2023届云南省曲靖市沾益区-高考英语全真模拟密押卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced2．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment3．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound4．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter5．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept6．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever7．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve8．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That9．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof10．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches11．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay12．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose13．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans14．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup15．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon16．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding17．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff18．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution19．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic20．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted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）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．worried22．（8分）Thehumanbrainremembersnegativeexperiencesmoreeasilythanpositiveones.Ourbrainshavedevelopedthiswaybecausethreats,likedangerousanimals,hadamoreimmediateeffectonourancestors’survivalcomparedtopositivethingslikefoodorshelter.Asaresult,youlikelyknowwhatmakesyouunhappy,butdoyouknowwhatmakesyouhappy?Researchsuggeststhatourlevelofhappinessdependspartlyonfactorswecannotcontrol—ourgenesandourlifecircumstances.Butourlevelofhappinessisalsoshapedbythechoiceswemake.Ifyou’vebeenchasingwealth,fame,goodlooks,materialthingsandpower,youmaybelookingforhappinessinallthewrongplaces.Psychologistssuggestthatthefollowinghabitsmakepeoplehappier.Peoplewhoformcloserelationshipstendtobehappierthanthosewhodonot.Thenumberoffriendswehaveisnotimportant,Whatmattersisthequalityofourrelationships.Relationshipsthatbringhappinessusuallyinvolvethesharingoffeelings,mutualrespect,acceptance,trustandfun.Peoplewhoexerciseregularlyimproveboththeirphysicalandmentalwellbeing.Someresearchhasshownthatexercisecanbeaseffectiveasmedicationintreatingdepression,Whenwearesointerestedinanactivityweenjoythatwelosetrackoftime,weareinastateofflow.Theactivitycouldbemakingart,playingpiano,surfing,orplayingagame.Peoplewhoexperienceflowintheirworkorhobbiestendtobehappier,Peoplearemorelikelytobehappyiftheyknowwhattheirstrengthsareandusethemregularly,Peoplewhosetgoalsandusetheirstrengthstoachievethemtendtobehappier.Peopleareespeciallyhappywhentheycanusetheirstrengthstoservethegreatergood.Peoplewhothinkpositivelybybeinggrateful,mindfulandoptimisticaremorelikelytobehappy.Beinggratefulmeansbeingthankful,Beingmindfulmeansbeingopento,focusingonandenjoyingtheexperiencesofthepresentmoment.Beingoptimisticmeansbeinghopefulaboutthefuture.1、Whydoesthehumanbrainremembernegativethingsmoreeasily?A．Negativethingsareeasytoremember.B．Dangerouswildanimalsareathreattous,C．Ourancestorshadnoenoughfoodforliving.D．Negativethingstendtoaffecthumansurvivalimmediately,2、Howdoestheauthorlikelookingforhappinessinmaterialthings?A．Uncertain.B．Opposed,C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusinthelastparagraph?A．Enjoyingourlifeandwork.B．Leadingahappylifeeachday.C．Beingpositiveinourlifeandwork.D．Thinkingmoreaboutthefuture.4、Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A．Thefactorsthatmakepeoplehappy.B．Howtorememberpositivethingseasily,C．Thehabitswhichpeopleformintheirlife.D．Whypeopleremembernegativethingseasily.23．（8分）SavingOurOceans●YourMissionTeachoceanographers(海洋学者)withdifferentspecialtiesaboutotheroceanspecialtiesandthuscreateabetterunderstandingoftheoceanasacomplete,diversesystem.●BriefingYou'vebeeninvitedtoleadtheInternationalOceanographicConferenceinOslo,Norway.Overonehundredofyourfellowoceanographerswillattendit.Theproblemis,withsomanydifferentspecialtiesinthefield-fromgeologicaltobiologicaloceanography-theoceanographersattheconferencearefindingitdifficulttounderstandwhattheircolleaguesarestudying,letalonetograsptheoceanasanentire,diversesystem!YourjobwillbetogivetheopeningspeechattheConferenceoutliningthegeneralkindsofoceanographyinawaythateachtypeofoceanographerswillunderstand.Then,youwillassigndifferentoceanographerstodifferentprojectsandexplaintothemhowbesttoworktogether.●Family-xfileYoungerXpeditioners:Pickoneproject,andlearnmoreaboutitthroughitsphotogallery.Then,createaposterbasedontheanimalsandterrain(地形).Makesuretolabeleachanimalthatyoudraw.Showyourpostertoyourfamilyanddescribetothemwhatyouhavedrawn.OlderXpeditioners:Learnmoreabouteachoftheprojects:Whereintheoceanwouldoceanographersgotostudythem?Whatanimalsmightoceanographersstudyintheproject?Whichtypesofoceanographerswouldyouassignforeachprojectandhowwouldtheyworktogether?Finally,thinkaboutthewaysinwhichthedifferentgeneralkindsofoceanographymightrelate.Whyisitimportanttolookattheoceanasanentiresystem,ratherthanasdistinctparts?Howmightlookingateachseparatepartandtheoceanasawholeimpactconservationefforts?PracticeyourspeechfortheConferenceinfrontofyourfamily.1、Whatisyourmissionaccordingtothetext?A．Tosavetheoceansallovertheearth.B．ToattendtheInternationalOceanographicConferenceinNorway.C．Toenterforanactivitywithonehundredfellowoceanographers.D．Tohelpbetterunderstandtheoceanasacomplete,diversesystem.2、Wherecanyougetthedetailedinstructionsforyouinadvance?A．Fromtheleaderoftheconference.B．FromYoungerXpeditioners.C．FromthepartofBriefing.D．FromOlderXpeditioners.3、Howshouldyouprepareyourspeechaccordingtothetext?A．Practiceitathomewiththefamilyinfront.B．Askalotofquestionsabouttheoceans.C．Createapostertogetinformed.D．Inviteotheroceanographerstotakepart.24．（8分）Couldthedevice,smartphoneorPC,whichyoureusingaffectthemoraldecisionsyoumakewhenusingit?Totestit,researcherspresentedmultipledilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswereassignedadeviceatrandom.Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedistheclassic“trolley(有轨电车)problem”:Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowardsfivepeopletiedupona-setoftraintracks.Youcandonothing,resultinginthedeathsoffivepeople,orpushamanoffabridge,whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemantosavefivelives,which33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedto22.3percentofPCusers.“Whatweroundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoviewclassicmoralproblems,theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional,reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,“DrAlbertBarque-Duran,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,UniversityofLondon.“ThiscouldbeduetotheincreasedtimepressureoftenpresentwithsmartphonesandalsotheincreasedpsychologicaldistancewhichcanoccurwhenweusesuchdevicescomparedtoPCs.”Asforwhytheresearchersstartedthisstudy,DrBarque-Durannoted,“Duetothefactthatoursociallives,workandevenshoppingtakeplaceonline,itisimportanttothinkabouthowthecontextswherewetypicallyfacemoraldecisionsandareaskedtoengageinmoralbehaviorhavechanged,andtheimpactthiscouldhaveonthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhousesuchdevicesdaily.“it’sclearthatweneedmoreresearchonhowourdevicesaffectourmoraldecisionmakingbecausewe’reusingscreensataneverincreasingrate.1、Whydidtheauthormentionthetrolleyproblem?A．Tointroduceadifficultproblemtoreaders.B．Tointroducetheaimofcarryingoutthestudy.C．ToshowanexampleofthequestionsinthestudyD．Toshowthedifficultyindealingwithdilemmas.2、Howdothesmartphoneusersofthestudybehaveindealingwithemotionaldilemmas?A．Calmly.B．Cruelly.C．Hesitantly.D．Enthusiastically.3、DrAlbertbelievesthatcomparedwithPCs,smartphones.A．helppeoplebearmorepressureB．helppeoplemakedecisionsquickC．makepeoplefeelmorementallydistantD．makepeoplestayhappiertosolveproblems4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Shoppingonlinehasagreateffectonmakingmoraldecisions.B．ThepeopleusingsmartphonesaremorethanthoseusingPCs.C．PeoplewhooftenusesmartphonesorPCsalwaysmeetwithdilemmas,D．Itiscommonforpeopletobeinvolvedinmakingmoraldecisionsindailylife.25．（10分）Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance，theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority（优先）.Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudentsMusictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception(视角)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive（情感的）meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriositiesourhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.1、Accordingtoparagraph1,students________.A．regardmusicasawayofentertainmentB．disagreewiththeirparentsoneducationC．viewmusicasanoverlookedsubjectD．prefertheartstoscience2、InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto________.A．compareitwithrockmusicB．showmusicidentifiesasocietyC．introduceAmericanmusicaltraditionsD．provemusicinfluencespeople’slifestyles3、Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience________.A．approachtheworldfromdifferentanglesB．exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworldC．expresspeople’sfeelingindifferentwaysD．explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.B．Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.C．Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.D．Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative.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）MymostmemorableoccasionwithanoldsonginanewplacewasinlateApril,1974.WhileIwasthenteachingmathematicsinanAmericanuniversity,asmallgrant(拨款)allowedmetoteachattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustralia.Ihadjust

1.OneeveningIwenttoa

2thathadayoungpianoplayer.AlmostallthesongsheplayedwereonesI'dneverheardbefore.Heaskedfor

3,andpeopleaskedforothersongscompletely

4tome.Thensomeonepointedtome,"WehaveanAmerican

5-he'snewhere.Let'sheararequestfromhim."Inmygreatignoranceof

6music,eitherAmericanorAustralian,Iwasonthespot.ButIhadbeguntolearnAustralian

7.TheUniversityofNewSouthWalesisonahillsideaboveamajoravenuenamedAnzacParade,

8theAustraliaNewZealandArmyCorps(ANZAC),which

9forEnglandinWorldWarⅠ.AnzacDayisanimportantAustralianholidayhonoringthesacrifices(牺牲)madeby

10.Theimportantholiday

11onApril25,thedaytheANZACforceslandedatGallipoli,innorthernTurkey,in1915.AndIdidknowasongthatseemed

12fortheholiday.Iaskedthe

13ifhecouldplay"TheWhiteCliffsofDover."Hesaid,"Idon't

14thatone."AvisibleshockwentaroundtherestaurantThena(n)

15mansaid,"Well,ler'ssingitforhim."Actuallytheentireroom,

16everyoneovertheageof40,joinedinsingingthesong,whichbecamepopularinEnglandin1942and

17throughouttheEnglish-speakingworld.It'sanoldsong.

18itexpressesahopeforpeaceastimelytodayasitwasduringtheBattleofBritain.Andpeoplemadeitvery

19afterwardthattheyappreciatedmyknowledgeandrespectfor

20tradition.Thenewcomer,inthenewplace,hadmadehimselfoneofthegang.1、A．finishedB．arrivedC．appearedD．passed2、A．mallB．restaurantC．schoolD．hotel3、A．adviceB．helpC．requestsD．donations4、A．comfortingB．pleasantC．ordinaryD．unfamiliar5、A．heroB．colleagueC．studentD．visitor6、A．originalB．softC．modemD．western7、A．cultureB．musicC．literatureD．lifestyle8、A．nmemoryofB．inplaceofC．insupportofD．intermsof9、A．preparedB．searchedC．foughtD．cheered10、A．friendB．soldiersC．theAmericansD．theBritish11、A．surfacesB．breaksC．endsD．falls12、A．readyB．appropriateC．reasonableD．responsible13、A．customerB．managerC．pianistD．waiter14、A．haveB．singC．playD．know15、A．olderB．youngerC．strongerD．higher16、A．regretfullyB．certainlyC．anxiouslyD．normally17、A．existedB．developedC．spreadD．faded18、A．butB．soC．ifD．though19、A．amazingB．religiousC．familyD．clear20、A．localB．religiousC．familyD．weak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）TheCommonWealthisagroupof54countries.Themember1．(state)alluseEnglishasacommonworkinglanguageandhavesimilarlegalandeducationsystems,butrepresentnearlyeveryreligion,raceandpoliticalsystem2．theplanet.TheCommonWealthisactiveinahugenumberofareassuchashealthandeconomics.3．headsofgovernmentmeeting4．(hold)everytwoyearswheretheleadersofthememberstatesgettogether5．(discuss)currentissues.CommonWealthDayhappensinthesecondweekofMarcheveryyearwhenCommonWealth’scitizens,6．(particular)children,haveachancetocelebratetheirfriendship.TheCommonWealthalsoholdssportingandartsevents.7．isalsoanannualwriter’sprizeandayearlyartsandcrafts8．(compete).Perhapsthemostwell-knownevent9．(sponsor)bytheorganizationistheCommonWealthgames,10．isheldeveryfouryearsinoneofthemembercountries.Thegameshavegainedanothername—thefriendlygamesbecauseoftheirreputationforgood-naturedcompetitiveness.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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（从第11处起）不计分。ThereisanEnglishsaying“Itneverrainsbutitpours”.Inowbelieveitwasprobablytrue.LastSaturday,Ihadaterribletime.Itwasrathercold,orquitesunny,soafterlunchIwentdowntown,plantobuyasweater.Iwaslookingatthewindowofclothesshopwhensomeonestolemywallet.WhileIwasgoingtohome,itstartedtorainandIarrivedhomecoldlyandmiserable.Idecidedtohaveahotbath.Iwasgettingreadytohavemybathwhilethedoorbellrang.Itwasasalesmanandittookmeseveralminutetogetridofhim.Unfortunate,allthetimehewastalkingtous,thewaterwasrunning.Youcanimaginethestateofthebathroom!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请观察所给的图画，并根据你对该图画的理解写一篇英语短文，内容包括：1.简要描述图片，并说明该图片所揭露的现象；2.分析造成该现象的原因(至少两点)；3.提出自己的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。TheInternethaslongbeenregardedasawonderfultoolthatallowsstudentstogaininsighttousefulresourcesandinformation.However，thisisnotalwaysthecase.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、A5、B6、A7、C8、C9、A10、B11、B12、A13、C14、A15、A16、A17、D18、A19、A20、B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、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!AfewdayslaterIwasreadin