【英语】广西南宁市第三中学2020-2021学年高二上学期月考（一）试题

【英语】广西南宁市第三中学2020-2021学年高二上学期月考（一）试题

广西南宁市第三中学2020-2021学年高二上学期月考（一）英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1 分，满分5分）‎ 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 1. What does the woman offer to do for the man?‎ ‎ A. Prepare for a party. B. Return a book. C. Lend him a car.‎ ‎2. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ ‎ A. In the woman’s house. B. In the man’s office. C. In a clothes shop.‎ ‎3. What will the speakers take to the party?‎ ‎ A. Ice cream. B. A cake. C. Orange juice.‎ ‎4. What does the man mean?‎ ‎ A. The ticket is too expensive.‎ ‎ B. The game isn’t worth seeing.‎ ‎ C. They have lost all the money.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. A building. B. A movie. C. A street.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。‎ 6. Why did the man miss the meeting this morning?‎ ‎ A. He went to see his dentist.‎ ‎ B. He had to pick up Ms. Tan.‎ ‎ C. He had lunch with Joan.‎ ‎7. Who will prepare the report for the man?‎ ‎ A. Mr. Lee. B. Lisa. C. Joan.‎ ‎8. Where could Mr. Lee be now?‎ ‎ A. In his office. B. At the airport. C. In the meeting room.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ 9. Why does the man give up the tickets in the lower balcony?‎ ‎ A. The tickets have been sold out.‎ ‎ B. He prefers the seats in the center.‎ ‎ C. There are no four seats together.‎ ‎10. How will the man get the tickets?‎ ‎ A. He will collect them himself.‎ ‎ B. The woman will mail them to him.‎ ‎ C. He will ask his friends to pick them up.‎ ‎11. When will the man get to the theater on Thursday night?‎ ‎ A. By 6:00. B. By 7:00. C. By 8:00.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. What is Michael’s problem?‎ ‎ A. He’s not sure about his future.‎ ‎ B. He has no interest in studying.‎ ‎ C. He isn’t allowed to attend an art school.‎ ‎13. What does Michael often do after school?‎ ‎ A. He plays football.‎ ‎ B. He goes to acting classes.‎ ‎ C. He watches English plays.‎ ‎14. What advice does the woman give Michael?‎ ‎ A. Talk with his friends.‎ ‎ B. Perform in the school play.‎ ‎ C. Stay at school until he’s eighteen.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. How long will the cycling holiday last?‎ ‎ A. Fourteen days. В. Ten days. C. Eight days.‎ ‎16. Which meal does the woman need to pay for during the trip?‎ ‎ A. The breakfast. B. The lunch. С. The supper.‎ ‎17. What can the woman do during the cycling holiday?‎ ‎ A. Take her own bike. B. Cycle in the dark. C. Visit a theater.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. What do we know about Radio Caroline?‎ ‎ A. It closed down in 1964.‎ ‎ B. It was popular with the young.‎ ‎ С. It was started by a ship owner.‎ ‎19. What can visitors see at the exhibition?‎ ‎ A. Several DJs of Radio Caroline.‎ ‎ B. Books signed by The Beatles.‎ ‎ С. Letters from music fans.‎ ‎20. When will the exhibition begin?‎ ‎ A. In April. B. In May. C. In June.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Rachel Hore’s fascinating novels move between the past and the present. Her latest The House on Bellevue Gardens is set in London now and in the early 1960s. ‎ Best-selling author Rachel Hore’s previous novels include The Glass Painter’s Daughter, which was shortlisted(入围) for the 2010 Romantic Novel of the Year award, and A Gathering Storm, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Historical Novel of the Year award.‎ Here, she shares three books that made an impact on her life.‎ Orlando by Virginia Woolf Reading Orlando for the first time in my late teens gave me a wonderful sense of freedom and the possibilities that a life full of books can offer. Forever young, Orlando possesses “the ‎ strength of a man and a woman’s grace”. ‎ He lives through four centuries and has many disguises; sometimes he even changes his gender.‎ It was an excellent literary work through history that excited and inspired me.‎ Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver I’ve read many of Barbara Kingsolver’s novels, including her well-known The Poisonwood Bible, admiring how easily she writes about the power and beauty of the natural world, of which humanity is a dependent part. ‎ I particularly love Flight Behaviour because she engages the reader easily with an ambitious subject for fiction — climate change. ‎ Her story makes us all care about what we are doing to our world.‎ The Hawk in the Rain by Ted Hughes We were given The Thought Fox to read at school and I was so deeply impressed with its central image of the fox in the snow inspiring the poem that I spent that week’s money on the book it appears in. I read and re-read it and was amazed!‎ I loved the writer’s technique of description, as well as the energy, the violence and the sensuousness (敏感) of those poems. ‎ Everyone should have their ‘discovery of poetry’ moment, and mine was Ted Hughes.‎ ‎21. Which of the following books was shortlisted for the 2012 Historical Novel of the Year award?‎ ‎ A. The House on Bellevue Gardens. B. The Glass Painter’s Daughter.‎ ‎ C. A Gathering Storm. D. Flight Behaviour.‎ ‎22. Which book did Rachel Hore read when she was in her late teens?‎ ‎ A. Flight Behaviour. B. Orlando.‎ ‎ C. The Poisonwood Bible. D. The Hawk in the Rain.‎ ‎23. For what does Rachel Hore admire Barbara Kingsolver?‎ ‎ A. The topic of her novel. ‎ ‎ B. How she writes about the power and beauty of the natural world. ‎ ‎ C. How her novels excite and inspire readers.‎ ‎ D. Her technique of description. ‎ B It has always been thought that when it comes to tornadoes (龙卷风), the most peaceful place is the centre: the eye of the storm. But a photo taken this week in the small Canadian town of Three Hills, Alberta, suggests that there is perhaps no place more peaceful than inside the calm mind of Theunis Wessels. ‎ It all started when Mr Wessels’ wife, Cecilia, was warned by their nine-year-old daughter that he was cutting grass in their yard when a violent tornado appeared in the distance. When her husband refused to come inside, saying it was moving away from them, Mrs Wessels took a photo to show her parents the storm. The photo, which has been shared widely on social media, is a masterclass in calmness.‎ In it, the sockless Mr Wessels, dressed casually in summer shorts and sunglasses, is seen never being upset by the disastrous column of cloud. “I took the picture just to show my mum and dad in South Africa, ‘Look, there’s a tornado,’ and now everyone is like, Why is your husband cutting the grass?” Cecilia told the Times Colonist.‎ When asked later about the tornado’s approach to him, Mr Wessels responded, “I was keeping an eye on it,” seeming as cool as his gardening style and attracting more than a little respect. “Alberta, Canada,” wrote one admiring Twitter user, “where men face the elements and do what needs to be done.” A writer for Esquire magazine struck a pensive note: “I can understand Theunis,” Peter Wade admitted, “sometimes when the world is raging (肆虐) outside, the only thing you can do is keep your small area of it.”‎ ‎24. How is Paragraph one developed?‎ ‎ A. By listing theories. B. By giving examples.‎ ‎ C. By analyzing causes. D. By making comparisons.‎ ‎25. Why did Cecilia take the photo?‎ ‎ A. To post it on social media. ‎ ‎ B. To record her husband’s heroic act.‎ ‎ C. To inform her parents of the tornado. ‎ ‎ D. To prove what is the most peaceful place.‎ ‎26. Which may make Mr Wessels respected?‎ ‎ A. His way of gardening. B. His calmness in the face of a tornado.‎ ‎ C. His bravery in fighting the tornado. D. His rich knowledge about tornado.‎ ‎27. What is the main idea of the passage?‎ ‎ A. A man ignored a tornado in Canada.‎ ‎ B. There are some features of tornado in Canada.‎ ‎ C. A man survived surprisingly from a tornado.‎ ‎ D.A picture caused heated discussions.‎ C Well, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to thumb rides, and not just to school. It’s awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride. But with Twitter, you just look for other people heading the same way. ‎ It may sound risky, so many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and don’t branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter just like me, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less of a concern.‎ ‎“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things on line, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so they’ve been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College. ‎ The sharing economy got big during the recession (经济衰退), allowing people to access more goods, services using technology and even to share costs. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom, like what my friend Earl says, “The symbol of freedom isn’t the car any more because there’s technology out there connecting you to a car.”‎ According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license compared to six in ten today. So it’s not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasn’t rushing to get a license but an iPhone.‎ ‎“Driving, for young people, does mean they have to disconnect from their technology, and that’s a negative. So if they could sit in the passage side and still be connected, that’s going to be a plus.” Schor continued.‎ To me, another plus is that ridesharing represents something, something much bigger than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter. ‎ ‎28. The American teens like me, prefer to possess an iPhone as a birthday gift because .‎ ‎ A. it is most fashionable and cool B. they are bored with driving cars ‎ ‎ C. they are fond of being connected D. it is much cheaper than a car ‎29. We can learn from the text that _______. ‎ ‎ A. Twitter is a website for teens to make friends and achieve goals ‎ B. ridesharing can be seen as a sign that people still count on each other ‎ ‎ C. driving cars for teens means a plus and connecting with technology ‎ ‎ D. having a car and cost-sharing symbolize more freedom for the author’s mother ‎ ‎30. Professor Juliet would agree that _______. ‎ ‎ A. young people will sit waiting to be contacted by reading a passage ‎ ‎ B. sharing economy is bound to be responsible for the recession ‎ C. young people tend to share a car with strangers by means of Twitter ‎ ‎ D. being connected via technology comes first for young people ‎ ‎31. The best title for the passage is probably _______.‎ ‎ A. Twitter, an Awesome Website B. Cars or iPhone ‎ C. Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides D. Cool Teens on the Go ‎ D Living by the forest may be romantic, but living in a city makes you more attractive to the opposite sex if you are a frog, at least.‎ Increasingly, recent studies have shown significant differences between urban animals and rural creatures from the same species —and this makes a lot of sense. Mankind is causing dramatic changes over a wide range of environments and many creatures are slowly adapting to urban conditions. Just recently, researchers found that some urban spiders are no longer afraid of lights; now, a new study reports that city life makes male frogs more attractive.‎ The authors, led by Wouter Halfwerk from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, compared the ‎ “chuck” calls of frogs living in both urban areas and forests near the Panama Canal. Previous research had found that creatures, such as birds, frogs, and grasshoppers sing or call differently in noisy urban areas, but it was unclear what the effects of these changes are.‎ ‎“Urbanization can cause species to adjust their sexual displays, because the effectiveness of mating signals is influenced by environmental conditions,” researchers write in the study. “Despite many examples that show that mating signals in urban conditions differ from those in rural conditions, we do not know whether these differences provide a combined reproductive and survival benefit.”‎ Now, researchers found that urban frogs “sing” more often and use more complex calls than their rural counterparts. They then recorded these calls and played them back to female frogs in the lab. They found that 75% of the females were more attracted to the more complex urban calls.‎ It’s not exactly clear why this happens, though researchers suspect it has a lot to with how safe the environment is. While calling out can help you get a mate, it can also draw in predators. Since cities generally have far fewer predators, frogs are free and safe to let out their sounds. “It definitely shows that if you change the abundance of predators, parasites(寄生虫) and mates, that induces a strong evolutionary response,” says Halfwerk.‎ ‎32. Which is an example of animals adapting to the urban conditions?‎ ‎ A. The frogs in the city can live longer.‎ ‎ B. Some urban spiders are used to the lights.‎ ‎ C. The female frogs in the city can attract more male frogs.‎ ‎ D. Some creatures in the city begin to increase their calls.‎ ‎33. The difference of urban creatures is________.‎ ‎ A. helping these animals find partners easily ‎ B. helping these animals survive in the city ‎ C. having no clear conclusion up to now ‎ D. having powerful abilities to give birth ‎34. Urban frogs are more attractive because of________.‎ ‎ A. the pleasant looks B. their smells ‎ C. the ability to catch pests D. their singing ‎35. What is the meaning of the underlined word “predators” in paragraph 6?‎ ‎ A. Animals which live on frogs. B. Insects which frogs like to eat.‎ ‎ C. Frogs which have larger size. D. Birds which sing better than rural ones.‎ 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ The hula hoop(呼啦圈) can date back to around 1000 BC. Originally, the hula hoop was made of dried grapevines(葡萄藤). 36 Although first played for this simple game, the hula hoop has been enjoyed by adults and children for centuries. Various nations worldwide independently created and used it for entertainment purposes throughout history.‎ ‎ 37 Sometimes these hoops were also used for military and battle practice. Between 800 and 1500 AD, Native Americans used the hoops as moving targets in order to practice throwing spears and other weapons. Even the British army had a game named “kill the hoop”. However, this practice is not common today.‎ The more modern version of the hula hoop, which is spun around the waist, was first invented in the 1950s. A plastic hoop created by California’s Wham-O toy company had sold nearly 100 million hula hoops by 1960. 38 ‎ Throughout the United States, the hula hoop craze was large and diverse. But by 1980 the use of hula hoops had begun rapidly fading. 39 In both of the countries, circuses and gymnasts took up hula hoping as part of their performances.‎ Eventually, the hula hoop was introduced into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999, showing its important place within the entertainment and children’s toy industries. 40 However, methodical and structural advances have allowed for the introduction of hula hoops into various modern entertainment venues for adults as well.‎ A. It was lighter than the bamboo hoops.‎ B. This was not the case, however, in China or Russia.‎ C. It was just thrown and rolled down hills in children’s games.‎ D. As a combined exercise, it is extremely beneficial to the body.‎ E. Not all hula hoop games were played for fun and entertainment.‎ F. This created what was known as the “hula hoop craze” during the 1950s.‎ G. Today, hula hoping is still common among children as it was during the ancient time.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；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四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ When I came to the farm as a bride, the rock was there, just around the corner of the house. “Can’t we dig it out?” I asked after I hit it at full 41 with the lawn mower, 42 the blade(刀片). “No, it’s always been there.” my husband said, and his father 43 . “It goes down pretty deep, I figure.” My father-in-law added, “My wife’s family has lived here since the Civil War. No one ever got it out.” So it 44 .‎ My children were born, 45 and went away. My father-in-law died. Some time later, my husband died. After the 46 , there was the coping, with a sharpened awareness of my 47 . The spot at the southwest corner of the house was 48 going to look nice. I was going to 49 the rock. I assumed it would take a long day. 50 , it only took me five minutes to get it out. It had been about a foot deep, and maybe six inches wider than it looked from the top.‎ I was 51 . That rock had remained there 52 living memory. Each family had a 53 that the previous generation had tried to remove it but 54 . Because the rock had appeared to be large and deep, it was treated as 55 and strong. ‎ I 56 the rock over to the shed, still within 57 of the house. It rests there, with flowers growing around it. I still see the rock every day but now as something 58 in my little landscape. It’s a(an) 59 that each generation ought to 60 things for itself.‎ ‎41.  A. speed B. height C. length D. width 42.  A. rubbing B. breaking C. circling  D. injuring 43.  A. looked B. refused C. confused D. agreed 44.  A. changed B. exposed C. stayed  D. finished 45.  A. grew up B. showed up  C. messed up D. caught up 46.  A. regretting B. crying C. mourning D. hurting 47.  A. family  B. relationship C. future D. surroundings 48.  A. seldom B. always C. never D. often 49.  A. dig out B. lay out C. leave out  D. make out 50.  A. Besides  B. However C. And D. So  ‎ ‎51.  A. bothered B. shocked C. silent D. curious 52.  A. beyond  B. throughout C. with D. for 53.  A. rule  B. custom C. faith  D. habit 54.  A. in delay B. in vain  C. in doubt D. in turn 55.  A. inaccessible B. unbelievable C. unavailable D. immovable 56.  A. left B. drew  C. knocked  D. wheeled 57.  A. reach B. sight  C. limit D. area 58.  A. deep B. extra  C. small D. good 59.  A. assistant  B. mirror C. reminder D. event 60.  A. discover B. rid  C. remove D. achieve 第二节《新概念》原文填空：根据原文填入正确的单词或短语,答案可能是一词或多词。（共10小 题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his 61 to the post office… It had been 62 up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, 63 a note which said: ‘A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!’ ‎ When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing… It suddenly 64 one of the workers to open up the box. He 65 what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of wooden goods. ‎ A public house which was recently bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up 66 . Mr Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted… 67 Mr Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. ‎ My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth 68 cotton wool… 69 these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. 70 , my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.‎ 第三节：单词、词组填空（每空1分，共15分）‎ 请用Book 5 Units 1-5的单词或短语的正确形式填空，并将完整答案填入答题卡。‎ 单词：‎ ‎71. My first __________(印象) of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man.‎ ‎72. We finally reached a __________(解决方法) to the problem as last.‎ ‎73. If it is __________（方便的）for you, please come at four o’clock.‎ ‎74. He spent many years ___________(获得) his skills as a surgeon.‎ ‎75. Please keep me __________(通知) of what happens.‎ ‎76. __________(专心于) in reading, he didn’t notice me.‎ ‎77. The water companies were instructed to keep the people from __________（暴露）to the polluted water.‎ ‎78. She (帮助) me in finishing the work last night.‎ ‎79. __________(缺乏) of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion.‎ ‎80. He often ___________(使高兴) his children with funny stories and jokes.‎ 短语：‎ ‎81. I finished the assignment several days __________(在…前面) the deadline.‎ ‎82. Her father will never __________(赞成) her marriage to this man.‎ ‎83. A better plan __________（提出）at yesterday’s conference.‎ ‎84. Nothing could __________（代替）the family he had lost.‎ ‎85. It was so dark that he ___________（看不见）his daughter soon.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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的符号（∧），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。‎ ‎86. Take an umbrella, in the case it rains.‎ ‎87. It was Bob’s quick action which saved my life.‎ ‎88. The other driver accused Wilson with driving dangerously.‎ ‎89. Teaching is a job which you are doing something serious but interesting.‎ ‎90. If inviting, I will attend the wedding of my friend.‎ ‎91. I suggested that he adapted himself to his new conditions.‎ ‎92. Exhaustedly, he slid into bed and fell fast asleep.‎ ‎93. His breakfast usually consist of dry bread and a cup of tea.‎ ‎94. Never he come to school late.‎ ‎95. Some Public Service Ads mainly aim to make some contribution to society.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Peter计划在国庆假期到西安旅游两天，希望你给他提供游览建议，请你回信，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 写信目的；2. 推荐景点游览路线（如：兵马俑Terra-cotter Warriors; 城墙City Wall; 西安历史博物馆Xi’an Historical Museum）；3. 注意疫情防护。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总次数。‎ Dear Peter,‎ I am glad to learn from your letter that you are going to pay a visit to Xi’an during the National Day Holiday. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎【参考答案】‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ ‎1-5 BCABA 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 ACABC 16-20 BCBCA 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎21~23 CBB 24~27 DCBA 28~31 CBDC 32~35 BCDA 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 36~40 CEFBG 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 ABDCA    46-50 CDCAB   51-55 BACBD   56-60 DBDCA 第二节《新概念》原文填空：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎61. savings 62. wrapped 63. together with 64. occurred to 65. was astonished at 66. for sale 67. Though 68. was full of 69. In answer to 70. Meanwhile 第三节：单词、词组填空（每空1分，共15分）‎ ‎71. impression 72. settlement 73. convenient 74. acquiring 75. informed ‎ ‎76. Absorbed 77. being exposed 78. assisted 79. Lack 80. delights ‎ ‎81. ahead of 82. approve of 83. was put forward 84. take the place of ‎ ‎85. lost sight of 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎86. 删除 the 87. which-that 88. with—of 89. which — where 90. inviting—invited 91. adapted –adapt 92. Exhaustedly –Exhausted 93. consist—consists 94. Never后加does 95. contribution--contributions 第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)‎ One possible version:‎ Dear Peter,‎ I am glad to learn from your letter that you are going to pay a visit to Xi’an during the ‎ National Day Holiday. I’d like to give my suggestions for your two-day trip here.‎ On the first day, I highly recommend that you go to see the Terra-cotter Warriors, which looks splendid because it contains various life-sized terra-cotter figures of warriors and horses in memory of the first Emperor of Qin. You can finish the day by taking a walk along the ancient City Wall. This solid wall had remained standing for over one thousand years. Next day, it will be a great delight to visit Xi’an Historical Museum, where you may be thrilled by so many wonderful treasures from different times displayed in the museum. ‎ Remember to wear a mask when sightseeing. I wish you an enjoyable and worthwhile journey! ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua