2024屆吉林省白城市第十四中學英語高三上期末達標檢測模擬試題含解析

2024屆吉林省白城市第十四中學英語高三上期末達標檢測模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，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．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan2．DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.3．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when4．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who5．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it6．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．a(chǎn)ctivity7．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!8．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup9．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must10．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．a(chǎn)nxiety11．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．a(chǎn)s B．if C．though D．unless12．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor13．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．a(chǎn)s C．If D．Whether14．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．a(chǎn)saresultof15．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor16．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(簡裝書)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure17．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That18．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve19．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting20．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing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）Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations（語調(diào)）ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglinted（閃爍）atmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup–theproductofhissacrifice.Andthencamethefatefulquestion:“Whatdoyoustudy?”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment.“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?”HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors(orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous)–tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerations,whichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative（故事）ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’tgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool!”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.1、Whatdisappointedthedriver?A．Theauthor’sattitudetowardshim.B．Theschoolthattheauthorisattending.C．Theauthor’smajorsinhistoryandliterature.D．Theauthor’sinterestscanreplacetheinAfricanAmericanstudies.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?A．wastingB．creatingC．valuingD．seizing3、Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyer?A．Theyareverysmartingeneral.B．Theyhavemoreopportunities.C．Theirparentsarehighachievingaswell.D．Theirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety.4、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthedriver’squestioning?A．Gettingupset.B．Feelingsatisfied.C．Defendingherself.D．Appreciatinghisconcern.22．（8分）PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.23．（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．worried24．（8分）TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地畫)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920,s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古學的)group.TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蝕)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.1、502．WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywerebuiltasabigmap.B．Theywereformedbynature.C．Theyareancientlinesincaves.D．Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.2、504．HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、506．WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A．Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B．Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C．Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D．Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.4、508．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A．Non-stop.B．Ever-lasting.C．Real-life.D．High-end.25．（10分）Awalkerseriouslyinjuredinamountain-toplightningstrikewhichkilledtwoothersisshowingsignsofimprovement,thepolicehavesaid.AmajorrescueoperationwasperformedonSundayfollowingtwostrikeswhichhittheBreconBeacons,SouthWales.Twomendied,whiletwoothersweretakentohospital.Apolicespokeswomansaid,“Amaninaseriousconditioninhospital,followingsimultaneous(同時發(fā)生的)incidentsintheBreconBeacons,hasnowimprovedandheisrecovering.Officersarecontinuingtogetintouchwiththenextofrelativesofthedeadmenandenquiriesareongoing.AllmenwerebelievedtobefromEngland.”MarkJones,oftheBreconMountainRescueTeam,describedthelightningstrikeasafreakaccident,andsomethinghehadnotbeencalledouttoin30yearsofservice.ThewalkinggroupRamblersCymrusaidthatwhileincidentsinvolvingthunderandlightningwererare,electricalstormsshouldbetakenseriouslybywalkers.Theorganisation’sdeliveryofficer,EllyHanniganPopp,said,“We’dadviseeveryonetochecktheweatherforecastbeforestartingawalk.Ifyouhearthunder,seelightningorifyourhairstandsonend,postponeactivitieseveniftheskylooksblueandclear.Lightningwillstrikeasfaras10milesawayfromanyrainfall.Lightningcanstrikethesameplacerepeatedly—especiallytall,pointed,isolatedobjects.”“Ifthereisnoshelteryoushouldkeepmoving.Andifyoubecomethetallestobject,crouch(蹲)intheopentwiceasfarawayfromthenearestpointedobjectasitistall.Makeyourselfassmallaspossible,stayonyourtoesandkeepyourheelstogether,asitwillallowelectricitytogouponefoot,throughtheheelsandbackintothegroundthroughtheother.”1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthevictimsoftheincident?A．Bothoftheinjuredmenarerecoveringslowly,B．Thebodiesofthetwomenhaven’tbeenfound.C．Thefourmeninvolvedmaybefromthesamecountry.D．Thepolicecannotcontactthetwodeadmen’srelatives.2、WhydidtheauthorquotethepolicespokeswomaninParagraph2?A．Becausetheaccidentisveryserious.B．Toannouncewherethevictimscomefrom.C．Becausethepolicearelookingintotheaccident.D．Totellthereaderssomefactsoftheincident.3、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphstellus?A．Harmdonebylightning.B．Warningsfromadeliveryofficer.C．Firstaidinalightningincident.D．Safetytipsonalightningstrike.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）Therosebusheswerefinallyinfullbloomonthatspnngmoming.The1ofrosesalwaysbringstomindWanda'schildhoodmemories.Thenthefamilyhadno2tobuyextrathings,soevenatiredrosewassomethingto3.Currently,tohaveabackyardfullofdifferentrosesispure4.Andherhusband,Dale,devotedly5theroses.6thatshelovestheveryfirstblooms,hepickedsomeonthisparticularmoming.ButasDalereturned,hecameacrossaneighborwhohad7foraquickvisit.Asthewomanturnedtogo,Dalegenerouslygavethe8toher.Andeventhoughtheirvisitor9shedidn'twanttotakethem,shewas_10assured(確信)thattheflowerswereherstokeep.Seeingherpreciousfirstbloomsgooutthedoor11Wandawithregret,andabitof12.Shenewitwas"bettertogivethantoreceive."13,shewishedshecouldhavekepttherosesforherself.Laterthatday,thecoupleheadedtothepostoffice,whereWandawaitedoutsideinthecar.Then,without14,anolderwomansuddenlyappearedattheopenwindow,andgaveherabunchoffreshroses!"Theseareforyou.They'remyfirstbloomsthisspring."Completely15,Wandathankedthewomanand16foramomenttobreatheintherichfragrance.Whenshelookedback,themysteriousvisitorwasgone.Thatspecial17changedWanda.Itmadeherunderstandthetruemeaningof18andunexpectedgifts.Now,shealways19herfirstbloomstoothers,asa(n)20thatsomeoneisthinkingofthem.1、A．sightB．sceneryC．sceneD．show2、A．energyB．moneyC．courageD．desire3、A．desertB．raiseC．valueD．water4、A．businessB．memoryC．imaginationD．enjoyment5、A．laysB．tendsC．studiesD．serves6、A．AnxiousB．AshamedC．AfraidD．Aware7、A．stoppedbyB．settleddownC．turnedoutD．brokenin8、A．greetingsB．wishesC．rosesD．bushes9、A．recommendedB．complainedC．criedD．insisted10、A．hardlyB．repeatedlyC．secretlyD．temporarily11、A．coveredB．filledC．chargedD．supplied12、A．tensionB．prideC．gladnessD．selfishness13、A．StillB．ThusC．InsteadD．Otherwise14、A．delayB．warningC．effortD．thinking15、A．shockedB．confusedC．a(chǎn)mazedD．relaxed16、A．waitedB．noddedC．shookD．bent17、A．deliveryB．discoveryC．a(chǎn)pologyD．smell18、A．givingB．receivingC．a(chǎn)ffectionD．communication19、A．takesawayB．putsawayC．givesawayD．throwsaway20、A．routineB．dutyC．reminderD．example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）Whydosomanypeoplereachsuccessandthenfail?Oneofthebigreasonsisthatwethinksuccessisaone-waystreet.Whenwesucceed,westopdoingeverythingthatmadeussuccessful,1．(sit)backinourcomfortablezone.Soitdoesn’ttakelongtogodownhill.I2．(work)hardbeforereachingsuccess.OnceIwasgoodatcomingup3．creativeideas,anddidwhatIloved.ButthenIstopped,becauseIthought,“ImadeitandIcanrelax.”IthoughtIwas4．a(chǎn)bleguyandIshouldn’thavetoworkatideasandgotintothethingsthatIdidn’tlove,like5．(manage).Iwastheworld’s6．(bad)manager,butImustdoit,becauseIwasthepresidentofthecompany.Iseemedverysuccessful,butactuallyvery7．(depress).Itdidn’ttakelongforbusinesstodroplikearock.8．(save)money,Ihadtoletallmyemployeesgo.Idid9．tookmebacktosuccess.Finally,businessgrewbiggerthanever.Successisn’taone-waystreetbuta10．(continue)journey.Oncewearesuccessful,weshouldstillmoveon,becausethatisnotonlyhowweachievesuccess,butit’showwekeepit.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（A)，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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。、WhenIwasinthe6thgrade,myparentsboughtmeacellphone、Iwasreallyexcitingtoreceivethephone、Thenextweekend,myfamilywentoncampingintheEastLakePark、Weenjoyboatingonthelake、Iusedournewphonetoplaysomeofmyfavoritesong、Ithoughtitwouldbebrilliantideatoputmyphoneinaplasticbagtoprotectingitfromwater、Aftergettingback,Itookthephonein,onlytofindthebagfullofwater、Ididn’tknowwhattosavemyphoneandItriedlayingitouttodry、Unfortunately,itstartedtorain、Whatanawfullyexperience!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的筆友Tom對中國的民間藝術(shù)很感興趣，尤其是編織藝術(shù)，他來信向你了解編織藝術(shù)的相關(guān)情況。請你給他回信并贈書一本，內(nèi)容要點如下：歷史：1000多年；主要原料：竹子、絲線、藤類植物等；主要用途：椅子、背簍、窗簾、籃子、裝飾品等；代表：中國結(jié)(造型多樣，含義豐富)。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.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：編織藝術(shù)weavingart；藤類植物vineplant；背簍packbasket；中國結(jié)ChineseknottingDearTom,LearningthatyouareinterestedinChinesefolkart,especiallytheweavingart,I’mgladtotellyousomethingaboutit._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、D2、C3、B4、C5、D6、B7、C8、A9、B10、D11、D12、D13、A14、D15、B16、B17、B18、C19、C20、B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、A3、D4、D22、1、B2、B3、A23、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.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCloudhadgoneaway!AfewdayslaterIwasreadingabookabouttheBattleoftheAlamowhenIdiscoveredthemostshockingthingIhadeverdiscover