much room for flexibility. B. It favors proposals by renowned scientists. C. It leads to pessimistic views of the universe. D. It ensures the most promising ideas get through. 33. What does the underlined word “fortuitous” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Groundbreaking. B. Effortless. C. Chance. D. Plain. 34. What does the author mainly do in this passage? A. Introduce space history. B. Examine a discovery. C. Balance opposing views. D. Encourage a mindset. 济南市2026届高三第一次模拟考试 D We’ve all heard that ostriches (鸵鸟) bury their heads in the sand when danger approaches. While untrue for the ostriches, it mirrors a common human behavior called “information avoidance” — the active choice to turn away from the freely available information highly relevant to ourselves. But why do we change from naturally curious children into selective information avoiders? A 2025 study titled “Becoming an Ostrich” explored this. Researchers had children aged 5 to 10 play a game where researchers designed two candy distribution schemes (方案): equal shares for each, or one large share and one small share. Most children chose the latter and claimed the large share. Then, researchers asked whether they would like to know how many candies were left for their partner. The result was interesting. Younger children showed strong curiosity, actively seeking their partner’s information. The older children, however, increasingly chose to avoid it. Researchers explained as children grow older, they become more concerned with feeling at ease — even if their actions might not be moral. By avoiding their partner’s information, they tend to keep a sense of fairness, or at least appearing fair. This strategy makes it easier to act in satisfying personal interests without feeling guilty. They note that adults routinely employ the same approach in various real-life situations. Yet avoidance has long-term costs. Skipping health screenings may ease anxiety now, but can risk serious health issues later. Avoiding tough conversations may prevent short term conflict, but will likely trap people in unsatisfying relationships. “By repeatedly avoiding opposing views,” researchers warn, “we build avoidance habits that can harden into rigid thinking patterns over time.” It’s no wonder researchers refer to this as a fundamental human contradiction: we start out in life as curious explorers, eager as possible to absorb whatever knowledge we can. Yet, somewhere along the way, we learn to stick our heads in the sand like an ostrich. This comfortable escape, nevertheless, can shape our choices and determine how our lives unfold. Recognizing this is the first step toward reclaiming the courageous curiosity that defines our earliest years. 12. How does the author introduce “information avoidance” in Paragraph 1? A. By using a metaphor. B. By offering statistics. C. By showing an argument. D. By giving an example. 13. Why did the older children avoid their partner’s information? A. To maintain a nice self-image. B. To safeguard others’ interests. C. To sustain their sense of guilt. D. To obey the rules of the game. 14. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The consequences of avoidance actions. B. The ways of forming thinking patterns. C. The reasons of ignoring opposing views. D. The health costs of our avoidance habits. 15. What can be a suitable title of the text? A. Does avoidance bring true happiness? B. Should we bury our heads like an ostrich? C. Can we shape our childhood curiosity? D. Is avoidance a path to greater curiosity? 浙江浙南名校、七彩阳光+精诚联盟、金兰教育2025-2026学年2月高三下学期返校联考英语试题 B This is depressing: people are using AI to solve escape room puzzles and cheat at trivia nights. It’s like going into a corn maze (迷宫) and just wanting a straight line to the end. Surely, that is the definition of wrecking your own fun. I’m puzzled how anyone could enjoy using a large language model (LLM) to sound “clever” or participate in any AI-hacked hobby. It doesn’t matter much, I suppose — this isn’t AI as existential threat. But it matters for fun — let the bots take our work, but not our joy! I wouldn’t tell anyone how to enjoy themselves — I’m no expert on fun, and would definitely end up sounding like an AI-generated Substack if I did (hug a tree, speak to a stranger, laugh with loved ones). But I have been thinking what makes me feel most vividly alive and I’m aiming to do more of it — my individual fightback against the “impersonal universal”. The first one is singing. I expect AI to search through musical classics to compose great songs, but it can’t produce the entertainment of my small choir composed of very particular humans. We’re not the most polished singers, but listening to one another and trying to blend (融合) our voices gives me an intense sense of connection. Occasionally, everything comes together and we produce a few seconds of surprising beauty. When it doesn’t, it’s fun anyway. I also get a fair amount of joy from people — I say this as a lifelong introvert (内向的人). When I try to identify my most reliable source of pleasure, it’s wandering round a strange city looking at its inhabitants. What are people wearing, eating, talking about; what annoys them; what kind of dogs do they have? It’s an all-you-can-eat human buffet. That’s the secret for me: AI can explain what we are as a whole, but it blends all our colours to a muddy brown; it can’t capture the joy of the absolutely particular. 24. What does the underlined word “wrecking” in the first paragraph mean? A. Ruining. B. Creating. C. Enjoying. D. Spreading 25. Which of the following would the author disapprove of? A. Following AI-generated suggestions. B. Encouraging others to enjoy themselves. C. Taking advantage of AI in the workplace. D. Making use of AI in recreational activities. 26. What is the problem of AI-generated music? A. It is impersonal. B. It is unoriginal. C. It is serious. D. It is complex. 27. What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A. AI is less intelligent than humans. B. True joy lies in individual uniqueness. C. Particularity is the key to improving AI. D. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. 山东名校联盟2026届高三下学期2月份核心素养评估考试英语试卷 C Horror fans have been painted with the same broad and bloody brush for decades: labelled as cold, unfeeling thrill-seekers who delight in others’ suffering. Film critics have described the fans and creators of films like Friday the 13th and Saw as “very sick people”. But I argue that these assumptions are all wrong. The misconceptions about horror fans were seemingly supported by evidence presented in an analysis from 2007. But the analysis is only as strong as the studies it summarizes. In this case, they had poorly defined variables. For example, the two studies with the strongest association with low empathy examined participant enjoyment of torture and short clips that concluded with cruel murders and no satisfactory resolution. These measures probably won’t tell you much about horror fans. The authors of the analysis admitted deep in the discussion section that the link between empathy and enjoyment of horror disappeared when those studies were removed. In 2024, I published a set of studies that directly addressed the question of horror fandom and empathy. The results were striking. Using standardised assessments, horror fans scored higher on empathy and compassion. When my colleagues and I examined the motivations of horror fans at frightening attractions, we found that “adrenaline junkies” represent only one subset. We also found a group we called “dark copers”, who use horror to process difficult emotions. Another group, “white knucklers,” confront fear to learn about themselves. The three-type model reveals that many fans aren’t just motivated by adrenaline (肾上腺素). But there is one common trait among them. My research has identified morbid curiosity (猎奇) as the most powerful predictor of horror fandom. It is this tendency to seek out information about threatening or death-related phenomena that drives a fascination with horror media. Studies show that people with higher levels of this curiosity demonstrate better preparedness for real crises and show increased resilience during stressful life events. The evidence paints a picture of horror fans being empathetic, curious and psychologically complicated. Horror is a proof to human adaptability and our remarkable capacity to find meaning, connection and even growth in the face of our deepest fears. 8. What is a conventional wisdom about horror fans? A. They lack empathy. B. They tend to fall sick. C. They desire comfort. D. They seek uniqueness. 9. What is the limitation of previous studies? A. They ignore the essence of humanity. B. The variables’ definition is indefinite. C. They rely much on participants’ feelings. D. The incomplete discussion is misleading. 10. Why is the three-type model mentioned in paragraph 4? A. To introduce types of horror fans. B. To show motivations of horror fans. C. To group fans based on their emotions. D. To compare different levels of curiosity. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards horrors? A. He doubted them. B. He dismissed them. C. He approved of them. D. He brushed them aside. 江苏无锡市2025-2026学年高三上学期2月期末英语试题 C Few things delight children, or annoy their parents, as much as screen time. Parents urge their children to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a football. Some countries are banning social media for under-16s. The worry may be focused on the wrong age group. For all the fears around teens and screens, the most square-eyed generation is the elderly. Older people have long been champion TV-viewers. Now, with smartphones and tablets, their screen time has grown even longer. In fact, screens now take up more than half of their waking hours. The digitization of old age is a good thing. The elderly have perhaps more to gain from smart devices than any other age group. Facebook brings daily updates from old friends and faraway grandchildren. Online shopping removes the need to walk around shops. A connected retirement is more satisfying and fun than an offline one. While older people face fewer online risks than teenagers for they have stable real-life relationships and formed worldviews, new dangers emerge as more seniors go online. Unlike those of teenagers, their devices are often linked to credit cards. Door-to-door conmen (骗子), who have long spied on the elderly, can now go iPad-to-iPad. Governments rightly try to protect children from online conmen. They must recognize that there is another, fast-growing vulnerable group to look after. A second cost is misinformation. The elderly are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites. Older people also appear to be more susceptible (易受影响的) than others to online tricks. As older generations spend more time online, they are entering a Wild West of information. And the elderly are frequently reported to be misled. Policymakers have often banned youth crazes, from rock’n’roll to violent video games. Now, with seniors using screens more, we must also calmly discuss their digital needs and support. 28. Who does “square-eyed generation” in paragraph 1 probably refer to? A. People criticizing social media. B. People enjoying reading books. C. People spending too much time on screens. D. Parents worrying about their children. 29. What do paragraphs 4 and 5 mainly talk about? A. The differences in online risks between the elderly and teenagers. B. The bad things the elderly are facing online. C. The generation gap in using news apps and websites. D. The measures governments should take to protect the elderly online. 30. What is the author’s main purpose of writing this article? A. To draw urgent attention to teenagers’ screen time. B. To blame the elderly for their long screen time C. To suggest banning the elderly from using smart devices. D. To call for more protection for the elderly in the digital world. 31. How does the author mainly develop the idea in the text? A. By quoting experts. B. By giving examples. C. By providing statistics. D. By making comparisons. 广东揭阳市三校联考2025-2026学年高三下学期开学英语试题 D Most of us were raised to think that smart people always know the right answers. From gold stars in school to performance reviews in the office, we’re rewarded for certainty. Yet as Bidhan Parmar, professor at the UVA Darden School of Business, argues in his new book, Radical Doubt, “Certainty somehow blinds us. The only thing that spoon-feeding teaches us is the shape of a spoon”. His point is unsettling: The very habits we rely on to feel smart — rushing toward the final goals, simplifying complex problems, sugar-coating our initial reactions — are the ones that keep us from making wise choices. The hardest problems we face in life, whether in careers, relationships, or society, rarely come with single right answers. They’re what Parmar calls “moments of unease”: multi-criteria choices that involve competing goals, high risks, and deep uncertainty. The old playbook of being a “right-answer getter” not only fails here, but backfires. As Parmar explains, “We often treat complex problems like simple ones until we are faced with the reality.” Our personal and professional environments are more uncertain than ever. Technology evolves faster than regulation, workplaces are more diverse, and social standards are shifting. I’ve watched firsthand that seasoned leaders ignore warning signs because they were addicted to “feeling right.” They simplified the situation when they should have paused or explored, and missed the opportunity that doubt was pointing them toward. Our brains run on interconnected systems: the Pursue system (seek rewards), the Protect system (avoid threats), and the Pause-and-Piece-Together system (engage doubt and reframe). Prior evidence-based studies report that most of us let the first two dominate, charging ahead or withdrawing in fear. Grounded in behavioral science, the wiser move is to take enough time to notice complexity, question assumptions, and treat our intuition (直觉) not as the only decision but as an alternative. In practice, this means holding competing goals side by side, and learning to say not “I know,” but “I’m learning.” 12. What is implied by mentioning the spoon-feeding? A. Certainty might ruin decision-making. B. Average people can learn few facts. C. Smart habits secure positive outcomes. D. Simple tools secretly boost creativity. 13. Which might be a “moment of unease”? A. Profiting from stable investments with spare funds. B. Trying to find a job overseas when a parent falls ill. C. Treating difficult problems with one’s first intuition. D. Continuing to develop in one’s familiar research field. 14. What can make leaders fail according to the author? A. Shifting standards. B. Lacking experience. C. Ignoring principles. D. Overlooking doubts. 15. What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph? A. Intuition types and brain functions. B. Initial doubts and competing goals. C. Brain systems and connection forms. D. Scientific theories and workable tips. 浙江省名校协作体2025-2026学年第二学期高三开学考英语试题 C We live in a world where conversations about mental health are becoming more common. Yet, while sharing struggles often receives understanding, admitting to feeling steady can sometimes feel uncomfortable. Why does saying “I’m doing well” often come with a hint of guilt, as if being okay is somehow inappropriate when others are not? This phenomenon is linked to what psychologists call upward emotional comparison. In our interconnected society, we constantly measure our own emotional state against the visible suffering of others. As a result, expressions of personal stability can be misunderstood as indifference or privilege, making people hesitate to share their neutral or positive wellbeing. The language of crisis feels more familiar and authentic than the language of calm. However, feeling okay is not emotional ignorance. Research in positive psychology suggests that emotions like calmness and contentment are not merely personal benefits. They serve a critical social function. Positive emotions can broaden our perspective, enhance problem-solving abilities, and build psychological resources. This inner steadiness, far from being selfish, actually increases our capacity for empathy and compassion. It acts as an emotional bulwark, allowing individuals to navigate the waves of collective stress without being overwhelmed. Therefore, cultivating and acknowledging this “quiet okayness” is a form of emotional resilience. It involves several practices: answering honestly when genuinely well, valuing the stable middle ground between crisis and excitement, allowing oneself to feel gratitude without guilt, and sharing one’s calm through attentive presence. In challenging times, such steadiness becomes a quiet strength. By openly acknowledging our own periods of stability, we help normalize a full range of human emotions and create space for others to accept their own state without judgment. Ultimately, this honest sharing of wellbeing, one conversation at a time, contributes to building a more emotionally resilient community. 28. Why might people feel guilty saying “I’m doing well”? A. They feel they face a language crisis. B. They fear their luck won’t last long. C. They think sharing feelings is impolite. D. They worry it shows a lack of concern. 29. What does the underlined word “bulwark” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Measurement. B. Barrier. C. Support. D. Pressure. 30. Which of the following actions best illustrates “quiet okayness”? A. Sharing only anxieties to seek support. B. Encouraging others to feel constantly happy. C. Telling a friend you’re well when you truly are. D. Saying “I’m fine” quickly even if feeling stressed. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Quiet Strength of Feeling Okay B. Why We Should Only Share Our Struggles C. How Positive Psychology Builds Happiness D. The Problem of Upward Emotional Comparison 2026届浙江强基联盟3月高三下学期二模联考英语试题 C Every December, my house turns into the island of unwanted gifts. People are kind, but there are only so many candied nut tins, caramel popcorn towers, and sugar cookies one family can consume. Let us not forget my wedding-regift incident. We received a very expensive electric teakettle. We don’t drink tea, so we returned it to the store and got $75. Later, the store manager called, furious, accusing us of trading them a piece of junk. Someone had bought the kettle and discovered an obviously used cut-glass Easter basket inside. It turns out that person had regifted it to us. We paid the store back and were handed that ugly Easter basket. This made me wonder: Is regifting a form of rudeness? To find out, let’s explore both sides of the regifting debate. First of all, humans have been regifting since the dawn of time. Caveman A gives Caveman B a rock; Caveman B gives it to Caveman C. We call that anthropology (人类学). Modern life demands efficiency. Why let something sit in a cabinet? Why not give that brand-new item to someone who will actually use it? It’s economical. It’s environmentally friendly. It’s basically the circle of life. And yet, regifting is a high-risk sport. It requires memory and strategy. Give the gift to the wrong person, and suddenly people are texting: “Didn’t I give this to you?” Regifting can go terribly wrong if you misjudge a person’s taste, so you should not regift within the same social ecosystem, while also carefully removing all the evidence (cards, receipts, etc.). Ultimately, the key is to match the gift to the person — so never give spa products to someone who hates lotions (乳液). My official ruling? Regifting is not rude. Thoughtlessness is rude. Waste is rude. But giving something new, unused and suited to someone else’s preferences is generosity in its most practical, planet- friendly form. So go ahead — regift joyfully, wisely and guilt-free. After all, someone out there really needs those candied nuts. 8. What does the underlined word “furious” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Confused. B. Frustrated. C. Annoyed. D. Surprised. 9. Why does the author mention “Caveman” in the text? A. To trace back the long history of regifting. B. To provide examples of human efficiency. C. To encourage the proper action of regifting. D. To explain the nature of ancient anthropology. 10. Which of the following might be a successful regifting? A. Sending a spa product to a colleague. B. Returning a costly gift to a local store. C. Sharing fresh candies with a neighbor. D. Giving a suitable scarf to a new friend. 11. What is a suitable title for the text? A. Does regifting make sense? B. Is regifting actually rude? C. What’s the power of regifting? D. Why is regifting high-risk? 2026届浙江省杭州市杭州二中高三3月考试 D Being an information technology, or IT, worker is not a job I envy. They are the ones expected to instantly fix a projector that stops working, even right in the middle of a critical meeting. They have to tolerate the bad mood of colleagues who are upset after calling the help desk repeatedly for the same issue. They also know there are better, more reliable and faster systems available, but their employer simply will not provide the funds to buy them. According to a recent survey, employees reliant on IT support often consider it a major source of job dissatisfaction. Through no fault of their own, they can suddenly find their productivity deteriorating (下降) or quality control non-existent. And there’s little they can do about it. The experience of using IT affects almost every aspect of the workplace. It has become a crucial part of employees’ overall work experience. When IT is operating as it should, employee self-confidence increases. Their job satisfaction, too, can surge when well-functioning machines relieve them of dull tasks or repetitive processes. But if there’s one thing that triggers widespread frustration (沮丧), it’s a failed IT transformation project. In such cases, high expectations are dashed, and a long list of promised efficiencies fails to materialize. This occurs when business leaders implement IT initiatives with little consideration of how those changes will impact the end user. This is why managers should appreciate how influential the IT user experience is, and make a substantial effort to ensure their IT team fixes programming errors and application crashes. Adequate and timely IT support should also be available to help users resolve technological issues at work. More importantly, IT practitioners need to understand how employees feel when they use IT. Therefore, businesses need to design their IT infrastructure to fit their employees’ work, rather than force employees to work around the company’s IT limitations. 32. Why does the author say IT work is not a job he admires? A. Fixing equipment urgently during meetings. B. Knowing better systems are not funded. C. Dealing with unhappy colleagues repeatedly. D. Handling high-pressure tasks with poor support. 33. What is said about Information Technology’s influence on employees? A. It mainly helps the tech-skilled. B. Its negatives may outweigh positives. C. It can hurt or help work and well-being. D. It often lowers productivity and satisfaction. 34. What should managers and businesses do to improve the IT experience? A. Make IT training available to staff. B. Tailor technology to fit human work patterns. C. Upgrade systems regardless of cost for efficiency. D. Focus first on solving urgent technical breakdowns. 35. Which would be the best title for the text? A. Employee Training in the Digital Age B. The Rising Cost of Business Technology C. Why IT Departments Need More Funding D. Human-Centered IT: A Key to Productivity $ 高三模拟阅读理解议论文汇总二 目录 2026届浙江省宁波市镇海区镇海中学高三首考模拟考试英语试题 1 湖南省名校联考2025-2026学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题 3 浙江省杭州第二中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月热身考英语试卷 4 山东省滨州市2025-2026学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题 5 湖南省名校联考2025-2026学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题 8 北京市海淀区2025-2026学年高三上学期期末英语试题 10 济南市2026届高三第一次模拟考试 12 浙江浙南名校、七彩阳光+精诚联盟、金兰教育2025-2026学年2月高三下学期返校联考英语试题 13 山东名校联盟2026届高三下学期2月份核心素养评估考试英语试卷 14 江苏无锡市2025-2026学年高三上学期2月期末英语试题 16 广东揭阳市三校联考2025-2026学年高三下学期开学英语试题 17 浙江省名校协作体2025-2026学年第二学期高三开学考英语试题 19 2026届浙江强基联盟3月高三下学期二模联考英语试题 20 2026届浙江省杭州市杭州二中高三3月考试 21 2026届浙江省宁波市镇海区镇海中学高三首考模拟考试英语试题 C Nowadays, the thought that a child’s behavior can be bad — mean, greedy, selfish — is often considered unacceptable especially in the rich and democratic West. Children are treated as a unique category, almost a species apart from adults. This appears in the popular “every child is different” belief, which discourages judging or correcting children so as to honor their uniqueness. One explanation for this is the tendency to view children’s emotions as purely physiological releases of stress, beyond moral evaluation. Brain-body parenting, for instance, argues that young children lack the neural wiring for self-control and therefore should not be expected to regulate their behavior. Parents are urged not to correct wrongdoing but simply to narrate emotions — “You’re feeling very angry right now.” But human emotions are inseparable from understanding: Fear reflects a sense of threat, disappointment signals unmet expectations; jealousy implies perceiving another as a rival. Meaning shapes feeling, even in toddlers. Merely labeling a child’s anger without explaining when anger is appropriate or how it may harm others deprives them of an understanding of what they are feeling. The psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion explained in Learning from Experience (1962) that when parents interpret and respond to a baby’s behavior, they transform raw sense experiences into meaningful thoughts. Moral and emotional understanding — knowing justified anger, practicing restraint, respecting others — does not suddenly appear in adulthood. It develops gradually, long before children are able to grasp or express such ideas clearly, as parents offer forms of understanding to their children from the very beginning. As Bion put it, “just as we do not hold back from speaking to little babies because of the worry that they are unable to use words, so we should not hold back from initiating kids to our understanding of what counts as good and bad behavior.” The idea that a parent can remain neutral toward their child’s behaviour is at best naive and at worst dangerous. The deeper question parents need to ask is: Who do we want our toddlers to become? Unless we begin with a vision of the kind of person we hope to raise, we will always be chasing the latest parenting trend, or, perhaps, our child’s every mood. 8. How would parents usually respond to children’s misbehavior in the West? A. They try to categorize all their mistakes. B. They point out and punish it immediately. C. They judge it by moral standards of adults. D. They forgive it to ensure kids’ individuality. 9. What does the author think of the brain-body parenting? A. It overlooks the role of understanding in emotions. B. It is a practical solution to reduce children’s stress. C. It helps parents handle children’s negative moods. D. It highlights the biological basis of kids’ misbehavior. 10. What can we learn about moral education according to Wilfred Bion? A. Kids know nothing about moral rules. B. Language and morals develop hand in hand. C. Moral rules should be nurtured from early ages. D Children’s abilities mature when they grow up. 11. What does the author advise parents to do in the last paragraph? A. Follow new parenting trends closely. B. Set clear aims for their child’s growth. C. Stay neutral about their child’s behavior. D. Let moods guide their parenting choices. 8. D 9. A 10. C 11. B 这是一篇议论文，批判西方育儿中纵容孩子不良行为的观念，指出情绪与认知密不可分，强调道德情感教育应从幼儿时期开始，建议父母明确育儿目标。文章开篇指出西方不评判纠正孩子行为、强调个体独特性的现象，接着分析该现象的成因及 “大脑 - 身体育儿法” 的主张，随后反驳该观点，阐明情绪与认知的关联，引用精神分析师的理论论证幼儿时期道德教育的重要性，最后指出父母中立育儿观念的危害，提出应明确育儿愿景的建议。 浙江省杭州第二中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月热身考英语试卷 C “Men are from Mars, women from Venus” has become a convenient shorthand for every household debate, from map-reading to loading the dishwasher. Yet beneath the jokes lies a serious question: are the two sexes born with fundamentally different wiring, or have we simply repeated the story until it feels true? A high-profile set of scans appears to offer hard proof of a difference. British psychologist Stuart Ritchie reported in 2012 that male brains are, on average, roughly one-tenth heavier than female brains and contain more white-matter. Lise Eliot, a neuroscientist at Chicago Medical School, believes such headlines are too dramatic. After re-analyzing thousands of images collected across six countries, she calls the brain “a unisex (不分性别的) organ”. The gap between group averages, she insists, is no wider than the difference between male and female kidneys, and the figures fail to predict how the organ actually processes algebra, empathy or parking instructions. Put simply, size decides nothing. If body structure is not the real boss, what is? Social experience. A 1970 survey’ showed boys beating girls thirteen-to-one on the mathematics SAT, a figure once highlighted by former Harvard president Lawrence Summers as proof of natural male scientific talent. However, when later student groups offered girls equal laboratory hours, encouraged female teachers and rewrote textbooks to include more real-world problems, the ratio fell to three-to-one, suggesting that opportunity, not body part, writes most of the scoreboard. Margaret McCarthy, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Maryland, applauds Eliot for “forcing the debate forward”. She also notes that wiping out every sex difference would sound an extreme note. Equal, she reminds us, is not identical; biology may still whisper where society shouts. 28. Why does the author present Ritchie’s finding? A. To correct statistical errors in psychology. B. To stress the risk of repeating the same story. C. To explain boys’ bad habits in reading maps. D. To present scan evidence of sex differences. 29. What is implied by Eliot’s re-analysis of brain volume? A. Kidneys may decide brain sizes. B. Males do well in tackling complex tasks. C. It can’t tell how a person thinks or acts. D. Brain size might influence sex rules. 30. What can we infer from the narrowed math score gap after 1970? A. Equal chances play a big role. B. Boys are losing interest in STEM. C. Standardized tests can’t be trusted. D. Biology favors girls in math. 31. What might be McCarthy’s attitude to erasing sex differences? A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Unclear. D. Indifferent. 28---31 DCAB 这是一篇议论文，围绕男女大脑是否存在本质差异展开辩论，驳斥了 “男女大脑天生不同” 的观点，指出社会经历才是造成性别能力差异的主因，同时也认可生理因素可能存在细微影响。文章开篇以流行语引出男女差异是先天还是后天的核心问题，接着介绍男性大脑更重的研究结论，随后通过神经科学家的重新分析反驳该结论，强调大脑的无性别差异，再以数学测试的例子论证社会环境对性别能力差异的影响，最后借学者观点指出无需抹杀所有性别差异，生理因素或有微弱作用。 山东省滨州市2025-2026学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题 C Recent holiday seasons have seen children opening toys that can talk back. Toymakers have embraced artificial intelligence (AI), producing robots and teddies that can teach and play with. Older children are glued to AI-enhanced games, while at school, many learn alongside chatbot-tutors. AI promises every child a “bespoke” upbringing once reserved for the rich. A childhood fit for a king could become universal. However, this future is filled with hidden traps. Being accompanied by robots has advantages, especially where teachers are scarce. AI tutors can save children from classes pitched to the median, where bright pupils are bored and struggling ones are lost. Yet, technology creates new risks. AI may generate wrong answers, and chatbots can sometimes coax vulnerable adolescents into harmful behaviors. Childhood may be disrupted most radically by AI when it behaves exactly as intended. The technology quickly learns what its master likes and shows more of it, potentially locking children into “echo chambers”. A child who likes football may be told only football stories by his teddy. This stamps out the joy of unexpected discovery and means a child may never learn to tolerate something unfamiliar. One-sided relationships with chatbots present a similar risk. AI companions that never criticize are poor preparation for dealing with imperfect humans. These “yes-bots” threaten to create children not used to taking turns or compromising. Such individuals may grow up into colleagues unable to work in teams or partners unfamiliar with the give-and-take required in relationships. The long-term challenge is to preserve the socialization that AI could erase. Schools should use personalized tuition where it works, but they must also redouble efforts to teach what robots can’t: to debate, to disagree, and to get along with people who are not as obedient as a chatbot. AI may let every child live like royalty, but the truly privileged may be those whose parents and teachers know when to turn it off. 8. What does the author mean by “a childhood fit for a king” in paragraph 1? A. A childhood spent in a privileged royal family. B. A childhood supported by personalized resources. C. A childhood dominated by advanced robotic toys. D. A childhood free from any academic pressure. 9. What does the underlined word “coax” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Force. B. Trick. C. Assist. D. Argue. 10. What is the author’s main concern about AI behaving “as intended”? A. It limits diverse exposure. B. It causes sports addiction. C. It provides wrong answers. D. It lacks enough information. 11. According to the author, what should be the focus of schools in the AI era? A. Improving students’ social media literacy. B. Cooperating with parents to restrict screen time. C. Helping students avoid AI-enhanced entertainment. D. Fostering students’ ability to handle different opinions. 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. D 这是一篇议论文，探讨人工智能应用于儿童成长的利弊，指出 AI 能为孩子提供个性化成长资源，却也暗藏诸多风险，呼吁学校重视培养孩子的社交与思辨能力，合理使用 AI。文章开篇介绍 AI 在儿童生活学习中的普及，带来定制化成长的可能；接着转折指出 AI 存在的潜在隐患，如给出错误答案、诱导不良行为；随后重点分析 AI 按设定运行时的核心问题，即形成信息茧房、限制孩子多元体验，还会影响其社交能力；最后提出应对挑战的方法，强调学校应侧重培养孩子的辩论、包容等机器人无法教授的能力，合理把控 AI 使用。 D We humans use language to understand the world around us. Life on a Little-Known Planet — Elizabeth Kolbert’s latest collection of essays — expands our definition of “language” beyond human speech as we attempt to understand complex biodiversity and climate change challenges for Earth’s life. The essays, covering topics from carbon capture to caterpillars, are woven together to help interpret the signals sent by other organisms and the ecosystems we live in. Kolbert notes in a profile of entomologist David Wagner that caterpillars, an under-appreciated life stage, are part of millions of undescribed species frequently ignored by humans. These small creatures hold food chains together, pollinate (授粉) crops and decompose remains. In revealing the world of caterpillars, Kolbert highlights how biodiversity loss and the decline of pollinators have the “credible potential to alter the shape and structure of the earthly world”. New Zealand, famous for unique species, faces issues with human-introduced invasive species. Kolbert describes that alien species management plans — whether focused on rats, stoats, rabbits, or kittens — usually center on the likely-impossible goal of eradicating them. Saving the uniqueness of New Zealand thus creates a paradox of language where pesticides and traps are tools of conservation. In her essay on rising seas, extreme events, ranging from collapsing ice sheets in Greenland to sea level rise in Florida, are alarm cries — but a changing planet also means new opportunities for enterprising humans. Kolbert reveals how the loss of Arctic ice flows creates economic opportunities for Indigenous Greenlanders by extending the Northwest Passage’s shipping season, while accelerating local cultural extinction. Profiles of prominent voices for climate science and policy conclude this collection with unanswered questions: Can a muddy stream express its will? Do swamp sounds reveal nature’s right to well-being? If we could decode whale clicks, what would we say in return? The central challenge, Kolbert suggests, is not just to hear these messages, but to understand and act upon them before it is too late. A core theme of Kolbert’s work can be summarized by a quote from the 20th-century French writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “To build a ship, do not assign tasks. Inspire a longing for the sea.” 12. What is the main purpose of Elizabeth Kolbert’s essay collection? A. To introduce carbon capture technology. B. To explore communication across species. C. To introduce endangered species worldwide. D. To help decode the message from ecosystems. 13. What can be inferred about small creatures like caterpillars in paragraph 2? A. They are essential to the stability of the ecosystem. B. They are widely recognized for their role in nature. C. They accelerate the process of climate changing. D. They become primary pollinators for most crops. 14. What does Kolbert think of the New Zealand’s alien species management plans? A. Innovative. B. Promising. C. Unrealistic. D. Irreplaceable. 15. What is the text? A. An academic paper. B. A news report. C. An official document. D. A book review. 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D 这是一篇书评，介绍伊丽莎白・科尔伯特的散文集《鲜为人知的星球上的生命》，评析该书将 “语言” 定义拓展至非人类范畴，解读生物与生态信号，探讨生物多样性、气候问题等议题，点明其核心主题与现实意义。文章开篇介绍散文集核心主旨，即拓展语言定义、解读生态与生物的信号；接着分述书中关于毛毛虫、新西兰入侵物种、海平面上升的三篇散文内容及探讨的生态问题；随后说明文集结尾的未解答问题与核心呼吁；最后引用名言总结作品核心主题，升华主旨。 湖南省名校联考2025-2026学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题 B “How many times have you heard, or maybe you’ve said to yourself, ‘I hate small talk’?” asks Kyle Kellams, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, news director and radio host. But, he believes that it can serve as the gateway to real understanding. One “small talk” question that he frequently asks guests in the KUAF studio is: “What’s the first movie you ever saw in a movie theater?” Part of the reason he poses this particular question is technical — he’s testing the sound level of people’s voices on the microphone — but that’s not all. He says, “Sometimes that question leads to an interesting conversation.” Here’s an example of what he means. One guest’s answer was Jaws, which surprised him because he guessed she must have been quite young at the time. He recalls, “So I asked her, ‘Who took you as a kid to see Jaws?’ She said, ‘My dad.’ Well, that led us to a brief conversation about sharks, about fear, and about, for her, growing up as the kid of divorced (离婚的) parents. Then we went away and had the regular conversation about the topic we were scheduled to, and I think it went slightly better because we had actually made a connection.” By “small talk”, Kellams adds, “I’m not talking about, ‘Hey, isn’t that strange weather?’ followed by a few moments of awkward silence.” You should probably also avoid asking “What do you do?” since that question tends to keep things at a shallow level, too. Instead, you can borrow Kellams movie-theater question or come up with your own. Maybe it’s “What’s the first book you remember reading by yourself?” or “What’s your favorite vegetable?” Think about what could draw out vivid memories or passionate opinions, or what you’d be genuinely interested in finding out. But remember, you’re not there to simply collect their answer and depart. You’re there to receive it like the gift that it is, and respond wholeheartedly. As radio host Celeste Headlee likes to say, “A good conversation is like a game of catch.” Just as you wouldn’t interrupt catching and throwing a ball or Frisbee (飞盘) with a friend to check your phone or look for someone more interesting, commit yourself to following the small talk wherever it may lead. 4. Why does Kellams use small talk in conversations? A. It reveals a personal detail. B. It can raise microphone levels. C. It helps build a genuine connection. D. It involves questions about movies. 5. What can be inferred about the movie Jaws? A. It tells a love story. B. It’s a children’s movie. C. It contains terrifying scenes. D. It’s about animal conservation. 6. What does Kellams think of small talk about the weather? A. It takes up too much time. B. It makes one feel unhappy. C. It fails to test one’s memory. D. It keeps the talk on the surface. 7. What does the author want to highlight in the last paragraph? A. Strategies for a conversation. B. Benefits of a heartfelt conversation. C. Competitive elements in a conversation. D. Wholehearted engagement in a conversation. 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. D 这是一篇议论文，阐述优质闲聊并非浅层寒暄，而是建立深度理解的桥梁，介绍电台主持人 Kellams 的闲聊技巧，包括设计有温度的问题、避开浅层话题，同时强调闲聊时全身心投入的重要性。文章开篇以 “讨厌闲聊” 的普遍心态引出 Kellams 的核心观点，接着以其常用的电影问题为例，结合具体对话案例说明优质闲聊能搭建真诚联结，随后指出天气类等浅层闲聊的弊端并给出设计优质问题的建议，最后强调闲聊需真诚接收回应、全身心投入的关键要点。 北京市海淀区2025-2026学年高三上学期期末英语试题 D The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) spends a lot of its time staring at nothing. The shots of deep space this produces are remarkably beautiful, transforming an apparently empty sky into a field dotted with thousands of distant galaxies. The first surveys of the early universe have surprised astronomers, as the galaxies seem brighter than expected, with more star formation and larger black holes. Yet maybe we shouldn’t have been too startled to find the universe surprising us: it has been doing so since we first peered into the cosmic darkness. The most famous image of the early universe is the Hubble Deep Field captured in 1995. Yet this shot was almost never taken. Time on the Hubble Space Telescope is precious and astronomers spend months preparing proposals to try to get access. The process is a bit odd — often requiring researchers to argue simultaneously that the proposed observations would transform astronomy, but also that we know exactly what they will show. There are normally seven or eight times as many proposals as can be accepted, so risky observations have trouble getting through. Back in the 1990s, many renowned astronomers argued that directing Hubble at deep space was pointless, betting that the space telescope wouldn’t find a single new galaxy. They assumed that the galaxies we see around us today are representative of those throughout the past 14 billion years or so, a pessimistic outlook we now know is badly wrong. Finding the early universe lit up with firework displays of star formation was a fortuitous discovery. But once you start looking, you will find that astronomical history is filled with discoveries made by accident, or while scientists were looking for something else entirely. The team behind NASA’s Cassini probe was focused on its mission to explore Saturn’s famous rings and its mysterious moon Titan when an unexpected encounter with the tiny moon Enceladus revealed fountains of water coming from its south pole. It is now perhaps the most likely place for us to find life beyond Earth. These discoveries are all a long way from how science is taught, where careful experiment and testing of hypotheses lead to progress. Surprise is fun, so maybe we should embrace serendipity a little more. Some astronomers involved in reviewing this year’s JWST observations have suggested it would be fairer, and easier, to allocate time on the telescope by lottery, acknowledging that with so many good ideas floating around, we can’t possibly choose between them. But whether it is staring into deep space or exploring the solar system, experience has taught us that preparing to be surprised by the universe is the best way to make new discoveries. 31. What can be inferred about JWST? A. It functions from time to time. B. It renews our knowledge of deep space. C. It surprises people more than Hubble does. D. It confirms previous assumptions of the universe. 32. What does the writer think of the Hubble Space Telescope’s proposal process? A. It fails to leave much room for flexibility. B. It favors proposals by renowned scientists. C. It leads to pessimistic views of the universe. D. It ensures the most promising ideas get through. 33. What does the underlined word “fortuitous” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Groundbreaking. B. Effortless. C. Chance. D. Plain. 34. What does the author mainly do in this passage? A. Introduce space history. B. Examine a discovery. C. Balance opposing views. D. Encourage a mindset. 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是天文探索中应接纳意外发现、摒弃固有预判，篇章结构为 “现象引入 — 事例佐证 — 观点阐释 — 总结倡导”。文章以韦伯望远镜拍摄深空、发现早期宇宙星系超乎预期开篇；接着以哈勃深场的拍摄争议，说明天文探索中保守提案机制对冒险观测的限制；再用卡西尼探测器偶然发现土卫二水泉的事例，印证天文发现多源于意外；最后对比科学教学与实际探索的差异，倡导在天文研究中接纳偶然性，甚至建议以抽签分配观测时间，强调做好迎接宇宙意外的准备，才是取得新发现的最佳方式。 济南市2026届高三第一次模拟考试 D We’ve all heard that ostriches (鸵鸟) bury their heads in the sand when danger approaches. While untrue for the ostriches, it mirrors a common human behavior called “information avoidance” — the active choice to turn away from the freely available information highly relevant to ourselves. But why do we change from naturally curious children into selective information avoiders? A 2025 study titled “Becoming an Ostrich” explored this. Researchers had children aged 5 to 10 play a game where researchers designed two candy distribution schemes (方案): equal shares for each, or one large share and one small share. Most children chose the latter and claimed the large share. Then, researchers asked whether they would like to know how many candies were left for their partner. The result was interesting. Younger children showed strong curiosity, actively seeking their partner’s information. The older children, however, increasingly chose to avoid it. Researchers explained as children grow older, they become more concerned with feeling at ease — even if their actions might not be moral. By avoiding their partner’s information, they tend to keep a sense of fairness, or at least appearing fair. This strategy makes it easier to act in satisfying personal interests without feeling guilty. They note that adults routinely employ the same approach in various real-life situations. Yet avoidance has long-term costs. Skipping health screenings may ease anxiety now, but can risk serious health issues later. Avoiding tough conversations may prevent short term conflict, but will likely trap people in unsatisfying relationships. “By repeatedly avoiding opposing views,” researchers warn, “we build avoidance habits that can harden into rigid thinking patterns over time.” It’s no wonder researchers refer to this as a fundamental human contradiction: we start out in life as curious explorers, eager as possible to absorb whatever knowledge we can. Yet, somewhere along the way, we learn to stick our heads in the sand like an ostrich. This comfortable escape, nevertheless, can shape our choices and determine how our lives unfold. Recognizing this is the first step toward reclaiming the courageous curiosity that defines our earliest years. 12. How does the author introduce “information avoidance” in Paragraph 1? A. By using a metaphor. B. By offering statistics. C. By showing an argument. D. By giving an example. 13. Why did the older children avoid their partner’s information? A. To maintain a nice self-image. B. To safeguard others’ interests. C. To sustain their sense of guilt. D. To obey the rules of the game. 14. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The consequences of avoidance actions. B. The ways of forming thinking patterns. C. The reasons of ignoring opposing views. D. The health costs of our avoidance habits. 15. What can be a suitable title of the text? A. Does avoidance bring true happiness? B. Should we bury our heads like an ostrich? C. Can we shape our childhood curiosity? D. Is avoidance a path to greater curiosity? 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. B 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是人类的 “信息回避” 行为的形成原因、现实影响及反思，篇章结构为 “现象引入 — 实验探究 — 原因分析 — 危害阐释 — 总结反思”。文章以鸵鸟埋首的谬误类比引出人类 “信息回避” 行为，提出核心问题；接着用 5-10 岁儿童的糖果实验，展现该行为随年龄增长的形成过程；随后分析其成因是人们为维持心理舒适、逃避愧疚感；再阐述信息回避的长期代价，如健康风险、关系问题和僵化思维；最后指出这一行为的矛盾性，强调认清该行为是重拾童年好奇心的第一步。 浙江浙南名校、七彩阳光+精诚联盟、金兰教育2025-2026学年2月高三下学期返校联考英语试题 B This is depressing: people are using AI to solve escape room puzzles and cheat at trivia nights. It’s like going into a corn maze (迷宫) and just wanting a straight line to the end. Surely, that is the definition of wrecking your own fun. I’m puzzled how anyone could enjoy using a large language model (LLM) to sound “clever” or participate in any AI-hacked hobby. It doesn’t matter much, I suppose — this isn’t AI as existential threat. But it matters for fun — let the bots take our work, but not our joy! I wouldn’t tell anyone how to enjoy themselves — I’m no expert on fun, and would definitely end up sounding like an AI-generated Substack if I did (hug a tree, speak to a stranger, laugh with loved ones). But I have been thinking what makes me feel most vividly alive and I’m aiming to do more of it — my individual fightback against the “impersonal universal”. The first one is singing. I expect AI to search through musical classics to compose great songs, but it can’t produce the entertainment of my small choir composed of very particular humans. We’re not the most polished singers, but listening to one another and trying to blend (融合) our voices gives me an intense sense of connection. Occasionally, everything comes together and we produce a few seconds of surprising beauty. When it doesn’t, it’s fun anyway. I also get a fair amount of joy from people — I say this as a lifelong introvert (内向的人). When I try to identify my most reliable source of pleasure, it’s wandering round a strange city looking at its inhabitants. What are people wearing, eating, talking about; what annoys them; what kind of dogs do they have? It’s an all-you-can-eat human buffet. That’s the secret for me: AI can explain what we are as a whole, but it blends all our colours to a muddy brown; it can’t capture the joy of the absolutely particular. 24. What does the underlined word “wrecking” in the first paragraph mean? A. Ruining. B. Creating. C. Enjoying. D. Spreading 25. Which of the following would the author disapprove of? A. Following AI-generated suggestions. B. Encouraging others to enjoy themselves. C. Taking advantage of AI in the workplace. D. Making use of AI in recreational activities. 26. What is the problem of AI-generated music? A. It is impersonal. B. It is unoriginal. C. It is serious. D. It is complex. 27. What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A. AI is less intelligent than humans. B. True joy lies in individual uniqueness. C. Particularity is the key to improving AI. D. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是作者反对在娱乐活动中使用 AI，认为真正的快乐来自人与人之间独特、真实的互动，篇章结构为“提出观点 — 个人态度 — 生活例证 — 主旨升华”。文章开篇批判人们用 AI 破解密室、作弊答题是破坏乐趣；接着表明作者反对 AI 夺走娱乐快乐，主张保留真实体验；然后以合唱和观察市井生活为例，说明真实人际带来的鲜活感受；最后点明 AI 无法体现个体独特性，真正的快乐藏在独一无二的真实细节里。 山东名校联盟2026届高三下学期2月份核心素养评估考试英语试卷 C Horror fans have been painted with the same broad and bloody brush for decades: labelled as cold, unfeeling thrill-seekers who delight in others’ suffering. Film critics have described the fans and creators of films like Friday the 13th and Saw as “very sick people”. But I argue that these assumptions are all wrong. The misconceptions about horror fans were seemingly supported by evidence presented in an analysis from 2007. But the analysis is only as strong as the studies it summarizes. In this case, they had poorly defined variables. For example, the two studies with the strongest association with low empathy examined participant enjoyment of torture and short clips that concluded with cruel murders and no satisfactory resolution. These measures probably won’t tell you much about horror fans. The authors of the analysis admitted deep in the discussion section that the link between empathy and enjoyment of horror disappeared when those studies were removed. In 2024, I published a set of studies that directly addressed the question of horror fandom and empathy. The results were striking. Using standardised assessments, horror fans scored higher on empathy and compassion. When my colleagues and I examined the motivations of horror fans at frightening attractions, we found that “adrenaline junkies” represent only one subset. We also found a group we called “dark copers”, who use horror to process difficult emotions. Another group, “white knucklers,” confront fear to learn about themselves. The three-type model reveals that many fans aren’t just motivated by adrenaline (肾上腺素). But there is one common trait among them. My research has identified morbid curiosity (猎奇) as the most powerful predictor of horror fandom. It is this tendency to seek out information about threatening or death-related phenomena that drives a fascination with horror media. Studies show that people with higher levels of this curiosity demonstrate better preparedness for real crises and show increased resilience during stressful life events. The evidence paints a picture of horror fans being empathetic, curious and psychologically complicated. Horror is a proof to human adaptability and our remarkable capacity to find meaning, connection and even growth in the face of our deepest fears. 8. What is a conventional wisdom about horror fans? A. They lack empathy. B. They tend to fall sick. C. They desire comfort. D. They seek uniqueness. 9. What is the limitation of previous studies? A. They ignore the essence of humanity. B. The variables’ definition is indefinite. C. They rely much on participants’ feelings. D. The incomplete discussion is misleading. 10. Why is the three-type model mentioned in paragraph 4? A. To introduce types of horror fans. B. To show motivations of horror fans. C. To group fans based on their emotions. D. To compare different levels of curiosity. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards horrors? A. He doubted them. B. He dismissed them. C. He approved of them. D. He brushed them aside. 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. C 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是纠正大众对恐怖电影爱好者的偏见，揭示其共情力、心理韧性与积极动机，篇章结构为“反驳偏见 — 指出旧研究缺陷 — 新研究发现 — 粉丝动机分类 — 深层心理解释 — 总结升华”。文章开篇反驳大众认为恐怖爱好者冷漠无情的刻板印象；接着指出早期研究变量定义模糊，结论不可靠；然后介绍新研究表明恐怖爱好者共情能力更强；再通过三类模型说明其动机并非只有寻求刺激；最后揭示猎奇心理能提升危机应对力，肯定恐怖作品的积极意义。 江苏无锡市2025-2026学年高三上学期2月期末英语试题 C Few things delight children, or annoy their parents, as much as screen time. Parents urge their children to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a football. Some countries are banning social media for under-16s. The worry may be focused on the wrong age group. For all the fears around teens and screens, the most square-eyed generation is the elderly. Older people have long been champion TV-viewers. Now, with smartphones and tablets, their screen time has grown even longer. In fact, screens now take up more than half of their waking hours. The digitization of old age is a good thing. The elderly have perhaps more to gain from smart devices than any other age group. Facebook brings daily updates from old friends and faraway grandchildren. Online shopping removes the need to walk around shops. A connected retirement is more satisfying and fun than an offline one. While older people face fewer online risks than teenagers for they have stable real-life relationships and formed worldviews, new dangers emerge as more seniors go online. Unlike those of teenagers, their devices are often linked to credit cards. Door-to-door conmen (骗子), who have long spied on the elderly, can now go iPad-to-iPad. Governments rightly try to protect children from online conmen. They must recognize that there is another, fast-growing vulnerable group to look after. A second cost is misinformation. The elderly are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites. Older people also appear to be more susceptible (易受影响的) than others to online tricks. As older generations spend more time online, they are entering a Wild West of information. And the elderly are frequently reported to be misled. Policymakers have often banned youth crazes, from rock’n’roll to violent video games. Now, with seniors using screens more, we must also calmly discuss their digital needs and support. 28. Who does “square-eyed generation” in paragraph 1 probably refer to? A. People criticizing social media. B. People enjoying reading books. C. People spending too much time on screens. D. Parents worrying about their children. 29. What do paragraphs 4 and 5 mainly talk about? A. The differences in online risks between the elderly and teenagers. B. The bad things the elderly are facing online. C. The generation gap in using news apps and websites. D. The measures governments should take to protect the elderly online. 30. What is the author’s main purpose of writing this article? A. To draw urgent attention to teenagers’ screen time. B. To blame the elderly for their long screen time C. To suggest banning the elderly from using smart devices. D. To call for more protection for the elderly in the digital world. 31. How does the author mainly develop the idea in the text? A. By quoting experts. B. By giving examples. C. By providing statistics. D. By making comparisons. 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. D 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是老年人的数字生活现状、面临的风险，以及呼吁社会给予更多关注与保护，篇章结构为“颠覆认知 — 现状分析 — 积极意义 — 风险警示 — 呼吁行动”。文章开篇指出，人们过度关注青少年的屏幕时间，却忽视了老年人其实是 “最沉迷屏幕” 的一代；接着说明老年人从智能设备中获益良多，数字化让晚年生活更便利、更有连接感；随后分析老年人在线上的独特风险，如金融诈骗和更容易被误导；最后呼吁政策制定者不应只关注青少年，也要冷静讨论老年人的数字需求，为他们提供更多支持与保护。 广东揭阳市三校联考2025-2026学年高三下学期开学英语试题 D Most of us were raised to think that smart people always know the right answers. From gold stars in school to performance reviews in the office, we’re rewarded for certainty. Yet as Bidhan Parmar, professor at the UVA Darden School of Business, argues in his new book, Radical Doubt, “Certainty somehow blinds us. The only thing that spoon-feeding teaches us is the shape of a spoon”. His point is unsettling: The very habits we rely on to feel smart — rushing toward the final goals, simplifying complex problems, sugar-coating our initial reactions — are the ones that keep us from making wise choices. The hardest problems we face in life, whether in careers, relationships, or society, rarely come with single right answers. They’re what Parmar calls “moments of unease”: multi-criteria choices that involve competing goals, high risks, and deep uncertainty. The old playbook of being a “right-answer getter” not only fails here, but backfires. As Parmar explains, “We often treat complex problems like simple ones until we are faced with the reality.” Our personal and professional environments are more uncertain than ever. Technology evolves faster than regulation, workplaces are more diverse, and social standards are shifting. I’ve watched firsthand that seasoned leaders ignore warning signs because they were addicted to “feeling right.” They simplified the situation when they should have paused or explored, and missed the opportunity that doubt was pointing them toward. Our brains run on interconnected systems: the Pursue system (seek rewards), the Protect system (avoid threats), and the Pause-and-Piece-Together system (engage doubt and reframe). Prior evidence-based studies report that most of us let the first two dominate, charging ahead or withdrawing in fear. Grounded in behavioral science, the wiser move is to take enough time to notice complexity, question assumptions, and treat our intuition (直觉) not as the only decision but as an alternative. In practice, this means holding competing goals side by side, and learning to say not “I know,” but “I’m learning.” 12. What is implied by mentioning the spoon-feeding? A. Certainty might ruin decision-making. B. Average people can learn few facts. C. Smart habits secure positive outcomes. D. Simple tools secretly boost creativity. 13. Which might be a “moment of unease”? A. Profiting from stable investments with spare funds. B. Trying to find a job overseas when a parent falls ill. C. Treating difficult problems with one’s first intuition. D. Continuing to develop in one’s familiar research field. 14. What can make leaders fail according to the author? A. Shifting standards. B. Lacking experience. C. Ignoring principles. D. Overlooking doubts. 15. What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph? A. Intuition types and brain functions. B. Initial doubts and competing goals. C. Brain systems and connection forms. D. Scientific theories and workable tips. 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是过度追求 “确定感” 会阻碍明智决策，而适度怀疑与思考复杂性才是真正的智慧，篇章结构为“观念引入 — 批判确定感 — 复杂问题无唯一答案 — 现实教训 — 大脑机制与实践建议”。文章开篇指出社会一直奖励 “确定答案”，但专家提出过度确定会让人盲目；接着说明人生难题多是复杂不确定的，简单化处理只会适得其反；然后列举领导者因执着 “正确”、忽视警示而失败；最后介绍大脑的三种决策系统，并给出实用建议：接纳疑问、审视直觉、保持学习心态。 浙江省名校协作体2025-2026学年第二学期高三开学考英语试题 C We live in a world where conversations about mental health are becoming more common. Yet, while sharing struggles often receives understanding, admitting to feeling steady can sometimes feel uncomfortable. Why does saying “I’m doing well” often come with a hint of guilt, as if being okay is somehow inappropriate when others are not? This phenomenon is linked to what psychologists call upward emotional comparison. In our interconnected society, we constantly measure our own emotional state against the visible suffering of others. As a result, expressions of personal stability can be misunderstood as indifference or privilege, making people hesitate to share their neutral or positive wellbeing. The language of crisis feels more familiar and authentic than the language of calm. However, feeling okay is not emotional ignorance. Research in positive psychology suggests that emotions like calmness and contentment are not merely personal benefits. They serve a critical social function. Positive emotions can broaden our perspective, enhance problem-solving abilities, and build psychological resources. This inner steadiness, far from being selfish, actually increases our capacity for empathy and compassion. It acts as an emotional bulwark, allowing individuals to navigate the waves of collective stress without being overwhelmed. Therefore, cultivating and acknowledging this “quiet okayness” is a form of emotional resilience. It involves several practices: answering honestly when genuinely well, valuing the stable middle ground between crisis and excitement, allowing oneself to feel gratitude without guilt, and sharing one’s calm through attentive presence. In challenging times, such steadiness becomes a quiet strength. By openly acknowledging our own periods of stability, we help normalize a full range of human emotions and create space for others to accept their own state without judgment. Ultimately, this honest sharing of wellbeing, one conversation at a time, contributes to building a more emotionally resilient community. 28. Why might people feel guilty saying “I’m doing well”? A. They feel they face a language crisis. B. They fear their luck won’t last long. C. They think sharing feelings is impolite. D. They worry it shows a lack of concern. 29. What does the underlined word “bulwark” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Measurement. B. Barrier. C. Support. D. Pressure. 30. Which of the following actions best illustrates “quiet okayness”? A. Sharing only anxieties to seek support. B. Encouraging others to feel constantly happy. C. Telling a friend you’re well when you truly are. D. Saying “I’m fine” quickly even if feeling stressed. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Quiet Strength of Feeling Okay B. Why We Should Only Share Our Struggles C. How Positive Psychology Builds Happiness D. The Problem of Upward Emotional Comparison 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. A 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是坦然承认 “我状态很好” 并非冷漠，而是一种内心稳定与温柔的力量，篇章结构为“提出现象 — 分析原因 — 纠正误区 — 给出做法与意义”。文章开篇指出人们不敢坦然说自己状态很好，怕显得冷漠；接着解释这是 “向上情绪比较” 导致的；然后说明内心平静不是麻木，反而能增强共情与抗压能力；最后倡导坦然接纳并表达自己的良好状态，这是一种 quietly okayness（平和稳定），也是一种 quiet strength（平和的）力量。 2026届浙江强基联盟3月高三下学期二模联考英语试题 C Every December, my house turns into the island of unwanted gifts. People are kind, but there are only so many candied nut tins, caramel popcorn towers, and sugar cookies one family can consume. Let us not forget my wedding-regift incident. We received a very expensive electric teakettle. We don’t drink tea, so we returned it to the store and got $75. Later, the store manager called, furious, accusing us of trading them a piece of junk. Someone had bought the kettle and discovered an obviously used cut-glass Easter basket inside. It turns out that person had regifted it to us. We paid the store back and were handed that ugly Easter basket. This made me wonder: Is regifting a form of rudeness? To find out, let’s explore both sides of the regifting debate. First of all, humans have been regifting since the dawn of time. Caveman A gives Caveman B a rock; Caveman B gives it to Caveman C. We call that anthropology (人类学). Modern life demands efficiency. Why let something sit in a cabinet? Why not give that brand-new item to someone who will actually use it? It’s economical. It’s environmentally friendly. It’s basically the circle of life. And yet, regifting is a high-risk sport. It requires memory and strategy. Give the gift to the wrong person, and suddenly people are texting: “Didn’t I give this to you?” Regifting can go terribly wrong if you misjudge a person’s taste, so you should not regift within the same social ecosystem, while also carefully removing all the evidence (cards, receipts, etc.). Ultimately, the key is to match the gift to the person — so never give spa products to someone who hates lotions (乳液). My official ruling? Regifting is not rude. Thoughtlessness is rude. Waste is rude. But giving something new, unused and suited to someone else’s preferences is generosity in its most practical, planet- friendly form. So go ahead — regift joyfully, wisely and guilt-free. After all, someone out there really needs those candied nuts. 8. What does the underlined word “furious” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Confused. B. Frustrated. C. Annoyed. D. Surprised. 9. Why does the author mention “Caveman” in the text? A. To trace back the long history of regifting. B. To provide examples of human efficiency. C. To encourage the proper action of regifting. D. To explain the nature of ancient anthropology. 10. Which of the following might be a successful regifting? A. Sending a spa product to a colleague. B. Returning a costly gift to a local store. C. Sharing fresh candies with a neighbor. D. Giving a suitable scarf to a new friend. 11. What is a suitable title for the text? A. Does regifting make sense? B. Is regifting actually rude? C. What’s the power of regifting? D. Why is regifting high-risk? 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是探讨 “转送礼物” 是否不礼貌，并给出理性态度与建议，篇章结构为“个人经历引入 — 正反两方分析 — 作者结论”。文章先通过自己转送礼物闹出的尴尬经历提出疑问；接着说明转送礼物自古就有，环保又实用；然后指出其风险，强调要注意对象、去除痕迹、匹配喜好；最后作者明确观点：转送礼物本身不粗鲁，粗心和浪费才是，合适的转送是实用又环保的善意。 2026届浙江省杭州市杭州二中高三3月考试 D Being an information technology, or IT, worker is not a job I envy. They are the ones expected to instantly fix a projector that stops working, even right in the middle of a critical meeting. They have to tolerate the bad mood of colleagues who are upset after calling the help desk repeatedly for the same issue. They also know there are better, more reliable and faster systems available, but their employer simply will not provide the funds to buy them. According to a recent survey, employees reliant on IT support often consider it a major source of job dissatisfaction. Through no fault of their own, they can suddenly find their productivity deteriorating (下降) or quality control non-existent. And there’s little they can do about it. The experience of using IT affects almost every aspect of the workplace. It has become a crucial part of employees’ overall work experience. When IT is operating as it should, employee self-confidence increases. Their job satisfaction, too, can surge when well-functioning machines relieve them of dull tasks or repetitive processes. But if there’s one thing that triggers widespread frustration (沮丧), it’s a failed IT transformation project. In such cases, high expectations are dashed, and a long list of promised efficiencies fails to materialize. This occurs when business leaders implement IT initiatives with little consideration of how those changes will impact the end user. This is why managers should appreciate how influential the IT user experience is, and make a substantial effort to ensure their IT team fixes programming errors and application crashes. Adequate and timely IT support should also be available to help users resolve technological issues at work. More importantly, IT practitioners need to understand how employees feel when they use IT. Therefore, businesses need to design their IT infrastructure to fit their employees’ work, rather than force employees to work around the company’s IT limitations. 32. Why does the author say IT work is not a job he admires? A. Fixing equipment urgently during meetings. B. Knowing better systems are not funded. C. Dealing with unhappy colleagues repeatedly. D. Handling high-pressure tasks with poor support. 33. What is said about Information Technology’s influence on employees? A. It mainly helps the tech-skilled. B. Its negatives may outweigh positives. C. It can hurt or help work and well-being. D. It often lowers productivity and satisfaction. 34. What should managers and businesses do to improve the IT experience? A. Make IT training available to staff. B. Tailor technology to fit human work patterns. C. Upgrade systems regardless of cost for efficiency. D. Focus first on solving urgent technical breakdowns. 35. Which would be the best title for the text? A. Employee Training in the Digital Age B. The Rising Cost of Business Technology C. Why IT Departments Need More Funding D. Human-Centered IT: A Key to Productivity 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. D 这是一篇议论文，核心话题是IT 系统对职场体验的重要性，呼吁企业打造以人为本、贴合员工需求的 IT 支持，篇章结构为“IT 人员困境 — 员工不满来源 —IT 好坏影响 — 改进建议 — 中心论点”。文章先描述 IT 工作压力大、支持不足；再说明 IT 好坏直接影响员工效率与心情；最后提出企业应让技术适配人，而非人迁就技术，才能提升整体生产力。 $