2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress2．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving3．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after4．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade5．Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling6．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must7．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited8．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto9．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished10．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith11．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing12．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．amleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．amleaving;istakingoff13．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter14．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter15．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as16．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?17．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安園博)會），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where18．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI19．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof20．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition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）Haveyoueverhadapanicattackinmid-flight?Thosethathavewilltellyouit’snotfun.Andthereareplentyofreasonsthatmakepeoplepanic.Someofthemfocusonthestateofthepilot.Aretheytired?Stressed?Payingenoughattention?Wouldthesepeoplefeelanybetterifwecouldgetridofpilotsaltogether?Thetechnologyalreadyseemstobethere—dronesarenotanewinvention.Armiesusedronesinwarzones,wheretheyarecontrolledremotely.Evenhelicopterscanbepilotless,anddeliversaidsuppliestodangerouslocations.Aircraftaccidentsareraretoday,butwhentheyhappentheyaregettingharderandhardertosolve.That’swhyinvestigationsoftenfocuson“humanfactors”,identifyingpsychologicalandphysiologicalissuesasaprobablecause.AttheConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasinJanuary,ChinesecompanyEhangdisplayedthefirst-everpassengerdrone.Tofly,thepassengerneedstosetupaflightplan,click“takeoff”and“land”onatablet,andthecomputerdoestherest.ThereareothersimilareffortstodeveloppersonalairtransportsystemsintheUSandtheUK.Butbeitaplanethat’scontrolledremotelyorbyanartificialintelligencesystem,whetherit’sjustapassengerpressingabuttonoragroundcrewpullingthewirelessstrings,onefundamentalquestionhasn’tbeenansweredyet:Wouldwefeelateaseflyingitwecan’tseetwosmartlydressedpilotsinside,calmlyprovidinguswithweatherupdatesduringastorm?Itappearsthatpeoplearemorecomfortablewithapilotdirectlyatthecontrols,andontheplane.Peopleareoftheopinionthatbeinginthevehiclewhilecontrollingitiseasierthancontrollingitremotely.Thereisalsooneworry:theriskoftheunmannedplanegettinghacked(黑客攻擊).Itwouldbenecessarytohavenotonlypreventivebutalsorecoverymeasure—tostopanattackfromhappeningand“rescue”theaircraftduringahack.Today,itmightbedifficultforpeopletoacceptunmannedplanesbecausewhenaplanestops,itfallsoutofthesky.Andofcourse,manypeoplearealreadynervousaboutflying,whilenotmanyofusarenervousaboutridinginacaroronatrain.1、Whichdoesthepassagesuggestisamongtheadvantagesofpilotlessplanes?A．Passengers’safetywillbeensured.B．We’llhaveexactlypunctualflights.C．Pilots’conditionscanbeexcluded.D．Theycanofferacomfortableflight.2、Thepresentproblemwithpilotlessplanesseemstobe________.A．producingappropriateplanesB．cuttingthecostofoperationC．improvingcurrenttechnologyD．gettingpassengersonboard3、Itisobviousthatthepassageintendsto________.A．throwdoubtuponunmannedplanesB．analyzethevalueofpilotlessplanesC．showusawonderofnewtechnologyD．teachushowtoflyunmannedplanes23．（8分）StephenEdwinKing,oneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,hasinkednumerousnovels.Heoncereceivedthe‘NationalMedaloftheArts’fromtheUSPresidentBarackObamaandwascalled“oneofthemostpopularandproductivewritersofourtime”Hiscarrierasanovelistbeganwiththecreationof‘Carrie’.Atthattimehewasateacherandduringthesummervacationhedidpart-timeworktoearnalittlemoneytomakehisendsmeet.However,thepublicationof‘Carrie’wasamilestoneinhislifeanditalsohelpedtobetterhisstandardofliving.Hisbooksearnedhimfameandmoneyandnotbeingabletodealwiththesuddensuccessthatheturnedtoalcohol.Hisbook‘Cujo’waswrittenaroundthattimeandaccordingtohim,hedoesnotrememberhavingwrittenit.ThecharacterofJackTorranceinthenovel‘TheShining’isareflectionofKinghimself,butafterhisfamilytooktoquestioninghimabouthisdrinkinghabits,hequitandneverwentbacktoit.Hisbook‘Rage’wasaboutaschoolshooterandhisviolentdoings,whichtheauthorwroteunderthepennameRichardBachman.Yearslater,someschoolkidsdidsuchhorriblecrimeandsaidtheyhadreadthebook‘Rage’.Forthegreatergoodofthesociety,theauthorsuggestedthebooknotbeprintedanylonger.AllknowshimasanauthorbutveryfewknowthatKing,togetherwithcontemporarywritersMitchAlbom,AmyTanandcartoonistMattGroeningformstheband‘RockBottomRemainders’andtheyevenperformonceinawhile.Thoughcreatinghorrorstories,Kingoftenskips13asitpetrifieshim.Inaninterviewhesaid,“WhenI’mwriting,I’llneverstopworkifthepagenumberis13oramultipleof13;I’lljustkeepontypingtillIgettoasafenumber.”1、WhichbookhadagreateffectonKing’slife?A．CarrieB．CujoC．TheShiningD．OnWriting:AMemoiroftheCraft2、Theunderlinedword“petrifies”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．hatesB．excitesC．frightensD．comforts3、WhatcanweknowaboutKing?A．Heisaddictedtoalcohol.B．Hehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.C．Heisalsofamousforhismusictalent.D．Hedoespart-timejobstoexperiencelife.24．（8分）Spotifycantellifyou'resad.Here'swhythatshouldscareyou.Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapatientwithamentaldisability:Askthemwhattheirfavoritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem'sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber'sWhatDoYouMean?weremorelikelytohavetroublewithmentaldisabilitiesthanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenimprovingtheabilitytoanalyzeinformationtohelpbusinessmentargetconsumerswithadvertisementsmadespeciallyfortheirneeds.Theyconcludethisfromthesortofmusicyou'relisteningto,combinedwithwhereandwhenyou'relisteningtoit,alongwiththird-partydatathatmightbeavailable.Now,tobeclear,there'snothingsignificantlyillegalaboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourinformation.Icertainlydon'tthinkthattheyareworkingwithshadowyconsultingfirmstoserveyouadssellingaculturestrugglewhileyou'relisteningtomusicthatsuggestsyoumightbeinaterriblesituation.However,Ifinditdisappointingthatourpersonal,privatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintoinformationpointsandofferedtoadvertisers.Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can'tyou?Asadtargetinggetsevermoreaccurate,businessmenwillhavetheabilitytotargetourfeelingsinpotentiallyimproperways.Accordingtoonestudy,youaremorelikelytospendmoreonaproductifyou'refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I'mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.Headofftotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.1、What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroduceanewsong. B．Todrawreaders'attention.C．Tohelpmorepatients. D．Topromoteanewmedium.2、Spotifyimprovesitsabilitytoanalyzeinformationto.A．provideservicesforthegovernment B．workwithshadowyconsultingfirmsC．getlisteners'personalinformation D．helpbusinessmenattractconsumers3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsSpotify?A．Uncertain. B．Supportive. C．Positive. D．Dissatisfied.4、Whoisthetextprobablydesignedfor?A．Internetusers. B．Officials. C．Researchers. D．Managers.25．（10分）ThehitmovieNottingHill（諾丁山）beginswithafamousscene.HughGrantbumpsintoJuliaRobertsandspillsorangejuicealloverher.Afterthecollision,Grantrepeatedlysays,“I’msosorry.I’msosorry.”HisactionsinthissceneareveryBritish.IfRoberts’characterwerefromtheBritain,thanshewouldprobablyapologizerepeatedlyaswell–evenifthecrashwerenotherfault.Butthisdoesn’thappeninthemovie,asRobertsisfromtheUS.AreportinTheTelegraphoncesaidthatthreequartersofBritishpeopleapologizewhentheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet–regardlessofwhethertheyareresponsibleornot.Infact,Britonsuse“sorry”inmanysituations.Forexample,iftheymishearsomeone,theysay“Sorry?”Thepersontheyaretalkingtowillalsoapologizebyreplying,“No,Iamsorry!”Thiscangoonforuptofiveminutesastheycompeteoverwhoisthemostsorry.WhyareBritonssosorry?MarkTyrell,apsychologywriterintheUK,thinksthattheirapologetictendenciesarerootedinBritishclasssystem.“WesaysorrybecausehistoricallythenewmiddleclassinBritainhadtoapologizefornotbeingtheworkingclass,butalsoforreallybeingtheupperclass.”Anothertheoryisthattheyapologizetoavoidconflicts.Forexample,iftheybumpintosomeone,hemightgetangry.Toavoidthis,theyinstantlysay“Sorry!”Truemannersareaboutbeingconsiderate,andtoday’sconstantuseofapologizingshowsthatweareperhapsnotasthoughtfulasweoncewere.Theword“sorry”haslostsomeofitsmeaning.Doyouseemypoint?Sorry,itmightjustbeaBritishthing.1、WhydoestheauthormentionasceneinthemovieNottingHillatthebeginning?A．TogiveanexampleofBritishmodesty.B．Tointroducedifferentwaysofsayingsorry.C．ToshowwhatkindofmenareconsideredgentlemenintheUK.D．TodrawourattentiontowhenandhowBritishpeoplesaysorry.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMarkTyrellagreewith?A．Peopleshouldnotapologizeiftheyarenotresponsible.B．AmericanscarelessaboutmannersthanBritishpeopledo.C．ThatBritishpeopleapologizesomuchislinkedtotheclasssystem.D．Britishpeoplecaretoomuchaboutwhichsocialclasstheyarefrom.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．It’sunnecessaryforBritishpeopletobesopolite.B．TheoveruseofapologizingshowsBritonsaretrulysincere.C．Peopleshouldnotsticktothetraditionaluseoftheword“sorry”.D．Using“sorry”moredoesn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplearemorepolite.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplorethebestwayofsayingsorry.B．ToexplainwhyBritonsoverusetheword“sorry”.C．Toshowhowsayingsorryhaschangedovertime.D．TosuggestmanyBritishpeoplelacktraditionalmanners.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）Atrueapologyismorethanjustanadmissionofamistake.Itisthe1thatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehasdamagedarelationship—andthatyoucareenoughabouttherelationshiptowantit2.It’snevereasytoadmityouareinthe3.Beinghuman,weall4toknowtheartofapologizing.Lookbackwith5andthinkhowoftenyou’vejudgedcruelly,saidunkindthings,orpushedyourselfaheadatthe6ofafriend.Thencountthemomentswhenyoushowedclearlyandtrulythatyouwere7.Abitfrightening,isn’tit?Frighteningbecausesomedeepwisdominusknowsthatwhen8asmallwronghasbeendone,somemysteriousmoralfeelingis9;anditstaysoutofbalanceuntilthefaultisadmittedandregret10.Irememberadoctorfriend,ClarenceLieb,11meaboutamanwhocametohimwithavarietyof12:headaches,restlessnessandstomachsickness.No13causecouldbefound.FinallyDr.Liebsaidtotheman,“Unlessyoutellmewhat’s14you,Ican’thelpyou.”Afterhe15forsometime,themanadmittedthat,asexecutor(遺囑執行人)ofhisfather’swill,hehadbeen16hisbrother,wholivedoverseas,ofwhattheirfatherhadlefthim.Thenandtherethewiseolddoctormadehimwritetohisbrotheraskingfor17andenclosing(附入)achequeasthefirst18inrepayment.Hethenwentwithhimtothemailboxinthepassage.Asthe19disappeared,themanburstintotears.“Thankyou,”hesaid.“IthinkI’m20.”Andhewas.1、A．assessment B．belief C．criterion D．recognition2、A．restored B．formed C．reserved D．abandoned3、A．distance B．way C．dark D．wrong4、A．remember B．demand C．need D．learn5、A．delight B．honesty C．sorrow D．relief6、A．mercy B．invitation C．sight D．expense7、A．careless B．foolish C．sorry D．thankful8、A．still B．rather C．hardly D．even9、A．controlled B．disturbed C．ignored D．protected10、A．exposed B．evaluated C．expressed D．exchanged11、A．questioning B．consulting C．telling D．reminding12、A．troubles B．feelings C．thoughts D．questions13、A．spiritual B．physical C．likely D．common14、A．worrying B．inspiring C．disappointing D．embarrassing15、A．wandered B．hesitated C．observed D．prayed16、A．warning B．cheating C．suspecting D．accusing17、A．apology B．blame C．excuse D．forgiveness18、A．step B．trend C．success D．rise19、A．box B．passage C．letter D．cheque20、A．cured B．released C．involved D．refreshed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）Areyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfamily?Orareyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethink1．matterswhereyouwereborninyourfamily.Buttherearedifferentideasaboutwhatbirthordermeans.Somepeoplesaythatoldestchildren,2．aresmartandstrong-willed，areverylikely3．(succeed).Thereason4．thisissimple.Parentshavealotoftimefortheirfirstchildandgivehimorheralotofattention.Anonlychildwillsucceedfor5．samereason.What6．(happen)totheotherchildreninthefamily?Middlechildrendon’tgetsomuchattention,sotheydon’tfeelthatimportant.Ifafamilyhasmanychildren,themiddleonesometimesgets7．(lose)inthecrowd.Theyoungestchild,however,oftengetsspecialtreatment.Oftenthischildgrowsuptobefunny.Butarecentstudysawthingsquite8．(difference).Thestudyfoundthatthefirstchildrenbelieveinfamilyrules.Theydon,ttakemanychancesin9．lives.Theyusuallyfollow10．(order).Ruiesdon’tmeanmuchtolaterchildreninthefamily.Theytakechancesandtheyoftendobetterinlife.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。LastSaturday，Iwentonjourneybytrain．Thereweresuchmanypassengersthatnoteveryonecouldgetaseat．Manypeoplehadtostand，whichwasreallytired．IhadareservedseatsoIcouldsitcomfortable．Infrontofmyseatisawomanwithtwolittlekids．Withthekidsqueezingintotheirsingleseat，shehadtostandupalltheway．SoImovedabitbutsharedmyseatwithher．Thewomanfeltverygratefultomyselflessness．Seeingherbeautifulsmile，Ialsosmiled．Shareincreasedhappiness!第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你班打算組織一次有機蔬菜采摘活動，想邀請外教Mr.Smith一起參加,請你根據以下提示,給他寫一封電子郵件。1.時間地點；2.活動內容；3.期待回復。注意：1.詞數80左右；2.可適當增加細節，以使方文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、C5、D6、B7、D8、A9、D10、C11、C12、B13、A14、B15、A16、C17、C18、B19、B20、B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’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewassoaked(浸；泡)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthormore.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCloudhadgoneaway!AfewdayslaterIwasreadingabookabouttheBattleoftheAlamowhenIdiscoveredthemostshockingthingIhadeverdiscovered.Thenamesofthe183defendersoftheAlamowerelistedontherollofhonor,includingDanielCloud,whospottedtheMexicansbeforetheytookoverthestreetsofSanAntonioinFebruaryof1836,andhispostwasontopoftheSanFemandoChurchwhereIhadpickedhimup!5、WhatdidthewriterdoaftermovingtoSanAntonio,Texas?A．AtourguideB．AnactorC．AtourbusdriverD．Asoldier6、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheAlamo__________.A．isahistorictouristattractionB．liesinthedowntownC．iswhereactorsusedtogatherD．iswhereColonelTravislived7、Whatdoesthew