2024届甘肃省天水地区高考英语二模试卷含解析

2024届甘肃省天水地区高考英语二模试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—TheT­-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry2．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.3．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource4．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted5．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained6．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible7．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct8．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which9．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual10．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred11．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will12．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could13．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith14．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone15．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing16．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since17．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged18．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain19．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none20．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that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）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.22．（8分）TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedthattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegivesadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgender(性别)andprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeendecided,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Meanwhile,theprizesponsorhasnofurtherrighttotakepartinanymore.TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe￡50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.1、Whocansubmitbookstotheprize?A．Judges. B．Writers.C．Readers. D．Sponsors.2、WhyistheprizenamedtheManBookerPrize?A．BecausetheprizeisgiventowritersfromtheCommonwealth.B．Becausetheprizewasknownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.C．BecausetheprizeissponsoredbytheManGroupandtheykeptthename.D．Becausetheprizeisaimedtoawardtheverybestcontemporaryfiction.3、WhichtaskcanbedonebytheAdvisoryCommittee?A．Changingtherulesfortheprizeontheirown.B．Selectingthejudgingcommittee.C．Makingdecisionsonwhoisthewinner.D．Submittingbooksforconsiderationfortheprize.4、Theconsistentqualityoftheprizesisguaranteedby________.A．theprizemoneyB．thegenderofthejudgesC．themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD．theincreaseinsalesofthewinner23．（8分）TheAmericandreamisthefaithheldbymanypeopleintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatthroughhardwork,courage,creativityanddetermination,theycanachieveabetterlifeforthemselves.Morespecifically,theyagreeonhowtogetaheadinAmerica:getacollegeeducation,findareliablejob,and

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JournalpollaskedparticipantsabouttheAmericandream,whatittakestoachievetheirgoal,andwhetherornottheyfeltthecontrolovertheirabilitytobesuccessful.Obviously,theresultsshowthattoday,theideaoftheAmericandreamandwhatittakestoachieveitlooksquitedifferentfromitdidinthelate20thcentury.Generallyspeaking,peoplefeltthattheiractionsandhardworknotoutsideforcedecidingtheirlives.Buttheparticipantshaddefinitelymixedfeelingsaboutwhatactionsmakeforabetterlifeinthecurrenteconomy.Inthelastsevenyears,Americanshavegrownmorepessimistic(悲观的)aboutthepowerofeducationtoleadtosuccess.Eventhoughtheyseegoingtocollegeasafairlyachievablegoal,amajority52percentthinkthatyoungpeopledonotneeda4-yearcollegeeducationinordertobesuccessful.MiguelMaeda,42,whohasamaster’sdegreeandworksinpublichealth,wasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege,whichhasallowedhimtoachieveasenseoffinancialstability(稳定)hisparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Whilesome,likeMaeda,emphasizedthevalueofdegreeratherthantheeducationitself,othersstillseecollegeasawaytogainnewviewpointsandlifeexperiences.ToFendley,asenseofdriveandpurpose,aswellasaneffectivehigh-schooleducation,andbasiclifeskills,likebalancingacheckbook(支票簿),arethenecessaryelementsforasuccessfullifeinAmerica.1、ItusedtobecommonlyacknowledgedthattosucceedinAmerica,onehadtohave____.A．asenseofdriveandpurposeB．anadvancedacademicdegreeC．afirmbeliefintheirdreamD．anambitiontogetahead2、WhatisthefindingofthelatestNationalJournalpollconcerningtheAmericandream?A．MoreandmoreAmericansarefindingithardtorealize.B．ItremainsaliveamongthemajorityofAmericanpeople.C．AnincreasingnumberofyoungAmericansareabandoningit.D．Americans’ideaofithaschangedoverthepastfewdecades.3、WhatdoAmericansnowthinkoftheroleofcollegeeducationinachievingsuccess?A．Itstillremainsopentodebate.B．Ithasprovedtobebeyonddoubt.C．Itismuchbetterunderstoodnowthanever.D．Itisnolongerasimportantasitusedtobe.4、Howdosomepeopleviewcollegeeducationthesedays?A．Ithelpsbroadentheirminds.B．Itneedstobestrengthened.C．Itwidensculturaldiversity.D．Itpromotesgenderequality.24．（8分）AshleyPower'smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetonaregularbasis,butshecouldn'tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,"IfIhadmyownwebsite,I'dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers."Consequently,whenAshleywassixteen,shestartedherownwebsitecalledGooseHead.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbe,butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.Afterafewyears,thewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshley,wholivedinLosAngeles,wasaskedtowriteabookcalledTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife.Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.Itbeginswithasectioncalled"AllAboutAshley",whereAshleytellreaderswhatit'sliketobethebossofacompanywhenyou'reonlysixteen—notalwayseasy!Inherbook,Ashleytalksabouttheproblemsthatteenagershavetodayplustheimportanceoffriendship.Shealsofocusesonbeingindependent."Learntoloveyourfriendsbutnotrelyonthem.IdidthatbycreatingGooseHeadonmyown."AshleysaysthatTheGooseHeadGuidetoLifeisnotabookofteenageadvice."Itisn'tabookthat'sgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Ihopeyoucanworkthatoutyourself,"shesays."Ijustwanttoprovidealittleinspirationtoteenagers.Maybeafterreadingmystory,you'llstartyourownwebsite!Butperhapsyou'vegotabetteridea?Well,ifIwereyou,I'djustdoit,whateveritis.Maybeitwon'twork—butmaybeitwill."1、WhydidAshleystartGooseHead?A．Topromotethesaleofherbook.B．Toupdatehermother'scomputer.C．ToteachteenagershowtousetheInternet.D．Tocreateaplatformforteenagerstocommunicate.2、WherecanyoufindtheinformationthatbestshowsthesuccessofAshley’swebsite?A．InParagraph1. B．InParagraph2. C．InParagraph3. D．InParagraph4.3、WhatdoweknowaboutTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife?A．Itservestofuelteenagers'motivation.B．Itismeanttogiveteenagerstips.C．Itadvisesteenagerstodependonfriends.D．Itisaboutwaystobebossofacompany.4、WhatdoesAshleyinspireteenagerstodo？A．Followtheirdream.B．Starttheirownwebsite.C．Buyacopyofherbook.D．Beamodelforothers.25．（10分）WhenPaulaGrzelak-Schultzspottedapieceofpapertuckedunderwindshield(挡风玻璃)wipers,shethoughtshewasgettingfinedforleavinghercarinabarparkinglotovernight.Withaheavysigh,Grzelak-Schultzremovedthepaperandunlockedhercar.Hardlyhadsheunfoldedthepaperwhenshegotshocked.ItwasaletterfromthemanagerofOriginalJoe’sRestaurant&BarinSherwoodPark,Canada.“Justwantedtothankyouforleavingyourcarparkedovernight,”JayMcLean,managingpartneratOriginalJoe’s,wrote.“I’mnotsureifyouhadconsumedalcoholatourrestaurantornot,butwewantedtothankyoufornotdrinkinganddriving.”Insideit,,Grzelak-Schultzalsofoundavoucher(代金券)for1poundofchickenwings.“Pleaseacceptthisasathankyouforbeingresponsible,”McLeanwrote.“Lifeisvaluable,haveagreatweekend.”Grzelak-Schultzwastouched.“Iwassureitwasgoingtobeaticketorascoldingfromsomeoneforleavingmyvehiclethereforsolong,”Grzelak-SchultztoldCBSNews.“Iwastrulysurprisedandsopleasedthatthemanagertookthetimetoacknowledgemygoodjudgment.”Shedecidedtosharetheman’sgooddeedonFacebook.“Wow!I’msoimpressed.Definitelygoingback,”Grzelak-SchultzwroteinaFacebookpostonTuesdaythathassincegonewidespreadwithnearly8,500shares.“Notjustbecauseofthevoucher,butalsobecauseofhowwellthisguytreatshisregularcustomers.”Exactlyaweeklater,Grzelak-SchultzreturnedtotherestauranttothankMcLeanforhiskindnessanddiscoveredthatshe’snottheonlycustomertoreceivethisletter.“He’sbeendoingitforoverayear,withnoexpectations.”Sheexplained.“Justbeingagoodguy.”1、98．Atfirstsightofthepaper,Paulthoughtitwas.A．aticketB．avoucherC．aletterD．athank-youcard2、100．WhattrulysurprisedGrzelak-Schultz?A．Shewasnotfinedbythepolice.B．Shewasnotscoldedforparking.C．Shewasconsideredasresponsible.D．Shegotavoucherforchickenwings.3、102．WhatcanwelearnaboutJayMclean?A．Hesimplymeanttobegood.B．Hehopedtoattractmorecustomers.C．HewantedtobepopularontheInternet.D．Heintendedtopleaseregularcustomers.4、104．24.Whichcanbestdescribethechangeoftheauthor’sfeelings?A．sad—excited—surprise—relievedB．sad—surprised—pleased—impressedC．surprised—sad—disappointed—pleasedD．disappointed—surprised—excited—delighted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）Idrovetoalocalsupermarkettheotherday.Myshoppinglistwas1andmywalletwaslight.Still,Ineededtogetaweek’sworthofgroceriesformyfamily.Iparkedmycar,lookeddownatmylist,andhopedIcould2itall.AsI3thedoor,Isawamanwithkindeyesandagentle4Hesaidhewascollectingforalocalfoodbankthathelpedto5thehungryinmyarea.Hehandedmeasecondshoppinglistofthingstheycoulduseandaskedmeto6ifIcould.Ismiledback,tookthe7andwalkedintothestore.Ireallywantedtohelp,butwasn’tsureifIcouldthistime.Iwalkedthroughthestore,pickingupvegetables,soup,spaghetti,bread,milk,cereal,macaroni,bananas,andadozenotherthings.Islowly8eachitemoffmylistuntilIwasdone.WhenIlookeddownatmyfullcartI9againifIevenhadenoughtopayforitall.Then,asIputmyownlistbackintomypocket,Isawthefood10listunderit.Ismiledanddecidedtotrustmyheart.Withthefoodbankinmind,Iwentoverand11twoofthebiggestboxesofricethestorehadandputtheminmycart.Ittook12sixdollarsoutofmywallettopayforthem,13myheartfeltsixtimeslargerwhenIdid.Andwheneverythingwas14,Ihadjustenoughtopayforitall.It15solittletomakeourworldabetterplace.Afewdollarscanhelptofillachild’s16belly(肚子).Asmileandhugcanhelpto17ahurtingheart.Anencouragingwordcaninspiresomeoneelsetoliveandtolove.Arandom18ofkindnesscanchangeanother’sdayandlife.Itisuptous,19Ifwecan20afewdollarsonrice,thenwecansharealovethatwilllastforever.1、A．shortB．longC．frequentD．heavy2、A．offerB．exchangeC．affordD．accept3、A．approachedB．paintedC．cleanedD．left4、A．attitudeB．mannerC．smileD．anger5、A．shareB．trainC．protectD．feed6、A．helpB．writeC．advertiseD．search7、A．nameB．projectC．listD．budget8、A．signedB．markedC．ridD．separated9、A．wanderedB．wonderedC．fanciedD．amazed10、A．storeB．cartC．nutritionD．bank11、A．pickedoutB．liftedupC．pickedupD．foldedup12、A．otherB．othersC．moreD．another13、A．soB．butC．andD．since14、A．orderedB．totaledC．replacedD．packed15、A．takesB．spendsC．paysD．wastes16、A．hungryB．adequateC．anxiousD．full17、A．cureB．treatC．healD．recover18、A．abilityB．allowanceC．appreciationD．act19、A．althoughB．thoughC．yetD．still20、A．saveB．rescueC．accumulateD．reserve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Anewreportshowsthatelectronicbanking,Internetmarketingandotheronlineactivitiesarenolongerjustforpeopleinrichcountries.Thereport1．(come)fromtheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU),2．isanorganizationoftheUnitedNations.TheITUsaidthatall47oftheworld’sleastdevelopedcountriesaremakingprogressinincreasingInternetaccess3．theircitizens.Andmorethan60percentofthepeoplethereareabletousea3Gnetwork.Theterm3Gmeansthe4．(three)generationofwirelessmobiletelecommunicationstechnology.Thereportsaidthatbytheendof2017,about700millionpeopleintheleastdevelopedcountries5．(sign)upforaplanwithamobilephoneserviceprovider.Inthoseareas,80percentofthepopulationliveswithintherange(范围)ofamobilecellularnetwork.Giventhisprogress,theITUpraisedthegrowthofdigitaltechnology.Itsaidtheworld’sleastdevelopedcountriesareontheirwayto6．(meet)theUN’sSustainableDevelopmentGoalsonuniversal(全体的)andaffordableInternetaccessby2020.TheITUsaiduniversalandlow-costInternetaccesscanhelp7．poorestcountriesmoveforwardinfieldslike8．(educate),healthandtrade.Whilethefindingssound9．(hope),thereportregardedthelackofdigitalskillsasabarrier(障碍)toinformationcommunicationtechnologyandInternetuseinpoorareas.TheITUcalledonpolicymakers,industryleadersandeducatorstoworktogether10．(increase)digitalskillsacrosstheleastdevelopedcountries.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。每处错误仅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。Ifoundawalletacoupleofweeksagointhecar,whereIwasrenting、Thewallethadcreditcardsbutquiteabitofcashinside、Thegentlemanitwasbelongedtohappenedtobecelebratinghisbirthdaythatsameday、Iwasabletomailhimhiswallet、AfewweekslaterIreceivethis、“Jamie,Ican’ttellyouhowfortunatelyIfeltwhenIreceivedmywalletsendingbyyou、Itisrarethatsomeonecanreturnawallet,letalonereturnwith100%ofitscontent、I’llbethankfulforyouforever、”TearsfilledmyeyewhenIfinishedreadinganote、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你校的交换生朋友Jack想过一个特殊的周末，你打算本周末带他去你祖父母家所在的青山村游玩一天。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.地点简介；2.活动安排；3.出发时间，地点及出行方式注意：1.词数100左右；不必逐条翻译；2.可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B5、B6、D7、A8、A9、B10、C11、A12、A13、D14、A15、A16、B17、C18、D19、B20、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、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-classclimberstotheregionfordecades.Eachyear,thrill-seekersflocktheretofollowclassicroutessuchasSheepCreekandSolomonGulch,whileothersexploretheareabythemselves,hopingtofindthenextclassicsiteontheir