2025屆湛江市重點中學(xué)高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

2025屆湛江市重點中學(xué)高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷注意事項：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．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or2．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe3．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource4．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore5．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose6．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout7．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited8．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with9．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For10．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．a(chǎn)t11．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown12．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot13．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether14．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout15．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating16．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork17．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened18．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped19．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens20．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade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）ScientistsfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahaveidentifiedfournewman-madegasesthatarecontributingtothedamagetotheozone(臭氧)layer.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingataratethatiscausingconcernamongresearchers.Worriesoverthegrowingozoneholehaveseentheproductionofchlorofluorocarbon(CFC)gasesrestrictedsincethemid1980s.Butthepreciseoriginofthesenew,similarsubstancesremainsamystery.Lyingintheatmosphere,theozonelayerplaysacriticalroleinblockingharmfulUVrays,whichcausecancersinhumansandreproductiveproblemsinanimals.ScientistsfromtheBritishAntarcticSurveywerethefirsttodiscoverahuge“hole”intheozoneoverAntarcticain1985.TheevidencequicklypointedtoCFCgases,whichwereinventedinthe1920s,andwerewidelyusedinrefrigeration.Extraordinarily,globalactionwasrapidlyagreedtodealwithCFCsandtheMontrealProtocoltolimitthesesubstancescameintobeingin1987.Atotalglobalbanonproductioncameintoforcein2010.Now,thenewlydiscoveredfournewgasescandestroyozoneandaregettingintotheatmospherefromasyetunidentifiedsources.ThreeofthegasesareCFCsandoneisahydrochlorofluorocarbon(HCFC),whichcanalsodamageozone.Theresearchhasshownthatfourgaseswerenotaroundintheatmosphereatalluntilthe1960s,whichsuggeststheyareman-made.Thescientistsdiscoveredthegasesbyanalyzingpolarsnowpack.Airfromthissnowisanaturalarchiveofwhatwasintheatmosphereupto100yearsago.Theresearchersalsolookedatmodernairsamples,collectedatremoteCapeGriminTasmania.Theyestimatethatabout74,000tonnesofthesegaseshavebeenreleasedintotheatmosphere.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingatsignificantrates.However,theydon’tknowwherethenewgasesarebeingreleasedfromandthisshouldbeinvestigated.Possiblesourcesincludechemicalsforinsecticide(殺蟲劑)productionandsolvents(溶液)forcleaningelectroniccomponents.ThethreeCFCsarebeingdestroyedveryslowlyin:theatmosphere—soevenifemissions(散發(fā))weretostopimmediately,theywillstillbearoundformanydecadestocome.Ofthefourspeciesidentified,CFC-113aseemsthemostworryingasthereisaverysmallbutgrowingemissionsourcesomewhere,maybefromagriculturalinsecticides.Weshouldfinditandtakeitoutofproduction.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlydiscoveredgases?A．Somearesurelyproducedbythedevelopmentofagriculture.B．TheCFCswillhavealongimpactoncetheyarereleased.C．Theygathertogetherintheatmosphereatamediumspeed.D．Theiramountsarenotlargeenoughtocausedamagetous.2、Theunderlinedword“archive”inParagraph6isclosesttothemeaningof“”.A．stateB．resourceC．phenomenonD．storeroom3、Whatwillthescientistsprobablyattempttodoaboutthegasesnext?A．Findoutwhatcanreplacethingslikeinsecticidesandputthemintouse.B．Findouthowtheydestroyozoneandgetridofthoseintheatmosphere.C．Findoutwheretheyareexactlyfromandstopthemfrombeingreleased.D．FindoutifHCFCismoreharmfulthanCFCsandtakepropermeasures.22．（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.23．（8分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam24．（8分）AmixtureofdeepsorrowandangerhassweptBraziliansacrossthecountry—particularlyinthecityofRiodeJaneiro—withtheburningoftheirbelovedMuseuNacional,orNationalMuseum.ByMondaymorning,whenIvisitedthesite,thefiremenwerebusytryingtoenterthehuge,early19th-centuryneoclassicalbuilding.Forallweknow,everythingmayhavebeenburnedtoashes.Fortunately,noone,noteventhefoursecurityguardswhowitnessedthebeginningofthefire,hasbeeninjured.Nobodyyetknowsthecauseofthefire,butitistheofficials'irresponsibilityandthefundingshortagesinparticular,whicharebeingblamedforthistragedy.Someofthemuseum'sresearcherstoldthepressthattheyhadbeenabletosavesomethingsfromtheexhibitionroomsbeforethefiremovedin.However,weBrazilianshavelostmuchofthematerialmemoryofourshortpast.Agoodpartofour518yearsofhistory,orthatwhichhadbeentransformedintostorableobjects,disappearedinjustafewhours.ThepeopleofRiodeJaneirowerefondoftakingtheirchildren,orgrandchildrentothemuseumtoshowofftheirknowledgeoftheodd-lookingmummiesbroughtinfromEgyptbytheEmperorDomPedroII,ahugeskeletonofahumpbackwhale,orthebrightlycolouredfeathersofaheaddressoftheKayapotribe.WhenIthinkthatIcannolongertakemyyoungestdaughtertotheMuseuNacional—thatiswhatgetsmeemotional.Itisthisfeelingthathaspenetrated(穿透)oursoulsandmayleaveBraziliansfeelingemptyforalongtimetocome.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNationalMuseumofBrazil?A．Ithasahistoryof518years.B．Allofitscollectionshavebeenlost.C．Itwasbuiltintheearly19thcentury.D．Itisnotverypopularinthecountry.2、Accordingtothetext,_______causedthebigfireofthemuseum.A．theinefficientfiremen B．theirresponsibleofficialsC．thecarelesssecurityguards D．somethingunknown3、Thetextiswritteninamoodof_______.A．delight B．sorrowC．defeat D．humour4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FirePutoutinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilB．OurFondMemoriesofthePastC．WhoIstoBlamefortheAccident?D．AMuseumIsLostandMightNeverReturn25．（10分）TheBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalisaworld-classhotairballooningfestivalandisrecognizedasoneoftheUK’stopfiveoutdoorevents.Foundedin1978,theFestivalhasbecomeasymbolforBristol,thesameasBrunel’sfamousSuspensionBridge.HeldintherollinghillsofAshtonCourtontheedgeofBristol,theFestivalishugelypopularandcompletelyfree,attractingaroundhalfamillionpeoplefromacrossthecountryandbeyond.Thisyear,forthefirsttime,visitorswillgettoseehowahotairballoonismade.Tocelebrateits40thanniversary,theworld’slargesthotairballoonproducer,CameronBalloons,willtakeonthechallengeofconstructingapassenger-carryingballoon,onsite,inaboutfourdays.OthereventstolookforwardtoattheBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalincludedaredevilstunts(冒險特技表演)fromtheRedArrows,over250tradestalls,localandinternationalfoodstalls,andafunfair(露天游藝集市).Here’swhat’sonindetail:Thursday11thAugust:12pmGatesOpenandTradeVillageopen6pmSpecialShapesAscent—anumberofhotairballoonswilltaketothesky9:30pmNightglowandFireworkFinale—30ormoreballoonswillglowintimetomusic10:30pmGatesCloseFriday12thAugust:6amHotAirBalloonMassAscent9amTradeandEntertainmentVillageopen12pmArena(競技)EntertainmentandTetheredBalloons6pmHotAirBalloonMassAscent8:30pmGatesCloseSaturday13thAugust:6amHotAirBalloonMassAscent9amTradeandEntertainmentVillageopen12pmArenaEntertainmentandTetheredBalloons6pmHotAirBalloonMassAscent9:30pmNightglowandFireworkFinale10:30pmGatesCloseSunday14thAugust:6amHotAirBalloonMassAscent9amTradeandEntertainmentVillageopen12pmArenaEntertainmentandTetheredBalloons6pmHotAirBalloonMassAscent1、Onwhichdaycan’tyouseetheHotAirBalloonMassAscentstwice?A．12thAugustB．11thAugustC．13thAugustD．14thAugust2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Visitorscanseehowahotairballoonismadeeveryyear.B．ThefestivalwasfoundedintherollinghillsofAshtonCourt.C．CameronBalloonsistheworld’slargesthotairballoonproducer.D．Thefestivalishugelypopularonlybecauseitiscompletelyfree.3、ThepassagemainlytalksabouttheFestival’s.A．originandhistoryB．newchallengesC．timeandplaceD．mainactivities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）IcarryaRubik'sCube（魔方）inmybackpack．Solvingitquicklyisaterrificconversationstarter．Iusuallyaskpeopleto1itfirst．Theyturnthecubeoverintheirhands，half﹣heartedlytheymakeafew2andthenawkwardlyhanditback．Theydon'tevenknowwhereto3．That'sexactlywhatitwaslikeformetolearnhowto4．Lettersandwordsweremixedupandoutofsequence．Nothing5becauseIamdyslexic（誦讀困難者）．SolvingtheRubik'sCubehasmademebelievethatsometimesyouhavetotakeafewsteps6tomoveforward．ThiswasmirrorofmyownlifewhenIhadto7publicschoolafterthefourthgrade．It's8toadmit，butIstillcouldn't9spellmyfullnamecorrectly．Asafifth﹣graderatnewschoolthat10inwhat'scalledlanguage﹣processingdisorder，Ihadtostartover．Memorizingsymbolsforletters，Ilearnedthepiecesofthepuzzleoflanguage，thephonemes（音素）that11upwords．Ispentthenextfouryearslearninghowtolearnandfindingstrategiesthat12metoreturntomydistrict'shighschoolwiththe13tocommunicatemyideasandexpressmyintelligence．Ittookmefourweekstoteachmyselftosolvethecube﹣﹣﹣thesameamountoftimeittooktheinventor，ErnoRubik．Idiscoveredthatjustbeforeit'ssolved，a14canlooklikeamess，andthensuddenlyyoucanfindthesolution．Ibelievethatprogresscomesin15leaps．TheRubik'sCubetaughtmethattoaccomplishsomethingbig，ithelpsto16itdownintosmallpieces．Ilearnedthatit'simportanttospendalotoftimethinking，totrytofind17andpatterns．Ibelievethattherearesurprisesaroundthecorner．And，thattheRubik'sCubeandI，weare18thesumofourparts．Likeadifficulttextorsometimeslikelifeitself，theRubik'sCubecanbea（n）19puzzle．SoIcarryoneinmybackpackasa20thatIcanattainmygoals，nomatterwhatobstaclesIface．1、A．make B．take C．try D．notice2、A．mistakes B．moves C．choices D．decisions3、A．begin B．stop C．check D．learn4、A．walk B．speak C．read D．play5、A．cameout B．stoodout C．madeadifference D．madesense6、A．down B．a(chǎn)way C．forward D．back7、A．enter B．leave C．visit D．choose8、A．honest B．funny C．embarrassing D．necessary9、A．consistently B．possibly C．comfortably D．patiently10、A．believed B．specialized C．involved D．resulted11、A．turn B．bring C．put D．make12、A．pressed B．changed C．a(chǎn)llowed D．required13、A．chance B．a(chǎn)bility C．goal D．belief14、A．problem B．mistake C．word D．language15、A．small B．regular C．natural D．unexpected16、A．put B．break C．turn D．take17、A．connections B．designs C．differences D．similarities18、A．a(chǎn)tlast B．moreorless C．ratherthan D．morethan19、A．easy B．exciting C．frustrating D．different20、A．reason B．reminder C．trick D．suggestion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）Allthecustomerswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonestrongwishtobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopay1．hershopping,forthenoticeinsidetheentrance2．(say),“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.Thismaybeyourluckyday!”Forseveralweeks,Mrs.Edwardshopedtobeoneofthelucky3．（housewife）likemanyofherfriends.Shenevergaveuphope.Cupboardsinherkitchen4．（fill）withthingsthatshedidn’tneedatall.Shedreamedoftheday5．themanagerofthesupermarketwouldsaytoherwithasmile,“Madam,thisisyourluckyday.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”O(jiān)neFridayafternoon,aftershehadfinishedshoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuysomesugar.Sherushed6．tothesupermarket,7．（get）thesugarandwenttowardsthecashdesk.Asshedid8．,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketcomeuptoherandsaid,“9．（congratulate）!Youarethe10．（lucky）amongallthecustomersthisweekandeverythinginyourbasketisfree!”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限一詞。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearSir,IsawyouradvertisementintheLocalDailyforaeconomist、IbelieveIhadthenecessaryqualitiesforthejob、Twoyearsago,IgraduatedawayfromFudanUniversitywithadegreeinEconomics、Sincegraduation,Ihavebeenworkedforabigbank、Nowtochallengeme,Iwanttoworkforacompanywherehasyourexcellentreputation、Apartfrommyknowledgesofaccountingandmyabilityinmaths,Iamateamplayer、I'llbewillingshouldermoreresponsibilitiesifneeding、Thankyoufortakingmeontoconsideration、Yours,LinXin第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高二一班班長李華，你班準(zhǔn)備在學(xué)校即將舉辦的校園藝術(shù)作上表演英語話劇。請你給外教Mr.Brown寫封電子郵件，邀請他擔(dān)任你班話劇排練的口語指導(dǎo)老師。內(nèi)容包括：1.藝術(shù)節(jié)的目的；2.排練中的困難；3.排練的時間和地點。注意：1.詞數(shù)：100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計人總詞數(shù)。參考間匯：推練：rehearsev.DearMr.Brown,I’mLiHua,monitorofClassOne,GradeTwo.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、D5、C6、B7、A8、B9、A10、A11、C12、D13、A14、D15、A16、B17、A18、C19、A20、D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、B2、D3、C22、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,inMoun