江苏省仪征中学2025-2026学年度第一学期高三英语限时（七）

第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共11小题; 每题2.5分，满分27.5分)

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Eiffel Tower Guided Climb Tour by Stairs

Most visitors ride the elevator at the Eiffel Tower, but travelers with a sense of adventure prefer to take the stairs. Climb the 704 steps to the second viewing platform of the Eiffel Tower on this guided tour and be rewarded with splendid views of the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, the Seine River, and the Champs. Get a good workout by climbing up the stairs of the Eiffel Tower. Choose a ticket to the summit and take the lift to the very top.

What To Expect

● Meet your guide and fellow Eiffel Tower climbers at the meeting point, then join the queue for Eiffel Tower tickets. It can take up to 90 minutes at peak times, but your guide will keep you entertained while you wait with fun facts about the tower.

● Next, follow your guide up the stairs to the second floor viewing platform, a total of 674 steps! Make a stop along the way to learn about Gustave Eiffel and the history of the tower, then enjoy views of the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral.

● Your tour ends on the second floor. If you booked the Summit Access tour, ride the elevator up to the summit. If you booked the combo (套餐) tour with a Seine River cruise, your guide will provide tickets that can be used at any time.

Cancellation Policy

● For a full refund (退款), you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.

● Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

● This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

1．What can you get during the climb tour by stairs?

A．A bitter adventure to the top. B．A free lift to the summit.

C．An app for guide service. D．An opportunity for exercise.

2．What service will your guide offer during your tour?

A．Book a ticket to the summit for you. B．Share factual stories about the tower.

C．Prepare a Seine River cruise for you. D．Pick you up from your reserved hotel.

3．You can get a full refund if ________.

A．there is a violent storm B．you make changes just before the start

C．your guide makes a mistake D．you cancel your tour less then 24 hours

B

Diana was out shopping in a busy department store after work one evening. Just five minutes before closing time, she heard a staff member saying, “someone is having a seizure (癫痫)”: Walking quickly towards the staff member, Diana saw a fellow shopper on the ground. She had fallen and was lying on the floor, jerking uncontrollably. A small group of people had gathered to help the woman and a staff member called an ambulance. Dian a knew that she could use what she had learned on her first aid course to help as well.

Knowing it was important to keep the woman safe, one of the employees brought over a staff jacket and they put it under the woman’s head so she wouldn’t injure herself. “The seizure probably lasted only a few minutes, but it seemed much longer while it was going on,” Diana said. “When the jerking stopped, a man helped turn the woman on to her side. I then tilted her head back to help her keep breathing. After the seizure, the woman seemed not to be able to understand what we were saying and couldn’t speak. Luckily, I had learned that this can happen after a seizure and it may take some time for people to get back to normal.”

“It was such a comfort when she very tentatively answered that she was OK. By this time, the ambulance was on its way, the store had closed for the night and the other shoppers who had helped at first had left.” “We all a-greed that the woman was in safe hands with the first aider and a nurse who had also stopped to help, so I started to make my way out of the store.”

“As I was leaving, one of the store’s employees said, ‘thank you for your kindness’”. “I was very touched by her words, and I told her that I’d learned first aid in case something like this ever happened, and now it had. Even though the incident left me feeling very shaken, I was glad I knew what to do to help.”

4．What did Diana do to help the woman suffering from a seizure?

A．She called an ambulance for her.

B．She helped turn the woman to one side.

C．She brought over a staff jacket to keep her warm.

D．She made sure the woman could breathe easily.

5．How did Diana feel after the incident?

A．Grateful. B．Relieved. C．Anxious. D．Regretful.

6．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．Diana stayed to help when the ambulance arrived.

B．The woman could not answer their questions because of pain.

C．It was essential to learn some knowledge of first aid.

D．The employee was too frightened to offer a helping hand.

7．Which proverb can be applied to Diana’s actions in this situation?

A．Actions speak louder than words. B．Constant dropping water wears the stone.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C

About 50 years ago, the famous British band The Beatles sang that “money can’t buy me love”. Today, British economists are saying that it perhaps can’t buy you happiness either. This is showed by the happy planet index (HPI, 快乐指数) published recently by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in London.

The index is about how well countries are using their resources. It shows how well they provide people with better health and longer and happier lives, and at what cost to their environment.

It would seem to be common sense that people in richer countries live happier lives, while those in developing countries are having a harder time of it. But the results are surprising, even shocking. The numbers show that some of the so-called developed countries are performing very badly. The United States, for example, comes in at an unbelievable 150^th. On the other hand, some little-known developing countries are doing a much better job. A tiny island in the Pacific, Vanuatu, comes in first. There are 178 countries and areas in the index. China ranks 31.

Countries are graded on the basis of information supplied in response to the following questions. How do people feel about their lives? How long does the average person live? How greatly does a country need to use its natural resources—such as oil, land and water—to maintain standards? This is what the index calls the “ecological footprint”.

The NEF found that the people of island nations enjoy the highest HPI rankings. Their populations live happier and longer lives, and use fewer resources.

The results also seem to show that it is possible to live longer, happier lives with a much smaller environmental impact. The index points out that people in the US and Germany enjoy similar lives.

“However, Germany’s ecological footprint is only about half that of the US. This means that Germany is around twice as efficient as the US at producing happy lives,” says Nic Marks, head of NEF’s Center for well-being.

So the happy planet index (HPl) tells us a brand-new concept of understanding “being happy”. HPI figures out different countries or individuals’ HPI through their “Ecological Footprint” and “Life Satisfaction Level” or “Life Expectancy”. Clearly, people’s HPI is related to their consumption of the resources on the earth.

You can find out your own HPI by visiting http://www.happyplanetindex.org

8．The passage is mainly about ______________.

A．why money can’t buy you happiness

B．in which country people feel the happiest

C．the happy planet index published recently

D．what index can influence people's happiness

9．According to the passage, the index has something to do with ______________.

A．wealth, education, resources and health

B．lives, health, resources and the environment

C．pressure, accommodation, resources and health

D．education, money, the environment and resources

10．Countries that have low HPI rankings ______________.

A．have far fewer happy people B．are only developing countries

C．do not enjoy plenty of resources D．have a greater impact on the environment

11．The comparison between Germany and the US shows that ______________.

A．history and culture play an important role in people’s lives

B．not all the people in developed countries enjoy happy lives

C．it is possible to live happier and longer lives with fewer resources

D．some of the so-called developed countries are performing very badly

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

A pickup game is a game of some kind that is not part of a regularly scheduled season of competition or a championship series.    12    . There are no repercussions (负面影响) beyond the final score in terms of standings or future commitment.

    13    . But the types of games that use the term have expanded today. It is now used to refer to casually scheduled games of softball, volleyball, tennis, and even chess.

Pickup games are spontaneous (自发的) and informal.     14    . An all-men’s pickup game may be played as “Shirts vs No Shirts”; it is an easy way to identify teammates and distinguish them from the competitors. “Inside Shirts vs Out Shirts” “White Shirts vs Colored Shirts” and “Men vs Women” are other teams created with the goal of knowing who is who.

Recently, attempts have been made to use the Internet to schedule pickup games. This is a way of helping players connect with other players in their local area and allowing them to have complete teams whenever possible.     15    .  For example, gender, game choice, age, location, and how far they are willing to travel to a game. The main draw of pickup games is that they are meant to be a fun way to practice or show off skills with friends. If a player makes a mistake, he won’t be taken out of the game and worried about losing his playing time.     16    .

A．You could play pickup football, baseball, etc.

B．He can laugh it off and continue on with the game.

C．This method makes the game much more competitive.

D．Potential players are asked to provide their information.

E．The term “pick up game” often refers to basketball games.

F．Instead, it is a game with teams often made up on the spot.

G．But people have a variety of methods to pick teams and identify them.