江西省南昌一中2024年高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題含解析

江西省南昌一中2024年高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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．a(chǎn)ny D．some18．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．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第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Intoday’sworldofmobilepayments,allwereallyneedisasmartphone.Butthetraditionalwallet（錢(qián)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（發(fā)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(滑冰場(chǎng)),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．a(chǎn)dvocatereadingbooks2、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(解決方案)tosolveourenvironmentalproblems.Hispastprojectsinclude"Bioluminescent(生物發(fā)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……★L(fēng)eanaboutart.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第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）WhenIwas17，Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike：“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast，somedayyou’11mostcertainlyberight．”Itmadeadeep1onme．a(chǎn)ndsincethen,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(教條)—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．a(chǎn)pologies 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．a(chǎn)t10、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．a(chǎn)void 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．a(chǎn)way18、A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost19、A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped20、A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。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（懂技術(shù)的）societies.Peoplenowdoeverythingwith10．(they)smartphones,anduseofcashisalmostdisappearing.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble、IworkedhardatEnglishanddevoteallmysparetimetolearnit、ButIfailedtopassthemid-termexamination,whichmademegreatdisappointed、SoIaskedmygrandpaforhelpwhenIgottohome、HearingthatItoldhim,hesaid,“Examinationresultsaresometimeunexpectedbyyourstudylevel、Youcan’tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination、”Heencouragedmyselftoworkhardforalongtimetocheckmyresults、Itookmygrandpa’sadvices、NowIrealizethattheprocessoflearningismuchmoreimportantandmyEnglishismorebetterthanbefore、Frommyexperience,Ifeelthatweshouldlistenopinionsfromoldpeople、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是天津某中學(xué)的學(xué)生李津，暑假期間，你到蘇格蘭參加了一個(gè)英語(yǔ)夏令營(yíng)，住在Susan的家里，受到了很好的招待，請(qǐng)給Susan寫(xiě)一封Email,內(nèi)容包括:1.感謝Susan和她的家人對(duì)你的熱情招待;2.了解到Susan今年7月想到中國(guó)來(lái)旅行后，你表示非常歡迎，并邀請(qǐng)她到夭津來(lái);3.至少介紹天津的三個(gè)特點(diǎn)，例如地理、歷史、人文、物產(chǎn)等。注意:1.請(qǐng)使用規(guī)范英語(yǔ)，詞數(shù):110字左右2.可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，以使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫;________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、C5、B6、D7、D8、A9、D10、C11、B12、B13、一、分割分割文件路徑分割后的文件路徑B分割帶有小題的分割路徑分割后的路徑二、單個(gè)文件有標(biāo)題去重復(fù)排序有標(biāo)題去重復(fù)排序號(hào)的文件路徑三單個(gè)文件無(wú)標(biāo)題去重復(fù)排序需要去重復(fù)題號(hào)排序的文件路徑四、多個(gè)文件夾去重不含題大文件夾路徑另存為的文件夾四、替換9分處理語(yǔ)文英語(yǔ)路徑五、轉(zhuǎn)docx原始路徑轉(zhuǎn)好的路徑14、B15、B16、D17、A18、B19、D20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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