浙江省杭州市五校聯(lián)考高三壓軸卷新高考英語試卷及答案解析

浙江省杭州市五校聯(lián)考高三壓軸卷新高考英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)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．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized2．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend3．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer4．語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。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．a(chǎn)lthough5．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect6．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound7．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome8．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive9．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．a(chǎn)cquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction10．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative11．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open12．I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar13．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame14．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto15．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring16．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive17．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．a(chǎn)llthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is18．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall19．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen20．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．a(chǎn)s D．but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）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．worried22．（8分）TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．a(chǎn)newspaperB．a(chǎn)filmreviewC．a(chǎn)biographyD．a(chǎn)documentar23．（8分）Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)exicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.24．（8分）SinceAppStorewassetup,ithasbeensellingconsumersonesimplethingchoice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryoudesired.Thensomethingfunnyhappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayislikegoingintoashoppingmallwithonlyacoupon(優(yōu)惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightbeeasiertogiveupthantochoose.Itisn’tconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsalsohaseconomiceffects.Whencountlesschoicesareavailable,itcausespressure,pushingpricesdownanddrivingusabitcrazy.Sowhatisthewayforward?Itmaywellbetoturnlesschoiceitselftothemarketingstrategy.Therearealreadysignsthatthisishappening.Firstlycontentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisplanningtoopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptionstoo.Considertheideaofawineclub:fromtensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingones.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissimilar-carefullyselectedofferingsfromtrustedsourcesthatputchoicesinthehandsofsomeoneelseinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Uptonow,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahasonlyonesolution:thealgorithm（運(yùn)算法則）．Butwe＇veseenthetroublewithalgorithmsonYouTubeTheyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotknowyoureinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontenthewayforwardcantsimplybemoreorbetteralgorithms.Instead,it'stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowmuchwecanuseadevice,orwhatweareavailabletochoosefrom.Aswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleaskforisclear:Less.1、Whatwilltoomuchchoiceofcontentonthemarketresultin?A．TheshutdownofcompaniesB．TheanxietyofconsumersC．ThepoorqualityofproductsD．Theslowdownofeconomy2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraphs4and5?A．ContentcompaniesshouldwithdrawtheirofferingsonlineB．ContentcompaniesshouldposttheirofferingsonAppStoreC．ContentcompaniesadoptdifferentmethodstonarrowtheconsumersfocusD．ContentcompaniesopentheirownstreamingservicesonYouTube3、Howdoalgorithmsprobablyrespondtoconsumersneeds?A．TheymakeabetterchoiceforthemB．TheyhelptoremovedisturbingcontentC．TheychangetheirinterestindigitalmediaD．Theyfailtoofferwhattheypossiblylike4、WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardslimitingthechoiceconsumershaveA．Approving.B．SkepticalC．Opposing.D．Neutral25．（10分）LyingalongsidemountainsofsmellygarbageundertheSouthAmericansun,CateuraisalongwayfromtheconservatoriesofPragueorVienna.Yetthetownship,whichgrewoutofParaguay'slargestdump(垃圾場),isgainingareputationasahothouseformusicaltalentandforitsyouthorchestra(管弦樂隊)thatplaysinstrumentsmadefromgarbage."Theworldsendsusgarbage.Wesendbackmusic,"saysFavioChavez,leaderofthe"RecycledOrchestra,"duringarecentvisitbythegrouptoLosAngeles.Orchestramembers,poorchildrenfromCateura,playviolinsfashionedfromoventraysandguitarsmadefromdessertdishes.Theorchestraprovidestheyoungstersanoutletandanescape,achancetogobeyondthemessoftheirslum(貧民窟)throughthemusicofMozart,andevenSinatra."Inthebeginning,itwasdifficulttoplay,"saysthel0-year-oldviolinistCelesteFleitas."ButFaviohelpedmelearnovertime.FromFavio,IhavelearnedtobemoreresponsibleandvaluethethingsIhave."Thedestinationformorethan1,500tonsofwasteeachday,thecommunityhasnosafedrinkingwaterandlittleaccesstoelectricityorsanitation(衛(wèi)生設(shè)施).Illiteracyissevere,andthechildrenofthetownshipoftenfallintodrugs,violenceandcrimes.FavioChavez,amusicaltalent,cametoCateuraasanenvironmentaltechnicianin2006andstartedayouthmusicschool.Heknewshop-boughtinstrumentswerebeyondthemeansofvillagerswhoseshedsareworthlessthanaviolin,soheapproachedacarpentertomakesomeoutofwastefromthedump.TheorchestracaughttheeyeofParaguayanfilmmakerAlejandraAmarilla.SheuploadedashortpieceoftheorchestratoYouTubein2012,hopingtosecurecrowdfundingforwhatwouldbecomeLandfillHarmonic,adocumentaryreleasedacrosstheUnitedStatesthismonthandpromotingtheyoungstersonatouroftheworld'smusichallslateron.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．YoungsterscarrytunesfromgarbagetovictoryB．AmusictalenthittheroadtotheworldstageC．AtownformusicfansD．Anorchestraonaglobaltour2、WhatdoweknowaboutCateura?A．Ithasraisedpeople'sawarenessofrecyclingtrashB．IthascaughtmoreattentionthroughtheorchestraC．Itrecyclesmorethanl,500tonsofrubbishperdayD．Itprovidesitschildrenwithbetterschoolingconditions3、WhydidAlejandraAmarillauploadapieceoftheorchestratoYouTube?A．ToassisttheyoungsterswithaworldtourB．TocollectfundingforadocumentaryC．ToorganizecarpenterstomakeinstrumentsD．TocatchtheeyeoftheParaguaygovernment4、WhatcanwelearnfromFavioChavez?A．ToworkinateamweighsmoreB．TorecyclethingsistoconservethingsC．TobecreativeisaqualityofaleaderD．Toownnothingisnoexcusetodonothing第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）OneeveningIwasgoingbackfromasupermarket.AsI1mycar,Inoticedthatsomepersonstoodbesideme.Hewastheonethatcouldbe2asabum(流浪漢).Itseemedthathewashomeless.I3thathewouldaskmeformoney,buthedidnotdothat.Heonlysaid,“Yourcarisverynice.”Afterseveralmomentsof4,Ireplied,“Thanks.”Andthentheinnervoice5tome,“Askhimifheneedshelp.”Afterashort6Iaskedhimthat.Hisresponsewas7.Iwillneverforgetthosesimplethreewords“Don’tweall?”Itwasatrue8tome.Ineedhelp,justasthose9.Ihadmoneyandaplacetosleep,butI10neededhelp.ThenIopenedmywalletandofferedhimenoughmoneytogetsomeshelterforaday.11Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowmuchmoney,12,luxurythingswehave,weallneedhelp.Andontheotherhand,nomatterhowpooryouare,howmany13problemsyouhave,youstillmightbegiving.14it’sjustaniceword,itcanbe15tootherpeople.Maybethatmanwasjustahomelessstranger,buttomehewas16that.Maybehewasamansentto17methatthereisonething,amongall18,whichisveryimportantandcannotbe19foreveryperson.Actually,itisatrue20andit’scalledGiving.1、A．leftB．lockedC．a(chǎn)pproachedD．parked2、A．turndownB．referredtoC．leftbehindD．keptoff3、A．expectedB．understoodC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．recognized4、A．contactB．a(chǎn)bsenceC．conversationD．silence5、A．respondedB．reactedC．a(chǎn)ppealedD．whispered6、A．hesitationB．distanceC．driveD．break7、A．casualB．cautiousC．a(chǎn)stonishingD．a(chǎn)mbiguous8、A．defeatB．explorationC．discoveryD．challenge9、A．inrealityB．introubleC．indangerD．inaction10、A．stillB．evenC．onlyD．a(chǎn)lready11、A．PreviouslyB．ObviouslyC．GenerallyD．Suddenly12、A．a(chǎn)chievementsB．talentsC．potentialsD．budgets13、A．medicalB．materialC．a(chǎn)bsurdD．theoretical14、A．IfonlyB．NowthatC．EventhoughD．Incase15、A．pricelessB．harmlessC．blamelessD．useless16、A．otherthanB．morethanC．ratherthanD．lessthan17、A．warnB．promiseC．remindD．a(chǎn)ssure18、A．effortsB．memoriesC．factorsD．values19、A．substitutedB．a(chǎn)ssignedC．contradictedD．betrayed20、A．inspirationB．giftC．faithD．guidance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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LivinginAmsterdamintheNetherlands,Anne1．(suffer)fromWorldWarII.2．(she)familywasJewishsotheyhadtohideortheywould3．(catch)bytheGermanNazi.Duringthattimeheronly4．(truly)friendwasherdiary.Shesaid:“Idon’twanttokeep5．seriesoffactsinadiaryasmostpeopledo,butIwantthisdiaryitselftobemyfriend,andIshallcallmyfriendKitty.”Anne’ssister,Margotfounditwasdifficult6．(settle)andcalmdowninthe7．(hide)placebecauseshewasconcernedaboutwhethertheywouldbediscovered.Sheknewshehadtotrusther8．(parent)andthathidingwasnecessary.Atfirstshethoughtshewouldgocrazy,9．latersherealizedthatitwasbettertogo10．thistogether.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。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧)，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。TodayasIwasleavingthechurchforhome,Ihearanoldmansayinghewascold、Iwasdressinginanexpensivescarf、Ihadbeenapreciousgifttome,soIgaveittohim、Inmyopinion,thehappinesswhatIreceiveasIseesomeoneelsehappyintheirheartsmeansmanythanthescarfitself、Heofferedtoaccompanyingmehomeandwetalkedallofthewaytomyhouse、Forme,amaterialthingdoesn'thaveameaninguntilIgivethemtosomeone、Makeitgoodone,atrulymeaningofloveforothers、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，得知你的英國朋友Frank暑假不回國，你寫信想邀請他到你家鄉(xiāng)玩，內(nèi)容包括：1.發(fā)出邀請；2.時間和地點(diǎn)；3.活動安排。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、ADCBB5、D6、D7、C8、A9、C10、D11、C12、A13、B14、C15、B16、B17、D18、B19、D20、D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、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.WhenIturned