2023学年云南楚雄州南华县民中高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must2．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how3．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor4．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working5．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo6．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone7．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what8．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto9．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating10．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput11．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict12．TheWinterOlympics________in2023willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld13．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing14．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare15．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit16．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto17．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation18．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give19．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup20．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating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’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmumusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger”.Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(激素)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivatesbrainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Becauseofthis,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger”.Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthatdietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcravings.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fasting(禁食)isabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.B．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcravings?A．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell. B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings. D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Theincreaseoffooddesire. B．Thedecreaseofchemicals.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar. D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefindingsoffoodcravings. B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefunctionsofbrainareas. D．Whatdietingmaybringus.22．（8分）SUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers?Canyouunderstandhowolderpeoplefeel?Areyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouworkweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:☆Startingrateof￡8.56perhour☆Freeuniform☆Excellenttrainingcareers@WOWEEMAGAZINEWritersWantedWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare:chattyinterestingpassionateskilledContactusatinfo@.CALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel?Ifso,we'dliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunity.Girlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukWORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:☆Choosethehoursyouwork☆Getmanagementexperience☆ShareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerofCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsandexperience.Emailusatjobs@coffeebeans.co.uk.1、Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker?A．info@B．jobs@coffeebeans.co.ukC．careers@D．info@top-model-agency.uk2、AwriterworkingforWoweeMagazinecan______.A．getafreeuniformB．receivefreeticketstoeventsC．bringaparentD．chooseworkinghours3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Thereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.C．EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.D．ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.23．（8分）CanterburyCollegeCOURSEAThiscoursewillenablestudentstoexperienceperformingartsandthemediaatabasiclevel.Itwillgivethemtheexperiencetodecideiftheywishtodevelopaninterestinthisfieldandtotraintheirpotentialandadaptabilityforworkinginaperformancecompanyineitheraperformingoratechnicalrole.COURSEBTheaimofthiscourseistoprovideaseriesoftraininginbusiness-relatedskillsandacomprehensiveknowledgeofbusinesspractice.Itisforstudentswithabusinesslearningexperiencewhocanmanageaheavyworkload.COURSECThiscoursegivesafoundationforacareerincaringforchildren,theelderlyorpeoplewithspecialneeds.CoreunitsareEmergencyTreatment,CommunicationandInformationTechnology.Practicaltrainingisanimportantpartofthecourse.COURSEDThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontotheconstructionindustry.UnitscoveredincludeHeat,LightandSound,IntroductiontotheUrbanEnvironment,CommunicationProcessesandTechniques.Allstudentswillcompletevocationalassignmentswithworkexperienceinthebigcompanies.COURSEEThequalificationsgainedandtheskillsdevelopedonthiscoursewillprovideagoodbasisforgainingemploymentinofficework.Inadditiontowordprocessing,thecoursealsocoversspreadsheets,computerizedaccounting,databasesanddesktoppublishing.Allstudentsaregivenchancestodeveloptheirconfidence,andadviceandinformationisgivenonjobsearchskills,presentationtechniquesandpersonalappearance.COURSEFThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationingraphicandvisualcommunicationskills.Studentscompleteunitsinpicturecompositionandphotographicprocessingalongsideelementsofgraphicdesign,andgainhands-onexperienceofdesktoppublishingandpresentations.1、Suzanwantstobeanactress,shecanchoose.A．CourseA B．CourseBC．CourseD D．CourseE2、CourseCisfitforthestudentswhomight.A．dealwiththenumbersB．workwiththedisabledC．runabusinessorganizationD．designandconstructbuildings3、IfDavidchoosesCourseF,hemightbeastudentwiththecareerinterestin_.A．advertising B．politicsC．nursing D．management4、Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inacityguidebook. B．Inasciencejournal.C．Onaschoolwebsite. D．Fromanewsreport.24．（8分）Summerheatcanbedangerous,andheatleadstotragedyfartoooften.Accordingtokidsandcars,org,anaverageof37youngchildrenperyeardieofcarheatintheUS,whentheyareaccidentallyleftinahotvehicle.ForBishopCurry,afifthgraderfromMckinney,Texas,onesuchincidenthitclosetohome.Asix-month-oldbabyfromhisneighborhooddiedafterhoursinahotcar.Afterhearingaboutherdeath,Currydecidedthatsomethingneededtobedone.YoungCurry,whoturned11thisyear,hasalwayshadaknackforinventingthings,andhedrewupasketch(草图)ofadevicehecalled“Oasis.”Thedevicewouldattachtocarseatsandwatchthetemperatureinsidethecar.Ifitreachedacertaintemperatureinthecar,andthedevicesensedachildinthecarseat,itwouldbegintocirculatecoolair.CurryalsodesignsthedeviceusingGPSandWi-Fitechnology,whichwouldalarmthechild’sparentsand,iftherewasnoresponsefromthem,thepolice.Curry’sfatherbelievesthattheinventionhaspotential.“ThecoolthingaboutBishop’sthinkingisnoneofthistechnologyisnew,”hesaid.“Wefeellikethewayhe’sthinkingandcombiningallthesetechnologieswillgettoproductionfaster.”HisfatherevenintroducedthedevicetoToyota,whereheworksasanengineer.ThecompanywassoimpressedthattheysentCurryandhisfathertoacarsafetyconferenceinMichigan.InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.Theirgoalwas$20,000,butsomanypeoplebelievedinOasis’potentialthattheyhaveraisedmorethantwicethat--over$46,000.Curry’sfatherremembersthefirsttimehesawhisson’ssketch.“Iwassoproudofhimforthinkingofasolution,”hesaid.“Wealwaysjustcomplainaboutthingsandrarelyoffersolutions.”1、WhatinspiredCurrytoinventOasis?A．HisnarrowescapefromdeathafterbeinglockedinacarB．Hisknowledgeofmanychildren’sdeathbecauseofcarheatC．Thedeathofhisneighbor’sbabyafterbeingleftinahotcarD．Theinjuryof37childreninhisschoolinacaraccident2、WhatwouldOasisdoifitwashotinacarwithachild?A．ItwouldinformtheparentsoreventhepoliceB．ItwouldpumpoutthehotairinthecarC．ItwouldsoundthealarmattachedtothecarD．Itwouldgetthewindowopentosavethechild3、WhatdoesCurry’sfatherthinkiscoolaboutCurry’sinvention?A．ItusedsomeofthemostadvancedtechnologyB．ItsimplycombinedtechnologiesthatexistedC．ItcouldaccelerateproductionofnewtechnologyD．Itisthemostadvancedamongsimilarproducts4、WhydidCurry’sfatherstartacampaigntoraisemoney?A．ToconductexperimentstotesttheinventionB．TogetotherchildrendevotedtoinventionsC．TosupportacharityofmedicalaidforchildrenD．Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction25．（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）Aboutamonthago,whileinthedrivethroughatStarbucks,Inoticedawomaninacarbehindmewhoappearedtobehavingabadday.Thereweretwokidsinthebackwhoseemedtohavetoomuchat8amonaSundaymorning,becausetheywereshoutingloudly.ThemovedslowlyandatonepointwhileIwaspullingthecarforward,thesadwomanbehindmemycar.Icouldtellthisher.TheentiretimethatIwaitedinlineformycoffeethiswomandidn’t.LookingbackatherIcouldtellshewaswondering“Whyme?Whytoday?”WhenIupandpaidformycoffeeIrequestedthatthebarista(咖啡吧员)ofStarbucksgivethewomanbehindmeasmilecardandpaidforhercoffee.Just30minuteslaterIwasagaininlineatStarbucks.Iheardaslamofacardoorbutthoughtnothingofit.Iwaswhenthesamewomancameuptomydriver’ssidewindow.Shemeatwenty-dollarbillandthesamesmilecardIhadgiventoher.Shesmiledandsaid,“Theseareforyou.Youaretheonewhogavethesetome,right?AllIneedyoutodoisaskthebaristatogivethebacktome.”Itwasamazing!ItwasasifthiswomanhadbeenwaitingtoshowherforwhatIhaddone!Whenshegotbackintohertodayshewasallsmiles.IcouldtellshehadthesamefeelingasIhadonthatearlySundaymorning.Itwasnicetohavemycoffeepaidfor,butwhatmademefeelevenbetterwasseeingthehappinessandsmileonherface.AsIpulledoutofthedrive-thru,shewavedandyelledout,“Haveaday!”Iyelledback“Youtoo!”andwavedhergoodbye.1、A．force B．strength C．power D．energy2、A．line B．time C．sun D．bus3、A．knocked B．touched C．kicked D．watched4、A．excited B．calmed C．worried D．entertained5、A．apologize B．smile C．complain D．bother6、A．pulled B．looked C．turned D．walked7、A．standing B．waiting C．parking D．pacing8、A．amused B．confused C．disappointed D．shocked9、A．handed B．owed C．presented D．asked10、A．clever B．kind C．honest D．modest11、A．privately B．secretly C．originally D．totally12、A．card B．change C．bill D．coffee13、A．consideration B．respect C．desire D．appreciation14、A．office B．home C．car D．room15、A．free B．quiet C．regular D．good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）Whatmightlifebelikeifyoulookedverydifferentfromothers?Mostofusareluckytobebornwith“normal”faces.（小题1）,themovieWondershowsusthatthereisnosuchthingasbeingnormalandthatbeautyismorethanskin-deep.(base)onabestsellingnovel,themovieisaboutaboynamedAuggie.Hehasafacialdeformity(畸形)and

hasspentmostofhislifebeinghomeschooled.Butasheentersmiddleschool,hisparentsdecidetosendhimtoaprivateschool.There,Auggiemustdealwithjudgmentalclassmatesandlearntoaccept（小题3）(he)asheis.IntheUS,mostkids（小题4）(teach)thatitisOKtobedifferent.MostpeopleintheUScelebratebeingunique.Butsomekidshavedifficulty（小题5）(accept)uniqueness.It’seasytopickonsomeonewho’sdifferent,（小题6）(especial)ifyouhaveyourownproblemstodealwith.Thisisanother（小题7）(center)themefromthemovie—eventhekids（小题8）pickonAuggiehavetheirownpersonalstruggles.AsAuggie’sclassmatesgettoknowhimbetter,theycometofindthathe’sanicekid（小题9）agreatsenseofhumor.Theystarttochangetheirattitudetowardhim.Inreallife,itmaytakelongertoseesuchchangeshappen.Butifwegivepeople（小题10）chance,theirheartsandmindsmaychangeintheend.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。LastweekInoticedJackcoughingonourmathclass、Seethis,Iofferedtotakehimtoaclinic、TherethedoctoraskedJackhowhehadcoughedsometimesforlongtime、Jacknoddedhisheadimmediate、ThedoctorthenwroteaprescriptionwithinstructiononhowtotaketheChinesemedicine、WhenJacktastedthemedicine,healmostbringsitup、Icomfortedhimwithanoldsaying“Goodmedicineforhealthtastesbittertothemouth”、Jackmanagedtoswallowthemunwillingly、Butwhenhehadrecoveredthreedayslater,hefeltamazingattheeffectoftheChinesemedicine、76第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你和英国留学生Kerry通过网络互相帮助，学习彼此的母语，但你现在学习忙，无法继续此事。请按以下提示给Kerry写邮件说明此事：1.肯定对方取得的进步；2.表达歉意并说明原因；3.希望得到他的谅解；注意：1.词数100词左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearKerry,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、A2、B3、A4、D5、D6、B7、B8、C9、A10、A11、D12、D13、D14、A15、A16、D17、A18、D19、B20、C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、C3、A4、A22、1、C2、B3、D23、1、A2、B3、A4、C24、InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.☞D选项Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction25、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’sontheho