宁夏青铜峡一中2025届高考英语四模试卷含解析

宁夏青铜峡一中2025届高考英语四模试卷注意事项：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．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why2．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon3．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing4．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof5．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all6．BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths，whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand_____ahighprice．A．estimate B．fetchC．occupy D．predict7．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly8．Iusuallygotherebytrain.Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing9．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t10．Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme._____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need11．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling12．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou13．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile14．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.15．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones16．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that17．DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.18．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must19．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup20．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack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）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．worried22．（8分）Attimesweallgetangrywhenwearedriving.Itmightbebecausewearestuckinatrafficjamorstuckbehindaveryslowdriver.tmightbebecausewethinkanotherdriverhasdonesomethingverystupidanddangerous.Whateverthereason,itseemsthatgettingangryinacarissomethingwhichhappensmoreandmoreoftenandthereisnowaspecialtermforit:"roadrage".Someexpertseventhinkthatroadrageisakindofmentalillness!Howcanwerecognizethis"illness"ofroadrage?Therearetwokindsofroadrage:aggressivedrivingandaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Aggressivedrivingcantakedifferentforms:●Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.●Increasingyourspeedveryquickly.●Drivingveryclosebehindthecarinfrontandsoundingthehornorflashingtheheadlights.●Changinglanesverysuddenlyandblockinganothercar.●Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanotherearistryingtopark.Therearealsodifferentreactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Theseinclude:●Makingrudesignsatpeople.●Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.●Deliberatelydrivingintoanotherperson'scar.●Hittingsomebody.●Usingaweaponsuchasabaseballbat,orevenagunoraknife.Roadrageiscertainlynotajoke.Therehavebeenincidentsofroadragewhichhaveledtoseriousinjuriesandevenmurder.Expertsthinkthatonereasonforroadrageisthatfilmsshowalotofexamplesoffastandaggressivedrivingsuchascarchaseswherethiskindofdrivingseemstohepositive.Expertsalsothinkthatthepunishmentsfordangerousdrivingarenotseriousenough.Experienceshowsthatdrivingproblemscanbecontrolled，butittakesalongtime.IntheUKinthelast30years，thepolicehavebeenquitesuccessfulinreducingthenumberofpeoplewhodrinkanddrive.Theyarenowworkingtostoppeopleusingmobilephoneswhentheyaredriving.Let'shopetheycanhavethesamesuccesswithroadrage.1、Whichofthefollowingdescribesaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving？A．Makingpolitesignsatpeople.B．Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.C．Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.D．Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanothercaristryingtopark.2、Roadragehappenspossiblybecause______.A．weareinafast-changingsocietyB．itwon'tcauseseriousinjuriesordeathC．thedriversthemselveshavedonesomethingstupidD．thedriverswon'tgetseverepunishmentsfordangerousdriving3、What'sthetoneofthelastparagraph？A．Sad. B．Cold.C．Optimistic. D．Exciting.23．（8分）Whenaskedtopointoutoneortwothingsthataremostimportanttothemselves,manyputfriendsaheadofhomes,jobs,clothesandcars.Atruefriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperiencethatdetermineswhoweareandkeepsusconnected.Itisatreasureweshouldprotect.Unfortunately,thebetterfriendsyouare,themoreprobablyyou’llhavedisagreements.Andtheresultcanbewhatyoudon’twant—anendtotherelationship.Thegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemended.First,don’tletyourpridegetinyourway.Mostofuscanforgiveeachotherwhendifferencesarebroughtoutintheopen.Second,apologizewhenyou’rewrong—evenifyou’vebeenwronged.Overthecourseofafriendship,eventhebestpeoplemakemistakes.Sometimes,itmaybebestifthewrongedpersontakestheleadandapologizes.Whenyouapologize,giveyourfriendachancetoadmit(承认)thathehasbeenwrong.Third,seethingsfromyourfriend’spointofview.Andfinally,acceptthatfriendshipschangeasourneedsandlifestylechange.Makingfriendscansometimesseemeasy.Thehardpartiskeepingtheconnectionsstrongduringthenaturalupsanddownsthathaveaneffectonallrelationships.Mysuggestion:considerfriendshipasanhonorandagift,andworththeefforttotreasureandnurture(培养).1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EasyWaystoMakeFriendsB．UpsandDownsinFriendshipC．HowtoMendaTroubledFriendshipD．HowtoTaketheLeadinMakingFriends2、The＂wrongedperson＂underlinedinthepassagereferstoaperson____________.A．whohasbeenmistakenforanotherB．whohasbeenblamedunfairlyC．whohastreatedfriendsbadlyD．whohasadmittedhismistakes3、Accordingtothepassage,afriendshipcanbelongonlyif____________.A．wehavemuchincommonB．weknowourfriends’mistakesC．wetreatourdisagreementswiselyD．wehaveknownoneanotherherdesires4、Whatshouldwedoifwefollowtheauthor’ssecondsuggestion?A．Makeanapologyfirst.B．Avoidmakingmistakes.C．Sticktoourownpointsofview.D．Changeourlifestyles.24．（8分）March1，2019DearResidentsRE.NOTICEOFCONSTRUCTION-SHORELINEEROSIONPROTECTIONSheetPileWall，RipRapProtection(抛石护岸)andSpotRepaironSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad,TsawoutFirstNation.OurFile:CPMS6849BeginningApril1,2019,ourcommunity,TsawoutFirstNation,willbebeginningworkontheShorelineErosion(侵蚀)ProtectionprojectalongSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad.WorkersemployedbyDonnMannExcavatingandTsawoutFirstNationPublicWorksDepartmentwillbeonsiteworkingfrom7:00amuntil5:00pmdailyMondaytoFridayuntilSeptember30，2019.PROJECTRELATEDINFORMATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONSTrafficDelays-Inordertosafelyandefficientlycompletethisconstructionitem,therewillbesomelane(车道)restrictions.Cardriversmustfollowthepolicesorders,slowdownthespeed，andpasstheconstructionareaextremelycautiously.Theconstructionitemmaycausetrafficdelays.Wewillmakeeveryefforttominimizeanypotentialinconvenienceandprovideyouwiththelatestnoticewhendisruptions(中断)mustoccur.Policeandemergencyvehicleaccesswillbemaintainedatalltimes.TruckTraffic-Attimesyouwillnoticeincreasedtrucktrafficintheconstructionarea.PleasebeawareanduseextracautionwhiledrivingVibration-Youmayexperiencesomevibrationathomeduringtheconstruction.Theshakymotionhappensduetotheworkbeingdone.Werecommendthatyouremoveorsecureobjectsonshelvesandwalls.ThisconstructionitemispartoftheTsawoutFirstNationShorelineErosionProtectionprojectthatwillbebeginninginApril2019andisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendof2019.Pleaseseeupcomingnewslettersandnoticesforfurtherupdates.ThankyouforyourpatienceandcooperationSincerelyRobMortinTsawoutFirstNation1、Howlongwilltheconstructionitemlast?A．bout4months.B．About5months.C．About6months.D．About7months.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttrafficregulationsduringtheconstruction?A．CardriversshallpassthroughtheconstructionareawithgreatcareB．OnlyemergencyvehiclescanpassthroughtheconstructionareaC．NovehiclewillbeallowedtopassthroughtheconstructionareaD．Allvehiclesshallbecheckedbeforeenteringtheconstructionarea.3、ItisrecommendedthatnearbyresidentsshouldA．avoiddrivingtheirvehiclesintherush-hoursB．makesurethattheirwallsareingoodconditionC．updateupcomingnewslettersandnoticesdailyD．havetheirphotoframestakendownfromthewalls25．（10分）Therearebillionsofpeopleonthisplanet,andmanyofuslovetoeatmeat.In2018alone,theaverageAmericanwillconsumemorethan100kgsofredmeat,accordingtoareportfromtheUSDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA).Atthesametime,theenvironmentalimpactcausedbymeatconsumption–waste,animaltreatment,healthissuesandeventhegreenhousegaseffects–hasgivenrisetoanumberofstartups（新兴企业）lookingforwaystofillourgrowingdemandformeat.Butcanthedemandbefilledinasustainableandaffordableway?Abunchofcompaniesarenotonlyoptimisticbutareworkingtomakethishappensooner.Allofthesecompaniesharvestcellsfromanimalsandgrowtheminalab.Forexample,SanFrancisco-basedMemphisMeatsisdevelopingcell-basedmeatsinitslaboratoriesbymanufacturingfatandmusclecellswithoutrequiringanyanimals.Anddon’tworryifyou’renotameatlover.StartupssuchasJetEat,whichisbasedinIsrael,areworkingonfoodproductsgrowninlabsthatareplantbasedandproducemeatsusingnaturalingredientswhilestillmaintainingflavor,consistencyandthe“overallsensoryexperience”.Asyoucanimagine,thereareplentyofhurdlesfacingtheindustry.Educatingthepublicisabigone.Anothercontroversialissueisthelabellingoftheproducts.MeatindustrytradegroupshavebeenpressingtheUSDAtomorestrictlyregulatealternativemeats,labeledas“imitationproducts”.Manyofushaveconcernsaboutthechallengesfacingfuturegenerationsasourglobalpopulationswellsandtheearth’snaturalresourcesshrink.Thegoodnewsisthatthereareplentyofcompaniesaroundtheworld–likethoseproducinglab-grownmeats-whoareworkingtosolvesomeoftheseproblemsandmakeafewbucksintheprocess.Nothingwrongwiththat.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A．Protectingthemeatindustry.B．Promotingahealthylifestyle.C．Reducingmeatconsumptiongradually.D．Meetinghumandemandsformeatsustainably.2、WhatkindofmeatdoesJetEatproduce?A．Ittastesasgoodasrealmeat.B．Itisharvesteddirectlyfromanimals.C．Itlookslikeplantscompletely.D．Itcontainsfatandmusclecells.3、Accordingtothepassage,howcanconsumerstellthelab-grownmeat?A．Byreceivingpubliceducation.B．Byreferringtothelabel.C．Byobservingitclosely.D．ByconsultingtheUSDA．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Extraordinaryjobsdonebynewstartups.B．Lab-grownmeatreadytofeedtheworld.C．Effectivestrategiesappliedwhenshopping.D．Theexistingthreatfacedbyhumans.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）SouthKoreanartistYoung-SungKimhasaveryspecialtalent,hecanpaintphotographs.Thatmaysoundlikekindofexaggeration(夸张).MostofKim’spaintingsdescribesmall1interactingwithman-madeobjects.Theartistadmitsthathehasbeengreatly2byinsectsandreptiles(爬行动物)sincehewasayoungboy,keepingtheminhisroomand3them.Fromthatdayson,he4tobecomeapainter.“Itwasn’t5topainttheirstructureandcolorwell.ItwasmuchharderthanIhadexpected.IpromisedmyselfIwouldtrainmyselfatartschool6Icouldpaintthemperfectly,”the7toldYonhapNewsAgency.8,hisparentsdidn’tapproveofhisdecisiontofocushisstudiesonart,9thathewouldnotbeabletolandagoodjob.Inhigh-school,their10onlymadeKimrebel(叛逆)evenmore.Aftertwoyearsofthis,hisfamilyfinally11andallowedhimtofollowhisdream.Intheend,Kim12hisparentsthattheymadethe13decision.Notonlydoeshegettoearnalivingdoingwhathe14most,buthebecameoneoftheworld’smosthighly-regarded15painters,earningbetween$10,000and$130,000perartwork.Youn-SungKimpaintsformorethan12hoursaday,16onweekends.Despitethe17realismofhispaintings,Young-SungKimnevercompletely18withhiswork.He19hisartworksona100-pomtscale,andnoneofhisdozensofpaintingshaveeverscoredabove90points.Kimhopesto20himselfandgetasclosetothat100-pointmarkaspossible.1、A．kidsB．plantsC．animalsD．toys2、A．attractedB．confusedC．frightenedD．attacked3、A．feedingB．countingC．trainingD．painting4、A．managedB．decidedC．agreedD．demanded5、A．easyB．uselessC．necessaryD．impractical6、A．evenifB．sothatC．unlessD．while7、A．photographerB．architectC．artistD．biologist8、A．SurprisinglyB．BasicallyC．NaturallyD．Unluckily9、A．fearingB．assessingC．suggestingD．predicting10、A．requirementB．oppositionC．commentD．announcement11、A．turnedawayB．settleddownC．gaveinD．tookover12、A．guaranteedB．remindedC．informedD．convinced13、A．similarB．rightC．quickD．normal14、A．needsB．consumesC．trustsD．loves15、A．realisticB．internationalC．abstractD．simple16、A．justB．seldomC．evenD．yet17、A．splendidB．digitalC．magicalD．positive18、A．popularB．contentC．busyD．familiar19、A．chargesB．advertisesC．scoresD．improves20、A．faceB．expressC．accustomD．better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）Throughoutmodernhistory,perhapstherehasneverbeenascientistasiconic(偶像的)asStephenHawking.Whetherhe1．(educate)theworldwithhisknowledgeoftheuniverse,ormakingfunofhimselfinTVshows,itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwillbelikenowHawkingisnolongerin.OnMarch14,2018,theBritishphysicistpassedawayinCambridge.Sincethen,manypeoplehaveexpressedtheircondolences(哀悼)onsocialmedia,includingBritishcomputerscientistTimBerners-Lee,2．inventedtheWorldWideWeb.“Wehavelostagreatmindandawonderfulspirit,”Berners-Leewrote.Hawkingwasaniconformanyreasons,buthewillbebestremembered3．hisworkinthefieldofscience.BuildingonGermanscientistAlbertEinstein’swork,Hawkingexplainedhisbeliefthatspace4．(start)withtheBigBang,andwillendwithblackholes.“Thiscompletesetoflawscangiveusthe5．(answer)toquestionslike‘Howdidtheuniversebegin?’”Hawkingwroteinhis2010workTheGrandDesign.“Whereisitgoingandwillithaveanend?Ifso,howwillitend?”Besideshisworkinscience,healsomanagedtoovercomemanydifficultiesinhispersonallife.While6．(study)atCambridgeUniversity,hewasdiagnosedwithmotorneuron(运动神经元)diseaseattheageof21.His7．(ill)lefthimparalyzedandhewastoldheonlyhadashorttimetolive.However,hewentontobecomeoneofthe8．(great)mindstheworldhaseverknown.“Ifeltitwasunfair.Whyshouldthishappentome?”heoncerecalled.“Atthetime,IthoughtmylifewasoverandthatIwouldneverrealizethepotentialIfeltIhad.Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbesatisfiedwithmylife.”Hawkingleftbehindagreatlegacy(遗产).HissignaturebookABriefHistoryofTime:FromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles,9．(publish)in1988,becameoneoftheworld’sbest-sellingsciencepublications.Andin2014,UKactorEddieRedmayneplayedHawkinginthemovieTheTheoryofEverything,whichtellsthetaleofthephysicist’slife.Hemaynolongerbewithus,10．Hawkingwillcontinuetoinspiretheworldforgenerationstocome.Asheoncesaidhimself,“Lookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet!”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下书信为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadingwidely.Duringtheweek,bookloversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents.Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork.Thepoetryrecitationcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay.Allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavoritepoemstotheaudience.WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybeneficially.Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andalsohelpedusformthehabitofreading.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校即将举行国际中学生科学论坛活动，你想报名做一名志愿者。请用英文写一封邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：1.写信目的2.自我介绍3.希望获准注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。DearSirorMadam,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Withallmybestregards.Yourssincerely,LiHua

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、B5、C6、B7、D8、D9、C10、A11、B12、D13、B14、B15、A16、C17、C18、B19、D20、D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、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.”HenoddedhisheadingratitudelikeallusTexansdoandwalked