2023届广东省揭阳市普宁华美实验学校高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how2．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where3．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch4．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until5．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise6．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen7．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized8．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although9．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection10．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome11．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor12．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved13．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because14．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood15．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway16．Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit17．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened18．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich19．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon20．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when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）Thisweek,we’resharingourfavoriterecentreads.Tohelproundoutourrecommendations,wealsotappedsomefolkswhoyou’veheardonCodeSwitchbefore—novelists,scholars,poetsandpodcasters.AllYouCanEverKnowbyNicoleChung“Thebookisanextraordinary,honestandsympatheticlookatadoption,raceinAmericaandfamiliesingeneral.It’salsosuchanengagingread.Istayedupwaytoolateonenightreadingitbecausethestoryjustpulledmein.AndI’verecommendedmanyofmyfriendstoreaditsoIcantalkaboutitwiththem.”—JasmineGuillory,authorofTheWeddingDate,TheProposalandtheforthcomingbookTheWeddingPart.BecomingbyMichelleObama“It’sadeeply-movingcomingofagestoryofMichelleObamainherearlylife.Therearesuchmovinganecdotesabouthowthisfamilyjustinvestedeverythinginthepossibilityofgivingtheirchildrenabetterlife.It’snotasweetbook,butatthesametime,it’sdeeplyhopefulaboutthepossibilityofwhathappenswhenyouworkhard,whathappenswhenyoulovehard.”—TayariJones,authorofAnAmericanMarriage,SilverSparrowandotherbooks.RageBecomesHer:ThePowerofWomen’sAngerbySorayaChemaly“Whatreallyimpressedmeaboutthisbookisthisideathatwomenshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheiranger,particularlyinLatinAmericanfamiliesandcommunities.IjustthinkSorayagoesintothisincredibledetailcitingscientificstudiesanddifferentworksofliteraturethatreallyconveythenecessitytofemaleanger,notonlyforthehealthofwomen,butforthehealthofequalityinsociety.”—JeanGuerrero,reporterwithKPBSandauthorofCrux:ACross-BorderMemoir.1、WhowroteTheWeddingDate?A．TayariJones B．JeanGuerreroC．JasmineGuillory D．SorayaChemaly2、Whichbooktellsabitterstorywithhope?A．Becoming B．AllYouCanEverKnowC．SilverSparrow D．Crux:ACross-BorderMemoir3、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tosellbooks. B．Tocommentonbooks.C．Tosharereviewsofbooks. D．Tocollectopinionsofbooks22．（8分）Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling（叛逆）．Iwishitwereso．Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents．Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownhvofeet．Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion．Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents．Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutching(紧握）atoneanother'shandsforreassurance．Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease．Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Thensetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic．Butsomehowtheyallendupwithlisteningtothesamerecordtogether．Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatmanypeoplearedoingit．Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（茧）intoalargercocoon．Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandgohisorherownway．Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket．Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe．Andmanyoftoday'sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren．Allthisaddstoagreatbarrier(障碍）fortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath．Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover．Thepathisworthfollowing,Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty．Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords．Youmayhavesomethoughts'thatyoudon'tcaretosharewithyourclassmatesatonce,well,gotoit．Findyourself．Popularitywillcome-withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare．Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts．1、Inthispassage,theauthorwantstotell________.A．teenagershowtolearntodecidethingsforthemselvesB．readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearoundC．parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD．peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother2、Accordingtotheauthor,manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown,butinfact,mostofthem_________.A．havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachotherB．lackconfidenceC．darenotcopewith（处理）problemssingle-handedD．aremuchafraidofgettinglost3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts．B．Whatmanyparentsaredoingishelpingtheirchildrenfindtheirownpaths．C．Itisbadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates．D．Mostteenagersclaimthattheywanttodowhattheyliketo,buttheyareactuallydoingthesame．4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadvertisements?A．Convincing． B．Influential.C．Instructive． D．Authoritative（权威的）．5、Duringtheteenageyears,oneshouldlearnto_________A．differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB．getintotherightreasonandbecomepopularC．findone'srealselfD．rebelagainstparentsandthepopularitywave23．（8分）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.24．（8分）IwaseverbulliedbadlywhenIwasinhighschool.Onekidinparticularwouldtrytomakemefeelworseineverywayheknew.Forexample,hewouldthrowstuffatmeconstantly,hitmeonthehead,punch(殴打)me,callmeuglyandstupid,makefunofmeand,ofcoursetellmehewouldbeatmeupifIeverfoughtback.Itwaslikehisdailymission.Anditwasmydailymissiontojustgetthroughtheday.WhatcouldIsay?Itmademyworldverysmallbecausethatwasmymainfocus-justsurviving.Everythingelsefellbythewayside.Unfortunately,thatincludedanyformofsociallife.Sonotonlywasmyworldtiny,butitwasverylonelyLookingbacktothattime,whichwasabout11yearsago,mybiggestmistakewasnotbringinganyoneintothatworldofmine.Iwastooproud(andembarrassed)togethelp.IwouldrathernotfacethefactthatIneededhelpbecauseinmymind,thatwouldmeanthatthebullywon.ItwouldalsomeanthatIwasweak.Letmejustsaythis:bullyingsomeoneisaweakchoice.Theonlyreasonwhytheycomeafteryouisthattheythinkyouwon'tdoanythingaboutit.Doesthatmakeanyonestrong?Absolutelynot.Bestronger-askaparent,ateacherorafriendforhelp.Simplyadmitthatyouarestrugglingandneedhelp.Youcanputitlikethis,"Somebodywhoisweakandtryingtobuildhimselforherselfuphaschosentodothatbyputtingmedown.TheonlyreasonwhytheyaredoingthatisthatIamniceandIhaven'tdoneanythingaboutityet.WellIamthroughputtingupwiththis.IhavebasichumanrightsthattheyaretryingtotakeawaytofeelbetterandthatisjustnotOK.HowdoIhandlethis?Idon'twantthepaincycletocontinueandIdon'twanttobecomesomeoneIdon'twanttobe.1、Theunderlinedword"It"inthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A．callingtheauthor'snicknamesB．makingfriendswithfellowstudentsC．hurtingtheauthorbyusingforceorthreatsD．goingthroughadifficulttimewithschooling2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasbullied?A．Hejusthopedthathecouldsurvivetheday.B．HefellbythewaysideC．HecalledforhelpimmediatelyD．Hefoughtbackbravely.3、Theauthorsuggests____________tofightbullies.A．gettingusedtothepainassoonaspossibleB．keepingitasecretinsideandreducingyoursociallifeC．lookingforhelpfromparents,teachersorfriendsD．promotingtheunderstandingofbasichumanrights4、Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleto________________A．admitthathehadbeentreatedbadlyatschoolB．describehowhegotridofhisweakC．showhowgratefulhewastothosewhohelpedhitD．sharehisexperienceandideasondealingwithbullies25．（10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．worried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）Ilearnedsomethingreallyearlyfrommyfamily:Eventhebiggestchallengesareless1whenyousolvethemasacommunity.Mybrother,sisterandcousinsweremyfirstgroup.2wegotmoreandmorefightsathome,wenever3thatoutsideourhouse,ifyoumessedwithoneofus,yougot4ofus.Fromschooltosports,Iwas5inaclassproject,club,teamorgroup.Fromspeechanddebatetofieldhockey,whenIwasinacommunity,Ifelt6totryforthingsthatseemed7.Igrewbecauseotherspushedme.8didn’tseemsoscarybecauseweweretakingriskstogether.Whenadrunkdriverkilledmyfather,itwasourcommunitythat9.Itwasourfamilyfriends,ourcommunitytheaterandoursportsteamsthatstood10us.Myfatherhadbeenahighschoolhistoryteacher,andhiscolleagues—nowmyteachers—begantokeepa11eyeonusbecausehe12could.Idon’t13aparent’sdeathasthewaytolearnaboutthe14ofsmallcommunities,butitdidmakeme15that.IfIlookedforbiggerchallengeswiththesupportofagroup,Iwasgoingto16broadergoalsandbuilddeeperrelationships17thejourney.AsIsitheretonightwithmyteamoffive,I’m18ofhowmuchIlovethesemoments–building19webelievein,thatwe’lllearnfromandthatwe’lldotogether.Ifyouaregoingtodosomethingthatterrifiesyou,firstfinda20.1、A．terrifying B．risky C．appealing D．thrilling2、A．Once B．When C．While D．Since3、A．argued B．considered C．decided D．doubted4、A．none B．all C．nothing D．anyone5、A．sometimes B．seldom C．always D．barely6、A．curious B．discouraged C．scary D．safe7、A．undercontrol B．outofmyreach C．outoforder D．withinmyability8、A．Failures B．Goals C．Fights D．Disasters9、A．steppedin B．movedon C．turnedup D．standout10、A．for B．between C．by D．through11、A．bigger B．stricter C．warmer D．closer12、A．nolonger B．never C．hardly D．insteadof13、A．confirm B．recommend C．adopt D．identify14、A．belief B．power C．possibility D．harmony15、A．realize B．figure C．consider D．notice16、A．gothrough B．getover C．gofor D．comeacross17、A．for B．besides C．by D．throughout18、A．informed B．reminded C．blamed D．inspired19、A．anything B．everything C．something D．somebody20、A．dream B．partner C．organization D．group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）Onceayoungmanwaspassingbyastreetwherehesawanoldmansittingbytheroadside1．(beg)formoney.Thatoldmanwassittingtherewith2．emptybowlinfrontofhim,andacardboardsignwasputupbesidethebowl.Therewasasentence3．(write)onthecardboard:“Blind-Pleasehelp!”Theyoungmanfeltverybadthatnooneplanned4．(give)himanymoney.Sohewenttotheoldmanandtookhiscardboardinhishand.Hethentookathickmarkerpenoutofhispocketandre-wrotethesignwithouthesitationandthenleft.Theoldmannoticedthatsomeonewaswritingsomething5．(differ)ontheboardbutdidn’tsayanything.Justinafewminutes,thatemptybowl6．(fill)withmoney.Theoldmannoticedthatandstoppedastrangerandaskedhim7．wasonthatcardboard.Thestrangerreplied,“Itsays,‘It’sabeautifulday.Youcanseeit.Icannot.’”Our8．(choose)ofwordsandlanguagecancreatepositiveornegativeeffects9．others.Ifwechoosetherightwords,thenwecan10．(true)connectwithpeopleandchangetheirviews.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一下作文。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：吧多余的词用斜线（\）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NextSunday,thetwenty-fiveofOctober,wearehaveanopendayatourschool、It’sgoingtobeabouttheenvironment,withkindsoffunthingshappen、Ourgeographyteacherwillshowadocumentaryfilmaboutairpollute、Ourscienceteacherisrunningaworkshopwithpracticalideasonwhattodowiththingscanberecycled,likenewspapersandbox、ThenintheeveningDr、LyndaPotter,aenvironmentalist,isgoingtogiveatalk、Itwillbeaboutwhateveryonecandosomethingtohelptheenvironment、Theywillalsobebooksforsaleaboutprotectingtheenvironment、Ithinkit’sgoingtobearealgoodday、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositioninabout100wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是李明，你的表弟张华即将踏入高中学习，请你写一封信给他，在信中简要描述你自己的高中学习生活，并给他的高中学习生活提些建议。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、B5、B6、C7、D8、D9、B10、C11、D12、B13、C14、B15、A16、C17、A18、C19、B20、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、1、C2、A3、C22、1、A2、C3、D4、B5、C23、1、D2、C3、B4、B24、1、C2、A3、C4、D25、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.”Henoddedhisheadingratitudelikeal