山西省忻州高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)試題含解析

山西省忻州高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)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(qǐng)按照題號(hào)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(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying2．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which3．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown4．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how5．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout6．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．removeC．offer D．a(chǎn)fford7．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so8．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what9．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can10．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling11．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown12．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since13．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which14．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme15．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent16．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate17．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed18．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover19．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup20．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Asafirstresponder,youneverknowwhattypeofsituationyoumightwalkinto,orwhoyou’llmeetalongtheway.That’sdefinitelybeenthecaseforJeffreyLanenberg,a51-year-oldparamedic(急救醫(yī)務(wù)人員)since1984.Tenyearsintothejob,Lanenbergreceivedacallthatreportedthatamaninhisearly30shadfallendownintheMallofAmerica.WhenLanenbergandhispartnerarrivedatthescene,theyfoundtheyoungmalefacedownontheground.Hehadgoneunconscious,makingweakattemptstobreathe.Hiswifestoodbesidehimholdingtheirsmallsoninhorror.Theyquicklyrushedtodefibrillate(除顫)andcalmthemantokeephimundercontrol.AfterLanenbergdroppedthepatientoffattheneighboringhospital,hethoughtaboutthemanandhisfamilyforalongtime.LanenbergthoughthehadexperiencedeverythingunderthesununtilonerandomvisittoOfficeMaxthreeyearsago,wherehemetamanrepeatedlywalkbackandforthwhilestaringathim.Asitturnedout,themanwasthepatienthehadsaved20yearsearlier.＂Yougaveme20yearsmorethanIeverthoughtI’dhave,＂themansaid.HethankedLanenbergrepeatedlyandtoldhimhehadsomeonehewantedhimtomeet.Hesteppedaroundthecornerandreappearedwitha20-something-year-oldman.Lanenberginstantlyknewthatitwasthesonhehadseenstandingbyhismotherallthoseyearsago.＂Thatdaychangedmylife,＂Lanenbergsaid.＂Beforethat,everythingwasaboutwork…WhenItalktomybeginner-trainingclass,Itellthemyouneverknowtheimpactyoucanhaveonsomeone’slife.＂1、WhatdidLanenbergdowiththeyoungman?A．Hegavethemanthefirstaid. B．Hecuredthemanatthescene.C．Heonlysentthemantohospital. D．Hetookcareoftheman’swifeandson.2、WhatdidLanenbergthinkoftheencounterwiththeman?A．Itwasunbelievable. B．Itwasacommonroutine.C．Itwasamatterofcourse. D．Itwasadangeroussituation.3、WhywasthemanthankfultoLanenberg?A．Lanenberghelpedbringuphislittleson.B．Lanenbergdonatedtosupporthisfamily.C．Lanenberggavehimthepresenthappylife.D．Lanenbergtaughthissontobeanewdoctor.4、HowdidthemeetingchangeLanenberg’slife?A．Hechangedhisattitudetohisjob.B．Hewasrewardedwithmuchmoney.C．Hegotapromotiontobeateamleader.D．Hetookupteachingworktotrainnewcomers.22．（8分）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby200.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.23．（8分）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble(頂針)shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow;itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（縫）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!1、Intheauthor’smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?A．Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.B．Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.C．Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.D．Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Themodernworld’sfast-changinglife.B．Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.C．Theauthor’smissinghergrandmother.D．Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?A．Surprisedandjoyful.B．Delightedbutregretful.C．Guiltyandsad.D．Joyfulbutlonely.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grandma’sThimble.B．Grandma’sLifeStory.C．TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost.D．TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway.24．（8分）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．a(chǎn)schedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas25．（10分）Teary-EyedStoriesfromStrangersTheManattheMarketWhenthesupermarketclerksummedupmygroceries,itwas$12overwhatIhadonme.Ibegantoremoveitemsfromthebags,whenanothershopperhandedmea$20bill.“Pleasedon’tputyourselfout,”Itoldhim.“Letmetellyouastory,”hesaid.“Mymotherisinhospitalwithcancer.Ivisithereverydayandbringherflowers.Iwentthismorning,andshegotmadatmeforspendingmymoneyonmoreflowers.ShedemandedthatIdosomethingelsewiththatmoney.So,here,pleaseacceptthis.Itismymother’sflowers.”AFamily’sFoodAngelSincemymotherlostherjob,ourfamilytroublednewworries:noincome,thesamebills,andnowaytoaffordgroceries.Itwasaroundthistimethatshestartedfindingboxesoffoodoutsideourdooreverymorning.Thiswentonformonths,untilshewasabletolandajob.Weneverdidfindoutwhoitwasandwholeftthegroceriesforus,buttheytrulysavedourlives.SevenMilesForMeLeavingastore,IreturnedtomycaronlytofindthatI’dlockedmykeysandcellphoneinside.Ateenagerridinghisbikesawmekickatireandsayafewchoicewords.“What’swrong?”heasked.Iexplainedmysituation.“ButevenifIcouldcallmywife,”Isaid,“shecan’tbringmehercarkey,sincethisisouronlycar.”Hehandedmehiscellphone.“CallyourwifeandtellherI’mcomingtogetherkey.”“That’ssevenmilesroundtrip.”“Don’tworryaboutit.”Anhourlater,hereturnedwiththekey.Iofferedhimsomemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise,”hesaid.Then,likeacowboyinthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.BreakingBreadLastDecember,beforework,Istoppedatadeli(熟食店)andorderedaneverythingbagelwithcreamcheese.Itwastoastywarm,andIcouldn’twaittodigin.ButasIleftthestore,Inoticedanolderindigentgentlemansittingatthebusstop.Knowingitwouldprobablybehisonlywarmmealoftheday,Igavehimthebagel.Butallwasnotlostforme.Anothercustomerfromthedeliofferedmehalfofherbagel.IwassodelightedbecauseIrealizedthatinonewayoranother,wearealllookedafter.1、Tostory1,whydid“TheManattheMarket”hand“me”a$20bill?A．Hewasamillionaireandwantedtoshowoffbeforeme.B．HethoughtIwasextremelypoorandlackedmoney.C．Hetriedtodosomethinggoodforhiskindmother.D．Heexpectedmetosharethegrocerieswithhim.2、Instory3,bysaying“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise”,theboymeansthat________.A．heenjoyedridinginthesunsetfreelyB．hethoughtiteasytoridesevenmilesC．hethoughtitagoodwaytodoexerciseD．hewantedtorefusethemoney3、Inwhichstorydidthetellerhimselforherselfoffertohelpothers?A．SevenMilesForMeB．TheManattheMarketC．AFamily’sFoodAngelD．BreakingBread4、Whatcanweinferaboutthestrangersmentionedinthestories?A．Theyarethekindandwarmpeoplearoundus.B．Theyarethecommonguyshavingnothingtodowith.C．Theyarethehighly-educatedpeoplewithwealth.D．Theyarethesimpleandmindlessoneshangingaround.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Communicationisanimportantpartofanyrelationship.Manyofusare1toshareourexperiencesoremotionswithourfriends.Butwhenit'sourturntolenda(n)2,wesoonbecomeboredorareshortofideaonhowto3andofferadvice.That'sbecauseofwhatresearcherscall"listenerburnout（倦怠）”．Afriendmighttalktous4oftencomplainingaboutthesame5problems.Whenweofferquickadviceto6thesituation,wemaybeunconsciouslytryingto7urselvesfrombumout.However,goodlisteners8theirnaturaltendencytosolvetheother'sproblemshurriedlyandtokeeptheconversationbrief.Tobeagood9，youneedtouse"activelistening".Itstartswiththereal10tohelpothersandthinkthroughtheirfeelings.Don't11things.Youcanstartbyputtingyourphone12andsittingclosetoyourfriend.Letyourfacialexpressions13一whatheorsheissaying14youareabletofullyunderstand,acknowledgetheotherperson's15byreflectingthemback:"Thatmustbereallyhardforyou.”Use16wordsorevensoundssuchas“yes”，"right”,and"hmm"”to17theotherpersontocontinue.0fcourse,a18canbeextremelyhardiftheotherpersonistoocritical.Butdon'tgetdefensive.Effectivelistenersdon't19negativecriticism.Instead,theylistenandunderstandwhatthepersonlstryingtoconvey20responding.1、A．a(chǎn)fraid B．hesitant C．shy D．eager2、A．shoulder B．hand C．ear D．eye3、A．respond B．explain C．a(chǎn)rgue D．quit4、A．a(chǎn)imlessly B．endlessly C．deliberately D．cautiously5、A．difficult B．old C．a(chǎn)cute D．sensitive6、A．fix B．discuss C．create D．describe7、A．forgive B．protect C．discourage D．prevent8、A．follow B．display C．form D．overcome9、A．reader B．partner C．listener D．speaker10、A．demand B．habit C．desire D．a(chǎn)bility11、A．skip B．rush C．overlook D．postpone12、A．a(chǎn)way B．off C．out D．up13、A．record B．restrict C．reflect D．replace14、A．Whether B．Since C．While D．If15、A．suggestions B．purposes C．responses D．feelings16、A．big B．tough C．strong D．shone17、A．force B．remind C．encourage D．convince18、A．conversation B．suggestion C．problem D．lecture19、A．giveup B．makeup C．leaveout D．blockout20、A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．while D．once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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IwasintheninthyearwhenIbegantosufferdepression.MyparentsnoticedbutfeltthatsinceI'dalwaysbeen1．goodchild,thiswastemporary.2．(fortunate),itwasnottobeso.Ididn'thavefriends.HardlycouldIsharemyproblems.Deepworrybegantodestroymy3．(confident).FinallyIrefusedtoattendclasses,4．(shut)myselfinmyroomforhours.Theexaminationwasapproaching,butIsimplydidn'tcare.Myparentsandteachersweresurprisedatmybadperformance.Onemorning,5．a(chǎn)particularlyseverelecturefrommyfather,Istoodattheschoolgate,6．(depress).Thenastheotherstudentsmarchedtotheirclassrooms,ourheadmastercalledme.Thenextforty-fiveminuteswasoneofthemostprecious7．(moment)inmylife.Shesaidshe8．(notice)abigchangeinmeandwonderedwhy.Atfirstshetookmyhandsin9．(she)andlistenedpatientlyasImentionedmyworries.ThenshehuggedmeasIwept.Monthsoffrustrationandlonelinessdisappearedinhermotherlyhug.Noonehadtriedtounderstandwhattherealproblemwasexcepttheheadmaster,10．helpedmeoutsimplybylisteningandhugging.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。LastJuly,myparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncle、Atthedayofourflight,wehadtowakeupveryearly、Whenwecheckedourbagin,wefoundoneofthembroken,butfortunatewewereonourwayontime、MyfavoriteexperiencewasourvisittoMountRainier,whichwasnothinglikeIhaveexpected、Whenweleft,myauntlentussunhats,butIthoughtitwouldbeveryhot、ImaginehersurprisewhenIfoundthemountaintopcoveringwithsnow、Wewalkedalongasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailsincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlife、Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow,underneaththatwecouldhearasmallst