2025届四川省内江市球溪中学高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2025届四川省内江市球溪中学高三最后一模英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant2．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout3．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout4．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual5．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how6．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need7．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone8．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway9．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when10．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one11．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.12．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after13．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when14．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying15．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!16．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere17．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged18．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe19．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade20．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe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）LawrenceFerlinghetti,thepoet,publisher,painter,socialactivistandbookstoreowner,hasbeenSanFrancisco’shonoredpoet.Heturns100thismonth,andthecityismakingpreparationstocelebratehiminstyle.ReadingsandperformancesandanopenhousewilltakeplaceatCityLights,thesacredbookstoreheco-foundedin1953.OnMarch24,1919,LawrenceFerlinghettiwasborninYonkers,NewYork.AfterspendinghisearlychildhoodinFrance,hereceivedhisBAfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,anMAfromColumbiaUniversity,andaPhDfromtheSorbonne.Heistheauthorofmorethanthirtybooksofpoetry,includingPoetryasInsurgentArt;AConeyIslandoftheMind.Hehastranslatedtheworksofanumberofpoets,includingNicanorParra,JacquesPrevert,andPierPaoloPasolini.Inadditiontopoetry,heisalsotheauthorofmorethaneightplaysandthreenovels,includingLittleBoy:ANovel,LoveintheDaysofRageandHer.In1953,FerlinghettiandPeterMartinopenedtheCityLightsbookstoreinSanFrancisco,California.ItbecameanervecenterfortheBeatsandotherwriters.AllenGinsberg,JackKerouacandotherwritersfromthaterawereEasternerswhodroppedintoSanFranciscoforaspell.In2001itwasmadeanofficialhistoriclandmark.NowCityLightsisalmostcertainlythebestbookstoreintheUnitedStates.It’sfilledwithseriousworldliteratureofallkinds.IfCityLightsisaSanFranciscoinstitution,Ferlinghettihimselfisasmuchofone.Hehasloomedoverthecity’sliterarylife.Asapoet,he’sneverbeenacriticalfavorite.Buthisflexibleandplain-spokenandoftenpowerfulwork—hehaspublishedmorethan50volumes—hasfoundawideaudience.Hiscollection“AConeyIslandoftheMind”hassoldmorethan1millioncopies,makingitoneofthebest-sellingAmericanpoetrybookseverpublished.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutFerlinghettifromParagraph2?A．Hehadahappychildhood.B．Hereceivednormaleducation.C．Hehadagiftforwritingnovels.D．Hehadwrittenlotsofpoetry.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFerlinghettiaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Flexible. B．Optimistic. C．Outspoken. D．Productive.3、WhyisCityLightsfamous?A．Becauseitisanervecenterfortheyouth.B．Becauseitscollectionshavealonghistory.C．Becauseitisanofficialhistoriclandmark.D．Becauseithasmanymodernworldliterature.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tospeakhighlyofagreatpoet.B．TointroducesomeEnglishpoetry.C．TopromotevaluesofCityLights.D．TocelebratethebirthdayofFerlinghetti.22．（8分）Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.23．（8分）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.24．（8分）Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.25．（10分）EarlyexcitementaboutthenextgenerationoftheiPhoneisbuildingmonthsaheadofanexpectedautumndebut(问世).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.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）Wheredoyougowhenyouwanttolearnsomething？School？Afriend？Atutor？Theseareall1placesoflearning.Butitmaywellbethatthelearningyoureallywant2somewhereelseinstead.Ihadthe3ofseeingthisfirsthandona4．Mydaughterplaysonarecreationalsoccerteam.Theydidverywellthisseasonandso5atournament，whichnormallywasonlyformoreskilledclubteams.Thisledtosome6experiencesonSaturdayastheyplayedagainstteams7trained.Throughthefirsttwogames，her8didnotgetoneseriousshotongoal.Asaparent，I9seeingmydaughterplayingherbest，10stilldefeated.Itseemedthatsomethingclickedwiththe11betweenSaturdayandSunday.Whenthey12fortheirSundaygame，theywere13different.Theyhadbeguntointegrate(融合)thekindsofplayandteamworktheyhad14thedaybeforeintotheir15．Theyplayedaggressivelyand16scoredagoal.It17methatplayingagainsttheotherteamwasagreat18momentforallthegirlsontheteam.Ithinkitisageneralprinciple.19isthebestteacher.Thelessonstheylearnedmaynotbe20whattheywouldhavegotteninschool，butarecertainlymorepersonalandmeaningful，becausetheyhadtoworkthemoutontheirown.1、A．public B．traditional C．official D．special2、A．passes B．works C．lies D．ends3、A．dream B．idea C．habit D．chance4、A．trip B．holiday C．weekend D．square5、A．won B．entered C．organized D．watched6、A．painful B．strange C．common D．practical7、A．less B．poorly C．newly D．better8、A．fans B．tutors C．class D．team9、A．imagined B．hated C．avoided D．missed10、A．if B．or C．but D．as11、A．girls B．parents C．coaches D．viewers12、A．dressed B．showedup C．madeup D．planned13、A．slightly B．hardly C．basically D．completely14、A．seen B．known C．heard D．read15、A．styles B．training C．game D．rules16、A．even B．still C．seldom D．again17、A．confused B．struck C．reminded D．warned18、A．touching B．thinking C．encouraging D．learning19、A．Experience B．Independence C．Curiosity D．Interest20、A．harmfulto B．mixedwith C．differentfrom D．appliedto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）Manypeopleusedtoconsiderarttobepaintingsoffieldswithflowers,portraitsofold-fashionedmenintophats,orpicturesofbowlsoffruit.1．,arthaschangedgreatlyinthelastcentury.Now,computergameartandgraffiti(涂鸦)2．(accept)astypesofartforms,too.Thereare3．(exhibit)ofthesecontemporarytypesofartinfamousartgalleries.Let’sdiscoversomefamouscontemporaryartists.DamienHirstisanEnglishartist.Hebecamefamousafter4．(attend)GoldsmithsUniversityinLondon,andwasverypopularinthe1990s.Hehasusedalotofdeadanimalsinhiswork,includingdeadsharks,sheepandcows.Heisfamous5．hisdiamond-coveredskull,whichwasshowninanartgalleryforalimitedamountoftime.MarcelDuchamp,aFrench-Americanpainterandsculptor,isconsideredoneof6．mostimportantartistsofthe20thcenturyashehasinfluencedmanyartists.Hechanged7．wasthe“normal”ideaintheartworld.Perhapshisbest8．(know)pieceofworkissimplyamen’surinalthathedecidedtolabelasart.WilliamEgglestonisanAmericanphotographer9．mademoderncolourphotographyacceptableasanartform.Beforehim,blackandwhitephotographywasmuch10．(popular).Eggleston’sphotographsarevery“American”.Theycontainlotsofimagesof“Coca-Cola,NoParkingsignsandpalmtrees”.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：在错的词下划一个横线，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。Whatwillthecityofthefuturelike?Nooneknowforsure,andmakepredictionsisariskybusiness、Inthefuture,careabouttheenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantassomeoftheearth’snaturalresourceshavebeenrunout、Wewilluselotsofrecyclingmaterials,suchasplastics,aluminum,steel,glass,woodandpaper,andwewillwastelessnaturalresources、Wewillalsohavetorelymoreonalternativeenergies,likesolarandwindpower、Allthisseemscertain,andthereareplentyofthingsaboutcitylifeinthefuturearenotcertain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是髙二你（1）班学生李华，最近发现校园中有随意涂写（scribble)和乱丢垃圾（litter）的行为，请用英文给校长写封信。1、说明写信的目的；2、对这些行为提出批评；3、提出建议。注意：1、词数100左右；2、可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；3、邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMr.Headmaster,IamLiHua,astudentfromClassOne,SeniorII.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、B5、D6、C7、B8、A9、B10、D11、A12、B13、B14、C15、B16、C17、D18、C19、C20、B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、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、A2、B3、D4、B23、1、B2、A3、B4、A24、1、D2、C3、A4、C5、C25、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,inMountSigunianghassomeofthefinestsuchspots.Theiceseasonintheareausuallystartsmid-DecemberandrunsthroughlateFebruary.Climb