2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly2．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether3．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how4．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson5．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable6．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced7．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich8．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what9．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot10．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom11．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay12．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout13．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto14．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued15．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote16．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise17．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent18．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict19．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry20．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。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．advocatereadingbooks2、Jianggotinspiredtostarttheprojectby_________.A．HarryPorterB．WechatmomentsC．EmmaWatsonD．Razor’sEdgeBookClub3、Theunderlinedword“spontaneous”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．unplannedB．unwiseC．firmD．thoughtful4、Jiang’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheprojectcanbebestdescribedas___________.A．positiveB．doubtfulC．reservedD．worried22．（8分）Onedayin1995,alarge,heavymiddle-agedmanrobbedtwoPittsburghbanksinbroaddaylight.Hedidn'twearamaskandhesmiledatsurveillancecamerasbeforewalkingoutofeachbank.Laterthatnight,policearrestedasurprisedMcArthurWheeler.Whentheyshowedhimthesurveillancetapes,Wheelerstaredindisbelief.“ButIworethejuice，”hesaid.Apparently,Wheelerthoughtthatrubbinglemonjuiceonhisskinwouldmakehiminvisibletovideotapecameras.Afterall,lemonjuiceisusedasinvisibleink,so,aslongashedidn'tcomenearaheatsource,heshouldhavebeencompletelyinvisible.ThecasecaughttheeyeofthepsychologistDavidDunningatCornellUniversity,whoenlistedhisgraduatestudent,JustinKruger,toseewhatwasgoingon.Theyreasonedthat,whilealmosteveryoneholdsfavourableviewsoftheirabilitiesinvarioussocialandintellectualfields,somepeoplemistakenlyassesstheirabilitiesasbeingmuchhigherthantheyactuallyare.This“illusionofconfidence”isnowcalledthe“Dunning-Krugereffect”，anddescribesthecognitivebiastoinflateself-assessment.Toinvestigatethisphenomenoninthelab,DunningandKrugerdesignedsomecleverexperiments.Inonestudy,theyaskedundergraduatestudentsaseriesofquestionsaboutgrammar,logicandjokes,andthenaskedeachstudenttoestimatehisorherscoreoverall,aswellastheirrelativerankingscomparedtotheotherstudents.Interestingly,studentswhoscoredthelowestinthesecognitivetasksalwaysoverestimatedhowwelltheydid—byalot.Studentswhoscoredinthebottomestimatedthattheyhadperformedbetterthantwo-thirdsoftheotherstudents!Sure,it'stypicalforpeopletooverestimatetheirabilities.Theproblemisthatwhenpeopleareincompetent,notonlydotheyreachwrongconclusionsandmakeunfortunatechoices,butalsotheyarerobbedoftheabilitytorealizetheirmistakes.Inasemester-longstudyofcollegestudents,goodstudentscouldbetterpredicttheirperformanceonfutureexamsifgivenfeedbackabouttheirscoresandrankings.However,thepoorestperformersshowednorecognition,despiteclearandrepeatedfeedbackthattheyweredoingbadly.Insteadofbeingconfusedorthoughtfulabouttheirincorrectways,incompetentpeopleinsistthattheirwaysarecorrect.AsCharlesDarwinwroteinTheDescentofMan(1871):“Ignorancemorefrequentlybegetsconfidencethandoesknowledge.”Interestingly,reallysmartpeoplealsofailtoaccuratelyself-assesstheirabilities.AsmuchasD-andF-gradestudentsoverestimatetheirabilities,A-gradestudentsunderestimatetheirs.Thedifferenceisthatcompetentpeoplecananddoadjusttheirself-assessmentifgivenappropriatefeedback,whileincompetentindividualscannot.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDunning-KrugereffectisTRUE?A．Theeffectistrueforeveryoneindailylife.B．Itsuggeststhatmostpeoplelackcognitiveabilities.C．Somepeopleareoverconfidentabouttheirabilities.D．Theconclusionisdrawnbasedonaseriesofbankrobberies.2、Whatdothecollegestudents'behaviorsmentionedintheexperimentsprove?A．Feedbackplaysasignificantroleinestimatingone'sability.B．Incompetentpeoplehavearatherfixedattitudetowardstheirchoice.C．Goodstudentsalwayspredicttheirfutureperformanceaccurately.D．Peoplecan'trelyontheirpreviousbehaviortomakeadjustments.3、Theunderlinedword“begets”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“________”.A．givesriseto B．takesadvantageofC．makesupfor D．breaksawayfrom4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Realknowledgeisknowingtheextentofone'signorance.B．Itisimpossibleforpeopletoevaluatetheirrealcompetence.C．Illusionofconfidenceisthemajorsourceofpeople'sfailure.D．Thosewithgreatabilitiesoftenhavealowopinionofthemselves.23．（8分）Oilisessentialformodernlife.About64percentoftheworld’soilislocatedintheMiddleEast,buttheheaviestconsumersofoilareEurope,America,andJapan.Theproblemliesingettingtheoilfromthecountriesthatproduceittothecountriesthatconsumeit.Thisismainlydoneusingoiltankers.Usuallytheoilisshippedsafelyandwithnoproblems,butoccasionallythereisadisaster.Everyyearmillionsoftonsofoilarespilledintotheocean.Althoughthisisonlyasmallpercentageofthetotalamountshippedaroundtheworldeachyear,thisspilledoilcanhaveterribleeffectsonoceanlife,includingthecoastlineswheretheoilwashesupontoshore.OneoftheworstoilspillsinhistoryoccurredalongtheAlaskancoastlinein1989,whentheExxonValdeztankergotstuckoffthecoastofAlaska,spilling42millionlitersofoil.Althoughitwasn’tthelargestoilspill,thedisasterwasterriblebecauseitoccurredinsuchasensitivenaturalarea.Inthisspill,thetanker’scaptain,whowastiredfromoverworkanddrinkingalcohol,hadgonetotakearest.Hegavecontroloftheshiptoanothersailor,whowasunfamiliarwiththeroute.TheshipranontoBlighReef.Damagedbythereef,theshipleakedoiloutintotheocean.Morethan1,600kilometersofcoastlinewereaffectedbytheoilspill.Manybirdsandottersdiedasaresultoftheoilcoveringtheirskin,andmanyotherseacreaturesandtheanimalsthatfedonthemwerealsoseverelyaffected.1、WhichcountryisNOTamongthelargestconsumersofoil?A．JapanB．IraqC．AmericaD．Germany2、Whatdoestheunderlined“them”referto?A．Thebirds.B．Theotters.C．Theseacreatures.D．Thebirdsandtheotters.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．TheoilleakofAlaskaisbecausethecaptainwasunfamiliarwiththeroute.B．Manybirdsandottersdiedfromeatingthespilledoil.C．Alaskaspillwasthemostseriousspillofalltime.D．Althoughsomeoilleakisnotserious,itwillaffectoceanlife.24．（8分）NASAmightbefamousforsendingrocketsuptospacequickly.Butitwillbemorefamousformakingyournextholidaycomemorequickly.Thespaceagencyisworkingonanewplane,whichcouldsolvetheproblemsofsupersonic(超音速的)flightandvastlyincreasethespeedofjourneysabroad.Ifsuccessful,theplanewouldbeabletoflybetweenNewYorkandLondoninjustthreehours.Anditwouldreducethetimespentflyingotherjourneysbyahalf,sinceitcouldbeusedmorebroadly.Untilnow,theproblemwithsuchplaneshasbeenthesonicboom(聲爆),madefamousbytheoriginalConcorde.Thathappenswhenaplanereachessupersonicspeeds.Itisathunderousnoisethatupsetspeopleontheground—disturbinganimalsandevencausingphysicalproblemstomaterialsandhousesunderneath.ItwasthateffectthatledCongresstobansuchplanesfrombeingusedovertheUSland,adecisionthatinturnwasresponsibleforConcorde’sfailingtobecommerciallyused.Inviewoftheproblem,thespaceagencyhasdevelopedanewtechnologyandtrieditoutinwindtunnels,andnowbelievesthatitcouldbeputtocommercialuse.Thatplanewillflyashighas55,000feet—farhigherthannormalplanes—andmakeasoundofonly60decibels.That’sfarlessthan90decibelsthrownoutbynormalplanes,andisroughlyinlinewithacaronthemotorwayorabusyrestaurant.“Aslongaswecangetendorsementfromthegeneralpublic,theplanewillprobablybesomethingthat’sacceptable,”saidPeterCoen,projectmanagerforNASA’scommercialsupersonicresearchteam,inanewBloombergreport.“Ifwegetapproved,wewillhavethefull-sizedversionoftheplanetriedoutandtheplanewillbeputintouse.”1、WhydoestheauthormentionConcorde?A．Tosuggesttherapiddevelopmentofplanes.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofsonicbooms.C．Tointroducehowacommercialplaneisdesigned.D．ToshowCongress’importantroleinmakingplanes.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebasicdataofthenewplane.B．Theworkingprincipleofthenewplane.C．Theproblemsofthenewplane.D．Thepotentialmarketofthenewplane.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorsement”inparagraph5mean?A．ResponseB．CommitmentC．InvestmentD．Agreement4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinformpeopleofNASA’snewplane.B．Toprovethedisadvantagesofsupersonicflight.C．Toexplainwhyspeedmattersinsupersonicflight.D．Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutcommercialplanes.25．（10分）Everyday,Americansthrowaway500millionplasticstraws,enoughtocircletheEarthtwice.Theyarealmostneverrecycled,andsimplycontributetothegreatproblemofplasticpollution;eightmilliontonsofplasticisdumpedintotheoceanseveryyear.Plasticstrawsarenowthetargetofagrowingmovementtoreducetheiruse.Possiblythefirstofsuchcampaigns,BeStrawFreewasstartedin2011byMiloCress,whowasonlynineyearsoldatthelime.“InoticedthatwheneverIorderedadrinkatarestaurant,itwouldusuallycomewithastrawinit,andIdon’Iusuallyneedastraw,”hesaid.“Thisseemedlikeahugewaste.Strawsaremadeofoil,apreciousandfiniteresource.Ismakingsingle-useplasticstraws,whichwillbeusedforamatterofminutesbeforebeingtossedaway,reallywhatwewanttodowiththisresource?”CressstartedaskingrestaurantsinBurlington,Vermont,wherehelivedatthetime,tostopprovidingstrawsautomaticallytocustomerandmakethemoptionalinstead.Manyagreedandhisrequestmaderipples(漣漪)nationwide.Therestaurantsthatmaketheswitchreportareductioninthenumberofstrawstheyusebetween50and80%.Theanti-strawsentimenthascrossedbordersintotheUK,wherestrawshavebeenincludedinagovernmentplantobanailplasticwasteby2042.LastyearlargepubchainWetherspoonsannouncedthatitwouldreplaceplasticstrawswithpaperalternativesacross900outlets.Aftertheannouncement,manysmallerchainsandpubsacrossthecountryfollowedsuit.AccordingtoWetherspoonsCEOJohnHutson,themovewillsave70millionplasticstrawsayearandthereactionfrompatronshasbeen“verypositive”.Offeringalternativesormakingplasticstrawsoptional,ratherthanbanningthemcompletely,isacommontraitamongthesecampaigns.“Therearemanyotherviablealternativestosingle-useplasticdrinkingstrawsthatarelessharmfultotheenvironment,wildlifeandhumans,”saidJackieNunez,founderofTheLastPlasticStraw.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Plasticstrawsaretoocostlytoproduce.B．Allplasticstrawsaredumpedintothesea.C．Plasticstrawsaretoosmalltoberecycled.D．Plasticstrawscausegreatpollution.2、WhatdidMiloCressaskhislocalrestaurantstodo?A．Tomakeplasticstrawsoptional.B．Tostoptheuseofplasticstraws.C．Tochargetheuseofplasticstraws.D．Torejecttherequestforplasticstraws.3、WhatistheWetherspoons’efforttoreducetheuseofplasticstraws?A．Tobantheuseofplasticstraws.B．Toclosesomeofitsoutlets.C．Tooffercustomersalternatives.D．Toseekthegovernment’ssupport.4、WhatistheWetherspoonscustomers’attitudetowardsthemove?A．Uncaring.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）In2010,AlecJohnsonpresentedhisfatherMichaelwithaChristmaslistwithanumberofhigh-priceditems.Wantingtoshowhissonwhatreally1inlife,MichaelandhiswifeMehmazbroughtAlecandhisbestfriendLuketodowntownSanDiego,wherethey2home-madeburritos（墨西哥玉米卷餅）tothepeoplelivingonthestreets.Atfirst,Alecviewedtheexerciseasa3.Butaftercommunicatingwiththe4inSanDiego,Michaelsays,“Theboyshadsuchagreattimethattheyaskediftheycoulddoit5”Theprojectquicklygrewbigger,6moreandmoreofAlec’sfriendsgotinvolved.Overtheyears,theboyshave7alotaboutnotonlythemselvesbutthepeoplethey’rehelpingto8aswell.OnevolunteertoldPeoplethattakingpartintheprojecthaschangedhissenseofthoseless9.“Whenyougooutthereyouseethey’rejustpeoplewhohavehadahard10ofluck.”OnSundays,Michael’sday11asearlyas4：30a.m.,whenheheadstoalocalrestaurant12tobeginpreparingingredients（配料）thatwillsoonbeusedtomakeover600burritos.Asthemorning13,moreandmorepeoplecometo14theirservices.Theyquicklycreatethesewarmmeals.15theburritosareallmadearound8:30,the16packupanddrivetotwodifferent17locationsindowntownSanDiego.18roundburritos,thegroupgivesoutdrinkstothoseinneed.“Ourgoalistogetpeople19thestreetsandprovidethemwithalittlenutrition,alittlehopeandalittle20,”saysMichael.1、A．mattersB．succeedsC．lacksD．happens2、A．pickedupB．beggedforC．handedoutD．ateup3、A．courseB．punishmentC．relaxationD．reward4、A．hopelessB．statelessC．namelessD．homeless5、A．againB．wellC．onceD．hard6、A．unlessB．asC．ifD．although7、A．attemptedB．sharedC．conveyedD．learned8、A．freeB．feedC．saveD．cure9、A．intelligentB．anxiousC．guiltyD．fortunate10、A．turnB．roleC．trialD．plan11、A．breaksB．comesC．pausesD．begins12、A．kitchenB．receptionC．counterD．court13、A．catchesonB．worksonC．wearsonD．carrieson14、A．acknowledgeB．lendC．purchaseD．consume15、A．BecauseB．EventhoughC．OnceD．Incase16、A．volunteersB．employeesC．waitersD．customers17、A．productionB．campC．marketD．distribution18、A．IncaseofB．OnaccountofC．InadditiontoD．Inresponseto19、A．intoB．offC．nearD．on20、A．confidenceB．beliefC．pityD．dignity第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TodayIwenttoaconference,1．twostudentshadadebateaboutthestrengthsandweaknessesoftheInternet.Thefirstspeakertalkedaboutthepositive2．(affect)oftheInternetonourlives.Thefirstisitsvalueforpeoplewho3．(look)forinformationnow.Forexample,withthetouchofabuttonortheclickofamouse,astudentwillfindenoughinformationathisorhercommand.Thesecondisourability4．(relate)toothersthroughtheInternetanditisespeciallyimportantfordisabledpeople5．can’tleavetheirhomes.The6．(two)speakertalkedaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheInternet7．ourlives.Forexample,someexpertsthinkthattheoutcomeofspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternetisdifficultyin8．(form)socialbonds.Theywerealsoquiteexplicit(明確的)abouthowheavyInternetusersspend9．(much)timewiththeirInternetfriendsthantheirreal-lifefriendsfromschoolandwork.Bothsidespresentedlotsofstatisticstosupporttheirarguments.MyownjudgmentisthatthoughtheInternetisbeneficial,weshoulduseour10．(intelligent)andnotbeaslavetoit!第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯DearRon，Iamveryexcitingtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschoolsoon．Nowletmetointroduceourschooltoyou．Ourschoolisaveryfamouslyschoolwithlonghistory．Wehavemanyexperiencedteachersandexcellentequipments．Therearetwoteachingbuildings；oneisforseniorsandtheothersisforjuniors．Therearetwolabbuildingsoralibrary．ExceptChinese，maths，English，physicsandchemistry，wehavesomeoptionalcourses．Thestudentscanchoosethattheyliketoattend．Weloveourschool．Iamlookingforwardtomeetyousoon．Yourssincerely，LiHua36第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是英國的Mike，你的朋友李華打算到國外留學，他寫信詢問你什么樣的中國學生最受國外高校青睞。請你根據下列要點給對方寫一封回信：1.語言是道硬門檻；2.適應能力很重要；3.興趣愛好被看重；4.要有社會責任感。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.開頭和結束語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數。DearLiHua,I'mgladtohearthatyouwanttostudyabroadinyourletter.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Mike

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、D4、A5、A6、C7、C8、D9、C10、D11、D12、B13、C14、B15、B16、D17、A18、D19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。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’tuntilthentha