2025屆北京東城區(qū)高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

2025屆北京東城區(qū)高考壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish2．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained3．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported4．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved5．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived6．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened7．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout8．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized9．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can10．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That11．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard12．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen13．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly14．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．a(chǎn)rebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt15．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover16．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t17．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved18．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．a(chǎn)lthough D．unless19．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor20．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout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）Itwasathercompany’sannualpicnicthatmymothermetmyfather,andhewalkedherhome.Thenextweek,fromhishomeinChicago,hesentherapostcard:Remembermeplease.Dobecallingyouoneofthesedays.—David.Shestillhasthatpostcard.Iamnotsurewhatmadehersave.Thoughhealreadyhadhisheartsetonher,shehadn'tchosenhimyet,atleastnotconsciously.Myfather,asalesmanforabigelectronicscompany,oftentolduswhileweweregrowingup,itwasblindluckthathewasatthepicnicthatday.HewasintowntomeetwithclientsandhappenedtostopbythebranchofficethatSaturdaymorningtomakeacall.Itwasthemanagerofalocalradiostationwheremymotherworkedasawriter.“Dave!Gladyou’reintown!”hesaid,andinvitedhimtocomerightovertotheirannualpicnic.Latermymotherdatedhimwhenhewasintown.Eventually,onenightafewmonthslater,shewokehermotherandtoldhershewasgoingtomarryDave.Afewmonthsafterthewedding,myfatherwastransferredeast.TheysettledinNewYork,inthehousewhereIgrewup.SometimesIthinkhowtimegetsustogetherandputsusinacertainplacewherewe’refacedwithoneoptionoranother.Weleavebehindwhileotherslivebythechoicewemade.Wecouldhavelivedfullofdifferentpassionsandjoys,differentproblemsanddisappointments.Sometimes,particularlywhenIcamehomelatetoasleepinghouse,myhusbandanddaughtercurledaroundeachother.Ithinkabouttheliveswewouldnothavehadifchoiceshadbroughtustoadifferentplace.AndItrembleatthethoughtthatImighthavemissedthislife,thisman,thischild,thislove.1、Accordingtothetext,wheredidtheauthor’sparentscomeacross?A．Attheauthor’shome.B．Atalocalradiostation.C．Atherfather’scompany’spicnic.D．Athermother’scompany’spicnic.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．theauthor’sfatherdidn’tlikehermotherB．theauthor’smotheralwaysmaderightdecisionsC．theauthordidn’tbelievehermotherD．theauthor’smotherhadn’tdecidedtomarryherfatheratfirst3、Beforemeetingtheauthor'sfather,hermotherwas________.A．a(chǎn)writerB．a(chǎn)managerC．a(chǎn)teacherD．a(chǎn)saleswoman4、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Shevaluesherlifenow.B．Timemakesherlifenowperfect.C．Sheistiredofherlifenow.D．Herlifenowfacesproblemsanddisappointments.22．（8分）AboyshiversintheharshOslowinter,wrappinghisarmsaroundhimselfonabusstopbench.Heisn’twearingacoatandtemperaturesintheNorwegiancapitalregularlyplungeto-10℃duringwinter.Aheartbreakingscene,buttheactionsoftheordinarypeoplewhowitnessedthedilemmaof11yearoldJohannesLonnestadFlaatenarebothjoyousandinspiring.Ayoungblondewomanwhosatnexttotheboyandnoticedhimrubbinghisarms.Sheimmediatelyaskedhim:“Don'tyouhaveajacket?”“No,someonestoleit”,hereplied.Shequestionedhimanddiscoveredhewasonaschooltripandwastoldtomeethisteacheratthebusstop.Sheaskedhimthenameofhisschoolandwherehewasfromassheselflesslydraped(掛上)herowncoataroundhisshoulders.Later,anotherolderwomanatfirstgavehimherscarf,thenwrappedhiminherlargepaddedjacket.Throughouttheday,moreandmorepeopleofferedJohannestheirglovesandeventhecoatsofftheirbacksastheywaitedfortheirbus.Johanne'sdilemmawasahiddencameraexperimentbyNorwegiancharitySOSChildren'sVillageaspartoftheirwintercampaigntogatherdonationstosendmuch-neededcoatsandblanketstohelpSyrianchildrengetthroughthewinter.Manyoftherefugees(難民）havelefttheirhomeswithoutwinterclothing."PeopleshouldcareasmuchaboutchildreninSyriaastheycareaboutthisboy,"SynneRonning,theinformationheadofSOSChildren`sVillagesNorway,toldTheLocal.Shealsonotedthatthechildwasavolunteerwhowasneverinanydangerduringthefilming.1、Accordingtothetext,howcanwedescribetheexperiment?A．Practical.B．Dangerous.C．Inspiring.D．Voluntary.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheyoungblondewoman?A．Shethoughttheboywaslyingatfirst.B．Shewasnotsureofwhattheboysaid.C．Shegavetheboyahandintheend.D．Shecaredverylittleaboutothers.3、WhatcanwelearnfromSynneRonning'swordsinParagragh5?A．PeoplehavedonemuchtohelpchildreninSyria.B．Theboywasonlywellprotectedinthefilming.C．Thereshouldbemorevolunteersinvolved.D．ChildreninSyriadeservetobecaredfor.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）Thenextgenerationofartificialintelligence(AI)maybesittingrightbeneathyou,atleastiffurnituremakerIkeahasanysayinthematter.TheSwedishfurniturecompany’s“future-living”researchlabinCopenhagenisconductingasurveytounderstandwhatpeoplewantwhenitcomestosmartfurniture.AIisnowwalkingintomoreaspectsofpeople’sdailylives.Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner,andAIrobotscanplayandbeatthebestplayersofstrategygames.Assmarthometechnologieshavebecomemoreubiquitous,productsrangingfromsmartelectricaloutlets（插座）tosmartsmokealarmsarefloodingthemarket.Therefore,it’snotsurprisingthatIkeawouldbemovinginthesamedirection.Exactlywhypeoplewouldwanttheirsofaorbedframetospeaktothen,tracktheirdailymovementsorofferhelpisnotyetclear.ThoughIkea’sthenewsurveydoesn’tdirectlyanswerthatquestion,itdoesprovideahintofwhatpeoplewouldfeelcomfortablewith.Mostparticipantswantedamorehuman0likeformofvirtual（虛擬的）assistants,asopposedtoonethatismorerobotic.Intermsoftheidealgender（性別）oftheassistants,themostpopularchoicewasneithermalenorfemale.FewwantedareligiousformofAI.Justaswithhumanfriends,mostwantedAIfriendsthatwerelikethem,affirmingtheirownworldview.TheywantedanAIassistantthatwasreasonablyintelligent-thatcouldcollectdatatopredictwhatapersonwantedbeforeheorsheasked,andthatcouldpreventsomeonefrommakingmistakes.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatIkeahassetfootinthefieldorfuturistictechnologies.Inadditiontowirelesschargingtablesandchainlessbikesthatneverrust（生銹）,thefurnituregianthasalsopicturedsmartkitchensthatcancookthebestmeal.Todecideonhowintelligentyouwantyournextsofaorbookshelftobe,youcantakeIkea’ssurveyonline.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ubiquitous”inParagraph2mean?A．Beautiful.B．Common.C．Normal.D．Environment.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Thedifferencesbetweenrobot-likeandhuman-likeassistants.B．WhatformofAIassistantspeoplewant.C．Whatkindoffriendspeoplewant.D．Thepopularrobotsonthemarket.3、MostpeoplewhoreceivedthesurveywantedanAIassistantthatcould________.A．helpthembecamesmarterB．communicatewiththemwithouttroublesC．haveitsownworldviewD．dealwiththeirproblemsinadvance4、WhichofthefollowingproductsarefromIkea?A．Smartsofasthatcanspeaktoyou.B．Smartbedsthancantrackyourdailymovements.C．Wirelesschargingcars.D．Rustlessbikeswithoutchains.25．（10分）There’saworldofdifferencebetweenahorrormovieandacomedy—theformerscaresyouhalftodeathwhilethelatterleavesyourollingonthefloorwithlaughter.Buttrywatchingthemwithoutthebackgroundmusicandyoujustmightdecidethey’renotsodifferentafterall.Musicandmovieshavebeencloselyconnectedsincethebeginningofthefilmindustry—evenbeforethevoicesofactorswererecorded.Inmovies,musichelpstoprovideasenseoftimeandplace,conveyideasaboutthecharactersand,mostimportantly,drawemotionsoutoftheaudience.Studieshavelongshownthatourheartratesandanxietylevelsriseandfalldependingonthespeedofthemusicwehear.Usingthisknowledge,composersusesuddenchangesinfilmmusicspeedtocreatefearamongaudiences.Slowingthespeedofthemusicwillhavetheoppositeeffect,bringingaboutasenseofpeaceoradreamlikequality.Theuseofdissonant(不和諧的)tonesandnoisesisanothertechniquethatheightenstension.Humansnaturallybecomeunnervedwhenweheardissonantsoundsbecausesuchnoisesareusuallyassociatedwithdanger,likethosethatanimalsmaketowarnagainstpredators(捕食者).Ascrucialasitis,thebestfilmmusicissubtle.Allthataudiencesaresupposedtofeelisaheightenedsenseofemotion—theyshouldn’trealizewhat’scausingit.Onlywhenthemusicistakenoutofthefilmshouldaudiencesunderstanditseffects.Inkeepingwiththisprinciple,somefilmmakersareevenusingwhat’scalled“infrasound”(次聲波)toarousefear.Whilewemaynotbeabletohearitbecauseitsfrequencyisbelowtherangeofthehumanear,infrasoundhasbeenproventocauseanxiety,trembleandevensorrow.Forexample,infrasoundwasusedinthesoundtrackofthe2007horrormovieParanormalActivity,andaudiencesreposedextremelyhighfearlevelsdespitethe1ackofactionthroughoutthemovie.“Itdoesn’taffecteveryoneequally,”saidBritishsciencewriterPhilipBall,authorofTheMusicInstinct,buthepredictedthat“wewillseemoreofitusedinmoviesinthefuture”.1、Whatisthedifferencebetweenahorrormovieandacomedy?A．Theirhistory. B．Theirbackgroundmusic.C．Theiractors. D．Theirtimeandplace.2、Whatcausesfearamongaudiences?A．Thethemeofthemusic. B．Theslowspeedofthetangle.C．Theknowledgeofthemusic. D．Theunexpectedchangeofthemusic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subtle”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．Gentle. B．Wonderful.C．Notimmediatelyobvious. D．Notextremelyattractive.4、Whatdoweknowabout“infrasound”fromthelastparagraph?A．Itcan’tbeknowntopeople.B．Itmakesaudiencesrelaxed.C．Itiswithintherangeofthehumanear.D．Itwillbeusedmoreinmoviesinthefuture.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）Mianervouslyextendedhersmallhandtowardstheminiature（纖小的）horseinfrontorher.Asherpalmgentlytoucheditssoftnose,shelookedatmehappily.Herbrightblueeyes1withjoy.Forchildrenwith2,actionssuchasmakingfriendsandjoininginactivitiescanbe3.AstheleaderoftheMiniatureHorseProject,I4todisabledchildreninmycommunityand5themtojointhisproject.Onceachildjoins,I6instructthemhowtofeedandcarefortheminiaturehorses.Notonlydoesthis7disabledchildrenwithafunactivity,butmyinstructionalsoallowsthemtobuildmuchmore8atschoolorwhentheyaremakingfriends.Ihavetaughtmanydisabledchildren,butMiais9tome.Whatshesuffersmakesherfeelhardto10.Duetothis，shehardlyspokeatthebeginningofourtraining,11justwatchednervouslyas1explainedbasichorsecaretoher.HermothertoldmethatMiahad12behavioratschool:shewasshy,andwatchedherclassmatesplayinsteadofjoiningthem.IworkedtohelpMia13hershyness.Althoughshewasnervous,Ihadherfeedandcleantheminiaturehorses14.ThenIaskedherto15thehorseswithmearoundthefarmandtosmileateveryoneshe16.Soon,shebecameactiveand17incaringforthehorseswithoutmyhelp.Shenowlovestoplaywithherclassmates.However,IdidnotjustinfluenceMia,andshe18measwell.Sheshowedmethatany19canbeovercomewithdedication(熱忱).EachtimeIseeMia，shehugsme20.Althoughshecannotsayit,herhappyfaceandbrighteyestellme,“Thankyou.”1、A．froze B．stared C．shone D．closed2、A．curiosity B．interest C．preference D．disabilities3、A．difficult B．funny C．impressive D．disappointing4、A．reachout B．lookforward C．getused D．getdown5、A．urge B．encourage C．warn D．a(chǎn)llow6、A．extremely B．secretly C．personally D．hopefully7、A．provide B．decorate C．equip D．combine8、A．frustration B．pressure C．pleasure D．confidence9、A．polite B．special C．kind D．rude10、A．talk B．hear C．move D．jump11、A．a(chǎn)nd B．a(chǎn)s C．or D．so12、A．social B．normal C．similar D．polite13、A．lookoutfor B．putupwith C．getridof D．giveinto14、A．inheropinion B．bytheway C．bynomeans D．onherown15、A．sell B．drive C．walk D．beat16、A．disliked B．visited C．interviewed D．met17、A．skilled B．weak C．interested D．fortunate18、A．a(chǎn)ccompanied B．inspired C．praised D．challenged19、A．mystery B．fault C．puzzle D．hardship20、A．blindly B．tightly C．sadly D．loosely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）In1850,anAmericanlawyer,JamesN.Bethune,boughtaslavetoworkinhishome.Theslave,awoman,hadasmallchild1．(call)Tom,whowasblindandautistic(孤僻的).Oneday,Bethune2．(walk)aroundhisgardenwhenheheardmusiccomingfromthehouse.HewentinsideandfoundyoungTomplayingonthefamilypiano.Bethune3．(instant)realizedthattheboy,whowasonlyfour,hadspecialabilities.Heaskedabandof4．(music)tocometothehouseandplayinfrontofhim.Tomreproducedperfectlythemusichehadheard.ItwasobviousthatTomhadtheabilitytomemorizeandrepeatpiecesofmusicafter5．(hear)themjustonce.In1857,“BlindTom”tookpart6．hisfirstpublicperformance.ThereviewsweresogoodthatBethunetookhimonatouroftheUS.Threeyearslater,BlindTom7．(invite)totheWhiteHouse,8．heperformedforthePresident.Overthenextfortyyears,Tomperformed9．(enjoy)showsallovertheUS,aswellasvisitingCanada,theUKandseveralSouthAmericancountries.Hisconcertswere10．mixtureofclassicalmusicandhisowncompositions.BlindTomdiedin1908.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(∧)，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。OneSaturdaymorning,IwaswatchingTVwithmyparentswhenapieceofnewscaughtourattentions、TheGuangmingParkcalledonpeopleadopttrees、That'sexactwhatwehadbeenthinkingabout、Soonthenextmorning,wewenttotheparkdirectly、Aworkertheregaveusadetailedintroductionorshowedustothepinewoods、Wechooseabeautifulpinetreeandtheworkertiedaadoptioncardtoit、Whenmynamewasseeingonthecard,Iwassoproudandfeltasenseofresponsibilityatthesametime、Tomemorizetheexcitedmoment,wetookphotoswithournewfamilymember—thepinetree、Inoneofthephotos,webothsmiledfromthebottomofourhearts、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你打算號召同學(xué)們一起努力建設(shè)“美麗校園”。請給你的英國筆友Jack寫一封信，介紹你們的計劃和打算。內(nèi)容要點包括：1.多植樹和種草，美化校園；2.回收廢物（瓶子、報紙等）；3.節(jié)約（水、電、食物等）能源；4.呼吁全體學(xué)生共同參與。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右（開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)）；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：回收recycle____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、D5、D6、C7、D8、D9、B10、B11、C12、C13、B14、B15、A16、A17、C18、B19、A20、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、D2、D3、A4、A22、1、C2、C3、D23、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)totheboneindrippingw