2026届广东省珠海市示范名校英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2026届广东省珠海市示范名校英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout2．Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout3．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary4．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats5．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a;/6．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all7．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe8．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give9．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful10．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup11．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have12．Howabout______plantoopenabranch?Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a13．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation14．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might15．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit16．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme17．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who18．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy19．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when20．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？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）AnewstudyexploresthecustomoftippingintheUnitedStates.ManyAmericansgivetipstopeoplewhoperformajobforthem,especiallyworkersintheserviceindustry.Theypayalittleextratopeoplecuttingtheirhair,drivingthemacrosstownorservingthemamealatarestaurant.Theresearchersfoundthatmengivebiggertipstorestaurantworkersthanwomen.AndpeoplewholiveinthenorthernUSaremoregenerouswithtipsthanthoselivingintheSouth.Peoplewhoearn$50,000ormoreayeargivebiggertipsthanthosewhoearnlessthan$50,000.Thereisonelikelyreason:thewealthierAmericanshavemoremoneytospend.MichaelLynnisaprofessorofconsumerbehaviorandmarketingattheCornellUniversitySchoolofHotelAdministrationinNewYork.Inotherwords,heknowsalotabouttheissueoftipping.Inearliersurveys,Lynnsaidhefoundmixedresultsonthegenerosityofmenandwomenwhenitcomestotipping.Insomestudies,mengavebiggertipsthanwomen.Inothers,womengavemoremoney.Lynn’sownresearchinAmericanrestaurantsfoundthatmengivebiggertipswhentherestaurantserverisawomanandwomengivemorewhentheserverisaman.Tipsareveryimportanttoserviceemployees.Peoplewhoworkatrestaurantsoftengetmostoftheirearningsfromtips.Nationwide,Americansgenerallytipbetween15to20percentatrestaurantsandleavefrom$2toS10adayforthepeoplewhocleantheirhotelrooms.Tipsof15percentofthereadingonthemeter(计价器)arealsocommonforpeoplewhodrivetaxis.Buthereissomethingtokeepinmind.Ifyouareabletogivethepersonservingyouatiporabiggeronethanwhatisexpected,yourgenerositywillbewelcome.Manyserviceworkersdonotmakemuchmoney,andevenanextradollarortwocanmakeadifferenceintheirlives.1、WhatisparagraphImainlyabout?A．Astudyinarestaurant. B．Ajobofferingalotoftips.C．TheserviceindustryintheUS. D．ThecustomoftippingintheUS.2、WhatisLynn’sfindinginAmericanrestaurants?A．Peoplegivemoretipstotheoppositesexserver.B．Peoplearealwaysmoregeneroustoserviceemployers.C．Mengivethesametipstothewomenrestaurantserversaswomen.D．Menalwaysgivemoretipstothemenrestaurantserversthanwomen.3、HowmuchtipsdoAmericansgenerallypayifthereadingonthetaximeteris$100?A．$2. B．$10.C．$15. D．$20.4、Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardstipping?A．Doubtful. B．Critical.C．Uncaring. D．Supportive.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）Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplaceforhumanstolive.Moreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappier,healthierpeople.AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffield,England,forinstance,revealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity(生物多样性),thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being(健康)ofthecity’scitizens.InParis,researchersfoundthatgettingcitizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatime,atleast.FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.“SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecondWorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtime.Thisprovidelocalecologistwiththeidealconditionstodevelopanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlin,”saidJensLachmund,asociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.ThepioneeringworkinBerlinbadseveralconsequences,especiallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaceswithinthecity,suchastheSudgelandeNature.“Berlinhasindeedbenefitedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurbanecology,”saidLachmund.TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddard,abiologistattheUniversityofLeeds,andhiscolleaguesconfirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspacewithinanurbansetting.Goddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobalanalysisofbirdandplantdiversity,quantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworld.“Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-being,”saidGoddard.Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfacearea,yetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNations,some3.6billionpeople(justover50%oftheglobalpopulation)nowliveinurbanareas.By2050,thisfigureisexpectedtoriseto6.3billion.Withoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompany,itisadarkfuture.1、ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween.A．Citizensandtheirwell-beingB．greenspacesandurbanwildlifeC．urbanecologyandcitizens’well-beingD．functioningecosystemsandthenaturalword2、WhatwouldbeGoddard’sattitudetowardsBerlinswork?A．Cautious.B．Admiring.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．thenegativeeffectofoverpopulation.B．theimportanceofurbanecosystems.C．theseriousproblemsofcitylife.D．therapidgrowthofurbanareas.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?B．ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?C．Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?D．Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?24．（8分）TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920,s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古学的)group.TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蚀)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.1、283．WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywerebuiltasabigmap.B．Theywereformedbynature.C．Theyareancientlinesincaves.D．Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.2、285．HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、287．WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A．Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B．Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C．Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D．Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.4、289．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A．Non-stop.B．Ever-lasting.C．Real-life.D．High-end.25．（10分）WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditissteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeenaround15,000yearsago,duringthelasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30years,scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsliketheAmazonmighthavereactedtothecold,dryclimatesoftheiceages,butuntilnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear:equaltothetotalamountofCO2givingoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttofutureclimatechange?Ifitgetsdrier,willitstillsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.Unfortunately,gettingintotheAmazonrainforestandcollectinginformationareverydifficult.Tostudypastclimate,scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen,keptinlakemud.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdeepdownintolakesediments（沉淀物）whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled（未取样）.Sofar,onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonrainforestreactstoclimatechange.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“moppingup”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Givingup B．TakinginC．Wipingout D．Givingout2、HowwilltheAmazonrainforestreacttofutureclimatechange?A．It'llgetdrierandcontinuetoremoveCO2.B．It'llremainsteamy,warm,dampandthick.C．It'llgetwarmerandthencolderanddrier.D．Thereisnoexactansweruptopresent.3、What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．It'shardtocollectinformationforstudiesofthepastclimateintheAmazonrainforest.B．It'simpossibletoprovehowclimatechangesintheAmazonrainforest.C．It'simportanttodrilldeepdownintolakesedimentstocollectinformation.D．It'snecessarytohavespecializedequipmentandmachinerytostudythepastclimate.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．StudiesoftheRainforests.B．ClimatesoftheAmazon.C．SecretsoftheIceAge.D．ChangesoftheRainforests.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）完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Duringmysecondyearofcollege,Iwasapart-timewaitressinChicago.I1mostofmytimeonworkandaslittleaspossibleonconversation.Iwasn’tusedto2tounknownpeopleexceptwhentakingorders.Onenight,alittleoldmancameinandseatedhimselfinmysection.Itookhis3andwentonmyway.ButlaterInoticedthathe4weekafterweekandalwayssatatoneofmytables.Slowly,Ibeganhavingshortconversations5him.HisnamewasMr.Rodgers,butheinsistedthatI6himDon.I7thatheandhiswifehadgonetodinnerandamovieeverySaturday.Sinceshehaddied,hecarriedonthetradition8.9theweekswenton,IbegantositandactuallytalkwithDon.Wetalkedabouthiswife,hisdaysflyinginthewar,hissonwhohad10andalsoservedasapilotinthearmy.Eventually,webegantotalkaboutmyambition—goingtoschool,mynewboyfriendandthe11ofmyfuture.Aboutfourmonthsaftermeetinghim,I12acallfromanursetellingmethatDonwas13.Hewasexperiencingcomplications(并发症)fromaheartoperation.Iimmediatelydrovetothehospitaltoseehim.Thefirstthinghedidwasto14meforurginghimtovisitthedoctor.AtfirstIdidn’tknow15hewasreferringto.ThenI16thataboutthreeweeksearlier,Donwascomplaining(抱怨)about17painsandIgavehimthenumberofadoctorIknow.Anurseasked,“Areyouhisdaughter?”andI18,“No,I’mhiswaitress.”Strangerscanbecomegood19.Irecentlyfounditenjoyabletotalkto55attherestaurantandIhavehadalotmorefun.1、A．spentB．tookC．costD．wasted2、A．lookingB．pointingC．comingD．talking3、A．placeB．orderC．worryD．ticket4、A．camebackB．cameoutC．cameawayD．camein5、A．atB．withC．onD．into6、A．argueB．demandC．expectD．call7、A．admittedB．determinedC．learnedD．said8、A．aloneB．onlyC．nearlyD．closely9、A．AsB．BecauseC．AfterD．Before10、A．broughtupB．grownupC．builtupD．wentup11、A．expectationB．civilizationC．combinationD．destination12、A．deservedB．receivedC．reservedD．hoped13、A．athomeB．inthefactoryC．atthemarketD．inhospital14、A．sendB．resistC．thankD．notice15、A．whatB．thatC．whichD．when16、A．showedB．rememberedC．believedD．decided17、A．chestB．legC．headD．arm18、A．reportedB．includedC．agreedD．replied19、A．citizensB．guestsC．classmatesD．friends20、A．colleaguesB．familyC．customersD．patients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）JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon-so1．,indeed,thathe2．QueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician.Buthebecame3．whenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeople4．tocholera.Thiswasthedeadlydiseaseofitsday.Neitheritscausenorits5．wasunderstood.Somanythousandsofterrifiedpeoplediedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvethisproblem.FirsttherewasEngland.Waleswas6．toitinthethirteenthcentury.Nowwhenpeople7．toEnglandyoufindWales8．aswell.NextEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandintheseventeenthcenturyandthenamewaschangedto"GreatBritain".Happilythiswasaccomplishedwithout9．whenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswell.FinallytheEnglishgovernmenttriedintheearlytwentiethcenturytoformtheUnitedKingdombygettingIreland10．inthesamepeacefulway.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。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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dearsir/Madam,AsaChinesehighschoolstudenttograduateinthisyear,Isincerelyapplytoachancetostudyinyouruniversity、I’meighteenbutwillfinishmythreeyearsofstudyinhighschoolsoon、IstudiedChinese,English,math,physics,chemistry,biology,geography,historyandothersubject,ofwhichsciencesubjectsaremyfavorites、II’malsogoodatEnglish、IcancommunicatefluentwithnativespeakersinEnglish、Beside,Igoinforvariousout-of-classactivities、Ilikeplayfootball,tabletennis,andsoon、I’malsomemberofmanyclubsformusicandopera、I’mavolunteerinmyneighborhood、I’mlookingforwardtohearfromyou、Andpleasecontactmebye-mail:lihua@qq、com、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是校学生会主席。最近学生会对你校学生英语的课外阅读情况进行了调查,调查结果如下。请根据以下提示给校英语报投稿,发表你对此次调查的看法。1.反映的现象：1)大部分学生几乎没有英语课外阅读的经历；2)少部分学生坚持每天阅读课外读物(英文报纸和杂志,英文经典文学等)；2.分析此现象的原因(三点)：1)作业多,没有时间进行阅读；2)课外阅读不如刷题提高英语成绩快；3)….3.就此现象发表你的看法。[注意]1.词数120左右；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.开头已给出,不计入总字数。Recently,ourstudentunionhasmadeasurveyonreadingEnglishmaterialsafterschool.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、D5、B6、C7、B8、D9、B10、D11、B12、D13、A14、C15、A16、D17、B18、D19、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、A3、C4、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.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCloudhadgoneaway!AfewdayslaterIwasreadingabookabouttheBattleoftheAlamowhen