2024届甘肃省白银市育正学校高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届甘肃省白银市育正学校高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share2．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need3．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent4．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall5．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises6．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore7．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare8．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted9．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith10．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen11．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive12．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone13．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom14．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as15．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that16．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though17．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet18．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut19．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout20．语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although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）VisitorstoBritainaresometimessurprisedtolearnthatnewspaperstherehavesuchalargecirculation(发行).The“DailyMirror“andthe“Dailyexpress”bothsellaboutfourmillioncopieseveryday.BritishfamiliesgenerallybuyanewspapereverymorningandtwoorthreeonSundays.Besidesthenationalpapers,thereis,however,anotherbranchoftheBritishpresswhichsellsalmostasmanycopies.Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof13million.Almosteverytownandcountyareahasone.Nearlyallofthemholdtheirownfinancially(财政)andmanyofthemareveryprofitable(赚钱的).Thesepapersarewrittenalmostentirelyforreadersinterestedinlocalevents—births,weddings,deaths,council(地方会议)meetingsandsports.Editorsprefertorelyonpeoplewhoknowthedistrictwell.Agreatdealoflocalnewsisregularlysuppliedbyclubsandchurchesintheneighborhoodanditdoesnotgetouttodateasquicklyasnationalnews.Theeditorsmustneverforgetthatthesuccessofanynewspaperdependsonadvertising(广告).Heisusuallyanxioustokeepthegoodwilloflocalbusinessmenforthisreason.Butifthenewspaperiswellwrittenandthenewsitemshavebeencarefullychosentodrawlocalreaders,thebusinessmenaregratefulfortheopportunity(机会)tokeeptheirproductsinthepubliceyes.1、VisitorstoBritainaresurprisedtolearnthat________.A．therearesomanylocalnewspapersthereB．localpapersshouldhaveacirculationoffourmillionC．the“DailyMirror“and“DailyExpress”sellasmanyas4millioncopieseverydayD．Britishnewspapersaresowidelyread2、Localnewspapershave________.A．acirculationaslargeasthatofnationalnewspapersB．adailycirculationof13millionC．aslightlysmallercirculationD．anevenlargercirculation3、Inthewriter’sopinion,nopapercanpossiblysucceedwithout________.A．advertisements B．interestingreportsC．agreatdealofnationalnews D．anexcellentsalesmanager4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthelocalnewspapersareveryprofitable.B．Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof14million.C．Localreadersaremuchinterestedinlocalnews.D．EachBritishfamilybuysthreenewspapersonSundays.22．（8分）Accordingtoofficialgovernmentfigures,therearemorethantwiceasmanykangaroosaspeopleinAustralia,andmanyAustraliansconsiderthempests(有害动物).Landholdingfarmerssaythatthecountry’sestimated50millionkangaroosdamagetheircropsandcompetewithlivestockforscarceresources.Australia’sinsuranceindustrysaysthatkangaroosareinvolvedinmorethan80percentofthe20,000-plusvehicle-animalcollisionsreportedeachyear.Inthecountry’sunderpopulatedregion,thecommonbeliefisthatkangaroonumbershaveswollento“plagueproportions.”Intheabsenceoftraditionalhunters,thethinkinggoes,killingkangaroosiscriticaltobalancingtheecologyandboostingtheruraleconomy.Agovernment-sanctioned(政府认可的)industry,basedonthecommercialharvestofkangaroomeatandhides,exported$29millioninproductsin2017andsupportsabout4,000jobs.Todaymeat,hides,andleatherfromkangarooshavebeenexportedto56countries.GlobalbrandssuchasNike,Puma,andAdidasbuystrong,supple“k-leather”tomakeathleticgear.Andkangaroomeatisfindingitswayintomoreandmoregrocerystores.Advocatespointoutthatlow-fat,high-proteinkangaroomeatcomesfromananimalmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythangreenhousegas-emittingsheepandcattle.JohnKelly,formerexecutivedirectoroftheKangarooIndustryAssociationofAustralia,says,“HarvestingourfoodandfibersfromanimalsadaptedtoAustralia’sfragilerangelandsisextremelywiseandsustainable.Manyecologistswilltellyouthatthereisnomorehumanewayofproducingredmeat.”Opponents(反对者)oftheindustrycallthekillinginhumane,unsustainable,andunnecessary.Populationestimatesarehighlydebatable,theysay,but“plagueproportions”arebiologicallyimplausible.Littlekangaroosgrowslowly,andmanydie,sokangaroopopulationscanexpandbyonly10to15percentayear,andthenonlyunderthebestofcircumstances.DwayneBannon-Harrison,amemberoftheYuinpeopleofNewSouthWales,saystheideathatkangaroosaredestroyingthecountryislaughable.“They’vebeenwalkingthislandalotlongerthanpeoplehave,”hesays.“Howcouldsomethingthat’sbeenhereforthousandsofyearsbe‘destroying’thecountry?Idon’tunderstandthelogicinthat.”CanAustralians’conflictingattitudestowardkangaroosbereconciled(和解)?GeorgeWilsonsaysthatifkangarooswereprivatelyowned,thengraziers(放牧人)—workingindependentlyorthroughwildlifeconservancies—wouldprotecttheanimals,treatingthemaspossessions.Theycouldfeedthem,leasethem,breedthemandchargehunterafeeforaccess.“Ifyouwanttoconservesomething,”Wilsonsays,“youhavetogiveitavalue.Animalsthatareconsideredpestsdon’thavevalue.”Privatizationcouldalsohelpreducegrazingpressures.Ifkangaroosweremorevaluablethancattleorsheep,farmerswouldkeeplesslive-stock,whichcouldbegoodfortheenvironment.Underthisscheme,landholderswouldworkwiththekangarooindustryonbranding,marketingandqualitycontrol.Thegovernment’srolewouldbeoversightandregulation.1、Whatcanbelearntfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Kangaroomeatishealthierthanotherredmeat.B．Globalbrandsmakesmallprofitsonkangaroos.C．Kangaroosaremorefriendlytotheenvironment.D．Overpopulatedkangarooshavebecomeafinancialburden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“implausible”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Unreasonable. B．Immeasurable.C．Unquestionable. D．Unchangeable.3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebenefitofprivatization?A．Thepopularityofkangaroohunting.B．Thereductioninthenumberofkangaroos.C．Theestablishmentofmoreconservationareas.D．Thebettermanagementofthekangarooindustry.4、Thepassageiswrittento________.A．argueagainstthekillingofkangaroosB．stresstheimportanceofprotectingkangaroosC．presentdifferentopinionsonthekangarooindustryD．provideasolutiontotheproblemcausedbykangaroos23．（8分）Sometimesjustwhenweneedthepowerofmiraclestochangeourbeliefs,theymaterializeintheplaceswe’dleastexpect.Theycancometousasagreatchangeinourphysicalrealityorasasimplecoincidenceinourlives.Sometimesthey’rebigandcan’tbemissed.Othertimesthey’resosubtlethatifwearen’taware,wemaymissthemaltogether.Theycancomefromthelipsofastrangerwesuddenlyandmysteriouslymeetatjusttherightinstant.Ifwelistencarefully,we’llalwaysheartherightwords,attherighttime,todazzle(目眩)usintoarealizationofsomethingthatwemayhavefailedtonoticeonlymomentsbefore.OnacoldJanuaryafternoonin1989,IwashikingupthetrailthatleadstothetopofEgypt’sMt.Horeb.I’dspentthedayatSt.Catherine’sMonasteryandwantedtogettothepeakbysunsettoseethevalleybelow.AsIwaswindingupthenarrowpath,I’doccasionallyseeotherhikerswhowerecomingdownfromadayonthemountain.Whiletheywouldgenerallypasswithsimplyanodoragreetinginanotherlanguage,therewasonemanthatdaywhodidneither.Isawhimcomingfromthelastswitchbackonthetrailthatledtothebacksideofthemountain.Ashegotcloser,IcouldseethathewasdresseddifferentlyfromtheotherhikersI’dseen.Ratherthanthehigh-techfabricsandstylesthathadbeenthenorm,thismanwaswearingtraditionalEgyptianclothing.Heworeatattered,rust-coloredgalabiaandobviouslyoldandthick-soledsandalsthatwerecoveredindust.Whatmadehisappearancesoodd,though,wasthatthemandidn’tevenappeartobeEgyptian!Hewasasmall-framedAsianman,hadverylittlehair,andwaswearinground,wire-rimmedglasses.Aswenearedoneanother,Iwasthefirsttospeak,“Hello,”Isaid,stoppingonthetrailforamomenttocatchmybreath.Notasoundcamefromthemanashewalkedcloser.Ithoughtthatmaybehehadn’theardmeorthewindhadcarriedmyvoiceawayfromhiminanotherdirection.Suddenlyhestoppeddirectlyinfrontofmeonthehighsideofthetrail,lookedupfromtheground,andspokeasinglesentencetomeinEnglish,“Sometimesyoudon’tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou’velostit.”AsItookinwhatIhadjustheard,hesimplysteppedaroundmeandcontinuedhisgoingdownthetrail.Thatmomentinmylifewasasmallmiracle.Thereasonislessaboutwhatthemansaidandmoreaboutthetimingandthecontext.Theyearwas1989,andtheColdWarwasdrawingtoaclose.whatthemanonthetrailcouldn’thaveknownisthatitwasduringmyEgyptianpilgrimage(朝圣),andspecificallyduringmyhiketothetopofMoses’smountain,thatI’dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.IhadtoaskmyselfwhatthechanceswereofanAsianmandressedinanEgyptiangalabiacomingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountainjustwhenIwaswalkingup,stoppingbeforeme,andofferinghiswisdom,seeminglyfromoutofnowhere.Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy:theoddswereslimtonone!Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that’samiracle.Isuspectthatweallexperiencesmallmiraclesinourliveseveryday.SometimeswehavethewisdomandthecouragetorecognizethemforwhattheyareInthemomentswhenwedon’t,that’sokayaswell.Itseemsthatourmiracleshaveawayofcomingbacktousagainandagain.Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan’tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!Thekeyisthatthey’reeverywhereandoccureverydayfordifferentreasons,inresponsetothedifferentneedsthatwemayhaveinthemoment.Ourjobmaybelessaboutquestioningtheextraordinarythingsthathappeninourdailylivesandmoreaboutacceptingthegiftstheybring.1、WhydidtheauthormakeapilgrimagetoMtHorebinEgypt?A．Hewasinsearchofamiracleinhislife.B．Itwasaholyplaceforareligiouspersontoheadfor.C．Heintendedtomakearrangementsforhislifeinthefuture.D．Hewaitedpatientlyinexpectationofmeetingawiseperson.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“myownquestion”refertoinparagraph6?A．Forwhatreasondidthemanstopbeforeme?B．WhydidtheAsianmangotothemountain?C．WhatchangewouldImakewithinamatterofdays?D．Whatwastheprobabilitythatotherstoldustherightwords?3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“subtle”inparagraph7?A．Apparent. B．Delicate.C．Precise. D．Sufficient.4、TheauthorviewedthemeetwiththeAsianmanasamiracleinhislifeinthat________.A．theAsianman’sappearancehadadecidingeffectonhisfuturelifeB．hiswordswereinperfectresponsetotheneedhehadatthatmomentC．whattheAsianmansaidwasabundantinthephilosophyoflifeD．theAsianmanimpressedonhimtheworthofwhathehadpossessed5、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Canyourecognizeamiracle? B．Isamiraclesignificanttous?C．Whenmightamiracleoccur? D．Whydoweneedamiracle?6、AftertheencounteroftheAsianman,whatwillthewriterprobablydoimmediately?A．Continuewalkinguptothetopofthemountain.B．Havearesttorefreshhimself.C．Trytohaveaheart-to-heartconversationwiththeAsianman.D．Comedownthemountain.24．（8分）AmazingKids!WildJungleWritingContestAmazingKids!MagazineisproudtoannouncethatwewillbehostingaWildJungleWritingContestthisfall.Sendusyourbestjungle-themedstoriesusingthisstart:“Ihadnoideawhytheywerestandingthere.”ThiscontestisopentogradesK-12(从幼儿园到12年级的),withthreegroupsofK-3,4-8and9-12.Prizes,alongwithanofficialcertificateverify(证实)theirwinningentry.Allparticipantswillreceiveacertificateofparticipationinthecontest.SubmitallentriesbyNovember30tobeconsidered.Emailusateditor@amazing-kids.orgformoredetails.MoreFrequentlyAskedQuestionsQ:Howshould1formatmyentry?A:StoriesshouldbewritteninEnglish,withsubmissionsofupto1,200words.Storiesexceedingthislengthwillnotbeconsidered.PleasesubmityourentryasaMicrosoftWorddocument.Q:CanIchoosetoremainanonymous(匿名的)？A:No.Wemustbeabletopublishbothyourstoryandname.Q:DoIneedtoattachacoveringletter?A:No.Q:HowdoIsubmitmyentry?A:Emailyoursubmissiontoeditor@.Eachemailsubmissionwillreceiveareturnmessagebasedonyouremailaddressverifyingthatthestoryisreceived.1、Whichconditionbestmeetsthecontest’srequirements?A．Anentrycontaining2,000words.B．Asubmissionwrittenbycollegestudents.C．Anarticleattachedtoacoveringletter.D．Astorycenteringonforestadventures.2、Howdoesaparticipantknowhisstoryisreceived?A．Hewillbeinformedbyemail.B．Themagazinewillgivehimacall.C．Hewillreceiveanofficialcertificate.D．Theannouncementwillbepostedonline.3、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?A．Apieceofnews.B．Anactivitysummary.C．Anannouncement.D．Aguide.25．（10分）Welcome

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youtoreadandshare.Ifyoudocaretoshare,clickthe“SHARE”buttoninthebottomleftcornerofeachpage.AndthanksfortellingothersaboutInspire21.Theinspiringstoriesthatarelabeled(标记)“TRUE”aredonesotothebestofourknowledge,butwedonothavefullproofinsomecases.However,allofthesestoriesandmessagesareprovidedbecauseoftheirupliftingcontent,whethertrueornot.Manybookswe’vereadandmovieswe’vewatchedweretotallyuntrue,butweenjoyedtheinspirationtheygaveus—especiallyiftheyhadahappyending.So,pleasereadandsharethesestoriesatyourowndiscretion(判断力).Thankyouforyourunderstanding!Also,manyoftheinspiringstoriesusedhereareusedwithpermissionfromtheauthor.However,wecannotgrant(授予)permissiontoreuseanyoftheseinspirationalstories,asthemajorityofthemarenotours.Lastly,manyinspiringstories(emailedtousorwecameacrossonline)arelistedas“AuthorUnknown”Ifyouhappentoknowtheauthor’sname,towhomcreditshouldbegiven,pleasecontactuswiththatinformationsowecankeepourinspiringstorycollectionaccurate.Thankyouagain!!1、WhatdoesInspire21do?A．Itencouragespeopletouseinspiringwords.B．Itoffersbooksandmovieswithahappyending.C．Itcollectsbothtruestoriesanduntruemessages.D．Itprovidesshortstoriesforpeopletoreadandshare.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“inspiring”?A．Uplifting.B．Unique.C．Accurate.D．Humorous.3、Whatarethereadersexpectedtodointhelastparagraph?A．Reuseinspiringstories.B．Writemoretruestories.C．Helptogivecredittounknownauthors.D．Keeptheinspiringstoriesmoreaccurate.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）AsachildIwasalwaysgoodatdrawingandart.Iwon1,gotconstantattention,andevensawmyfaceinthe2andontelevisionbecauseofmynaturalabilityto3.Mostpeoplewho4tocomeacrosssomethingthattheyaregoodatare5totakeitandrunwithit.Ofcourse,mylifewasno6.Fromteachers,toprincipals,tofamilymembers,7seeminglyhadatonofadvicetogivemeinregardstoart.Allthewhile,mytruedesirewas8.Ienteredpoetry,essay,andshort-storycontestsand9themall.Itwassuchacontrastfrommyartistic10experience!ItwassobadthatI11agoodfriendofminewhotoldmeonce,“Ifyouaresogoodatdrawingwhydoyouevencareaboutwriting?12drawing!”Thoughwellintended,eighteenyearslaterI’m13Ididn’ttakehiswordstoheart.Yearswentbywithmestillwritingandstilloccasionallyentering14.Itwasn’tuntilmyfirstyearincollegethatIfinallygothonorable15inapoetrycontest.AsawriterI’vetruly16.I’msuretherearethingsinyourlifethatare17andyet,rewarding.Endurance(忍耐),especiallywhenitcomestothingsyoutrulyloveis18.Takesometimetodevotesomemore19tothe“thing”thatdidn’tcome20andseewhathappens.1、A．praiseB．awardsC．supportsD．success2、A．streetB．schoolC．newspaperD．book3、A．drawB．actC．learnD．show4、A．wantB．meanC．agreeD．happen5、A．encouragedB．invitedC．developedD．permitted6、A．perfectB．differentC．similarD．lucky7、A．everyoneB．whoC．thatD．noone8、A．artB．fixingC．writingD．music9、A．wonB．ignoredC．missedD．lost10、A．interestB．competitionC．careerD．talent11、A．hadB．madeC．foundD．met12、A．GiveupB．TakeinC．SticktoD．Putaway13、A．gladB．sorryC．sadD．sure14、A．trainingB．contestsC．articlesD．trouble15、A．appearanceB．changeC．mentionD．name16、A．forgotB．regrettedC．expectedD．grown17、A．challengingB．beautifulC．appealingD．hopeful18、A．meaninglessB．popularC．essentialD．painful19、A．considerationB．energyC．moneyD．education20、A．youngB．badC．usualD．easy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）JaneFosterwasoutshoppingwhensomeweddingphotosinthewindowofanantiqueshop1．(catch)hereyes.Ittookherquiteawhile2．sherealizedthatshewaslookingathermom’slong-lostoldweddingphotos.Buthowdidtheygo3．(miss),tobeginwith?Alongwithmanyother4．(belonging),thephotoshadbeenauctioned(拍卖)offin2003afterherfamilymissedapaymentforthestoragefacilitywheretheywerekept.YoucanonlyimaginehowupsetJanemust5．(be)atthetime.Shewassearchingforthemfor14yearsbeforeshe6．(accident)foundthem.Shewasfloodedwith7．(relieve),buttheownerofthestorehadanothersurpriseforher.Thephotosweren’ttheonlyitemshehadpurchasedfromthatauction.Herememberedthathehadalsoboughtaweddingdressfrom1948,and8．turnedoutthatthiswasJane’smother’sdress!Unfortunately,thewomanpassedawayin2013andwastherefore9．(able)tobereunitedwithherprizedpossessions.Butherdaughteristhrilledwiththetreasuredfinding,consideringit10．asignthathermomisstillaroundandwatchingoverher!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，错误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。LastSaturdayIwentcampingwithseveralfriends.Inthelaterafternoon,weputupourtentinthemiddleofafield,Thenwecookedamealoveranopenfire.Thefoodsmeltgood.Afterameal,wetoldstoryandplayedgamesbythecampfire.Attheeleveno’clockwefelttiredbutweputoutthefireandgotintoourtent,Lieinourwarmsleeping-bagswesleptsoundly.Atmidnightoneboywokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullwater!Wegotoutofoursleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavy.Astreamhad