江西省抚州市临川区二中2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

江西省抚州市临川区二中2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项：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．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem2．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading3．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how4．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can5．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff6．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can7．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what8．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where9．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave10．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though11．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.12．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where13．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve14．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any15．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover16．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a17．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what18．HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid19．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI20．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave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）ThecityofAmsterdamisoneofthebestpreservedinallofEurope.Whenvisitingthisremarkablecity,youtendtoforgetyourtroublesjustforamoment.Withthistravelguide,youwillbeabletodiscovertherealAmsterdam.BestTimetoVisitAmsterdamToseethetulip(郁金香)flowersyoucanvisitfrommid-ApriltoearlyMay.FortheNewYear'scelebration,there'realotofpartiesgoingonthen.However,ifyouwanttoenjoyaquieterandmorerelaxingAmsterdam,visitfromOctobertoMarch.GettingAroundAmsterdamYoucanrentabiketogowhereveryouwanttogo.Publictransportationisalsoconvenient.Youcangetachipcardforabout$9.WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdamPlanaheadsincemostoftheattractionsareusuallybusyandbecarefulwithyourwalletsasthecityiswell-knownforpickpockets,Alsobecautiouswhenyouarebuyingsomethinginthemarkets.TheBestofAmsterdamRijksmuseumThismuseumisoneofthefinestintheworld.Makesureyouarrivebefore10amtoavoidbigcrowds.VondelparkIfyouarelookingforwardtorelaxingandenjoyingsomepeaceandquiet,makeatriptothistopchoiceparkinthecity.VanGoghMuseumTheVanGoghMuseumisveryfascinating;youwilldefinitelybemovedasyouseeVincentvanGogh'slifeandhowhedevelopedthroughart.A'DAMTowerIfyouwanttogettheinspiringviewsofAmsterdam,takethelifttothetopofthistower.Youcanalsoclimbaboardthegiaptfour-personswingforsomefunrides.1、InwhichmonthcanvisitorsfeelmoreateaseinAmsterdam?A．June. B．July.C．September. D．November.2、Whatisthepurposeofthepart"WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam"?A．Providinghelp. B．Givingwarnings.C．Explainingsituations. D．Expressingdisappointment.3、Whereshouldyougotogetabird's-eyeviewofAmsterdam?A．Rijksmuseum. B．Vondelpark.C．TheVanGoghMuseum. D．A'DAMTower.22．（8分）TheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)HelicopterTourYou'11discoverthenaturalbeautyoftheGrandCanyonasyourhelicopterfliestothewestedge，passingoverLakeLasVegas，LakeMeadandtheHooverDam．Duringtheflight，youcanlistentoarecordedintroductiontotheGrandCanyonanditssurroundingsviaheadphones．Atnoon，you’11landforanunforgettablechampagnepicnic，3，200feetbelowtheedge．Whileyoushareabottleofchampagne，yourpilotandguidewillbehappytoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave．Yourflightendswithalow-levelpassoverthefamousLasVegasStrip．Onlanding，acomfortablecariswaitingtobringyoubacktoyourhotel．Eachhelicoptercarriesamaximumof6peopleincludingyourpilot．Foraroomierexperience，upgradeyourflighttoanEC-130helicopterwhichprovideslargerlegroomandcanaccommodatemoreweightperseat．SeeAdditionalInfofordetailsonweightrestrictions．PricingInformation●Servicesincluded：45-minute(approx)flighteachway，hotelpickupanddrop-offby1imousine，1unch．●Ourpriceisconstantlyupdated．Clicktocheckpricing&availabilityonyourpreferredtraveldate．AdditionalInformation●ThemaximumweightperpassengertorideinanA-Starhelicopteris2751bs．Ifpassengersweighinbetween2751bsand3001bs，youwillberequiredtoupgradetotheEC-130．●PickupisavailablefromselectedLasVegashotels．Youmustcontactthelocaltravelagencytofixyourpickuptime．●Allflighttimesareapproximateandmightbeinfluencedbyweatherconditions．TravelerReviewThisisanabsolutemustdo．TheviewoftheGrandCanyonathisheightwasabsolutelyamazing!Ourpilotwasfunny，knowledgeableandagreatguide．Allthestafffrombookingtocheck-inandhelicopterdeparturewerefantastic．Iwouldrecommendthistourtoeveryone．1、Wherewillyouhaveyourlunchduringthetour?A．Inthehotel．B．Onthehelicopter．C．IntheCanyon．D．OntheLasVegasStrip．2、InwhatconditionwillyoubeadvisedtotakeanEC-130flight?A．Youweighlessthan2751bs．B．Youtravelwithover6people．C．Youwanttospendlessmoney．D．Youwanttotravelmorecomfortably．3、Whatshouldyoudotobepickedupfromthehotel?A．Turntoyourguide．B．Callthetravelagency．C．Bookinadvance．D．Payanextracharge．4、What’sthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A．Topraisethepilotandstaff．B．Todescribetheviewofthetour．C．Toencouragepotentialconsumers．D．Tointroducethewriterofthereview．23．（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）Asfamiliesgetreadytoheadbacktoschoolforthefall,parentsareonatightbudgetlogetalltherightsuppliespurchased,paperworkfilledoutandphysicals(体检)scheduled.Itcanbeatoughtimeofyearandmanyparentsstruggletofindthetimeandmoneytomakeithappensmoothly.That’swhereHeartlandCommunityHealthCentercanhelp.Inordertogetkidsofftoahealthystarttotheschoolyear,Heartland,withsupportfromConnectChurch,willbefocusingontheback-to-schoolneedsoffamiliesduringtheweekofAug.7—11,andbeyond.Duringtheeventweek,Heartlandwillofferreduced-costschoolphysicalsbyappointmentonly.Freebackpacksfilledwithvariousschoolsuppliesandfreetoothpastetoprotectteeth,alongwithotherhelpfulinformation,willbeavailableonawalk-inbasisduringeventhours.The2017BackToSchoolwithHeartlandeventwillbeheld:Monday—Thursday2:00p.m.—5:00p.m.andFriday1:00p.m.—3:00p.m.,Aug.7—11.However,reducedcostsforphysicalswillbeavailablethroughSept.30thisyear,forthosewhoareunabletoscheduleanappointmentduringtheeventweek.Heartland’sregularclinichoursareasfollows:Monday&Wednesday:8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.;Tuesday&Thursday:8:00a.m.-7:00p.m.;Friday:8:00a.m.—3:00p.m.HeartlandisaLevel3Patient-centeredMedicalHomeandaHealthCenterservingDouglasCountyandsurroundingareaswithprimarycare,behavioralhealthandassistanceprograms.Servicesareavailabletoall,regardlessofincomeorinsurancestatus.Heartlandislocatedat346MaineSt.,Ste.150inLawrence,KS,andalsooffersanofficeinsidetheLawrence-DouglasCountyHealthDepartmentat200MaineSt.1、WhatcanpeoplegetfromHeartlandduringeventhours?A．Pick-upservice.B．Freeschoolsupplies.C．Reduced-costtechnicaltraining.D．Helpintheformofmoney.2、WhencanyouvisitHeartland’sclinic?A．At5:00p.m.onFriday.B．At7:00p.m.onMonday.C．At9:00a.m.onWednesday.D．At7:00a.m.onThursday.3、WhatinformationaboutHeartlandcanwegetfromthetext?A．Itsdevelopmenthistory.B．Thenumberofitsmembers.C．Itsfounder.D．Itsaddress.25．（10分）Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperception（感知）ofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualclues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(新旧研究的差异）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledindividuallybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷尔蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.Whatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.1、Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A．Howwefeelthefoodweeat.B．Whenweeatourmeals.C．Whatelementthefoodcontains.D．Howfastweeatourmeals.2、Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A．Youwouldprobablybemoreparticularaboutfood.B．Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C．Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D．Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.3、Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A．Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B．Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C．Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D．Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.4、WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A．Trickourselvesintoeatingless.B．Choosefoodwithfewercalories.C．Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.D．Pickdishesoftherightsize.5、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B．Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C．Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D．Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.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）第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Davidgrewuppoor.Hestarted1inthe7thgradeandbyhighschoolhewasonlygoingtoschoolhalfdays,leavingat11amtogotowork.Lackofmoneymeantlackof2opportunities,buthehada3forknowledge.Inhis4timehereadbooksonhumandevelopment,vocabularybuilders,5thathethoughtwouldhelphimsucceed6downtheroad.Hewasahardworkerandroseabovehislackofhighereducationtoproducedecentlyforhisfamily,7thefactorylifewastakingittoll(造成伤害)onhim8,emotionally,andspiritually.Itwas,inhismind,9himlikeaslowpoison.In1995heboughthisfirstcomputerandafewmonthslaterdiscoveredtheInternet.Hewantedtobeapartofit,andworked48ormorehoursinthe10andworked1140ormorehoursaweekteaching12computerskills.Heworkedharderthanhe13hadinhislife,loggingover100hoursaweekonmany,many14DavidbeganapplyingforjobsintheInternetandcomputerfields.Hewasshotdownmanytimes,buthenever15hehadagoalandkeptafteritevenwhenhedidn’tfeellikeitbecauseanythingelseseemedso16Thatkindofdriveandperseverance(坚持不懈)almostalwayspaysoff.I’m17tosayDavidleftthefactoryandtookajobinthecomputerfield.Hebeatoutcollege-educatedapplicantswith4-yeardegreeswithhis18skills.Thisisatruestoryabout19It’sastoryaboutbelievingyourself.It’sastoryaboutfindingwhatyoulovetodoandfollowingyour201、A．studying B．working C．entering D．playing2、A．educational B．personal C．political D．occasional3、A．way B．hope C．hunger D．goal4、A．spare B．part C．own D．school5、A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing6、A．somewhere B．everywhere C．anywhere D．nowhere7、A．and B．so C．yet D．but8、A．terribly B．personally C．heartedly D．physically9、A．fighting B．killing C．murdering D．butchering10、A．factory B．farm C．school D．family11、A．other B．theother C．others D．another12、A．him B．himself C．themselves D．others13、A．even B．ever C．still D．yet14、A．positions B．conditions C．occasions D．situations15、A．gaveup B．gavein C．gaveaway D．gaveout16、A．helpful B．hopeful C．helpless D．hopeless17、A．sure B．certain C．sorry D．happy18、A．self-taught B．self-assured C．self-controlled D．self-styled19、A．failure B．confidence C．foundation D．determination20、A．ideas B．ways C．dreams D．styles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）ThegardenofJoeSandersisthemostbeautifulgardenthatI1．(see)inourtown.Nearlyeverybodyenters2．“TheNicestGardenCompetition”eachyear,3．Joewinseverytime.Thereisalsoaman4．(call)BillFrithwhosegardenislargerthanJoe’s.Besides.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersand5．(vegetable),butJoe’sgardenismoreinteresting.6．makesJoe’sgardenstandoutisthathehasmadeneatpathsandhas7．(build)awoodenbridgeover8．pool.Ilikegardeningtoo,butIdon’tlikehardwork.Takingpartinthegardencompetitioneveryyear,Ialwayswinalittleprizeforthe9．(bad)gardeninthetown,butIstillthink10．fundoinggardening.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。I’mLiHua,aseniorthreestudentinourschool、LastMondayIreceivedthreeAmericastudents、Wehadawonderfultime、AndItastedthepleasedfeelingoffriendship、Intheafternoon,afterdividedintotwogroups,webegantoworkforthecomingEnglishspeechcontest、JustasIwaswonderingwhattodonext,Isawafamiliarfigurepassedbyourclassroom、ItwasmyEnglishteacher,Iwonderedthathewouldsay,Hesaidthatitwasacompetitionthateveryonewouldliketotakepartinit、HeaddedthatIwasprettyfluentwithEnglish,butIneededtoarrangemytimegood、Intheevening,atabouthalfpastten,wefinishedworking、Idon’tknowtheresult,butI’msurewithoutourhelp,winningthechampionshipwillbetheeffort、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，代表高一年级邀请本校的外籍教师Chris参加你们年级于本星期五晚上7：00在学校报告厅举行的元旦晚会，请根据以下内容写一封邀请函。⑴请他出席晚会，并表演一个节目。⑵晚会节目有唱歌，跳舞，话剧，时装表演等等。⑶本市有名的歌星，演员也应邀参加。⑷希望他那天晚上过得愉快。注意：⑴不可遗漏要点⑵词数80-120⑶为了使行文连贯，可适当增加细节。参考词汇：时装表演：fashionshowDearChris,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、C5、A6、D7、B8、D9、A10、D11、C12、D13、B14、D15、B16、B17、B18、D19、C20、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、D2、B3、D22、1、C2、D3、B4、C23、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.Disco