山東省臨沂市沂水縣2023學(xué)年高考沖刺英語模擬試題（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．a(chǎn)sacredcowB．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)Pandora'sboxD．a(chǎn)child'splay2．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot3．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying4．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t5．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．a(chǎn)bundantC．a(chǎn)rtificialD．poisonous6．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard7．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．a(chǎn)rethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought8．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should9．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen10．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup11．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued12．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a(chǎn);/ D．the;/13．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush14．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless15．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound16．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof17．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed18．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when19．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic20．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what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）Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodofesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.ItLookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointingbecausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocio-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusofparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildrensperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers.B．Theteacher-studentrelationship.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D．Theparent-childcommunication.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Rypresentingideas. D．Bydrawingconclusions.22．（8分）Australianmagpiescanunderstandwhatotherbirdsaresayingtoeachother,anewstudyhasfound.Theresearch,publishedinthejournalAnimalBehavior,saysthemagpiehaslearnedthemeaningsofdifferentnoisyminercallsandessentiallyeavesdrops(偷聽)tofindoutwhichpredators(食肉動(dòng)物)arenear.Noisyminers----asmall,nativehoneyeater----havedifferentwarningcallsforground-basedandaerial(飛行的)predators.Byplayingbothkindsofrecordingtoaseriesofwildmagpies,researchersobservedthemagpiesraisingtheirbeaks(喙)tothesky,ordroppingtheirheadstotheground.Researchersattractedthemagpieswithcheese,thenplayedthenoisyminercalls,videotapingtheresults.Asacontrol,theyalsorolledalargeorangeballtowardsthemagpiestoseehowtheyordinarilytilted(傾斜)theirbeakstogroundthreats,andthrewtheballtoseehowtheyreactedtoaerialthreats.Theresearchersrecordedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof29degreesforthethrownball,andanaveragemaximumofninedegreeswhenitwasrolled.Theminers’aerialwarningcausedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof31degrees,andthegroundwarningcausedanaveragemaximumof24.Oneofthestudy’sauthors,DominiquePotvin,saidthemagpiesshowedanastonishinglevelofinsight.Magpiesandminersbroadlyfacethesametypesofpredatorsandthetwofrequentlyliveinthesameecosystem.Potvinsaidthishadencouragedthemagpies’learnedbehavior.“Magpiesaregenerallyfoundonthegroundandnoisyminersaregenerallyfoundupintrees.Itpaysforthemagpietopayattentiontosomebodywhohasabetterviewofpredatorsthantheydo.”Shesaiditwasunclearwhetherotherbirdscoulddothesame,butitwashighlylikelyothermagpiesaroundAustraliaalreadydid.“Magpiesareaprettysmartgroup.We’renotsureifthey’relearningthisfromothermagpiesorifthey’refiguringitoutontheirown,buttheabilityisthere.Aspartoftheexperiment,researchersalsoplayedathirdcall:acommon,non-warningcallfromacrimsonrosella.Theyfoundthemagpiesdidnotrespond.Potvinsaidthatwehadbeenactivelyexploringanimalcognition(認(rèn)知)research.“It’sagoodpieceofthepuzzle,”Potvinsaid.“Lookingatthesocialrelationshipsbetweenspeciesthatliveincommunities.”1、WhathavetheresearchersfoundaboutAustralianmagpies?A．Theycanunderstandotherbirdcalls.B．Theycancommunicatewithnoisyminers.C．Theyhaveaspecialpreferenceforcheeses.D．Theyhavetheabilitytowarnthepredators.2、Howdidtheresearchersgettheirfindings?A．Bycalculatingthebeakanglesofaerialandgroundpredators.B．Bycomparingthemagpieandtheminerresponsestothreats.C．Bymonitoringthemagpieresponsestotheminerwarningcalls.D．Byrecordingthemagpielouderscreamforotherbirds’attention.3、Themagpies’cognitioncanhelpthem_____.A．haveabetterviewofthepredatorsthantheminersB．betterprotectthemselvesfromthepotentialthreatsC．cooperatewithotherbirdstodriveawaythepredatorsD．liveinharmonywithotherbirdsinthesameecosystem4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A．themagpiesaresmartlearnersofotherbirds’behaviourB．it’slikelythatotherbirdshavedevelopedthesameabilityC．thefindingshaveclarifiedtherelationshipsbetweenspeciesD．a(chǎn)lotmoreremainstobeexploredaboutanimalcognition23．（8分）Ride-hailingappsandrobotcarspromisetochangehowwegetaroundandtheeffectsarealreadybeingfelt.TrafficinNewYorkisslowingdown.JamsarecommoninManhattan,especiallyinitsbusinessdistricts.Daytimetrafficinthebusiestareasnowmovesalmost20%moreslowlythanitdidfiveyearsago.Itseemsaplaceripeforwideuseofride-hailingappsthat,youmightthink,wouldreducesomeofthejams.However,thoseappsappeartobemakingthingsworseastraffichasslowedinlinewiththegrowingpopularityofappssuchasUberandLyft,astudybytransportexpertBruceSchallersuggests.Overthefouryearsofthestudy,thenumberofcarsinManhattanseekingride-hailingfaresincreasedby81%.Therearenowabout68,000ride-sharingdriversacrossNewYork.That’saboutfivetimesthenumberoftheyellowcabslicensedtooperatethere,hefound.Therearesomanydrivers,hisworksuggests,whospendabout45%oftheirsparetimejusttouringforfares.Thatisalotofunusedcarsblockingalotofbusystreets.Simplephysicsexplainswhyride-sharingvehiclesarecausing,notcuringjams,saidJarrettWalker,apublictransportpolicyexpertwhohasadvisedhundredsofcitiesaboutmovingpeople.“Lotsofpeoplearedecidingthat,’Oh,publictransportisjusttoomuchtroublethismorning,’orwhenever,whichcausesashiftfromit,”hetoldtheBBC．“Thatmeansmovingpeoplefromlargervehiclesintosmallerones,whichmeansmorevehiclestomovethesamepeople.Therefore,moretraffic.”Datagatheredaboutride-sharingdriversillustrateshowtheycontributetocongestion(塞車),saidProf.ChristoWilson,acomputerscientistatNortheasternUniversitywhohasstudiedtheservices.“YoucanlookatthetrafficpatternfortheUbervehiclesanditperfectlymatchesthepeaksfortherushhourandthepeaktimeofaday,”hesaid.Theyareoutthereinforceattheworstpossibletimes.1、WhatcanweknowaboutthecabsinNewYork?A．Morecabsareneededtomeetthedemand.B．Theyoftentouraroundthecityseekingusers.C．Theirfaresincreasedgreatlyoverthefouryears.D．Thenumberofthemisfarlessthanride-sharingcars.2、WhatisChristoWilson’sattitudetowardride-sharingpractice?A．Neutral B．NegativeC．Indifferent D．Supportive3、Whichofthefollowingbestreplaces“it”underlinedinParagraph5.A．Ajam. B．PublictransportC．Acar. D．Aride-sharingvehicle.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WorseRoadJams. B．AppMakesTerribleJams.C．EffortsNeededforTraffic. D．TechnologyCountsinFuture.24．（8分）Lastmonth,votersinthesecondCongressionalDistrictinNewOrleans,Louisiana,madeahistoricchoice.TheyelectedAnh"Joseph"CaoaVietnamese-AmericanRepublicanpartymember,astheirrepresentative.ItisthefirsttimeinoveronehundredyearsthatvotersinthisareaofNewOrleanselectedanon-democraticPartylawmaker.And,AnhCaoisthefirstVietnamese-AmericantobeelectedtotheUnitedStatesCongress(議會(huì)).AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettowhereheisnow.HewasborninSaigoninnineteensixty-sevenduringthewarinVietnam.Innineteenseventy-five,NorthVietnamesetroopstookcontrolofSaigon.Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.AnhCaolivedwithhisuncleinIndian,thenlatermovedtoHouston,Texas.Hedecidedtoworkforsocialjusticeinanon-religiousway.So,heworkedasalawyerinNewOrleans.HejoinedtheRepublicanPartyandbecameactiveonlocalandstatepoliticalcommittees.HedecidedtocompeteagainsthislocalrepresentativeinCongress,WilliamJefferson,whohadbeeninofficesincenineteenninety-one.MinisterJefferson'sreelectioncampaignwasnothelpedbyfederalcorruptionchargesagainsthim.MisterCaowontheelection.Thatnighthesaidthatneverinhislifedidhethinkhecouldbeacongressman.HesaidtheAmericandreamisaliveandwell.1、Whichstatementaccordingtothisnewsistrue?A．Anh“Joseph”CaowaselectedaVietnamese-AmericanDemocraticpartymember.B．ItisthefirsttimeeverthatvotersinthisareaofNew-Orlearishaveelectedanon-DemocraticPartymemberC．ThefirstVietamese-AmericanelectedtotheUnitedStateCongressisAnhCao.D．AllthevotersinUSAmadeahistoricchoice.2、WhichdescriptionaboutAnh"Joseph"Caoistrue?A．AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettheachievementnow.B．Hewasborninnineteensixty-seven.'C．Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.D．Alloftheaboveareright.3、Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Anh"Joseph"wasborninVietnam.B．ThelawmakersinthisareaofNewOrleansusedtobedemocraticforoveracentury.C．Anh"Joseph"determinedtocooperatewithWilliamJefferson.D．AlltheCandidatesinNewOrleansalwayssupportedWilliamJefferson25．（10分）Fantasyasagenreisoftenunfairlywronged.Whilethereareplentyofauthorswhoseemtobepaidbythewordandareonlyconcernedwithexpandingvolume,therearemanyauthorsproducingfantasticworksthatareworthyofthewordliterature.Whilethereweremanyworthycompetitors,herearewhatweconsidertobethegreatworkofthegreatestfantasyseriesofalltime.1.TheDarkTowerbyStephenKingTheDarkToweractuallysharessomesimilaritieswithTheWheelofTime.Inbothseriesthefirstfourbooksarethestrongest,andyoualsogetthesensewithbothRobertJordanandStephenKingthattheydidn’tquiteknowhowtoendtheircreation,whichledtoaverycontroversialendinginTheDarkTower’scasealongwithsomequestionabledecisionsbyKinglikehisself-insertioninthestory.KinghascreatedoneofthemosticonicfantasycharactersofalltimeintheGunslingerRolandandtheworldhecreates,withallofitssimilaritiestoourreality,isaprosperousone.It’stoobadthatStephenKingdoesn’tdabble(涉獵)moreinfantasy,becauseheclearlyhasatalentforworldbuilding.Nottomentioneverythinghewritesseemstobephonebooksized,whichwouldfitrightinwiththefantasygenre.2.HarryPotterbyJ.K.RowlingWhenconsideringarankingofthegreatestfantasyseriesofalltime,thequestionofHarryPotterisatrickyone.There’sinevitablyoppositionwhensomethingisaspopularasRowling’swork,andaddtothatthefactthattheseriesisseeminglymeantforchildrenandyouhaveacasethatnaturallyinspiresalotofdebate.I’mnotsureIbelieveRowlingdidanythingparticularlynewwithHarryPotter,butaworkdoesn’tnecessarilyhavetobeinnovativeforittobegreat.NearlyeveryfantasyseriesowesadebttoTolkienforinstance,butthatdoesn’tmeanTolkienhaswrittentheonlyworkoffantasythatmatters.Rowlingdidn’treallycomeupwithanythingnew,buttheconnectionshemadewithtensofmillionsofreadersispraiseworthy.PeoplewillbereadingHarryPotterfordecadestocome,andI’mnotsureabetterintroductiontofantasycouldbefound.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthetwobooks?A．King’sworkTheWheelofTimehasacontroversialending.B．PeoplehavedebateonJ.K.Rowling’sbookbecauseofherinnovation.C．Kingisblessedwithagiftforworldbuilding.D．TolkienhasagreatinfluenceonJ.K.Rowling.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．a(chǎn)newsreport B．a(chǎn)bookreview C．a(chǎn)historybook D．a(chǎn)researchpaper第三部分語言知識(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）第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。Asuccessfulbusinessmanwasgrowingoldandwantedtochooseasuccessortotakeoverthebusiness.Hecalledalltheyoungexecutivestogetherandsaid,"Ihaveto__36__andchoosethenextCEOfromyou."Theywere__37__,butthebosscontinued."Iamgoingtogiveyouavery__38__seed.Iwantyoutoplanttheseed,waterit,andcomebackoneyearfromtodaywith__39__youhavegrownfromtheseed.Iwillthen__40__theplants,andchoosethenextCEO."Jimwenthome__41__.Everyday,hewouldwatertheseedandsee__42__ithadgrown.Althoughhekept__43__hisseed,nothingevergrew.Manyweekswent__44__,stillnothing.Bynow,othersweretalkingabouttheirplants,butJimdidn'thaveaplantandhefeltlikea__45__.Ayearlater,theybroughttheirplantstotheCEOfor__46__.WhenJimarrived,hewas__47__atthevarietyofplantsgrownbytheotherexecutives.Theywerebeautiful.TheCEOgreetedthem."Whatgreatplants,trees,andflowersyouhavegrown,"saidtheCEO."Todayoneofyouwillbe__48__thenextCEO!"Allofasudden,theCEO__49__Jimatthebackwithhisemptypot.TheCEOaskedhimwhathadhappened-Jimtoldhimthestory.HelookedatJim,andthen__50__,"ThenextCEOisJim!"Jimcouldn'tbelieve__51__.Jimcouldn'tevengrowhisseed."HowcouldhebethenewCEO?"theotherssaid.ThentheCEOsaid,"TheseedsIgaveyouwereboiledseeds;theyweredead-itwasnot__52__forthemtogrow.Jimwastheonlyonewiththecourageand__53__tobringmeapotwithmyseedinit.__54__,heistheonewhowillbethenewCEO!"Ifyouplanthonesty,youwillreap__55__.So,becarefulwhatyouplantnow;itwilldeterminewhatyouwillreaplater.1、A．stepdown B．sitdown C．settledown D．handdown2、A．exhausted B．shocked C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．embarrassed3、A．special B．valuable C．common D．expensive4、A．how B．which C．where D．what5、A．compare B．observe C．judge D．examine6、A．heatedly B．excitedly C．desperately D．disappointingly7、A．if B．unless C．until D．though8、A．checking B．planting C．a(chǎn)ppreciating D．counting9、A．down B．a(chǎn)way C．by D．back10、A．fool B．failure C．successor D．onlooker11、A．direction B．a(chǎn)pplication C．instruction D．inspection12、A．a(chǎn)mazed B．discouraged C．a(chǎn)mused D．puzzled13、A．performed B．voted C．considered D．a(chǎn)ppointed14、A．spotted B．glanced C．stared D．noticed15、A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．stated C．confirmed D．whispered16、A．it B．those C．themselves D．him17、A．likely B．sure C．necessary D．possible18、A．confidence B．honesty C．optimism D．diligence19、A．Moreover B．However C．Therefore D．Besides20、A．tr B．success C．power D．reputation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）語法填空DadquitdrinkingexactlyoneyearbeforeIwasborn.Hejoinedagroupofotherpeople.Hesaidthey__1．__(stop)drinking，too.Ilovedmydad__2．_Ihatedthewayhisweeklymeetingstookhimawayfromme.ItseemedthattheyweremoreimportanttohimthanIwas.ButwithmybirthdaycomingupIthoughtDad_3．__(make)anexception.Ibeggedhimnottomissitbut__4．__(refuse)．Hesaid，“IamchairingthemeetingthisSaturday.We__5．__(have)yourpartyonSunday.Whynotcomewithmetogethertonight？It'sanopenmeeting.All__6．__(be)welcome.”Iagreed.MaybeIneededtoseewhysomethingDaddideveryweekmatteredsomuch.Afterwearrived，Dadannounced__7．__themeofthemeetingwasgoingtobegratitude.Hetoldhisstoryaboutgivingupsmoking.__8．__(late)，amancalledDavealsotoldhisstory.OnlythendidIknowitwasDadthatsavedhislife__9．__drinking.Showingupweekafterweekandmeetingwithpeople，Dad__10．__(change)lives.Shamewashedoverme.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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。Theotherday,someofmyclassmatesandItookabicycletripalongthe“RenminRoad”,wherewasspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasfascinating,withtrees,flowers,hillsandlakes