廣東省深中、華附、省實(shí)、廣雅四校聯(lián)考2025屆高考臨考沖刺英語試卷含解析

廣東省深中、華附、省實(shí)、廣雅四校聯(lián)考2025屆高考臨考沖刺英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular2．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond3．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where4．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving5．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．a(chǎn)ccounts D．receipts6．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated7．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping8．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone9．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat10．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall11．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied12．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where13．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard14．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those15．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired16．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless17．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how18．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．a(chǎn)llofwhich B．eachofwhich C．a(chǎn)llofthem D．eachofthem19．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which20．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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）IwenttothecinemathisafternoontoseeLaLaLand.BeforegoingintothescreeningmysisterandIvisitedtheladies’washroom.Asweentered,alittleblondehairedgirlabout5yearsofageopenedoneofthecubicle(小隔間)doorsandranoutofthewashroom,hotpantsinhandandlookingupsetandoverwhelmed.Iwentafterher.Herdadwasstandingoutside.Shequicklygavehimthehotpantstodressher.Littlesweetheart.Sheobviouslycouldn'tmanagetobuttonupherhotpants.Eventhoughshehadherlittlewhitetightson,shemusthavefeltembarrassedaboutthelackofhotpants.Itriedtocalmandreassureher,saying,“WhenIsawdadstandingoutsideIknewhewaswaitingforsomeoneverypretty,butIjusthadn'trealizedhow,prettyshewasgoingtobe.”Shedidn'tbite;dadsmiledthough.Iofferedtobringherbacktowashherhands.Shewastootinytosqueezesoapoutofthedispenser,soIhelpedher.Icouldseepoordadoutofthesideofmyeyes.Hewasrightatthedoorlookingin.Iwentwithhertothehanddryer,butshewassotinythatthesensorcouldn'tevendetectherlittlehands.Iliftedherupandherhandswereproperlydried,wellatleastalittle.Iwasmovedbythislittlegirl’shelplessnessinanadultworld.Ialsofeltfordadhavingtotrustthathislittlegirlwouldfeelsafeandsecureforthefewminutesoutofhissight.Ireachedoutforhelp.Itriedtobridgethegapwhenalittlehelplessgirlwasafewminuteswithoutatrustedadultandaconcernedfatherhadtoforamomentaccepthecouldnotgiveherthesecurityhewantedforher.Itwasn'tmuchbutithelpedacaringfatherandhislittledaughterandforthat,I'mgrateful.1、Whydidthelittlegirlcatchtheauthor'sattention?A．Shegotfrightenedbystrangers.B．Sheneededclothingtocoverher.C．Shewasprobablylostinthecrowd.D．Shewasinanembarrassingsituation.2、Whydidthehanddryerfailtoworkforthelittlegirl?A．Thesizeofthesensorwastoosmall.B．Shewasnottallenoughtoreachit.C．Shedidn’tknowhowtooperateit.D．Itwasdryingtheauthor'shands.3、Howdidthefatherfeelinthestory?A．Helpless.B．Shy.C．Shameful.D．Calm22．（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．worried23．（8分）Ifyou’veeverhadtochopanonion，youprobablyknowthatit’soneofthemostannoyingcookingexperiences．Itjustfillsyoureyeswithtears．Scientistsandfarmershavebeenworkingonasolutiontothisproblemfordecades，andthey’veapparentlycomeupwithatearlessonion．Calledthe“Sunion”，thisnewvegetableistheresultofanaturalcross-breedingprogramthat’sbeengoingonfarmsinNevadaandWashingtonsincethe1980s．It’ssupposedlyasweet，mild-tastingonionthatdoesn’tleavethatstrong，pungentaftertaste，butwhatreallysetsitapartfrommostotheronionvarietiesisthatitdoesn’tcausetearyeyeswhenit’schopped．Whenyoucutintoanormalonion，itreleasesacompoundcalledlachrymatory-factorsynthase，and’whenthathitsyoureyes，yourbodyproducestears．Now，theinterestingthingaboutregularonionsisthattheamountsoflachrymatory-factorsynthaseincreasethelongerthevegetablesarestored，sotheolderthey，themoreyoucry．InSunions，ontheotherhand，thelevelsofthatannoyingcompounddropthemoretimegoesby，untilitnolongerhasanyeffectonyoureyeswhenyoucutit．That’swhatSuniongrowersareclaiminganyway，butreportsfromthoseluckyenoughtohavetriedthemseemtoconfirmtheseclaims．TheHuffingtonPosthadthreeofitsreporterschopsomeSunions，andapparently，noneofthemshedasingletear．AccordingtotheWashingtonPost，theydon’thavethepungencyofregularonionsandaresosweetthatyoucaneatthem“l(fā)ikepopcorn”．Sothegoodnewsisthattearlessonionsarenowarealthing．ThebadnewsisthattheyarecurrentlyonlygrowninWashingtonandNevada，andeventhoughtheyaresoldnationwide，theyarestillinrelativelyshortsupply．ThefirstSunionbatcheshittheshelvesofgrocerystoresinDecember，butwe’11probablystartseeingtheminmostgroceryshopsandsupermarketsinthenextfewyears，asmorepeoplelearnaboutthem．1、WhatisspecialabouttheSunion?A．It’seasilychopped．B．It’ssweetandtastesstrong．C．It’stearlessandmild．D．It’sgrownnationwideintheUSA．2、HowdoestheauthorintroducetheSunioninParagraph3?A．Bycomparison．B．Bytellingastory．C．Bygivingexamples．D．Byaskingquestions．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pungency”inParagraph4mean?A．Roundshape．B．Strongsmell．C．Specialcharacter．D．Medicalfunction．4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．TheSunionhasbeenlargelyonthemarket．B．TheSunionisstillontrialatpresent．C．TheSunionwillsoonbegrownworldwide．D．TheauthorisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheSunion．24．（8分）GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforPoetry.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.Herpoemsdescribedconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanybackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsoftheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection.In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry.ShewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalledAnnieAllen.AnnieAllenisacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughter,awifeandmother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms.Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953calledMaudMartha,MaudMarthareceivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexampleisthispoem,CornersontheCuringSky.Bytheendofthe1960s,Gwendolynbrooks'spoetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewroteaboutawiderworldanddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．ThelifeofGwendolynBrooks.B．ThepoemsofGwendolynBrooksC．Theunderstandingaboutblackculture.D．Thestrugglesofblackwomen.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutGwendolynBrooksfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shemainlywroteaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.B．ShewasgoodatusingthelanguageofpoetryC．Herwritingskillswerealittleworsethanherability.D．HerpoemsweremainlyabouttheAfricanexperience3、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby___________.A．providingexamplesB．usingstatisticsC．comparingopinionsD．describingherexperiences4、Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout______.A．thedifficultiesGwendolynBrookswouldmeetB．thepoemsrelatedtopoliticalissuesC．theawardsGwendolynBrooksgainedD．theracialinequalitytheblackhadtoface25．（10分）GorillaStudyRevealsNewConnectionHumansandgorillas(大猩猩)sharedevolutionfor23millionyears.Theirpathsseparatedonlysixmillionyearsago.Researchonhowgorillascommunicatecanhelpusunderstandhumanlanguagedevelopment.Understandinghowthebrainworkshelpsusseeaconnectionbetweenlanguagedevelopmentandnon-verbalsigns.Thesesignsormovementsincludethingslikethewaywemoveourhandsorbodiesorthedifferentexpressionsourfaceshaveindifferentsocialsituations.Anewstudyongorillasrevealedthatright-handedness-preferringtousetherighthandinsteadofthelefthandformostphysicalactivities-mayhaveaconnectionwithcommunication.Twocameraswereusedtofilmallofoneape’smovements.Oneofthefirstresultswasthatgorillasusetheirrighthandsmorewhentheyaredoingactionswiththeirheadsormouthsatthesametime.Thisshowsthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhowourbrainsworkandthereasonweuseonesideofourbodymorethantheother.Inaddition,wecanusetheresultsofthestudyandourknowledgeaboutbrainstohelpusunderstandmoreabouthowlanguagefirstdevelopedinhumans.DrForrester,whodidthestudy,saystheresultscanbeusefulinotherways,suchasunderstandinglanguagedevelopmentinchildren.Forexample,somechildrenhaveaseriousillnesscalled“autism”whichcanstopthemcommunicatingnormallywithpeople.Itmightbepossibletousethesamestudymethodtofindoutwhichchildrenhavethisillnesswhentheyareveryyoung.Doctorswillthenbeabletostarttreatmentearly.1、Whendidtheevolutionofgorillasandhumansseparate?A．Morethan5millionyearsago.B．7millionyearsago.C．23million.D．It’snotknown.2、Right-handednessinapesmayhaveaconnectionwith________.A．intelligenceB．communicationC．socialsuccessD．convenience3、Theresearchteamused________tohelptofindtheresult.A．videorecordingB．photographsC．voicerecordingD．zookeepers4、Theresultsofthestudymighthelp________.A．everyoneB．sickapesC．a(chǎn)dultswithmentalproblemsD．childrenwithanillnes第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分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）Everyoneshouldgotohisorher50thhighschoolreunion.TherewasatimeIthoughtI’dnevergoeveniftheopportunity1.ButnowIfeel2forpeoplewhodon’tgo.Iwenttothe3ofmyhighschoolonaSaturdayevening,andIamgladIdid.Itwasagifttorecognizesome4classmatesrightaway—andtoberecognized.5,wehadnametagsandour6photosonourclothingtohelpidentifyus.Irecognizedonewomanimmediately!Themostmemorableandmovingexperienceofthenightwas7byaschoolmateandneighbortowhomIwasonceclose.Unfortunately,wehadafallingoutinthehighschool.Ineversawherafter8,butthistime,Isawhernameonaplacesetting.Atfirst,IfearedthatIwould9her.Butmybetterselfwonover,andI10herout.IkeptlookinguntilIgota(n)11onmyshoulder.Thereshewas12.Wehuggedasifnothinghadever13andexchangedaffectionatewords.Whentheparty14,myold-newfriendwalkedtowardsme,15meagainandwishedmewell.Ireturnedhergoodwishes.Allthebad16meltedintothinair.IamgratefulIhadthis17toreunitewitholdclassmates.Afterall,wearealmost18thefinallapofourlifelongjourneys.Someclassmateshadalreadyleftthis19,andtheirnamesweredeletedfromthelist.Sometimeswehavetowalkbackintothepastbecausetimedoeshealoldwounds.We’renotthe20people.Wearebetterpeople.1、A．camedown B．cameup C．camethrough D．cameoff2、A．sorry B．happy C．excited D．moved3、A．competition B．reunion C．exhibition D．concert4、A．latter B．former C．present D．future5、A．Unluckily B．Unwillingly C．Normally D．Thankfully6、A．old B．recent C．modern D．new7、A．described B．provided C．promised D．ordered8、A．graduation B．invitation C．retirement D．punishment9、A．stareat B．turnto C．runinto D．relyon10、A．let B．drove C．sought D．pushed11、A．instruction B．blow C．kiss D．tap12、A．reading B．singing C．smiling D．dancing13、A．happened B．changed C．disappeared D．mentioned14、A．began B．ended C．continued D．lasted15、A．encouraged B．praised C．hugged D．judged16、A．news B．scores C．excuses D．memories17、A．qualification B．situation C．talent D．chance18、A．missing B．destroying C．nearing D．wasting19、A．world B．city C．school D．class20、A．important B．serious C．successful D．same第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分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）IntheWest,somepeoplebelievethatpersonalitycanbepredictedaccordingtothebloodtype1．thepersonwasbornwith.PeoplewithbloodtypeA,forexample,2．(consider)morelikelytobeserious,hard-working,andquiet,whilepeoplewithbloodtypeOarelikelytobepopularandoutgoing,yetoftenunable3．(finish)whattheystart.Thoughthisbeliefcontinuestobestrong,somepeoplequestionwhetheritistrue.Theblood-typepersonalitytheory4．(start)inJapanin1927whenFurukawaTakehinoticedpersonalitysimilaritiesand5．(different)amonghisworkers.Thisideasoonwentoutoffashion,6．itwasbroughtbackbyaJapanesetelevisionhostnamedToshitakaNomiinthe1970s.ThebeliefisstillstronginJapanandisincreasinglypopularinneighboringcountries.MostAsiansmightbelieve7．theblood-typetheory,butformanyitseems8．(harm)andnotsomethingtobetakentooseriously.Isthebelieftrue?ThescientistsinAsialargelydismiss(摒棄)thebeliefasamodern-daysuperstition(迷信).Moststudieshavefailedtofindanystrong9．(connect)betweenbloodandpersonality.10．(general),scientistswarnagainstmakingpredictionsorimportantdecisionsbasedonthisquestionabletheory.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在下面加上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。WhenIfirstcametoEngland,IknowlittleEnglish、Asyoucanprobablyguessit,mylifewasdifficultyforatime、Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful、Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell,soImadepoorprogress、Ibecameverydiscouraging、Finally,IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem、IappreciatedplayinginabandwithanEnglishwomanwhichbecameoneofmybestfriendinLondon、MyEnglishimprovedgreatbyhangingoutwithher、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你正在某國外中學(xué)做交換生，該校校報(bào)的“外國文化”欄目擬介紹中國傳統(tǒng)文化，校報(bào)編輯Peter給你寫信，咨詢你的意見。請你給Peter寫封回信，要點(diǎn)如下：你認(rèn)為最能代表中國文化的是什么？請說明理由；我們應(yīng)該如何更好地推廣中國文化？(至少兩點(diǎn))注意:（1）詞數(shù)100左右；可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；開頭語已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearPeter，Yourletterreachedmewithpleasure._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、D5、B6、A7、C8、C9、B10、C11、A12、B13、A14、A15、C16、D17、B18、B19、A20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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、B3、A22、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,whospotted