I had just moved to San Antonio, Texas. I worked for the tour bus service taking tourists on a short tour of the city’s historic places and would end up at the Alamo.

I was driving back from my last tour on a cool February day on my way back from the San Femando Catholic church with no one on my bus when I saw a man dressed in rags, thinking this person must be an actor or something walking around. I stopped and asked him, “Need a ride?” Without saying anything he just walked on broad and sat down in seat behind me.

“Where are you heading?” I asked him. He looked up into the mirror at me and replied. “I’ve got to get to the fort(要塞)and report to Colonel(上校)Travis that the Mexicans are here!” I laughed to myself thinking that this man was a serious actor.

“I’m guessing you mean the Alamo?” I said back to him. I looked up and saw he wasn’t smiling nor laughing. All throughout the ride he was staring in amazement at all the towering skyscrapers and the buildings along the street.

“I remember when this town was nothing more than a little trading village!” He finally said to me.

“So what’s your name?” I asked him.

“Daniel Cloud, yours?”

“David Zime.” I replied as I turned the corner of the street and laid eyes upon the Alamo.

I pulled up to the sidewalk and opened the door. Cloud got out of his seat and came up to me.

“Thanks for the ride.” He said extending his hand. I took his palm and it was freezing cold like he just stepped out of the freezer.

“Not a problem, Mr. Cloud, and don’t worry about the fee. It’s on the house.” He nodded his head in gratitude like all us Texans do and walked away.

It wasn’t until then that I noticed that he was soaked(浸；泡)to the bone in dripping water and we had not a single drop of rain in a month or more. I just shook my head and closed the door behind him. When I turned around. Discovered amazingly how fast Cloud had gone away!

A few days later I was reading a book about the Battle of the Alamo when I discovered the most shocking thing I had ever discovered. The names of the 183 defenders of the Alamo were listed on the roll of honor, including Daniel Cloud, who spotted the Mexicans before they took over the streets of San Antonio in February of 1836, and his post was on top of the San Femando Church where I had picked him up!

1.What did the writer do after moving to San Antonio, Texas?

A. A tour guide B. An actor

C. A tour bus driver D. A soldier

2.We can learn from the passage that the Alamo__________.

A. is a historic tourist attraction B. lies in the downtown

C. is where actors used to gather D. is where Colonel Travis lived

3.What does the writer probably mean by saying “It’s on the house?”

A. The bus fare’s included in the house rent

B. The hotel fee has covered it

C. Daniel can pay it later

D. It’s free of charge

4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A. Daniel Cloud was buried underwater all the time

B. Daniel Cloud was the first to fight against the Mexicans

C. Daniel Cloud was probably killed in the battle of the Alamo

D. The writer had picked him up before San Antonio was occupied

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