2023学年河南省永城市高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled2．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal3．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that4．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should5．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was6．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso7．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that8．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase9．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so10．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough11．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available12．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did13．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized14．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout15．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that16．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where17．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating18．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must19．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t20．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）ThestudyledbyMyrskyla,directoroftheMaxPlanckInstituteinGermanywasthefirsttoanalyzetheaccumulativeeffectofseveralkeyhealthbehaviorsondisability-freeandtotallifeexpectancy.Previousstudieshavelookedatsinglehealthbehaviors.Myrskylaandcolleaguesinsteadexaminedseveralbehaviorssimultaneously（同时）,whichallowedthemtodeterminehowlongandhealthythelivesofpeoplewhohadavoidedmostofthewell-knownindividualbehavioralriskfactorswere.Theresearchersnotedthateachofthethreeunhealthybehaviors—obesity,smoking,andunhealthyconsumptionofalcohol—waslinkedtoareductioninlifeexpectancyandtoanearlieroccurrenceofdisabilities.However,smokingwasfoundtobeassociatedwithanearlydeathbutnotwithanincreaseinthenumberofyearswithdisability,whileobesityledtoalongperiodoftimewithdisability.Excessivealcoholconsumptionwasfoundtocausebothdecreasedlifespan（寿命）andareducednumberofhealthyyears.However,theabsenceofalloftheseriskyhealthybehaviorswasfoundtobeassociatedwiththegreatestnumberofhealthyyears.Themoststrikingfindingwasthediscoveryofalargedifferenceinaveragelifespanbetweenthegroupswhowerethemostandtheleastatrisk.Menwhowerenotoverweight,hadneversmoked,anddrankproperlywerefoundtoliveanaverageof11yearslongerthanmenwhowereoverweight,hadsmoked,anddrankexcessively.Forwomen,thegapbetweenthesetwogroupswasfoundtobeevengreater,at12years.“Ourresultsshowhowimportantitistofocusonprevention.Thosewhoavoidriskyhealthbehaviorsareachievingverylongandhealthylives,”saidMyrskyla.It'snotwithoutreasonthatwearetoldrepeatedlytoswitchtoahealthylifestyle,whichcanpreventyoufromvariousillnessesaswellaskeepyouyoungandactive."Improvementsinmedicaltechnologyareoftenthoughttobethegatekeepertohealthier,longerlife.Butweshowedthatahealthylifestyle,isenoughtoenableindividualstoenjoyaverylongandhealthylife,"saidMyrskyla."Ahealthylifestyleisenoughtogetthebenefits.Avoidingthosebehaviorsisnotanunrealisticgoal."1、Myrskyla'sstudyisdifferentfrompreviousonesinthat.A．itconcentratesonhowindividualbehaviorsaffectourhealthB．itisconductedbyateamofprofessionalresearchersC．itanalyzesthecombinedeffectsofsomeunhealthybehaviorsD．itassessestheriskofunhealthybehaviorsondecreasedlifespan2、Itcanbelearnedfromparagraphs2-3that.A．obesityiscloselyconnectedwithanearlydeathB．smokingleadstoalongperiodoftimewithdisabilityC．overdrinkingcontributestothereductioninlifespanD．nostrikingdifferencesexistbetweenthetwogroupsofwomen3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthImprovement:AdoptionofaBalancedDietB．HealthCare:NotaPrivilegebutaRightC．AbsenceofSmoking:SimplestWaytoKeepHealthyD．LifestyleChanges:ExtraYearsinGoodHealth22．（8分）HaveyoueverbeentoFrancebefore?Itisnotonlyacountryofgreatfood,fashionandart.It’salsohometothemostinfluentialpaintersintheworld.EdouardManetHewasoneofthefirstartiststopaintmodernlife.Hebegantopaintinhisownstyle,butstillusedsomeofCouture’stechniqueslikethicklinesanddarkcolors.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbyClaudeMonetandBertheMorisot,whichcanbeseeninhisuseoflightshades.MostofhispaintingshadscenesofdailylifeonthestreetsofParis.HisworksincludeOlympiaandTheAbsintheDrinker.CamillePissarroInhisearlyyears,Pissarropaintedscenesofariverorapathfrommemory.AftermeetingClaudeMonetandPaulCezanne,whopaintedinamorerealisticstyle,hechangedhiscoursetoImpressionism.Duringhiscareer,heexperimentedwithvariousstyles,andfinallyformedhisownone.HisworksincludeOldMarketatRouenandSunsetatSt.Charles.VincentvanGoghHehadahugeinfluenceonartinthe20thcentury.Hisearlyworksweremostpaintedinsombertones.However,influencedbyMonet,Pissarro,andBernard,headoptedbrightercolorsinhisworks,andstartedcreatinghisowntechniques.Althoughhehadproducedmorethan2,000worksofart,theartistsoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetime—RedVineyardatArles.HisworksincludeThePotatoEaters,StarryNightandBedroominArles.ClaudeMonetHewasthefounderoftheImpressionistmovementandcompletelychangedtheFrenchpaintinginthe19thcentury.Althoughhefirststartedbysellingcharcoalcaricatures（木炭讽刺画）inParis,hesoonstartedpaintingwithoilaftermeetingEugeneBoudin,whotaughthimtouseoilpaintsandalsoencouragedhimtopaintoutdoors.Andthenhepaintedwithhisownstyle.HisworksincludeImpression,SunriseandTheWaterLiles.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutEdouardManet’spaintings?A．Theyreflectedthechangesoflife.B．Theyweremainlyaboutdailylife.C．Theywereallpaintedinbrightcolors.D．TheywerepaintedinMorisot’sstyle.2、WhichpaintingwassoldbyVincentvanGoghinperson?A．ThePotatoEaters.B．BedroominArles.C．RedVineyardatArles.D．StarryNight.3、What’sthecommonpointofthefourpaintersfromthetext?A．Allofthemweregivenmanyawardsintheirlife.B．Allofthemweretaughtbysomefamouspainters.C．Allofthemhadagoodtasteindeliciousfood.D．Allofthemhadtheiruniquestylesinpainting.23．（8分）The2016NobelPrizeinPhysicsissharedbythreescientists,theRoyalAcademyofSciencesannouncedinStockholmonTuesday.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2016wasdivided,withonehalfawardedtoDavidJ.Thouless,theotherhalftoF.DuncanM.HaldaneandJ.MichaelKosterlitz“fortheoreticaldiscoveriesoftopologicalphasetransitionsandtopologicalphasesofmatter(物质拓扑相变和拓扑相).”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.24．（8分）You’llprobablynevergotoMarsorsingonthestagewiththeRollingStones.Butifvirtualreality(VR)everlivesuptoitspromise,youmightbeabletodoallthesethings—andmanymore—withoutevenleavingyourhome.Unlikerealreality,virtualrealitymeanssimulating(模仿)bitsofourworld.Apartfromgamesandentertainment,it’slongbeenusedfortrainingairlinepilotsandsurgeonsandforhelpingscientiststofigureoutcomplexproblemssuchasthestructureofproteinmolecules(分子).Thenhowdoesitwork?Closeyoureyesandthinkofvirtualrealityandyouprobablypicturesomethinglikethis:amanwearingawrap-aroundheadsetanddatagloveswiredintoapowerfulworkstationorsupercomputer.WhatdistinguishesVRfromanordinarycomputerexperienceisthenatureoftheinputandoutput.Whereanordinarycomputerusesthingslikeakeyboard,mouse,orspeechrecognitionforinput,VRusessensorsthatdetecthowyourbodyismoving.AndwhereaPCdisplaysoutputonascreen,VRusestwoscreens(oneforeacheye),surround-soundspeakers,andmaybesomeformsoftouchandbodyfeedbackaswell.VRhasbeenroutinelyusedbyscientists,doctors,dentists,engineers,architects,archaeologists,andthemilitaryforaboutthelast30years.Difficultanddangerousjobsarehardtotrainfor.Howcanyousafelypracticetakingatriptospace,makingaparachutejump,orcarryingoutbrainsurgery?Allthesethingsareobviouscandidatesforvirtualrealityapplications.Likeanytechnology,virtualrealityhasbothgoodandbadpoints.Criticsalwaysraisetheriskthatpeoplemaybeaddictedtoalternativerealitiestothepointofignoringtheirreal-worldlives—butthatcriticismhasbeenleveledateverythingfromradioandTVtocomputergamesandtheInternet.Likemanytechnologies,VRtakeslittleornothingawayfromtherealworld:youdon’thavetouseitifyoudon’twantto.1、Whatequipmentdoweprobablyneedforvirtualreality?A．Akeyboard,aheadsetandasupercomputer.B．Aheadset,dataglovesandaspeechrecognition.C．Aheadset,dataglovesandasupercomputer.D．Akeyboard,amouseandaspeechrecognition.2、Paragraph3ismainlyabout.A．theprinciplesofvirtualrealityB．theapplicationsofvirtualrealityC．thehistoryofvirtualrealityD．theinfluencesofvirtualreality3、Accordingtothepassage,virtualrealitymeans.A．imaginingbeautifulthingsinourmindB．creatingsomethingthatdoesn’texistC．experiencingthingsthatdon’treallyexistD．cloningsomethingthathasdiedout4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsVR?A．Appreciative.B．Cautious.C．Skeptical.D．Indifferent.25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whycansittingwithyourlegscrossedincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．BecauseitstopsthebloodcirculatingB．Becauseitpressthenervesinourlegs.C．Becausewewillbeinatwistedpositionwhenwesitlegscrossed.D．Becauseitpreventsthebloodinyourlegsfrompumpingbacktoheart.2、Whichkindofhealthproblemswillwehaveifwecrossthelegsforalongtime?A．ourbloodpressurewillincrease.B．Ourneckandbackwillpain.C．Ourfeetandlegsmaygettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.D．BothA,BandC．3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusdowhenwesitdown?A．Weshouldwalkoutsideatleastonceeveryhour.B．Weneedputonelegonthetopoftheother.C．We’dbettersitwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.D．Weshouldchoosethemostcomfortablewaytosit.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ahomelessmanwalkeduptomeandaskedmeforsomesmallchange,“I’llgiveyouaquarterifyoutellmeyourstory,”Isaid.Helaughed,“You’llgivemeaquarterformystory?’Ilaidthe1infrontofhimand2myself—“No,here’sthequarterbutitwouldbenicetohearyourstory.”Seeinghimlostin3,Isatdownnexttohimand4“Iwasonceasniper（狙击兵）inthearmy.”hesaid.“Iwas5toshootdowntheenemyfromthedistance.”Ilistenedattentively.Hetoldmehowhe6tohuntwithhisfamily.Hehadhisownwayof7animalsbynotkillingmorethanbeneeded.Whenthe8cameknockingonhisdoor,hefelt9andjoinedup.Allthoseyearsofdevelopinghishuntingskillscouldnowservealarger10—todefendusfromthebadguys.Hesetoutto11atthefront.“IwasasniperbutIneverreallykilledanyone.”hecontinued.“Onedaytheyaskedmeto12aladyfromthedistance.Isawthekidsneherandmyhandswereonthetrigger（扳机）.ButIcouldn’t13it.Shewasn’tdoinganythingtoanandshewas14thekids.Thestorywentonashedescribed15beingputintoprisonfor180daysfor16tofolloworders.“Ihaveno17,”hesaid.“Imaybehomelessnow,18Ineverkilledthatlady.”Hecontinued,“Ican19beinghomeless,butIwouldn’tbeabletostandkillinginnocentpeople.”Imetahero.Itjustnever20tomethataherocouldbeasmellyoldsniper.1、A．note B．coin C．dollar D．wallet2、A．blamed B．reminded C．corrected D．added3、A．argument B．action C．consideration D．thought4、A．whispered B．nodded C．sighed D．waited5、A．demanded B．supposed C．reminded D．determined6、A．desired B．wished C．failed D．used7、A．tracking B．raising C．training D．respecting8、A．army B．minister C．commander D．company9、A．annoyed B．proud C．astonished D．confused10、A．group B．business C．purpose D．result11、A．serve B．hunt C．aim D．survive12、A．murder B．fight C．shoot D．arrest13、A．remain B．fire C．make D．decide14、A．besides B．along C．inside D．among15、A．gradually B．eventually C．deliberately D．desperately16、A．managing B．failing C．hesitating D．forgetting17、A．ideas B．attempts C．regrets D．feelings18、A．however B．otherwise C．but D．unless19、A．workout B．meetwith C．livewith D．getthrough20、A．happened B．seemed C．struck D．occurred第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）W：SoMrBrown，thisisyourbed，andasyoucansee，therearethreeotherbedsintheward.Haveyou1．(get)everythingyouneed?M：Yes，madam，Ithink2．．Ifollowedthehospital'sadvice，andI'veonlybroughtafew3．(belong)withme.W：Good，youcanseethereasons4．weaskyoutodothat，thecupboardis5．(real)verysmall.M：Yes.madam，canyoutellmewhatthevisitinghoursare?W：Yes，ofcourse.Theyareintheafternoonfrom2：30to4：30andintheeveningfrom7：006．8：00，butrememberthatonlytwopeoplecanseeyouatthesametime.M：Isee.Whatotherrulesarethere?W：Yes.Westartprettyearly.Wewakeyouat6o'clock，andbreakfastisat8o'clock，lunchisatnoon，thereisteaat3：30，andsupperisat6o'clock.M：Oh，that'svery7．(difference)fromwhatIhavebeenusedto.You'dbettertellmetherestoftheruleshere.W：Yes.Well，youcanseetheno8．(smoke)sign.Wedon'tallowsmokinginthewards，andthesame9．(go)foralcohol.However，ifyou10．(need)tosmoke，therearespecialrooms.M：Oh，Idon'tsmoke，soitdoesn'taffectme.W：Good.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearPeter,Iammorethanhappytoknowyougotafirstprizeinthespeechcontest、I’mwritingtooffermysincerecongratulationstoyou、Itisknowntoall,successlieinhardwork、Ithinkyoumusthavebeenpracticedalot、Andatthesametimeyoumusthavegainedmorevaluableskills、CouldyoupleasehelpmebuttellmewhatIshouldpayattentionwhenIspeakinpublic?Youknow,whenmadeaspeech,Ialwaysgetnervously、Iwouldappreciateitifyoucangivemesomeadvices、Pleasewritetomeassoonasyoucan、Yours,LiHua83第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的朋友Peter想了解你校于十二月举办的中国传统文化艺术节。请你给Peter写封回信，内容包括：1.举办艺术节的目的；2.介绍你最喜欢的一个艺术节活动；3.邀请Peter参加并告之艺术节活动的时间。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、A5、B6、D7、D8、B9、D10、A11、A12、C13、A14、D15、D16、D17、A18、B19、B20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、C3、D22、1、B2、C3、D23、TopUKSummerCampsOxfordSummerAcademy,OxfordTheOxfordSummerAcademyisaspecializedprogramfor16-3-year-oldswhowantatasteoflifeatoneoftheworld'smostwell-knownuniversities.Activitiesrangefrommorningtutorials（辅导）toafternoonelectivesthataredesignedtobroadenstudents'understandingofwhatthey'llbestudyingandhowtobeexcellentintheirchosenfields.ArdmayHouse,LongLoch,ScotlandArdmayHouseisthesortofadventurecampthatmakesadultsjealous.CampersarepresentedwithLordofTheRingstypesettingstofeelandtrynewthings.Withactivitieslikeclimbing,beachart,fashionshowsandquiznights,kidsarebroughtclosertonatureandtheirpeersinafunandsafeenvironment.UppinghamSummerSchool,UppinghamTheUppinghamSummerSchooloffersanimpressivevarietyofsummercoursesfromartsandcraftstotheatre,cookeryandsports.ItwastheirCreativityTechnologiesPowerhousethatcaughtoureyewhenresea