2025屆江西省宜春市上高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆江西省宜春市上高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained2．Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday3．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever4．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since5．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom6．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible7．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited8．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a9．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy10．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t11．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened12．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault13．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot14．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a(chǎn);a D．the;/15．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged16．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich17．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted20．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．a(chǎn)s第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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）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．worried22．（8分）Iwasgettingreadytogotobedwhenthephonerang.Thiscouldnotbegood.Mymindracedthroughthelistoffamilymemberswhomightneedhelp,butthevoicewashardlyfamiliar.“Linda,thisisLesley.”Ididn’tknowLesleywell.Wedidoccasionallyspeakwitheachother,buttosaywewerefriendswasnotappropriate.Iaskedwhatsheneeded.Perhapssomethingreallyawfulcausedhertoreachsomeoneshebarelyknew.Instead,sheaskedme,“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey?Inyourfreezer?”Wehadlotsofroominourfreezer,andinfact,toomuch.“Sure,”Iresponded,“didyourfreezerbreakdown?”“Notexactly,”Lesleyreplied,“butIwillexplainwhenIarrive.”Minuteslatercameahugefreezertruck.Lesleysteppeddownandexplainedthelease(租約)ofthegrocerystoreherhusbandservicedhadrunoutandthattheyhadtoemptyallthefreezersthatnight.Thinkingitwasashametothrowawayallthisgoodfood,theydecidedtodropofffoodtoanyoneshecouldthinkof.Noticingourfreezerwasprettyempty,Lesleyaskedtofillitup.Ourhomewastheirlaststopandanythingleftwouldhavetobeputinourfreezer.Anhourlater,everythingfinished,Iaskedher,“Whenwillyoucomebackforallthis?”Lesleylaughed,“Wedon’twantitback.Itisyours!Thanksforhelpingusout!”Thentheywavedgoodbyeanddroveaway.“Forhelpingthemout?”Weopenedourfreezerdoor.Insidewereallexpensivefoodsweneverboughtbutoftenlongedtotry.Wewerestrugglingtobuygroceries,yetitwasnotsomethingwesharedwithanyone.However,ourneedsweremetinanunexpectedwaybythatcall.1、Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardthephoneringing?A．Relieved. B．Anxious.C．Shocked. D．Angry.2、WhatdoestheauthorindicatebytheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2?A．Theywereshortoffoodsupplies.B．Theirfreezerwasnotfrequentlyused.C．Theyweregladtoputtheturkeyinthefreezer.D．Theirfreezerwastoosmalltofillmuchfoodin.3、WhydidLesleycallupthewriter?A．Becausethewriterwashergoodfriend.B．Becausesomethingawfulhadhappened.C．Becausesheknewthewriterwasinneed.D．Becauseshedidn’twantfoodtogotowaste.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhoIsMyAngel? B．UnexpectedBargainsC．AFriendonSpeakingTerms D．DoYouHaveRoomforaTurkey?23．（8分）SafetyisahugeconcernwheneverIrunwithmyearphonesin.ButIneedmusictorun.OtherwiseallIhearisthesoundofmyownbreathing.SoI’vefoundacompromise:Irunwithonlyoneearphonein.Themusicsoundsoff.It’sanimperfectsolution.Anupdatedpairofheadphones,calledAfterShokz,aimtodobetter.AfterShokzbillsitselfasusingboneconductingtechnologytoconductmusicfromthefrontoftheear,deliveringsoundthroughyourcheekboneandinnerear.Thiskeepsyoureardrum(鼓膜)freetoheareverythingelse.“Earbuds(耳塞式耳機(jī))aretypicallydesignedtoblockoutallsound,whichisfinewhenyou’reinside.Butwhenyou’reoutside,youneedallyoursenses.Itwouldbelikesendingyououtcyclingwithablindfoldon,”saysRodAnnet,managingdirectorofAfterShokz.Here’swhereAfterShokzcomesin.Theheadphoneshookoverthebackofyourheadwiththemain“bud”restinghighupagainstyourcheek.Thiskeepsyourearfreetodelightinothersounds.Sodotheywork?Inaword,yes.Duringa45-minutejog,theydidn’tbounceorshift.IheardfarmoreofmyenvironmentthanInormallydo:anearbybikethere;arunnerpassingmeagaintomyleft;andsoforth.Whataboutthedownsides?Ifyou’reahugefanofhigh-qualitysound,youmightfindtheheadphonesabittinny.Onefriendexpressedconcernsaboutmissingtheabilitytogetlostinthemusicasyoumightbedistractedbyothernoises,althoughIpersonallydidn’tfindthatanissue.Yetthoseareallminordetails.Forme,probablythebiggestproblemistheprice.Rangingbetween￡49.96to￡83.29,AfterShokzheadphonesaren’texactlycheap.Withallthatconsidered,wouldIrecommendthem?Yes.AfterShokzheadphonesarequiteuseful.Whileoutjogging,theywerelight,painless,andeasytouse.Theymademefeelsafer.1、WhatisspecialaboutAfterShokzheadphones?A．Theyareagoodchoiceforinsideuse.B．Theyallowuserstohearothersounds.C．Theycanmakemusicsoundmorebeautiful.D．Theycandeliversoundthroughyoureardrum.2、Whatdoestheauthor’sfriendthinkofAfterShokzheadphones?A．Theypreventusersgettinglost.B．Theydeliverhigh—qualitysound.C．Theyoftenmovewhileusersarerunning.D．Theyfailtoallowuserstoenjoythemusic.3、TheauthorthinksAfterShokzheadphones.A．a(chǎn)retooexpensiveB．seemquiteuselessC．makeusersfeelpainD．a(chǎn)retoocomplextouse4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toexpressworries.B．Tointroduceaproduct.C．Toshareapersonalstory.D．Tocomplainaboutaproduct.24．（8分）MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTourWanderthroughanancientcoastalredwoodforestandexploretheartisticbaysideonthishalf-daytourfromSanFrancisco.TravelacrosstheGoldenGateBridgetovisitMuirWoods,hometosomeoftheoldestandtallesttreesonEarth.AttheendofyourtourchoosebetweengettingdroppedoffatUnionSquareinSanFranciscoortakingtheferrybacktoSanFrancisco.YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTripDiscoverthebeautyoftheSierraNevadaonthisfull-daytriptoYosemiteNationalParkfromSanFrancisco.TravelaboardacomfortablevanthroughhistoricGoldRushtownstoreachthepark,whereyou’llbeamazedbysupersizednaturalwonders.Takeahikeamongancienttrees,andenjoyseveralhourstoexplorethepark’swondersonyourown.NiagaraFallsTourEscapefromNewYorkCityandheadnorthtoseebothsidesoftheCanadianborderonthisguided,2-daytourtoNiagaraFalls.VisitNiagaraFallsonboththeAmericanandCanadiansidesandtakearideonthefamousMaidoftheMistboat.Then,ontheroadbacktoNewYorkCity,makeastoptoshopattheCrossingsPremiumOutlets,oneofthelargestoutletmallsintheUS.NapaandSonomaWineCountryTourEscapetoCalifornia’sfamouswinecountryonthisfull-daytourfromSanFrancisco.Tasteregionalvarietalsatthreedifferentwineriesincludingbothbig-nameandfamily-runestates(莊園).Learnaboutthewinemakingprocessduringguidedtours,andappreciatetheregionalculturewithastopforlunch.1、Whichtourshouldyouchooseifyouwanttodosomeshopping?A．MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTour.B．YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTrip.C．NiagaraFallsTour.D．NapaandSonomaWineCountryTour.2、WhatcanyoudoonNapaandSonomaWineCountryTour?A．AppreciatesomeoftheoldestandtallesttreesonEarth.B．Enjoysupersizednaturalwonders.C．Getsomewinemakingknowledge.D．Takearideontheboat.3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtodobywritingthepassage?A．Tointroducesomeoutdooractivities.B．Tosharesometourexperiences.C．Toadvertiseforthewinecountry.D．Tocallforprotectingnaturalwonders.25．（10分）Ransomwareisthenewestthreattocomputerusers.Itisasoftwarevirusthatblocksyourcomputersystemuntilyoupaymoney.Theviruseshavescarynames,likeCryptolockerorCryptowall.Thefirstransomwarevirusesappearedin2013buttheyhavebecomemoredangerousrecently.Thevirusescansweepacrosstheinternetinashortperiodoftimeandinfectmillionsofcomputersovernight.Ransomwarevirusesspreadvialinks,unauthorizeddownloadsaswellasemailattachments.Theyhityourcomputerwithoutyouknowingit.Inmanycasesthevirusstopsyourharddrivefromworkingorencryptsdocumentsandphotos,whichthenbecomeuseless.Hackersdemandmoney,rangingfromafewtoathousanddollars,forlettingyoucontrolyourcomputeragain.NotonlyPCsarereportedtobeaffectedbyransomware,tabletsandmobilephoneshavealsocaughtthevirus.Virusdevelopersarealwayslookingfornewwaystomakemoney.Lastyearransomwareattackswentupby100%.Currently,thereareabout30,000infectionsaroundtheworldeveryday.Althoughanti-virusfirmsareworkinghardtoproducepatchestoprotectsuchattacks,theyarenotalwaysfastenoughtoprovidesecurityfromeveryvirus.However,therearesomethingsyoucandotoprotectyourself.Donotdownloadsuspiciousfilesfromtheinternetandbecarefulwhenyouopenemailattachments.Finally,allowyouroperatingsystemtoupdateregularlyandmakesureyouranti-virusdatabasesarealsoup-to-date.1、WhatisRansomwarelike?A．Spreadingfast,itisverydestructive.B．Hiddenverywellitisveryhardtofindout.C．AffectingPCsandphones,itdemandsmuchmoneyeachtime.D．Attackedmoreandmoreoften,wecandonothingaboutit.2、Theunderlinedword“encrypt”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans.A．makesthcompletelydisappearB．hidesthinanothersecretplaceC．changeordinarylanguageintocodeD．decreasethenumberof3、Themainpurposeforthevirusesmaybe.A．tostealinformationfromcomputersystemsB．tothreatencomputersuserstooffermoneyC．todestroycomputersystemsforfunD．towarncomputeruserstobuynewanti-virussoftware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）I’msittingattheairportwatchingpeopleinthelastminutesbeforetheirlovedonesarriveordepart.Awomanisrunningincirclestryingtogatherfamilymemberstogetherfora1.Whenthefinalmomentcomesbefore2,shewrapsherarmsaroundherson,givinghima3hugthatshouldprotecthimuntilshe4.Isitwithabookinmyhands,waitingformyturntoleave,5becausetheonesIlovehaveadifferent6frommine.Ithinkofotherdeparturesandarrivals.I7seeingmydaughter.Iwrappedmyselfaroundherasifshe’dbeen8.Thatyearshewasinherfirstyearatuniversity,cominghomeforthefirsttime.Todaymyflightistwohourslate.Whenmyflightis9called,Igathermybookandluggage.10thereisnoonetoseemeoff,Idonot11toseewhereIhavecomefrom.12,Ithinkofmyhusbandatwork13ifIhaveleftyet.AsIheadtowardstheplane,Ifindmyself14yetanotherarrivalanddeparture.Thatyear,my91-year-oldgrandfatherdied.Afterreturningfromhisfuneral,Iarrivedattheairport15.Myhusbandofonlyayearwaswaitingatthegatetotakemeinhisarms.Becauseofmytears,16waslookingatus,butIdidn’t17.Lifeneedstheimportant18allthetime.Iwishthatallthepeoplewhowentona19couldcomebacktofindsomeone20them.Ialsowishtheycouldleavewithsomeonetoseethemoff.1、A．lectureB．goodbyeC．dinnerD．party2、A．gatheringB．boardingC．a(chǎn)nnouncingD．landing3、A．powerfulB．gentleC．warmD．common4、A．leavesB．survivesC．returnsD．recovers5、A．frightenedB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．relaxedD．a(chǎn)lone6、A．scheduleB．a(chǎn)ttitudeC．positionD．target7、A．imagineB．enjoyC．recallD．consider8、A．stolenB．cheatedC．lostD．punished9、A．punctuallyB．finallyC．a(chǎn)bruptlyD．repeatedly10、A．AlthoughB．WhileC．TillD．Since11、A．slowdownB．getoffC．lookbackD．runaway12、A．HoweverB．BesidesC．InsteadD．Therefore13、A．doubtingB．a(chǎn)skingC．predictingD．wondering14、A．rememberingB．forgettingC．planningD．rejecting15、A．shoutingB．cryingC．laughingD．whispering16、A．someoneB．everyoneC．noneD．a(chǎn)nyone17、A．careB．respondC．scoldD．flee18、A．a(chǎn)rrivalB．chanceC．departureD．moment19、A．journeyB．dietC．picnicD．holiday20、A．worryingaboutB．smilingatC．talkingofD．waitingfor第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分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）Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout1．(be)lateforschool.Thereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,2．someofthemlookedveryanxiousand3．(disappoint).Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboard.Igotaplacenext4．thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalk.Aboyonabike5．(catch)myattention.Hewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarms.Iheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused6．(stop)untilwereachedthenextstop.Still,theboykept7．(cycle).Hewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshouting.Finally,whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranuptothedoorofthebus.Iheardanexcitedconversation.Thenthedriverstoodupandasked,“8．a(chǎn)nyoneloseasuitcaseatthelaststop?”Awomanonthebusshouted,“Oh,dear!It’s9．”.Shepushedherwaytothedriverandtookthesuitcasethankfully.Everyoneonthebusbegantalkingaboutwhattheboyhaddone,andthecrowdofstrangers10．sudden)becamefriendlytooneanother.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）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。I'mgladlytoreceiveyournovel、Thankyouforsuchlovelyagift,forIhadbeenexpectingitforalongtime、ThisnovelofferstomemoreunderstandingofAmericansocietyanddailylife、Iknowyou'reinterestinginChinesefestivals,andthereforeIhavechosenanalbumofpapercuttingforyou、PapercuttingisuniqueformofChineseculturalrelics,thatisoftenusedasadecorationforajoyfulatmosphere、IhopeitwillbringhappinessandluckstoyourfamilyasitalwaysdidinChina、I'mexpectingyoutocometoChinaandexperiencetherichcultureonperson、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是英國(guó)的Mike，你的朋友李華打算到國(guó)外留學(xué)，他寫(xiě)信詢問(wèn)你什么樣的中國(guó)學(xué)生最受國(guó)外高校青睞。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)給對(duì)方寫(xiě)一封回信：1.語(yǔ)言是道硬門檻；2.適應(yīng)能力很重要；3.興趣愛(ài)好被看重；4.要有社會(huì)責(zé)任感。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)束語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearLiHua,I'mgladtohearthatyouwanttostudyabroadinyourletter.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、C5、C6、A7、C8、C9、D10、A11、D12、D13、B14、B15、A16、B17、A18、B19、C20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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、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.Discoveredamazingly