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2025学年第二学期高三年级学业质量调研
英语试卷
I.Grammar and Vocabulary
SectionA
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.
“Unhappy”Horse Drives New Year Sales Boom
On 17 February 2026,China welcomed the Year of the Horse,which symbolizes energy and diligence.But the huge
success of a faulty toy suggests that many Chinese are not feeling the festive atmosphere.
A red horse toy produced by Happy Sister in the city of Yiwu in the east of China(1)(mean)to wear a broad
smile,but a factory crror meant it hit the shops,wearing a worried look.Becausc the smile was placcd upside down,the
horse's nostrils ()(2)be interpreted as tcars.
Despite the error,the toy went viral on social media.People joked that the crying horse is how you look at work,
while the smiling one is how you look(3)work.
By mid-February,the owner of Happy Sister said she was receiving daily orders of more than 15,000 units,causing
the extra production lines(4)(introduce)immediately.The small workshop,which had struggled with slow sales
for months,suddenly found(5)flooded with orders and struggling to keep up with demand.
Many Chincse white-collar workers have endured the 996 system,(6)cmployees are required to work from
9 am to 9 pm,six days a week.Though the practice was banned in 2021 after an employee died suddenly from a
late-night shift,long overtime hours are still common today.
Jacob Cooke,CEO of an e-commerce firm,said,"Consumer products and internet memes (serve as a
channel for people to discuss work pressure,a connection showing (7)formal communications often fail to
convey."The crying horse is a perfect example of this,as it gives workers an alternative way to express their
tiredness(⑧)】
they are criticized for voicing their true feelings directly.
Meanwhile,orders for the "crying horse"have poured in worldwide,with its image(9)(expect)to appear on
various products.The owner never found out who sewed the horse's smile on upside down."Since we can't figure out
exactly (10)
mistake it was,we will just give everyone a bonus,"she said.

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