云南省文山州硯山二中2024屆高考英語四模試卷含解析

云南省文山州硯山二中2024屆高考英語四模試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。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，滿分30分）1．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which2．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when3．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince4．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff5．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．a(chǎn)ccounts D．receipts6．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake7．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when8．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read9．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which10．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost11．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might12．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn13．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff14．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can15．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why16．Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly17．Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．a(chǎn)ttheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity18．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．a(chǎn)sacredcowB．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)Pandora'sboxD．a(chǎn)child'splay19．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment20．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）WelcometotheElectronicVillagetoexplorenewwaysoflanguageteachingandlearning.ElectronicVillageProgram(Thursday,June18,2015)Nearpod9:00amto10:00amRoom501Nearpodisasoftwareprogramthatcreatesarichcontext(語境)forstudentstolearnvocabulary.Thepresenterwillshowhowtouseit.TEO2:00pmto3:00pmRoom502Ourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsbuthavethesamedesiretolearnonline.ThepresenterwilluseexamplesfromhisfirstonlineclasstoexplainhowanyteachercanbeginteachingonlinewithTEO.Kahoot10:30amto11:30amRoom601Kahootsoftwarecanbeusedtocreategrammartestswhichcanbegradedonanetwork.Itcanprovidestudentswithinstantfeedback(反饋),includingreportsabouttheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Prezi3:30pmto4:20pmRoom602UsesofPreziinlisteningandspeakingcoursesdrawstudents’attentiontospeakingmorefluently.ThepresenterwillshowhowstudentscanusePrezitoconfidentlypresentonavarietyoftopics,includingintroducingfamily,friends,andhobbies.269、Nearpodisactuallya.A．superfootballplayer B．nameofarecentfilmC．softwareprogram D．robot1、Ateacherwhowantstolearnonlineteachingcangoto.A．Room501 B．Room502C．Room601 D．Room6022、Whichofthefollowingcanassessyourgrammarlearning?A．Nearpod. B．Kahoot. C．TEO. D．Prezi.3、Ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingskills,youaresupposedtoarriveby.A．9:00am B．10:30amC．2:00pm D．3:30p22．（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）AtfirstglanceEstherOkadeseemslikeanormal10-year-old.Shelovesdressingup,playingwithBarbiedollsandgoingtotheparkorshopping.ButwhatmakestheBritish-Nigerianyoungsterstandoutisthefactthatshe’salsoauniversityundergraduate.Esther,fromWalsall,anindustrialtownintheUK’sWestMidlandsregion,isoneofthecountry’syoungestcollegefreshmen.Thetalented10-year-oldenrolledattheOpenUniversity,aUK-baseddistancelearningcollege,inJanuaryandisalreadytopoftheclass,havingrecentlyscored100%inarecentexam.“It’ssointeresting.IthasthetypeofmathsIlove.It’srealmaths-theories,complexnumbers,allthattypeofstuff,”shesmiles.“Iwanttofinishthecourseintwoyears.ThenI’mgoingtodomyPhDinfinancialmathswhenI’m13.IwanttohavemyownbankbythetimeI’m15becauseIlikenumbersandIlikepeopleandbankingisagreatwaytohelppeople.”sheadds.Estherhasalwaysjumpedaheadofherpeers.ShesatherfirstMathGSCEexam,aBritishhighschoolqualification,atOunsdaleHighSchoolinWolverhamptonatjustsix,whereshereceivedaC-grade.Ayearlater,shegottheA-gradeshewanted.ThenlastyearshescoredaB-gradewhenshesattheMathA-levelexam.Notcontentwithbreakingbarrierstoattendcollegeatjust10yearsold,Estherisalsowritingaseriesofmathworkbooksforchildrencalled“YummyYummyAlgebra.”“Itstartsatabeginnerlevel-that’svolumeone.Butthentherewillbevolumetwo,andvolumethree,andthenvolumefour.Aslongasyoucanaddorsubtract,you’llbeabletodoit.Iwanttoshowotherchildrentheyarespecial.”shesays.1、WhydoesEstherOkadewanttohaveherownbank?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Tosetupamathsschool.C．Tohelpthepeopleinneed.D．Topublishhermathsbooks.2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutEstherOkadefromthetext?A．Sheisnotgoodattakingmathsexams.B．Shefailstogetalongwellwithherpeers.C．Sheisdeterminedandstrictwithherself.D．ShewasnotadmittedtoOunsdaleHighSchool.3、WhatmakesEstherOkadespecialaccordingtothetext?A．Hernaturaltalentinmaths.B．Herloveforbigchallenges.C．Scoring100%ineveryexam.D．Writingaseriesofmathbooks.24．（8分）Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.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,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Surprise.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ADifferentTrainAnnouncementD．ALovelyMorninginSydney25．（10分）HongKongMuseumofArtEstablishedin1962,thepurposeofHongKongMuseumofArtistopreservetheculturalheritageofChinawithalocalfocus.HongKongMuseumofArtfeaturesmorethan15000differentobjectsofancientChineseartfromHantoQingDynasty.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:10:00am-6:00pm(Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri,Sun);10:00am-8:00pm(Sat);ClosedonThursday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)2720116HongKongSpaceMuseumItisoneofthelargestplanetariumsintheworld.Openedin1980,themuseumsuniqueegg-shapeddomestructureaddedanotherfamousarchitecturalhighlighttoHongKong.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesdayOpeningHours:1:00pm-9:00pm(Mon,Wed,Thur,Fri);10:00am-9:00pm(Sat,SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonTuesday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)272036HongKongScienceMuseumItopenedin1991andcoversawiderangeofscienceandtechnologyandincontrasttotraditionalmuseums,theHongKongScienceMuseumencouragesitsvisitorstoactivelyparticipate,exploreandexperiencetheexhibitions.Especiallyforkidsthisisagreatlearningandfunopportunity.StandardticketHK$25;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$12.5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:1:00pm-9:00pm(Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri);10:00am-9:00pm(Sat,SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonThursday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)27323232HongKongMuseumofHistoryEstablishedin1975,itisnotonlyahighlightforhistorylovers,butalsoforthearchitecturalenthusiasts.On17500squaremeters,themuseumpreservesanddisplays6000yearsofHongKonghistory.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:10:00am-6:00pm(Mon,Wed–Sat);10:00am-07:00pm(SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonTuesday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)27249042（307詞）1、HowmuchdoesitcostsforacoupletovisitHongKongSpaceMuseumonFriday?A．HK$10B．HK$5C．HK$15D．HK$12、HowisHongKongScienceMuseumdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasuniqueegg-shapeddomestructure.B．Visitorscantakepartintheexhibitionsactively.C．IthelpstopreservethehistoryofHongKong.D．PeoplecanlearnthehistoryofHongKong.3、WhatdotheMuseumsmentionedinthetexthaveincommon?A．Theiropeningtimearethesame.B．Theyallopenfreelyonpublicholidays.C．Theirfreeadmissiondaysarethesame.D．Theyareallintendedforhistorylovers.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）CaliScoresaGoalItwasthelastgameoftheseason.Calihadbeenplayingsoccerallsummer.Shereallyenjoyed1aroundwiththeotherplayersinherblueuniform,chasingtheblackandwhiteballacrossthegrassyfield.Asmuchasshetried,2,Calistillhadnotscoredonesinglegoal.“Don’tgiveup,”saidhercoach.HeshowedCaliandherteamhowtopasstheballtoeachotherandtakeshotsatthegoal.Caliwasprettygoodatpassingtheball,butshecouldn’tkicktheball3thegoalkeeper.Shewonderedifsheshould4soccer.“Don’tgiveup,”saidherteammates.”Youjustneedtokeeptryingandyouwillget5.”SoCalistayedontheteamanddidherbest.“Don’tgiveup,”saidAuntLisa.Butitwashalf-time,andCaliwasfeeling6.Shewastrying!Everytimeshegota(an)7tokicktheball,itwouldgointhe8directionoraplayerfromtheotherteamwouldtakecontrolofit.Thebreakwasoverandthereferee(裁判)blewherwhistleto9thegameagain.Thetwo10walkedbackontothefield,both11towin.Caliheardherauntwhisperinherear.“Lookforanopportunitytogettheball.Youcandoit.”Calitookadeepbreath.12shedidn’tgetonegoalallsummer,sheknewthatshehadtriedherbest.Shedreamedshe’dleaveherteamafterthegamewasover.Suddenly,shewaswokenbysome13thatwasthesweet,happyjingleoftheicecreamtruck.Itwasdrivingrightbesidethesoccerfield,playingitsmusicloudlytoattract14.Theplayersonbothteamsturnedto15atit.Afewgirlspointedtoitandcheered.Thesoccergamehadnearlystopped.Calilookedaroundandsawthesoccerballcloseby,16bythenearestplayerfromtheotherteam.Calidashedovertotheball.Shedribbled(帶球)itbetweenherfeet,movingforwardtowardthenetoftheyellowteam.Bythetimetheothergirlshad17,Caliwaspositionedrightinfrontofthenet.Thegoalkeeperwas18tooneside,lookingattheicecreamtruck.Sheturnedback19toguardthenetasCalikickedtheballhard.Thekeeper20outherglovedhand.Theballtouchedthetipsofherfingersasitswooshedpast,rightintothenet.“Goal!”1、A．running B．walking C．jumping D．hiking2、A．therefore B．otherwise C．though D．meanwhile3、A．with B．over C．for D．past4、A．quit B．remember C．change D．respect5、A．harder B．better C．faster D．easier6、A．normal B．hopeful C．calm D．upset7、A．a(chǎn)ward B．idea C．chance D．order8、A．safe B．wrong C．clear D．positive9、A．pause B．start C．cancel D．end10、A．players B．girls C．teams D．coaches11、A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．determined12、A．Evenif B．Asif C．Because D．When13、A．noise B．music C．whistle D．cheer14、A．customers B．teachers C．a(chǎn)udiences D．reporters15、A．fire B．laugh C．knock D．look16、A．found B．ignored C．protected D．pushed17、A．discussed B．recalled C．noticed D．permitted18、A．hiding B．rushing C．standing D．waiting19、A．quickly B．secretly C．bravely D．silently20、A．threw B．carried C．dragged D．reached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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Lastweek,ourschool1．(hold)abasketballmatchagainstanotherschool.Neartheendofthematch,theyonlyhadanadvantageoverus.Whenourcaptaingottheball,oneofthempretended2．(knock)intobyhim.Uponseeingthat,ourcaptaintriedtohelphimup,butthematchwasoverandtheywon.Welostthegame.3．,wewereallsatisfiedwiththeresultbecausewewentallout.Fromthismatch,Ilearnthatbeing4．winnerdoesn’tmeangainingwhilealoserdoesn’tmean5．(lose)everything.Whatreallycounts6．(be)thespirit,nottheresult.Aslongaswetry7．(we)best,thereisnoneedinregretting.Inreality,atrueloserisevenmorepreciousthanafalsewinner.Withoutthatmatch,I8．havelearnedtheimportanceofspirit.Tosumup,atruewinneristoamatchwhatwateristoafish.Itisnottheresultbuttheprocess9．matters.LifewithoutspiritIslikesailingwithoutacompass,sobeatruewinnerandyouwillfindits10．(important).第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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)不計分。Ibecameinterestinginplayingfootballthankstoasmallaccident、OneafternoonwhereIwasinprimaryschool,Iwaswalkingbytheschoolplayground、Suddenlyfootballfelljustinfrontofmebutalmosthitme、Istoppedtheballandkickedithardlybacktotheplayground、Toeveryone’ssurprising,theballwentintothenet、Allthefootballplayerontheplaygroundcheeredloudly,saythatIhadatalentforfootball、Fromnowon,Istartedtoplaymyfootballwithclassmatesafterschool、Iamagoodplayernow、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是某中學學生李華，在你班級留學的美國學生Bill無法適應這里的學習與生活，感到苦悶，他寫信向你求助。請你用英文給他寫一封回信。內(nèi)容如下:1.深表同情；2.提出建議并給出理由；(至少三條建議，如:參加學校社團活動，與朋友交流，做些戶外活動等)3.希望建議能有所幫助。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、A5、B6、A7、C8、C9、D10、A11、C12、D13、D14、D15、C16、A17、B18、B19、C20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、269、C1、B2、B3、D22、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’tuntilthenthatInot