2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.2．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might3．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．a(chǎn)ddictedto C．a(chǎn)ccustomedto D．exposedto4．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed5．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to6．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto7．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade8．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing9．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown10．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when11．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．a(chǎn)ctivity12．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)mbiguousD．concrete13．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout14．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother15．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t16．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became17．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone18．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must19．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which20．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．a(chǎn)mneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez’swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”1、Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject?A．ToshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkidsB．Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.C．Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.D．Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.2、HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'sopinion?A．Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.B．Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.C．Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.D．Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.3、WhatdidBetleythinkoftheengineeringproject?A．Itdidalotofgoodtopeopleinneedofhelp.B．Itremindedpeoplenottolookdownonthedisabled.C．Itmademorestudentsinterestedinengineering.D．Itremindedpeopletocaremoreaboutthemselves.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PracticemakesperfectB．HelpingothersoutC．LivingwithadisabilityD．Challengingoneself22．（8分）RedwolvesusedtobeacommonsightacrossthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Buttoday,therearejust50leftinthewild.Theredwolfisoneofthemostendangeredwildcaninespecies（犬科動(dòng)物）intheworld.Inthepastfiveyears,thespecies'populationinthewildhasdroppedbyhalf.TheUSFishandWildlifeServicehadbeenworkingfordecadestoreintroducethespeciesintothewild,buttheorganizationrecentlyputtheprogramonhold.AccordingtoCindyDohner,thesoutheastregionaldirectorfortheFishandWildlifeService,theagencyisfocusingon"ourcommitmenttogetthesciencerightandrebuildtrustwithourneighborsinthosecommunitiesasweaddressproblemsregardingtherecoveryoftheredwolf."Buttheanimal-rightsgroupDefendersofWildlifesaidonitswebsitethatthedecisionmadebytheFishandWildlifeService"fallswellshortofwhatisneededtocontinueredwolfrecovery."Theredwolfwasdeclaredanendangeredspeciesin1967.By1980,ithadbeenhuntedtoextinction（滅絕）inthewild.Somehuntersthoughttheredwolveswerecoyotes（土狼）,somostpeoplekilledthembecausetheybelievedwolvesweredangerousandwouldattackpeople.Thiswrongbeliefhasmadeitdifficulttorestorethespecies,becausepeopleareafraidtohaveredwolvesreintroducednearhumancommunities.Expertssaythatonewaytofightthesefearsissimplytoteachpeopleaboutredwolves.Inreality,theyareshyanimalsthattheydon'tgetclosetohumansandhuntmostlyatnight.AccordingtotheFishandMildlifeService,captivebreedingcentersintheUSarehometoabout200redwolves.Butwithoutcontinuedeffortsfromthegovernmentandprivategroups,redwolveswillcontinuetosuffer.1、Theunderlinedphrase"put...onhold"inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A．pausedB．promotedC．overlookedD．a(chǎn)ccomplished2、WhatdoesDefendersofWildlifethinkoftheFishandWildlifeService'sdecision?A．Practical.B．Annoying.C．Satisfactory.D．Disappointing.3、Thetroubleinreintroducingredwolvesnearhumancommunitiesliesin____.A．humans'over-huntingB．fearsinhumanbeingsC．shortageoffoodinthewildD．lackofgovernmentalsupport4、Whatcanweknowaboutredwolvesfromthetext?A．Theydon'thuntinthedaytimeatall.B．Theirtotalpopulationintheworldisonly50.C．Theykeepawayfromhumansduetoshyness.D．Theyaredangerousbecausetheyattackpeople.23．（8分）Agroupofartists,writersandintellectualshaslaunchedanew“university”inLondon,designedtohelpthosetootiedupwithworktoappreciatethefinerthingsinlife,likeart,booksandtravel.TheSchoolofLife,operatingoutofasmallshopintheartydistrictofBloomsbury,describesitselfasa“chemistforthemind”thatplanstooffer“culturalsolutionstoeverydayailments(疾病)”.Ithopestoinspirethosewhohavegotoutofthehabitofreadingdecentbooks,cannotkeepconversationflowingatdinnerparties,orneedtoexpandtheirholidayhorizons.ThephilosopherAlaindeBotton,authorofHowProustCanChangeYourLife,andSophieHowarth,aformercurator(館長(zhǎng))attheTateModemGallery,areamongthestaffmembers.Thefoundersbelievethatpeoplewithtoolittletimetospareneedinstructioninhowtoliveamorefulfilled(有成就感的)existence.Perhapsyouhaveaburningquestionforapaleontologist(古生物學(xué)家).“Perhapsyou’reconsideringacareerchangeandwanttotalkfirst-handtoaphotographerorlandscapedesigner.TheSchoolofLifehasalargeprofessionalstaffwhoarewillingtomeetwithyouforanhourofchatinexchangeforasmallfee,”thewebsiteexplains,listing50experts.Amongcoursesbeingofferedlaterthisyearareinstructioninlife,love,work,familyandpolitics.Atypicalcourse,inlove,willexplorewhyrelationshipsaresocomplicatedandwhyattractionebbsandflows.“Wedrawonideasfromphilosophy,psychoanalysis(心理分析),literatureandart.WediscoverwhatthelikesofPlato,Shakespeare,TolstoyandFreudhadtosayaboutcompassion,empathyandself-love,”theinstructorspromise.Coursesrunforsixweeksandcost195pounds.1、FromParagraph1weknowthepurposeof“theuniversity”isto.A．helppeopleliveafinerlifeB．tellpeoplehowtospendtheirsparetimeC．makemoneybysettingupauniversityontheinternetD．offereducationtothosewhohavelittlechancetogotouniversity2、TheSchoolofLifeofferscoursestothosewho.A．pursueaqualitylifeB．trytoimprovecommunicativeskillsC．getintothehabitofreadinggoodbooksD．seeksolutionstotheirphysicaldiseases3、ThecoursesoftheSchoolofLifeareofferedby.A．freechattingonlinewithartypeopleB．chattingwithinstructorsfacetofaceC．makingappointmentswithchemistsD．a(chǎn)ttendingpubliclecturesgivenbyfounders4、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitle?A．Anewuniversity—solutionstoeverythingB．Anewuniversity—instructionstoyourcareerC．TheSchoolofLife—achemistformindD．TheSchoolofLife—aschoolforhealth24．（8分）ThemostpowerfulrockettoleaveEarthsincetheApollomissionslaunched(發(fā)射)fromFloridaonFebruary6．Whatwasthelaunchtryingtoachieve?TheFalcon(獵鷹)Heavytestflightwasmostlyaproof-of-concept，showingtheworlditispossibletosuccessfullyflyarocketwiththreere-usableboosters(助推器)beyondorbit．SpaceXbillionaireElonMusksaidthatthecompanyplannedtoaimtherocketsotheelectriccarreachedMars’(火星)orbitalpatharoundthesunaboutsixmonthsafterlaunch．Headdedthatthecarcouldpassclosetotheredplanetasitcrosseditsorbit，thoughheadmittedthiswas‘extremelyunlikely’．WhatdoesSpaceXgainfromtheflight?SpaceXwasbuiltaroundtheideathatreusablerocketscouldgreatlyreducethecostofcarryingcargo(貨物)intospaceforpayingcustomers，suchassatellitesorspacestationresupplies．ShowingthatthehugeFalconHeavyrocketactuallyworksisimportantifSpaceXplanstosellcargospaceonthecraftinfuture，withthecompanyplanningtochargecustomers$90millionperflight．HasSpaceXachieveditsgoals?MuskrepeatedlywarnedFalconHeavywouldlikelyexplodeonthelaunchstationasaresultofitshugepower．SpaceXhadslightlyovercookedoneoftherocket’sboosterburns，sendingthemaincapsuleoutofitsplannedtrack．Thecarwilllikelyendupfurtherintothesolarsystemthanintended，missingMars．Inshort，therocketmadeitbeyondEarth’sorbit—SpaceX’sprimarygoal—butmisseditstargetstore-landallthreeboostersandsendMusk’sTeslatoMars．Doesthatmatter?SpaceX’sfailuretore-landallthreeofitsboosterswillbeaconcernforpotentialcustomers．Despitethefaults，thelaunchhasstillbeenpraisedbyindustryexpertsasagame—changerbecauseofitspotentialtomotivatethecompanytotheveryforefrontofthemoderndayspacerace．Onceitironsouttheerrors，SpaceXwilloffercargoridesaboardthemostpowerfuloperationalrocketintheworld．1、WhydidSpaceXlaunchtheFalconHeavy—themostpowerfulrocket?A．Toflyarocketwiththreere-usableboostersbeyondorbit．B．Totestthefunctionofhiseclecticcar—Tesla．C．TosendtheelectriccartotheorbitalpathofMars．D．TohelpthegovernmenttoexploretheMars．2、Whateffectwillthereusablerocketsbring?A．Thecostofsatellitesorspacestationresupplieswillbereduced．B．Morecustomerscanaffordthespaceflightinthefuture．C．SpaceXwillgainlessprofitfromtheflight．D．Theywouldlikelycauseexplosion．3、WhatgoaldidSpaceXachieveinthelast?A．Itsentthemaincapsuleintoitsplannedtrack．B．Thecarendedupfurtherintothesolarsystemasintended．C．TherocketmadethecarbeyondEarth’sorbit．D．Itre-landedallthreeboostersandsentMusk’sTeslatoMars．4、HowwouldtheprofessionalsfeelaboutthefutureofSpaceX?A．It’sunexpected．B．It’sambiguous．C．It’sdiscouraging．D．It’shopeful．25．（10分）Thatpeopleoftenexperiencetroublesleepinginadifferentbedinunfamiliarsurroundingsisaphenomenonknownasthe4Tirst-nighf,effect.Ifapersonstaysinthesameroomthefollowingnighttheytendtosleepmoresoundly.YukaSasakiandhercolleaguesatBrownUniversitysetouttoinvestigatetheoriginsofthiseffect.Dr.Sasakiknewthefirst-nighteffectprobablyhassomethingtodowithhowhumansevolved.Thepuzzlewaswhatbenefitwouldbegainedfromitwhenperformancemightbeaffectedthefollowingday.Shealsoknewfrompreviousworkconductedonbirdsanddolphinsthattheseanimalsputhalfoftheirbrainstosleepatatimesothattheycanrestwhileremainingalertenoughtoavoidpredators(捕食者).Thisledhertowonderifpeoplemightbedoingthesamething.Totakeacloserlook,herteamstudied35healthypeopleastheysleptintheunfamiliarenvironmentoftheuniversity’sDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.Theparticipantseachsleptinthedepartmentfortwonightsandwerecarefullymonitoredwithtechniquesthatlookedattheactivityoftheirbrains.Dr.Sasakifound,asexpected,theparticipantssleptlesswellontheirfirstnightthantheydidontheirsecond,takingmorethantwiceaslongtofallasleepandsleepinglessoverall.Duringdeepsleep,theparticipants’brainsbehavedinasimilarmannerseeninbirdsanddolphins.Onthefirstnightonly,thelefthemispheres(半球)oftheirbrainsdidnotsleepnearlyasdeeplyastheirrighthemispheresdid.Curiousifthelefthemisphereswereindeedremainingawaketoprocessinformationdetectedinthesurroundingenvironment,Dr.Sasakire-rantheexperimentwhilepresentingthesleepingparticipantswithamixofregularlytimedbeeps(蜂鳴聲)ofthesametoneandirregularbeepsofadifferenttoneduringthenight.Sheworkedoutthat,ifthelefthemispherewasstayingalerttokeepguardinastrangeenvironment,thenitwouldreacttotheirregularbeepsbystirringpeoplefromsleepandwouldignoretheregularlytimedones.Thisispreciselywhatshefound.1、WhatdowelearnaboutDr.YukaSasakidoingherresearch?A．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinsremainalertwhileasleep.B．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinssleepinmuchthesameway.C．ShegotsomeideafrompreviousstudiesonbirdsanddolphinsD．Sheconductedstudiesonbirds’anddolphins’sleepingpatterns.2、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenshefirstdidherexperiment?A．Shemonitoredthebrainactivityofparticipantssleepinginanewenvironment.B．Sherecruited(招募)35participantsfromherDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.C．Shestudiedthedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesofparticipants’brains.D．Shetestedherfindingsaboutbirdsanddolphinsonhumansubjects.3、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenre-runningherexperiment?A．Sheanalyzedthenegativeeffectofirregulartonesonbrains.B．Sherecordedparticipants’adaptationtochangedenvironment.C．Sheexposedherparticipantstotwodifferentstimuli(刺激物).D．Shecomparedtheresponsesofdifferentparticipants.4、WhatdidDr.Sasakifindabouttheparticipantsinherexperiment?A．Theytendedtoenjoycertaintonesmorethanothers.B．Theytendedtorecognizeirregularbeepsasathreat.C．Theyfeltsleepywhenexposedtoregularbeeps.D．Theydifferedintheirtoleranceofirregulartones第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,weacceptthesefailuresasa1partofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenasparentsandteacherswe2thissamerighttoourchildren.WhenIseeachild3fromthiskindofpressure,IthinkofDonnie.Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.His4offailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenenjoyed.He5answeredquestions—hewasafraidhemightbewrong.Itriedmybesttobuildhis6.Butnothingchangeduntilmidterm,whenMaryAnne,astudentteacher,wasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshelovedchildren.Mypupils,Donnieincluded,all7herverymuch.Onemorning,wewereworkingonmathproblemsatthechalkboard.Donniehad8theproblemswithpains-takingtidiness.Pleasedwithhisprogress,I9thechildrenwithMaryAnneandwentforartmaterials.WhenIreturned,Donniewasin10.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.Mystudentteacherlookedatmeindespair.Suddenlyherface11.Fromthedeskweshared,shegotacontainerfilledwithpencils.“Look,Donnie,”shesaid,kneelingbesidehimandgently12thetear-stained(弄臟的)facefromhisarms.“I’vegotsomethingto13you.”Sheremovedthepencils,oneatatime,andplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethese14,Donnie,”shecontinued.“TheybelongtoMrs.Lindstromandme.Seehowtheerasersare15?That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyou16learntodo,too.”Shekissedhimandstoodup.“Here,”shesaid,“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilson17desksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,18teachers.”Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandasmile.The19becameDonnie’sprizedpossession.That,togetherwithMaryAnne’sfrequentencouragement,gradually20himthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.1、A．small B．basic C．necessary D．large2、A．give B．disallow C．offer D．permit3、A．come B．take C．fall D．suffer4、A．fear B．lesson C．chance D．sense5、A．a(chǎn)lways B．often C．never D．seldom6、A．self-protection B．self-improvement C．self-confidence D．self-learning7、A．respected B．disliked C．a(chǎn)voided D．minded8、A．workedout B．writtendown C．goneover D．learned9、A．left B．offered C．missed D．parted10、A．surprise B．a(chǎn)stonishment C．a(chǎn)nger D．tears11、A．darkened B．brightened C．pulled D．loosened12、A．lifting B．picking C．holding D．pushing13、A．help B．show C．reward D．promise14、A．pencils B．mistakes C．marks D．containers15、A．used B．built C．worn D．damaged16、A．may B．must C．ought D．can17、A．my B．someone’s C．theteacher’s D．your18、A．still B．a(chǎn)lso C．even D．not19、A．pencil B．words C．mistake D．desk20、A．warned B．informed C．persuaded D．reminded第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Asisknown,1．(play)teamsportispopularallovertheworld,andparticipationinsporting2．(activity),suchasfootballorbasketball,is3．(benefit)tousinmanyaspects.Tobegin4．,itcanbuildupourbodiesandhelpuskeepfitphysically,5．inturnenablesus6．(avoid)overweightandotherproblems,suchashighbloodpressure.7．(add),itisagoodwaytodevelopsomeusefulteamskills,teamworkandstrategies8．(include).Lastbutnot9．(little),weoftenplaysportforsocialreasons,foritisagoodwayofmakingnewfriends.10．,everyoneshouldtakeanactivepartinteamsports.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。LastSunday,someofmyclassmateandItookabicycletripalongthe“EastLakeGreenRoad”.Itspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasbreathtaking,withbigtrees,fragrantflowers,tallhillsandclearlakesinbothsides.Westoppedbyalakefortherest,whereagreatmanypeoplewereplayinghappily.Butsomethingunpleasantcaughtup