广州顺德区高三适应性调研考试新高考英语试题及答案解析

广州顺德区高三适应性调研考试新高考英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe2．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should3．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare4．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited5．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand6．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated7．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying8．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown9．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required10．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.11．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout12．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated13．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed14．DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing15．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or16．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif17．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered18．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin19．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto20．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall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）Theyear2117willbeaneventfuloneforart.InMayofthatyearinBerlin,thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats’“centurycameras”—cameraswitha100-year-longexposure(曝光)time—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.Sixmonthsafterthat,theFutureLibraryinOslo,Norway,willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime,presenting100booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedinthedistantpastof2017.AsKatiePaterson,thecreatoroftheFutureLibrary,putsit:“FutureLibraryisanartworkforfuturegenerations.”Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveofslowartintendedtopushviewersandParticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday’sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.Intheirway,too,theyarefightingagainstmodernculture—notjustregardingmoney,butalsothewayinwhichartisticworthismeasuredbyattention.Inasimilarfashion,everyAprilonSlowArtDay,visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime—atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.LiketheFutureLibrary,thecenturycamerasareverymuchaprojectforcities,sinceit’sincitiesthattimerunsfastestandthepaceoflifeisfastest.“SinceIstartedlivinginacity,I’vesomehowbeenquitedisconnected,”AnneBeateHovind,theFutureLibraryprojectmanager,whodescribedhowworkingonthelibrarydrewherbacktothePaceoflifesheknewwhenshewasgrowinguponafarminheryouth,toldTheAtlanticmagazine.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwillNOThappenin2117?A．Acamerawhichwasproduced100yearsagowillbeexhibited.B．TheFutureLibrarywillbe0pentothepublicforthefirsttime.C．Photoswitha100-yearexposuretimewillbedevelopedandexhibited.D．Booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedin2017willbedisplayed.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttoday’speople’sattitudetowardworksofart?A．Theyconsiderworksdeliberately.B．TheyspendlittletimeonWorks.C．Theyspendmuchmoney0nworks.D．Theystareatworksfor10minutesatatime.3、Whatisthepurposeofthewaveofslowart?A．Toadvocatecreatingworksofartslowly.B．Toprotectworksofartfrombeingdamaged.C．Topromoteworksofartformodernculture.D．Toencouragepeopletopaymoreattentiontoworksofart.4、HowwouldAnneBeateHovindfeelaboutthecitylife?A．It’sdiscouragingB．It’sdullC．Itsdeveloped.D．It’sbusy22．（8分）WhilevisitingtheNorthpoleinwintermaynotbeatthetopofyourbucketlist，theever-changingICEHOTEL，whichopeneditsdoorstovisitorsonDecember14thisyear，maychangeyourmind.200kmnorthoftheArcticCircleintheSwedishvillageofJukkasjārvi，thehotel，whichiscarvedentirelyfromice，isrebuiltannually.The35rooms，builttoaccommodatevisitorsonallkindsofbudgets，varyfromexpensivesuitestobasicroomsthatarefurnishedwithjustanicybedandareindeerskin.Amongthehighlightsthisyearisthe“SpruceWoods”suite.SculptedbyChristopherPascoeandJennieO’KeefeofCanada，itdescribesacampingscenecompletewithaclassicmicrobus，aforest，andevenanartificialcampfire.Thereisalsotheartfully-carved“LivingOcean”suitetoremindvisitorsoftheimportanceofsavingouroceans.Theroomisfullofcarvedsealifethatincludescoralandashark“swimming”rightovertheicebed.“Thesuiteisinspiredbyglobalwarmingandtheoverfishingthataffectsouroceans.”saysartistJonathanPaulGreen.“IalsothinktheideaofusingfrozenwaterfromariverinnorthernSwedentocreateanoceanwithshells，fish，andcoralsisexciting.”Thenearby“Haven”suiteisa“magicalgateofice”guardedbytwolargeanimals.“Weareinspiredbythemeetingbetweenpeopleandwanttocreateanexperiencethatinvitescuriosityandcreativity，”saysartistJonasJohansson.“Itfeelslikeadreamtogettoworkwithicethatallowsourloveforlight，shine，andreflectiontowanderfreelyfromthoughttocreation.”Regardlessofwhethervisitorsselectthecarvedsuitesorthebasicicerooms，thetemperatureisalwayssettoabone-chilling－5℃!Thatiswhyguestsareadvisedtosnuggle(蜷缩)upinsidesleepingbagsandwearglovesandwinterhatsallnight.Notsurprisingly，mostendupspendingjustasinglenightatthisuniquehotelbeforemovingontotheconventionalandwarmerhotelsnearby.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bucketlist”meaninthetext?A．Ashoppinglistofbuckets. B．Alistoftravellingdestinations.C．Alistofexpensivehotels. D．Alistofexcitingideas.2、Whatcanweknowabouttheicehotel?A．Itisrebuilteveryyear. B．Itsroomsareexpensive.C．Itorganizescampingactivities. D．Itliesinacoastalcity.3、Wheredoestheinspirationof“LivingOcean”suitecomefrom?A．Artandliterature.B．Oceanlifeandvoyage.C．Climatechangesandhumaninfluence.D．Themeetingofpeople.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAdventuretotheNorthPoleB．AnExperienceClosetoNatureC．ATasteofCold:ANightinaVillageD．AWinterDestination:Sweden’sIceHotel23．（8分）Astudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(万亿)connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebuildingblockofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn.'”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones－nomatterhoweducational－doesn’tappeartobeenoughforchildren’sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho’dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies—regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio—learnednothing.1、Whatmakesconnectionsinababy’sbrain?A．HavingahigherIQ. B．ExperiencingnewinformationC．Thebaby’earlyage D．Theconnectionwithotherbabies2、WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?A．Babiesidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.B．Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.C．Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.D．Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?A．Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.B．Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.C．Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.D．Wordshavedifferentsounds.4、WhatisthemainconclusionfromthestudyledbyPatriciaKuhl?A．Babiesshouldn’twatchalotoftelevision.B．Listeningtodifferentlanguagesdevelopsbabies’brainC．Foreignlanguageshelpbabies’braindevelopD．Socialcommunicationimprovesbabies’braindevelopment.24．（8分）TheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdamhaswelcomedhometwopaintingsbytheDutchmaster,morethan14yearsaftertheywereripped(扯)offthemuseum’swallinanighttimetheft.MuseumdirectorAxelRuegercalledtheirreturn“oneofthemostspecialdaysinthehistoryofthemuseum”.ThepaintingswerediscoveredlastyearbyItalianpolicewhiletheyweresearchinganItaliancriminals’farmhousenearNaplesforevidenceofdrugdealing.Theywereinaboxandhiddenbehindawallinatoiletwhentheywerefound.Thepaintingswereconsideredamongtheartworksmostsearchedforintheworld.Afteryearsindarkness,theycannowshineagain.Theyarebackondisplayatthemuseumbeforebeingtakentotheconservationstudioforrepair.Fortunately,theysufferedsurprisinglylittledamageasthieveswhohadclimbedupaladderandbrokenawindowtogetintothemuseumin2004rippedthemoutoftheirframes.“Itisnotonlyasurprisethattheworkshavebeenrecoveredbutit’sevenmoresurprisingtheyareinrelativelyunharmedcondition,”Ruegersaid.ThemuseumdirectorwasonvacationwhenthecallcamelastyearfromItalianauthoritieswhobelievedtheyhadrecoveredthepaintings.Hedidn’tcelebraterightaway.He’dhadcallslikethisbefore.“Iwashopefulbutalsoalittlehesitant.Overtheseyears,wehadsomanyoccasionswhenpeoplephonedus,contactedus,claimingthattheyknewsomethingaboutthewhereabouts(下落)oftheworksandeachtimeitwasfalse,thetracewentcold,”hesaid.“So…thewayhasbeenfullofdisappointment.”ButmuseumexpertssenttoItalytochecktheauthenticity(真实性)oftheworksquicklyturnedRuegersdoubtsintodelight.Ruegersaidthepaintingsarenowbackatthemuseum,whichishometodozensofworksbyVanGogh.“I’mveryconfidentthateverythingissafeinthemuseumfromnowon,”hesaid.1、Howwerethestolenpaintingsfound?A．Thepolicefoundthembyaccident. B．Thearrestedthievesgaveinformation.C．Somedrugdealersofferedclues. D．Thepoliceknewthehiddenplace.2、WhatsurprisedRuegermostaboutthelostpaintings?A．Theywerestolenatnight. B．Theywerefoundatlast.C．Theysufferedlittledamage. D．Thesearchtook14years.3、WhenRuegergotthecall,he________.A．didn’tbelieveitatall B．feltquitesatisfiedC．plannedtocelebrate D．doubtedthenews4、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6probablymean?A．Ruegergraduallylostinterestinthesearch.B．Thenumberoffalsecallswasgreatlyreduced.C．Ruegerfeltcoldbecauseoftoomanyfalsecalls.D．Thechancetofindthepaintingsbecamesmall.25．（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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thosewhobelievethattheywillneverdowellinaparticularareaprobablyneverwill.Thosewhobelievetheyarenotgoodat1willforeverfeelunprepared.Butthosewhobelievethatitis2tosucceedatwhattheyattemptcansurprisethemselves.Adamwasreadyto3HiswifeAnna,however,wasless4Assheexplainedtoafriend,”Adamhas________doneanythingthatrequiredphysicalstrength.Whenheretires,hewillsitinhiseasychairand5metobringhimhisfood.”ButtoAnna’s6,soonafterherhusbandretired,he7ahealthclub.Arrivinghomefromexerciseclassonenight,heannounced,”I8forthewrestlingtournament.Iamgoingto9Fridaynight.”Annawasshocked.“Pleasedon’tdoit.,Adam.You’renotin10.Youwillbesobeatupthattheywillhavetocarryyouhome!”11,hecouldn’tbepersuadedandshetoldhimthatifhewantedreallytodoit,shewasnotgoingtowatch.12toherword,shestayedawayasAdamwrestled.Andjustasshe13,twomencarriedAdamhome.He14downonthebed,everymusclepainedandwounded15shecouldspeak,hecriedout,”Don’tsaya(n)16,Anna!Thisisnottheworstofit.I________tonight.Ihavetowrestleagaintomorrownight!”Nothing17inyourlifeuntilyoubelieveyoucandothingsthatareimportanttoyou.Andifyouhavealow18ofyourself,nobodyelseislikelytoraiseit.1、A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything2、A．possible B．vital C．impossible D．important3、A．travel B．retire C．resign D．leave4、A．confident B．negative C．enthusiastic D．elegant5、A．always B．often C．again D．never6、A．expect B．warn C．invite D．urge7、A．sorrow B．surprise C．delight D．relief8、A．owned B．founded C．supported D．joined9、A．signedup B．madeup C．tookup D．cameup10、A．prepare B．exercise C．wrestle D．consult11、A．place B．shape C．trouble D．practice12、A．Anyhow B．Moreover C．Therefore D．However13、A．True B．Exact C．Opposite D．Relevant14、A．advised B．promised C．predicted D．designed15、A．settled B．lay C．sat D．laid16、A．When B．After C．Before D．Until17、A．plan B．idea C．goal D．word18、A．lost B．won C．gained D．performed19、A．changes B．happens C．recovers D．reacts20、A．talent B．doubt C．opinion D．suggestion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）CulturalTVprogramshaveexperiencedacome-backatthestartoftheChineseNewYearTwoweeksafterthepopularshowChinesePoetryCompetition,anewprogram,Readers,hasbecomemuch1．(popular)thanit.Theweeklytalkshow,hosted2．thefamoushostessDongQing,invitespeoplefromallwalksoflife3．(read)aloudpoems,essaysandbookexcerpts（节选）theylikeorwrote.Theguests4．joininitalsosharetheirownlifestoriesexplainingthereasonwhyparticularpiecestouchedtheirhearts.ThreedaysafteritsfirstbroadcastonCCTV-1,Readershasbeen5．(great)successfulandinterestedthousandsofpeople.Throughthepoeticwords,Readershasmade6．publicpayattentiontothe7．(lose)habitofreadingaloud.ReadersisoneoftheculturalTV8．(program)torestorethecountry'spassionforliteratureinrecentyears.Its9．(succeed)isveryencouragingintoday'stelevisionworldwhererealityshows10．(play)aleadingpartsofar.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同的增加、刪除或修改。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。Asastudent,Ihavetakenagreatmanyofexams、WhetherIhavebeengoodpreparedornot,Iwillkeepcalmandconfidently、ThatisbecauseIknowthepurposeofexamsistofindouttheknowledgeswecan’tunderstand、Therefore,therewasatimewhenIwasafraidofexams、IwasafraidthatIcouldn’tgethighmarksorfailtheexam,Iwouldbelaughedatbyothers、Later,myteacher,sherealizedmyproblem,hadtheface-to-facetalkwithme、AfterIfollowedtheadvicegivingbymyteacherIfinallyovercamemyfear、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高一学生李华，你的美国好友Jack在给你的邮件中提到他在选修中国国画，打算在展示课上介绍下面三幅国画中的一幅，希望你能给些建议。请给他回邮件，内容包括：推荐一幅作品；介绍该作品内容；给出推荐理由。注意：（1）词数不少于50；（2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：work（作品），dragonfly（蜻蜓），bamboo（竹子）——BaiXueshi——QiBaishi——XuBeihongDearJack,I’mveryhappytoknowthat________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、D6、D7、B8、B9、D10、D11、C12、B13、A14、D15、B16、C17、C18、B19、A20、A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、A2、B3、D4、D22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、1、B2、A3、B4、D24、1、A2、C3、D4、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.”HenoddedhisheadingratitudelikeallusTexansdoandwalkedaway.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewassoaked(浸；泡)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthormore.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCloudhadgoneaway!AfewdayslaterIwasreadingabookabouttheBattleoftheAlamowhenIdiscoveredthemostshockingthingIhadeverdiscovered.Thenamesofthe183defendersoftheAlamowerelistedontherollofhonor,includingDanielCloud,whospottedtheMexicansbeforetheytookoverthestreetsofSanAntonioinFebruaryof1836,andhispostwasontopoftheSanFemandoChurchwhereIhadpickedhimup!5、WhatdidthewriterdoaftermovingtoSanAntonio,Texas?A．AtourguideB．AnactorC．AtourbusdriverD．Asoldier6、Wecanlearnfromth