雞西市重點中學(xué)高三六校第一次聯(lián)考新高考英語試卷及答案解析

雞西市重點中學(xué)高三六校第一次聯(lián)考新高考英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded2．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!3．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected4．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished5．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith6．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．/；a7．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how8．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．a(chǎn)ccomplish B．a(chǎn)ccomplishedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishing D．beingaccomplished9．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will10．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data11．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped12．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t13．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit14．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．a(chǎn)redoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone15．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup16．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear17．CanIparkmycarhere?Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking18．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May19．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．a(chǎn)fter D．when20．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）1、Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1230's?A．Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.B．Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.C．Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.D．Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.2、Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?A．Pre-1200. B．1200-1222.C．1240-1242. D．1250-1252.3、WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?A．Ittolditsstoryinanewway.B．Itwasbasedonatruestory.C．Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.D．Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.22．（8分）AbooksellerinChongqinghasbeenleavingnovelsontrainsandatstationstoinspiremorecommuters(上下班往返的人)toread,afterseeingBritishactressEmmaWatsontakepartinasimilarprojectinLondon.AuthorandbookstoreownerJiangLin,29,randomlyplaced40worksalongthecity’slight-railsystemonSunday.Whoeverfindsabookcanreaditinpublicortakeithome,buttheyareencouragedtoleaveitagainonpublictransportationoncetheyhavefinishedwithit.Jiangsaid,“Iconsideredtheneedsofcommuters,"hesaid."Ihopestrangerscanfeelcomfortedbythebooksandfeelconnectedwithotherreaders."All40bookswerechosenfromJiang’sstore,Razor’sEdgeBookClub,whichheopenedinthesummer,andincludedfictionandnonfiction,withtopicsrangingfromartandsocialsciencestophilosophyandhistoryJiang’sBooksontheChongqingLightRailprojectfollowsthesamemodelasBooksontheUnderground,whichwasstartedin2012andsees“bookfairies”leaveworksonLondonTubetrainsandatstations.Readersareencouragedtosharetheirviewsonthebooks.ItwasrevealedonNov.1thatWatson,whoisbest-knownfortheHarryPottermovieseries,isabookfairy.“AfterIreadthenewsaboutherleavingbooksontheLondonTube,IwassoinspiredthatIimmediatelydecidedtodosomethingovertheweekend,”Jiangsaid.However,hisdecisionwassospontaneousthathehadnotimetomakethestickersthatareusuallyplacedoneachbooktoidentifythemaspartoftheproject.Instead,heputanoteontheflypagetointroducetheconcept.Tohissurprise,oneofhisfriendswasamongthosewhofoundhisbooksandpostedapictureonWeChatMoments,asocialmediafunctionontheinstant-messagingapp.Jiangsaidmorethan20peoplehavesincecomeonboardandarenowworkingonamoredetailedthantospreadtheloveofreading.Althoughincreasingnumbersofpeoplereadondigitaldevices,bookshavenottotallygoneoutoffashion.JiangmentionedthattheyneededthesupportfromChonqingLightRailCo.toensurethebookstostaythereandalsohopedtheprojectcouldbewelcomedacrossthecountry.1、JiangLinleftbooksontrainsoratstationsinorderto______.A．raisemoneyforpoorreadersB．openanewbookstoreC．helpsellmorebooksD．a(chǎn)dvocatereadingbooks2、Jianggotinspiredtostarttheprojectby_________.A．HarryPorterB．WechatmomentsC．EmmaWatsonD．Razor’sEdgeBookClub3、Theunderlinedword“spontaneous”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．unplannedB．unwiseC．firmD．thoughtful4、Jiang’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheprojectcanbebestdescribedas___________.A．positiveB．doubtfulC．reservedD．worried23．（8分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小題1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小題2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．a(chǎn)groundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小題3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost24．（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遺傳學(xué)家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．a(chǎn)secondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers25．（10分）DowomenmakeBETTERastronauts?Russialocksanall-femalecrewinspacesimulator(太空模擬器)foreightdaystofindout.SixRussianwomenhavebeensentintoaspaceshiptobeginauniqueexperimenttestinghowanall-femalecrewwouldrelatetoothersonatriptotheMoonandback.“It’sinterestingforustoseewhatisspecialaboutthewayafemalecrewcommunicates,”saidSergeiPonomaryov,theexperiment’sleader.“itwillbeparticularlyinterestingintermsofpsychology,”saidtheinstitute’sdirectorIgorUshakov.“I’dliketowishyoualackofconflicts,eventhoughtheysaythatinonekitchen,twohousewivesfindithardtolivetogether,”headded.Thevolunteersincludescientificresearchers,adoctorandapsychologist.Thetestperiodsimulates(模仿)aflighttotheMoonandback,withthewomencarryingout10experimentscoveringpsychologyandhumanbiology.Russiasentthefirstwomanintospace,ValentinaTereshkova,in1963buthasfallenbehindsince.Lastyear,itsentitsfourthfemaleastronautintospace,YelenaSerova.SeravacomplainedofagreatdealofmediainterestinhowshewouldwashherhairaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation,pointingoutthatmaleastronautsdidnotfacethesamelineofquestioning.Thewomenfoundthemselvesfieldingquestionsatapressconferenceabouthowtheywouldactwithoutmenormakeupforeightdays,“Weareverybeautifulwithoutmakeup,”saidparticipantDaryaKomissarova.HercolleagueAnnaKussmaulwasmoredirect:“Wearedoingwork.Whenyou’redoingyourwork,youdon’tthinkaboutmenandwomen.”Theyplantospendtheir11/2hoursperdayoffreetimewatchingfilms,readingandplayingboardgames.TeamleaderYelenaLuchnitskayasaidsheexpectedthewomentodealwithanyconflict.1、Inwhichcolumncanyoufindthispassageonawebsite?A．Education. B．Entertainment.C．Science. D．Economy.2、What’sthepurposeoftheexperiment?A．Toshowthatwomencandobetterthanmen.B．Totestwhetherwomencanbegoodastronauts.C．Togatherinformationabouttheconditionsinspace.D．Tomeasurethedistancefromtheearthtothemoon.3、WhatdoweknowfromwhatIgorUshakovsaid?A．Womencannotlivepeacefullyinspaceatall.B．Theremaybeconflictsamongthewomenastronauts.C．Thefemalecrewwilldealwitheachotherinanewway.D．Beinginthesamekitchenhelpsthewomenlivetogether.4、Whichofthefollowingwasoncesentintospace?A．SergeiPonomarev. B．DaryaKomissarova.C．AnnaKussmaul. D．ValentinaTereshkova.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Itiseverykid’sworstnightmare(夢魔)andsix-year-oldJadenHayeshaslivedittwice.First,he1hisdadwhenhewasfourandthenlastmonthhismomdiedunexpectedly,2himanorphan(孤兒).Jadenisunderstandablyheartbroken.Butthere’sanothersidetohis3.Asidehefirstmade43weeksagowhenhetoldhisfriendsthathewastiredofseeingsomepeoplesadallthetime.Andhehadaplanto5it.Hereishowitall6.Jadenaskedhisaunttobuyabunchoflittle7andtakehimtodowntownSavannahtogivethemaway.He8peoplewhoaren’talreadysmilingandthenturnstheirdayaround,expecting9inreturn—butasmile.Sofarhehasgoneoutonfourdifferentoccasionsand10nearly500smiles.Sometimeshedoesn’tgetexactlythe11hewashopingfor:itsimplyconfusessomepeople12asix-year-oldwouldgivethematoy.They13tobehaveawkwardly:steppingbackorgivinga14smile.Inmostcases,however,hewillbepaid15inhugs.Thosegoodreactionshaveworkedwonders:themorepeoplethathemadesmile,themore16cameoutofhim.ForJaden,hewould17hisparentswitheachpassingday.18heisalittlefighter;hechoosesto19hislifewithasmile.Meanwhile,heputssmilesbackonthefaceofotherstolifttheir20.Heremindsustoo,thathowevertoughlifecanbe,thereisalwayssomemeasureofjoy.1、A．sawB．lostC．savedD．recognized2、A．provingB．seeingC．leavingD．finding3、A．interestB．a(chǎn)ctionC．delightD．sadness4、A．publicB．a(chǎn)vailableC．shortD．safe5、A．a(chǎn)chieveB．fixC．enjoyD．finish6、A．helpedB．endedC．beganD．changed7、A．flowersB．toysC．booksD．keys8、A．believesB．lovesC．a(chǎn)sksD．targets9、A．nothingB．somethingC．everythingD．a(chǎn)nything10、A．collectedB．exchangedC．claimedD．shared11、A．a(chǎn)nswersB．giftsC．reactionsD．thanks12、A．whyB．howC．whenD．where13、A．refuseB．tendC．pretendD．continue14、A．warmB．wideC．tightD．sweet15、A．handsomelyB．separatelyC．equallyD．cautiously16、A．envyB．joyC．surpriseD．doubt17、A．missB．searchC．tellD．visit18、A．StillB．ThenC．YetD．Even19、A．braveB．startC．riskD．celebrate20、A．performancesB．handsC．spiritsD．eyes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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Howcanmysonbeayearoldalready?Mysonturnedonelastweek.Thedaymarkedtheendof1．hasbeenboththelongestandshortestyearofmylife.Ihaven’tsleptforayearandIdon’treallyknowhowtimeworksanymore.Fromtheinstanthewasborn,it’sfelt2．mysonhasalwaysbeenpartofthisfamily.Howisheonealready?Firsthewasborn,andwasasleepyballoffleshthen,andnowinhisplaceisalittleboywho3．walkandhasteethandknowshowtoswitchoffthetelevisionatpreciselythemostimportantmomentofanythingIevertrytowatch.It’snotexactly4．(extraordinary)developmentinallofhumanhistory—childgraduallygetsolder—butit’sthefirsttimeI5．(see)itcloseup.It’shonestlyquitehardtograsp.Evenphotosofhim6．(take)lastweekseemlikeadifferentboy.He’sleavingmilestoneaftermilestoneinhistinypartsofmealongwiththem.He’llneveragainbethetinybabywholayinmyarm,7．(suck)onmylittlefingerinthemiddleofthenightwhilehismumslept,8．willhebethebabyamazedbythetasteofsolidfood.Soonenoughhe’llstopbeingthebabywhorestshisheadonmyshoulderwheneverhegetstired,orlaughsuncontrollablywheneverIsaytheword‘teeth’forreasons,9．Idon’tthinkI’lleverworkout.ButI’vehadayearofthisandit’sok.He’snevergoingtostopchanging,andIdon’twanthimto.Thissadness,thisconstantsenseofloss,oftimeslippingjust10．yourgrasp,isanimportantpartofthisprocess.Hewon’trealisethis,ofcourse.He’sgotyearsofunbrokenprogressaheadofhim,whereeverythingwillalwaysbenew.Yearsofhislifewillpassinamomentandhewon’tbeabletounderstandwherethey’vegone.Butit’sok.Youcan’tfreezetime.Youjusthavetomakethemostofwhatyouhave.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），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）不計分。Atfirst,Iwasnotquitewillingtositdownandwatchedthe90-minutefootballmatch、UsuallyIjustcheckedtheresultsbecauseIthoughtthatwasdulltowatchagameinthatplayerskickedaballtoeachother、Therefore,myfatherlovesfootball、DuringtheWorldCupin2006,mydadstaysuplatejusttowatchhisfavouritesport、Seeinghimstronglyinterestinthisgameof22menrunafteraball,Idecidedtositdowntowatchthegame、Ifoundgameexciting,andmydadexplainedfortherules、Wesharedourjoy、FootballisnottoobadlyaslongasIwatchitwithmydad!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學(xué)生會主席李華,為了讓大家更好地了解如何選擇健康食品保持身體健康、學(xué)生會將邀請膳食專家Dr.Wang來校做相關(guān)講座。請你根據(jù)下面的提示寫一則通知。內(nèi)容包括:1.講座主題:健康飲食對身體健康的影響;2.講座人:Dr.Wang;3.講座的時間及地點:7月10日下午4:00—5:30,學(xué)校禮堂(auditorium)。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;3.開頭及結(jié)尾已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。NOTICEFellowstudents,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、C5、D6、C7、C8、B9、C10、D11、A12、A13、B14、D15、C16、D17、D18、A19、D20、A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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、C3、A22、IhadjustmovedtoSanAntonio,Texas.Iworkedforthetourbusservicetakingtouristsonashorttourofthecity’shistoricplacesandwouldendupattheAlamo.IwasdrivingbackfrommylasttouronacoolFebruarydayonmywaybackfromtheSanFemandoCatholicchurchwithnooneonmybuswhenIsawamandressedinrags,thinkingthispersonmustbeanactororsomethingwalkingaround.Istoppedandaskedhim,“Needaride?”Withoutsayinganythinghejustwalkedonbroadandsatdowninseatbehindme.“Whereareyouheading?”Iaskedhim.Helookedupintothemirroratmeandreplied.“I’vegottogettothefort(要塞)andreporttoColonel(上校)TravisthattheMexicansarehere!”Ilaughedtomyselfthinkingthatthismanwasaseriousactor.“I’mguessingyoumeantheAlamo?”Isaidbacktohim.Ilookedupandsawhewasn’tsmilingnorlaughing.Allthroughouttheridehewasstaringinamazementatallthetoweringskyscrapersandthebuildingsalongthestreet.“Irememberwhenthistownwasnothingmorethanalittletradingvillage!”Hefinallysaidtome.“Sowhat’syourname?”Iaskedhim.“DanielCloud,yours?”“DavidZime.”IrepliedasIturnedthecornerofthestreetandlaideyesupontheAlamo.Ipulleduptothesidewalkandopenedthedoor.Cloudgotoutofhisseatandcameuptome.“Thanksfortheride.”Hesaidextendinghishand.Itookhispalmanditwasfreezingcoldlikehejuststeppedoutofthefreezer.“Notaproblem,Mr.Cloud,anddon’tworryaboutthefee.It’sonthehouse.”HenoddedhisheadingratitudelikeallusTexansdoandwalkedaway.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewassoaked(浸；泡)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthormore.Ijus