天津市天津一中2023年高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed2．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached3．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach4．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that5．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate6．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare7．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof8．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where9．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking10．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply11．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen12．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines13．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where14．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged15．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere16．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof17．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted18．IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget19．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith20．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor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）We’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵触的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhenhehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.1、What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.2、Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic’’inparagraph3mean?A．Wise. B．Practical. C．Silly. D．Special.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss,youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.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．advocatereadingbooks2、Jianggotinspiredtostarttheprojectby_________.A．HarryPorterB．WechatmomentsC．EmmaWatsonD．Razor’sEdgeBookClub3、Theunderlinedword“spontaneous”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．unplannedB．unwiseC．firmD．thoughtful4、Jiang’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheprojectcanbebestdescribedas___________.A．positiveB．doubtfulC．reservedD．worried23．（8分）AUSTRALIANadultswanttosee“lifeskills”introducedintoschoolcurriculums,includingmoneymanagement,jobpreparationanddomestictasks.NewresearchfromMonashUniversityshowedAussieadultsalsowidelysupportedtheinclusionoftechnology,codingandartificialintelligencesubjectstostudentcurriculumstopreparethemforfuturejobs.Co-authorProfessorNeilSelwyn,fromMonash’snewEducationFuturesthinktank,saidthesurveyresultsofmorethan2,000AustralianshadtakenhimselfandDrDeanaLeahybysurprise.“Thelifeskills—Iwasn’texpectingthatatall,”hesaid.Thosequizzedwereaskedtoratethevalueofalistofsubjectsalreadyinthecurriculum,butwerealsogivenanopenspacetowritewhattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Prof.Selwynsaidpeoplecalledforschoolstoteachfinancialskills,budgeting,cookinganddoingtaxes.“Youcouldarguethatthesearethingspeopleshouldbelearningthemselves,orlearningfromtheirfamilies,”Prof.Selwynsaid.“Butwe’vegottobethinkingforwardintermsoftheskillspeoplewillneedforjobsandtheirwaysofliving.”Onerespondentsaidschoolsshouldintroducea“contemporarylifeskills”subject:“Acompulsory1-houraweekclassonskillsneededthatparentsseemcontinuallyunabletoteachtheirkids.”Suggestionsfortheclassincludedresumewriting,filingtaxreturnsandhealthclaims.Anotherrespondentcalledforstudentstobetaught“generallifeskillsasunfortunatelynotenoughkidswillhaveparentstoactuallybebotheredtoeducatethemorsimplyparentsdon’tknowthemselves”.Ofthesubjects,mathswasthehighestranked(75.5percent),followedcloselybyEnglish(74.8percent).Andwhilesciencewasthethirdhighestrankedsubject(46.2percent),itwasmorestronglysupportedbythosewhoearnedhigherwagesandwereuniversityeducatedcomparedtolowerincomeearners.Aspectsofschoollifeconsideredleastimportantwerestudentshavingfun,learningaboutthingsthatinterestedthemandbeinggiventheopportunitytobecreative.1、Whydidtheadultssuggestadding“lifeskills”toschoolcurriculums?A．Tovaryschoolcurriculums.B．Toenrichstudents’schoollife.C．Topreparestudentsforfutureworkandlife.D．Tosaveparentsthetroubleofeducatingkids.2、WhatdidProf.Selwynthinkoftheadults’suggestions?A．Reasonable. B．Ridiculous.C．Interesting. D．Impractical.3、WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?A．Differencesofschoolsubjects. B．Reasonsfortheschoolsurvey.C．Opinionsfromthesurveyed. D．Investigationsoftherespondents.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thepresentcurriculumsaretoadults’taste.B．Contemporarylifeskillsinvolveresumewriting.C．Students’interestshavebeengreatlypromoted.D．Theparentsquizzedthinkhighlyofschoollife24．（8分）OnaflightfromDallas,Texas,toCincinnati,Ohio,tovisitafriendin2008,eventplannerPaigeChenaultdaydreamedaboutthegrandbirthdaypartiesshe’dthrowforherdaughteroneday.(Paigewasfivemonthspregnantatthetime.)Then,flippingthroughamagazine,shesawaphotoofanimpoverishedHaitianboy,skinny.“Ithought,thiskidhasnothing,”Paigesays.Theimagestayedwithher,andsheresolvedtodosomethingtohelp.“IdecidedIwouldusemytalentstothrowbirthdaypartiesforhomelesskids,”Paigesays.Forthenextfouryears,Paigeandherhusband,Colin,tooktimeoutfromparenthoodtovisitshelterstodeterminehowbesttopullofftheparties.Finally,inJanuary2012,Paigelaunchedthe

BirthdayPartyProject,anonprofitorganization,andrecruitedfriendsandfamilytohelpdecorateDallas’s75-occupantFamilyGatewayShelterwithballoonsandstreamers,celebratingthebirthdaysof11boysandgirls,with60morehomelesskidsinattendance.“ThatfirstpartywasbetterthanIcouldhaveeverimagined,”saysPaige.NowPaigeandherstaffofthreepaidemployeesworkwithregionalvolunteerstoplanmonthlythemedpartiesat15sheltersacrossthecountry,someofwhichhouseabusedorabandonedkids.Eachchildcelebratingabirthdaythatmonthgetsa$30gift,adecorativeplacemat,andanindividualcakeorcupcake.OneofPaige’sfavoritepartsofeachpartyiswhenthekidsmakeawishandblowoutthecandles.“Theyrarelygetachancetodreambig,”saysPaige.Herdaughter,Lizzie,nowseven,oftenhelpsoutattheparties.Paigesays,“TheonethingI’vealwayswantedisformykidtobegenerous.”1、WhatwasitthatmadePaigewanttohelpthehomelesschildren?A．AflightfromDallastoOhio. B．Herdaughter’sbirthday.C．ThephotoofaHaitianboy. D．Hertalentforthrowingparties.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impoverished”mean?A．adorable B．poorC．talented D．dead3、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Atotalof75full-timeworkersareemployedbyPaigeatpresent.B．Afterunsuccessfulattempts,Paigefinallythrewawonderfulpartyforthehomelesskids.C．Kidscanspend$30tocelebratetheirbirthday.D．Paigecommitsherselftothecauseofhelpingthehomelesskids.4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkPaigeis?A．Caringandsensitive. B．Competentandloyal.C．Kindandperseverant. D．Responsibleanddisciplined.25．（10分）Animallovershavelongsuspectedthatplayingwithpupswasgoodforthesoul,andnowsciencehasconfirmedit–forstudentsinparticular.TheresultsofanewstudydonebyresearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaconcludedthatthecollegestudentswhospenttimeatdrop-indogtherapysessionsexperiencedanincreaseinfeelingsofwellnessandareductioninoverallstress.Thestudy,asreportedbyScienceDaily,indicatesthatplayingwithpupsisnotonlypopularwiththestudents,it’salsobeneficialtotheirhealth.Thisfindingwasseenacrossgender（性别）.Thestudy,whichpublishedonMarch12inthejournalStressandHealth,involved246studentswhoweresurveyedbeforeandaftertheydroppedbydogtherapysessions.Theyoungparticipantsweregivenfreeaccesstopet,hugwithandtalktosevento12therapydogs.Additionally,theyfilledoutquestionnairesrightbeforeandrightafterhangingwiththedogs,aswellas10hourslater.Accordingtoresearchers,theseyoungadultsreportedanotableincreaseinhappiness,asignificantreductioninstressandafloodofenergyrightaftertheirsessionswiththepups.Althoughthereportedfeelingsofhappinessandsatisfactionweren’tlong-lasting,researcherssayothereffectshaveclear,positiveadvantages.“Thesesessionsclearlyprovidebenefitsforstudentsintheshort-term,sowethinkuniversitiesshouldtrytoschedulethemduringparticularlystressfultimes,suchasaroundexamperiods,”AssistantProfessorofPsychologyatUBCandthestudy’sseniorauthor,FrancesChentoldScienceDaily.“Evenhavingtherapydogsaroundwhilestudentsareworkingontheirout-of-classassignmentscouldbehelpful.”1、（小题1）Whatdoesthenewstudysayaboutthepups?A．Theyareonlygoodforcollegestudents.B．Theyareonlybeneficialtothestudents’physicalhealth.C．Theycanincreasehappinessandsatisfaction.D．Theycancreatepositivefeelingsthatlastverylong.2、（小题2）Whatdoestheauthorofstudyadviseuniversitiestodo?A．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogstoavoidacutestress.B．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogsaroundduringeachexam.C．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogsaroundduringtheirclass.D．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogstoachievegoodgrades.3、（小题3）WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Collegestudentsliketoplaywithpups.B．Dogtherapysessionsarepopularamongcollegestudents.C．Peopleespeciallycollegestudentsareundergreatpressure.D．Playingwithpupsbenefitsmalesandfemalesmentally.4、（小题4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Pups,bestfriendsofhumans.B．Pups,therapiesforstudents.C．AnimalloversandpupsD．Petskeepingandthesoul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）TheotherdayIwasofferedtwoticketstoaspecialpreviewofthelatestmovieforfree.Iwasn’tinterested,1Iknewmytwoboyswouldbe.Thatevening,wewereabit2fortime.Soinsteadofhavingdinnerathome,wehadfastfoodnearthemovietheaterOscar.Therewentthe3ofeightmovietickets.ThenImetupwithafriendandwesataround4forawhile,andanothermovieticketwentintoacupofcoffee,Afterthat,wefiguredwemightaswell5arounduntilthemovieendedtopickuptheboys.Tohelp6thetime,Iboughtsnacks.However,the7wentforanhourlongerthanexpected.Towatchthefreemovie,wealwayshaveto8anhourofads.Oh,didI9parkingandfightingmywaythroughthe10togettotherighttheater?Icouldhavesentthe11toamovietheaterinwalkingdistanceandhadenough12leftovertowatchtenmaremovies!NexttimeI’mofferedsomethingfree,I’ll13refuseit.Ishouldhaveknownbetter.14in2004,Ibuiltmyownbusiness.OneofmymarketingstrategiesisthatIoftenofferfreegifts,Isaid“probably”because“free”isjustthemostirresistible15inyourmarketinglanguage.Anditalways16.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,nexttimewhenyoudoapromotion,17thistest:onewithandonewithoutthefree18.Youwillbeamazedbyhowmanypeoplewill19hundredsofdollarstogetsomethingfor20!1、A．forB．orC．soD．hut2、A．gratefulB．preparedC．rushedD．thankful3、A．limeB．priceC．chanceD．length4、A．singingB．judgingC．bargainingD．chatting5、A．wanderB．turnC．lookD．gather6、A．saveB．wasteC．recordD．kill7、A．meetingB．movieC．walkD．coffee8、A．breakdownB．sitthroughC．cutdownD．lookthrough9、A．forgetB．continueC．mentionD．stop10、A．raceB．parkC．gateD．traffic11、A．employeesB．customersC．boysD．friends12、A．foodB．patienceC．momD．money13、A．probablyB．angrilyC．definitelyD．repeatedly14、A．EndingB．WritingC．RevoltingD．Stalling15、A．wordB．reasonC．letterD．desire16、A．failsB．cheatsC．worksD．loses17、A．tryB．studyC．faceD．attend18、A．helpB．giftC．adviceD．market19、A．gainB．hankC．receiveD．pay20、A．somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．anything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）Today,dogsarefound1．(help)toallwhoflyinairplanes.Theyaretrainedtosmell,track,andfindbombsonplanesandinluggage.Dogsareeasytotrainbecausetheyalreadyhavedeepconnectiontohumans.Manyofthesedogsaredonatedtothesafetyprogram,wherethey2．(give)agoodhome.Thepartnershipbetweendogsandhumansallowseachtoprofitfromthespecialtalentsoftheotherastheyworktogether3．（save）lives.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。Dearclassmates,Asthecollegeentranceexamsarereallyaroundacornernow,manystudentsfeelmuchstressing、Whatshouldwedoittoavoidthis?Firstly,doingphysicalexercisewasthebestwaytoreducestressandhelppeoplerelax、Therefore,itishelpfulthatweeachdoessomeregularphysicalexercise、Secondly,makingaproperstudyplanisgreatimportancetoo,sinceitishelpfulforustodoourworkmoreefficient、Lastbutnotleast,weshouldpayspecialattentioninourdietaswell、Anyway,abalanceddietcankeepthemsmartandenergetic、Onlyifwecandothesethingswillwemakeourtimesofstudyenjoyable,efficientandfruitful、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是宣城红星中学高一(11)班的班长，五月十日是你校的“英语活动日”(EnglishDay),你将代表班级写一封邀请信，邀请你校外教Peter担任你班英语演讲比赛的口语指导老师。内容包括:1.介绍活动的目的；2.希望获得口语方面的指导；3.告知时间、地点。注意:(1)词数100左右；(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Sincerelyyours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、B5、C6、A7、B8、A9、C10、B11、C12、C13、C14、B15、C16、B17、D18、C19、A20、A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、C3、C4、B22、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)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthor