四川省成都石室阳安学校2025-2026学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题

Are you a sports-loving teen eager to take your skills to the next level? Look no further! The City Youth Sports Camp is back with an exciting series of activities and training sessions this summer.

Camps Offered

●Soccer Camp: Whether you're a striker aiming to score more goals or a defender looking to strengthen your defensive skills, our experienced coaches will provide personalized training. From dribbling (运球) techniques to teamwork strategies, you'll learn them all.

●Basketball Camp: Improve your shooting accuracy, ball-handling skills, and game-reading ability. Our camp features one-on-one drills, group matches, and in-depth analysis of professional basketball games.

●Tennis Camp: Enhance your serve, backhand, and forehand strokes. Receive expert guidance on footwork, court positioning, and match tactics (战术).

Location

All camps will be held at the City Sports Complex, which boasts state-of-the-art (最先进的) facilities, including multiple soccer fields, basketball courts, and tennis courts. The complex is easily accessible by public transportation, with bus stops and a nearby subway station.

Schedule

The camps will run from July 10th to July 24th. Each day, the training sessions will start at 9:00 am and end at 4:00 pm, with a one-hour lunch break.

Qualification

The camp is open to all students aged 13 — 18. No matter your current skill level, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, you're welcome to join.

Registration Fees

●Early-bird registration (before June 1st): $ 200 per camp

●Regular registration (June 1st-June 30th): $ 250 per camp

●Late registration (after June 30th): $ 300 per camp

Registration Process

To register, please click here or visit our official website at www.cityyouthsportscamp.com. Fill out the online registration form, provide the necessary personal information, and choose the camp(s) you want to participate in. You can also pay the registration fee online using a credit card or PayPal.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us:

●Phone: (555) 487-8963

●Email: youthsportscamp@city.com

Don't miss this opportunity to improve your sports skills, make new friends, and have a great time this summer!

In the hallway by the door, shopping bags filled with her latest creations await their new home. An old, self-knitted patchwork (拼布) blanket is thrown casually over the sofa where she spends her days. Initially, the scarves were gifts for friends. As the stock grew, they were donated to children's shelters across Greece. Then they reached children in Bosnia and Ukraine. The latest batch of 70 scarves went to a refugee camp near Athens this winter, via the U. N. refugee agency, UNHCR.

"The fact that we give scarves away gives her strength," said her daughter Angeliki. She recounted drawings and mails her mother has received over the years: "Thank you… Be well… Keep going… You gave joy to children… You gave joy to people… That's her only reward — a letter, a few words."

Sadly, Matsouka's vision is impaired and she suffers from bouts of severe facial pain, a condition known as trigeminal neuralgia (三叉神经痛). Despite this, Matsouka still keeps knitting one scarf a day, with small imperfections. Every morning, she wakes up, drinks a glass of warm milk, puts on her pearl earrings and quietly gets to work till a break for lunch and a nap.

Angeliki describes her mother, who painstakingly knits into the night, as a living example of resilience and optimism. "She once mentioned that she has even found the secret to a long life in it," Angeliki says. "It's the happiness I get from giving." Matsouka says, sitting beside a big blue bag brimming with yarn.

If you've noticed the same, you are not alone. But all that constant stream of depressing news about the environment can get in the way of taking action. That's because those headlines can lead us to believe that there is little an individual can do about climate change, when in fact that's not the case. But staying motivated to make individual changes is hard when you're feeling low.

That's why one of my colleagues and I have come up with what we call a "happy climate approach". It's our way of talking about the behavioral changes we have identified that not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also provide a greater sense of hope, appreciation, gratitude or fulfillment in our daily lives.

Now I've cut my driving from 8,000 kilometers a year down to 2,700 kilometers by working from home most of the time. Not only does this save emissions, but it also gives me more free time, which has been shown to promote happiness. I also choose to walk or bike everywhere I can. While it's true that walking or biking can take more time than driving, these more active forms of transportation provide moderate physical exercise, which can also elevate mood.

And there's a simple rule that I use to stay in a good mental state. For every piece of bad climate news I encounter, I make sure to read at least one positive article on the climate. To prevent myself from constantly scrolling through disheartening news, I've adjusted my newsfeed (新闻推送) so that I can see positive climate news on a regular basis, which brings me joy and hope.

I know we're a long way from reversing the impacts of climate change. But at least with this approach, I don't dread getting out of bed, reaching for my phone and reading the news.

To test this, we conducted a three-day experiment. On the first day, participants memorized neutral stories. The next day, they recalled the stories while listening to positive, negative music, or in silence, with fMRI (功能性磁共振成像) scans recording their brain activity. On the final day, they recalled the stories without music. The results were remarkable. When recalling neutral stories, participants listening to emotionally charged music were more likely to add new emotional elements into the story that matched the mood of the music.

The brain scans from the experiment were even more interesting. When participants recalled stories with music, there was increased activity in the hippocampus and amygdala. This is why a song associated with a significant life event can feel so powerful — it activates both emotion-and memory-processing regions at the same time. We also observed strong communication between these emotional memory processing areas of the brain and the areas involved in visual sensory processing. This suggests that music might add emotional details into memories while participants are visually imagining the stories.

Our findings indicate that music serves as an emotional lure (诱饵), becoming intertwined with memories and subtly altering their emotional tone. For people dealing with conditions such as depression or PTSD (创伤后应激障碍), where negative memories can be overwhelming, carefully chosen music might help reconstruct those memories in a more positive light and potentially reduce their negative emotional impact over time. It also paves new paths for exploring music-based interventions in the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions.

Take off the pressure.

But when we pile on the pressure, it tends to get harder to tap into. "Creativity isn't about being perfect, but being curious and brave," says UK-based personal potential coach Elaine Harrison.

Seize the chances in everyday life.

When thinking about creative activities, we tend to stop at arts and crafts. Cook a brand new dish, devise a fresh outfit from clothes you already own, or adjust your living space— shifting furniture around, even, or adding a vase of flowers.

Carry a notebook.

It can be hard not to reach for your phone when you' re craving (渴望) something novel or inspiring. Josephine Grant, a printmaker from north Devon, always has a sketchbook (素描簿) on hand to capture fleeting bursts of inspiration. "Put those ideas to paper before they're lost in the rush of the day," she says.

"Our minds are always so busy," says artist Isabella Strambio. She recommends activities that have a physical rhythm, like knitting (针织). "Once you know the knot, your mind flows," she notes. A neurologist Marcus Raichle puts it: "When we daydream, we're at the centre of the universe."

Team up with others.

Teaming up with others can make you more creative, says Nicole Rixon, founder of UK-based video production company Bridget Productions. "I used to think being creative was a very lone pursuit, but creative work is a living, breathing, growing thing — it takes a village," she says.

A. Follow a routine.

B. Leave time to dream.

C. Creativity is meant to be fun.

D. Could you join a group of travellers to beat loneliness?

E. But replacing digital with drawing can help to unlock creativity.

F. How about organising a painting group or a photography walk?

G. Actually there are plenty of ways to get your imagination flowing.

They made their1 when Honnold was attempting to climb Yosemite's El Capitan, without any ropes or safety2. Chin was to film all the3 of the most challenging risk, rappelling (绕绳下降) beside Honnold as he was conquering that nearly 3000-foot cliff face.

Some veteran climbers say there's no if a soloist falls — only when. Honnold can still4 recall the horrifying images of his friends flailing (狂乱挥舞) into the canyon.5, this man, with an in-born mindset of acute concentration, bulletproof confidence and religious calm, was determined to make this historic6.

Meanwhile, Chin and his team would reach the summit of Yosemite ahead of Honnold,7 hundreds of pounds of cameras and supplies. Then, they would rappel down the cliff, using a type of hand winch (绞车) to keep8 with Honnold. Since any tiny mistake would never9, for filming that guy who was challenging "death", no one was10 to whisper, sneeze or even kick away a pebble, any of which could cause the11 that might send Honnold into free dropping.

Over days of preparation, Chin hoped to12 every scene simply perfect to13 that brave heart, while Honnold determined to make history. "We need to build14 trust to secure ‘zero fault' during that vital moment." recalled Chin.

When Honnold and Chin hugged on that summit to15 their moment, they looked out at the distant mountain peaks, knowing they would be there together from then on.

In the midst of green mountains and clear waters, Guiyang, located in Southwest China, (earn) its reputation as the "Forest City" over the years. Each summer, during the sweltering (酷热的) "Dog Days", tourists at home and abroad will surely find this city an ideal summer resort (shelter) from "boiling" air waves, exclaiming with relief, "How pleasantly cool it is here in Guiyang!"

(visit) who enjoy themselves so much in this "shuangshuang city" — the delightfully cool Guiyang — can experience its unique (nature) landscape and explore renowned attractions such as the Qianling Mountain, Huaxi Park, and the Jiaxiu Pavilion. They can also indulge in authentic local cuisines, are a significant part of what makes the city unforgettable destination for its guests. Beyond the popular local specialties like stir-fried spicy chicken, baked tofu, and sour soup fish hot pot, what cannot (miss) is the one called "Bingfen" — brown sugar icy jelly, a local street snack. Those who have tasted it will agree that a summer in Guiyang a bowl of this brown sugar icy jelly would be a great pity. After a tiring and thirsty walk on a hot day, a bowl of cool brown sugar icy jelly, (top) with crispy peanuts, sesame, and fruit puddings, can (immediate) refresh and energize any diner.

Every time I finish enjoying my icy jelly, I always leave, hoping to return for more next time.

1. 比赛目的；

2. 初步安排；

3. 寻求建议。

参考词汇： English dubbing competition (英语配音大赛)

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80个左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear James,

I hope this letter finds you well.

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Yours,

Li Hua

When I was young, my father was a secondary school teacher in Edensor, England. As the breadwinner, he was deeply engaged in his school responsibilities during my childhood. Consequently, I often felt distant from him because he had few moments to talk or interact with me. My mother, a full-time housewife, managed the household and took care of my younger bother and me, busting around the kitchen, bedrooms and grocery stores. The back garden of our house was a special place for me; it was not only a secure spot for kids but also my dad's favorite hobby area. Whenever he was home, he would spend most of his spare time looking after his treasured roses, which my mother also adored.

My father would care for his roses with great devotion and affection. Often, I would watch beside him, curious or eager for his attention, but he was usually preoccupied (全神贯注). He regularly watered the roses, cleaned the leaves, loosened and turned over the soil, and fed them with essential nutrients. His expectation was the joy and sweetness brought by their blossoming.

One day, I saw him cut off some branches and stems. Then, with a sharp knife, he carefully made marks on the main branches. He cut open the marked spots to insert sprouts (嫩枝) into those new cuts and wrapped them with bandages. After all his efforts, he reminded us never to touch them. From then on, whenever my father returned home from work, he would go straight to tend to those plants.

Within a month, we all witnessed the entire process: tender stems grow, form buds, and finally bear blossoms in various colors. The garden soon became a place of immense beauty, filled with rose blossoms and surrounded by their sweet fragrance. My parents truly enjoyed themselves there, and so did my brother Tommy and I. Those roses brought us immense happiness, and no one, especially me, wanted to let go of such beauty.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150词左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

One sunny day, I decided to do something as my dad had done to have more roses.

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Later that day, when my dad saw the great mess I had made, he was totally shocked.

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