江西省九校重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三（最后沖刺）新高考英語試卷及答案解析

江西省九校重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三（最后沖刺）新高考英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn2．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．a(chǎn)fter3．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound4．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access5．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact6．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing7．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied8．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．a(chǎn)musementsB．a(chǎn)djustmentsC．a(chǎn)ppointmentsD．a(chǎn)chievements9．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue10．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if11．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff12．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．beyond13．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork14．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded15．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．casually16．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime17．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote18．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof19．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a(chǎn);the D．/;a20．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade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）Whileit’sbooksthatmakealibrary,beinginlovelysurroundingsmayprovideinspirationandhelpyouworkalittlebitharder.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.LibraryofBirmingham–Birmingham,U.K.ThenewLibraryofBirminghamissaidtobenotonlyBritain’sbiggestpubliclibrary,butalsothelargestinEurope.DesignedbyDutcharchitects,thisreplacementfortheBirminghamCentralLibrarywasopenedin2013andhasawealthofresourceswithinitswalls,includingadultsandkids’libraries,musiccollections,aShakespeareMemorialRoom,andevenagymroom.Gardenscrowntheroof,whilethechangingseasonsbringvariationsintheshadowsandreflectionsinside.NationalLibraryofFrance–Paris,FranceTheNationalLibraryofFrance,whichnowcontainsanastonishingcollectionof30million,datesbacktothe14thcenturyandthisroyallibrarywassetupattheLouvrebyKingCharlesV.TheLibrarywasmovedtoRuedeRichelieusitein1868,withmajordesignworkcarriedoutbyFrencharchitectsHenriLabrousteand,followinghisdeath,Jean-LouisPascal.Here,thereadingroomsareeleganceitself.Therearemorethanjustbookstobefound.StateLibraryofNewSouthWales–Sydney,AustraliaThepublicStateLibraryofNewSouthWalesholdsthehonorofbeingtheoldestinstitutionofitskindinAustralia.ItwasoriginallysetupastheAustralianSubscriptionLibraryin1826,butitwasn’tuntil1942thatitspermanenthomewasready.DesignedbySydneyarchitectWalterLibertyVernonandcompletedin1910,themagnificentsandstoneMitchellWingisoneofthearchitecturalhighlights.SeattleCentralLibrary–Seattle,Washington,USASeattleCentralLibrary’sdistinctivedesignensuresitstandsout.ArchitectRemKoolhaasisoneofthenamesattachedtoitsdesign.Architectssoughttoenvelopthe11-storybuildingwith“alayeroftransparency”,usingaskinofglassandmetal.Thefinishedarticlehousesabout1.45millionbooksandotherthings,aswellasmorethan400computersavailableforpublicuse.Thebuilding,whichopenedin2004,wasincludedontheAmericanInstituteofArchitects’listofAmerica’s150favoritebuildingsin2007.1、Whichofthefollowinglibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．LibraryofBirmingham B．NationalLibraryofFranceC．StateLibraryofNewSouthWales D．SeattleCentralLibrary2、WhatcanyoudoinLibraryofBirmingham?A．Attendaconcert. B．Actaplay.C．Takesomeexercise. D．Enjoynewtechnology.3、WhatdoNationalLibraryofFranceandSeattleCentralLibraryhaveincommon?A．Theyhavecomputersavailable. B．Theyweremovedtoanewplace.C．Theywonawardsforarchitecture. D．Theyweredesignedbymorethanoneperson.22．（8分）DiscoverArtisticTalentsacrosstheCountryTankLoft,ChongqingThis12,000-square-meterartcenterwasestablishedonthesiteofausedmilitarytankwarehouse（倉庫）.ItisthelargestcontemporaryartbaseinwesternChina,featuringmodernexhibitiongalleries,designstudiosandartbookstore.TheartzoneislocatedonthecampusoftheSichuanFineArtsInstituteandwascreatedbytheschoolin2003.Where:No.108HuangjuepingCenterStreet,JiulongpoDistrict,ChongingOpeninghours:9am-5pm(closedMondays)Redtory,GuangzhouRedtory,establishedin2009,isaspaciousandistrictoftenreferredtoasGuangzhou’s798.Madeupofmorethan30oldhalls,mostlybuildingsofredbrick,theplacewasoriginallybuiltin1956asChineselargestcanfactory.Someoftherustymachinesfromtheoldfactoryhavebeenkeptasartequipment,givingthezoneanoldcharm.Where:No.128YuancunSihengRoad,TianheDistrict,GuangzhouOpeninghours:Mon.-Sun.10:30am-9pmM50,ShanghaiM50,alsoknownas50MoganshanRoad,isthecenterofShanghai’scontemporaryartscene,withmorethan100artistswhosestudiosareopentothepublic.Thisdistrict,onthebankofSuzhouCreek,waspreviouslyatextilefactoryuntilitseizedproductionin1999.XueSong,aShanghaiartist,wasthefirsttoestablishastudiotherein2002.Where:No.50MoganshanRoad,PudongDistrict,ShanghaiOpeninghours:10am-5pm(closedMondays)798ArtZone,BeljingAttractedbyordereddesigning,convenienttrafficanduniquestyleofBauhausarchitecture,artorganizationsandartistshavecrowdedinthevacantplantsandtransformedthemsince2001,graduallyformingadistrictgatheredgalleries,artstudios,culturalcompanies,fashionsshopsetc.Astheearliestareawheretheorganizationsandartistsmovedinlocatedintheoriginalareaof798factory,thisplacewasnamedasBeijing798ArtZone.Where:No.4JiuxianqiaoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,Beijing.Openinghours:10am-6pm1、Ifyouaregoingtovisitanartzoneat7pm,whichonecanyougoto?A．TankLoft,Chongqing.B．Redtory,Guangzhou.C．M50,Shanghai.D．798ArtZone,Beijing2、TankLoft,Chongqingisquitedifferentfromtheothersin________.A．sizeB．featureC．siteD．weather3、Whichofthefollowingwasbuiltfirst?A．798ArtZone,Beijing.B．TankLoft,Chongqing.C．M50,Shanghai.D．Redtory,Guangzhou.23．（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）InSpain,thereareasmanygazpachos(西班牙冷湯菜）asthereareSpanishpeople.Everyfamilyherehasitsownrecipewithitsownlittlechanges.Imuchprefergazpachomildoinafoodmill，asthat:allowstorsometexture(口感），andthatisthewayitwasmadewhenIwasyoung,Nowadaysitisdoneinablender,anelectricmachinetormixingsoftfoodsmilliquidtogether,butitdoesnottornoutexactlythesame.Machine-blendedgazpachowithbreadandoliveoilismorelikeasalmorejo(chilledtomatosoup),butwithoutthatsoup’screamysmoothness.Althoughtomatoesandpeppersarrivedonourtablesbythe16thcentury,redgazpachosthatmodthemdidnotbecomepopularuntilthe19thcentury.Biglandownerfamiliesthathadalotofcountryemployeesgenerallyhada“gazpachero”，amanwhowouldpreparegazpachoforthepeasantsworkingontheirestates.Thesemenmadegazpachobypoundingthevegetablemixtureinanolivewoodbowl,asinamortar.Theywereverypatients,asittookquitesometime.Themaindifferencebetweengazpachoandsomeofitsvariationsliesintextureandemulsion(乳狀液).InaclassicSpanishgazpacho,oliveoilissimplystirredinattheend；insalmorejo,porraandothersoups?theoliveoilisemulsified,resultinginrdbrighterorangecolourandasmooth,creamytexture.Pipirrana'scomponentsarethesameasthoseingazpacho，buttheyarccutintopieces；withtheadditionofalittlewateroricecubes，itturnsintoaliquidsalad，andthebreadisservedseparately，fordipping.Gazpachoisasophisticated(復(fù)雜的)dishthattakestoamultitudeofvariations.Butwithallitsversatility(易變），itstillrequiresacertainbalanceofcomponents.Inparticular,toomuchvinegarorgarliccanruinitHereinSpain，gazpachocanbeadrink，aadip，asauceorseasoning,astarter*amaindish，evenadessert.Itiseatenatanytimeotthedayandatanytimeduringameal.Nothingismoredeliciousthanapieceoftoastwithalittlegazpachoorsalmorejoforbreakfast!Gazpachogoeswellwithalmosteverythingbutisdifficulttopairwithwine.Thebestwinestodrinkwithgazpachoaresherries(fortifiedwinesfromJerez)andwhites.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionscanyouinferthewriterisinfavourof?A．Nootherfoodintheworldismoredeliciousthangazpachos.B．Anewtechniquedoesnotnecessarilymeananimprovement,C．Youcannotmakeanyrealachievementwithoutabigdream.D．Arecipeisthecrucialfactorinwhetheradishwillbepopular.2、WhichofthefollowingcanIx?TRUEtothefact?A．Gazpachoshaveasourtaste,B．Gazpachosmeunhealthyfood.C．Gazpachosstartedinthe16thcentury.D．Gazpachosarenothingbutapopulardish.3、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroducegazpachostothereaders.B．Toshowwaysofpreparinggnzpachos.C．Toexplainwhygazpachosarepopular.D．Tourgepeopletoeatmoregazpachos.25．（10分）DearMomandDad,Campisgreat!Ihavemetalotofnewfriends.JimisfromCalifornia,EricisfromIowa,andTonyisfromMissouri.Wehaveagreattimetogether,swimming,boating,hiking,andplayingtricksonothercampers!Everynight,wegotoanothertentsecretlyandtrytoscareothercampersbymakingscarynoises.It’ssofunnytoseethemrunoutscreaming!Now,don’tworry,Mom.I’mnotgoingtogetcaughtlikeIdidlastyear.Onethingthatisdifferentfromlastyearishowmanybugs(昆蟲)thereare!Ihaveatleast100mosquitobitesandabout25antbites.EverytimeIgooutside,horseflieschaseme,too!Otherthanallthesebuggybugs,I’mhavingthebesttime!Love,TylerDearTyler,Areyousureyouareokay?Allofthosebugssoundawful!Haveyouusedallofthe“Itch-Be-Gone”creamIgotyou?Howaboutthe“Ants’kAwful”lotions(護(hù)膚液)fortheantbites?YouandyourauntEthelhavealwaysseemedtoattractthosenastyfireants.NowTyler,Iamveryhappythatyouhavemetsomenewfriendsandthatyouarehavingfuntogether.However,youMUSTstoptryingtoscareothercampers.Remember,honey,somecampersmaybescaredeasily.Iwantyoutoapologizeforanyanxietyyoumayhavecausedthemandstartbeingthenice,politeboythatIknowyouare.Doyouhearme,Tyler?Pleasebecareful.Iwantyoutocomeheresafely.Love,Mom1、WhydidTylerwritethelettertohisparents?A．Todescribehisinterestingcampexperiences.B．Toexpresshisregretaboutscaringothers.C．Toaskhisparentsforadviceaboutcamping.D．Totellhisparentsabouthissufferingsatcamp.2、Theunderlinedword“chase”inthefirstletterprobablymeans“”.A．flyawayB．getridofC．putupwithD．runafter3、Tyler’smotheradviseshimto.A．buymorelotionforthebitesB．returnwithafewfriendsC．a(chǎn)voidscaringothercampersD．turntothepolicewhenintrouble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）AneveninginOctober,IlandedinKuching,thecapitalcityofSarawakinMalaysia.Iwasan18-year-oldDubai-raisedkidawayfromhomeforthefirsttimetostartmyundergraduatestudies.Ihadnevertravelledalonebefore.Ipushedmy1andheadedtotheairport2tofindagreycarwiththenameofmyuniversityonit.Aswelefttheairport,the3begantalkingtome.AsIamadriving4myself,westartedtalkingaboutcarsanddriving.“NevermakeaSarawakian5,”hewarned.“Noroadrage(路怒).Verydangerous!”Notlongintoour6,thedriverofthecarbehindflashedhislightsatus.Thisbecamemoreaggressivelythenandmydriverstartedto7.Wepulledovertotheroadside.MyheartwaspoundingbutItriedtoputona(n)8faceasthemanfromthecarcameupandmadehiswaytomysideofthecar.Ashereachedmywindow,I9itdownandtriedto10asmile.Ilookeddownathishandstoseethathewas11mytravelbag.It12mypassport,returntickets,aswellascashandlettersfromtheuniversity.Ihadleftitbehindonthetrolleyatthe13andthismanhadbeentryingto14ittomeeversincewehadlefttheairport.Breathingahugesighof15,Itookmybagandshowed16tothisstranger.ThemanwelcomedmetoKuching,wishedmeluckwithmyuniversitystudiesanddroveaway.Thisactofkindness17cheeredmeupandthankstothishonest18,theinitialself-doubtIhadaboutmydecisionto19sofarawayfromhome20withhopeandexcitement.1、A．presents B．baggage C．books D．bike2、A．entrance B．building C．exit D．hotel3、A．driver B．teacher C．tourist D．classmate4、A．expert B．a(chǎn)thlete C．enthusiast D．coach5、A．nervous B．curious C．a(chǎn)ngry D．excited6、A．journey B．category C．a(chǎn)dventure D．practice7、A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．panic8、A．serious B．brave C．honest D．kind9、A．rolled B．broke C．closed D．knocked10、A．draw B．hide C．imagine D．force11、A．unfastening B．holding C．searching D．emptying12、A．protected B．displayed C．collected D．contained13、A．a(chǎn)irport B．station C．supermarket D．harbor14、A．pass B．deliver C．offer D．return15、A．doubt B．regret C．relief D．sadness16、A．a(chǎn)ppreciation B．satisfaction C．praise D．excitement17、A．regularly B．normally C．immediately D．occasionally18、A．stranger B．student C．policeman D．a(chǎn)ttendant19、A．live B．work C．play D．study20、A．filled B．replaced C．covered D．crowded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）CulturalTVprogramshaveexperienced1．come-backatthestartoftheChineseNewYear.Anewprogram,Readers,hasbecomeahit.BroadcastonChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)overtheweekend,2．isbringingfresh3．(enthusiastic)forliteratureinChina.Readerssetsouttointerpretthepowerandvaluesbehind4．(tradition)Chineseculture.Theweeklytalkshow,producedand5．(host)byfamousTVpersonalityDongQing,invitespeoplefromall6．(walk)oflifetoreadpoems,essaysandbookstheylikeorwrote.Withoutanyamazingstagedesign,Readershasbroughtthealmost-losthabitofreadingaloudbackintothepublicspotlight,7．(make)theaudiencebatheinthebeautyoflanguage.Theparticipantsalso8．(active)sharestoriesfromtheirownlifeexplainingreasons9．particularpiecestouchedtheirheartsorshapedtheirlives.Intheshow,poemscan10．(adapt)intosongs.Sinceitsbroadcast,ithasbeenconsideredas“abreathoffreshair”amongvariousshowsinChina.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(qǐng)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。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(cuò)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(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。I’mwritingtocongratulateyouofyourwinningfirstprizeintheEnglishshortnovelcompetitionrecently、ImustsaythatIamnotsurprisedwhenIheardfromthegoodnews、IknowthatyouhavepractisedwrittenEnglishnovelsinthepastyears、I’mdelightedtoseeeffortshavefinallybeenpaidoff、Bytheway,IamalsofondofwritingshorterpassagesinEnglish、WhatupsetsyoumostisthatIsometimescan’tfindsuitablewordorexpressionstomakemyselfunderstood、Wouldyoubekindenoughtogivemeafewadviceonimprovingthissituation?Congratulationsagain、Ihopetogetyourreplyasearlyaspossibly、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達(dá)（滿分30分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國筆友Peter曾表示希望來加國教書。像樣我現(xiàn)在需招聘外教，請(qǐng)給他寫封信，告知招聘信息。內(nèi)容主要包括：1.教授課程：英語口語、英語寫作、今日美國、今日英國等2.授課對(duì)象：高中生（至少三年英語基礎(chǔ)）3.工作量：——每周12學(xué)時(shí)，任先三門課——擔(dān)任學(xué)生英語俱樂部或英語校報(bào)顧問（advisor）注意：a)詞數(shù)100左右；b)可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；c)開關(guān)語已為你寫好，請(qǐng)將完整的回信書寫在答題卡上。DearPeter,IrememberyoutoldmeyouwereinterestedinteachinginChina.Best,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、C4、B5、A6、D7、D8、B9、C10、A11、B12、D13、A14、A15、B16、B17、B18、C19、A20、B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、B2、C3、D22、1、B2、C3、A23、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)totheboneindrippin