河南省安阳一中新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

河南省安阳一中新高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor2．---_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.---I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans3．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith4．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice5．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway6．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose7．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.8．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after9．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe10．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened11．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted12．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.13．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere14．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown15．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict16．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where17．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever18．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted19．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting20．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor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）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting…Shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble(顶针)shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedandmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow；itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam(缝)thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewinghintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff(抖松),toplaceonmybedspread(床罩)thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersIdcollectedovertheyears.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．Surprised.B．Regretful.C．Guilty.D．Lonely.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grandma’sThimbleB．Grandma’sLifeStoryC．TheJoyofFindingSomethingLostD．TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway22．（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.23．（8分）Theclockalwaysseemstobetickingrathertoofastinthedoctor'sofficeandthequeueofpatientsoutsidethedoorseemstobepressingrathertoohard.Somesayit'shightimeforthemodelofshort,sharpone-to-oneappointmentstogivewaytosharedmedicalappointments(SMAs).SMAsaredoctor-patientvisitsinwhichagroupofpatientsreceivepatienteducationandcounseling(咨询),physicalexaminationandmedicalsupportinagroupsetting.TypicallySMAsaredesignedtohaveoneormoredoctorsattendtoagroupofpatientswhoshareacommonillnessormedicalcondition.Incontrasttoone-to-onevisits,SMAsprovidealongerappointmenttime-frameaswellastheopportunityforpatientstohaveimprovedaccesstotheirphysiciansandmeanwhilepickupadditionalinformationandsupportfrompeers.However,doctorswhohavepioneeredthesharedappointmentapproachreportthattherearesignificantchallengesinvolved.Dr.Sumego,directorofsharedmedicalappointments,ClevelandClinic,identifiesculturechangeasthemostsignificantchallenge.Physiciansandnursesaretrainedinamodelofpersonalserviceandprivacy;theSMAapproachisafundamentalchallengetothosefixedideas.Theyneedsharedgoalsandawayoftestingtheinnovationagainstagreedstandards.Dr.Sumegosays,“Thephysiciansmaybeworriedaboutthepossiblechaosandefficienciesthataremarketed.Theyalsohavetomakethepatientsunderstandwhattheirappointmentis,andwhattheexpectationis.”“So,ifanorganizationwaslookingtostartsharedmedicalappointments,Iwouldadvisethemtostartthebuy-infromafewchampionphysicians,developthework-flowanddevelopsomeexperience.Providesomesupportbehindwhatthatbestpracticeshouldlooklike.Createsomestandardssothat,astheconceptspreads,youcanemploythatexperiencetostartthenextsharedmedicalappointmentsandthenext.”1、WhatisthepurposeoftheSMAapproach?A．Toimprovemedicalservice. B．Topromotedoctors'reputation.C．Toconductmedicalresearch. D．Tomeetpatients'expectation.2、AccordingtoDr.Sumego,whatpreventstheSMAapproachfrombeingwidelyadopted?A．Personalservice. B．Fixedideas.C．Lackofequipment. D．Sharedgoals.3、Whatcantheunderlined“buy-in”inParagraph4bereplacedby?A．Support. B．Organization.C．Purchase. D．Practice.4、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheSMAapproachinthelastparagraph?A．Itiscurrentlybeingquestioned.B．Itisimpracticalinsomeareas.C．Itwillenjoywidepopularitysoon.D．Itshouldbecarriedoutstepbystep.24．（8分）WhenHaistartedcollege,heweighedover250poundsHealthyfoodchoicesweredifficultforhim,andhewasemotionallydistraught(忧心忡忡).However,whenhelefthomeforcollege,hewasableforthefirsttimetostarttakinghislifeandweightintohisownhands.Hestartedbyshoppingatalocalfarmers’market,anexperiencethatinspiredhimprofoundly.Theideathatafarmer’smarketrepresentslocal,sustainable,healthyfoodwithahumanconnectionwhereyoucaninteractwiththepeoplethatgrowyourproducewasextremelyappealingtohim,andhebegantothinkaboutthefoodthatpeopleathisuniversitywereeating.Fromwhathesawatfarmers’markets,Hairealizedthatdininghallfoodwasnot“rear”foodAlotofitisfrozenorprocessed,andhasunhealthyadditives.Hisideascontinuedtodevelopashestartedtakingclassesaboutfoodsustainabilityatuniversity,andafterthesummerof2014duringwhichhecooperatedwithotherstudents9helaunchedintohissenioryearattheUniversityofCaliforniafullforcewiththeRealFoodChallenge(RFC)campaign,aprojectheco-foundedthataimstoreinvestuniversityspendinginfoodthatis“real”:ecologically-sound,community-based,humane,andfair;asopposedtothosetraditionalpurchaseswiththoseunhealthyadditivesandprocessedproducts.NotonlyhasHaistartedamovementofchangeacrosstheuniversitydiningsystem,buthehasalsogrownextremelyasanindividual，nowwithstrongleadershipabilitiesandgreatvision.Inaddition,afterhestartedlearningaboutfoodsustainabilityandtakingactionatuniversity,Haihaslostover100pounds,andhasbeenabletostartenjoyingactivitiessuchasbackpackingandswimmingthatwerenotapossibilityforhimpreviously.Heisconfidentinsteadofdistraughtnow.1、WhendidHaigettheideaof“rear”food?A．Whenpurchasingthelocally-madefoodB．Whenreformingtheuniversitydiningsystem.C．Whenreinvestinguniversityspendinginfood.D．WhenorganizingtheRealFoodChallengecampaign.2、WhatbenefithasthecampaignbroughttoHai’soccupationaldevelopment?A．Hehasbeenhiredbytheuniversity.B．HehasbecomeanexpertinfoodfieldC．Hehasgotexcellentleadingability.D．Hehasbecomemuchthinnerthanbefore.3、AccordingtoHai,“real”foodis.A．richinnutritionB．madebyexpertsC．frozenorprocessedD．healthywithoutadditives25．（10分）Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodolesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointing,becausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild,sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocial-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild,sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusonparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationalunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren,sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildren,sperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers. B．Theparent-childcommunication.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents. D．Theteacher-studentrelationship.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bydrawingconclusions.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）Thelittleboyturnedtotheoldwomannexttohim,‘‘Granny,areyousureIdon’thaveenoughmoney?’’Shenodded.Thelittleboywasstill1thedoll(洋娃娃)inhishand.Iwalkedtowardhim,2whohewishedtogivethisdollto.“Sister.ShewassurethatSantaClauswouldbringadolltoher.”ItoldhimthatmaybeSantaClauswoulddoso.Butherepliedtome3.“No,SantaClaus(圣诞老人)can’tbringittoher4sheisnow.Ihavetogivethedolltomymommysothatshecangiveittomysisterwhenshe5there.MysisterhasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGodverysoontoo,6Ithoughtshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveittomysister.’’Thelittleboylooked7atme,“ItoldDaddytotellMommynottogoyet.IneedhertowaituntilIcomebackfromthemall.I8shedidn’thavetoleaveme,butDaddysaysthatshehastogotobewithmylittlesister.”Thenhelooked9atthedollwithsadeyes.Iquickly10formywallet.“Let’scheckagain,justincaseyoudohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll!”“OK.IhopeIdohaveenough.”Iaddedsomeofmymoneyto11withouthimseeingandwestartedtocountit.Therewasenoughforthedolland12somesparemoney.“ThankyouGodforgivingmeenoughmoney!”Helookedatmeand13,“IwantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiteroseformyMommy,butIdidn’tdaretoaskGod14toomuch.ButHegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose.Mymommyloveswhiteroses.”15Irememberedalocalnewspaperarticletwodaysago,mentioningadrunkmaninatruckhitacar16byayoungwomanandalittlegirl.Thelittlegirl17rightawayandthemotherwas18Twodays19thisencounter(偶然相遇)withthelittleboy,Ireadinthenewspaperthattheyoung20hadpassedaway.1、A．raising B．holding C．hiding D．tearing2、A．considering B．understanding C．watching D．asking3、A．proudly B．hurriedly C．sadly D．angrily4、A．where B．what C．who D．when5、A．comes B．finds C．goes D．leaves6、A．so B．for C．but D．as7、A．down B．on C．to D．up8、A．think B．wish C．imagine D．find9、A．then B．sadly C．again D．now10、A．reached B．looked C．searched D．charged11、A．myself B．him C．his D．them12、A．still B．yet C．also D．even13、A．nodded B．added C．laughed D．showed14、A．to B．for C．in D．on15、A．Now B．Therefore C．However D．Then16、A．occupied B．controlled C．attacked D．owned17、A．left B．died C．came D．killed18、A．knocked B．treated C．left D．kept19、A．after B．since C．until D．before20、A．man B．girl C．boy D．woman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）语法填空November21istheUnitedNationsWorldTelevisionDay.TVisoneofthegreatest1．（invent）ofthe20thcentury.Wemostlyhadtorelyonradiosornewspaperstoknow2．wasgoingonintheworld.Butafterthetelevisionarrives,theworldseemsalot3．（small）.Itbringsrightinformationtoourhome.Peopleareabletocommunicatebetter,addressissuesfasterandbecomeaware4．thingshappeningaroundtheworldbywatchingthenews.5．thereisundoubtedlyabadsideofTV.Itcouldbesaidtohavedestroyedcommunicationasmuchasithasenhanced（加强）it.Inthedayswithouttelevisions,atypicalfamilywouldplaygamesorjustchatwitheachotheraftertheireveningmeals.Butsincethen,sittingaroundtheTVinsilence6．（become）aregulareveningactivity.Still,theUnitedNations7．（say）thatTVcontinuallyinvitespeople8．（explore）beyondtheirlivingroomsandthatisundoubtedlytrue.Butsometimes,this"exploration"isaltheexpenseof9．（ignore）thepeopleclosesttous.Althoughthetelevisionisindeedabrillianttool,let'snotforgetaboutthepeoplesittingnexttousonthecouch.Afterall,whatgoodiswatchingsomething10．（interest）ifyoudon'twanttoshareyouropinionsonit?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。错误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。Oneday,littleTonywenttoashoppingcenterwithhisparent、Itwasverycrowded、Tonysawatoyonashopwindow、Helikeditsoverymuchthathequicklywalkedintotheshop、Afterlooksatthetoyforsometime,heturnedaroundandfoundwherehisparentsweremissing、Tonywasscaredandbeguntocry、Awomansawhimcryingandtellinghimtowaitoutsideashop、Fiveminuteslater,Tonysawparents、Momsaid,“Hownicetoseeyouagain!DadandIwereterribleworried、”Tonypromisedherthatthiswouldneverhappenagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）2010年4月14日7:49青海玉树地区玉树发生地震。基本情况:1.为当地有历史记录以来最强烈的地震2.很多人正在睡觉；居民住房大量倒塌；水电供应中断；学校、医院严重损毁3.有2,698人遇难，270人失踪，12,000多人受伤4.政府十分关心灾情，表示要尽一切可能帮助灾区人民重建家园。参考词汇:当地的local注意:词数:100左右。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、D4、D5、C6、C7、C8、B9、C10、A11、B12、C13、C14、B15、D16、D17、A18、A19、D20、D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、D2、C3、A4、A22、TopUKSummerCampsOxfordSummerAcademy,OxfordTheOxfordSummerAcademyisaspecializedprogramfor16-3-year-oldswhowantatasteoflifeatoneoftheworld'smostwell-knownuniversities.Activitiesrangefrommorningtutorials（辅导）toafternoonelectivesthataredesignedtobroadenstudents'understandingofwhatthey'llbestudyingandhowtobeexcellentintheirchosenfields.ArdmayHouse,LongLoch,ScotlandArdmayHouseisthesortofadventurecampthatmakesadultsjealous.CampersarepresentedwithLordofTheRingstypesettingstofeelandtrynewthings.Withactivitieslikeclimbing,beachart,fashionshowsandquiznights,kidsarebroughtclosertonatureandtheirpeersinafunandsafeenvironment.UppinghamSummerSchool,UppinghamTheUppinghamSummerSchooloffersanimpressivevarietyofsummercoursesfromartsandcraftstotheatre,cookeryandsports.ItwastheirCreativityTechnologiesPowerhousethatcaughtoureyewhenresearchingcampsforthisarticle.Thecoursecov