2022年上海市金山区高考二模英语试题（含听力音频与含详解）

2021学年第二学期质量监控

高三英语试卷

（考试时间120分钟，总分140分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Ateacher.B.Aphysicist,C.Alibrarian.D.A

publisher.

2.A.At11:30.B.At11:00.C.At11:35.D.At

11:25.

3.ADoctorandpatient.B.Driverandpassenger.

C.Laundryworkerandcustomer.D.Waitressandcustomer.

4.A.Bybicycle.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.D.Bytaxi.

5.A.Happy.B.Confident.C.Worried.D.Tired.

6.A.Hedoesnotlikeskiing.

B.Headmiresthosewhoski.

C.Hebelievesskiingisenjoyable.

D.Hewon'tskiuntilhehasdonehiswork.

7.A.Itisfineasitis.B.Majorrevisionisneeded.

C.Onlyafewchangesshouldbemade.D.Itwon'tbeapprovedbythe

supervisor.

8.A.Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

B.Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.

C.Ifsmoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

D.IfsmosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

9.A.Shedidnotbringtheticket.

B.Sheforgottobringthemthecard.

C.Shedoesn'twanttoattendaconcert.

D.Shewasunabletogetthestudentdiscount.

10.A.Sheshouldconsiderhealthfirst.

B.Sheshouldspeedupherprogress.

C.Shemightsufferfromsomediseases.

DSheshouldcompletetheunfinishedtask.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation,

andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandthe

conversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

11.A.Children.B.Family.C.Parents.D.ASPCA.

12.

A.Becausemostpeopleareafraidofit.

B.Becauseitispowerfulandaggressive.

C.Becauseitisverysmallandeasytotrain.

D.Becauseit'sacompanionandprotectionbreed.

13.

A.Waystotrainvariouskindsofdogs.

B.Theimportanceofdogsinourdailylife.

C.Methodstocollectinformationaboutdogs.

D.Howtochooseanidealdogforthefamily.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

14.

A.Playcanfindyourinnerchild.

B.Playcanhelppeopletobecreative.

C.Playcanbringgreaterachievement.

D.Playisinstinctiveandfundamental.

15.

A.Ourfacewillbewithsmilealldaylong.

B.We'llbeamazedatthewaywe'rethinking.

C.Itwouldbeaworldwithlaughter,joyandentertainment.

D.Ourproblem-solvingabilitieswillbeingoodshape.

16.

A.Playispartofhumanbeing'snature.

B.Playhelpsustounderstandtheworldbetter.

C.Playisimportanttostimulateyourcreativethinking.

D.Playhasseveralbenefitsandeveryoneisencouragedtoplay.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

17.

A.Hewaspunishedforlosing¥100.

B.Hisfatherbannedhimfromusingit.

C.Hewouldberewardedwithsomemoneyfornotusingit.

D.HisfatherthoughtitwasabigdealtogiveupWeChat.

18.

A.ShenolongerpostedherphotosonWeChat.

B.Shedidn'tlistentoothers'wordsandgotlost.

C.Shehadtroublefindingherwayinanewplace.

DShewashurtbecausesomeonelabelledherasillygirl.

19.

A.HeisnotusedtothelifewithoutWeChat.

B.Hedoesn'tthinkusingWeChatisawasteoftime.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkaphonecallisasefficientasWeChat.

D.Hedoesn'tthinkheshouldspendtoomuchtimeonWeChat.

20.

A.Offertrainingcoursesatthecommunitygym.

B.Keeptheoldpeoplecompanyinanursinghome.

C.Makefulluseofthefacilitiesatthecommunitycenter.

D.Volunteertocleantheswimlanesatthecommunitycenter.

ILGrammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Forthe

blankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheother

blanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammatically

correct.

Apositiveinfluencer

Comparedtomostpeoplewithdisabilities,ZhaoHongchengislucky.Bomin1990,a

wheelchair21(be)partofZhao'slifesinceshewas1yearoldduetoadisease.

However,itdidnotstopherfromcompletinghercollegeandgraduatestudiesbeforebecominga

white-collarworkerinShanghai,22herparents'greatsupport.Andnow,Zhaoisavideo

contentcreator,whohasover84,000followersonavideo-sharingplatform.

“Imademyfirstvideoin2019,“Zhaosays,23(add)thatitwasalsotheyearshe

movedtoShanghai.<6Myoriginalpurposewas24(find)anemotionaloutlet.Ialways

encounteredinconvenience25(cause)bymywheelchairwhengoingout,whichmade

mefeelsad.However,Ibarelyhadanydisabledfriends,soIhadnoonetotalkto.Ifeltquite

lonely.^^

In2019,therisingpopularityofshortvideosinspiredZhao."IfeltthatIshouldmakesome

videosof26Iexperiencedinmydailylife.Ifitwentwell,itcouldgivepeoplewith

disabilitiesreferencesandsuggestions,andifnot,atleastitwoulddrawpeople'sattentionto

relatedissues,“Zhaosays.Tohergreatsuiprise,thevideo27(view)morethan2,000

timesonthefirstday."28mademefeelthatthereweremanythingsworthsharingin

mylife,anditalsogavemeasenseofmission,"sheexplains.29herfourthvideowent

viral(走红),shecontinuedtomakeshortvideosand,in2021,becameafull-timecontentcreator

ontheplatform.

Yet,mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesarenotasluckyasZhao.Zhaosayseducationand

employmentarethetwomajorobstaclesforthedisabledgrouparoundher.Inaddition,the

constructionofaccessiblefacilitiesisstillatarelativelyearlystage."Shanghaiisthecity

30Ihavethebestexperienceasawheelchairuser,butitstillcannotguaranteethatI

cangooutalone,shesays,addingthatonlywithdeepunderstandingandrecognitioncanthe

systembeimplementedbetter.

Zhaohopestobeabridgebetweenthewidersocietyandthedisabled.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accommodateB.alternativeC.efficiencyD.coincidentallyE.dominateF.simplify

G.enthusiasticH.favoriteI.immediatelyJ.multifunctionalK.consumption

LessisMore

DidyouknowthatAmericanshaveapproximatelythreetimestheamountofspacewehave

fiftyyearsago?Therefore,you'dthinkwe'dhavesufficientroomforallofourpossessions.

However,that'snotthecase.We'vegottriplethespace,butwe'vebecomesuch31

consumersthatwerequireevenmore.Thisphenomenonhasresultedinsignificantcreditcard

debt,enormousenvironmentalfootprints,andperhapsnot32.happinesslevelshave

failedtoincreaseoverthesamehalfcentury.

I'mheretosuggesta(n)33-thathavinglessmightactuallybeapreferable

decision.Manyofushaveexperienced,atsomestage,thepleasureofpossessingless.Ipropose

thatlessstuffandlessspacecannotonlyhelpyoueconomize,butalso34yourlife.I

recentlystartedaninnovativeprojecttodiscoversomecreativesolutionsthatofferedme

everythingIrequired.Bypurchasinganapartmentthatwas40squaremetersinsteadof60,1

35saved$200,000.Smallerspaceleadstoreducedbillsandalsoasmallercarbon

footprintbecauseit'sdesignedaroundaneditedcollectionofpossessions,limitedtomy

36stuff.Tmreallyexcitedtolivethere.

Howcanwelivemorebasically?Firstly,wemustcuttheunnecessaryobjectsoutofourlives

withouthesitation.Toreduce37、weshouldthinkbeforewebuy,andaskourselves,

“willittrulymakemehappier?^^Secondly,werequirespace38.Wewantappliancesthat

aredesignedforusemostofthetime,notforoccasionaluse.Whyownasix-burnerstovewhen

yourarelyuseeventhreeburners?Finally,weneed39spacesandhousewares.I

combinedamovablewallwithtransformingfurnituretogetmoreoutofmylimitedspace.

Considermycoffeetable.Itincreasesinsizeto40tenpeople.Mybedsimplypops

outthewall.

I'mnotsaying,weshouldallliveintinierapartments,butconsiderthebenefitsofanedited

life.Whenyoureturnhomeandwalkthroughyourfrontdoor,takeamomenttoaskyourselves,

“CouldIdowithalittlelifeediting?Willthatgivememorefreedomandmoretime?”

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethat

bestfitsthecontext.

Loansatpubliclibrariesfelldramaticallyduringthepandemic（疫1W）,whilewebsitevisits

rose.Iftheserviceisto41furthercuts,itneedsusers.

Librariesareromanticyetplainplaces.Theromanceisthatofreading,andthewealthof

humanimaginingandlearningthatis42inthem.Theplainsideoflibrariesismore

43.Thisistheworldofbuildings,shelving,books,librarycards,computers-and

peoplewithbodiesthat44spaceaswellasmindsthatcanbeopened.Itwouldbehard

tofindanyonewhoactively45libraries,andquestiontheprinciplesofseli-

improvementthattheystandfor.Butwhenitcomesto46、Britain'slibrariesareonless

solidground.Thesectorhasbeencut47inthepastdecade,witharound800libraries

acrossEnglanddisappearing.

ThefirstCovidlockdowncausedanew48ofinterestinreading,astheideatook

holdthatpeopleforcedtostayathomewouldspendmoretimewiththeirnosesinbooks-both

findingoutmoreaboutthevirusandescapingfromit.Butthelatestdataregardinglibrariesis

49foranyonewhovaluesthemasbricks-and-mortar（实体店）placestogo.The

numberofbooksborrowedintheyearendinginMarch2021was72.9m,down56%onthe

previousyear.Physicalvisitsalso50.from214.6mto59.7m,comparedwiththefact

thatwebsitevisitsgrewby18%to154.7m.Ofcourse,thisisthebehaviorthatonewouldexpect

duringapandemic.Manylibrarieswereclosedduringthisperiod,whenpeoplewere51

fromunnecessarymixing.

Privatelibrariesathome,whetherlargecollectionsorsingle,untidybookshelves,appearto

be52.withmoreonesspringingup.Butthehopemustbethatvisitsandloansatpublic

librarieswillsoonreturntotheirformerleveltoo.Likeanyotherservice,librariesneedusers.And

whilebooksellersmightinonesenseberegardedasrivals（竞争对手）,53thevast

majorityofthoseinvolvedinthetrade,frompublisherstopoets,arelibrarylovers—ascanbeseen

fromthevolumestheyhaveinspired.

Thishassomethingtodowiththeromanticnotionofthereaderas54.withevery

bookadoortoanewstoreoffeelingorunderstanding.Butitalsoshowstherecognitionthatif

booksaretoformpartofour55life,theremustbespaceinpublicforthem.Bookscan

betreasuredpossessions,butthereisalsosomethingspecialaboutacopythatarrivesinyour

handshavingpassedthroughthoseofothers-andthatwillgoonbeingpassedbetweenstrangers

whoshareyourcuriosity.

41.A.acceptB.forbidC.surviveD.gain

42A.containedB.excludedC.assumedD.passed

43.A.realisticB.physicalC.significantD.

theoretical

44.A.occupyB.provideC.leaveD.limit

45.A.boastofB.disapproveofC.setupD.clearup

46.A.capabilitiesB.readabilityC.practicalitiesD.

originality

47.A.speciallyB.carefullyC.massivelyD.

completely

48.A.lackB.varietyC.conflictD.increase

49.A.inspiringB.worryingC.dramaticD.

predictable

50.A.collapsedB.doubledC.coincidedD.restarted

51A.concealedB.distractedC.discouragedD.

protected

52.A.fadingB.charmingC.thrillingD.

booming

53.A.incontrastB.infactC.inadditionD.inall

54.A.creatorB.communicatorC.explorerD.

producer

55.A.personalB.independentC.balancedD.mutual

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Thestudentarrivedearly,satfrontandcenter,andstoodoutinmyclassroominmoreways

thanone.Fdsaythathewasabout40yearsolderthanhisclassmatesinmyundergraduate

communicationsclass.Heeagerlyjumpedintoclassdiscussions,withhishumorandwisdomof

experience.Andhewasalwaysrespectfuloftheotherstudents9perspectives,asifeachofthem

wereateacher.JerryValenciawalkedinwithasmile—andheleftwithonetoo.

“ThesestudentsgavemetheconfidencethatIdidn'tneedtofeelbadaboutmyage,“

Valenciasays.

Oneday,IspottedValenciaoncampus.Hesaidhewouldhavetostoptakingclassesthat

semesterandreapplyfornextyear.Bythen,hehopedtohaveearnedenoughmoneyfrom

constructionjobsandhavehisstudent-loanpapersinorder.Buthesaidhewasstillcomingto

campustoattendeventsorseefriends.Heaskedseriouslywhetherhecouldstillsitinonmy

communicationsclass.

Sure,Isaid.Buthewouldn'tgetanycredit.

Noproblem,hesaid.

Soontherehewasagain,backathisolddesk,frontandcenterjumpingintoourdiscussions

onhowtofindandtellstoriesinLosAngeles—a63-year-oldmanwithasmuchenergyand

curiosityasanyoftheyoungstersinclass.Foranassignmentonchangingneighborhoods,

Valenciawroteaboutafavoritelocalchainrestaurantthatwas"unceremoniouslyclosed.,,He

calleditatheftofchildhood.44Itisalmostasifsomeonehasstolenthatchildhoodandrudely

replaceditwithaslipperyhillwhereeverythingtheytreasurewillslideaway,“hewrote.

AlotofValencia^classmatesapparentlyknewhecouldn'taffordthatsemester'stuitionbut

wasstilldoingthehomework.uHereheis,willinglytakingaclassforthedelightofitandbenefit

oflearning,saysJessicaEspinosa,a25-year-oldjunior.Afterward,IoverheardValenciawanted

tostayinschooluntilheearnedamaster'sdegree,butithadtakenhim12yearstofinish

communitycollege,sohehadalongwaytogo.Hehadearnedhisassociateofartsdegreeover

thesummer,thentransferredtoLAtostartonhisbachelor's.

ThereissomethingsplendidlyunreasonableaboutValencia'sdeterminationtogetafour-year

degreeandthenamaster's.Athiscurrentpace,he'llbe90whenhefinallyhangsallthatpaperon

thewall.Butthatdoesn'tseemespeciallyrelevant.He'sfoundalltheyouthfulenergyand

academicopportunitystimulating.Valencia'sgradeinmyclassthissemesterwillnotshowupon

histranscripts(成绩单).ButI'mgivinghimanA—andinthemostimportantways,itcounts.

56.WhatmadeValenciadifferentfromhisclassmatesaccordingtoPara.1?

A.Hewasanearlybirdtoattractotherstudents'attention.

B.Hetookprideinhisage,forheoftenworeasmileonhisface.

C.Hewaseagertodrawhisconclusioninthecommunicationsclass.

D.Hemayoftensharehiswiseandhumorousideasinthediscussion.

57.Accordingtotheauthor,Valenciacontinuedtoattendclassesbecause.

A.hegotenjoymentandtreasuredthechanceoflearning

B.heneededthecreditstofurtherstudyabachelor'sdegree

C.hedesiredtoattendeventsandhaveanAonhistranscripts

D.hewantedtokeepupwithhisclassmatesbylearninghard

58.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesValencia?

A.Modestandindependent.B.Energeticandgenerous.

C.Considerateandintelligent.D.Enthusiasticandmotivated.

59.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.

A.teacherslikediligentandhighly-motivatedstudents

B.effortswillbepaidoffaslongaswearedetermined

C.itisnevertoolatetolearneventhoughwestartalittlelate

D.gettinganAcountswhenitcomestolearningatahigherlevel

(B)

WorldBookDaywascreatedbyUNESCOon23rdApril1995asaworldwidecelebrationof

booksandreading.Itismarkedinover100countriesaroundtheglobe.Inanejforttomove

celebrationsofreadingintotheeveningandfocusmoreonadultsinsteadofchildren,WorldBook

NightstartsintheUKin2011.

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/\AtTheReadingAgency,wewanttocreateaworldwhereeveryoneis

/Worldreadingtheirwaytoabetterlife.Researchshowsthatreadingforpleasure

iBookcanpromotebetterhealthandwellbeing,aidsinbuildingsocialconnections

1Nightandrelationshipswithothersandisassociatedwitharangeoffactorsthat

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helpincreasethechancesofsocialmobility.

WorldBookNightisaboutencouragingmorepeopletobecome

readers.Byparticipatingon23April,whetheronyourownorwithothers,

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yoifllbeplayingapartincontributingtoourmissionofcopingwithlife's

1DONATEbigchallengesthroughtheprovenpowerofreading.

Whatarethebenefitsofreadingforpleasure?

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19%ofreaderssaythatreadingstopsthemfromfeelinglonely.

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Higherliteracyskillsareassociatedwitharangeofpositivesocietal

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benefits,includinghavingastrongersenseofbelongingtosocietyandbeing

同NEWSmore1汰elytotrustothers.

I④IMPACTStudieshavefoundthatreadingforpleasureenhancesempathy

inRESOURCESunderstandingoftheself,andtheabilitytounderstandone'sownand

®ABOUTothers,identities.

Regularreadersforpleasurereportedfewerfeelingsofstressand

depressionthannon-readers,andstrongerfeelingsofrelaxationfrom

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readingthanfromwatchingtelevisionorengagingwithtechnology

intensiveactivities.

60.WhatisthepurposeoftheWoridBookNighf'?

A.Todealwithchallengesinlife.

B.TDintroducethepowerofreading.

C.Toencouragemoreadultstobecomereaders.

D.Topromotepeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth.

61.Wherecanyoufindthepassageabove?

A.InanewspaperB.Inamagazine.C.Inawebsite.D.OnTV.

62.IfyouwanttoparticipateinthereadingactivitywithyourfriendsonApril23,youcanmost

probablyrefertosectionfirst.

A.BOOKSB.IMPACTC.RESOURCESD.GET

INVOLVED

(C)

There'snothingquiteliketherushofrecognitionthatcomesfromseeingafamiliarface.

Scientistshavefounditverydifficulttoexplainhowweidentifywell-knownfaces一orhowthat

processdiffersfromthewayweperceiveunfamiliarones.

Theyhavelongknownthatthebraincontainsanetworkofareasthatrespondselectivelyto

facesasopposedtootherkindsofobjectslikefeet,cars,smartphones.Theyalsoknewthat

humansprocessfamiliarandunfamiliarfacesverydifferently.Forexample,weexcelat

recognizingpicturesoffamiliarfacesevenwhentheyareshotinpoorlightoratoddangles.But

westruggletorecognizeevenslightlyalteredimagesofthesamefacewhenitisunfamiliartous:

twopicturesofastrangerwe'veneverseenbefore,forinstance,shownfromdifferentperspectives

orindimlight.

NowresearchersatTheRockefellerUniversityhavebeguntounravelthemysteryofhow

thebrainrecognizesfamiliarfaces.Theyturnedtomacaques（舜猴）,closeevolutionarycousins

whosefaceprocessingnetworksarebetterunderstoodandmoreeasilystudiedthanourown.

Usingfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging（磁共振成像），LandiandFreiwaldmeasured

theanimals'brainactivityastheyrespondedtopicturesofothermonkeys?faces.Thosefacesfell

intothreecategories:personallyfamiliaronesbelongingtomonkeysthatthemacaqueshadlived

withforyears;visuallyfamiliaroneswhosepicturestheyhadseenhundredsoftimes;andtotally

unfamiliarones.Forcomparison'ssake,theyalsoshowedthemonkeyspicturesofpersonally

familiar,visuallyfamiliar,andunfamiliarobjects.

Theresearchersexpectedthemacaquefaceprocessingnetworktorespondinmuchthesame

waytothefirsttwotypesoffaces.Butinstead,theentiresystemshowedmoreactivityinresponse

tothelong-timepersonallyfamiliarfaces.Facesthatwereonlyvisuallyfamiliar,meanwhile,

causedareductionofactivityinsomeareas.

“Thewholenetworksomehowdistinguishespersonallyfamiliarfacesfromvisuallyfamiliar

faces,saysLandi.

Evenmoresurprisingly,thefacesofanimalswhomthemacaqueshadknownforyears

causedtheactivationoftwopreviouslyunknownface-selectiveareas.

Oneislocatedinaregionofthebrainassociatedwithso-calleddeclarativememory,which

consistsoffactsandeventsthatcanbeconsciouslyrecalled.Theotherarealiesinaregion

associatedwithsocialknowledge,suchasinformationaboutindividualsandtheirpositionwithin

asocialclass—“aspecificformofmemory,Freiwaldsays,"thatishighlydevelopedinprimates

（灵长类动物）,andcertainlyinhumans.^^

63.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thenetworkofareasinthebraincanrespondequallytofacesandtootherobjects.

B.Wecanhardlyidentifythepictureofpeoplewithmakeupevenifweknowthemwell.

C.Peoplearebetteratrecognizingpicturesoffamiliarfacesthanthoseofunfamiliarones.

D.Picturesoffamiliarfacesarehardtoberecognizediftheyaretakeninthedimlight.

64.Theword"unravel”（paragraph3）means”

A.begintofailorcollapse

B.investigatesomethingcomplicated

C.undosomethingtomakeitseparated

D.unwindsomethingwrappedaroundanotherobject

65.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheresearchers9findings?

A.Youstoresomesocialknowledgeinyourdeclarativememory.

B.Yourfriends9facesreducetheactivityinsomepartsofthebrain.

C.Apasser-by'sfacecanactivatetwoface-selectiveareasinyourbrain.

D.Yourbrainrespondsdifferentlytoyourparents'facesandtopopstars'faces.

66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Whatfacerecognitionis

B.Howthebrainrecognizesfamiliarfaces

C.Whatmethodsscientistsuseintheresearch

D.Howpeopleunderstandfaceprocessingnetwork

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwo

moresentencesthanyouneed.

AnAurora（极光）AdventureinNorway

Beyondthecottagewindowstheworldiswhiteandstill.Snow-coveredmountainsstretchto

thesea.It'sonly2p.m.,butalreadythelightisfading,bathingthesceneinamysteriousblue.

67Butinsteadofjoininganorganizedandpriceyauroratripwithatourguide,

I'mhereonaDIYlongweekendwithfriends.

WerentedariversidehouseinthetinyfishingvillageofOldervik.68Sowego

backtothecomfortofindoorspace.Thesilencehereissocompletethatwecanhearthegentle

soundofsnowfallingfromtheroof.

Excitingactivities,suchasdogsleddingandreindeeradventures,areeasytoarrange.

69Butthestrikingbeautyofthelandscapeandthesenseoflifebeinglivedinslow

motion,makeusjustwanttostopforawhile.

AtOldervik,it'spossibletocatchtheauroraanytimefromSeptembertoApril.Thebesttime

isfrommid-Novembertomid-January,whenthesunneverappears.Withcloudyskieswehaveno

lucksofarbutonourlastnight,atthefirstsignofcloudsclearing,wegotintothecarandhadn't

drivenfarwhen,withgreatexcitement,wespottedastrangeglowingarc（引氐形）crossingtheroad

likeamilkyrainbow.70

Andthenitbegins:beamsofgreeny-whitelightdanceasiffromspotlightsontheground.To

thenakedeye（肉月艮）,thelightsarenotthebrightgreensandbluescamerascaptureonlong

exposures,butifsfascinatingnonetheless.Thetemperatureduringthistimehasfallento-10℃

butwedon'tfeelitaswelieontheground,gazingupandneverwantingtoleave.

A.Sleepiseffortlessinthisquietland.

B.Soarenorthernlightexcursions.

C.There9slittlelightpollutionhere,butthenightiscloudyandalittlecold.

D.Whenwehikesouthalongtheriver,themoonhangsabovethepeaksinthesky.

E.It'stheappealoftheArcticwinterthathasbroughtmetotheverynorthofNorwayinJanuary.

F.Thestarsareagainsttheblackestofskies,with