山西省太原市第五中学2015-2016学年高一下学期第九周周练英语试题 Word版无答案.docVIP

太原五中2015-2016学年度第二学期阶段性练习 高 一 英 语 出题：李星玲 校对：高一外语组（2016.6.2） 第一部分 选择题 I阅读理解（共小题；每小题分，） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可最佳选项。（共小题；每小题分，） A When people think of winter sports, they usually think of ice skating, skiing or snowboarding. Without a doubt, these are some of the most popular winter sports—although, thanks to man-made snow we can play most of these sports all year around! Last weekend, I went snowshoeing with a group of teachers from my school. Although I had walked in very deep snow almost two years before, I had never tried snowshoeing before. A snowshoe is, actually, a large plastic frame(框架) which you fix to your own shoes. The snowshoe increases the surface area of your feet, therefore making you less likely to sink in the snow. At first, it felt a little strange – a bit like wearing flippers(脚蹼) when you swim! I felt quite uncomfortable to start with, and it was difficult to climb over the fallen trees with the snowshoes fixed to my feet. However, I like hiking and am used to walking in mountainous areas so I soon got used to it. I loved walking through the forest and seeing all the trees covered in snow! At times, walking uphill in the snow was hard, especially when there were rocks under the snow. That said, once we reached the top it was worth it! The mountain we [Z-X-X-K]climbed was called “Le Tanet” and it was 1,292m high. That’s higher than Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Wales! The sky was a bit grey, but the views were fantastic. I managed to get some great photos. After taking lots of photos, we started the descent. In some ways, going down the mountain was harder than going up. it was easy to slip in the snow. At the bottom, we had a hot drink in a small wood house. It was surely needed after a few hours of walking in the cold! Before we went home, I had a go at sledging, which I had never tried before! It was great fun! Overall, I’d really suggest snowshoeing as an alternative to the more well-known winter s