云南省施甸縣第一中學(xué)高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試新高考英語試題及答案解析

云南省施甸縣第一中學(xué)高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試新高考英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived2．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof3．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway4．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad5．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen6．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes7．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how8．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave9．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who10．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should11．Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should12．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely13．Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst14．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the15．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises16．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered17．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof18．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented19．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned20．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．a(chǎn)replanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning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）InAustralia,thebilby(兔耳袋貍)projectisseenasanimportantpartinprotectingthenation’swildlife.Bilbiesareknownfortheirlongearsandlargebacklegs.Theyusuallysleepduringtheday,andareawakeatnight.Theylookalotlikerabbitsandgrowtoabout2.5kilograms.Forthefirsttimein2018,bilbiesarerunningwildinSoutheasternAustralia.ThesmallanimalswereoncewidespreadacrossmuchofAustralia,butwerelastobservedinthewildinNewSouthWalesstatein1912.Everyyearbilbypopulationscontinuetodecrease.Wildlifeexpertsareafraidthatthebilby,asmallmarsupial,couldeventuallydisappearforever,eitherbecauseoflandclearingorfires.Anotherreasonisathreatfromcatsandfoxes,whichhuntdownandkillbilbies.InnorthernNewSouthWalesstate,environmentalistsarecelebratingwhattheyarecallingahistoricmoment.Thirtybilbiesfromacaptivebreedingprogramhavebeenreleasedintoalargepredator-freeenclosedareanorthofSydney.Withouttheprotectionofa32-kilometerfence,expertssaytheanimalsprobablywouldnotsurvive.TimAllardheadstheAustralianWildlifeConservancy,whichisinvolvedintheproject.Hesaysthereleaseofthesebelovedanimalsisabigdeal.“Therearesomeremainingwildbilbypopulations,buttheygetpredateduponheavilybyferalcatsandfoxes.Bilbiesonlyreallysurvivebehindfencedareas.”AllardsaidthepointofdoingthisprojectistoreturnthecountrysidetowhatitusedtobebeforeEuropeansarrived.“Sointhenot-too-distantfuture,youwillbeabletogoinsidethefencedareasanditwillbelikesteppingbackbeforeEuropeansturnedup,”hesaid.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Theshapeofthebilby. B．Thehabitofthebilby.C．Theweightofthebilby. D．Thecharacteristicsofthebilby.2、ThefollowingsarethereasonsforBilbies’disappearanceEXCEPT________?A．Trees’clearing. B．Fires’bursting. C．Cats’hunting. D．Foxes’killing.3、Whatdocstheunderlinedword“enclosed”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Involved. B．Protected. C．Hunted. D．Enlarged.4、FromAllard’swords,whatdoweknow?A．Thereleaseofbilbiescanmakemuchmoney.B．Catsandfoxescausethedecreaseofbilbies.C．Naturereservesareneededtoprotectbilbies.D．Europeansshouldn’tturnupinthecountryside.22．（8分）AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音調(diào)).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通話)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(編碼)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non-Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1、WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2、WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3、Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicPrograms23．（8分）If62isthenumberinredonthetopofyourmathtest,formostofus,it'satotaldisaster.Yourentireweekisruined,and62iswhatracesthroughyourheadfortherestoftheday.If9isthenumberoflikesonthatcutephotoyoupostedtheotherday,manywillfeelratherdisappointed.Ourliveshavebecomeaconstantsystemofranks,assessments,andnumbers.Thedaysofpassingjudgmentonothersbasedonpersonalityaregone,andnowwejudgebasedonhowgoodaperson'snumbersare.Wecompareourselvestothenumbersofothers,suchashowlowanotherperson'sweightishowhightheirpaycheck.Self-worthisnolongerbasedonqualityofcharacter,butquantityofnumbers.Intoday'ssocialmediaconsumedsociety,ithasneverbeeneasierforpeopletobroadcasttheirnumberstotheworld.Asimpleclickofabuttoncantakeyoutoapagewhereyoucanobservethenumberoffriendsorfollowersapersonhas.Teenagershavetakenonthismentalitythatifyoudon'thaveacertainnumberoffollowers,thenyouaren't“cool”.Manyfeeltheyarenotimportantifveryfewpeoplearewitnessingtheirstatusupdates.Thisstateofmindisharmfulandnotatallaccurate.TwitterandFacebookcanlettheworldwitnessyourupdates,buttheywillneverletanyoneseewhoyoureallyare.Intheend.self-worthshouldbebasedonwhatyouthinkofyourself,notwhattheworldthinksofyou.Sonexttimeyoureceiveafailinggradeoryouloseafollower,rememberthatthesethingscannotandshouldnotdefine(定義)you.Youarenotyournumbers.Youareaperson-a3-Dlivingandbreathingpersonwithideasandcreativityandlovethattherigidityofnumberscannotrepresent.Youarethethingsyouloveandthethingsyoulaughatandthewayyoutreatothers.1、HowdoestheauthorsoundinParagraph2?A．Regretful. B．Conservative. C．Doubtful. D．Friendly.2、Accordingtothepassage,teenagersbelieveitcoolto.A．displaytheirstatusupdates B．posttheirdailydoingsonlineC．winrecognitiononsocialmedia D．definetheirself-worththemselves3、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NumbersmakeWhatYouAre B．YouAreMoreThanaNumberC．It'sYourNumberThatMatters D．Let'sStopSharingOurNumbers24．（8分）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（納米纖維）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纖維素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔離板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets25．（10分）I’m47yearsold.Twodaysago,yousentmeanemail,whichIdidnotanswer.Ididn’tanswerit,inpart,becauseIam47yearsold.Ialmostansweredyouremailafterbedtime,whichiswhenIhaveoftenansweredemails.Mylaptopwasputonmybedsidetable.Myhusbandsatonhissideofthebed,andheleanedbackandaskedmeifI’dgivenanythoughttowhetherthechickenswouldneedtobekeptawayfromtheappletreesafterhesprayedthemwithsomethingtokeepthebugsaway.Wemovedontothechildren’smathgrades,thentothewaytheyjusttaketheirsocksoffandleavethem,insideout,nomatterwheretheyare.IlookedattheclockandsawthatitwasnotasearlyasI’dthought,notforalotofthings,andsoweturnedoffthelight,andIdidnotansweryouremail.Youremailsatamongemailsfrombossesandeditorsandorthodontistsallthroughthenextworkday.Mychildrenwereatschool,andIhadnotyetmanagedtowrite300wordsninemoretimes.Ithoughtaboutansweringyouremailintheafternoon,whilemyolderdaughterandIwaitedoutsidetheschoolforhersistertofinishapianolesson.Mydaughterprobablywouldnothaveminded.Sheisalmost13,andsometimes,whenshesitsinthehousetextingwhileItrytotalktoher,IsprayedherwiththebottleIkeeponthecountertospraythecatswhentheystartscratchingthebackofthesofa.Icouldhaveansweredyouremailthen.Iadmitit.Wecouldhavesatthere,inpeacefulsilence,eachstaringatourphone.Ihadtimetoansweryouremail,andIdidnot.Isnuggled(依偎)myyoungestsonatbedtimethatnight,becauseheasked.Isnuggledhimeventhoughyouremailwascalling,andsomepartofmewantedtopullawayfromthetediumofbedtimeandreply.Replyingwouldhavefeltfreshandnew,whilebedtimefeltoldandstale.IwouldliketosayIsnuggledmysonanddidnotgiveyouremailonesinglethought,butthatwouldnotbetrue,anditwouldalsoberude,eventhoughitisastateofmindtowhichmanyofusaspire.Instead,Ihovered(懸停)somewherebetweenpresenceinthebedtimemomentandawarenessofyouremailandmanyothers.Ispendalotoftimeinthatgap,sometimesdraftingmentalresponsestoemails,whichIamlatersurprisedandsadtofindIhavenotactuallysent.ItispossiblethatIwillansweryouremaillater,inafewhours,orinafewyears,maybewhenIam57,andIwillbesohappytohaveyouremail.Wewilltradewords,andthosewordswillagainseemsorealtome,awholeworldinmylaptop,whereIlive,sometimes,becausethereissomuchthatisattractiveinthere,wheretimemovesfastandyetnevermovesatall.IwilltakemylaptopoutsideandIwillsitamongthetrees,listeningforthevoicesofchildrenwhoarenolongerhome,andIwillansweryouremail.ItisalsopossiblethatIwillnot—thatI,infact,willneveransweryouremail.Ifthatisthecase,ifthepeopleandtheplacesandthethingsaroundmestillpressuponmewithmoreurgencythanyouremailandsomanyothers,Ihopethatyouwillforgiveme.Ihavealreadyforgivenmyself.1、Whydoestheauthormentionchickensandthechildren’smathgrades?A．Becausedailyroutinestookupmostofhertime.B．Becauseshewastroubledbymanyunimportantthings.C．Becauseshewasmoreconcernedaboutherfamily.D．Becausesheoftenputoffansweringemailtillbedtime.2、Whatcanbelearntfromtheauthor’sdescriptionofherdaughter?A．Theauthorusedtoansweremailswhilewaitingforherdaughter.B．Theauthorwouldratherplaywithherdaughterthanansweremails.C．Theauthoranddaughterslikedtousetheirphonealone.D．Theauthorregrettedthetimespentonthephone.3、Whattonedoestheauthoruseinansweringemailsaftersnugglingherson?A．humorB．embarrassmentC．a(chǎn)pologyD．happiness4、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A．Learntoforgiveyourselffornotansweringemailsintime.B．Theworldoutsideissoattractivethatweshouldenjoyitnow.C．Iwillsurelyansweremailswithoutchildrenaround.D．Answeringemailsisathingoflittleurgency.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）ChristopherGarrettwasanengineerwiththeU.S.Army’s10thMountainDivision.WhileservinginAfghanistan,Christopherwasshotand1.Hewashospitalizedandthenmedically2.Christopherwas3tobereturninghometohiswife,Brittany,andwaslookingforwardtogettingbacktonormallife.Soon,4,itbecameclearthat“normal”wasgoingtohaveanew5.Christopher’s6madethingsdifficult.Thingsthathadoncecome7tohim-likemowingthelawn(修剪草坪)—nowseemedalmostimpossible.Evenstill,Christopherwas8nottolethisinjuriesgetthebestofhim.Eventhoughheonlyhadanold-fashioned,non-motorizedpushmower,he9togooutandmowtheyard,workingthroughthe10untilthejobwasdone.Itwas11forBrittanytowatchherhusbandgothroughthispain.WhenshesawChristopherthrewhimselfdownonthegroundintearsoneday,sherantohim,thinkinghewas12anemotionalbreakdown.Whenshegotouttotheyard,however,shesawthe13ofChristopher’stearsSittingintheyardwasa(n)14ridinglawnmower.Attachedwasanote:“Ihopethis15timeforthethingsthatmattermostinyourlife.Thankyouforyour16andformyfreedom.AgratefulAmerican.”ThoughtheGarrettshaveno17wholeftthemowerintheiryard,itisclearaneighborhadseenChristopher18andwantedtohelp.Thatpersonmayneverknowjusthowmuchthe19meanttotheGarretts,butforthiscoupleitwaslife-changing.Christopherstillhasalong20aheadofhimintherecoveryprocess,butthankstothisgenerousstranger,thejourneyisnowalittleeasier.1、A．caught B．wounded C．trapped D．killed2、A．recovered B．refused C．retired D．removed3、A．fortunate B．disappointed C．happy D．unwilling4、A．though B．therefore C．meanwhile D．instead5、A．story B．direction C．result D．meaning6、A．disability B．strength C．fear D．a(chǎn)ppearance7、A．steadily B．quickly C．naturally D．easily8、A．forced B．determined C．a(chǎn)stonished D．persuade9、A．continued B．preferred C．promised D．intended10、A．hunger B．sorrow C．pain D．a(chǎn)nger11、A．embarrassing B．unusual C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．difficult12、A．suffering B．imagining C．overcoming D．performing13、A．source B．outcome C．purpose D．power14、A．special B．ordinary C．strange D．new15、A．takes B．saves C．occupies D．leaves16、A．honesty B．service C．kindness D．a(chǎn)ttention17、A．doubt B．question C．idea D．way18、A．searching B．complaining C．struggling D．crying19、A．note B．gift C．reward D．solution20、A．life B．experience C．wait D．road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）Classrooms1．(change)littleinthepastfewcenturies.Studentsattendclass,takenotesanddotheirhomework.Theteacherlecturesandadministratorsatest.Studentsgettheirgradesandmoveontothenexttopic.Byandlarge,students2．(especial)themostdisadvantagedonesattendtheschooloruniversity3．(build)neartheirhome,regardlessofitsquality.Theseroutinesarestartingtochange.Inasmallbutgrowingnumberofschools,studentswatch4．(lecture)onlineandcometoclasspreparedtohandlehomeworkandworkwithteachersandclassmates.Theyinteractwithcomputerprogramsthatallowthemtowork5．theirownpace.Teachersrelyonthesameprograms6．(score)testsandessays.Andlocalschoolsarenolongerapupil’sonlyoption.Start-upsandnonprofitsmakehigh-qualitycoursesavailableonlinetoanyonewithanInternet7．(connect).Whatisdrivingthisdigitalrevolution?Onefactoristhatschoolsanduniversitiesareunder8．(great)pressurethaneverbefore.Moreandmorestudentsareseekinghigherlevelsofeducationatatime9．manyschoolscannothiretheteacherstheyneed.Atthesametime,governmentsandinstitutionsareraising10．standardforwhatstudentsshouldknowateverystageofschool.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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。LastJuly,myparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncle、Atthedayofourflight,wehadtowakeupveryearly、Whenwecheckedourbagin,wefoundoneofthembroken,butfortunatewewereonourwayontime、MyfavoriteexperiencewasourvisittoMountRainier,whichwasnothinglikeIhaveexpected、Whenweleft,myauntlentussunhats,butIthoughtitwouldbeveryhot、ImaginehersurprisewhenIfoundthemountaintopcoveringwithsnow、Wewalkedalongasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailsincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlife、Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow,underneaththatwecouldhearasmallstream、