江西省南昌一中2024年高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

江西省南昌一中2024年高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项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．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who2．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though3．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas4．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve5．Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith6．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict7．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer8．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track9．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed10．—Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersonto____ateam.—Yes,I’dliketo.A．pickup B．pickout C．makeup D．makeout11．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed12．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged13．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere14．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich15．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive16．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI17．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some18．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison19．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer20．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized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）Intoday’sworldofmobilepayments,allwereallyneedisasmartphone.Butthetraditionalwallet（钱包）becausepopularagainafterAzatTovmasyan,whousedtolosehiswallets,hadacreativeidea.Thus,Volermansmartwalletwasborn,aimingtomaketraditionalwalletscoolagainbybringingthemintothehigh-techage.Voltermansmartwalletstakeswalletsafetytoanewlevel.It’sequippedwithhigh-techfunctions,suchasanalarmwillwarnyousothatyoudon’tleaveitbehind.Andifyourwalletislostorstolen,theGPStrackercanhelpyoufindit.Evenmoreinterestingisthefront-facingcamera.“Ifsomeonedarestoopenyourwalletsecretly,alittlecamerainsidewilltakeapictureandsendittoyourmobilephoneviaInternet.”AzatTovmasyansaid.“Onceyourwalletisstolen,youwillfinditeasilywiththehelpofapictureofthethief.”headded.Thehigh-techwalletwillbereleased（发行）laterthisyearandwillcomeinthreemodels,withthecheapestonecosting＄179.1、WhichisTRUEaboutthesmartwalletaccordingtothetext?A．Itcanbeboughtatthestorenow.B．Itischeaperthanthetraditionalwallet.C．Itcan’tbeopenedbyanyoneelseexcepttheowner.D．IthasconnectionwiththesmartphoneviaInternet.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Thetechnology.B．Theprice.C．Thelogo.D．Theinventor.3、Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Atravelguide.B．Asciencemagazine.C．Abookreview.D．Aliteraturewebsite.22．（8分）IWastheDoughnutLadyInuniversityIhadapart-timejobatashopthatsolddoughnutsandcoffee.Situatedonablockwhereseveralbusesstopped,itservedthepeoplewhohadafewminutestowaitfortheirbus.Everyafternoonaroundfouro’clock,agroupofschoolchildrenwouldburstintotheshop,andbusinesswouldcometoastop.Adultswouldglancein,seethecrowdandpasson.ButIdidn’tmindifthechildrenwaitedfortheirbusinside.SometimesIwouldhandoutabusfarewhenaticketwentmissing—alwaysrepaidthenextday.OnsnowydaysIwouldgiveawaysomedoughnuts.Iwouldlockthedooratclosingtime,andwewaitedinthewarmshopuntiltheirbusfinallyarrived.Ienjoyedmyyoungfriends,butitneveroccurredtomethatIplayedanimportantroleintheirlives—untiloneafternoonwhenamancameandaskedifIwasthegirlworkingonweekdaysaroundfouro’clock.Heidentifiedhimselfasthefatheroftwoofmyfavorites.“IwantyoutoknowIappreciatewhatyoudoformychildren.Iworryaboutthemtakingtwobusestogethome.Itmeansalotthattheycanwaithereandyoukeepaneyeonthem.Whentheyarewiththedoughnutlady,Iknowtheyaresafe.”Itoldhimitwasn’tabigdeal,andthatIenjoyedthekids.SoIwastheDoughnutLady.Inotonlyreceivedatitle,butbecamealandmark.NowIthinkaboutallthepeoplewhokeepaneyeonmyownchildren.Theybecome,well,DoughnutLadies.Likethemenattheskatingrink(滑冰场),wholetmyboysringhome;Orthebusdriverwhodrovemydaughtertoherstopattheendoftherouteatnightbutwouldn’tleaveuntilIarrivedtopickherup;OrthatnicepoliceofficerwhotookpityonmyboyswalkinghomeintherainwhenIwasatwork—eventhoughthephonerangallthenextdaywithcallsfromcuriousneighbors.“WasthatapolicecarIsawatyourhouselastnight?”Thatwasn’tapolicecar.ThatwasaDoughnutLady.1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorsometimes______.A．soldbusticketstothechildrenB．gavethechildrenfreedoughnutsC．didbusinesswiththechildren’shelpD．calledthechildren’sparentstopickthemup2、Bysaying“…itwasn’tabigdeal(Para.4),”theauthormeantthat______.A．shehadn’tdoneanythingsignificantB．shehadn’tspentmuchtimewiththechildrenC．shehadn’tmadealotofmoneyfromthechildrenD．shehadn’tfoundithardtogetalongwiththechildren3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthepoliceofficer?A．Hetooktheboystothepolicestation.B．Hehelpedtheboyslookfortheirmother.C．Hedrovetheboysbackhomeinapolicecar.D．Hemanagedtomakesureoftheboys’identity.4、Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A．runningabusinessrequiresskillB．takingresponsibilityisamoralvirtueC．devotionshouldbeeverythinginlifeD．therearealwaysnosmallactsofkindness23．（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．worried24．（8分）DutchdesignerDaanRoosegaardehasspentmuchofhistimeseekingartisticsolutions(解决方案)tosolveourenvironmentalproblems.Hispastprojectsinclude"Bioluminescent(生物发光)Trees"tolightstreets,a"Smog-FreeTower"tocleanBeijing'spollutedair.and"GatesofLight".whichusestheheadlampsofpassingcarstolightupthe60floodgatesoftheAfsluitdijk,amajordamintheNetherlands.Now,heishopingtousehisskillstosolveapressingglobalproblem-spacejunk!Scientistsguessthatthereareover500，000bitsoflargerubbish.Todealwiththeproblem,Roosegaardeintendstoachievehisgoalbyeducatingthepublicabouttheneedofthesituationandcomingupwithpossiblesolutions.Theplan.calledtheSpaceWasteLab.startedinOctober2018withalaser(激光)showintheNetherlands.TheuniqueoutdoorartworkofLEDsusedreal-timetrackinginformationtopointatpiecesofspacejunkfloatingataltitudesof200to20,000kilometers.Theexperiencewasdesignedtomakethepublicknowmoreabouthowmuchspacejunkthereare.Tofindasolution,thedesignerhasbeenthinkingwithexperts.Oneoftheprojectsbeingconsideredis"ShootingStars"，whichattemptstoreintroducethetrashtotheatmosphereinacontrolledway.Uponreentry.thewastewouldburnintheatmospherelikeashootingstar.Roosegaardeenvisagesthatifsuccessful.burningspacetrashcouldsomedayreplacefireworksatlargepublicevents!InSeptember2018。theRemoveDEBRISsatellitesuccessfullysentanettocatchatargetwhileorbitingatanaltitudeofabout300kilometers(190miles).Sometimethisyear.thecapsulewillsetfreeaharpoonthathasbeendesignedtoremovespacetrash.Attheendofitstask，RemoveDEBRISwillletgoasailtobringthesatelliteitself.and.hopefullysometrash,backintotheatmosphere.whereitwillburnup.1、WhatcanweinferaboutDaanRoosegaarde?A．Heistooaggressivetoputforwardgoodplans.B．Heiscreativeinsolvingenvironmentalproblems.C．Heisfondofspendingallofhistimeseekingartskills.D．Heissensitivetoartreflectedinenvironmentalprojects.2、WhywasalasershowheldinOctober2018?A．Toconfirmreal-timeinformationaboutspacetrash.B．ToshowthegreatbeautyofLEDstocommonpeople.C．Toraisepublicawarenessoftheamountofspacetrash.D．Toinspirepeopletoconsiderthesolutiontospacetrash.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"envisage"inparagraph3probablymean?A．Suspect. B．Demand.C．Advise. D．Imagine.4、Whatisthefunctionofasail?A．Bringingthesatellitetoatmospheretoburn.B．Keepingtrashtravelingalongitsownorbit.C．Takingthesatelliteawayfromatmosphere.D．Removingspacetrashoutofthecapsule.25．（10分）TouristGuideToTheNationalGalleryOpeninghours:Daily10am-6pmFriday10amn-9pmClosed.24-26DecemberReasonstovisitWithover2,300paintingsinthecollection,therearehundredsofreasonstovisittheGalleryHerearesometogetyoustarted.……★Getintogreatart.FromLeonardodaVincitoVincentvanGogh.Seepricelessworksofartforfree……★Getcreative,Brushupyourskills,andcreateyourowngreatworksofart……★Leanaboutart.Discovermoreaboutpaintings,★Beinspired.Life,death,passion,beauty,,,Everypaintingtellsastory.★Relax.EscapefromthenoisycityintoapaintingRegulations★Talkinalowvoicewhenyouuseyourcellphoneinthegallery.★Nottouchingthepaintingsorotherexhibits.Nottakingpetsinorcrossingthebarriers.★Consumingfoodanddrinkindesignatedareasonly,i.e.notinroomsthatcontainpaintings★Followingour‘no-smoking’policyinanypartofthebuilding.★Followingour‘no–photography’policyinexhibitionswhereasignisdisplayedAccess:TheNationalGalleryaimstomakeaccesstothepaintingsenjoyableandwelcomingtothewidestpossiblepublic.Therearearangeoffacilitiestohelpyouseethecollection,visitexhibitionsandcometoeventsTheGalleryoffersBritishSignLanguage-interpretedAsonpaintingsforvisitorswhoaredeaf,andspecialartsessions(展期)forvisitorswhocan’tsee.Address:TheNationalGallery,TrafalgarSquare,LondonWC2NSDNGettinghere:★BytubeTheneareststationsareCharingCross(NationalRail,Northern,andBakerloolines)andLeicesterSquare(NorthernandPiccadillylines)★BybusRoutes3,6,9,11,13,15,23,24,87,91,139,and176stopatTrafalgarSquare.★BybikeThenearestbikestandsareonOrangeStreet,StMartin'sStreet,StMartinsPlace,andDuncannonStreetClickheretofindmoreinformation.1、WhenistheNationalGalleryclosed?A．Onthanks-giving B．AtChristmas C．OnNewYearsDay D．AtEaster2、WhatarevisitorsallowedtodointheNationalGallery?A．Makeacall, B．TakeadoginC．Smokeacigarette. D．Touchthepainting3、Whoarespecialartsessionsintendedfor?A．Youngvisitors. B．Foreignvisitors.C．Disabledvisitors. D．Femalevisitors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）WhenIwas17，Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike：“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast，somedayyou’11mostcertainlyberight．”Itmadeadeep1onme．andsincethen,forthepast33years，Ihave2inthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself：“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife，3IwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?”Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen“No”fortoomanydaysina4，IknowIneedtochangesomething．RememberingthatI’llbe5soonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverknowntohelpmemakethebig6inlifebecausealmosteverythingfallsawayinthefaceofdeath，7onlywhatistrulyimportantAboutayearagoIwas8withcancer.Mydoctorevenadvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairs9order，whichisadoctor’swayoftellingpeopletopreparetodie．I10withthatdiagnosisallday．11，atlastanadvancedtestshowedthatitwasaveryrarecancerthatis12withsurgery．IhadthesurgeryandI’mfinenow.13wantstodie．Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthereAndyetdeathisthedestinationweall14．Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe，becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionof15．Itislife'schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldto16forthenew．Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoo17fromnow，youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway．Sorrytobesodramatic，butitisquitetrue．Yourtimeis18，sodon’twasteitlivingsomeoneelse’slife．Don’tbe19bydogma(教条)—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople’sthinking．Don’tletthenoiseofothers’opinionsdrownoutyourowninner20．Andmostimportantly，havethecouragetofollowyourheart1、A．impression B．curse C．decision D．joke2、A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost3、A．would B．should C．might D．could4、A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row5、A．successful B．rich C．dead D．frustrated6、A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices7、A．proving B．leaving C．confirming D．telling8、A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round9、A．on B．for C．in D．at10、A．met B．got C．did D．1ived11、A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So12、A．incurable B．curable C．fatal D．changeable13、A．Anyone B．Someone C．Noone D．Everyone14、A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape15、A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease16、A．makeup B．makefor C．makeour D．makeway17、A．distant B．short C．long D．away18、A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost19、A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped20、A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion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）Forthosewholovetravel,particularlyrailtravel,Chinain1987wasacan't-misskindofplace.In1987,Chinawasstilloperatingsteamtrainsonsomerailroutes,1．madepeoplefrommanycountriesamazed.BruceConnolly,aphotographerfromScotland,2．(be)oneofthem.ConnollyfirstcametoChinain1987,3．(start)hiscontinuoustravellingthroughoutChina.Sincethen,he4．(travel)tomostpartsofChinaexceptFujian,ZhejiangandJiangxi.Whereverhewent,hiscameraremainedbyhisside.DuringhisjourneysinChina,ConnollyfoundChinaverydifferentfrom5．hesawinphotographs,whichshowedChinesepeopleveryreligious6．thewaytheydressedandbehaved.Instead,whathesawwasthatpeoplewere7．(friend),welcomingandworebrightclothes.Intheearlyyearsofhisjourney,mostChinesepeoplewerefascinatedwithforeignersvisitingChina,butnowthathaschangedincitiessuchasBeijingandShanghai,foreignersareno8．(long)curiosities.AnotherdramaticchangethatConnollyhasfeltinChinais9．widespreaduseofnewtechnology.Chinahasbecomeoneofthemosttech-savvy（懂技术的）societies.Peoplenowdoeverythingwith10．(they)smartphones,anduseofcashisalmostdisappearing.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble、IworkedhardatEnglishanddevoteallmysparetimetolearnit、ButIfailedtopassthemid-termexamination,whichmademegreatdisappointed、SoIaskedmygrandpaforhelpwhenIgottohome、HearingthatItoldhim,hesaid,“Examinationresultsaresometimeunexpectedbyyourstudylevel、Youcan’tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination、”Heencouragedmyselftoworkhardforalongtimetocheckmyresults、Itookmygrandpa’sadvices、NowIrealizethattheprocessoflearningismuchmoreimportantandmyEnglishismorebetterthanbefore、Frommyexperience,Ifeelthatweshouldlistenopinionsfromoldpeople、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是天津某中学的学生李津，暑假期间，你到苏格兰参加了一个英语夏令营，住在Susan的家里，受到了很好的招待，请给Susan写一封Email,内容包括:1.感谢Susan和她的家人对你的热情招待;2.了解到Susan今年7月想到中国来旅行后，你表示非常欢迎，并邀请她到夭津来;3.至少介绍天津的三个特点，例如地理、历史、人文、物产等。注意:1.请使用规范英语，词数:110字左右2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯;________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、C5、B6、D7、D8、A9、D10、C11、B12、B13、一、分割分割文件路径分割后的文件路径B分割带有小题的分割路径分割后的路径二、单个文件有标题去重复排序有标题去重复排序号的文件路径三单个文件无标题去重复排序需要去重复题号排序的文件路径四、多个文件夹去重不含题大文件夹路径另存为的文件夹四、替换9分处理语文英语路径五、转docx原始路径转好的路径14、B15、B16、D17、A18、B19、D20、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、D2、C3、B22、1、B2、A3、C4、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)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthormore.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCloudhadgoneaway!AfewdayslaterIwasreadingabookabouttheBattleoftheAlamowhenIdiscoveredthemostshockingthingIhadeverdiscovered.Thenamesofthe183defendersoftheAlamowerelistedontherollofhonor,includingDanielClo