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2026学年度第一学期期中教学质量检测 高三英语试卷 （考试时间：105分钟 满分：115分） Ⅰ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Return of the Cube The Rubik’s Cube has puzzled people of all ages since its invention in 1974. People have spent ____1____ seems like hours twisting and turning the movable pieces of the cube-shaped puzzle so that each side is just one color. ____2____ can solve the puzzle in seconds, while many cannot solve it at all. The cube was hugely popular in the 1980s, but interest gradually faded. In the mid-1990s, ____3____ computers and the Internet became more accessible, the cube enjoyed a comeback. A new generation of “cubers” found each other on the Internet and organized competitions with each other. There hadn’t been cube competitions since the cube had been invented. People traveled long distances, eager ____4____ (take) part in highly competitive tournaments. “It’s very addictive, and it spreads like a virus,” Tyson Mao, 20, told the San Francisco Chronicle. Mao started the Rubik’s Cube Club at the California Institute of Technology in 2003. The college sponsored the first U.S. cubing tournaments in California. Mao and about 40 others competed at the International Rubik’s Cube Tournament in San Francisco, with cubers from all over the world ____5____ (involve). In 2025, the World Cube Association regularly brings cubers together for competitions. The tournaments usually consist of several events, including those ____6____ cubers compete using one hand. In one difficult event, the competitors first look at the puzzle and then try to solve it while ____7____ (wear) a blindfold. In another event, they try to complete the cube in ____8____ (few) possible moves to win. There are even events with cubes of different sizes, with more squares than the original 3×3×3 cube. The cube has continued to have an impact on people worldwide. Most cubers today weren’t even born when Erno Rubik first came up with the idea for the cube in 1974. Cubers have a large community online, in which they exchange ideas that can cut seconds ____9____ their time. By 2024, the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube’s debut (首次出现), more than 500 million cubes ____10____ (sell). And the cube shows no signs of stopping. 【答案】1. what 2. Some 3. as##when 4. to take 5. involved 6. where 7. wearing 8. the fewest 9. off 10. had been sold 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述魔方自发明后几经沉浮，如今重新风靡全球形成竞技社群的发展历程。 【1题详解】 考查名词性从句引导词。句意：人们花了仿佛数小时的时间拧动这个立方体谜题的可移动块，让每一面都变成单一颜色。空处引导宾语从句，作spent的宾语，同时在从句中作主语，指物，用what引导该从句。 【2题详解】 考查代词。句意：有些人能在几秒内解开谜题，而很多人根本解不开。根据后文“while many cannot solve it at all”的对比逻辑，此处指代部分人群，some意为“一些人”，句首单词首字母大写。 【3题详解】 考查状语从句引导词。句意：20世纪90年代中期，随着电脑和互联网变得更容易普及，魔方再度流行起来。空处引导时间状语从句，as/when可表示“当……时、随着”，契合语境逻辑。 【4题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：人们长途跋涉，迫切想要参与竞争激烈的锦标赛。此处为固定搭配eager to do sth.，意为“渴望做某事”，需填入不定式to take。 【5题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：毛和大约40人在旧金山参加国际魔方锦标赛，来自世界各地的魔方玩家都参与其中。此处为with复合结构，involve“参与”与其逻辑主语cubers之间是被动关系，用过去分词involved作宾语补足语。 【6题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这些锦标赛通常包含多个项目，其中就有魔方玩家用单手比拼的项目。空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词those，指代events，关系词在从句中作状语，表示抽象概念的地点，用关系副词where引导。 【7题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在一个高难度项目中，选手先观察魔方，然后尝试蒙眼解开它。此处为while引导的状语从句的省略结构，wear“穿，戴”与其逻辑主语the competitors之间是主动关系，用现在分词wearing。 【8题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：在另一个项目中，选手要以尽可能少的步数完成魔方来获胜。此处修饰名词并且表示最少，应用形容词最高级，the fewest possible moves意为“最少的可能步数”，符合句意。 【9题详解】 考查介词。句意：魔方玩家在网上有庞大的社群，他们交流能从用时里削减几秒的技巧。此处为固定搭配cut seconds off their time，意为“从总时长中削减几秒”，填入介词off。 【10题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：到2024年魔方问世50周年时，已经有超过5亿个魔方被售出。by加过去时间点2024作时间状语，主句需用过去完成时，cube和sell之间是被动关系，故填入had been sold。 Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．barrier B．urging C．consistently D．draw E．minimize F．opposite G．persistent H．storing I．resolution J．resisting K．temporarily Willpower Doesn’t Work. This Does. Willpower is the ability to control your thoughts and actions in order to achieve what you want to do. In surveys, American adults have cited lack of willpower as the top ____11____ to changing behavior. Globally, when adults rated themselves on two dozen positive qualities, self-control ranked dead last. Research also shows that exercising willpower feels pretty awful, whether you are forcing yourself to do something unfun or ____12____ something fun. The logical ____13____ seems obvious: try harder. Strengthen your willpower muscle. Yet, as a psychologist studying goal-achievement, I see the data leading to the ____14____ conclusion: willpower is overrated. Successful people rarely rely on inner determination to fight temptations. Instead, many exercise situational agency, arranging their lives to ____15____ the need for willpower in the first place. Interviews with some highly disciplined people have taught me that you do hard things more ____16____ when you put yourself in situations that make the pursuit easier. For instance, two-time Olympic triathlon gold medalist Alistair Brownlee makes sure his equipment is in order before a workout and leaves his shoes warm and dry waiting at the door. He even bought his first house to live close to the paths and pools for training. His life motto (座右铭) has always been to take the first step, and such situational support never discourages him from making ____17____ efforts. Situational agency matters greatly for young people. Technology brings more plentiful, convenient and appealing temptations. One student called endless scroll (滚屏) the most evil invention of his lifetime. Instead of ____18____ my students to try harder to stay off phones, I admit that I, too, find myself checking texts, notifications and email far more often than I’d like. My team surveyed thousands of teenagers on where they placed phones while studying. Responses ranged from keeping phones beside them, with the screen up and sound on, to ____19____ phones in other rooms. At the end of the school year, students keeping phones farther away earned higher grades. You cannot change the conditions of modern life, but you can manage your personal space. Physical distance creates psychological distance: ____20____ close what you desire; push away what holds you back. 【答案】11. A 12. J 13. I 14. F 15. E 16. C 17. G 18. B 19. H 20. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述意志力被高估，靠情境管理降低对意志力的依赖更易达成目标。 【11题详解】 考查名词。句意：在调查中，美国成年人将缺乏意志力列为改变行为的最大障碍。根据“lack of willpower”和“changing behavior”的逻辑关系可知，缺乏意志力是阻碍行为改变的事物，barrier意为“障碍”，the top barrier to (doing) sth. 意为“做某事的首要障碍”，符合语境。 【12题详解】 考查动词。句意：研究还表明，动用意志力的感觉相当糟糕，无论你是强迫自己做一件无趣的事，还是抵制一件有趣的事。根据“forcing yourself to do something unfun”的并列结构可知，此处对应意志力的另一类使用场景，resisting意为“抵制”，符合语境。 【13题详解】 考查名词。句意：合乎逻辑的解决方案似乎显而易见：更努力地尝试，强化你的意志力肌肉。根据后文提出的“try harder”这一应对方法可知，此处指人们面对意志力不足时的常规解决思路，resolution意为“解决方案”，作主语，符合语境。 【14题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然而，作为一名研究目标实现的心理学家，我看到数据得出了相反的结论：意志力被高估了。根据“willpower is overrated.”可知，前文人们普遍认为要靠强化意志力解决问题，和后文作者提出的不同观点形成转折对比，opposite意为“相反的”，符合语境。 【15题详解】 考查动词。句意：相反，很多人会发挥情境能动性，安排自己的生活，从一开始就尽量减少对意志力的需求。根据前文“Successful people rarely rely on inner determination to fight temptations”可知，成功人士不会硬靠意志力对抗诱惑，而是从源头降低对意志力的依赖，minimize意为“使最小化”，符合语境。 【16题详解】 考查副词。句意：对一些高度自律的人的采访让我明白，当你把自己置于让追求目标变得更容易的情境中时，你就能更持续地完成困难的事。根据“when you put yourself in situations that make the pursuit easier.”可知，当你把自己置于让追求目标变得更容易的情境中时，你就能更持续地完成困难的事。此处需要副词修饰动词do，consistently意为“持续地、一贯地”，符合语境。 【17题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他的人生座右铭一直是迈出第一步，而这种情境支持从未让他放弃做出坚持不懈的努力。此处需要形容词修饰名词efforts，persistent意为“坚持不懈的”，符合奥运选手长期坚持训练的语境。 【18题详解】 考查动名词。句意：我没有敦促我的学生更努力地远离手机，而是承认我自己也发现自己查看短信、通知和电子邮件的频率远超预期。根据前文“Instead of”后接动名词的结构，结合后文作者没有选择的常规教育方式，urging意为“敦促”，符合语境。 【19题详解】 考查动名词。句意：学生的反应各不相同，有的把手机放在身边，屏幕亮着、声音开着，有的把手机存放在其他房间。根据前文“where they placed phones while studying”的调查内容，此处描述学生放置手机的方式，storing意为“存放”，符合语境。 【20题详解】 考查动词。句意：物理距离产生心理距离：吸引你渴望的事物，推开阻碍你的事物。根据后文“push away what holds you back”的并列反义结构，draw意为“吸引、拉向”，符合语境。 Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Like most animals, humans have “had teeth and jaws for millions of years,” says evolutionary and ecological biochemist Adam van Casteren at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. But with the development of tools, food processing, and agriculture, as well as fire to cook food, our species gradually stopped the need for such ____21____ chewing. Today, the average human spends roughly 35 minutes chewing every day, ____22____ 4.5 hours for our closest ape relative, chimpanzees. At the most basic level, chewing ____23____ food into small pieces and mixes them with saliva (mouth liquid) so that they can be easily swallowed. ____24____, chewing not only leads to more saliva production and digestive enzymes (酶) like amylase, which helps digest food, but it also stimulates the pancreas (胰腺) to release juices that further ____25____ what we’ve consumed. Nutrition and ____26____ aside, researchers are increasingly uncovering that chewing plays an important role in other aspects of our well-being — ____27____ brain health — as we get older. Memory is affected, too. In a survey, participants with good chewing ability invariably ____28____ their peers on a series of cognitive (认知的) tests that assessed language production and numerical reasoning, with a wide gap in scores, even after controlling for age, sex and education. They demonstrated ____29____ better word recall, verbal fluency and numeracy skills than those with chewing problems. So why should the simple act of chewing have anything to do with ____30____? Some researchers point to the multiple neural circuits connecting our chewing organ to the region of the brain ____31____ for spatial learning and making new memories, which is one of the first to be damaged by Alzheimer’s. Others suggest that chewing, particularly moderately hard substances, may ____32____ blood flow to the brain. “The theory is that chewing works like a pump, driving blood to the brain,” explains Mats Trulsson, professor in the department of dental health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. This keeps the brain ____33____ and working well, he says. Nor are the ____34____ restricted to cognition alone. Outside the lab, chewing is a good ____35____, too. When a group of Turkish researchers studied 100 nursing students preparing for mid-term exams, they found that students who chewed gum for at least 30 minutes daily experienced lower levels of anxiety and depression. 21. A. delicate B. lengthy C. habitual D. rapid 22. A. added to B. limited to C. compared with D. associated with 23. A. breaks down B. heats up C. takes in D. sorts out 24. A. As a result B. For example C. More importantly D. In contrast 25. A. restore B. recycle C. process D. preserve 26. A. appetite B. digestion C. health D. production 27. A. apparently B. incidentally C. namely D. especially 28. A. outlasted B. outnumbered C. outperformed D. outweighed 29. A. slightly B. initially C. significantly D. seemingly 30. A. concentration B. examination C. literacy D. memory 31. A. suitable B. responsible C. adapted D. qualified 32. A. maintain B. regulate C. increase D. monitor 33. A. relaxed B. occupied C. blank D. sharp 34. A. benefits B. predictions C. problems D. solutions 35. A. energy-booster B. virus-fighter C. skill-builder D. stress-reliever 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍了咀嚼不仅有助消化，还对大脑记忆、缓解压力有益。 【21题详解】 考查形容词。句意：但是随着工具、食物加工技术、农业以及烹煮食物的用火方式的发展，我们人类渐渐不再需要进行这么长时间的咀嚼。A. delicate易碎的；B. lengthy漫长的；C. habitual习惯的；D. rapid快速的。根据后文“Today, the average human spends roughly 35 minutes chewing every day, ________ 4.5 hours for our closest ape relative, chimpanzees.”可知，人与黑猩猩咀嚼时长对比，说明人类不再需要长时间咀嚼，lengthy符合语境。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：如今，普通人每天大约花35分钟咀嚼，与之相比，和我们亲缘最近的猿类黑猩猩每天要咀嚼4.5个小时。A. added to增添；B. limited to限于；C. compared with与……相比；D. associated with与……有关。根据空前的“roughly 35 minutes”及空后的“4.5 hours”可知，此处是把人类咀嚼时长和黑猩猩进行对比。 【23题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：从最基础的层面来说，咀嚼把食物分解成小块，并将它们和唾液（口腔液体）混合，这样食物就更容易吞咽。A. breaks down分解；B. heats up加热；C. takes in吸收；D. sorts out整理。根据空后的“food into small pieces and mixes them with saliva (mouth liquid) so that they can be easily swallowed.”可知，咀嚼的基础作用就是将食物分解成小块，break down贴合咀嚼的生理功能。 【24题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：更重要的是，咀嚼不仅会促使分泌更多唾液以及淀粉酶这类有助于消化食物的消化酶，还会刺激胰腺分泌消化液，进一步处理我们吃下的食物。A. As a result因此；B. For example例如；C. More importantly更重要的是；D. In contrast相反。根据前文“At the most basic level, chewing ________ food into small pieces and mixes them with saliva (mouth liquid) so that they can be easily swallowed.”可知，前句介绍咀嚼最基础的作用，本句递进介绍咀嚼更深一层的消化作用，More importantly表递进关系。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：更重要的是，咀嚼不仅会促使分泌更多唾液以及淀粉酶这类有助于消化食物的消化酶，还会刺激胰腺分泌消化液，进一步处理我们吃下的食物。A. restore恢复；B. recycle回收；C. process加工；D. preserve保存。根据空前的“it also stimulates the pancreas (胰腺) to release juices that further”可知，胰腺分泌消化液，对摄入的食物进一步加工处理、进行消化。 【26题详解】 考查名词。句意：抛开营养与消化不谈，越来越多的研究者发现，随着我们年纪增长，咀嚼在我们健康的其他方面，尤其是大脑健康方面，起到重要作用。A. appetite胃口；B. digestion消化；C. health健康；D. production产量。根据前文“chewing not only leads to more saliva production and digestive enzymes (酶) like amylase, which helps digest food, but it also stimulates the pancreas (胰腺) to release juices that further ________ what we’ve consumed.”可知，上文一直在讲咀嚼对消化的作用，本句承接上文话题进行过渡，抛开营养、消化，引出咀嚼对大脑的作用。 【27题详解】 考查副词。句意：抛开营养与消化不谈，越来越多的研究者发现，随着我们年纪增长，咀嚼在我们健康的其他方面，尤其是大脑健康方面，起到重要作用。A. apparently显然；B. incidentally顺便提一句；C. namely也就是；D. especially尤其。根据空后的“brain health”可知，此处是在健康诸多方面里面，着重突出大脑健康，especially用于强调突出某一对象。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：在一项调查中，即便在控制了年龄、性别和受教育水平这些变量之后，咀嚼能力良好的受试者在一系列评估语言表达和数字推理的认知测试里，成绩总是优于同龄人，分数差距很大。A. outlasted比……活得久；B. outnumbered数量多于；C. outperformed表现优于；D. outweighed重于。根据后文“They demonstrated ________ better word recall, verbal fluency and numeracy skills than those with chewing problems.”可知，咀嚼能力好的受试者测试表现比同伴更好。 【29题详解】 考查副词。句意：和咀嚼存在障碍的人相比，他们在单词回忆、语言流畅度以及计算能力方面表现明显更好。A. slightly稍微；B. initially起初；C. significantly显著地；D. seemingly似乎。根据前文“with a wide gap in scores”可知，分数差距很大，说明表现显著更好。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：那么为什么咀嚼这样一个简单的行为会和记忆有关系呢？A. concentration专注；B. examination考试；C. literacy读写能力；D. memory记忆。根据上一段中“Memory is affected, too.”可知，上段讲咀嚼影响记忆，本段承接上文话题开始探究咀嚼和记忆存在关联的原因。 【31题详解】 考查形容词。句意：一些研究者指出，多条神经通路把咀嚼器官和大脑中负责空间学习、形成新记忆的区域连接起来，而该区域也是最先被阿尔茨海默病损伤的区域之一。A. suitable合适的；B. responsible负责的；C. adapted适应的；D. qualified合格的。根据空后的“for spatial learning and making new memories”可知，此处描述该脑区承担空间学习、生成记忆的功能，固定搭配be responsible for，表示“负责、掌管”，符合语境。 【32题详解】 考查动词。句意：另一些研究者认为，咀嚼，尤其是咀嚼硬度适中的东西，可能会增加流向大脑的血流量。A. maintain维持；B. regulate调节；C. increase增加；D. monitor监控。根据后文“The theory is that chewing works like a pump, driving blood to the brain”可知，咀嚼如同泵，把血液输送到大脑，也就是增加脑部血流量。 【33题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他说，这可以让大脑保持敏锐，良好运转。A. relaxed放松的；B. occupied忙碌的；C. blank空白的；D. sharp敏锐的。根据前文“The theory is that chewing works like a pump, driving blood to the brain”可知，咀嚼促进脑部供血，充足的脑部供血，可以让大脑思维敏锐。 【34题详解】 考查名词。句意：而且咀嚼带来的这些益处并不只局限于认知方面。A. benefits好处；B. predictions预测；C. problems问题；D. solutions解决办法。根据前文第三段中“chewing plays an important role in other aspects of our well-being— ____ brain health — as we get older.”以及前文咀嚼对记忆、认知的积极作用可知，前文一直在讲咀嚼对记忆、认知的好处，本句过渡，说明好处不止认知这一方面。 【35题详解】 考查名词。句意：在实验室之外，咀嚼同样是很好的减压方式。A. energy-booster能量增强物；B. virus-fighter抗病毒物；C. skill-builder技能培养物；D. stress-reliever减压物。根据后文“When a group of Turkish researchers studied 100 nursing students preparing for mid-term exams, they found that students who chewed gum for at least 30 minutes daily experienced lower levels of anxiety and depression.”可知，嚼口香糖可以降低焦虑、抑郁水平，说明咀嚼可以缓解压力，stress-reliever符合语境。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） The message looked like an accusatory note, with each letter traced over and over for emphasis. The author got straight to the point: “I KNOW IT’S YOU MOM.” A fourth grader named Caden had begun to harbor suspicions about the supposedly magical being who left cash under his pillow after each baby tooth fell out. There had been inconsistencies in the tooth fairy’s behavior: After Caden lost his first tooth, he woke up to a fresh $100 bill. For each subsequent tooth, Caden received less. The variations in bills raised questions in his mind, so he wrote the letter to his mother, Ashley Lee. Now Lee wanted to keep her son a believer. So she took a shot in the dark and dashed off a note to what she figured was a made-up “tooth fairy” email address, not knowing whether anyone would receive it. “Caden thinks it is me giving him money for exchanging the tooth,” she wrote, and asked the tooth fairy to reply and prove him wrong. Her hope — silly, sweet and a little desperate — was that an “official” email from the tooth fairy might somehow persuade Caden. Dr. Purva Merchant was sitting in her office at a children’s dental practice in Seattle when Lee’s email arrived. It was roughly the 6,000th such email she’d received in the past 20 years, so she knew exactly what to do: Dear Caden, I am writing to let you know that I have received email notification of your baby tooth that was lost, how exciting! I will stop by with a special surprise for your tooth. Remember to take very good care of your new teeth by brushing and flossing every night. Happy growing up! Love, The Tooth Fairy Dr. Merchant became the email tooth fairy accidentally. In 2004, her boyfriend — now husband — made her a new email address including her nickname, The Tooth Fairy, to help organize her dental school applications and keep in touch with family abroad. She has averaged three to five emails a day in the two decades since the first distress mail, and she has responded to every one of them with reassurance about tooth problems. “There’s something amazing about doing something for someone, and they don’t know who you are,” she says. 36. What led Caden to write to his mom? A. He wanted more bills. B. He suspected the cash was fake. C. He found the fairy’s email. D. He noticed the amount of cash differed. 37. The underlined phrase “took a shot in the dark” (para. 5) most probably means “________”. A. made an uncertain attempt B. received a fairy’s reply C. wanted to prove Caden wrong D. tried to scare Caden 38. According to the passage, Dr. Merchant can be best described as ________. A. professional and serious B. humorous and dependent C. kind-hearted and devoted D. strict and business-like 39. What is the best title of the passage? A. A Mother’s Doubt and Her Son’s Letter B. A Reply from the Tooth Fairy C. The Tooth Fairy’s 20-Year-Old Email D. The Accusation from a Son 【答案】36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述西雅图牙医Merchant偶然成为“牙仙”，二十年间回复家长求助邮件守护孩子童真的故事。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“The variations in bills raised questions in his mind, so he wrote the letter to his mother, Ashley Lee.(钞票金额的差异在他心中引发了疑问，于是他给母亲阿什利·李写了这封信)”可知，Caden注意到现金的数额各不相同，因此给妈妈写下了这封信。 【37题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第五段中“So she took a shot in the dark and dashed off a note to what she figured was a made-up “tooth fairy” email address, not knowing whether anyone would receive it.(于是她took a shot in the dark，匆匆给一个她以为是虚构的“牙仙”电子邮箱发了一封短信，完全不知道会不会有人收到它)”可知，这位母亲不确定这个虚构的邮箱是否有人使用，只是抱着渺茫的希望做了一次不确定的尝试。故猜测took a shot in the dark意为“做出一次不确定的尝试”。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“She has averaged three to five emails a day in the two decades since the first distress mail, and she has responded to every one of them with reassurance about tooth problems.(自收到第一封求助邮件后的二十年间，她平均每天收到三到五封邮件，并且每一封都回复，在牙齿相关的问题上给予安抚)”可知，Merchant医生二十年间坚持无偿回复家长求助邮件，始终温柔守护孩子们的童真，她是一位善良热心又全心投入的人。 【39题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，故事的核心线索是一封意外发出的求助邮件，以及来自“牙仙”的暖心回复，二十年间无数孩子的童真都被这份特殊的善意守护。“A Reply from the Tooth Fairy(来自牙仙的回复)”是贯穿全文的核心主题，最适合作为文章标题。 （B） MARKETING PLAYBOOK · CASE OF THE MONTH Four things MoodMuse does that any brand can steal MoodMuse’s drops sell out in minutes. Yet the lesson of this toy brand is not about cute packaging: it is a blueprint for building excitement, community and long-term loyalty. Here are four takeaways for any marketer. ————————————————————————————————————— 01 Market to behaviors, not demographics (人口统计特征) MoodMuse’s buyers are mostly Gen Z and Millennial, but success is not about knowing who the customer is — it is about knowing what makes them excited. This generation grew up on collectibles and surprise mechanics; they desire identity-driven purchases and highly visual, shareable experiences. TAKEAWAY Build campaigns around behaviors and psychological motivators. Ask what makes your audience hit “share”. 02 ? Those instant sell-outs are no accident. Limited-edition runs, time-boxed releases, uncommon “secret” figures and early-access benefits all repeat one message: act fast or miss out. Urgency creates habit, and habit creates brand stickiness. TAKEAWAY Build FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) into your sales process through timing and exclusivity. 03 Make your product mean something The strongest brands make people feel seen. Rebelpanda is rebellious (反叛的) and fashion-forward; Tear Baby is sensitive and expressive. Each character works as an emotional mirror, letting buyers signal who they are in a way that feels ideal, not commercial. TAKEAWAY Give your product emotional texture. Ask what identity it helps people express. 04 Let your community feel like insiders MoodMuse’s customers do not just feel like buyers; they feel like members. They know the story behind each character, chase rare pieces and trade in fan forums, sharing a common language and a sense of belonging. TAKEAWAY Design in-jokes, rituals and roles that only members would get. 40. Which of the following best fills the missing heading of Section 02? A. Treat secret as a tool, not a trick B. Treat rarity as a strategy, not a trick C. Treat discount as a key, not a trick D. Treat habit as a method, not a trick 41. According to the four takeaways, which marketing practice is most likely to work? A. Doing a survey about whom the customer is. B. Increasing the product sales by repeating a message. C. Creating characters in whom buyers see themselves. D. Designing some popular in-jokes that consumers love. 42. Who is the passage most probably written for? A. Toy collectors hoping to resell rare figures for profit. B. Business students researching the history of MoodMuse. C. Brand managers looking for reusable marketing methods. D. Product designers responsible for creating new characters. 【答案】40. B 41. C 42. C 【解析】 【导语】文章主要拆解潮玩品牌MoodMuse的四大可复用营销方法论，为从业者提供实用参考。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据02部分中“Limited-edition runs, time-boxed releases, uncommon “secret” figures and early-access benefits all repeat one message: act fast or miss out. Urgency creates habit, and habit creates brand stickiness.(限量发售、限时上线、稀有“隐藏款”手办和提前购福利都在传递同一个信号，即快速行动否则就会错过，紧迫感会催生习惯，习惯会打造品牌粘性。)”可知，该部分核心是将稀缺性作为长期营销战略而非临时小把戏。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据03部分中“Each character works as an emotional mirror, letting buyers signal who they are in a way that feels ideal, not commercial.(每个形象都充当一面情感镜子，让买家能以一种理想化而非商业化的方式展现自我。)”可知，打造出让买家能看到自身影子的角色形象是符合文中方法论的有效营销实践。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Here are four takeaways for any marketer.(以下是可供所有营销从业者参考的四点经验。)”可知，文章的目标读者是想要获取可复用营销方法的品牌管理者，内容完全贴合这类人群的职业需求。 （C） When museums digitize their holdings, it’s usually to expand access. The new Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) does something entirely different: it uses technology to make visible what has been taken — and to eventually erase itself. Launched in 2025, the online platform brings together 3D models of stolen or illegally traded cultural artifacts (文物) from across the world. But unlike most museums, it measures success not by how much it collects, but by how much it loses. Each time an object is returned to its rightful home, it disappears from the virtual gallery. Developed by UNESCO in collaboration (协作) with national heritage authorities, the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects currently features around 200 digital artifacts, each carefully reproduced in high-resolution 3D. Each entry is accompanied by a layered narrative (叙述): where the object originated, how it was stolen, and what efforts are underway to recover it. By storing and presenting these objects in a globally accessible virtual space, UNESCO bypasses many of the physical and legal limits that have long held back restitution — the return of these objects. The museum becomes a shared space for accountability and memory, where access — not possession — defines value. European institutions, including the British Museum, have faced sustained pressure to return colonial-era artifacts. Yet restitution is rarely straightforward — it involves complex legal systems, diplomatic negotiation, and difficult questions of origin that can take years to resolve. The UNESCO platform doesn’t settle these controversies, but it reframes them. By visualizing the scale of cultural theft, it shifts restitution from abstract policy to concrete visibility. At the same time, the museum raises questions of representation and approval. Who determines which objects appear? How are communities of origin involved in shaping their narratives? After all, restitution stories are supposed to be told with, not merely about, the affected communities. This museum, designed to shrink, challenges how cultural institutions measure value. Still, the project faces clear limits. High-quality 3D modeling is costly and technically demanding. Keeping the system running over decades requires funding, security, and long-term care. And technology alone cannot restore trust or undo the effects of colonial rule. The museum’s power lies less in resolution than in visibility — in its ability to draw attention and sustain accountability. UNESCO’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects is not an unchanging monument to loss; it is an evolving system for memory, advocacy, and repair. As it does, it invites cultural institutions everywhere to reconsider what it means to hold, display, and ultimately let go. 43. How does the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects measure its success? A. By the number of artifacts returned. B. By the number of holdings digitized. C. By the number of visitors online. D. By the number of quality 3D models. 44. By saying “the UNESCO platform doesn’t settle these controversies, but it reframes them” (para. 4), the author means ________. A. it turns abstract policy into legal rules B. it resolves the legal problems behind them C. it helps the public see the extent of cultural theft D. it entitles affected communities to shape narratives 45. According to the author, the virtual museum is most valuable for ________. A. presenting cultural artifacts through layered narratives B. being a shared space for visitors to obtain digital artifacts C. establishing a single-purpose evolving system successfully D. attracting notice and keeping cultural thefts from being forgotten 46. What is the author’s overall attitude towards the new virtual museum? A. Subjective and critical. B. Realistic and supportive. C. Objective and defensive. D. Reserved and cautious. 【答案】43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍了联合国教科文组织新建的被盗文物虚拟博物馆，讲解其运作方式、积极作用，同时客观指出它存在的局限，肯定了它在曝光文物盗窃问题、推动文物归还方面的价值。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“But unlike most museums, it measures success not by how much it collects, but by how much it loses. Each time an object is returned to its rightful home, it disappears from the virtual gallery. (但和大多数博物馆不同，它衡量成功的标准不是收集了多少藏品，而是失去了多少藏品。每当一件文物被送回合法归属地，它就会从这个虚拟展馆中消失。)”可知，该博物馆按返还的文物数量来衡量成功。 【44题详解】 词句猜测题。根据该句及其下一句“The UNESCO platform doesn’t settle these controversies, but it reframes them. By visualizing the scale of cultural theft, it shifts restitution from abstract policy to concrete visibility. (联合国教科文组织这个平台并没有解决这些争议，但它重新诠释了这些争议。通过直观展现文物被盗的规模，它让文物归还从抽象的政策变成看得见的事实。)”可知，联合国教科文组织换一个角度呈现文物盗窃的争议，让大家直观看到文物被盗的规模。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中“The museum’s power lies less in resolution than in visibility — in its ability to draw attention and sustain accountability. (这座博物馆的力量不在于解决问题，而在于让事实被看见——它能够吸引关注，并持续督促相关方承担责任。)”可知，作者点明该博物馆最核心的价值是吸引关注，不让文物盗窃之事被淡忘。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中“This museum, designed to shrink, challenges how cultural institutions measure value. Still, the project faces clear limits. (这座注定会不断“缩小”的博物馆，挑战着文化机构衡量价值的方式。不过，该项目也存在明显局限。)”和最后一段中“UNESCO’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects is not an unchanging monument to loss; it is an evolving system for memory, advocacy, and repair. (联合国教科文组织被盗文物虚拟博物馆不是一座记录损失的一成不变的纪念碑，而是一套用于留存记忆、倡导行动与弥补伤害的动态机制。)”可知，作者既客观指出项目存在短板，又肯定它的意义与价值，态度务实、持支持立场。 Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. How the Heat Affects Our Thinking Heat waves are becoming more common, causing severe health consequences such as heart and lung problems. But beyond these direct risks, heat has severe indirect consequences. Studies have shown that high temperatures weaken cognitive functions, which in turn leads to poor decisions. ____47____ When air temperature is too high, your body attempts to protect you by channeling blood and energy to cool you down. Unfortunately, this alters blood flow to the brain, and although the exact mechanisms are not yet fully understood, the consequences are not good. Heat also causes tiredness and sleep disorders, adding to the cognitive burden. Laboratory studies have found that those exposed to higher temperatures display weakened memory, reduced attention, and lower performance in executive functions, including problem-solving, understanding complex tasks, and decision-making. ____48____ Under standard climate-change conditions, researchers concluded that average human cognitive function might decrease by between 5 and 7% by 2100. That is a worrying prospect. The effects are also uneven: they are worse for the elderly, for people with high body-mass index, and for males. ____49____ Studies showed that extreme-temperature hours in the days before were already associated with declined cognition, meaning that a single heat wave may leave your brain fogged for some time afterward. The old expression “in the heat of the moment” usually refers to poor choices driven by strong emotions, but it turns out to hold more as well. ____50____ If decisions are unavoidable, cool down first to restore cognitive and emotional clarity, depend on logical reasoning and external advice instead of instinct, and delay the choice whenever possible. A. So, yes: heat might quite literally make you less sharp. B. And those long-term averages do not capture everything. C. That finding, however, does not mean every individual responds in a different way. D. Beyond cognition, heat exposure can intensify emotions and make people more sensitive. E. The reasons why high temperatures cloud your brain are probably related to changes in brain blood flow. F. As heat waves occur more often, avoid making crucial choices during or shortly after a heat wave. 【答案】47. E 48. A 49. B 50. F 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述高温损害认知能力的原理、影响表现与高温天合理决策的实用建议。 【47题详解】 空后“When air temperature is too high, your body attempts to protect you by channeling blood and energy to cool you down. Unfortunately, this alters blood flow to the brain, and although the exact mechanisms are not yet fully understood, the consequences are not good.(当气温过高时，你的身体会通过调配血液和能量来为你降温，不幸的是这会改变大脑的血流，虽然确切机制尚未完全明晰，但结果并不理想)”解释高温影响大脑的生理原理。空处起到总起段落的作用，引出高温影响大脑的核心原因。选项E“The reasons why high temperatures cloud your brain are probably related to changes in brain blood flow.(高温让大脑混沌的原因可能和脑血流的变化有关)”总领全段，与后文生理机制的阐述完全契合，符合语境。 【48题详解】 上文“Laboratory studies have found that those exposed to higher temperatures display weakened memory, reduced attention, and lower performance in executive functions, including problem-solving, understanding complex tasks, and decision-making.(实验室研究发现，暴露在更高温度下的人记忆力减弱、注意力下降，在包括解决问题、理解复杂任务和做决策在内的执行功能上表现更差)”列举了高温损害认知的各类具体表现。选项A“So, yes: heat might quite literally make you less sharp.(所以没错，高温真的会实实在在让你反应变迟钝)”承接前文所有实验发现，对高温带来的认知下降做出明确概括，完成段落收尾总结，符合语境。 【49题详解】 上文“Under standard climate-change conditions, researchers concluded that average human cognitive function might decrease by between 5 and 7% by 2100. That is a worrying prospect. The effects are also uneven: they are worse for the elderly, for people with high body-mass index, and for males.(在标准气候变化情景下，研究者推断到2100年人类平均认知功能可能下降5%到7%，这是一个令人担忧的前景，且影响并不均衡，对老年人、高BMI人群和男性的影响更严重)”介绍了长期维度下高温对认知的平均影响。空后“Studies showed that extreme-temperature hours in the days before were already associated with declined cognition, meaning that a single heat wave may leave your brain fogged for some time afterward.(研究显示前几日的极端高温时长已经和认知下降相关，意味着单场热浪可能会让你的大脑在之后一段时间都处于混沌状态)”补充了平均数据之外的即时、持续性影响。空处应起到过渡衔接的作用，引出平均数据没有覆盖的内容。选项B“And those long-term averages do not capture everything.(而这些长期平均值并不能涵盖全部情况)”衔接前后文，自然引出后续的补充发现，符合语境。 【50题详解】 上文“The old expression “in the heat of the moment” usually refers to poor choices driven by strong emotions, but it turns out to hold more as well.(老话“在情绪上头的时刻”通常指代被强烈情绪驱动做出的糟糕选择，但事实证明它的含义远不止于此)”引出高温和情绪、决策的关联。空后“If decisions are unavoidable, cool down first to restore cognitive and emotional clarity, depend on logical reasoning and external advice instead of instinct, and delay the choice whenever possible.(如果必须要做决策，先降温恢复认知和情绪的清醒，依靠逻辑推理和外部建议而非本能，尽可能推迟做选择的时间)”给出了高温天做决策的具体实操方法。选项F“As heat waves occur more often, avoid making crucial choices during or shortly after a heat wave.(随着热浪愈发频繁，要避免在热浪期间或刚结束时做出关键选择)”起到承上启下的作用，引出高温天的决策注意事项，符合语境。 Ⅲ. Summary Writing 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Living the Green Life Banks use our money to fund their other profit-making activities — from loans to investments. This means, depending on who you bank with, your money could be funding some pretty questionable industries that you don’t know about. Some high street banks provide finance for oil and gas projects that contribute to climate change. A report in the Guardian in May 2025 found that HSBC and five other UK banks collectively gave £75bn of finance to fossil fuel projects between 2016 and 2023. Thankfully, there are ways to help make your banking more climate-friendly. Changing to a responsible bank that doesn’t finance fossil fuels is an easy switch that anyone can make. And finding a sustainable bank is getting easier — there are now quite a few banks that have strong anti-fossil fuel policies in place. Triodos is one such bank that only lends to businesses and organisations that promote long-term positive change. This includes wind farms, organic farms, and community projects. For full openness, Triodos publishes the details of every organisation it lends to, and is the only bank that does so. Building societies (房屋互助协会) can also be more sustainable than high street banks. This is because they face strict regulations that limit the amount of money they can invest in certain industries. Their profits are also invested back into the business for the benefit of borrowers and savers, rather than shareholders. Nationwide, for example, is a building society owned by its members rather than external shareholders. It does not invest in or provide finance for fossil fuel projects. Plus, it donates at least one per cent of pre-tax profits to charitable causes. With so many green options now available, switching your bank account has become a positive step. After all, every pound deposited is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Many people are unaware that their regular bank deposits may fund fossil fuel industries which harm the climate. To pursue a greener lifestyle, people can switch to responsible banks or building societies that reject fossil fuel financing, and each deposit is a choice for a better world.（47 words） 或者 Many people do not realize their money deposited in common banks may be used to fund fossil fuel projects that worsen climate change. They can switch to responsible green banks or regulated building societies, and every pound they save is a vote for the eco-friendly world they long for.（49 words） 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍了普通用户存入传统银行的资金可能在不知情的情况下被用于资助化石燃料相关的高污染产业，同时推荐了两类绿色金融替代选择，呼吁用户通过更换银行践行环保生活理念。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 ①This means, depending on who you bank with, your money could be funding some pretty questionable industries that you don’t know about. ②Some high street banks provide finance for oil and gas projects that contribute to climate change. ③Thankfully, there are ways to help make your banking more climate-friendly. Changing to a responsible bank that doesn’t finance fossil fuels is an easy switch that anyone can make. ④Triodos is one such bank that only lends to businesses and organisations that promote long-term positive change. ⑤Building societies (房屋互助协会) can also be more sustainable than high street banks. It does not invest in or provide finance for fossil fuel projects. ⑥After all, every pound deposited is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in. 2. 缜密构思 将第1、2两个要点进行合并，提炼出用户存款可能被用于资助污染产业的核心问题，将第3、4、5三个要点进行整合，梳理出负责任的绿色银行和房屋互助协会两类可行的替代方案，最后融入第6个要点的核心呼吁，完成整体内容的精简串联。 3. 遣词造句 Most people don’t know that the money they put in ordinary banks may be used to support polluting fossil fuel industries. If you want to live a more eco-friendly life, you can choose banks or building societies that never fund fossil fuel projects. Every single pound you put into the bank is a small choice that helps build a more livable world. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Many people are unaware that their regular bank deposits may fund fossil fuel industries which harm the climate. (运用that引导的宾语从句和which引导的限制性定语从句，精准概括了原文开篇提出的核心问题，句式紧凑信息密度高) 【高分句型2】To pursue a greener lifestyle, people can switch to responsible banks or building societies that reject fossil fuel financing, and each deposit is a choice for a better world. (用不定式结构作目的状语引出解决方案，搭配that引导的定语从句修饰两类绿色金融主体，最后用并列分句点出存款的环保意义，逻辑流畅符合字数要求) Ⅳ. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 请妥善保存电子票据，方便申请售后服务。（convenient）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Please keep the electronic receipt properly, which is convenient for you to apply for after-sales service. 【解析】 【详解】“请”表达为please；“妥善保存”表达为keep... properly；“电子票据”表达为the electronic receipt；“方便（做某事）”需使用提示词convenient，其固定搭配为be convenient for sb. to do sth.；“申请售后服务”表达为apply for after-sales service。本句前半句是表提醒、要求的祈使句，谓语用动词原形，属于一般现在时；后半句采用which引导的非限制性定语从句，which指代前面主句描述的整件事，补充说明保存电子票据带来的好处，时态需保持一致，be动词用is。 53. 人们能够跨越语言的隔阂，建立起情感纽带，何其美妙！（How）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】How wonderful it is that people can build emotional bonds across language barriers! 【解析】 【详解】“跨越”表达为across；“语言的隔阂”表达为language barriers；“建立起”表达为build；“情感纽带”表达为emotional bonds；提示词How，用于引导感叹句，句型为“How + 形容词 + 主语 + 谓语”“何其美妙”表达为How wonderful it is that...这一常用感叹句式，it作形式主语，that引导主语从句，说明真正让人觉得美妙的内容；主语从句使用情态动词can，表达能力；全句为一般现在时，用来抒发普遍的感慨。 54. 民俗文化节期间，古城街巷，张灯结彩，穿着少数民族服饰的游客随处可见。（flood）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】During the folk culture festival, the ancient city’s streets and lanes are flooded with decorations of lanterns and colored ribbons, and tourists in ethnic minority costumes can be seen everywhere. 【解析】 【详解】“民俗文化节期间”表达为during the folk culture festival；“古城街巷”表达为the ancient city’s streets and lanes；“张灯结彩”表达为decorations of lanterns and colored ribbons；“穿着少数民族服饰的游客”表达为tourists in ethnic minority costumes；“随处可见”表达为can be seen everywhere。本句由and连接两个并列分句，全句描述节日期间常态景象，使用一般现在时，根据提示词可知，前一分句使用固定短语be flooded with描述街巷挂满彩灯彩带的景象，主语the ancient city’s streets and lanes为复数，谓语be动词用are，后一分句为含情态动词的被动语态。 55. 创办于19世纪后期的旧船厂，如今已蜕变为一个集剧院、餐馆和画廊为一体的时尚地标，让人们能够轻松体验工业之美，重拾旧时记忆。（access）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The old shipyard, founded in the late 19th century, has now transformed into a fashionable landmark combining theaters, restaurants and galleries, allowing people easy access to the beauty of industry and the old memories. 【解析】 【详解】“创办”表达为found；“于19世纪后期”表达为in the late 19th century；“旧船厂”表达为the old shipyard；“蜕变为”表达为固定短语transform into；“集……为一体”表达为combine；“剧院、餐馆和画廊”表达为theaters, restaurants and galleries；“一个时尚地标”表达为a fashionable landmark；结合提示词access，“让人们能够轻松体验”表达为allow people easy access to；“工业之美”表达为the beauty of industry，“旧时记忆”表达为the old memories，与the beauty of industry并列，用and连接。本句主语是the old shipyard，found与the old shipyard之间是被动关系，用过去分词founded作后置定语；combine与landmark之间是主动关系，用现在分词combining作后置定语修饰landmark；“让人们能够轻松体验工业之美，重拾旧时记忆”，描述船厂转变之后带来的结果，用现在分词allowing作结果状语；整句讲述已经完成转变，对现在产生影响，谓语使用现在完成时has transformed。 Ⅴ. Guided Writing 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学高三学生李明。你的英国好友Wendy在社交媒体上了解到“Chinamaxxing”（沉浸式体验中国文化），计划来中国亲身体验。她初步拟定了四项体验内容（见附图），并发来邮件征求你的建议。回复该邮件，内容须包括： （1）从四项内容中推荐1项，并作简要介绍； （2）具体说明此项最适合的原因。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Wendy, I’m so glad that you will come to China for “Chinamaxxing”, for which I’d like to recommend the Chinese‑style travel photoshoot to you. During the photoshoot, you will wear elegant traditional Hanfu and take pictures against classical Chinese scenery. This activity perfectly mixes ancient beauty and modern travel. Professional photographers will help you with your poses and pick suitable backgrounds like ancient gardens or pavilions. I think it suits you most, because you have always been crazy about traditional Chinese clothing and ancient aesthetics. These photos will record your special cultural journey so that you can share them with your friends back home. It is relaxing and requires no special training, different from tai chi which demands long‑term practice or tricky handcraft work that calls for patience and skills. Wish you a fantastic and unforgettable trip! Yours, Li Ming 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生以明启中学高三学生李明的身份，给英国好友Wendy回复邮件，从四项文化体验里推荐一项，加以介绍并说明理由。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 高兴的：glad → delighted 融合：mix → blend 帮助：help → assist 特别的：special → distinctive 2. 句式拓展 合并句子 原句：During the photoshoot, you will wear elegant traditional Hanfu and take pictures against classical Chinese scenery. This activity perfectly mixes ancient beauty and modern travel. 拓展句：During the photoshoot, you will wear elegant traditional Hanfu and take pictures against classical Chinese scenery, which perfectly mixes ancient beauty and modern travel. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m so glad that you will come to China for “Chinamaxxing”, for which I’d like to recommend the Chinese‑style travel photoshoot to you. (运用了for which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】These photos will record your special cultural journey so that you can share them with your friends back home. (运用了so that引导的目的状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026学年度第一学期期中教学质量检测 高三英语试卷 （考试时间：105分钟 满分：115分） Ⅰ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Return of the Cube The Rubik’s Cube has puzzled people of all ages since its invention in 1974. People have spent ____1____ seems like hours twisting and turning the movable pieces of the cube-shaped puzzle so that each side is just one color. ____2____ can solve the puzzle in seconds, while many cannot solve it at all. The cube was hugely popular in the 1980s, but interest gradually faded. In the mid-1990s, ____3____ computers and the Internet became more accessible, the cube enjoyed a comeback. A new generation of “cubers” found each other on the Internet and organized competitions with each other. There hadn’t been cube competitions since the cube had been invented. People traveled long distances, eager ____4____ (take) part in highly competitive tournaments. “It’s very addictive, and it spreads like a virus,” Tyson Mao, 20, told the San Francisco Chronicle. Mao started the Rubik’s Cube Club at the California Institute of Technology in 2003. The college sponsored the first U.S. cubing tournaments in California. Mao and about 40 others competed at the International Rubik’s Cube Tournament in San Francisco, with cubers from all over the world ____5____ (involve). In 2025, the World Cube Association regularly brings cubers together for competitions. The tournaments usually consist of several events, including those ____6____ cubers compete using one hand. In one difficult event, the competitors first look at the puzzle and then try to solve it while ____7____ (wear) a blindfold. In another event, they try to complete the cube in ____8____ (few) possible moves to win. There are even events with cubes of different sizes, with more squares than the original 3×3×3 cube. The cube has continued to have an impact on people worldwide. Most cubers today weren’t even born when Erno Rubik first came up with the idea for the cube in 1974. Cubers have a large community online, in which they exchange ideas that can cut seconds ____9____ their time. By 2024, the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube’s debut (首次出现), more than 500 million cubes ____10____ (sell). And the cube shows no signs of stopping. Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．barrier B．urging C．consistently D．draw E．minimize F．opposite G．persistent H．storing I．resolution J．resisting K．temporarily Willpower Doesn’t Work. This Does. Willpower is the ability to control your thoughts and actions in order to achieve what you want to do. In surveys, American adults have cited lack of willpower as the top ____11____ to changing behavior. Globally, when adults rated themselves on two dozen positive qualities, self-control ranked dead last. Research also shows that exercising willpower feels pretty awful, whether you are forcing yourself to do something unfun or ____12____ something fun. The logical ____13____ seems obvious: try harder. Strengthen your willpower muscle. Yet, as a psychologist studying goal-achievement, I see the data leading to the ____14____ conclusion: willpower is overrated. Successful people rarely rely on inner determination to fight temptations. Instead, many exercise situational agency, arranging their lives to ____15____ the need for willpower in the first place. Interviews with some highly disciplined people have taught me that you do hard things more ____16____ when you put yourself in situations that make the pursuit easier. For instance, two-time Olympic triathlon gold medalist Alistair Brownlee makes sure his equipment is in order before a workout and leaves his shoes warm and dry waiting at the door. He even bought his first house to live close to the paths and pools for training. His life motto (座右铭) has always been to take the first step, and such situational support never discourages him from making ____17____ efforts. Situational agency matters greatly for young people. Technology brings more plentiful, convenient and appealing temptations. One student called endless scroll (滚屏) the most evil invention of his lifetime. Instead of ____18____ my students to try harder to stay off phones, I admit that I, too, find myself checking texts, notifications and email far more often than I’d like. My team surveyed thousands of teenagers on where they placed phones while studying. Responses ranged from keeping phones beside them, with the screen up and sound on, to ____19____ phones in other rooms. At the end of the school year, students keeping phones farther away earned higher grades. You cannot change the conditions of modern life, but you can manage your personal space. Physical distance creates psychological distance: ____20____ close what you desire; push away what holds you back. Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Like most animals, humans have “had teeth and jaws for millions of years,” says evolutionary and ecological biochemist Adam van Casteren at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. But with the development of tools, food processing, and agriculture, as well as fire to cook food, our species gradually stopped the need for such ____21____ chewing. Today, the average human spends roughly 35 minutes chewing every day, ____22____ 4.5 hours for our closest ape relative, chimpanzees. At the most basic level, chewing ____23____ food into small pieces and mixes them with saliva (mouth liquid) so that they can be easily swallowed. ____24____, chewing not only leads to more saliva production and digestive enzymes (酶) like amylase, which helps digest food, but it also stimulates the pancreas (胰腺) to release juices that further ____25____ what we’ve consumed. Nutrition and ____26____ aside, researchers are increasingly uncovering that chewing plays an important role in other aspects of our well-being — ____27____ brain health — as we get older. Memory is affected, too. In a survey, participants with good chewing ability invariably ____28____ their peers on a series of cognitive (认知的) tests that assessed language production and numerical reasoning, with a wide gap in scores, even after controlling for age, sex and education. They demonstrated ____29____ better word recall, verbal fluency and numeracy skills than those with chewing problems. So why should the simple act of chewing have anything to do with ____30____? Some researchers point to the multiple neural circuits connecting our chewing organ to the region of the brain ____31____ for spatial learning and making new memories, which is one of the first to be damaged by Alzheimer’s. Others suggest that chewing, particularly moderately hard substances, may ____32____ blood flow to the brain. “The theory is that chewing works like a pump, driving blood to the brain,” explains Mats Trulsson, professor in the department of dental health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. This keeps the brain ____33____ and working well, he says. Nor are the ____34____ restricted to cognition alone. Outside the lab, chewing is a good ____35____, too. When a group of Turkish researchers studied 100 nursing students preparing for mid-term exams, they found that students who chewed gum for at least 30 minutes daily experienced lower levels of anxiety and depression. 21. A. delicate B. lengthy C. habitual D. rapid 22. A. added to B. limited to C. compared with D. associated with 23. A. breaks down B. heats up C. takes in D. sorts out 24. A. As a result B. For example C. More importantly D. In contrast 25. A. restore B. recycle C. process D. preserve 26. A. appetite B. digestion C. health D. production 27. A. apparently B. incidentally C. namely D. especially 28. A. outlasted B. outnumbered C. outperformed D. outweighed 29. A. slightly B. initially C. significantly D. seemingly 30. A. concentration B. examination C. literacy D. memory 31. A. suitable B. responsible C. adapted D. qualified 32. A. maintain B. regulate C. increase D. monitor 33. A. relaxed B. occupied C. blank D. sharp 34. A. benefits B. predictions C. problems D. solutions 35. A. energy-booster B. virus-fighter C. skill-builder D. stress-reliever Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） The message looked like an accusatory note, with each letter traced over and over for emphasis. The author got straight to the point: “I KNOW IT’S YOU MOM.” A fourth grader named Caden had begun to harbor suspicions about the supposedly magical being who left cash under his pillow after each baby tooth fell out. There had been inconsistencies in the tooth fairy’s behavior: After Caden lost his first tooth, he woke up to a fresh $100 bill. For each subsequent tooth, Caden received less. The variations in bills raised questions in his mind, so he wrote the letter to his mother, Ashley Lee. Now Lee wanted to keep her son a believer. So she took a shot in the dark and dashed off a note to what she figured was a made-up “tooth fairy” email address, not knowing whether anyone would receive it. “Caden thinks it is me giving him money for exchanging the tooth,” she wrote, and asked the tooth fairy to reply and prove him wrong. Her hope — silly, sweet and a little desperate — was that an “official” email from the tooth fairy might somehow persuade Caden. Dr. Purva Merchant was sitting in her office at a children’s dental practice in Seattle when Lee’s email arrived. It was roughly the 6,000th such email she’d received in the past 20 years, so she knew exactly what to do: Dear Caden, I am writing to let you know that I have received email notification of your baby tooth that was lost, how exciting! I will stop by with a special surprise for your tooth. Remember to take very good care of your new teeth by brushing and flossing every night. Happy growing up! Love, The Tooth Fairy Dr. Merchant became the email tooth fairy accidentally. In 2004, her boyfriend — now husband — made her a new email address including her nickname, The Tooth Fairy, to help organize her dental school applications and keep in touch with family abroad. She has averaged three to five emails a day in the two decades since the first distress mail, and she has responded to every one of them with reassurance about tooth problems. “There’s something amazing about doing something for someone, and they don’t know who you are,” she says. 36. What led Caden to write to his mom? A. He wanted more bills. B. He suspected the cash was fake. C. He found the fairy’s email. D. He noticed the amount of cash differed. 37. The underlined phrase “took a shot in the dark” (para. 5) most probably means “________”. A. made an uncertain attempt B. received a fairy’s reply C. wanted to prove Caden wrong D. tried to scare Caden 38. According to the passage, Dr. Merchant can be best described as ________. A. professional and serious B. humorous and dependent C. kind-hearted and devoted D. strict and business-like 39. What is the best title of the passage? A. A Mother’s Doubt and Her Son’s Letter B. A Reply from the Tooth Fairy C. The Tooth Fairy’s 20-Year-Old Email D. The Accusation from a Son （B） MARKETING PLAYBOOK · CASE OF THE MONTH Four things MoodMuse does that any brand can steal MoodMuse’s drops sell out in minutes. Yet the lesson of this toy brand is not about cute packaging: it is a blueprint for building excitement, community and long-term loyalty. Here are four takeaways for any marketer. ————————————————————————————————————— 01 Market to behaviors, not demographics (人口统计特征) MoodMuse’s buyers are mostly Gen Z and Millennial, but success is not about knowing who the customer is — it is about knowing what makes them excited. This generation grew up on collectibles and surprise mechanics; they desire identity-driven purchases and highly visual, shareable experiences. TAKEAWAY Build campaigns around behaviors and psychological motivators. Ask what makes your audience hit “share”. 02 ? Those instant sell-outs are no accident. Limited-edition runs, time-boxed releases, uncommon “secret” figures and early-access benefits all repeat one message: act fast or miss out. Urgency creates habit, and habit creates brand stickiness. TAKEAWAY Build FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) into your sales process through timing and exclusivity. 03 Make your product mean something The strongest brands make people feel seen. Rebelpanda is rebellious (反叛的) and fashion-forward; Tear Baby is sensitive and expressive. Each character works as an emotional mirror, letting buyers signal who they are in a way that feels ideal, not commercial. TAKEAWAY Give your product emotional texture. Ask what identity it helps people express. 04 Let your community feel like insiders MoodMuse’s customers do not just feel like buyers; they feel like members. They know the story behind each character, chase rare pieces and trade in fan forums, sharing a common language and a sense of belonging. TAKEAWAY Design in-jokes, rituals and roles that only members would get. 40. Which of the following best fills the missing heading of Section 02? A. Treat secret as a tool, not a trick B. Treat rarity as a strategy, not a trick C. Treat discount as a key, not a trick D. Treat habit as a method, not a trick 41. According to the four takeaways, which marketing practice is most likely to work? A. Doing a survey about whom the customer is. B. Increasing the product sales by repeating a message. C. Creating characters in whom buyers see themselves. D. Designing some popular in-jokes that consumers love. 42. Who is the passage most probably written for? A. Toy collectors hoping to resell rare figures for profit. B. Business students researching the history of MoodMuse. C. Brand managers looking for reusable marketing methods. D. Product designers responsible for creating new characters. （C） When museums digitize their holdings, it’s usually to expand access. The new Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) does something entirely different: it uses technology to make visible what has been taken — and to eventually erase itself. Launched in 2025, the online platform brings together 3D models of stolen or illegally traded cultural artifacts (文物) from across the world. But unlike most museums, it measures success not by how much it collects, but by how much it loses. Each time an object is returned to its rightful home, it disappears from the virtual gallery. Developed by UNESCO in collaboration (协作) with national heritage authorities, the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects currently features around 200 digital artifacts, each carefully reproduced in high-resolution 3D. Each entry is accompanied by a layered narrative (叙述): where the object originated, how it was stolen, and what efforts are underway to recover it. By storing and presenting these objects in a globally accessible virtual space, UNESCO bypasses many of the physical and legal limits that have long held back restitution — the return of these objects. The museum becomes a shared space for accountability and memory, where access — not possession — defines value. European institutions, including the British Museum, have faced sustained pressure to return colonial-era artifacts. Yet restitution is rarely straightforward — it involves complex legal systems, diplomatic negotiation, and difficult questions of origin that can take years to resolve. The UNESCO platform doesn’t settle these controversies, but it reframes them. By visualizing the scale of cultural theft, it shifts restitution from abstract policy to concrete visibility. At the same time, the museum raises questions of representation and approval. Who determines which objects appear? How are communities of origin involved in shaping their narratives? After all, restitution stories are supposed to be told with, not merely about, the affected communities. This museum, designed to shrink, challenges how cultural institutions measure value. Still, the project faces clear limits. High-quality 3D modeling is costly and technically demanding. Keeping the system running over decades requires funding, security, and long-term care. And technology alone cannot restore trust or undo the effects of colonial rule. The museum’s power lies less in resolution than in visibility — in its ability to draw attention and sustain accountability. UNESCO’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects is not an unchanging monument to loss; it is an evolving system for memory, advocacy, and repair. As it does, it invites cultural institutions everywhere to reconsider what it means to hold, display, and ultimately let go. 43. How does the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects measure its success? A. By the number of artifacts returned. B. By the number of holdings digitized. C. By the number of visitors online. D. By the number of quality 3D models. 44. By saying “the UNESCO platform doesn’t settle these controversies, but it reframes them” (para. 4), the author means ________. A. it turns abstract policy into legal rules B. it resolves the legal problems behind them C. it helps the public see the extent of cultural theft D. it entitles affected communities to shape narratives 45. According to the author, the virtual museum is most valuable for ________. A. presenting cultural artifacts through layered narratives B. being a shared space for visitors to obtain digital artifacts C. establishing a single-purpose evolving system successfully D. attracting notice and keeping cultural thefts from being forgotten 46. What is the author’s overall attitude towards the new virtual museum? A. Subjective and critical. B. Realistic and supportive. C. Objective and defensive. D. Reserved and cautious. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. How the Heat Affects Our Thinking Heat waves are becoming more common, causing severe health consequences such as heart and lung problems. But beyond these direct risks, heat has severe indirect consequences. Studies have shown that high temperatures weaken cognitive functions, which in turn leads to poor decisions. ____47____ When air temperature is too high, your body attempts to protect you by channeling blood and energy to cool you down. Unfortunately, this alters blood flow to the brain, and although the exact mechanisms are not yet fully understood, the consequences are not good. Heat also causes tiredness and sleep disorders, adding to the cognitive burden. Laboratory studies have found that those exposed to higher temperatures display weakened memory, reduced attention, and lower performance in executive functions, including problem-solving, understanding complex tasks, and decision-making. ____48____ Under standard climate-change conditions, researchers concluded that average human cognitive function might decrease by between 5 and 7% by 2100. That is a worrying prospect. The effects are also uneven: they are worse for the elderly, for people with high body-mass index, and for males. ____49____ Studies showed that extreme-temperature hours in the days before were already associated with declined cognition, meaning that a single heat wave may leave your brain fogged for some time afterward. The old expression “in the heat of the moment” usually refers to poor choices driven by strong emotions, but it turns out to hold more as well. ____50____ If decisions are unavoidable, cool down first to restore cognitive and emotional clarity, depend on logical reasoning and external advice instead of instinct, and delay the choice whenever possible. A. So, yes: heat might quite literally make you less sharp. B. And those long-term averages do not capture everything. C. That finding, however, does not mean every individual responds in a different way. D. Beyond cognition, heat exposure can intensify emotions and make people more sensitive. E. The reasons why high temperatures cloud your brain are probably related to changes in brain blood flow. F. As heat waves occur more often, avoid making crucial choices during or shortly after a heat wave. Ⅲ. Summary Writing 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Living the Green Life Banks use our money to fund their other profit-making activities — from loans to investments. This means, depending on who you bank with, your money could be funding some pretty questionable industries that you don’t know about. Some high street banks provide finance for oil and gas projects that contribute to climate change. A report in the Guardian in May 2025 found that HSBC and five other UK banks collectively gave £75bn of finance to fossil fuel projects between 2016 and 2023. Thankfully, there are ways to help make your banking more climate-friendly. Changing to a responsible bank that doesn’t finance fossil fuels is an easy switch that anyone can make. And finding a sustainable bank is getting easier — there are now quite a few banks that have strong anti-fossil fuel policies in place. Triodos is one such bank that only lends to businesses and organisations that promote long-term positive change. This includes wind farms, organic farms, and community projects. For full openness, Triodos publishes the details of every organisation it lends to, and is the only bank that does so. Building societies (房屋互助协会) can also be more sustainable than high street banks. This is because they face strict regulations that limit the amount of money they can invest in certain industries. Their profits are also invested back into the business for the benefit of borrowers and savers, rather than shareholders. Nationwide, for example, is a building society owned by its members rather than external shareholders. It does not invest in or provide finance for fossil fuel projects. Plus, it donates at least one per cent of pre-tax profits to charitable causes. With so many green options now available, switching your bank account has become a positive step. After all, every pound deposited is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅳ. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 请妥善保存电子票据，方便申请售后服务。（convenient）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 53. 人们能够跨越语言的隔阂，建立起情感纽带，何其美妙！（How）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 54. 民俗文化节期间，古城街巷，张灯结彩，穿着少数民族服饰的游客随处可见。（flood）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 55. 创办于19世纪后期的旧船厂，如今已蜕变为一个集剧院、餐馆和画廊为一体的时尚地标，让人们能够轻松体验工业之美，重拾旧时记忆。（access）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅴ. Guided Writing 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学高三学生李明。你的英国好友Wendy在社交媒体上了解到“Chinamaxxing”（沉浸式体验中国文化），计划来中国亲身体验。她初步拟定了四项体验内容（见附图），并发来邮件征求你的建议。回复该邮件，内容须包括： （1）从四项内容中推荐1项，并作简要介绍； （2）具体说明此项最适合的原因。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $