2024年浙江省紹興市高考科目考試適應(yīng)性試卷英語試題（含答案）

2024年浙江省紹興市高考科目考試適應(yīng)性試卷英語試題（4月）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項

中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間

來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.

B.￡9.18.

C.￡9.15.答案是Co

1.WhatclasswillCharleschoose?

A.TheGeographyclass.

B.TheScienceclass.

C.TheLiteratureclass.

2.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?

A.Toplaceanorder.

B.Tomakeacomplaint.

C.Toarrangeadeliverydate.

3.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Saturday.

B.Sunday.

C.Monday.

4.Wherewillthespeakersprobablymeetthewoman'smother?

A.Atthefarmhouse.

B.Atthehotelcafe.

C.Attherestaurant.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shewishestotakeuptheposition.

B.Sheisusedtoworkingovertheweekends.

C.Sheishesitanttotakeovertheresponsibility.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給

的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話

或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘

的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatkindofroomdidthemanbook?

A.Asingleroom.

B.Apresidentialsuite.

C.Adoubleroom.

7.Howdoesthehoteldealwiththemixup?

A.TheygiveCharleshisreservedroom.

B.TheyallowCharlesagenerousdiscount.

C.TheyofferCharlesthesuitefornoextracharge.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Salesmanandcustomer.

B.Fellowworkers.

C.Teacherandstudent.

9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Findanotherpleasantjob.

B.Devoteherselftothepresentjob.

C.Returntocollegeforself-improvement.

10.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Unconfident.

B.Impatient.

C.Disappointed.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Adoctor.

B.Ateacher.

C.Amusician.

12.Whydidthemandropoutofcollege?

A.Hegottiredofschooling.

B.Helosthismothertocancer.

C.Hewantedtogeton-the-jobtraining.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutRaphael?

A.Hewasopen-minded.

B.Hewasastrictteacher.

C.HestartedaChinesemusicgroup.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14Wheredoesthedialoguehappen?

A.Atthecustomsoffice.

B.Attheairport.

C.Atadeliverystation.

15.Whatdoesthemanwanttodeliver?

A.Somebooks.

B.Somebrochures.

C.SomeDVDs.

16.HowmuchshouldthemanpayifheusesInternationalSignedFor?

A.￡9.50.

B.￡10.50.

C.￡11.50.

17.Howwillthemandeliverhispackage?

A.Bysurfacemail.

B.Byairmai1.

C.ByAirSure.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Howsoonwillthespeakergethisnovelpublished?

A.Intwomonths.

B.Inthreemonths.

C.Ineightmonths.

19.Whatledthespeakertoswitchhismajorinuniversity?

A.Thepoorjobprospectasareporter.

B.Hislastingpassionforfiction-writing.

C.Theheavypressurefromtheprofessor.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Hiswritingexperiences.

B.Hischildhoodhobby.

C.Hisworkingcareer.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。

A

Haveyouheardofthesefourmonuments?

Carhenge.FloralisGenerica.TrafficLightTree.HandoftheDesert-

thesearefourunusualmonumentsfromaroundtheworldyoumightliketovisit.

?Carhenge

CarhengeisinAlliance,Nebraska(USA).Asthenamesuggests,ithas

alotincommonwithStonehenge,thefamousstonecircleonSalisburyPlain.

ButwhileStonehengewasbuiltwithstones,Carhengewascreatedwithcars.

Themonumentwasmadein1987byalocalartistJimReindersandhisfamily.

Heusedoldcarsandevenanambulance.Atfirst,thepeopleofAlliance

didn'tlikeit,buttheysoonchangedtheirmindsafteritbecamepopular

withtourists,whobroughtlotsofmoneytothetown.

?FloralisGenerica

FloralisGenericaisamassivestatueofaflower.Itstandsinapoolof

waterinfrontoftheNationalMuseumofFineArtsinBuenosAires,Argentina.

EduardoCatalano,anativeofArgentina,gavethestatueasagifttothe

cityin2002.Everymorning,thefloweropens.Askanyonewhohasseenit

andthey'11tellyouthatwatchingitopenisanunforgettablesight.In

fact,manypeoplebelieveitisoneofthemostbeautifulstatuesintheworld.

?TrafficLightTree

TheTrafficLightTreeissituatedatHeronQuay,inoneofLondon's

financialdistricts.Thetreehas75setsoftrafficlights.Itwascreated

byFrenchartist,PierreVivant,andwasinstalledin1998.Acomputer

controlsthelights,whichareturnedonandoffrandomly.Theroundabout

wherethetreeiswasvotedthemostpopularroundaboutintheUKinarecent

survey.

ManodelDesierto(HandoftheDesert)

TheHandoftheDesertisintheAtacamaDesertinChile.Thesculpture

wasdesignedbytheChileansculptorMarioIrarrazabal.Fromadistance,

itlooksasifthere'sagiantinthesandwhohasstuckhishandoutof

theground.

Ifyou'relookingforsomethingnewtosee,youknowwheretogo!

21.WhydidthepeopleofAlliancechangetheirattitudetowardCarhenge?

A.ItremindedthemofStonehenge.

B.Itbroughtthemfinancialbenefits.

C.Itaddedbeautytotheircommunity.

D.Itdisplayedthecreativityofthedesigner.

22.Whichofthefourmonumentswasdesignedbyaforeignartist?

A.Carhenge.

B.FloralisGenerica.

C.TrafficLightTree.

D.ManodelDesierto.

23.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Aguidebook.

B.Anewsreport.

C.Asciencemagazine.

D.Anarchitectureadvertisement.

B

Lima,thecapitalofPeru,istheworld'ssecondlargestdesertcity.

Theregioniswater-stressed.Theannualrainfal1islessthan4em.Access

towaterisanongoingproblemfortheresidentsinandaroundtheSouth

Americancapital.

WhenindustrialengineerAbelCruzwasaboy,hisweeklyworkwastoclimb

downavalleyinthefoothillsofthePeruvianAndestofetchthefamily'

swaterfromaspring.〃Itwasdownhillfromthehouse,farawayandsteep,〃

hesays.Cruzbegandreamingupbetterwaystocollectwater.Thenhenoticed

thatsubtropicalplantscapturerainandmistwiththeirwideleaves.Actually

Limadoesn'tlackinhumidityaveraging83%year-round.Locatedinthe

foothillsoftheAndeanmountains,itisclosetothePacificOcean,whichensuresthat

blanketsofdensefogrollinforthree-quartersofayear.Eventually,AbelCruzstruck

upontheideaofafognet.

Eachupraisednetis20squaremetres,wheremicro-dropletsofwater

suspendedinthefoggyatmospherecondense（凝結(jié)）anddripdowninto

collectiontanks.Approximately200to400litresofwateriscollecteddailyfromeach

net.Localscanfetchitinbucketsforsmall-scalefarming.WorkinginLimawith

supportfromtheCreatingWaterFoundation,Cruzhasinstalledover3,600netson

hillsidesaroundthecitytocapturefogdriftinginfromthePacificOcean.Cruzraised

fundsforhundredsofnetsinPeruwithhisrevolutionaryinitiativePeruviansWithout

Water.Heaimstosetupevenmorefogharvesters,andtotreatthewatertomakeit

drinkable.

〃Theplanethaslessandlessfreshwater,〃Cruzpointsout,〃becausethe

glaciersthatarenaturalreservoirsaredisappearing.Sowemustfindaway

toaccumulateandsavewaterfortimesofdrought.〃Thetechnologyislife

-changingforthepoorhouseholdswhonormallyhavetorelyonwatertanks

beingdeliveredtothem.Hisapproachendsextremepovertyandbringsrural

development.Moreover,heistryingtobringhealthyandcleanwateralso

tourbanareaslackingwater.

24.WhydoestheauthormentionCruz'schildhoodexperienceinparagraph

2?

A.Toillustratetheurgencyofreducingpoverty.

B.Tohighlighthisresponsibilityforthefamily.

C.TotracetheoriginofCruz'sgreatinvention.

D.TostressLima'sterriblegeographicalconditions.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutCruz'sinvention?

A.Itwasinspiredfromsubtropicalplants.

B.Itusedcollectiontankstocondensewater.

C.Itloweredcostsinbuildingirrigationchannels.

D.Itsolvedthedrinkingwaterissuewithfogharvesters.

26.WhatmayAbelCruz'seffortsleadto?

A.GuaranteeingcropharvestsinPeru.

B.Promotingtherecycleofwaterresources.

C.Endingpovertybyimprovingtraditionalfarming.

D.Improvingthelifequalityforpeopleinwater-stressedareas.

27.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todescribethefunctionsofaninnovativefog-catcher.

B.Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheworseningwatercrisis.

C.Toseekmoresupportinraisingfundsforwatercollection.

D.TointroduceAbelCruz'sinventionanditsgreatsignificance.

C

Tobuildaprosperous（繁榮的）society,afundamentalunderstandingofthe

moderneconomyasadrivingforceintoday'sworldisessential.

Whatkindofprosperityhaveweachievedsofar?Thewidespreaddefinition

ofprosperityfocusesoneconomicpowerandgrowthasmeasuresofsuccess.

Let'stakealookathistory.TheSecondIndustrialRevolutionenabledmass

productionandcreatedasufficientsupplyofgoods.Thishasgreatly

increasedtheimportanceofmoneyinitsroleas〃astoreofvalue,〃and

〃amediumofexchange.〃Asaresult,wehavepursuedeconomicpowerasthe

onlyindicatorofprosperity,suchasGDP.Wavesofglobalizationand

technologcalevolutionhavepromotedoveralleconomicgrowth,buthave

allowedthefewwhoarestrongtoachievegreaterpowerwhileexploitingthe

manywhoareweak.Consequently,inequalityhasworsened,anddisunityhas

intensified.

Thepathtoatrulyprosperousworldrequiresashiftinfocustowards

themostsuitablehappinessforall,inadditiontoeconomicpower.

Defininghappiness,however,isacomplextask.Whatmakespeoplehappy?

Thedegreetowhichthesamethingcreateshappinessdiffersfrompersonto

person.Happinessissubjectiveandcomplicated.Thisisaworldof〃multiple

values〃whereeachofusdeterminesworthasopposedto〃onefixedprice

〃basedmerelyonaneconomicperspective.Individualsshouldn'tbedefined

byasingleidentityorrolebutbymultidimensionalnatureaswellasmultiple

rolesmakingindependentchoicesandtakingactionsfortheirhappinessin

differentaspects.

Businessesmustbepioneersinpursuingnotonlyeconomicgrowthbutalso

thehappinessofallcitizensofsociety.Companiescancontributethrough

thepursuitofsocialvalueaswellaseconomicprofit.Attheheartofthis

lies〃purpose〃.Acompany'spurposedefinesthevalueitbringstosociety.

Thetrueworthofacompanyshouldbedeterminednotjustbythereturnsit

createsforshareholdersbutbythevalueitcreatesforsocietyasawhole.

28.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothewidelyacceptedstandardof

prosperity?

A.Indifferent.B.Critical.C.Uncertain.D.Approving.

29.Whatisthesideeffectoftechnologicalevolution?

A.Theslowereconomicgrowthspeed.

B.Thesharpreductionofjobopportunities.

C.Theenlargedgapbetweentherichandthepoor.

D.Theincreasingconflictbetweendifferentnations.

30.Whichstatementwilltheauthoragreewithaccordingtothepassage?

A.Happinessischangeableandbeyondcontrol.

B.Happinesslargelydependsoneconomicpower.

C.Thepursuitofprofitdeterminesacompany'strueworth.

D.Aprosperousworldshouldbemeasuredbymultiplevalues.

31.Whoarethemainintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Socialpsychologists.B.Enterpriseadministrators.

C.Schooleducators.D.Technologicalresearchers.

D

ArecentsurveyintheUSfoundthatGenZ-ersandMillennial（千禧一

代）visitlibrariesmoreoftenthantheirparentsorgrandparents.Theyoung

lovelibrariesbecausetheyaresecure,comfortable,freeand-asmy11-

year-oldwouldsay-〃aesthetic〃.Thismeanstheylookgoodinthebackground

ofanInstagrampostorTikTokvideo.It'salsoagreatplacetomeetpeople.

Ifyou'rebothyoungandinalibrary,chancesareyouhavesimilarinterests.

Andthen,too,therearethebooks.GenZ-ersareturningouttobebig

readers,especiallyofpaperbooks.Eventhough,orperhapsbecause,they

haveintheirpocketsthemostlimitlesslydistractingdeviceseverinvented,

manyaredeliberatelychoosingtopickupapieceof15th-centurytechnology

instead.Theylikethefactthatbooksareself-containedandrequire

concentration.

Thereis,sometimes,asenseofnostalgic（懷舊的）cosplayinthewayyoung

peopleread.InNewYork,forexample,thelatestTikTok-fuelledcrazeisreadingwith

strangersinbars.Youhavetobuyaticketinadvance,andthenyouallgatherandsitin

silencefor30minutes,readingwhateverbookyou'vebroughtalong.Likean

expensiveversionofgoingtothelibrary,exceptthatafterwardsyouallhaveadrinkand

talkaboutbooks.Theverythoughtofitmakesmesuffer,butthat'sbecauseI'ma

childofthe1970sand80s.Tome,readingisaprivatepleasure,whilescreens-TVor

cinema-aresocial.Ididonce,inafitofambitiousparenting,introducea"family

readinghour",duringwhichmyhusbandandchildrenwerepressedtojoinmeatthe

firesideforsomesilentreading.Itcouldnothavefeltmoreperformativeifwehad

dressedupintophatsandcrinolines（舊時的裙）.

Butstill,Iapplaudtheseyoungreaders-forknowingwhatisgoodforthem,

forseekingouthumanconnection,forfindingthebeautyandpleasureinold

institutions,andforbringingnewlifetothelibrary.

32.Whichofthefollowingisareasonwhytheyounglove1ibraries?

A.Theyenjoythesenseofsafetyandfreedom.

B.Theyarefreetousesocialmediainlibraries.

C.Theyconsidere-readingawaytodiscoverbeauty.

D.Theyexpecttomeetpeoplewithdifferentinterests.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutthelatestTikTok-fuelledcrazeinNewYork?

A.Itsatrendofreadingwiththefamilyinbars.

B.Itsalearningapproachadvocatingsilentreading.

C.Itsagatheringattendedbystrangersfreeofcharge.

D.Itsareadingfashionintegratingtheoldandthenew.

34.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor'sunderstandingofreadingfrom

paragraph4?

A.Itisadelightfulsocialexperience.B.Itisawayofpersonalenjoyment.

C.Itisasignificantparentingpattern.D.Itisapainfulroutinepractice.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AGenZWaytoRefreshLibraries

B.ARealisticLookofLibraryReading

C.ABroadViewofLibrariesandSocialMedia

D.ANewWaytoSeeHumanConnectionwithLibraries

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

DearFresher,joiningauniversitycanbeapleasantbutchallenging

experience:horrificandyetbeautiful,scarybutexciting.36

Donotpanicif,likeme,youdonotmakefriendsonthefirstdayorweek.

BeforeImetSanaa,Ihadtriedtoforcemyselftomakefriendswithclassmates

inmyothermajors.ThenIwasstartingtogetconvincedthattherewas

somethingwrongwithme.37Eventually,whenIstartedmakingmorefriends,

itmadesensewhythefriendshipsIhadforceddidnotworkout.Itwasmy

firstlessoninunderstandingmyuniqueness,andremindingmethatmy〃friends

〃aresomewhere,outthere.38

So,dearFresher,asIsaywelcometouniversitylife,Iamalsosaying,

giveyourselftime-tounderstandyourschool,yourcourse,andyournew

rhythmoflife.Donotfallintothetrapofpeople-pleasingtofitin.

_39_Ofcourse,youmustleaveroomtogrowandbreathe-todiscoveramazing

cultures,newaccents,andnewwaysofmatchingyourclothesbutdo

notdoanythingthatneedsyoutoabandonyourgenuineselfinordertobecome.

Finally,itmightnotlooklikeit,butthefour,five,orsixyearsyou

willbeinuniversitywillpassbyreallyquickly.40_PerhapsthatisDIYs,

writingblogposts,participatinginclubactivitiesinyourdepartment,

orjoiningthedancetroupe.

So,dearFresher,goforward,andleaveyourmark!Youwillbesurprised

athowmuchexperiencethatwillcontributetoyourCV.

A.Itisabigturnonthepagesofyourlife.

B.Extracurricularactivitiesbuildconfidence.

C.Inolongerstruggletoohardtofitsquarepegsintoroundholes.

D.Itisagoodideaforyoutomakefriendswithlike-mindedpeople.

E.ThatwaswhyIgotuninspiredbyeveryfriendshipItriedtomake.

F.Whilethenewphaseoflifeischallenging,rememberwhoyoutrulyare.

G.Seekoutopportunitiestodostuffyouarepassionateaboutduringyour

freetime.

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項。

Iwasinterestedinvolunteeringatahospitalbecausebothofmyparents

workinhospitals.Iwantedtoseethe41wasafterhearingthemtalk

aboutit.Tobemore_42,1wantedtoworkattheVAVeterans（老

兵）Affairshospital-inPaloAltobecausethe_43_ofVAis"toservethosewho

served"andIreally44thisveryidea.

Tomygreatestjoy,Iwas45theVAprogram,andthroughoutthissummer

break1'vespentaround110hours_46_atVAPaloAltoindifferent

departments.Tobehonest,Ihadneveratallfeltmorewelcomedand47in

everydepartmentIwentto.Aftersomeinitialexperiences,I_48towork

intheOfficeofInformationTechnology(OIT)sinceIaminterestedin

computers,andIwantedtoseehowtheyareusedinahospitalsetting.

MyoverallexperienceofvolunteeringatVcanbe49intothewords

of“eye-openingand_50_〃.ThroughoutmywholelifeIhavebeen51to

healthcare,frombothmyparentsbeingphysiciansandmyhealthproblems,

butIhavenever52beenntheothersideoftheglass,sotospeak.What

I53mostaboutmyexperiencewasthe5toseewhatit'sliketohelppeople.

IwanttocontinuevolunteeringatVAbecauseIbelievethereisnoother

experiencethatcanbeas55asworkinginahospitalthattreats

Veterans.

41.A.opportunityB.decisionC.experienceD.adventure

42.A.specificB.privateC.flexibleD.cautious

43.A.conceptB.missionC.professionD.advantage

44.A.contributedB.generatedC.transformedD.shared

45.A.acceptedintoB.committedtoC.concernedaboutD.withdrawn

from

46.A.studyingB.volunteeringC.observingD.exercising

47.A.convincedB.determinedC.valuedD.amused

48.A.appliedB.refusedC.promisedD.arranged

49.A.classifiedB.summarizedC.dividedD.combined

50.A.normalB.relevantC.reliableD.worthy

51.A.attachedB.devotedC.exposedD.submitted

52.A.actuallyB.totallyC.absolutelyD.appropriately

53.A.respectB.treasureC.understandD.agree

54.A.abilityB.responsibilityC.approachD.courage

55.A.relaxingB.challengingC.fulfillingD.thrilling

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Towritehisownmedicaltext,LiShizhenreferencedover800medical

texts,countlessbooksonhistoryandgeography,andworksofliterature.

Heevenstudiedthecompleteworksofmanyancientpoets,from56heselected

asurprisingnumberofversesaboutmedicine.However,thegreatestissue

heencounteredwasthewidespread57(inconsistent)intheuseofdrug

names.Realisingtheimportanceoffieldresearchoutweighed_58―of

extensivereading,in1565Litravelledfarandwideintothemountainsand

wilderness.Hecoveredwhataretoday'sprovincesofHunan,Jiangxi,Anhui

andJiangsu,andmanyotherplaces.

Afteroveradecadeoffieldresearch,Li59(successful)completed

thefirstdraftofhismasterpiece,BencaoGangmu,ortheCompendiumof

MateriaMedicain1578.Herevised60workatleastthreetimesrightup

untilhisdeathin1593.

Sinceitsfirstpublicationin1596,thebook61―(receive)world-

widerecognition.BritishnaturalistCharlesDarwinacknowledgedthebook

_62―an〃ancientChineseencyclopedia.〃In2011,thebook63(list)

ontheUNESCOMemoryoftheWorldRegister.In2017,aninternational

conferencewasheldinBeijing_64(celebrate)Li5s500thbirthday.

Today,therearea_65_(grow)numberofinternationalexchanges

centeringonLiShizhenandhisbook,andmanypeoplearoundtheworldcan

stillfindthewisdomofhumandevelopmentinthisancientclassic.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是某國際學(xué)校學(xué)生會主席李華，本學(xué)期你校將為外籍學(xué)生開設(shè)一系列以中國傳

統(tǒng)文化為主題的研討活動（workshop）,請你寫一則通知，內(nèi)容包括：

1.介紹活動；2.闡明理由；3.邀請參加。

注意:

1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實

Notice

TheStudents'Union

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Kevinwoketotheblaringbeepofhisalarmclock.〃Can'twaitforthat

campingtrip,〃Kevinthought,filledwithexcitement.Ashewasleaving

home,hisdadgrabbedhimbythehandandsaid,〃Beforeyougo,justtell

methedirectionsonwhereyouandyourfriendsaregoingtostay.〃

〃Butdad!〃Kevincomplained.

〃Nobuts!〃Kevin'sdadadded.

〃Fine.〃Kevintoldhimthedirectionsandleft.

Thethreefriends,Kevin,JayandNathan,hadbeenplanningthisadventure

forweeks,packingtheirstuff-tents,snacks,andamap-preparingfor

a3-dayoutdoorexploration.ExcitementranthroughKevinastheydeparted

fortheircampsite.〃Thistripisgoingtobeawesome,〃Nathanexcitedly

yelledastheysetoff.Butlittledidtheyknowthatnaturehadasurprise

instoreforthem.

Thefirstdayatthecampsitewasgoinggreat,settinguptents,

collectingfirewood,andsharingstories.〃Man,wenailedthesetents,〃

Kevinsaid.〃Iknowitwaseasyreally,〃Nathanreplied.Thefriendswere

happy.

Yettowardsnight,asthedarkcloudsgatheredoverhead,theatmosphere

shifted,andasuddenstormeruptedwithunforgivinganger.Rainpoureddown

fromtheheavenslikearelentlesswaterfall,transformingthepeaceful

campsiteintoamuddybattleground.Worsestill,ahugetreewasuprooted

andcrasheddownwithadeafeningcrackontheironlymeansofescape-their

car.Kevin'seyeswidenedinhorrorashespottedthedamagedwreckagebeneath

thefallengiant.〃Ourcar!〃hescreamedoverthehowlingwind,hisvoice

amixofdisbeliefanddespair.〃We'restuckhere,〃hedeclared,hiswords

barelyaudibleagainstthebackdropofthunderandraindrops.Theyrealized

thattheirplanshadbeenviolentlyspoiledbyforcesbeyondtheircontrol.

Theoncequietcampsitenowstoodasadesertedbattlefield,thefallentree

servingasapainfulremin