2023屆湖北省利川市高三下學期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what2．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although3．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so4．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough5．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave6．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown7．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane8．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup9．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught10．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．a(chǎn)ccount D．suggestion11．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live12．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied13．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen14．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if15．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe16．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork17．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how18．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so19．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t20．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.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）Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyadpossibleandheadforsafety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtoriskbeingkilledbyfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.“Stormchasing”isbecominganincreasinglypopularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,wheretherearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature,ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”1、Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto.A．headstraightforthecenterofthestormB．getintothecarforsafetyC．waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelopD．collectinformationaboutacomingstorm2、Beginnersofstormchasingareadvised.A．nottodriveinaheavyrainB．todoitinanorganizedwayC．nottogettooclosetoastormD．tospendmoretimeonitinsummer3、Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthat.A．stormchasingcostsalotofmoneyB．stormchasingisworthhoursofwaitingC．effortsinstormchasingarewellpaidD．a(chǎn)stormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．SometimesstormchasersgetnothingbutdisappointmentB．Manystormchasersgetkilledinthestorms.C．Stormchasingisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.D．Stormchasingisonlyfitforyoungpeople.22．（8分）MyFavouriteTravelBooksTheOldPatagonianExpressbyPaulTherouxChoosingmyfavoritePaulTherouxbookislikepickingmyfavoriteplaceintheworld:It’simpossibletosettleonjustone.ButTheOldPatagonianExpress,whichisaboutatrainjourneyTherouxmadefromBoston,USAtosouthernArgentina,isrightupthereatthetopofmylist.Therouxhasawickedsenseofhumor.Hebringssomuchwisdomandexperiencetohistravels.WaldenbyHenryDavidThoreauIfhewerealivetoday,ThoreauwouldprobablyfrownifheheardsomeonerefertoWaldenasatravelbook.ButIregarditasatravel-writingmasterpiece.“Iwentintothewoods,”hewrites,“becauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.”That’sthesamespiritofdiscoverythatdefinessomanygreatcontemporarytravelrecords.TheDharmaBumsbyJackKerouacLikesomanypeople,IfellinlovewithKerouac’snovelsinmylateteensandearly20s.OntheRoadgetsallthepress,butIalwaysloveTheDharmaBums.KerouacbeautifullycapturestheromanceofCaliforniatrains,Berkeley,andbackpackingintheSierras.It’shardtoreadthisbookwithoutwantingtoleaveforthemountainstobrainstormbadhaikusonthetrailandcookcannedmacaroniandcheeseoveracracklingcampfire.ConfuciusLivesNextDoorbyT.R.ReidThisissortofAYearinProvenceinJapan,onlythecross-culturaldifferencesaremuchgreater.ReidandhisfamilymovedtoTokyowhenhebecamethechiefforTheWashingtonPost,enablinghimtouncovertruthsaboutthecountry.AmongthehighlightsarehisobservationsaboutJapaneseschools,includingYodobashiNo.6ElementarySchool,wherehisdaughtersweregreetedbythewholeschoolstaff.1、Whichbookenablesreaderstoexperiencegreatcross-culturaldifferences?A．TheOldPatagonianExpressB．ConfuciusLivesNextDoorC．OntheRoadD．Walden2、WhatwillpeoplefeelafterreadingJackKerouac’sTheDharmaBums?A．AstrongdesiretofollowB．AlovefornovelsC．AwishtolearncookingD．Anexcitementtowritepoems3、Whichwriterbasedhisbookonatrainjourneyfromhometoabroad?A．T.R.ReidB．HenryDavidThoreauC．PaulTherouxD．JackKerouac23．（8分）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（發(fā)行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown24．（8分）EarlyexcitementaboutthenextgenerationoftheiPhoneisbuildingmonthsaheadofanexpectedautumndebut(問世).AnalystsexpectAppletoreleasethreeiPhonesthisyear,buttheonegettingthemostattentionisarumoredsuper-premiummodeltocelebratetheiPhone'stenthanniversary.And,forthatphone,AppleisexpectedtochangethetypeofscreentheiPhoneuses.Here'saquicklookatwhatyouneedtoknowaboutwhatitmeansifAppleswitchesfromitscurrentliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)screenstoatypeoforganiclight-emittingdiode(OLED)screencalledAMOLED．TheessentialdifferencebetweenanLCDscreenandanAMOLEDoneisthepresenceofabacklight.Thankstothatdifference,AMOLEDscreenscanbeverythin,whichmeansyoucanmakethinnerproducts.Theyalsoprovidemorevividcolors,whichisareasonthattelevisionmakershavebeenpushingOLEDinitsvariousformsfortheirbigscreens.AMOLEDscreens,inparticular,boast(夸口)evengreatercontrolovereachindividualpixel（像素）—whichmeansbettercontrastfortheviewer.Thesescreenscanalsoimprovebatterylife.Becausethere'snobacklight,AMOLEDscreenscanbemoreenergy-efficientwhentheuserisviewingdarkersubjects,allowingthephonetoshutoffpixelsandstopdrawingpower.Sowhyhasn'tAppleswitchedtoAMOLEDyet?Afterall,ApplecompetitorssuchasSamsungandLGalreadyhavethesescreensontheirsmartphones.AMOLEDscreensarenotcheaptoproduce.It'salsonotthateasytomakethecomplexAMOLEDscreens,whichcouldexplainwhymostApplefansexpectthatonlythehighest-endphonewillhavethenewscreen.Andthenthere'sthecost.TheswitchtoAMOLEDhasalsobeencitedasareasonthatthepriceofthehigh-endiPhonemayjumpabovethe$1,000mark.Beauty,eveninamass-producedworld,doesnotcomecheap.Still,theexpensemaybeworthit,especiallyaspeopleshootmorephotosandvideos.1、Accordingtothepassage,whenwilltheiPhone’stenthanniversarymostprobablybeheld?A．InJune.B．InMarch.C．InNovember.D．InJanuary.2、AccordingtomostApplefans,AMOLEDscreenswillonlybeusedon________thisyear.A．thecheapestiPhonesB．themostmassiveiPhonesC．thehighestiPhonesD．themostexpensiveiPhones3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicate?A．Itisveryexpensivetobecomebeautiful.B．Everythinghasaprice.C．Themoreyoupay,themorebeautifulyouwillbecome.D．Practicemore,andyouwillbecomebetter.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpectediPhone?A．Negative.B．Critical.C．Positive.D．Uninterested.25．（10分）MykidsandIwereheadingintothesuperstoreovertheweekend．Ontheway，wesawamancoveredbyablanketandholdingasignthatsaid，"Lostmyjob．FamilytoFeed．"Atthisstore，asightlikethisisnotnormal．Itwasobviousthatthemanwasembarrassed，butdesperate．My10-year-oldnoticedhimandsaidhowbaditmustbetohavetostandoutsideinthecoldwind．Whilewewereinthestore，Iaskedeachofthekidstopicksomethingtheythoughtour"friend"outsidewouldneed．Theypickedacoupleofapples，apackageofbread，asandwich，somecheeseandabottleofjuice．Thenmy17-year-oldasked，"Canwegethimagiftcard？"Ithoughtaboutit．Wewerelowoncashourselves，but…well，sometimesgivingfromour"need"insteadofour"abundance（充裕）"isjustwhatweneedtodo!Allthekidsdeclaredsomethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek．Wequicklycheckedout，withthefoodshecouldeatatthemoment，andagiftcardforthestore．Atthesuggestionofmy16-year-old，wealsoboughtahotcupofcoffee，andthendrovetotheendoftheparkinglot，whereour"friend"washoldinghissign．Wehandedhimthecoffeeandthebagoffood．Hethankeduswithwateryeyes．WhenIhandedhimthegiftcardandsaidhecoulduseitforwhateverhisfamilymightneed，heburstintotears，obviouslyoverwhelmedandgrateful．ThoughIwishedwecouldhavedonemore，Ican'thelpbutthinkabouthowthisexperiencehasbeensuchawonderfulopportunityforourfamily．Thefeelingofhelpingsomeoneelsehasaffectedthemall---theycannotstoptalkingaboutit，andforfourdaysnowhavebeensearchingforotherswecanhelp!ThingswouldhaveplayedoutsodifferentlyifIhadsimplysaid，"No，wereallydon'thavemoneytogivemore，"orsomethingtothateffect．Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherinneed，italsogavemykidsthe______tasteofhelpingothers．1、Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory？______a．Themanwasgratefulwithtears．b．Eachchildpickedsomefoodforthemaninthestore．c．Apoormanlosthisjobandaskedpeopleforhelp．d．Allkidsdidawaywithsomethingandgavehimagiftcard．e．Theysawthepoormanoutsidethesupermarketandtookpityonhim．A．c-e-b-d-aB．c-e-d-b-aC．e-c-d-b-aD．e-c-b-d-a2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3mean？______A．givinghimsomefoodB．givingfromourabundanceC．givingfromourneedD．givinghimapostcard3、Thebestwordcouldbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraphshouldbe______．A．terribleB．sweetC．tiringD．hopeless4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？______A．IfmotherhadsaidNO，thekidswouldhavehelpedinadifferentway．B．Theyhadhelpedmanypeoplebeforeofferingthispoormanhelp．C．Theywon'thelpmorepeoplebecausetheycan'taffordtodoso．D．Theywilltrytheirbesttohelpmorepeopleinthefuture．第三部分語言知識運用（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）Trueleadershipisnotjusttheabilitytoidentifythetalentandskillofthepolishedindividualsaroundyou.Itinvolvesbeingabletodigbeneaththesurfaceanddiscover1．Oncetherewasaboywhoconstantlysatandtalkedinhismathclass，andseemed2ingroupactivities.Mostteacherswould3thinkofhimasaproblemstudent.However，Annawasdifferent.Shebelievedthestudentwasabove4inotherareassoshecreatedastrategytofindout.Annadidn’t’t5theparents.Insteadsheorganizedahandfulofactivitiesintheclasstogetmoreinformation.Inplaceofcallingoutforvolunteersinclassshecreateda6foreachFriday：Girlsvs.Boys.Thefirstweektheclasswastotally7．Everyonewantedtowin.Eventheboyhadhishandupthewholetimetryingtogetaturn.8，Annawaited，andwaited，andwaited.Finallythe9teacherpairedtheboywiththemost10girlstudentinclass.Nowthetwoteamshada11score，allthestudentssatbackeagertoseetheresult.Astheteacherplacedthequestionontheboard，mostofthestudentsbeganto12theirheads：thiswasaquestiontheyhadnever13inclass.“14！”theteacheryelled.Bothstudentsstarteddoingit15thinkingofhowtosolvethecomplexquestion.Theirclassmates，fullof16，exclaimed，“Hurry，hurry，hurry！”Theboyfinisheditjustsecondsbeforethegirlandspunaroundwithhis17raised，“Iwon！”AlmostnobodycouldbelievethestudenttheyadmiredfaileduntilAnna18theresult.ThiswaswhatAnnatriedtoget.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasn’tbad，hewas19．Sowecanseethat20hiddenabilitiesisnotalwayseasybuttheendresultscanbemagical.Tryyourhandatthisqualityofleadershipnowandreportyourresults.1、A．truth B．treasure C．motivation D．potential2、A．a(chǎn)ctive B．disconnected C．discouraged D．cautious3、A．immediately B．a(chǎn)ppropriately C．a(chǎn)bnormally D．scarcely4、A．limit B．prejudice C．a(chǎn)verage D．value5、A．contact B．comfort C．warn D．blame6、A．dilemma B．debate C．game D．competition7、A．creative B．enthusiastic C．noisy D．curious8、A．Yet B．Still C．Somehow D．Therefore9、A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．puzzled C．ridiculous D．wise10、A．elegant B．careless C．hardworking D．considerate11、A．rare B．close C．poor D．different12、A．turn B．lift C．shake D．nod13、A．covered B．feared C．overlooked D．raised14、A．Try B．Hurry C．Look D．Go15、A．skillfully B．slowly C．casually D．a(chǎn)bruptly16、A．chaos B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．courage D．excitement17、A．a(chǎn)rms B．hopes C．confidence D．eyes18、A．obtained B．a(chǎn)nalyzed C．confirmed D．a(chǎn)djusted19、A．upset B．spoiled C．tired D．bored20、A．foreseeing B．recognizing C．a(chǎn)ppreciating D．a(chǎn)ssessing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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Lovingyourselfmeanslovingeverythinginyou，yourheight，yourvoice，youreyes，yourhair，even1．(include)themistakesthatyouhavemade.2．weknow，nooneisperfect.Alwaysaskyourself，“AmIgettingunhappyjustbecauseofthemistakesImade？”or“DoIhavethecouragetocorrectmymistakes？”3．theanswerisyesorno，havingapositiveattitudeisthemostimportant.Bravelyfacethemistakesthat4．(make)yesterdayandtryyourbesttoencourageyourselftolearn5．them.Theymightbeyourbestteachers.Whencorrectingthemistakesandmakingyourown6．(decide)，youwillfindthatyouaregetting7．(strong)andmoreoptimisticwitheachdaypassing.Don'texpecteverybodytolikeyou.8．isstillOKifsomeonedoesn'tlikeyou.Being9．youareisthebestwaytoshowyourloveforyourself.Mydearfriends，get10．(start)fromnowon.Loveyourselfandsmileeveryday!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。每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：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)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。DearSue,Howtimeflies.Itisamonththatyoustayedwithus.Weallmissyouandareverygratefultowhatyoudidforuswhenweweretogether.WehadanEnglishspeechcontesttheothersdayandIwonthefirstprize,whichagainremindmeofallyourkindhelp.Doyoustillrememberthetreewhatwasplantedbyustogetheronthehillbehindtheschool?Yesterdaywewentthereandgotitwater.ThetreeyouplantedyourselvesisgrowingwellandwholeclassdecidedtonameitSuewood.WillyoucomebacktoseeSuewood?Howiseverythingwithyoulater?WehopetoknowmoreaboutyouandyourAmericanstudents.Hopetokeepinclosetouchwith.AllthebestLiuHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是晨光中學學生李華,你的美國筆友Peter對你校上周舉辦的藝術(shù)節(jié)(theArtFestival)非常感興趣。請你給他介紹一下藝術(shù)節(jié)的情況，并邀請他下次來參加。1.時間與地點；2.活動目的；3.活動內(nèi)容與參加者；4.收獲與感想。注意:1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.可適當加入細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫；DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、A5、D6、A7、C8、A9、B10、D11、A12、C13、A14、B15、B16、A17、C18、D19、C20、C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、1、D2、B3、C4、A22、1、B2、A3、C23、1、D2、D3、A4、A24、Iceclimbingisadynamicwintersportthatcombinesexcitement,techniqueanddetermination.Backin2014,thesportwaspresentedtothepublicduringtheSochiWinterOlympicGamesinRussia.Thenextgoalforiceclimbingisshowcasingthesportin2018PyeongchangOlympicWinterGamesbeforeit'sincludedin2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.Ifyouarealreadyhookedonthissport,herearesomeoftheworld'sbestplaceswithepiciceformationsthatyoushouldn'tmiss.Ouray,Colorado,USKnownasthe"SwitzerlandoftheUS",Ourayoffersclimberseasyaccesstomorethan200namedclimbs,withfreeentrancetothepark.Theiceparkalsooffersguideandinstructionalservicesforbeginners.OurayusuallyhoststhebiggesticefestivalinNorthAmericaeveryJanuary.Shuangqiaogou,Sichuan,ChinaChinahasalotoficewalls,whicharelocatedindifferentmountainsinthenorthernandwesternpartsofthecountry.Amongthem,Sichuanprovince'sShuangqiaogou,orTwinbridgeTrench,inMountSigunianghassomeofthefinestsuchspots.Theiceseasoninthearea