江苏省仪征中学2025-2026学年度第一学期高三英语限时（八）

第一部分 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)

A

This summer, we are bringing Summer Camps for Curious Minds to more kids by offering more activities for you. Here are our recommendations:

 Building Blocks

 Calling all builders to join us as we explore the greatest wonders of the world! Learn the basics of architecture to design new structures by experimenting with materials. Children can put their innovation into the structures as much as possible.

 Camp Explorer West: 8 weeks, Aged 2-5, Price $350

 Camp PacSci:9 weeks, Aged 2-6, Price $400

 Camp St. Thomas: 10 Weeks, Aged 3-4, Price $320

 Meteorologists in Training

 Calling all future weather forecasters! Explore the science behind the weather and learn how to predict if you will need sunscreen or snow boots tomorrow. Design meteorological (气象) instruments, create mini weather phenomena, and practice a weather forecast.

 Camp Explorer West: 6 weeks, Aged 4—9, Price $420

 Camp PacSci:5 weeks, Aged 5—10, Price $400

 Camp St. Thomas:4 weeks, Aged 7-9, Price $300

 Mech Makers

 Build your very own mechanical masterpiece with us! Put your creativity to the test as you learn the principles of design, and take your cardboard creation through an obstacle course of your own making.

 Camp Explorer West:6 weeks, Aged 8—12, Price $350

 Camp PacSci:7 weeks, Aged 7-12, Price $300

 Camp St. Thomas: 8 weeks, Aged 8-12, Price $400

 Imagineopolis

 Create your own board game! Learn the basics of board game design, the impact of character creation, and the importance of the rules as you create your own board game.

 Camp Explorer West: 7 weeks, Aged 10-14, Price $350

 Camp PacSci:5 weeks, Aged 9-13, Price $380

 Camp St. Thomas: 6 weeks, Aged 8—15, Price $420

1. What do Building Blocks and Mech Makers have in common?

A. Learning the principles of architecture.           B. Crafting cardboard creations.

C. Aiming for children under 6 years old.           D. Applying their creativity into works.

2. Which is the most cost- effective option for a kid interested in weather?

A. Camp Explorer West.                       B. Camp PacSci.

C. Camp St. Thomas.                           D. Camps for Curious Minds.

3. Which is recommended for kids above 13 years old?

A. Building Blocks.                           B. Meteorologists in Training.

C. Mech Makers.                              D. Imagineopolis.

B

Through life’s journey, we inevitably encounter unpleasant emotions — anxiety, envy, fear, and frustration — that can cast a dark shadow over our mind. Many of us often shy away from these feelings, from adopting a sense of denial to turning to food or work as a distraction.

 We understand that constant joy is an unattainable goal. Yet, we often struggle with emotions that are less than positive. This disgust to negativity is rooted in our natural tendency to avoid or suppress (抑制) such feelings. These negative emotional states can create extra stress in your body and your mind, which is uncomfortable and can also lead to health issues if the stress becomes chronic or overwhelming.  This in-built programming, inherited from our ancestors, directs us to avoid discomfort at all costs.

However, suppressing our emotions often leads to unforeseen consequences. As Dr. Elena Touroni, a consultant psychologist of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic, puts it, “When we bury our emotions, they inevitably end up reappearing elsewhere further down the line, causing numerous issues and symptoms, including headaches and anxiety.”

Burying our unfavorable emotions not only influences our well- being but also keeps us from experiencing the benefits that embracing these emotions can bring. Indeed, recognizing and confronting uncomfortable feelings, rather than dismissing or suppressing them, is a sign of emotional health. Negative emotions are there to alert us that something needs to change and to motivate us to make that change. For example, anger and anxiety show that something needs to change and that perhaps our well- being has been threatened; fear is an appeal to increase your level of safety.

Emotions, both positive and negative, play a vital role in our human experience. As Elena says, “Without negative emotions, we would struggle to know our boundaries, how to keep ourselves safe and what hurts us or makes us happy. They can guide us toward making decisions that serve us in the long term.”

4. Why do people often try to avoid negative emotions?

A. Humans are biologically programmed.        B. People believe constant joy is achievable.

C. Negative emotions are impossible to control.   D. The benefits of negative emotions are neglected.

5. According to Dr. Elena Touroni, what might happen when we bury our emotions?

A. They magically disappear over time.          B. They eventually cause physical problems.

C. They make us stronger and more adaptable.    D. They transform into positive emotions.

6.Why are negative emotions important in our human experience?

A. They help us avoid difficulties.             B. They drive us to take action.

C. They suppress the need to change.             D. They indicate excellent mental health.

7. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Embracing unpleasant feelings             B. Holding back mental challenges

C. The healing power of emotions             D. Solutions to emotional barriers

C

There was a time when people fixed things themselves or called their local repair shop. But as more items were manufactured overseas and prices dropped, replacing even a big purchase like an appliance became more convenient than repairing it.

However, that is changing in part due to information now available online. The popular how- to site iFixit. com has facilitated more than 100 million repairs. iFixit began in the early 2000s, after its co- founder and CEO, California- based Kyle Wiens, dropped his Apple laptop, breaking it. He discovered there were no repair instructions available. With help from his classmate and iFixit co-founder Luke Soules, Wiens, who had spent his childhood taking apart radios and appliances with his grandfather, managed to fix his computer through trial and error. He and Soules wrote a manual based on that experience and posted it to a website they created called iFixit.com.

Twenty years later, iFixit has grown into a database with nearly 100,000 repair manuals for everything from electronics to clothing to appliances. And its mission has gone mainstream.“ We’ re now seeing manufacturers show interest in making it possible for users to repair things,” says Elizabeth Chamberlain, director of sustainability for iFixit. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Motorola, HP, Patagonia and the North Face are selling official parts and sharing their repair guides through iFixit.“ We have this vision of a world where repair is the expectation for all things that are made,” says Chamberlain.

With iFixit. com, fixing things can help solve the waste problem. It's part of a larger shift toward a circular economy— the idea that instead of tossing out items once they are broken or out of date, we reuse, repair or refurbish them, keeping them out of the landfill for as long as possible. According to a 2023 report from Circle Economy, a Netherlands- based NGO, if the world switched to a circular economy, we could lower the amount of material we need to extract from nature by a third.

8. Why was iFixit.com created initially?

A. To ease repairs of electronic devices.          B. To promote sustainable fashion.

C. To sell second- hand goods online.            D. To share home appliance for free.

9. What can be inferred about iFixit.com in paragraph 3?

A. It is the largest online repair database.         B. It will replace traditional repair shops.

C. It competes with electronics manufacturers.     D. It is expected to resolve all repairing issues.

10. What does the underlined phrase“ tossing out” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Running out        B. Fixing up         C. Throwing away      D. Taking apart

11. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Local repair shops are fading due to globalization.

B. Online resources are renewing the repair culture.

C. Replacing appliances outweighs repairing them.

D. iFixit.com has led to an increase in repair costs.