山西省范亭中学2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

山西省范亭中学2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative2．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering3．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated4．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish5．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove6．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick7．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade8．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a9．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly10．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof11．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while12．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout13．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup14．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。15．OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,______anincreaseforthe14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.A．torealizeB．realizedC．realizingD．havingrealized16．Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto17．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave18．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what19．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．asmuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．astwicemuchas20．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.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）Whileeverydogownerknowstheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsperfectly,scientistshavealwaysbeenalittledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinVienna,Austria,wefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidence.Fortheirstudy,biologistCorsonMillerandhisteamexposeselevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewardedfortouchingthescreenwhenshownahappyface,whiletheotherhalfgottheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.Interestingly,thedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentireface.Somedogswereshownonlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That'sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheiremotionsontheirentireface.Aftersometraininglikehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthechangesintheirshapethataccompanythehappyorangryexpressions,thedogsweremostlyabletoidentifythecorrectexpressionnotonlyonafamiliarfacebutonastrangeface.Theresearchersconcludedthedogsweresmartenoughtoreadhumanemotions.Theyalsofoundthosebeingtrainedtoreadangryexpressionstookalongertimetolearn.Theyguessitmaybebecausedogsfindangryfacesdisgusting,causingthemtowithdrawquickly.However,oncethesmartdogsrealizedtheyweregettingrewarded,thetrepidationseemedtodisappear.Infact,thedogshadsuchagoodtimeplayingthecomputer"game"Thatscientistshadahardtimekeepingthemawayfromthetouchscreensafterthestudywascompleted.Theresearchersalsonoticedonlydogswithamaleownerhadahardertimeunderstandingtheexpressionscorrectly.Sincethetouch-screenmodelswereallfemales,thisconfirmedwhathasbeenobservedinpreviousstudiesdogsaremoreefficientatreadingfacialexpressionsofpeoplethatarethesamegenderastheirowner.1、Howdidthescientistsconducttheexperiment?A．Byleavingdogstowomenwhoareeitherhappyorangry.B．Bymixingtheselecteddogstogether.C．Byrewardingonlyhalfofthedogstouchingthescreen.D．Byshowingdigitalpicturesofwomen’shappyorangryfaces.2、Theunderlinedword“trepidation”inParagraph5probablymeans

.A．fearandhesitation B．curiosityandeagernessC．excitementandhappiness D．doubtandsadness3、Accordingtothelastparagraph,dogswithfemaleowners______________.A．arefondofthemalefacesB．areuninterestedintellingtheemotionsontheentirefacesC．havedifficultytellingthemoodsonthefacesofmalesD．canonlyrecognizeemotionsoffemales4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MoodChangesInfluenceDogs B．DogsIdentifytheMoodsC．dogsandTheirOwners D．Dog’sMoodResearch22．（8分）ThelatestadditiontotheGtechgardenpowertoolsisalightweightbutpowerfulwirelessLeafBlower(吹落叶机).Thisautumnitwillmakethetimeofclearingleavesandgardenpiecesveryshort.HighperformanceThe36VLithium-ionGtechLeafBlowerhastheabilitytoclearpiecesfromyourlawn,courtyardanddriveway.TheLeafBlowerusesaturbofan(涡轮风扇发动机)designthatallowsforastraightairpassagefromintaketooutlet,offeringmaximumairflowandefficiencythatturnthefanat11,500timesaminute.CompletecontrolTheGtechLeafBlowerislightweight,atjust4.3kg.Ithasbeendesignedsothatthebatteryandproductweightarereasonablydistributed.Wheninuse,itwillnaturallypointtowardsthegroundtodirecttheairflow.Therefore,youwon’thavetoworryaboutinjuringyourwrists,evenifyouuseitforanentire20-minuterun-timewithfullpower.Thevariabletrigger(扳机)allowsforcompletecontrol–whenyousqueezeorreleasethetriggeryouwillfeeltheairflowchangetosuityourgardenneeds.EasytouseTheGtechLeafBloweriseasytouse.Thereisnoneedtopullwiresortopitupwithfuel,sosimplyattachthebatteryandpullthetriggertostart.Theproduct’swirelessconveniencemeanstherearenowirestotripyouuporlimityouraccess,andnopetroltostoreuporpour—simplychargeitandit’sreadytogo.Whenyou’redone,youcanremovethedetachablenozzle(管口),sotheGtechLeafBloweriscompactenoughtobestoredinsmallplaces.Don’tjusttakeourwordforitWereallydocarewhatyouthink.Goonlinetoseethethousandsofindependentreviewsourcustomershavegivenus,andcheckoutourproductvideoatwww.gtch.co.uk.1、WhichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofthenewGtechLeafBlower?A．AturbofanB．NowireC．ThevisibletriggerD．Costlydelivery2、WhatmakesthenewGtechLeafBlowereasytohold?A．Astraightairpassagefromintaketooutlet.B．Reasonabledistributionofbatteryandproductweight.C．ThevariabletriggeronthenewGtechLeafBlower.D．TheremovablenozzleonthenewGtechLeafBlower.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“tripyouup”inthetext?A．TireyououtB．GetyoutofalldownC．MakeyouunoccupiedD．Blockyouout4、Thepurposeofthispassageis_______________.A．toadviseustobuythenewGtechLeafBlowerB．tointroducetoustheconvenienceofthenewGtechLeafBlowerC．toteachushowtousethenewGtechLeafBlowerD．toencourageustoreviewaboutthenewGtechLeafBlower23．（8分）Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedplasticplates?Nexttime,whynottrysomeedibleones?You’llhelptheenvironmentandyourguestswon’tgohungry.“Iusedtoworkinschoolcateringandsawalotofmoneybeingthrownaway.Ithoughtthatwascriminal,soIdecidedtodosomethingaboutit,”saidItalianschoolchefTizianoVicentini.Now,Vicentinihasanamazingrangeofedibleplatesforschools.Theplatesaremadeoutofbreaddough,soyoucaneatthemafterwards.“Thesedishescostafewpennieseachandareeithereatenbythekids,orgointorecyclingbinsforanimalfood,”explainedVicentini,50,ofMilan.Butnowothercompaniesaredevelopingedibleplates,too.TheEdiblePlateCompanyoffersedibleplates,bowls,traysandcups.Theirproductsareenvironmentally-friendly,100%biodegradableandcanbeusedforalltypesofcateringandhomeuse.Andthey’remadefromanaturalplant.Afteruse,theycanbefedtoanimalsorlefttodegradenaturally.Theyalsohavearangeofcutlery(餐具）madefromcornandpotatostarch(淀粉).Theseplateswillalsohelpreducetheamountofplasticwecreate.Wastefromplasticcausesdamagetotheenvironment,costinggovernmentsmillionsinwastemanagement.Plasticbagsoftenendupinlandfillsites.Andtheburningofplasticwastecausestoxicgasesthatpollutetheair.Inresponsetothis,governmentsaroundtheworldareintroducingtoughrecyclingregulations.Andmanyshopsareofferingbiodegradableplasticbagsandeco-safepackagingontheirproducts.Tohelpmatters,theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(theISO)hasalsodevelopedasystemtoevaluatethebiodegradabilityofproducts,withacertificationandlogoscheme.Meanwhile,howaboutaniceplateforlunch?1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofedibleplates?A．Theyareexpensive. B．Theycandegradenaturally.C．Theyareenvironmentally-friendly. D．Theyaremadefromnaturalplant.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．TizianoisfromGermany.B．Edibleplatesareonlyusedforschoolcatering,C．Cornandpotatostarchcanbeusedtomakecutlery.D．TheEdiblePlateCompanydoesn’tproduceediblebowls.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A．Theairpollution.B．Theediblecutlery.C．Thetoxicgasescausedbytheburningofplastic.D．Thedamagetotheenvironmentcausedbyplasticwaste.4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Themeasurestostopthepollution.B．Thewaystoreducetheplasticwaste.C．Howtomakeedibleplatesfromnaturalplants.D．Theplatesolutiontoeatingandenvironmentalproblem.24．（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．worried25．（10分）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7.35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatweareontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhatthatdoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Surprised.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Patient.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ALovelyMorninginSydneyD．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement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）“Iwon’tstoplearningnewthings1Idie,”105-year-oldZhaoMuhetolddomesticmedia.Hegothisfirstbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesinhis2,andisnowworkingonhisPhD．Hetraveledtheworldafter3andlearnttousetheInternet.Zhao,borninShandongin1912,moved4Taiwanat39,andfoundanon-teachingjobatNationalKaohsiungNormalUniversity.Almost30yearslater,heretiredfromtheuniversity.That's5thetimeforpeopletobeginapeacefulbutboringpensioner'slife,6withfriendsandlookingaftergrandchildren.7thatwasnotforZhao.Hedecidedtogoto8university,thistimetostudy.Zhao9theNationalOpenUniversityinTaiwanin1999.Hecommutedtoschoolbybikeeveryday,never10asingleclass.Hestudied11intothenight,anditonlytookhimfouryearstofinishthe128academic12requiredtograduatewithanartsdegree,whichhedidattheageof91.Severalyearslater,Zhaodecidedto13hisstudies.HepassedtheentranceexaminationforNanhuaUniversityinTaiwanandgota14inphilosophytwoyearslater.HeisnowauditingclassesatNationalTsingHuaUniversityinTaiwan15hepreparestoearnadoctoratedegree.Hethinksit's16toolatetolearn.17studying,healsofulfilledhisdreamoftouringtheworld.Nowheislearningtousea18."Internetisnouseforadyingmanlike19,bro,"hisfellowpensionersaidhumorouslytohim."ButI'mstill20,"herepliedwithlaughter.1、A．becauseB．ifC．whenD．unless2、A．eightiesB．twentiesC．ninetiesD．thirties3、A．adjustmentB．retirementC．presentationD．examination4、A．toB．awayC．outofD．from5、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．normallyD．typically6、A．hangingupB．hangingoutC．hangingdownD．hangingover7、A．ButB．AndC．SoD．For8、A．anotherB．eachC．thatD．his9、A．arrivedatB．graduatedfromC．studiedD．attended10、A．sharingB．refusingC．stoppingD．missing11、A．laterB．lateC．latestD．lately12、A．reportsB．lessonsC．creditsD．notes13、A．getonwithB．putoffC．reuniteD．continue14、A．master’sdegreeB．bachelor’sdegreeC．doctor’sdegreeD．teacher’sdegree15、A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．as16、A．everB．neverC．stillD．yet17、A．IncaseofB．BymeansofC．InadditionofD．Inspiteof18、A．computerB．cameraC．shaverD．bike19、A．himB．herC．youD．it20、A．awakeB．aliveC．asleepD．alone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）Onlineshoppingisgettingmoreandmorepopularinmostcities,wherepeopleareabletomakefulluseoftherapidly-developedInternettechnology.Itiswelcomedbymostpeopledueto1．(vary)reasons.Fromtheangleoftheconsumers,itcansavemuchtimeforapersonwho2．(have)littlesparetimetogoshoppinginthemalls.By3．(simple)clickingthemouse,theycangetwhatevertheywantwhilestayingathome,4．maybetensofthousandskilometersawayfromtheonlineshops.Fortheretailers,itcancutsomecostsforthosewhodon’thavemuchcirculatingfunds.Italsosavesthemtheneedtorentahouse5．(compare)withtraditionaltradestyle.6．,therearestillsomedisadvantagesinonlineshopping.First,aface-to-facedealmakesonline-shoppingless7．(rely)andtrustworthy.Second,peoplewilllosethefunofbargain.8．isundeniablethatshoppingontheInternethasbecomeanirresistibletrendinmodernsociety.Itisofgreatimportancethatwemaketherelativelawswiththerapid9．(grow)ofonlineshopping.Onlyinthiswaycanweenjoythepleasureandconvenienceofonlineshoppingwithoutthefearof10．(cheat).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短文。短文中共有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。TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00a.m.,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn'tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswerebothusefultome.Atlast,Ichosetwo.At10:00,wewenttothecinema;thefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular.Ittookusabout3hourstoseeit.Havingseenthefilm,andeveryonewasdeeplymoved.Somefriendsevenburstouttears.Fromthestory,Iunderstandthatloveisnobleandvaluable.That'sreallywonderfulfilm.Itisveryworthseeingagain,Whatahappyday!IhopetomorrowIwillbeevenhappy!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前发生了争吵。8月28日是Peter生日,Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系,他特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件:信的内容包括:1.推荐一个礼物；2.你的理由；3.其他和解建议。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.邮件的开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。DearTom,I’mgladtohearthatyouareconsideringmakingupwithPeter.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,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、D3、B4、C5、B6、B7、A8、B9、D10、D11、A12、B13、C14、regularA．productionB．1anguageC．popularD．minute2．weightA．heightB．ceilingC．foreignD．neighbour3．specialA．musicalB．oceanC．medicineD．biscuit4．perfectA．electB．preventC．effectD．problem15、C16、B17、C18、A19、B20、B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、A3、C4、B22、1、D2、B3、B4、A23、1、A2、C3、D4、D24、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)totheboneindrippingw