2025年江蘇省南京市附中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題含答案請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing2．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．a(chǎn)ttractive D．fantastic3．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．for4．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular5．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．a(chǎn)fter D．when6．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print7．Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate8．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe9．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer10．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout11．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in12．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．a(chǎn)ndran;finding D．running;finding13．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing14．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongasD．a(chǎn)sthough15．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when16．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though17．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete18．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect19．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped20．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict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）Newsanchors(主播)musthavebeenreluctanttoreadoutthefollowingnews:XinXiaomengbeganworkingastheworld’sfirstfemaleartificial(人工的)intelligencenewsanchoratXinhuaNewsAgencyonSunday,threemonthsafteramalerobotjoinedtheprofession.Unlikepreviousnewsrobotsthough,Xindoesnotreadnewslikeacoldmachine;shereadsitalmostlikeahumanbeing.Themusclesonherfacestretchandrelax-andherreactionschange-asshecontinuesreading.That’swhymanynewsanchorswereworried:WillAIreplaceusinthenearfuture?Tofindtheanswer,wehavetoanalysethetechnologiesthatsupportXinatherjob.ThreekeytechnologiesareusedtosupportXin.First,samplesofhumanvoicesarecollectedandsynthesized(合成).Thisisfollowedbythecollectionandsynthesisofhumanmusclemovementsamples.AndthirdthevoicesandmovementsaremarriedinawaythatwhentheAlnewsanchorreads,themicro-electricmotorsbehindherfacemovetomakeherexpressionsseemmorehuman.Yetweneedathoroughknowledgeofdeepleaningtechnologytomakearobotimitateaperson’svoice.Thedeveloperneedstocollecttensofthousandsofpiecesofpronunciations,inputthemIntothemachineandmatchthemwiththetextortheAltoleanandread.Theprocessforimitatingfacialmovementsissimilar.Thedeveloperhastoanalysethemovementsofthe53musclesinthehumanface,makeamodelsetfromthecollecteddatafortheAInewsanchortolean,andimitatethemovementsoffacialmusclesviaprogramsBoththetechnologiesusedtomakeXin’sperformanceimpressivearemature.Therealdifficultyliesinthethird-thetechnologytomatchthepronunciationswithfacialmovementssothatXinexpressionsvaryaccordingtothecontentofthenewsreport.Infact,Xinsexpressionsdon'talwayschangeaccordingtothecontent.Asaresult,herexpressionslookanythingbuthuman.Actually.AIisstillnomatchforhumanqualities.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reluctant"inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Delighted. B．Unwilling. C．Confused. D．Optimistic.2、Whatcanweinferaboutpreviousnewsrobots?A．Theyreadnewswithoutexpressions. B．TheylookedlikeahumanbeingC．Theycouldinterviewsportsstars D．Theycouldinteractwithaudience.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthethirdtechnology?A．ThistechnologyisveryperfectsofarB．ThistechnologyisquitepopularnowC．ThistechnologyremainsatthetheoreticalstageD．Thistechnologyisfarfrommature.4、Fromthelastparagraph,wecandrawaconclusionthat____.A．humannewsanchorsshouldlearnfromATanchorstosavetheirjobsB．AlanchorsperformmuchbetterthanhumannewsanchorsatpresentC．Alnewsanchorswon'treplacehumannewsanchorsinthenearfutureD．XinXiaomengsexpressionsvarysonaturallythattheyaretruetolife23．（8分）HousekeepingServices--Aresponsible,professional,experiencedhousekeeperisneededtotakecareofallcleaningdetailsofalocalbusinessinAngwin.Thispersonwillbeneeded2or3timesperweekforabout8hoursperday.Pleasesendanemailforadditionalinformationandbereadytoprovideresumeandworkhistory.Driver’slicenseandtheabilitytoliftatleast50poundsarerequired.Paywillbe$20-$25perhour.Tocontactthem,emailrecruitingangwin@.CaregiverPosition--Lookingforacaregivertohelpwitha91-year-oldwomanwholivesinCalistoga.ShespeaksbothEnglishandSpanish,butSpanishisherpreference.Shesleepsquiteabitduringthedaysothereistimetodohousework.Shecannotbeleftalonebecausesheisafallrisk.Shewalkswithawalkeronherown.Pleasecall925-785-8500ifinterested.WorshipMusicLeader--FirstPresbyterianChurch(FPC)inNapaislookingforsomeonewhowillselectsongsandusemediaforchurchservicesonSundays.Applicantsmustbeabletocommit8-10hoursperweekforserviceandmeetingsaswellasbeingavailableeverySundayfrom9:00amto12:00pm.Thepayisabout$18anhour.DetailedjobinformationwillbepostedonthePayrollOffice’swindow.Ifinterested,sendyourcoverletterandresumetoDavidStokeratdavid@.CateringCompany--OakAvenueisamostsuccessfulcateringcompanyinSt.Helenasearchingforenthusiasticpeopletojointheirtalentedteamofchefsandserviceprofessionals.Hoursareflexibleandpositionsareavailableforambitiouschefs,bakers,servicehelpers,andcaptains.PleasesendabriefcoverletterandresumetoMaritza@orcall707-963-9278formoreinformation.1、Toworkasahousekeeper,oneneedsto____________.A．beabletodrive B．bealocalinAngwinC．workabout8hoursperweek D．beabletospeaktwolanguages2、Whydoesthe91-year-oldwomanneedtobeaccompanied?A．Shecannotwalkbyherself. B．Shehasapoormemory.C．Shehasdifficultyinsleeping. D．Sheislikelytofalldown.3、Whichisthecontactnumberoremailaddressforthosewhowanttobecomegreatbakers?A．925-785-8500 B．707-963-9278C．david@ D．recruitingangwin@gmail.co24．（8分）Thereisalotoftalkabout“brainpower.”Youdon’tusuallyhearaboutstomachpower.Asitturnsout,thestomachmightalsobeverypowerfulwithanewelectronicpillinsideit.Thenewelectronicpill,equippedwithaWi-Fitransmitter,isswallowedandcanharvestenergyfrominsideaperson’sownstomachtorecordcore（核心）bodytemperatureandthensendthehealthdatatoanoutsidemonitor.Themodelcanpoweritselffornearlyaweek—muchlongerthancurrentabsorbabledevices,whichareplacedinsidethebodyandonlycansharehealthinformationforlessthananhour.“Tomakethedeviceworkevenlonger,andseeifthestomach’sacidcouldpowerthedevice,weusedtinypiecesofcopperandzincforexperiments.”saidPhilipNadeau,anelectricalengineerwhodesignedthedevicetogether.TheWi-Fidevicesfitinsideacapsulebutunfoldwhentheyhitthestomachanddeliverdrugsforlongperiodsoftimebeforetheybreakdownandpassthroughthebody.ThisWi-Fipillcouldleadtofreshopportunitiesfordrugdeliveryorreal-timehealthmonitoringfrominsideorgans,saidGiovanniTraverso,adoctorandbiomedicalengineeratBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston,whoc0-ledastudyofthepillpublishedrecentlyinNatureBiomedicalEngineering.Despiteourmanymedicaladvances,we’reprettybadatmeasuringcorebodytemperature.Arecentstudyof8,600patientsfoundthatthermometer（溫度計(jì)）readingsfromthemouthorskindidalousyjobofmeasuringcoretemperature.Gettinganaccuratetemperatureisimportant.TraversoandNadeauarealsoaimingtoshrink（縮?。﹖hepilltothesizeofatablet.“Temperaturetrackingisjustthefirstofmanywaysthemedicalcommunitycanusethedevice.”Traversethinks.1、WhatisWRONGabouttheWi-Fipill?A．TheWi-Fideviceispoweredbyitself.B．Thepillcansendhealthdatatothedoctor.C．Nadeauisthefirstonetodesignthepill.D．Thepillcanhelpmonitorpatients’health.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ousy”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Accurate.B．Unimportant.C．Terrible.D．Traditional.3、WhatistheTraverso’sattitudetothefutureoftheWi-Fipill?A．Pessimistic.B．Unconcerned.C．Worried.D．Optimistic.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheWi-Fipillistoobigforthepatientstoswallow.B．Thepillmayhelpthosewithotherdiseasesinthefuture.C．BodytemperatureistheonlyoneusefortheWi-Fipill.D．Thepillhasbeenusedinmanywaysinmedicalfield.25．（10分）Thesunwassettingandthefarmwouldbeclosing.Idressedourthreedaughtersquicklyasmyhusbandstartedthevan.CuttingdownourownChristmastreehadbeenafamilytradition.Asourfamilygrew，sodidourexcitementforgoingouttofindtheperfecttree.Aswewalkedthroughtherowsoftrees，myyoungestdaughterKimberlyshoutedexcitedly，“Thereitis，theperfecttree!”Theothertwoagreed.MyhusbandandIlookedateachotherpuzzled.Weweresurprisedthegirlsthoughtthatstraggly(凌亂的）littletreewasperfect.Itsbranchesweremisshappen(畸形的）andthetrunkwasvisiblethroughthespotswheretherewerenopineneedles.Wetriedtopersuadeourdaughtersintochangingtheirminds,butinvain.Wehadtotiethesadlittletreetotheroofofourvanandheadedhome.Aswereachedourhouse,Heatherjumpedoutfirst.Suddenlysheshouted，“Thetreeisn’tthere!”Wethoughtshewaskidding.However，itwasn’tthere.Thegirlsweresodisappointed.“We’llgetanothertreetomorrow，”Isaid,secretlyhopingthenewtreewouldbeprettier.Butthegirlsgaveusthelookthatnoparentcanresist.Wehadnochoicebuttogobackandfindthattree.Aboutfiveminutesintoourdrive,wesawitonthesideoftheroad.Aswegotcloser，wefoundithadbeenrunoverbyatruck.Asweliftedthetree，wesawthatabigpartwasrippedoff，butwetookithomeanyway.Thatnight，aswedecoratedourtree，somethingmagicalhappened.Wedidn’trealizeitatthetimebutweweremakingaveryspecialfamilymemory.Bythetimeweweredone，Ihadtoadmit，itdidn’tlooksadafterall.“Thisisthebesttreeweeverhad.It’sperfect!，”myseconddaughterSamanthasaidexcitedly.MyhusbandandIcouldn’thaveagreedmore!Nowwealwaysrecallthatlittlebrokentree!Yearbyyear，wetellthestoryofthatveryspecialChristmasalmosttwenty-fiveyearsago.1、Whowasthefirsttofindthetreewasmissing?A．Theyoungestdaughter.B．Theseconddaughter.C．Theoldestdaughter.D．Theauthor’shusband.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingthetreewasmissing?A．Pleased.B．Depressed.C．Disappointed.D．Worried.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthefamilyfromthepassage?A．TheytookturnstellingstoriesatChristmas.B．Theyspentawholenightdecoratingthetree.C．Theyallfeltsatisfiedwiththetreeatfirstsight.D．Theyturnedthetreeintoanunforgettableone.4、Whichisthebesttitleofthistext?A．APerfectChristmasDayB．TheSadLittleTreeC．AMagicalChristmasTaleD．OurFamilyTraditionatChristmas第三部分語言知識運(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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-40各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。Inthedepthsofmymemory,manythingsIdidwithmyfatherstilllive.Thesethingscometorepresent,infact,whatIcall__21__andlove.Idon’tremembermyfatherevergettingintoaswimmingtool.Buthedid__22__thewater.Anykindof__23__rideseemedtogivehimpleasure.__24__helovedtofish;sometimeshetookmealong.ButIneverreallylikedbeingonthewater,thewaymyfatherdid.Ilikedbeing__25__thewater,movingthroughit,__26__itallaroundme.Iwasnotastrong__27__,oronewholearnedtoswimearly,forIhadmy__28__.ButIlovedbeingintheswimmingpoolclosetomyfather’sofficeand__29__thosesummerdayswithmyfathe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B．joy C．a(chǎn)nger D．worry2、A．a(chǎn)void B．refuse C．praise D．love3、A．boat B．bus C．train D．bike4、A．But B．Then C．And D．Still5、A．on B．off C．by D．in6、A．having B．leaving C．making D．getting7、A．swimmer B．rider C．walker D．runner8、A．hopes B．faiths C．rights D．fears9、A．spending B．saving C．wasting D．ruining10、A．should B．would C．hadto D．oughtto11、A．next B．only C．other D．last12、A．a(chǎn)wayfrom B．outof C．by D．inside13、A．putup B．breakdown C．playwith D．workout14、A．themoment B．thefirsttime C．while D．before15、A．fishingnet B．officethings C．woodenchair D．labequipment16、A．stoodup B．setout C．showedup D．turnedout17、A．fine B．strange C．terrible D．funny18、A．thestudent B．theassistant C．myself D．himself19、A．memory B．wealth C．experience D．practice20、A．which B．who C．what D．whose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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Duringthepastyearathighschool,Ihadmanyexperiences1．wereunforgettable.Oneofthemwaswhenourclass2．(prepare)foragroupsingingcompetition.Inordertowinthecompetition,wewentalloutforit.Duringtheweekbeforethecompetition,wepracticed3．(sing)inourfreetime.Althoughitwas4．hardjob,everyparticipanttookit5．(serious)anddidtheirbest.Thankstooureffort,wewonthe6．(one)prize.Hearingthe7．(excite)news,wewereallwild8．joy.Themomentwegottheprize,anoldsayinghit9．(me)mindNopains,nogains.Itwashardwork,butduringthecourseofpreparation,wedevelopedfriendship,10．(confident)aswellasunderstanding.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。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（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Lastweek,myfriendsandmewenttowatchJayChou’sperformanceinGuangzhou.Therearecrowdsofcheerfulfansthere,manyofwhocamefromothercities.Jaybeganhisperformancewithoneofhismostfamoussong.Weallcheeredandshoutedouthisname,butsomeevencriedwithjoy.WhenJaybegantosingtheseventhsongitcalledSunnyDay,itstartedtorain.Therefore,theconcertwasnotinterruptedandwegotevenmoreexcitingintherain.Atlast,Jayfinishedtheconcertwithaspeech,thankhisfansforalwayssupportinghim.Whatmemorableexperience!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李津，得知2019年女排亞俱杯（AsianWomen’sVolleyballClubChampionship）將于4月20日至28日在天津舉行。請你寫信給在天津某國際學(xué)校的英國朋友Chris，內(nèi)容包括：告訴Chris天津女排將代表中國參加比賽；解釋值得學(xué)習(xí)的女排精神；邀請他一起去觀看比賽。注意：（1）詞數(shù)不少于100；可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；開頭已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearChris,Howiseverythinggoing?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiJin

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、A5、D6、B7、B8、D9、D10、D11、B12、B13、A14、B15、B16、D17、A18、A19、D20、D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’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewas