2025屆陜西省西安市高新第一中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷含解析

2025屆陜西省西安市高新第一中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．a(chǎn)ppoint B．employC．promote D．commit2．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall3．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so4．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind5．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing6．ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday7．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what8．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich9．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked10．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should11．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore12．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten13．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/14．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged15．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．until D．when16．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion17．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that18．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding19．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork20．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape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）WelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:￡12.00￡8.00Groups￡9￡5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.1、HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A．20minutes. B．25minutes.C．45minutes. D．90minutes.2、HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A．￡12.00. B．￡9.00.C．￡8.0 D．￡5.503、Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A．Producers’Market. B．HolkerGardenFestival.C．NationalGardenDay. D．WinterMarket.22．（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）Teensdon’tunderstandthebigfuss(小題大做).Asthefirstgenerationtogrowupinawiredworldtheyhardlyknowatimewhencomputersweren’taround,andtheyeagerlycatchthechancetospendhoursonline,chattingwithfriends,sowhat?Butresearchersnationwideareincreasinglyworriedthatteensarebecomingisolated,lessskillfulatperson-to-personrelationships,andperhapsnumbtothecheatingsthataresomuchapartofthee-mailworld.“Andateen’ssenseofselfandvaluesmaybechangedinaworldwherepersonalconnectionscanbelimitless,”saidShettyTurkle.Anotherresearcher,RobertKraut,saidhe’sworriedaboutthe“opportunitycosts”ofsomuchonlinetimeforyouths.Hefoundthatteenswhousedcomputers,evenjustafewhoursaweek,showedincreasedsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.“Chattingonlinemaybebetterthanwatchingtelevision,butit’sworsethanhangingoutwithrealfriends,”hesaid.Today’steens,however,don’tseeanythingstrangeinthefactthatthecomputertakesupacentralplaceintheirsociallives.“Schoolisbusyandfullofpressure.There’salmostnotimetojusthangout,”saidParkerRice,17“Talkingonlineisjusttocatchtime.”Teenssaytheyfeelgoodaboutwhattheysayonlineortakingthelimetothinkaboutareply.Someteensadmitthataskingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingup,canbeeasierinmessageform,thoughtheydon’twanttodoso.Buttheyinsistthere’snoharm.1、Theresearchersarguethat.A．teensdevelopadifferentsenseofvaluesB．nothingiswrongwithteens’chattingonlineC．teenscanmanagetheirsocialconnectionsD．spendinghoursonlinedoesmuchgoodtoteens2、Teensthinkthattalkingonlinecanhelpthem.A．usecomputersproperlyB．improvetheirschoolworkC．developaninterestinsocialskillsD．reducetheirmentalpressures3、Thetextmainlydealswith.A．teens’pleasantonlineexperienceB．teens’computerskillsandschoolworkC．theeffectsofthecomputerworldonteensD．differentopinionsonteens’chattingonline4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Teensaremoreskillfulatperson-to-personrelationships.B．Teensshoweddecreasingsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.C．Chattingonlineisworsethanhangingoutwithrealfriends.D．Askingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingcanbemoredifficultinmessageform.5、Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．describecomputerresearchresuitsB．drawattentiontoteens’computerhabitsC．suggestwaystodealwithproblemteensD．discussproblemsteenshaveatschool24．（8分）Wecanhaveconflictswithourimportantpersonslikefriends,relatives,workmates,etc.Buttheconflictsdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattherelationshipwillbedestroyed.Infact,sometimesconflicthelpspeopletoletouttheirsilentfeelings,allowingthemtofreetheirsuppressedemotions.However,wheninaconflict,weusuallygetangryandsayordothingswhicharen’tlinkedtotheproblemathand.Therefore,itisimportantthatweshouldtrytoavoidconflictsthrougheffectivecommunication.Inaheatedargument,weusuallysaythingsthataren’trelatedtotherealproblem,andevenuserudewordstomakesurewegainanadvantageovertheotherperson.Thenthewholesituationgoesbadly.Soweshouldseparate(隔離)therootcauseoftheproblemandbuildourdiscussionaroundit.Thisensuresthattherearenoruderemarksandthesituationmovesinapositivedirection.It’seasyforustothinkwe’rerightandifsomethingisn’tworkingout,itsurelymustbesomeoneelse’sfault.However,ifyouaimtosolveaconflict,firstofall,youshouldshowsomerespectandallowtheotherpartytoexpressthemselves.Usingremarkslike,“Iunderstandyourconcernonthis”or“Iknowyou’rerightatyourend”,wouldmaketheotherpersonfeelmoreappreciated.Sometimessomepeoplegettooexcitedandmaybehaveinthewrongwayorsaysomethingothersmaynotappreciate.Thiscancauseaworsesituation.Actually,theyshouldcontroltheiremotionsandkeepcalm.Thishastobelearnedthroughself-controlandobservingbehaviorofotherpeople.Thetipsmentionedaboveareusefulformostsituations.However,wedon’truleoutthepossibilitythattherearesomepeoplealwayswanttocreatesomesortoftroubleforothers.Youcantellthemfromothers,andputtinginanefforttoresolveaconflictwiththemmayjustnotbeawiseidea.Thebestwaytodealwiththesepeopleistoforgetthem.Afamoussayingcanhelpyouandthatis:“Youshouldneverfightwithapig;youbothgetdirtyandonlythepiglikesit.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Conflictsmayhelpusdealwithouremotions.B．Conflictscanimproveourrelationswithothersgreatly.C．Effectivecommunicationcanhelpusavoidconflictsundoubtedly.D．Theclosertwofriendsare,themoreconflictsarebetweenthem.2、Whenmakingdiscussionstosolveconflicts,weshould.A．knowothers’personalqualityB．knowothers’abilityofexpressionC．a(chǎn)voidshowingourdisadvantagesD．a(chǎn)voidtherootcauseoftheproblem3、Theauthorsuggeststhatwhenpeoplegettooexcited,theyshould.A．behavelikeotherpeopleB．controlthesituationC．learntokeeptheirheadD．saysomethingunconcerned4、Intheauthor’sopinion,howshouldyoudealwiththosewhoalwayswanttocreatetroubleforyou?A．Fightwiththem.B．Ignorethem.C．Haveatalkwiththem.D．Givethemsomethingtheylike.25．（10分）BEIJIHG,Dec.7(Xinhua)ChinahasreleasedevidenceconfirmingJapanesetroops’six-weekcampaignofslaughterinhonourofthethirdNationalMemorialDayforNanjingMassacreVictimsonDec.13.Someoftherecordshadneverbeenseenbythepublicbefore.TheNanjingMassacrecontinuestohauntthecountry’scollectivememory.Forthesurvivors,theirmemoriesofthathorriblewinterwillneverfade.LuoJinworkedinaphotostoreatthetime.OnedayhewasaskedbyaJapaneseofficertodeveloptworollsoffilm,amongwhichhesawthreephotosshowingChinesepeoplebeheadedbyJapanesesoldiers.Riskinghislife,Luoheldontothesephotosandhidtheminasecretplace.Afterthewar,hepassedthemontoamilitarycourtinNanjing.Thereisabundantevidenceoftheinhumanecrime.Amongthedocumentsreleasedwerenewspaperarticlespublishedafterthemassacre.OnereportedhowtheJapanesesurroundedandslaughteredtensofthousandswhotheybelievedwereChinesesoldiers.AnotherdisclosedhowJapanesemilitarytrucksrolledbackandforthonbodiesscatteredalongtheriverside.Onitswebsite,China’sStateArchivesAdministrationsaidthedocumentsreleasedwerenotjustrecordsofthepast,butlessonsforthefuture.TheNanjingMassacredocumentsareinvaluablememories.Theyareofgreatvaluetorecognize,opposeandstopinhumane,cruelandheartlessacts,andtoavoidhumantragediesliketheNanjingMassacrefromeverhappeningagain.Withthesedocuments,wehopepeoplewilljointlyopposewar,violenceandshamelessattemptstocoverupthefacts.1、Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A．howtheNanjingMassacrehappenedB．howthenewevidenceoftheNanjingMassacrewasdiscoveredC．thosewhodiedintheNanjingMassacreD．someevidenceoftheNanjingMassacrehasbeenreleasedrecently2、Whichwordhasclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“disclosed”?A．UncoveredB．DiscoveredC．DiscussedD．Displaced3、ThefollowingarethepurposesofpublishingtheevidenceoftheNanjingmassacreExcept_________.A．TopreventthiskindofcrueltyhappeningagainB．TocallonpeopletocherishpeaceC．ToarousehateamongChineseagainstJapaneseD．Torecordthepastandgivealessontothefuture4、Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．AscientificreportB．ATouristguideC．AnovelD．Anewspaper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）WhenIwasyoung,eachmorningIwokeupandwouldfindmyfathernowherearoundthehouse.Heusuallygotupearlybefore1andbegancleaningthefarmyard.Insummer,hegotup2earliertowatertheflowersandvegetablesinthegarden.OnceIhelpedmyfatherto3weedsfromthecornfield.Itwasn’tlong4Ifeltverytiredbutthefieldridgeseemed5.FinallyItotallythrewmyself6inthefield,feeling7.Mydadseemedtohave8mymind.Hecameupandsaid,“Farmingistiringandreallytakes9andsweat,butin10thesweetharvestwillbeworththe11.”Encouragedbyhiswords,Istruggledtomyfeet.Myfather12andadded,“Romeisnotbuiltina13,butitcanbebuiltinhundredsofdays.Sowhenever14withahugeproject,justbreakitinto15partsandthencompleteitonebyone.Finallyyouwillbeamazedatyour16.”Hearingwhathesaid,Iwasgreatly17andcontinuedremovingtheweedsfrompatchtopatch.Believeitornot,attheendoftheday,I18inweedinghalfanacreofthecornfield.NowIhavetrieddifferentjobsandfinally19downrunningabigrestaurant.Inmylifetime,myfather’sdevotiontohisjobandhisspecialworkingmethodscanalwaysencourageandguideme20allkindsofdifficulties.1、A．noonB．nightC．darkD．dawn2、A．equallyB．lessC．evenD．extremely3、A．throwB．harvestC．removeD．drop4、A．beforeB．wheneverC．sinceD．until5、A．farawayB．endlessC．challengingD．boring6、A．openB．outC．a(chǎn)wayD．flat7、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．disappointedC．hopelessD．a(chǎn)shamed8、A．readB．disturbedC．spokenD．seen9、A．painsB．wisdomC．patienceD．courage10、A．springB．fallC．summerD．winter11、A．strengthB．costC．effortD．risk12、A．regrettedB．smiledC．sighedD．followed13、A．dayB．monthC．secondD．year14、A．discouragedB．facedC．dealtD．worked15、A．goodB．variousC．smallD．large16、A．confidenceB．a(chǎn)chievementC．failureD．change17、A．puzzledB．shockedC．delightedD．inspired18、A．managedB．failedC．succeededD．a(chǎn)voided19、A．settledB．brokeC．bentD．pulled20、A．a(chǎn)roundB．toC．withD．through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）Oneplacethathasleftalasting1．(impress)onmeistheislandofLesvosinGreece,Iwenttherefor2．holidaywithsomeofmyfriends.Wefeltthatwedeservedabitofsunandachance3．(relax)afterhavingstudiedsohard.Strangelyenough,eventhoughIwentthereforawell-earnedrest.I4．(actual)workedharderthanIhadeverdonebefore.Insteadofspendingmydaysonthebeachsunbathingandswimminginthesea,Iendedup5．(help)thelocalsdealwiththeendlessarrivalofrefugees(難民),manyof6．werestrugglingtogettothebeachaftertheirboatshadturnedover.Anyway,thisholidayturnedouttobeoneofthemost7．(forget)ofmylife,butforallthewrongreasons.Often,whenI’malonethesedays,I8．(disturb)bythememoriesofthefacesofparentswhocouldn’tfindtheirchildren,andthesoundofpeoplescreaming9．help.10．thepeopleofLesvosdidtohelpthesepeople,openingtheirhomestothemandsharingthefewpossessionstheythemselvesowned,wasabsolutelyamazing.IwascompletelytouchedbythegenerosityofthepeopleofLesvos.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）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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(xiě)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(xiě)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。Haveyoueverhadheadacheduringatest?Haveyoueverbeentooconcernedaboutsomethingthatyouevencan'tsleepatnigh?Ifso，thenyouknowthatstressis、Toomuchstresscanresultinanger，depressionandotherrelatedproblems,whichweneedtotakethemseriously、Therefore，notallstresswasharmfultoyou、Somekindsofstresscanhelpyougetthingsdobetter，likewhenyouarerunningtowardsthefinishinglineorwhenyouareaskedtodeliverspeechtoyourclass、Stresssometimescanhelppushyoutomakefullpreparationsforatest、Thebestapproachofreducingstressistohaveabalancelife、Ifyougetenoughsleep，eatproperly，takemoreexerciseandhaveenoughfuntime，youmightfeelmorestressed、103第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你是晨光中學(xué)的李津。最近，你得知你的外國(guó)朋友Tom每天都用快餐作為午餐，你覺(jué)得這不是個(gè)好習(xí)慣，請(qǐng)你給他寫(xiě)一封信，建議他盡量少吃快餐。文中應(yīng)包括：1.常吃快餐的危害2.提出建議參考詞匯：營(yíng)養(yǎng)nutrition注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；3.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearTom，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BestWishes

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、C3、D4、A5、A6、C7、A8、C9、D10、C11、D12、A13、A14、C15、A16、C17、C18、C19、A20、D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、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’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewassoaked(浸；泡)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthormore.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenI