福建省永春县第一中学2026届高三上英语期末联考试题含解析

福建省永春县第一中学2026届高三上英语期末联考试题注意事项：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．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push2．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive3．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance4．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need5．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That6．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy7．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that8．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after9．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived10．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed11．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete12．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit13．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while14．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable15．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle16．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填17．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must18．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which19．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having20．DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing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）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan4-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,20,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.22．（8分）Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation:Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild—abitofnostalgia(怀旧)or“blastfromthepast,”aswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguage.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.Hereiswhattheydid.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesof“listen-and-repeat”learningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythm,orbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.Thentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembered.WhyHungarian,youask?ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguage.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguages,suchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereover,thesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformance.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguage.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchyormemorabletune.Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.Ludkewrites,“Thisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearning,andopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisarea.”1、The“song”mentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto________.A．recallthepast B．amusethereadersC．introducethetopic D．comparethepastwiththepresent2、Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?A．Hungarian B．SpanishC．Italian D．English3、Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecanconcludethat________.A．singingisthebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageB．brainprobablyworksbestwhenforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewordsC．alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearnerD．Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother4、What’scorrectaboutthestudyundertakenbytheresearchersattheUniversityofEdinburgh?A．Altogethertwentyadultsweretestedinthestudy.B．Peopleinthe3rdgroupperformedaswellastheother2groups.C．Peopleinthe2ndgroupwereaskedtospeakthewordstoabeat.D．Inthestudy60adultsweredividedinto3groupsaccordingtoabilities.5、Inwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?A．Amotherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.B．Achildisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.C．AstudentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.D．AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinese.23．（8分）AdulteducationcoursesComputerstudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganizingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentalsincludingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerPoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:￥300Length:6weeksPlace:ShandongUniversityWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:￥30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweb.Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognizedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years’relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:￥4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:￥750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArtCentre433、Whichcoursesarcsuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt. B．ComputerStudiesandwoodwork.C．WoodworkandWebDesign. D．ComputerStudiesandArt.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art. B．Woodwork.C．webDesign. D．ComputerStudies.2、Howmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofallthewoodworklessonspayintotal?A．￥30. B．￥360.C．￥250. D．￥180.24．（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）When12girlsfromSanFernandohighschoolinCaliforniareceivedagrant(助学金)todevelopaninventiontosolveareal-worldproblem,theydecidedtocreateasolar-poweredshelter.Nowforoverayear,thegirlshavebeenworkingafterschoolandoverthewinterandspringbreakstocompletetheirproject.“TheyhavethisamazingdrivethatI'veneverseenbefore,”saidVioletMardirosian,amathteacheratSanFernandoHigh.“Ithoughtatthebeginningthatmaybesomeofthemwouldgiveup,saying'Ididn'texpectthismuchwork,'buttheydon't.They'rejustworkinghardandthey'renotgivingup.”Livinginalow-incomecommunity(社区),thegirlshaveseentheproblemofhomelessnessfirst-hand,whichiswhytheychosethatpopulationtocreateaproductfor.Manyofthemarealsofromimmigrantfamiliesandhopethesolar-poweredsheltermighthelprefugees(难民).Seventeen-year-oldMaggieMejiasaidthatwhileshehadnoengineeringexperience,thegirlsfiguredoutasateamhowtocreatetheprototype(雏形),usinghow-tovideosandbooksthattaughtthemhowtocode.Butthemostimportantlessonshe'slearnedoverthecourseoftheprojectisn'ttechnical.“I'velearnedalotabouthelpingothers,helpingthecommunityandshowingabetterworldtootherpeople,”shesaid.ThegirlshavebeeninvitedtoMITtoshowtheirinvention.MardirosiansaysalltheparticipatingstudentshaveexpressedinterestingoingintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics)fieldsandthatstudentsfromlowergradesarealreadyexpressinginterestinbeinginvolvednextyear.Shesays,“Manyofthemdidn'tthinkaboutengineeringbefore.Theythoughtmaybethey'renotmadeouttobeanengineer.Butworkingtogether,nowtheyrealizethey'reallneededinthisfield.Everyonehasfoundtheirimportanceinthispicture.”1、WhydidMardirosianthinksomegirlswouldquitthesubject?A．Itwasnotpracticalinreallife.B．Itdemandedalotoftimeandenergy.C．Itwasnotsupportedbytheirmathteacher.D．Itrequiredalotofmoneyandexpertknowledge.2、Whydidthegirlsdecidetocreateasolar-poweredshelter?A．Tosaveenergy. B．Towinascholarship.C．Tohelpthehomeless. D．TobeadmittedtoMIT.3、AccordingtoMaggie,whatisthemostvaluablelessonshehaslearnedfromtheproject?A．Howtocode. B．Thepowerofteamwork.C．Thewaytoteachherself. D．Howtomaketheworldabetterplace.4、WhatdoesMardirosianthinkoftheproject?A．Ittaughtgirlstobeindependent. B．Itshouldbecontinuednextyear.C．Itinspiredgirls'interestinSTEM. D．Itshowedtheimportanceofengineering.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）CominghomeafterworkingoutforawholedayIhadmypurselost．I1ithadslippedoutmybackpackasIwasbeing2．Whileitwasprobablyveryclosetomyapartmentitstillfailedtocomeinto3andIhadno4buttocancelmydebitcards．I’dhadthepurseformorethanadecadeasitwasaChristmaspresent,whichwasabright,redleather,CheekyMonkeypurse,soprobablynotentirelyfora36-year-old5butIwasveryupsettohavelostit!EveryoneIspoketo6Imightgetthepurseback7butthemoneyandvouchersinitwouldverylikelydisappear．Ihad8writtenoffthe9ofthepurseandwasevenconsideringwhethertomoveonandgo“grown-up”whenIwasseekinga10．Icamehomelatethefollowingnightandmymonkeypursewasonmymat!Icheckedthecontentsandeverythingwas11includinganythingofcashvalue．IwasastoundedwhenIreadthe12notewhichread,“Icameacrossthislastnight．Itwastoodarkto13itthen,soIcamebacktonight．Igotyour14fromyourlicense．Sorry．Iain．”Notonlyhadthismanreturnedmypursebuthethoughthe15meanapologyfornotbringingitbacksooner!Ihavetoldalmostallmyacquaintances,whoalmostrespondedwithasimilarstandardanswer,“Itrestoresyour16inhumannature”andit17lotsofstoriesaboutsimilar18experiences．Therewerenocontact19soIamunabletogetintouchtosaythankyoutoIain,butIhopehewillbe20ofhowgratefulIam!1、A．doubted B．suspected C．proved D．recognized2、A．putoff B．setoff C．droppedoff D．leftoff3、A．effect B．appearance C．view D．attention4、A．ability B．thought C．alternative D．decision5、A．grownup B．broughtup C．takenon D．appliedto6、A．decided B．doubted C．prayed D．exposed7、A．previously B．approximately C．regularly D．eventually8、A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．though9、A．value B．contents C．name D．lists10、A．process B．comfort C．judgment D．replacement11、A．undamaged B．lost C．checked D．reserved12、A．appealing B．thrilling C．accompanying D．entertaining13、A．lookover B．goover C．getthrough D．seethrough14、A．name B．phonenumber C．address D．card15、A．forgot B．made C．paid D．owed16、A．faith B．reputation C．quality D．justice17、A．adapted B．inspired C．described D．expanded18、A．fantastic B．worthy C．priceless D．positive19、A．tracks B．outlines C．details D．accounts20、A．proud B．sensitive C．aware D．certain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）Asanadult,shetriedhardtobecomeAmerican’sfirstwomanarchitect(建筑师).Youngarchitectsatthattime1．(usual)learnedtheirskillsbyworkinginthedraftingroomsofprofessionalarchitects.Mostarchitectsdidn’twantwomenworkingforthem.ButLouise2．(manage)tomakeawell-knownarchitectgiveherachance.Sheworked3．sixinthemorningtosixintheevening.Shewasn’tpaidmuch.4．shelearnedalotassheworked,andheremployerallowedhertouse5．(he)largelibrary.In1881,afterfiveyearsofworkandstudy,Louisesetupherownoffice.Sheadvertised,“Thefirst6．(profession)womanarchitectinthecountry7．(be)readyforbusiness.”Louisebelievedthatsheshouldnotbelimitedtodesigningprivate8．(home)justbecauseshewasawoman.Shelookedforavarietyofjobsanddesignedstoragebuildings,factoriesandschools.Shedidverywell,inspiringotherwomen9．(become)architects.Sheoftenspokeoutfor10．fairtreatmentofwomenandequalpayforequalwork.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。MyfriendTonyandIalwayswalkhometogetherafterschool.LastFridayonourwaytohome,weheardaloudshoutbehindus.Whenwelookedaroundtoseewhathadhappened,wefoundawomanliedontheground,bleeding.Wesoonrealizedthatshehadknockeddownbythecarinfrontofhim.Wehurriedtohelpher,andamancameoverandtriedtopreventusfromgettingclosertothewoundedwoman.Wegotveryangrilywiththeman.Howcouldhestoppedusfromhelpingadyingwoman?Themanaskedustoturnaroundandweweresurprisedtoseeamanwhowerecarryingavideocameraonhisshoulders.Infact,theywerejustshootingafilm!Howaninterestingexperience!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校即将举行国际中学生科学论坛活动，你想报名做一名志愿者。请用英文写一封邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：1.写信目的2.自我介绍3.希望获准注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。DearSirorMadam,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Withallmybestregards.Yourssincerely,LiHua

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、A4、C5、B6、D7、C8、C9、A10、A11、A12、C13、B14、A15、D16、D17、A18、B19、C20、D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、B2、A3、C4、B22、1、C2、A3、B4、C5、D23、433、B1、C2、D24、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)tothebo