福建省龍巖市長(zhǎng)汀縣長(zhǎng)汀、連城一中等六校2025屆英語高三上期末質(zhì)量跟蹤監(jiān)視試題含解析

福建省龍巖市長(zhǎng)汀縣長(zhǎng)汀、連城一中等六校2025屆英語高三上期末質(zhì)量跟蹤監(jiān)視試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct2．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides3．________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!Areyoutalkingtome?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should4．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff5．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof6．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright7．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．a(chǎn)m D．would8．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted9．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This10．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/11．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what12．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if13．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use14．Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it15．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was16．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill17．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo18．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken19．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish20．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Restaurantsplayamajorpartindefiningthecharacteristicsofacity.Theyrevealthediversityoftheplace,thepaceofthenightlifeandthefinancialhealth.Beijing,ametropolisthatishometo20millionpeople,hastensofthousandsofrestaurants.HerearesomespecialrestaurantsinBeijing.●DiaoyutaiStateGuestRestaurantTraditionally,DiaoyutaiStateGuestRestaurantonlyservedvisitingdignitaries（達(dá)官貴人）.Butsince1980,ithasopenedtothepublic.ItoffersnotonlyChinesecuisineatitsbestbutalsosecludeddiningexperienceinanotherwisebuzzing（嘈雜的）metropolis.Location:No.2FuchengRoad,HaidianDistrict,BeijingCost:$222.01perperson●HeritageinWandaPlazaHeritageoffersFrenchcuisine,whichisfamousforitsrichtasteandsubtlenuances.Location:WandaPlaza,No93JianguoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,BeijingCost:$125:49perperson●KyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-RyoriinPanguHotelAstheonly7starhotelinBeijing,KyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryoriisundoubtedlythemostexpensiverestaurantinthecity.KaisekiisatraditionalmulticourseJapanesediner.KaisekionlyusesseasonalingredientsandispreparedbymasterJapanesecheftoreflectchangeofseason.Location:Pangu7StarHotel,Beijing27CentralNorth4thRingRoadChaoyangDistrict,BeijingCost:$1159.29perperson●ChinaGrillPeoplecomeforfoodbutstayfortheview.SituatedonthetopfloorofalandmarkbuildingintheheartofCBD,ChinaGrilloffersanunparalleledviewofBeijinglandscape.Location:66/FParkHyatt,2JianguomenWai,CBD,BeijingCost:$130.79perperson1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“secluded”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Fashionable. B．Peaceful.C．Popular. D．Crowded.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutKyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryori?A．Itonlyservedvisitingdignitarieswhenfirstopened.B．ItsfoodispreparedbymasterChinesechef.C．ItislocatedinHaidianDistrictinBeijing.D．ItisthemostexpensiverestaurantinBeijing.3、WhatisspecialaboutChinaGrillamongtherestaurantsmentionedaboveA．ItistheonlyonethatservesChinesefood.B．Itisthecheapestoneofthefour.C．YoucanenjoytheviewofBeijingwhendiningthere.D．Itisfamousforitsrichtaste.22．（8分）Otherpeoplemayhavetheirownagenda(議程)forourlife;wecanvaluetheirinputbutwedon’thavetotakeittoheart.Aschildren,ourparentshaddreamsforus.Theywarnedustodowellinschool,andtodowhateverwasnecessarytoreachourhighestpotential.Laterinlife,friendsmaytrytosetusupwiththeirideaoftheperfectpartnerortheperfectjob.Peopleclosetousmayhaveideasabouthowweshouldliveourlives,ideasthatusuallycomefromloveandthedesireforustobehappy.Othertimes,theycomefromaplaceofneedwithinthem-whetheritistheparentwhowantsustoliveouthisorherdreamsorthefriendwhowantsustoplayanalready-definedrole.Whateverthecase,wecanappreciateandconsiderthosepeople’sinput,butfinallywemustfollowourownguidance.Theremaycomeatimewhenallthesuggestionscanbecomeoverbearing(霸道的).Wemayfeelthatthepeoplewelovedon’tapproveofourjudgment,whichcanhurtourfeelings.Itcandisturbthechoiceswemakeforourlivesbymakingusdoubtourselvesbeforewe’vehadachancetodecidewhatwewant.Wecantellourlovedoneshowmuchweappreciatetheirthoughtsandideas,butthatweneedtoliveourownlivesandmakeourowndecisions.Wecanexplainthattheyneedtoletuslearnfromourownexperiences.Whentheyseethatwearehappywithourlivesandthepathwearetakingtoreachourgoals,theycanmakesurethatallweneedthemtodoistoshareinourjoy.1、Peopleclosetousoftentellusideastoshowtheir.A．a(chǎn)uthorityB．concernC．potentialD．happiness2、Whatshouldwedowhenwedisagreewithourfriends’advice?A．Provethatourchoicesareright.B．Makethemfollowourdecisions.C．Tellthemourchoicedirectlywithoutcompromise.D．Letthemknowweshouldmakeourowndecisions.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．OfferingsuggestionsB．AppreciatingsuggestionsC．AcceptingsuggestionsD．Exchangingsuggestions23．（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）HowtohavefuninChicagowithoutspendingalotofmoney?SightseeingTheArtInstituteofChicagohasafinecollectionofphotosandpaintings.Theticketis$10.00,butgoonTuesdaysandyou'llgetinfree.TheSearsToweristheworld'sthirdtallestbuilding.Bygoingtothe103rdfloor,youcangetaviewofthewholecity.Allforonly$8.50.FreeshowTherearefreeconcertsinGrantParkinsummer.TheyareheldWednesdaythroughSaturdaynightsat7:30P.M..AttendthetapingofaTVshowforfree.TheOprahWinfreyShowandtheJennyJonesShowbothoffertouristsfreetickets.FortheOprahWinfreyShow,you'llhavetobookticketsatleastamonthbefore.PlacestostayYoucangetahotelfor$100to$300aday.However,youcangetaroominthedormitoryatRooseveltUniversityfor$215forawholeweek!Butyouhavetostayfor28daystogetthisgreatrate(優(yōu)惠).1、（小題1）Thispassagetellsus_________.A．ChicagoisabigandbeautifulcityB．wherewecanseefinephotosandpaintingsC．howtomakeacheaptripinChicagoD．therearemanyfreeconcertsinChicago2、（小題2）Itwillcostyou________ifyouvisittheArtInstituteinsteadoftheSearsToweronSundays.A．moreB．lessC．a(chǎn)littleD．nothing3、（小題3）Youmaygoto_________ifyouliketogetagreatviewofthewholecity.A．theArtInstituteB．theSearsTowerC．RooseveltUniversityD．GrantPark4、（小題4）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．ItisfreetogototheArtInstituteonTuesdays.B．FreeGrantParkconcertsareheldfournightsaweekinsummer.C．TheSearsToweristheworld’sthirdtallestbuilding.D．YoucangetticketstotheOprahWinfreyShowassoonasyouarrive25．（10分）PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)issadlyacommonaffliction(折磨)formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.“Alotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithus,"saidJoshMarino,aveteran(退伍兵)oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.“ididn’twanttodealwithitanymore,”Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutsideforafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小貓)which，accordingtoMarino,“justwalkedupandstartedrubbingupagainstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.”Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife."Istoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstartedthinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant，butthatwasn'ttheendofthestoryMarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScout'sremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchontheInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumanscanhelpthem.Itisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebondbetweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit,andwehopeyoudotoo!1、Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.B．JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.C．PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.D．PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.2、WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Hejustcouldn’thelpcrying.B．Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.C．Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.D．Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.B．Themanandthecat.C．Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.D．Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide.第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Rockywasa65-pounddog.Ritawashiseleven-year-old1.WhenRockywasgiventoher,Ritaimmediatelylikedhim.Whenevershewasnotinschool,thetwowere2togetherandwithintouchingdistance.Thefamilywouldoftenlovingly3thepairas“RandR”.ButRockyhadone4—hefearedwaterverymuch,whichwasduetoanawfulexperiencehehadattheageofsevenweeksinhis5home.Hewasnearly6byanaughtyboywhohadbeenblamedbyhisfather.Onelateafternoon,Rita’smother7RandRtoashoppingareanearalake.Ritawasrunningalongtheboardwalkabovethesurfaceofthe8,enjoyingthebeautifulsceneryaround.Itwasthenthataboyonabicycle9Rita.Sheletoutacryofpainandfellintothelake10there.Rita’smotherwasattheentranceofa11whichwasahundredfeetaway.Sherushedtothelakeshoutingforhelp.Rockyseemedto12hisfearandjumpedintothewatertosavehisowner.RockyimmediatelywenttoRitaand13herbytheshoulder’sclothes.Thiscausedherto14sothatherfacewasoutofthewaterandshecoughed.15,thewaterwascalm,theywerenotfarfrom16,andRockyquicklyreachedadepthwherehis17wereonsolidground.HedraggedRita18herheadwascompletelyoutofthewater,andthenstood19her,licking(舔)herface.Ritaandherfamilybelievethatitwasonlythebigdog’s20forthelittlegirlthatcausedhimtotakeactionthatmightbelife-threatening.1、A．friendB．guardC．ownerD．trainer2、A．sometimesB．seldomC．oftenD．a(chǎn)lways3、A．recognizeB．refertoC．considerD．laughat4、A．shortcomingB．habitC．mistakeD．pain5、A．comfortableB．poorC．previousD．new6、A．killedB．drownedC．ruinedD．a(chǎn)bandoned7、A．tookB．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．followedD．sent8、A．iceB．snowC．waterD．frost9、A．beatB．metC．hurtD．hit10、A．lyingB．swimmingC．pushingD．floating11、A．parkB．gardenC．storeD．theater12、A．overcomeB．easeC．senseD．realize13、A．comfortedB．seizedC．rescuedD．a(chǎn)pproached14、A．rolloverB．showoffC．lookupD．turnaround15、A．UnexpectedlyB．HopefullyC．FortunatelyD．Eventually16、A．a(chǎn)shelterB．dangerC．a(chǎn)rockD．shore17、A．a(chǎn)rmsB．feetC．legsD．hands18、A．untilB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．once19、A．forB．besideC．withD．a(chǎn)gainst20、A．courageB．devotionC．sympathyD．love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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheInternetisanamazinginformationresource.Students,teachers,andresearchersuseitas1．investigativetool.Journalistsuseit2．(find)informationforstories.Doctorsuseittolearnmoreaboutunfamiliardiseasesandthe3．(late)medicaldevelopment.Ordinarypeopleuseitforshopping,banking,bill-paying,andcommunicatingwithfamilyandfriends4．(live)farawayorindifferentpartsofacity.Peopleallovertheworlduseittoconnectwithindividualsfrom5．(differ)countriesandcultures.6．,althoughtherearemanypositivedevelopments7．(associate)withtheInternet,therearealsocertainfearsandconcerns.Oneconcernrelatestoalackofcontrolover8．a(chǎn)ppearsontheInternet.Withtelevisionandradiothereareeditorstochecktheaccuracyorappropriatenessofthecontentofprograms,andwithtelevisiontherearerestrictionsonwhatkindsofprogramscan9．(broadcast)andatwhattimesoftheday.WiththeInternet,parentscannotcheckapublishedguidetodeterminewhatissuitable10．theirchildrentosee.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Goodmorning!I’mLiHuafromHongxingMiddleSchool、I’dliketogivebriefintroductionaboutmyself、I’measy-goingandhavevarioushobby、Ilovesports,especialplayingbasketballwithmyfriends、I’malsokeenonlisteningtomusictorelaxmyselfinmysparetime、Betweenallthesubjects,EnglishwasmyfavouriteandI’mgoodatit、Ifitcomestomyidealmajor,I’mquiteinterestingininternationalbusinessbecauseIlikemeetingthepeoplefromdifferentcultures,andcommunicatewiththeminEnglish、Isincerelyhopethatyoucangivemeachancetoimproveyourselfinyouruniversity、162第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華，學(xué)生會(huì)將舉辦迎新年晚會(huì)，你希望外籍教師Tom能參加，于是你給他寫了一封邀請(qǐng)信。要點(diǎn)如下：1.晚會(huì)開始、結(jié)束時(shí)間以及舉辦地點(diǎn)；2.晚會(huì)內(nèi)容包括：唱歌，跳舞，玩游戲等；3.真誠(chéng)希望對(duì)方參加并且詢問對(duì)方的意向。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行為連貫；3.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好。DearTom,Howareyoudoing?Recently,inordertowelcomethenewyear,aneveningpartywillbeheldinourschool.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.YoursLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、B5、B6、B7、A8、C9、A10、A11、B12、A13、B14、A15、B16、C17、A18、B19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、D3、C22、根據(jù)總結(jié)概括文章?B選項(xiàng)Appreciatingsuggestions.23、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!Afe