甘肃省白银市第九中学2025届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

甘肃省白银市第九中学2025届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项: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．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough2．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one3．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone4．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly5．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen6．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a7．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway8．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when9．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened10．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t11．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn12．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped13．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental14．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced15．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before16．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror17．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How18．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer19．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft20．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.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）DearStudents,Iamdelightedtobeyourguest.Iwouldliketotellyouaboutmyself.Ihavebeenanewsreporterforthepastfifteenyears.IchosethisjobsoIcouldtraveltheworld,butthejobhastaughtmemanyunforgettablelessons.Theworkissometimesdifficult.Ihaveseenfamines,wars,earthquakes,povertyanddeath.ButIhavealsoseencourage,hopeandhappiness.InIndia,Ivisitedacitywherethereweremanyhomelesschildren.Somewereasyoungasfouryearsold.Theylivedinthestreetsandsurvivedbybeggingorstealing.ButthenawonderfulladycalledRosaopenedahomeforthem.Withinoneyear,shewaslookingaftertwohundredchildren.Sheclothedthem,fedthem,andtaughtthem.Shegavethemhope.Anothertime,IwasinTurkeyafteraterribleearthquake,inoneplace.Ifoundanoldladywhosehousewasinruins,hersonwasmissingandrescueworkerssaidtherewasnochancethathewasstillalive.Buttheoldladydidnotgiveuphope.Forfourdays,shemovedheavystonesoneatatimebyherself.Shedidnotstopuntilshefoundherson.Hewasalive.HereinChina,Imetayoungboywithaseriouscondition.Hehadundergonetwentyoperationsandspentnearlyhiswholelifeinhospital.Ithoughthewouldbesad,butwhenImethim,hissmilewassowarmandwelcoming.Inlife,weneedrolemodelsthatwecanadmireandlearnfrom.Whenmylifeisdifficult,Itrytorememberthecourageandgoodnessofthesethreepeople.1、Thespeakerisgivingaspeechtostudentsin__________.A．India B．Canada C．Turkey D．China2、Theunderlinedword“famine”inParagraph2means__________.A．extremelackoffood B．joy C．luck D．pleasure3、WhatcanwelearnaboutRosa?A．She’sarichladyandshelikestohelpthehomelesschildren.B．She’sagreatmotherandshelooksafterthehomelesschildren.C．She’sakind-heartedwomanandsheprovideshousesforthehomelesschildren.D．She’sagoodteacherandsheteachesthehomelesschildren.4、ForwhatdoesthespeakeradmiretheTurkishwomanandtheChineseboy?A．Theirbravery. B．Theirluck. C．Theirage. D．Theirstrongmind22．（8分）Mostofushavebeeninthissituation:You'reonyourwaytoyourfriend'shouse,thenyousuddenlyaskyourself,"DidIremembertoturnthelightsoff?”Forthosewith"smarthomes",however,thiswouldn’tbeaproblem.Overthelastfewyears,smarthometechnologyhasbecomemorepopular.Thankstouser-friendlyproductslikeintelligentlightingandheatingcontrollers,peoplecancontrolnearlyeveryelectricalitemintheirhomesfromanywhereintheworld.Whilesmarthomesaren'tnew,companieslikePhilips,AmazonandXiaomihavefinallybroughtautomationtoeverydaypeoplewithaffordableproductslikeartificialintelligence(AI)speakersandsensors.“Theobviousmessageisthatyoucanstopwastingenergy,”TomKerber,directorofresearchforU.S-baseddigitalcompanyParksAssociates,toldTheGuardian.Andthetechnologyalsohasmoremeaningfuluses.InNorway,forexample,onecompanyisusingsmarttechtomakelifeeasierforitselderlycustomers.Abilia'ssystemallowscarerstocheckuponpatientsthroughatabletonawallinsidetheirhome.Thedevicesendspatientsremindersabouttasks,suchaswhentheyneedtotakemedication(冥想).Itcaneventellcarersifthere'sanyunusualactivityinthehomethatcouldbelife-threatening.“Thiskindofsystemallowspeopletotakecareofthemselves,whichisthemostimportantthing,”Abilia'svicepresident,OysteinJohnsen,toldtheBBC．"Italsosavesthegovernmentmoney.InNorway,itcosts1millionkroner(about0.8millionyuan)peryeartohavesomeoneinacarehome.Thissystemcosts15,000kronerayear.”So,forthosewhohavealready"gonesmart",williteverbepossibletogobacktodothingsintheold-fashionedway?"Ithinkitwouldbedifficult.Whenwegotoafriend’shouseoronvacationwefindourselvesexpectingthehousetodothingsforusthatweshoulddo,"Poulson,35,aseniorprogrammanagerfromSeattle.,U.S.,explained.1、Whatarethefirstandsecondparagraphsusedfor?A．Introducingthetopic.B．Describingthesituation.C．Advertisingsmarthomes.D．Puttingforwardtheauthor'sopinion.2、WhatdoPhilips,AmazonandXiaomihaveincommon?A．Theyarealldesigningsmarthomes.B．TheyareallU.S-baseddigitalcompany.C．They'vealladvancedinsmarttechnology.D．They'veallreceivedaffordableproductsautomatically.3、WhatdoesAbilia'ssystemallowuserstodoinNorway?A．Totakecareofthemselves.B．Tobuyuser-friendlyproducts.C．Tocontrolheatingandcooling.D．Toswitchlightsthroughatablet.4、what'sPoulson'sattitudetosmarttechnology?A．Cautious.B．FavorableC．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.23．（8分）ThistimelastyearIenteredtwolong-distancemass-participationswimmingevents,includingtheJubileeRiver10kmswim.Atthelastminute,justbeforebothswims,Idecidedtopullout.Therealityis,Iliveinfearofcominglast.Lastyear,beforethetwoevents,IrealizedthatIcouldn’tdealwithcominglast.Ihadlookedattheswimtimesofthosewhohadcompletedthepreviousyearandcalculatedthat,atmycurrentswimpace,Iwouldprobablyhavecomelast.Ijustcouldn’tfaceit.Butwhennextyearcamearound,Idecidedtoenterthosesameeventsagain.Forafewmonths,Itrainedhard,butIdidn’tgetanyfaster.ThenitwasJune5,thedayoftheJubileeRiver10km.Theeventstartedat9:30am,andtheswimmerswereanxiousandeagertostart.AsIswamalong,theriverwasquietandcleanandeverythingwaspeaceful.Thesunshone,Meadows(草地）rolledbyandeverynowandthensomeonewouldwaveatthesceneunfoldinginthewater.Asthedayworeon,somehowIdidn’tmindthat,predictably,almosteveryonewasahead.Therewereatleastsomeswimmersstillnearme,andalthoughwesharedthesameriverwequietlyoccupiedourownspaces.AsIconcentratedondoingmyownthing,watchingthesky,thebank,theotherswimmingcapspassingornotpassing,IrealizedIwasenjoyingmyself.Intheend,fourhoursand4minutesafterI’dstarted,Istaggered(摇摇晃晃地走)outofthewaterandwasgreetedwithasmileanda“welldone”fromtheraceorganizer.Iglancedbackovermyshouldertowardthewaterandnoticedthattherewereasmallhandfulofswimmerswhowerestilltofinish,behindme,outofafieldofaround300swimmers.Butitdidn’tmatter.Iwasjustrelieved,proudandhappytofinish.AsIdroveaway,mythoughtsturnedtomynextlongraceoftheseasonandhowmuchIwaslookingforwardtoit,myfearsofcominglastgentlyreceding(渐渐远去).1、Theauthorintendedtoquitswimmingmainlybecause_______.A．shefearedthatshecouldn’tfinishthetworacesB．shewasafraidthatshewouldletfamilymembersdownC．shewasunwillingtoacceptthepossibilityoffinishinglastD．shedidn’tfullypreparedforthetworaces2、Theauthorhopestoconveythemessagethat______.A．nevergiveupwhenfacingchallengesB．itisprocessthatmattersmostC．failureisthemotherofsuccessD．winnersalwaystakeitall3、Whatdidtheunderlinedsentencemeaninthefifthparagraph?A．ShetookprideinleavingalltheotherswimmersbehindB．ShewasproudthatshewasnotthelastoneintheraceC．ShewasgladtofinishtheraceandhadasenseofreliefD．Shewasproudtobepraisedbytheorganizer4、Itcanbeinferredfromtheendthattheauthorislikelyto_______.A．participateinanotherracewithoutanyhesitationB．analyzethereasonwhyshefailedintheraceC．loseconfidencecompletelyD．decidewhethersheissuitablefortherace24．（8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.25．（10分）Baseballwasalwayswheremyheartlay.However,myfatherdidnotcareforbaseball.Tworecreationalactivitiesheenjoyedweregolfingandfishing,neitherofwhichIconsideredarealsport.Hedidn’ttalkmuchandhewasn’tgoodatexpressinghimself.Frankly,Iwasn’tentirelycertainhecaredaboutme.Inaway,myfatherwaslikeafamiliarstrangerIsaweveryday.Oneday,watchingtheplayontelevisionmademewantagloveofmyown.Tomysurprise,myfathersaidhewantedone,too.Hewasontheportlyside,butthenagain,oneofthefamouspitchers(投手)ontheMetswasevenfatter.SoIthought,whynot?Weboughttwogloves,andthatevening,hesuggestedwegoouttothecourtyardandtoss(掷)theballaround.I’dalreadypracticedcatchingandthrowingatschool,butIcouldtellthiswasthefirsttimeformyfather,becauseeverytimehecaughttheball,itlandeddirectlyinhispalm.Ifyou’veevercaughtaballwithabaseballglove,youknowhowmuchthishurts.Butmyfathercaughtballafterballthisway.Slap!Slap!Hewinced(龇牙咧嘴).Afteraboutfiveminutes,ItoldhimI’dhadenough.Itwasn’toutofmercy,butformyownself-interest.Neighborhoodkidswerewatchingandwouldnodoubtteasemelaterforhavinganoldmanwhodidn’tknowhowtoproperlycatchabaseballdothat.Whenmyfathertookthegloveoff,hispalmwasredandswollen.Dad,whopassedaway11yearsago,nevertoldmehelovedme.Butthatsoundofthebaseballlandinginthesoftfleshofhishand,overandoveragain—itspokeitsowntenderlanguage,thoughatthetime,allIfeltwasshame.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“portly”meaninParagraph2?A．Experienced.B．Cool.C．Famous.D．Fat.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thefatherdidn’tfeelhurtwhencatchingtheball.B．Thefatherdidn’tunderstandhischildatall.C．Theauthordidn’trealizehisfather’sloveforhimbackthen.D．Theauthorcriticizedhisfatherwhenplayingbaseballtogether.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ACryingShameforBaseballB．Saying“ILoveYou”withBaseballC．ALovingFatherandHisSonD．LivingaHappyLifewithBaseball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）Ilearnedmyfirstlessonatameeting.AswesataroundthetableIheardMeg,whowas1arecentoperation,talkingtoJudith,themanagerofourproject.“Thankyousomuchfor2mydaughterstotheirdancelessonslastweek.”Judithsaid,“Itwasnothing.”Knowinghow3Judith’sschedulewas,IfoundherdrivingMeg’schildrentolessonsunbelievably4.IwasabouttosaymoreaboutthiswhenDonna,anothercolleague,enteredtheroom5.Sheapologizedforbeinglate,sayingshejusthostedalunchforherfriendswhowereoverseventy.“Thatissoniceofyou,”Isaid,6howbusyshewas,howshedidn’tliketocookandclean.“Oh,”shesaid,wavingherhand,“Itwasnothing.”7,Icouldstilltellthe8inhervoice.Shedidgainasenseofsatisfactionfromtheentertainmentofferedtoherfriends.Seeingtheir9tohelpothersselflessly,Istartedthinkingabouttheconceptof“nothing”,thispeacefulandgenerouswayofliving—haditreallybeennothingorweretheysimplysayingthat?It10tomethatonceIspentawholeafternoonafterworkhelpingafriend11aspeech.I12hertorearrangethesequenceofthestoriesinthelecturetomakeitsoundmore13.Afterthefifthtry,shefinally14it.Shehuggedmewith15,sayingthankstome.Ismiledandsaiditwasnothing.Suddenly,Irealizedthathelpingsomeonewasreallysomethingtome.Ilearnedthatgivingfromtheheartdoesn’t16meansacrificeandhardwork.The17isfindingsomethingwelovetodoandfindingsomeonewho18thatsomething.Ourgenerositycanbenefitothers19ourselves.Onceyouhaveagood20ofit,it’snothing.Andit’sreallysomething.1、A．adaptingtoB．recoveringfromC．goingthroughD．rejoicingin2、A．guidingB．fetchingC．drivingD．dragging3、A．tightB．commonC．strangeD．practical4、A．ridiculousB．energeticC．tiresomeD．generous5、A．disappointedlyB．angrilyC．hurriedlyD．unexpectedly6、A．ignoringB．forgettingC．knowingD．predicting7、A．MoreoverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Somehow8、A．regretB．sadnessC．surpriseD．pleasure9、A．willingnessB．ambitionC．promiseD．progress10、A．referredB．occurredC．appearedD．seemed11、A．putupB．prepareforC．giveawayD．dealwith12、A．beggedB．invitedC．recommendedD．sponsored13、A．sensibleB．confusingC．sensitiveD．typical14、A．gotB．meantC．caughtD．made15、A．gratitudeB．worryC．concernD．apology16、A．normallyB．accidentallyC．possiblyD．necessarily17、A．treatB．trickC．plotD．plan18、A．needsB．admiresC．lovesD．defends19、A．onaccountofB．aswellasC．exceptforD．regardlessof20、A．orderB．glimpseC．commandD．impression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）Isthereanybodywhowantstogrowold?Whenitcomesto1．(visit)cities，mostofuswanttovisittheworld’soldestcities.Luoyangisoneoftheoldestandmost2．(attract)citiesintheworldthatI’dliketorecommendtoyou.Luoyang3．(stand)outastheoldestcontinuallyinhabited(居住的）cityinAsia.Thecityis4．(consider)tobethebirthplaceofChinesecultureandhistoryawellasoneoftheSevenAncientCapitalsofChina.5．isnoothercityinChinathathasseensomany6．(dynasty)likeLuoyang.7．suchalongandexcitinghistory,Luoyanghasreallyalottooffer.TheLong-menGrottoes,whichhasbeenincluded8．theworldHeritageListsince2000,andmanyhistoricBuddhisttemples9．(constant)attracttouristsfromallovertheworld.LuoyangisalsofamousfortheWhiteHorseTemple,the10．(early)BuddhisttempleestablishedinChina.Areyouanxioustovisitthecity?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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00a.m.,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn'tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswerebothusefultome.Atlast,Ichosetwo.At10:00,wewenttothecinema;thefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular.Ittookusabout3hourstoseeit.Havingseenthefilm,andeveryonewasdeeplymoved.Somefriendsevenburstouttears.Fromthestory,Iunderstandthatloveisnobleandvaluable.That'sreallywonderfulfilm.Itisveryworthseeingagain,Whatahappyday!IhopetomorrowIwillbeevenhappy!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim希望了解你在过去一年中的最大收获。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.简述你的最大收获；2.谈谈该收获对你的影响；3.表达对新一年的期待。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJim,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D3、A4、D5、C6、A7、A8、B9、C10、A11、D12、B13、B14、A15、D16、C17、D18、D19、D20、A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、A3、C4、D22、1、A2、C3、A4、B23、1、C2、B3、C4、A24、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.Climberscanenjoyvariousiceformationsalongwithaclean,quietenvironment.Valdez,Alaska,USAlaska's