天津市靜海區(qū)獨(dú)流中學(xué)等四校2026屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末綜合測(cè)試試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫(xiě)在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫(xiě)在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof2．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t3．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit4．Duetothereformandopening-up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．considerably5．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame6．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing7．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked8．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win9．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying10．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread11．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect12．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat13．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished14．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a15．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed16．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior17．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor18．---May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.---Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing19．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a(chǎn);/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a(chǎn);the20．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）HikingEnglandDAY1:ST.BEESTOENNERDALEBRIDGEOurjourneysetsoutearlythismorningwithaCoasttoCoasttraditionapproachingtheIrishSea.ThensetoffalongtherocksofSt.BeesHead.Turninginland,we’llpauseforatypicalpublunchonourwaytoEnnerdaleBridge,locatedatthefootoftheLakeDistrictmountains.(15mileshiking,8hours)Accommodations:EnnerdaleCountryHouseHotelDAY2:ENNERDALEBRIDGETOHONISTERTodaywe’llwalkintoimpressiveLakeDistrictNationalPark,whereglass-likelakesreflectmountainsthatrisefromtheirshores.OurpleasantwalkcoversthesouthernedgeofEnnerdaleWater,thepark’smostwesternlake.AfterlunchneartheBlackSailHut,climba2,000footmountainandtakeinthebeautifulviewsoflakesandpastures(牧場(chǎng)).WefinishinBorrowdale,ashorttransfer(轉(zhuǎn)乘)fromourhotel.(13mileshiking,9hours)Accommodations:InnontheLakeDAY3:GRASMERETOGLENRIDDLNGTakeashortdrivetoGrasmere,wherethegreatpoetWilliamWordsworthwrotesomeofhismostwell-knownworks.Visitthepoet’shome,andwalkthroughthevillagewherehefoundinspiration.ThenclimboverGrisedaleHauseenjoyingviewsofHelvellyn,England’sthird-highestmountaintop.HikedownthevalleytowardLakeUllswaterandspendthenightinGlenridding.(9mileshiking,5hours)Accommodations:GlenriddingLakeHotelDAY4:LAKEULLSWATERTOSHAPThedaybeginswithascenicjourneyonLakeUllswatertoHowtown.Fromhere,wecrossahistoricRomanroadonourwaytoBampton.Hiketothe12th-centuryShapAbbey.AshorttransfertakesustoourhotelinthetypicalEnglishvillageofRavenstonedale.(12mileshiking,7hours)Accommodations:TheBlackSwan1、Whendotravellerswalkthelongestdistance?A．OnDay1.B．OnDay2.C．OnDay3.D．OnDay4.2、WhereisWilliamWordsworth’shome?A．AtGrisedaleHause.B．AtHelvellyn.C．AtGrasmere.D．AtGlenridding.3、WhatisspecialaboutRavenstonedale?A．Itofferstravelersanicepublunch.B．Itpresentsbeautifulviewsofpastures.C．IthasEngland’sthird-highestmountaintop.D．ItisanexampleoftraditionalEnglishvillages.22．（8分）EarlyexcitementaboutthenextgenerationoftheiPhoneisbuildingmonthsaheadofanexpectedautumndebut(問(wèn)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.23．（8分）AdulteducationcoursesComputerstudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganizingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentalsincludingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerPoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:￥2Length:6weeksPlace:ShandongUniversityWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:￥30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweb.Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognizedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years’relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:￥4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:￥750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArtCentre298、Whichcoursesarcsuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt. B．ComputerStudiesandwoodwork.C．WoodworkandWebDesign. D．ComputerStudiesandArt.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art. B．Woodwork.C．webDesign. D．ComputerStudies.2、Howmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofallthewoodworklessonspayintotal?A．￥30. B．￥360.C．￥250. D．￥180.24．（8分）IfIhadtochoosewhatlanguagetolearnnext,it’satoughdecisionbutit’dprobablybeGermanbecausemanypeoplethatknowseverallanguagestellmethatGermanistheirfavouritelanguageintermsofexpressingthemselves.AndIthinkitmighthavesomethingtodowiththevastamountofvocabularytheGermanlanguagehas.SoIthinkit’dbereallydifficultbutafunchallenge.Elena(Canada,teacher)IthinkI’dliketolearnFrenchnextbecauseit’saveryromantic(浪漫的)languageanditcouldbeveryusefulindifferentjobsituations.Besides,IthinkitcouldhelpmeunderstandEnglishabitmoreaswell,sinceitwaspreviouslythelanguageofdiplomacy(外交).Bryan(USA,writer)I’dlovetolearnItaliannext.IvisitedMilanlastyearandIthinkitwouldbegreattobeabletospeaktosomeofthelocals.Also,it’squitesimilartoSpanish,soIdon’tthinkitwouldbetooconfusing.Georgina(England,Olympicswimmer)I’dreallyliketolearnFrench.Iactuallylearneditsomeyearsago,butIhaven’tuseditinalongtimeandI’veforgottenitbutit’salanguagethatIreallyenjoyspeaking,andIthinkFranceisawonderfulcountry.James(NewZealand,travelwriter)1、WhichisoneofthereasonswhyBryanwantstolearnFrench?A．Itiseasytolearn.B．Itisusedfrequently.C．ItsoundsmorebeautifulthanEnglish.D．Itallowshimtoexpresshimselfmoreclearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．GeorginawillliveinMilan.B．GeorginacanspeakSpanish.C．Georginafeelspuzzledabouthercareer.D．GeorginawantstomakesomeItalianfriends.3、Whoisthemostfearlesslearner?A．Elena.B．Bryan.C．Georgina.D．James.4、WhatdoJamesandBryanhaveincommon?A．TheybothhavelearnedFrench.B．TheyboththinkFranceisanicecountry.C．TheyboththinkFrenchcanhelpthemunderstandEnglish.D．Theyarebothwriters.25．（10分）Mostchildrenarefullofthemostimpracticalschemesforbecomingpolicemen,firemenortraindriverswhentheygrowup.WhenIwasachild,however,Ididnothavesuchordinaryambitions.Iwasgoingtohavemyownzoo.Atthetime,thisdidnotseemtome,andstilldoesnotseem,anunreasonableidea.Myfriendsandrelatives,whohadlongfoundmestrangebecauseIshowedlittleinterestinanythingthatdidnothavefurorfeathers,acceptedthisasjustanotherexampleofmystrangeness.Theyfeltthat,iftheyignoredmyoften-repeatedremarksaboutowningmyownzoo,Iwouldeventuallygrowoutifit.Astheyearspassed,however,mydeterminationtohavemyownzoogrewincreasinglystrong,andeventually,aftergoingonanumberoftripstobringbackanimalsforotherzoos,Iwasreadytostartmyown.FrommylatesttriptoWestAfrica,Ihadbroughtbackaconsiderablecollectionandanimalswhichwereliving,temporarilyIassuredher,inmysister’ssuburbangardeninBournemouth.Afteranumberofunsuccessfulattemptstoconvincethelocalcounciltosupportmyplans,IbegantoinvestigatethepossibilityofstartingmyzooontheislandofJerseyintheEnglishCannel.IwasintroducedtoamannamedHughFraserwho,Iwastold,wasabroad-minded,kindlysoul.Hewouldshowmearoundtheislandandpointoutsuitablesites.So,mywifeandIflewtoJerseyandweremetbyHughwhodroveustohisfamilyhome,probablyoneofthemostbeautifuloldhousesontheisland.Therewasahugewalledgardenwithlotsofoutbuildingsallbuiltinthebeautifullocalstone.Turningtomywife,Isaid,“Whatamarvelousplaceforazoo!”Tomyrelief,HughFraserdidnotthinkmyideaabsurd,andaskedwhetherIreallymeantwhatIsaid.Slightlyembarrassed,IrepliedthatIhadmeantit,butaddedhastilythatIrealizeditwasimpossible.Hughsaidhedidnotthinkitwasasimpossibleasallthat.Hewentontoexplainthatthehouseandgroundsweretoobigforhim,andsohewantedtomovetoasmallerplaceinEngland.WouldIcaretoconsiderrentingthepropertyforthepurposeofestablishingmyzoo?Icouldnotimaginemoreattractivesurroundingsformypurposes,andbythetimelunchwasover,thebargainhadbeensealed.Thealarmdisplayedbyallwhoknewmewhenthisnewswasannouncedwasintense.Theonlyexceptiontothegeneralchorusofdisapprovalwasmysister.Althoughshethoughtitamadscheme,atleastitwouldridherbackgardenoftheassortedjunglecreatureswhowerestrainingherrelationshipwithherneighbours.1、Howdidtheauthor’sfriendsandrelativesrespondtohischildhooddream?A．Theyapprovedofhisidea.B．Theypaidnoattentiontohim.C．Theybelievedhe’dgiveituplateron.D．Theythoughthewasoverlyambitious.2、WhatmadetheauthordecidetostarthiszooontheislandofJersey?A．Refusalbythelocalcounciltosupporthisidea.B．InspirationfromhislasttriptoWestAfrica.C．Failuretogetdonationfromotherzoos.D．Theneedforalargersuburbangarden.3、WhydidHugheventuallyagreetorenthispropertytotheauthor?A．Hughalsolovedanimalsverymuch.B．Hughfoundithardtomanagethepropertybyhimself.C．Hughdidn’tliketheplacesodecidedtomovetoEngland.D．Hughwasmovedbytheauthor’seagernesstoestablishazoo.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’ssister?A．Shewasfondofchorus.B．Shewassureofhissuccess.C．Shedidn’tgetonwellwithherparents.D．Shewasbeingtroubledbyhisanimals.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(mǎn)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）Signscansometimesbeseenattheentranceofahouse,expressingthatatramp（流浪漢）haspassed.Thisspecialsign-languageisfrequently1bytrampstoinformtheir2whetherthehostofacertainhouseisfriendlyorunfriendly,andto3themthetroubleofmakingunnecessarycalls.Quite4oneday,Icameacrossarealtramp.HewassuchararesightthesedaysthatIstoodsomedistanceawayandwatchedhim.Hewasdressedjustasatrampshouldbe5,oldworntrousers,andajacketmanysizestoobigforhim.Onhisheadtherewasabatteredoldhatandhisbootsweresooldandworn;theywerealmostcominginto6Butthemanhimselflookedcheerfulasifhehadnotbeena7,forthetramp’sfacelitupwith8Heenteredthefrontgateconfidentlyandrangthebell.Whenthedooropened,Isawhim9hishatbutcouldn’thearhiswords.The10wasveryshortindeed,fornosoonerhadhespokenafewwordsthanthedoorclosedfiercelyinhisface.Ifelt11forhimashewalked12outofthehouse,Butjustasquickly,hisfacelitupagainandhemovedquicklytowardsthegate.Therehestopped,lookedatthesign,and13hisheadseriouslyasifhehadmadeabadmistake.14deeplyintohispockets,heproducedapieceofchalk,rubbedoutthe15signandmadeanewoneinitsplace.Hestaredatitforamomentsmilingtohimself,thengatheredhis16,pushedbackhishatandbeganwalkingtowardsthenexthouseatanunhurried17,whistlingashewentalong.1、A．employed B．made C．taken D．putup2、A．parents B．classmates C．fellows D．friends3、A．share B．save C．give D．put4、A．inaway B．bymistake C．bytheway D．bychance5、A．with B．in C．by D．on6、A．a(chǎn)fashion B．a(chǎn)design C．pieces D．blocks7、A．success B．care C．failure D．family8、A．gave B．got C．set D．made9、A．drawing B．kissing C．correcting D．studying10、A．pleased B．strange C．funny D．exciting11、A．surprise B．satisfaction C．worry D．disappointment12、A．rise B．puton C．raise D．throw13、A．conversation B．introduction C．quarrel D．greeting14、A．happy B．frightened C．worried D．sorry15、A．cheerful B．sadly C．bravely D．eagerly16、A．waved B．swung C．shook D．nodded17、A．Digging B．Stealing C．Putting D．Looking18、A．a(chǎn)ppearing B．moving C．shining D．existing19、A．belongings B．clothes C．umbrella D．stick20、A．step B．position C．pace D．situation第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）DoyouknowtheformerPresidentofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandela?He1．(flight)forblackpeopleandwas2．prisonforalmostthirtyyears.Hehelpedblackpeopletogetsamerightsaswhitepeople.Eliaswasastudentsinaschool.Becausehisfamilycouldn’tafford3．(pay)theschoolfees,hehadtodropoutofschool.Thenhefoundajobinagoldmineandheworriedabout4．hewouldbeoutofwork.Itwasduringthisdifficultperiodoftime5．hemetNelsonMandelaforthefirsttime,6．hadopenedalawfirmtoadvisepoorblackpeopleontheirlegalproblems.Atthattime,blackpeoplehadnorights7．(vote)andtheirlivingplacesweredecidedbywhitepeople.NelsonMandelasaidtoEliasthattheywereputintoaposition8．theyhadeithertoaccepttheywerelessimportant,orflightthegovernment.Sotheydecidedtouse9．(violent).ThoughEliasdidn’tlikeit,hehelpedNelsonMandelablowupsomegovernmentbuildings.Heknew10．wasdangeroustodoso,buthealsoknewitwouldhelpthemrealizetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)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)你修改你同桌寫(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(xiàn)(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，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。Ithappenedinlastweekend、JennypulledoverontothesidesofaNewMexicoroadandwassufferedapanicattackwhenaminivanfullofkidspulledover、AwomengotoutandaskedifshewasOK、“No,”shesaid、Thenshetoldherwhathashappened:shewasdeliveringbooksforapublishingcompany、Theirnextstopwasway,wayupthatlong,windingand,toher,verydangerouslyroad、Shedidn’tthinkshecoulddothat、“I’lldeliverthebooksforyou,”thewomansaid、Shewasalocal,andtheroadsweresomethingforher、Jennyacceptedofferandneverforgotthesimplekindofthestranger、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大朋友Michael想學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，你推薦他去孔子學(xué)院（ConfuciusInstitute），請(qǐng)給他寫(xiě)封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦理由；2.相關(guān)課程：中國(guó)歷史，傳統(tǒng)文化等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMichael,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、D5、D6、B7、B8、B9、C10、C11、D12、C13、C14、C15、C16、B17、D18、C19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、1、A2、C3、D22、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'sbreathtakingValdezregionhasbeenattractingworld-classcl