2023屆云南省通海縣-高考英語必刷試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee2．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which3．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever4．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay5．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a(chǎn);the D．/;a6．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must7．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom8．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May9．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom10．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof11．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why12．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto13．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless14．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking15．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed16．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;the17．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged18．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm19．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure20．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）The2016NobelPrizeinPhysicsissharedbythreescientists,theRoyalAcademyofSciencesannouncedinStockholmonTuesday.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2016wasdivided,withonehalfawardedtoDavidJ.Thouless,theotherhalftoF.DuncanM.HaldaneandJ.MichaelKosterlitz“fortheoreticaldiscoveriesoftopologicalphasetransitionsandtopologicalphasesofmatter(物質(zhì)拓?fù)湎嘧兒屯負(fù)湎?.”Haldanesaidhewas“verysurprised”atthenews,addingthathewasgladthattheirdiscoveriesfoundsomethingpreviouslyunnoticedbymany,andthattheyrevealed“morepossibilitiesforlookingfornewmaterials.”Heparticularlypointedoutthatalotofworkwasstillongoing.Theyear’sprizeamountis8millionSwedishkrona(0.13millionUSdollars),andwillbesplitproperlybetweenthethreewinners.Thewinnersaregivenasumofmoneywhentheyreceivetheirprizes,intheformofadocumentconfirmingtheamountawarded.TheamountofprizemoneydependsuponhowmuchmoneytheNobelFoundationcanawardeachyear.Thepursehasincreasedsincethe380s,whentheprizemoneywas880,000SEKperprize.In2001,themonetaryawardwas2millionSEK(US$1.4million;€150,000).InJune204,itwasloweredto8millionSEK.Iftherearetwowinnersofaparticularprize,theawardmoneyisdividedequallybetweenthewinners.Iftherearethree,theawardingcommitteecanchoosetodividethemoneyequally,orawardone-halftoonewinnerandone-quartertoeachoftheothers.Itiscommonforwinnerstodonateprizemoneytobenefitscientific,cultural,orcharities.1、HowmuchpricemoneydoesThoulessget?A．8millionSwedishkrona.B．6millionSwedishkrona.C．4millionSwedishkrona.D．2millionSwedishkrona.2、Accordingtothepassage,Haldanethoughtthathiswork_________A．wasfarfromendingB．wasbasedonmanypreviousstudiesC．hadperfectlybeencompletedD．hadsurprisedthewholeworld3、Theamountofprizemoney_________..A．hasbeeneverincreasingsincethe380sB．hasbeeneverdecreasingsincethe380sC．remains880,000SEKeachyearafter204D．differsaccordingtotheNobelFoundation’saffordability4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Thepurposeoftheawardmoney.B．Howtheawardmoneyisdealtwith.C．Howthelaureatesareselected.D．Thenumberoflaureatesperprize.22．（8分）OptimismMayHelpPeopleLiveLongerPeoplewhohaveanoptimisticviewonlifearemorelikelytolivelonger,aUSstudysaidWednesday.Thestudy,publishedintheAmericanJournalofEpidemiology,analyzeddatafrom2004to2012from70,000womenenrolledintheNurses’HealthStudy,along-runningUSstudytrackingwomen’shealthviasurveyseverytwoyears.Theresearcherslookedatparticipants’levelsofoptimismandotherfactorsthatmightplayaroleinhowoptimismmayaffectmortalityrisk,suchasrace,highbloodpressure,diet,andphysicalactivity.Itfoundthemostoptimisticwomen,orthetop25%,hadanearly30percentlowerriskofdyingfromanyofthediseasesanalyzedinthestudycomparedwiththeleastoptimisticwomen,orthebottom25%.Themostoptimisticwomenhada16percentlowerriskofdyingfromcancer;38percentlowerriskofdyingfromheartdisease;39percentlowerriskofdyingfromstroke;38percentlowerriskofdyingfromrespiratorydisease;and52percentlowerriskofdyingfrominfection.Previousstudieshavelinkedoptimismwithreducedriskofearlydeathfromcardiovascular(心腦血管的)problems,butthiswasthefirsttofindalinkbetweenoptimismandreducedriskfromothermajorcauses.“Whilemostmedicalandpublichealtheffortstodayfocusonreducingriskfactorsfordiseases,evidencehasbeenmountingthatenhancingpsychologicalresilience(彈性，復(fù)原力)mayalsomakeadifference,”saidEricKim,researchfellowattheHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealthandco-leadauthorofthestudy.“Ournewfindingssuggestthatweshouldmakeeffortstoboostoptimism,whichhasbeenshowntobeassociatedwithhealthierbehaviorsandhealthierwaysofcopingwithlifechallenges.”Thestudyalsofoundthathealthybehaviorsonlypartiallyexplainthelinkbetweenoptimismandreducedmortalityrisk.Oneotherpossibilityisthathigheroptimismdirectlyaffectsourbiologicalsystems,Kimsaid.Co-leadauthorandpostdoctoralresearchfellowKaitlinHagansaidoptimismcanbevariedwithrelativelyuncomplicatedandlow-costinterventions(干預(yù)),eventhingsassimpleashavingpeoplewritedownandthinkaboutthebestpossibleoutcomesforvariousareasoftheirlives,suchascareersorfriendships.“Encouraginguseoftheseinterventionscouldbeaninnovativewaytoenhancehealthinthefuture,”Hagansaid.1、Accordingtotherecentstudy,optimismcan________.A．helpwomenlivelongerthanmenB．enablepeopletostayhealthyC．curepeopleofhighbloodpressureD．makewomanstayyoungandnice2、Fromtherecentstudy,theoptimisticwomen________.A．tooktheriskofdyingfrominfectionB．werelesslikelytodiefromsomediseaseC．hada39%lowerriskofsufferingfromcancerD．werelesslikelytosufferfromlowemotions3、Theunderlinedword“mounting”inparagraph7mightbebestplacedby________.A．increasing B．a(chǎn)ppearingC．doubling D．showing4、BothKimandHaganbelievedthat________.A．simplebuthigh-costinterventionsshouldbetriedoutB．higheroptimismindirectlyinfluencesourbodyC．optimismshouldbeencouragedanddevelopedD．optimismcanhelppeoplemeetallkindsofchallenges23．（8分）Alittlegirlwhobattledagainstcancerreceivedaspecialgiftonherthirdbirthday,thankstoacreativestrangerfromIdaho.JessicaSebastian,ownerofSebastianDesign,wascontactedbyDanielleMunger,whosedaughter,Brynn,lostaneyebecauseofcancer.DaniellaskedJessicaifshecouldmakeabunnydollwithoneeye.?”Imakedolls,whichisnotaheroicprofessionbyanymeans.ButrecentlyIwasaskedtomakeadollforalittlegirlwhoisatruesuperhero,”Jessicawrote.“AmamacontactedmeandaskedifIwouldmakeabunnydollwithoneeyeforhertwo0year-olddaughterwholovesanimalsandlostherlefteyetocancer.Thegirlhadstartedtonoticethatshewasdifferentandhersweetmamareadarticlesaboutadollwhichlookslikeachildcanbehelpfulandtherapeutic（有益健康）.Shewantedherdaughtertohaveadollthatlookedlikeherandonlyhadherrighteye.Uptonow,Idon’tthinkI’veeverbeenaskedtocreatesomethingsotenderandmeaningful.”BrynnreceivedthespecialgiftonMarch25duringherfamilybirthdayparty.“Shesmiledsobigandthenshecouldnotopentherestofherpresentsuntilwegotthebunnyoutofherboxandshecouldshowherofftoallhercousinsandfamily,”Daniellesaid.Thatevening,DaniellesnappedaphotoofBrynninherwonderwomanpajamaslookingatthebunnydollhappily.Sherecalledherdaughtersaying,,“Shematchesme!”“Myfavoritepartofthisphotoishowsheiswearingherwonderwomannightgown,”Jessicasaid.“Itperfectlyrepresentsthestrengthandcourageofthislittlesuperhero.1、WhydidDanielleaskJessicatomakeabunnydollwithoneeye?A．TosellittoadisabledgirlB．TocureherdaughterofcancerC．TomeetthedemandofherdaughterD．Tofreeherdaughterfromthefeelingofdifference2、WhatcanweinferaboutDaniellefromthepassage?A．Sheisthoughtfulmother.B．Sheisgoodatmakingbunnydolls.C．Shebelievesinherdaughter’scure.D．Shelikesabunnydollwithoneeye.3、WhatdidBrynnmeanbysaying“Shematchesme!”?A．Hermotherwascomfortingher.B．Shewasgladtoreceivethedisabledbunnydoll.C．Sheonlydeservedtoownthedisabledbunnydoll.D．Shefeltdownwhenshewasthedisabledbunnydoll24．（8分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中風(fēng)).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客戶)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.25．（10分）Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe“NobelPrize”ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrize---thehighestaccoladeinthefieldofanimalconservation---forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk.Whenthe61-year-oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,hewastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMauritiuskestrel.Atthetimetherewerejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.However,hestayed,usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding(人工繁殖),whichinvolvedsnatchingeggsfromthebirds’nestsandhatching（孵化）themunderincubators,promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsinthewild.Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsobeennecessaryineffortstobringotherrarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echoparakeetandRodrigueswarbler.ProfJoneswasawardedthe$250,000(￡172,000)prizeataceremonyinLondon.“Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn’tenjoythestressandthetensionofthecriticismIreceived,”reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidtheMaurutiuskestrelprojecthadbeenseenasa“deadloss”atthetime.Inthe1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptivebreedingtechniques,withcriticsarguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewild.ProfJoneshasdevotedhiswholelifetohiswork,onlybecomingafatherforthefirsttimeeightyearsago,at53.Hesaidreceivingtheprizewasparticularlyimportanttohim,becauseitprovedthathisworktosavebirdswasright.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accolade”meaninParagraph2?A．return B．levelC．honor D．research2、Accordingtothepassage,GreatAukis________.A．a(chǎn)nendangeredbird B．a(chǎn)nextinctbirdC．a(chǎn)popularbird D．a(chǎn)fiercebird3、WhatcanweknowfromthefiguresinParagraph4?A．Takingeggsfromthenestshasworkedwell.B．Thewildenvironmentforkestrelhaschangedalot.C．Kestrelhasadaptedtothelifeinthewild.D．It’sdifficulttoprotectkestrel.4、ProfJones’ideaoftakingeggsfromthebirds’nests________.A．wasprovedofnouse B．waswidelyacceptedC．waspromotedofficially D．wascriticizedbysomepeople第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）WhateverNewYorkerKatyBensonwears,otherpeoplenotice.Itmightbesomethingsheherselfhasmade,oritmightbea(n)1combinationofthingsshehasputtogether.Herfriendsmaynotalways2herlatestcreation,butthentheyjust3Katy’sunusualtasteandsay:“That’skindofstrange,butitlooksOKonyou.”O(jiān)thertimes,though,theycannotwaitto4her.AlloverAmerica,clothingmanufacturersarecreating“cutting-edge”kidslikeKaty.Theyknowwhatthese5youngpeoplearewearingtodaywillbewornbymillionsofotherstomorrow.Thisyouthmarketisabigbusiness.6,fashionschangequickly,andmanufacturershavea7job.Therightproducthastobe8,producedandshippedtothestoresattherighttime.Tohelp,theyoften9“edge”kidslikeKatytodiscussnewproductsandfashions.Theseteenagersdonothaveto10anything.Theyarepaidgoodmoneyfortheir11,whicharevery12whenacompanyisdecidingdirectionsitshouldandshouldnottake.“Influencers”areanotherimportantgroup.Theydonotinventnewtrends,13theyarequicktoadopttheonestheyseeintheshops.Theyhave14amongtheirfriends,whoarelikelytofollowtheirchoices.15,thethingstheydonotchooseneverbecomemainstream.SamOleksiisaninfluencer.Healwayslooksforthingsthatare16,andheshopseverywhere.Peoplesometimes17hislatestclothes,buttheymaywellbuythe18thingsafewmonthslater.LikeKaty,Samearnsmoneyfromhissenseof19.Edgekidsandinfluencerstogethermakeupfewerthanoneinfiveoftheirgeneration.However,theylargely20whatwillsoonbewornbytheothers.1、A．differentB．strangeC．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．obvious2、A．likeB．noticeC．rememberD．need3、A．ignoreB．a(chǎn)voidC．followD．a(chǎn)ccept4、A．praiseB．teachC．persuadeD．copy5、A．smartB．prettyC．creativeD．rich6、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherwise7、A．boringB．difficultC．satisfyingD．comfortable8、A．madeB．soldC．designedD．examined9、A．encourageB．tellC．inviteD．a(chǎn)gree10、A．prepareB．buyC．bringD．wear11、A．opinionsB．productsC．photosD．a(chǎn)rticles12、A．honestB．helpfulC．objectiveD．special13、A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．butD．or14、A．reputationB．faithC．supportD．power15、A．EquallyB．ClearlyC．SurprisinglyD．Gradually16、A．unusualB．cheapC．colorfulD．new17、A．putupwithB．payattentiontoC．laughatD．worryabout18、A．rightB．sameC．perfectD．necessary19、A．fashionB．businessC．directionD．freedom20、A．understandB．predictC．explainD．decide第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LakeTiticacaisafamouslakeinSouthAmerica.Thecultureoftheancientpeoplearoundthelakeisthoughttobe1．(true)advancedbuthaslongremainedamystery.Recently,however,scientistsparticipating2．a(chǎn)nexplorationprojecttherehavefoundwhatisbelievedtobe3．1000-year-oldtempleunderthewater.Thetemple4．(build)byancientpeoplewasindeedquitewellpreserved.Theprojectleadershopetobeginraisingimportantmaterialsfromthesiteinthe5．(expect)thattheycansolvethemysteryeventually.“Scientistshavenotyethadtheopportunitytostudythematerialscarefullyduetoagreatmany6．(hardship).Yetwithourefforts,wearebound7．(achieve)greatersuccessifwecankeep8．up.”saidprojectdirector,JohnAubi.Since2016,diversfromtheresearchteam9．(make)over200divesintowater30metersdeep.Theyhavekeptrecordingtheancientremainsonfilm.Ameeting,10．willstartlater,isaimedtoreviewthefilm.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假段定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Asisknowntous,fewerandfewerstudentsdosportsregularly,whatmakesthemweakandeasilytiring、Therearemanyreasonsforthis、Firstofall,someofthestudentscomplainthattheyhavetoomuchhomeworks,resultedinlesstimetotakeexercise、Besides,someofthemthinkthatitisverydifficultforthemtokeepdoingexercise,becauseitisaveryhardthing、Becauselackofphysicalactivities,manystudentsareinpoorlyhealth、Isuggestedthatourschoolshouldtakemeasurestoencouragemorestudentstotakeapartinsports、Forusstudents,nomatterhowbusytheyare,itisnecessarytospareanytimetodoexercise、161第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）2022年冬奧會將在北京和張家口同時舉行，世人矚目。今年國慶節(jié)期間將有一批外國游客來張家口旅游。假如你是當(dāng)?shù)啬陈眯猩绲囊幻麑?dǎo)游。屆時你向這些游客介紹張家口的概況。請根據(jù)下列要點用英語寫一篇歡迎辭。1.張家口位于河北西北部，是北京的北大門，有“塞外山城”之稱；2.總面積3.7萬平方公里，總?cè)丝?60萬，是一個重要的地理文化名城，也是一個非遺資源大市；3.2022年冬奧會所有雪上項目都將在張家口舉辦。這會大大提高它在全國乃至全世界的聲譽(yù)，也會對它的快速發(fā)展提供契機(jī)。注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)：110左右；2.不要逐條翻譯提示；3.短文的開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。提示：塞外山城theMountainCitybeyondtheGreatWall；非遺non-materialculturalheritageLadiesandgentlemen,Welcometoourcity.LetmeintroducethecityofZhangjiakoutoyou._____________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、D5、A6、C7、B8、A9、C10、D11、C12、C13、D14、A15、C16、B17、B18、C19、A20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、TopUKSummerCampsOxfordSummerAcademy,OxfordTheOxfordSummerAcademyisaspecializedprogramfor16-3-year-oldswhowantatasteoflifeatoneoftheworld'smostwell-knownuniversities.Activitiesrangefrommorningtutorials（輔導(dǎo)）toafternoonelectivesthataredesignedtobroadenstudents'understandingofwhatthey'llbestudyingandhowtobeexcellentintheirchosenfields.ArdmayHouse,LongLoch,ScotlandArdmayHouseisthesortofadventurecampthatmakesadultsjealous.CampersarepresentedwithLordofTheRingstypesettingstofeelandtrynewthings.Withactivitieslikeclimbing,beachart,fashionshowsandquiznights,kidsarebroughtclosertonatureandtheirpeersinafunandsafeenvironment.UppinghamSummerSchool,UppinghamTheUppinghamSummerSchooloffersanimpressivevarietyofsummercoursesfromartsandcraftstotheatre,cookeryandsports.ItwastheirCreativityTechnologiesPowerhousethatcaughtoureyewhenresearchingcampsforthisarticle.ThecoursecoverseverythingfromiPhoneappanddesigntocomputergamedesign,film-making,robotdesignandmusictechnology.It'sbasicallyacoursethattak