2023学年内蒙古巴彦淖尔市临河区三中高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since2．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the3．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus4．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated5．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those6．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though7．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare8．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any9．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those10．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup11．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!12．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown13．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding14．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address15．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced16．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter17．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance18．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。19．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed20．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）It’sapparentlybecomeatrendinschoolsaroundtheworldtobanstudentsfromusingtheterm,“bestfriends,”accordingtopsychologistDr.BarbaraGreenberg.Themovement,whichisbelievedtohavestartedinPrinceGeorge'sschoolinSouthLondon,isn'tintendedtodiscourageclosefriendships,butratherencourageawiderfriendgroup,Greenbergsays.“Let’sfaceit.Youcan’tbansomebodyfromhavingacloserelationship,andyoucan’treallybansomebodyfromhavingabestfriendbutwhattheschoolsaretryingtodoisfostertheideaofkidshavingmorethanasinglefriend,”Greenbergsaid.Theideaistoincreasethenumberofinteractionsastudentmayhavewithdifferentmembersofhisorherpeergroup.“Iseekidscomeinallweeklongwhoarefeelingawfulbecausetheyareeithernobody’sbestfriendortheirbestfriendhasmovedon,”Greenbergsays.JayJacobs,whooperatesTimberLakeCampinNewYork,stressesthedownsideofnotfosteringmultiplerelationshipsatayoungage,forexactlythatreason.“Ithinkthatthereareproblemsinjusthavingonefriend,”Jacobssays.“Rememberasyougrowup,interestschange,andchildrengoindifferentdirections.”JacobsaddsthatteachersatTimberLake,whichchangespositionsbetweenGlenCoveinwinterandShandakeinsummer,havemadeitapointtopromoteamoreinclusiveenvironmentforyears.Jacobsremindspeoplethat,“Asyougrowup,interestschange,andchildrengoindifferentdirections,”sohavingonlyonefriendcanberisky.Heholdsthebeliefthatchildrenwillbebettersetupforsuccesslaterinlifeiftheygetusedtohavingawiderfriendgroupatayoungage.“It’saboutpromotingkindness,lookingtochildrentobekindtooneanotherandtobeawareofwhatitlookslikewhenyou’renot,”Jacobssays.1、Whydoschoolsbantheterm“bestfriends”?A．Tomakestudentsconcentrateontheirstudies.B．Toencouragestudentstomakemorefriends.C．Topreventstudentsfromfallinginloveatayoungage.D．Todiscouragestudentsfromhavingacloserelationship.2、WhyaresomekidsfeelingawfulaccordingtoGreenberg?A．Theirbestfriendshavemovedhouse.B．Theyarebannedfrommakingbestfriends.C．Theyareundergreatpressurefromstudy.D．Theirbestfriendshavestartednewfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Mistake.B．Difficulty.C．Drawback.D．Burden.4、WhatwouldbeJayJacobs’attitudetoGreenberg’sidea?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Opposed.D．Unconcerned.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．advocatereadingbooks2、Jianggotinspiredtostarttheprojectby_________.A．HarryPorterB．WechatmomentsC．EmmaWatsonD．Razor’sEdgeBookClub3、Theunderlinedword“spontaneous”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．unplannedB．unwiseC．firmD．thoughtful4、Jiang’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheprojectcanbebestdescribedas___________.A．positiveB．doubtfulC．reservedD．worried23．（8分）Nowthatmymodelmachineworks,mynextengineeringprojectwillbehookingituptothealarmsystemofanactualcar.Iwanttohelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgettingbyaccident,whichcouldchangethefamily’slivesforever.Ihaveparticipatedinseveralsciencefaircompetitions,likeGoogleScienceFairandSantaGertrudisSchoolScienceFair,individuallyandasateamwithmyolderbrothers.BroadcomMASTERShasbeenveryimportantinencouragingmetopursue(探求)STEM-Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics.STEMisthemainsourceofknowledgeforeven1fieldintheworld.Youcanfindscienceineveryactivityyoudoanditdoesnothavetobeacomplicatedsubjectatschool.Thisiswhatfirstinterestedmeinit.ItchangedthewayIsawtheworld.WhenIwaspresentingmyprojectatStateofTexasScienceFair2017,Iwasn’tfeelingtoogreat,andafterthejudgescameby,IfeltlikeIwasn’tgoingtowin.ThenIsawfourfamiliescrowdingaroundmyboard-Iwasshocked.Theywantedmetopresentmyprojecttothembecausetheyknewaboutitfromthenews.Theseparentsaskedmetotalktotheirkidsandinspirethem.IfellveryexcitedbecauseIgottopresenttheinventionthatledmetowhatIamnowtotheworld.MycurrentgoalsaretoextendrangesinSTEMinhighschool,sinceinmiddleschoolyouaremorelimited.IwouldliketocompeteintheUniversityinterscholasticTeam,participateinIntelISEF,competeintheGoogleScienceFairagain,andpresentbetterprojectsforsciencefair.InsteadofwatchingthatonelastplotofaTVshow,goandthinkofhowyoucancreatesomethingormakesenseofsomethingyou’reenthusiasticabout.Workhardineverythingyoudoforeverymomentofyourlife,makethatonethingintothebestthing,andimproveyourplanningoftheproject.1、Howwilltheauthorhelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgetting?A．Bychangingthefamily’slivesforever.B．Byfittingthealarmsysteminactualcars.C．Byrunningtheriskingoftrafficaccidents.D．Bymakinghismodelmachineworkwell.2、Whatchangedthewaytheauthorsawtheworld?A．Hisprojectpresentation.B．HispursuingSTEM.C．Hisinventiveachievements.D．Hisattendingcompetitions.3、Whydidthefourfamiliescrowdaroundtheauthor’sboard?A．Towitnesshisproject.B．Toacquirehissignature.C．Topurchasehispatent.D．Toinspiretheirchildren.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Doalltothebestofourability.B．Workhardtobecomefamous.C．ConsiderflowtocreateaTVplot.D．Employtimeeffectivelytoliftus.24．（8分）PrimaveraSoundTokickoffthesummer,there’snobetterplacetobethanBarcelona.Ontheconcertlineup,you’llfindbandslikeTheZombies,ArcadeFire,andBonIver.Thentakesometimetosoakupthelocalfood,wine,andculture.Date:May31–June4,2018Location:Barcelona,SpainMusicType:Indie,rock,hip-hopPrice:80€–300€(around$86–$323)RecommendedplacestostayinBarcelona:Hotel1898HotelBarcelonaUniversalMercerHotelBarcelonaGovernorsBallOneofthegreatestsummerconcertsinNewYorkCityisGovernor’sBall,whichtakesplaceinearlyJuneatRandall’sIslandPark.SomeofthemanyartistsplayingincludeTool,Phoenix,Lorde,Flume,andtheWu-TangClan.Date:June2-4,2018Location:NewYorkCity,NewYork,USAMusicType:Rock,hip-hop,popPrice:$105–$305RecommendedplacestostayinNewYorkCity:WNewYork–UnionSquare,UnionSquare,NewYorkCity,UnitedStatesAloftHarlemSuper8LongIslandCityLGAHotelCourtyardNewYorkManhattan/UpperEastSideBonnarooBonarooisanotherepicsummereventthatdrawsincrowdsofaround60,000eachyear.Someofthemosticonicmusiclegendswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChancetheRapper.Date:June8-11,2018Location:Manchester,Tennessee,USAMusicType:Rock,hip-hopPrice:$210.50–$554+feesRecommendedplacestostayinManchester:MicrotelInn&SuitesbyWyndhamManchesterCountryInn&SuitesManchesterTheAmbassadorInn&Luxury1、OnwhichofthedayscanyouenjoyRock,hip-hopinPrimaveraSound?A．June1，2018.B．June5，2018.C．June9，2018.D．June11，2018.2、TowitnessiconicmusiclegendChancetheRapperplaying,whichofthefollowingaretherecommendedplacestostay？A．CourtyardNewYorkManhattan.B．HotelBarcelonaUniversal.C．Randall’sIslandPark.D．TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury.25．（10分）Oneofmyneighborsusedtohaveabeautifultreeinherfrontyard.Herdadhadplanteditforherwhenitwasnothingmorethanatwig(树枝)andseveralyearslateritstartedtoshoottowardstheskywithamazingspeed.Soonitblessedherwithcoolingshadeinthesummerandglorious,goldenleavesinthefall.Whenthetwo-daysnowstormstruckourtown,heavysnowfellonthetree’sbranchesthatwerestillfullofleaves.Theweightsplitthatlovelytreedownthemiddle.Itwassosadseeinghalfofitlayingonthegroundafterthestorm.WhenItalkedtomyneighborlater,shesaidthatthedamagehadbeentoomuchandthattheentiretreewouldhavetobecutdown.Thankfullyshehadsavedafewsaplings(树苗)fromitthatshehopedtoreplantinthefuture.Still,itwasashocktodrivebyherhousetheotherdayandseenothingbutastumpinherfrontyard.Imissedthattree.Imisseditsbeauty,itsleavesshinningintheafternoonsun.Imissedseeingitslimbsreachtowardstheheavens.Ithoughtthatthestumpwouldbeasadreminderofitslossforalongtimetocome.Mywonderfulneighbor,though,hadanotherplan.WhenIdrovebyherhometodayIsawatinybirdfeedersittingonthatstumpandacolorfulsongbirdhavingitsdinner.Itwassuchanaffirmationoflife.Itwassuchajoytosee.Icouldfeelmyheartsmile.Lifebyitsverynatureisamixedbag.Ithandsusbeautyandtragedy,loveandloss,pleasureandpain.Whatwedowithit,however,isuptous.Wecanletitsplitusintwo,orwecanuseevenitshardesttimestomakeoursoulsstrongerandourheartsmoreloving.Wecanspenditcomplainingorwecanuseittohelpothers.1、Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．thetreegrewveryslowlyB．thetreewassostrongthatitcouldbearanyweightC．thetreeshoweditsbeautyandbenefitsD．theauthor’sneighborwasgoodatplantingtrees2、Theauthor’sneighborleftastumpinherfrontyardtouseitas________.A．agoodreminder B．aplacetofeedbirdsC．aseatafterdinner D．abeautifulsculpture3、Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthepassage?A．Lifeisdeterminedbyourattitudetowardsit.B．Lifeconsistsofpainandsuffering.C．Lifehasbeautyandtragedy.D．Lifeshouldbepleasantratherthanpainful.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）IalwayswonderedhowpeoplewouldreactifItriedtoapproachatotalstrangerforhelpinabusyplacelikeastreetcorneroramall.Ihadalways1astrangerwhotriedtocatchmy2inabusyplace.YesterdayIwasinabusyshoppingmallbuyingalargepieceofluggagebecauseIjusthadthe3todoitaftermanydaysofplanning.Afterthe4,Ipickedupmyphonefrommypockettocallmydriverwaitingintheparkinglotbutmyphonewas5.ThenIrequestedtheshopassistantwhohad6soldmethemerchandise（whichwasnotcheap）ifshecouldringmydriverforme.She7thatitwastheshoppolicythattheycannotuse8whileworkingintheshop.AfterIgotoutoftheshopontothebusystreet,I9ayoungmotherwithhertwokidstomakethesame10.AssoonasIsaid“Excuseme,madam!”shegrabbedherkidsandran.I11akidnapper.IstoodtherewonderinghowmanytimesIhad12tostrangersliketheyoung13.Istoodthereinthe14streetwithpeoplerushingby,lookingattheirfacestoseeiftherewasasignof15ontheirfaces.Isawamanprettyshabbilydressedcomparedtomewho16tonoticeme.Ijuststoppedhimandmademyrequest.He17calledmydriverandwaitedtillmycarcametomakesureIwaspickedup,turnedaround18Icouldthankhimadequatelyandwasgone.Iwas19byhiskindnessandhopeIwilldo20tostrangerswhotrytocatchmyattentionfromnowon.1、A．helpedoutB．hurriedbyC．smiledatD．takenin2、A．attentionB．thoughtC．devotionD．sympathy3、A．rightB．timeC．abilityD．way4、A．restB．lunchC．bargainD．purchase5、A．lostB．deadC．goneD．wrong6、A．stillB．simplyC．justD．even7、A．believedB．promisedC．repliedD．predicted8、A．phonesB．clocksC．watchesD．computers9、A．noticedB．recognizedC．welcomedD．approached10、A．mistakeB．requestC．apologyD．comment11、A．metwithB．appearedinC．feltlikeD．ranafter12、A．referredB．objectedC．reactedD．applied13、A．driverB．assistantC．manD．mum14、A．busyB．cleanC．desertedD．dark15、A．eagernessB．forgivenessC．thankfulnessD．kindness16、A．pretendedB．seemedC．managedD．attempted17、A．suddenlyB．frequentlyC．actuallyD．immediately18、A．beforeB．whenC．unlessD．while19、A．disappointedB．puzzledC．surprisedD．frightened20、A．similarlyB．normallyC．quicklyD．carefully第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Chinaisabigoldcountry,1．hasahistoryofmorethanfivethousandyears.Weareproudof2．(it)cultureandpartofthecultureeveninfluencestheworld3．(great),forexample,thethoughtofConfucius(孔子).AsChineseeconomydevelopsveryfastandplays4．importantroleintheworld.Moreandmore5．(foreign)learnMandarin(普通话)inConfuciusinstitutions.TheChinesetraditionalculturecan6．(test)bythetime.Itunitesthewholenation7．nomatterwhatkindofdisastercomes,wewillfighttogetherforthecountry’sfuture.Today,manyyoungpeoplelosefaithintraditionalcultureandtheyarecrazyaboutthewesternculture.Theyfollowthewesternfashion,8．(think)wearetheoldstyle.Butsomeday,they9．(realize)theyarewrong10．(ignore)traditionalculture.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Hi,everyone、Gladtobehere、Asyouknow,inChina,wecallpeoplebearbetween1980and1989thepost-80s、Iamayoungguywhobelongedtosuchagroup、Forourgeneration,lifeisgettingmoredifficultythantheformergenerations、Thejobmarketistoughbutthehouseiskindofexpensivetoafford、Nowplentyofgirlswouldprefertomarrymanwithahouseandacaronhisown、Idon’tthinklovebuiltonhousesandcarsaretruelove、Thus,thisissocialrealitythatwehavetoface、Thoughsituationsaretoughtoday,manyofuspost-80saremakingmanyefforttoliveagoodlife、Doyouthinkwewillmakeuplifebetterandbetterinthefuture?第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是晨光中学学生会主席李华，请你代表学校用英语写一则招聘启事，发到友好学校WestministerSchoolLondon的网站上，目的是招募十名学生志愿者，参与组织和指导你校暑期英语社团活动，以求促进双方学校的友谊以及学术和文化交流等。要求志愿者申请时说明以下内容：1.自我介绍；2.申请理由。联系方式：电话箱地址：friendship@163.com注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearfriends,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、A5、C6、B7、C8、A9、A10、A11、A12、C13、A14、D15、C16、B17、C18、regularA．productionB．1anguageC．popularD．minute2．weightA．heightB．ceilingC．foreignD．neighbour3．specialA．musicalB．oceanC．medicineD．biscuit4．perfectA．electB．preventC．effectD．problem19、C20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、D3、C4、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.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCloudhadgoneaway!AfewdayslaterIwasreadingabookabouttheBattleoftheAlamowhenIdiscoveredthemostshockingthingIhadeverdiscovered.Thenamesofthe183defendersoftheA