四川省眉山市2024届高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷含解析

四川省眉山市2024届高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷注意事项：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．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t2．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although3．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While4．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious5．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign6．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge7．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss8．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought9．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown10．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．at B．inC．on D．to11．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck12．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned13．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why14．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime15．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink16．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways17．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/18．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition19．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but20．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile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）HeartheWindBlowbyMaryDowningHahnOnacold,snowynight,13-year-oldHaswellMagrudermakesanimportantdecision.AwoundedConfederatesoldierappearsatthefamily’sfarm,andHaswellconvinceshismothertotakethemanin.Unfortunately,thissetsoffahorrificchainofeventsthatleavestheirhouseburnedtothegroundandtheirfarminruins.Withnohomeleft,Haswellsetsoutinsearchofhisolderbrother,aConfederatesoldier.GhostsofGreenglassHousebyKateMilfordThirteen-year-oldMilois,onceagain,spendingthewinterholidaysstuckinahousefullofguestswhoarenotwhattheyseem.Therearefreshcluestouncoverasfriendsoldandnewjoininhissearchforamysteriousmap.Theexcitingendingtothebelovedbookissuretothrillbothfansandnewcomers.MargeinChargebyIslaFisherJemimaandJakeButtondon’tknowwhattomakeoftheirnewbabysitter,Marge.Whenshefirstarrives,she’sdressedlikeagrandmaandlooksveryserious.ButassoonasMommyandDadaregone,Margeletsdownherhairandtheadventuresbegin.JemimaandJakearen’tsupposedtoshootapplejuiceoutofwaterguns,orthrowimpromptu(即兴的)concertsduringmusicclass—butwithMargehere,everything’sgonemessy!MaxTilt:FiretheDepthsbyPeterLerangisWhen13yearoldMaxTiltfindshisgreat-great-grandfatherJulesVerne’sunfinished,unpublishedmanuscript(手稿),TheLostTreasures,hedoesn’trealizethathe’sfoundtheanswerstoallhisproblems.Herealizesthatthebookholdsthekeytosomethingincrediblyvaluable.Atreasurethatcansavehishouse—andmaybehisentirefamily.1、WhydidaConfederatesoldierenterthefamily’sfarm?A．Hewasinjured.B．Hewantedtosearchforamysteriousmap.C．Hedesiredtodestroythefarm.D．HewasfamiliarwithHaswell’sbrother.2、WhatmighthappenafterMomandDadleave?A．Margebecomesmorecruel.B．Margedressesherselflikeagrandma.C．JemimaandJakewillmakeapplejuice.D．JemimaandJakestartdoingsomethingcrazy.3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A．MaxTiltisfondofreadingfictions.B．MaxTilt’sfamilyhasbeenwealthy.C．TheunfinishedbookmattersalottoMax’sfamily.D．MaxTilthasbeenhuntingforsomelosttreasures.22．（8分）Something’shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet,some1,388feetbelowsealevel.TheDeadSea,asaltlakeclosetoIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank,isshrinkingatanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.“It’snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it’smorelikethewholeregion,”saidphotographerMoritzKüstner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries“TheDyingDeadSea”.TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,thecoursesofsomewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.Mineralextraction(提取)industriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredeclining,expertssay.TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics(化妆品)andotherconsumerproducts.Andthen,ofcourse,there’stheMiddleEast’shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSea’swaterlevels.ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater—some300millioncubicmetersannually—intotheDeadSea.“ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordan(in1994),”saidSilvanShalom,Israel’senergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetime.Whetherthecanal—estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete—willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.Fornow,KüstnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters.1、HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSea’sshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthepassage?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverted”inparagraph3mean?A．Switch. B．Improve.C．Accomplish. D．Repair.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheDeadSeaisdryingoutcausingwatershortagetohumans.B．KüstnervisitedtheDeadSeatoshootTVseriesaboutpeople’slife.C．TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenusedinsomeproducts.D．TheDeadSea’swaterlevelshavebeenstabilizedbybuildingacanal.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtheDeadSea’swaterlevels’declineinfluenceshumanbeings.B．HowimportanttheDeadSeaisinIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank.C．WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSeafrombeingdestroyed.D．WhytheDeadSeaisdyingandthemeasuretakentosaveit.23．（8分）Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnewpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole.”saysKiChongTran,oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople’slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailerthatprovidescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.“Thedemandhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.It’sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.”TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.AttheUPSStore,thecostoftheobjectdependspartlyontheamountofmaterialsused.Thestorealsochangesupto$95anhourtodesigntheobjectwithcomputersoftwarethatcreatesadigitalfiletoguidetheprinter.MrJaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumer-friendly.ButKiChongTransayseventoday’stechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.“With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.”Hesaysit’snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheUPSStoreaccordingtothetext?A．Itwilladd3Dprintersin3morestorestomeetpeople’sdemand.B．Itprovidesvariousservicesaroundtheworld.C．Itchargescustomersforthetimetodesigntheobjectonly.D．Itoffers3Dprintingclassesandservices.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.B．Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.D．3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.3、TheattitudeofKIChongTrantowardsthedevelopmentof3Dprintingtechnologyis___..A．uncertainB．criticalC．objectiveD．positive4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．3DPrintingHistoryB．3DPrintingServicesinAmericaC．3DPrintingTechnologyD．3DPrinting’Development24．（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）TheotherdayIwasshoppingatthelocalChinesegrocerystore．Therewasalineatthefishcounter，butonlyonestaffpersonwastheretotakecareofthecustomers．Somecustomersorderedquiteanamountoffishforthatstaffpersontoworkon．AtlastIwasthesecondinline；allIwantedwasacoupleofcrabsandshouldgetoutofthereinnotime．Noticingitwasverybusyatthefishcounter，anotherstaffpersoncameovertohelp．Iwasreadytobeserved，butthestaffpersonwenttotheendofthelineandbegantohelpacoupleofladieswithsnails（蜗牛）．Thecustomerinfrontofme，beingserved，turnedaroundandlookedatmesympathetically，andthecustomerbehindmecalledtothestaffperson，"Youshouldstarther，"pointingatme．Hewas，well，ignored．Ifsomeoneaskedme，"WhatisthemostimportantruletofollowinAmerica？"Iwouldreplywithouthesitation，"Waityourturnatalltimes．"Whereveryougohereinthiscountry，youwillfindpeoplewaitinginalinequietlytogetanything：whetherinthesupermarkets，departmentstores，busstops，orgasstations，it'sjustamatterofwaitingyourturn．Inalargersense，"waityourturn"ismorethanjustaguideline﹣itisaverybasicnorm（准则）thatreflectsthefundamentalvalueofthewesterncultures．Butinsomesituationsyourturndoesnotalwayscomebasedonwhenyougetthereandhowlongyouhavewaitedinline，justlikemycaseatthestore．Eventhoughthisdidnotoftenhappen，itdidmakemefeelupset．1、Whathappenedtotheauthoratthestore？A．Hewasn'tserveduponhisorder．B．Hewasill﹣treatedbyacustomer．C．Hewasaskedtobeservedlater．D．Hewasaskedtodoothersafavor．2、Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutQueuingRule？A．Waituntilbeingserved．B．Servepeopleasonelikes．C．Waituntilyourturncomes．D．Firstcome，laterserved．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthelastparagraphreferto？A．Hisbelief．B．Hisexperience．C．Hisculture．D．Hisrule．4、Whydidtheauthorwritethetext？A．Toemphasizehiskindnesstoothers．B．Tointroducesomewesternculturestous．C．ToshowhisdisbeliefinQueuingRule．D．Toexpresshisbeliefandhisfeeling．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）In2014,myboyfriendleftme.Whatmadeit1wasthathedecidedtoendourrelationshipinDecember,weeks2bothmybirthdayandChristmas.Dadsentmesomemoneyforthe3tocheermeup.Withit,Icouldhavedonemany4things,suchasaddingittomysavingaccount,butIdidn't5,IboughtmyselfFrenchcookinglessons.I’dgotothelessonsevery6morning,andourlittlegroup,12ofus,wouldlistensleepilyto7ofdifferentrecipes.Afterwards,wewould8withanotherstudentandtrytomakeourdishestogether,whichusually9topleaseanyoneelse.Eachweek,thesamefaceswould10toembarrassourselvesbeforetheprofessionalchefsandcooksomethingthat11lookedlikeFrenchdishes.Althoughtheclassesdidn'tturnmeintoa12,they,asamatteroffact,gavemea13totalktopeoplewhoweren’tco-workersorfriends,helpingme14aboutmyself-pity.Itgavemea(n)15totakeiteasyonaFridaynight,andgetoutofthehouse16onaSaturdaymorning.Theworldcansometimesfeelverycoldandcruel,sowe'drememberto17ourselves,everyonceinawhile.I'llalwaysbe18tothefewclassesthatItook.AtatimewhenIwasfeelingsosad,itcheeredmeuptobe19and"irresponsible".And20Istilldon'tknowhowtoprepareaFrenchrecipeproperly,I'mstillgladIgottoeat,drinkandlaughwithallthosefriendlypeople.1、A．betterB．publicC．worseD．surprising2、A．aheadofB．asofC．regardlessofD．outof3、A．meetingB．holidaysC．offersD．discounts4、A．interestingB．excitingC．easyD．responsible5、A．OtherwiseB．InsteadC．StillD．So6、A．SaturdayB．FridayC．ThursdayD．Sunday7、A．secretB．inventionC．celebrationsD．descriptions8、A．putoffB．gooffC．pairoffD．sendoff9、A．failedB．usedC．deservedD．served10、A．dareB．gatherC．prepareD．expect11、A．regularlyB．quiteC．hardlyD．constantly12、A．lawyerB．cookC．teacherD．speaker13、A．chanceB．riskC．testD．room14、A．worryB．setC．careD．forget15、A．apologyB．causeC．excuseD．dream16、A．tiredlyB．sleepilyC．quicklyD．proudly17、A．treatB．cureC．quitD．limit18、A．trueB．addictedC．gratefulD．allergic19、A．dutifulB．emotionalC．carefulD．disappointed20、A．sinceB．becauseC．ifD．though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）BirthdayfactsManycenturiesago,birthdayswereconsideredatimewhenthebadspiritswereabletoharmyou.Itwasbelievedthatyoushouldhaveyourfriendsandfamilyaroundyou1．theirgoodwishesandpresent-givingwouldkeepthebadspiritsaway.Peoplealsobelievedthat,bylightingcandles,theyweresendingasignalorwishestothegods.Lateron,candlesstarted2．(use)onbirthdaycakes.Onestoryaboutthebeginningsofthebirthdaycakeis3．itstartedwiththeGreeks,whomaderoundcakes4．(represent)thefullmoonfortheirmoongoddess.Theyalsoplacedcandlesonthecaketomakeitlight,againlikethemoon.However,theGermansaresaidtohavefirstusedcakesandcandles.Theyusedasweetcakeandtheyputalargecandleinthecentreofthecaketomean“thelightoflife”.The“HappyBirthday”songismorethanahundredyearsold.Themusicwaswrittenin1893bytwosisters,PattyandMildredHill,5．wereschoolteachersinLouisville,Kentucky.Themusicwasfirstusedasamorninggreetingtotheirstudents6．(entitle)“GoodMorningToAll”.In1935,thewordslegally7．(belong)totheHillsisters,andthecopyrighthasbeenboughtandsoldformillionsofdollarseversince.ThepresentcopyrightisownedbyWarnerCommunications.Theyboughtitin8．morethan$22million.‘HappyBirthdaytoyou’9．(recognize)aroundtheworldandhasbeentranslatedintomanydifferentlanguages.Andchildrenstilllovetomakenewversionsof10．.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ThatIwasinthesecondgrade,mymotherwouldfrequentlysendmetheretothelittleneighborhoodstore.OnedayIwentwithalist,andwhenthestorekeeper’sbackturned,Icouldn’thelpreachintohiscandyboxonthecounterandpocketingone.Onthewayhome,Ienjoyedthemverymuch.ButIfeltguiltaboutitsomuch.ThereforewhenIspottedtheoldstorekeeperatthefootballgameduringmyhighschoolyears,Iapologizedathim.Hesmiled,holdingouthishand,andsaid,“Youowemetencent.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是美国著名分级阅读图书网站ReadingA-Z的一名职员Sophie，请你给一个中国客户李华写一封e-mail，内容要点如下：1.感谢李华订阅ReadingA-Z；2.向李华推荐公司刚发行的一个新项目Raz-Plus，建议他购买，(只要再付10美元，Raz-Plus就可以多提供1500本分级读本。)注意：1.词数80左右(已给的开头与结尾不计入词数)2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。项目：program分级读本：aleveledreaderDearLiHua,MynameisSophie,aclerkinReadingA-Z._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,Sophie

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、C4、A5、C6、C7、A8、D9、C10、C11、D12、D13、B14、B15、B16、A17、D18、D19、D20、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、A2、D3、C22、1、C2、A3、C4、D23、1、A2、A3、D4、B24、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.”Henoddedhisheadingratitudelikea