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重庆市第29重点中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题卷（满分：150分时间：120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有1

0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatistheman?A.Ataxidriver.B.Abusdriver.C.Thewoman’shusband.2.Whatistherelatio

nshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Doctorandpatient.3.Whatwillprobablyhappentothe

woman?A.She’llmisshertrain.B.She’llcatchhertrain.C.She’lldrivetothestation.4.WhenisthemangoingtoleaveforNewYork?A.O

ctober.B.September.C.December.5.Howmuchdoesthewomanwanttoborrow?A.20dollars.B.12dollars.C.8dollars.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或

独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whomdoe

sthemanhavetoseeat10o’clock?A.Mr.Smith.B.Mr.Harrison.C.Mrs.Thompson.7.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttoseeMrs.Thompson?A.Hethinkssheisunimportant.

B.Heistiredofmeetingpeople.C.Hethinkssheisboring.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.WhydoesAlisonaskJohntoreadthestory?A.ToadviseJohntotalkmorewithhi

sfather.B.TohelpJohnforgethistrouble.C.ToshareherfeelingswithJohn.9.Whatisthemainideaoftheconversation?A.Pare

ntsnowadaysaretoobusy.B.Familyproblemsarehardtosolve.C.Communicationisnecessaryathome.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Visiti

ngthemuseum.B.Sightseeing.C.Collectingcoins.11.WhydidthemanNOTwanttogotothemuseum?A.Hewasn’tinterestedinmuseum.B.Hewasn’tinterestedin

birds.C.Hewasn’tinterestedincoins.12.Whatwouldthemangototheislandmainlytosee?A.Someplants.B.Somebirds.C

.Someflowers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whereisthemangoing?A.BankofChina.B.AgriculturalBankofChina.C.JoindoorSupermarket.14.Whichofthefol

lowingstatementsistrue?A.BankofChinaisnearJoindoorSupermarket.B.Itisabouttenminutes’walkfromtheplacewheretheyarestanding.C.Theman

isn’tfamiliarwiththearea.15.Whatwillthewomandoattheendoftheconversation?A.Shewillhelpthemantogetmoneyfromthebank.B.Shewilldrawamapfo

rtheman.C.Shewillshowhimthewaytothebank.16.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethewoman?A.Open-minded.B.Warm-hearted.C.H

onest.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.HowlonghasthespeakerbeeninFinland?A.Thewholewinter.B.Fortwoweeks.C.Forthreeweeks.18.WhatdidshecometoFinlandfor?A.Tobuyc

lothes.B.Toexperiencetheweather.C.Toattendameeting.19.Whatwasthespeaker’sbiggestproblemwhilepreparingforthetrip?A.Gettingtherightkindofclothes.B.Ge

ttingusedtotheplace.C.Sellingwarmclothes.20.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Julia’sbeentoNorthernEurope.B.Julia’sfromF

inland.C.Juliamakesclothes.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFlatstoRentinLondon1

-bedroomflatCowbridgeLane,Barking£1,000permonth/£231perweekPrimelodgeEstatesarepleasedtoofferforlettingthisnewlyredecorated1-bedroomflatonthe

groundfloorlocatedminutesfromBarkingstationandlocalfacilities.Tel：020801251132-bedroomflatPierheadLock,CanaryWharf,London,E14£1,980permonth

/£457perweekLonglet.LocatednexttotheThamesandwith2circularbalconiestorelaxupon,thiswonderful2-bedroomflatisgood-sizedandhasnaturallightthroughout.Be

nefitsincludeamodemkitchen,autilityroom（杂用间）andabathroom.Tel：020801267283-bedroomflatBoulevardDrive,Colindale,London,NW9£3,467permonth

/£800perweekZerodepositavailable.Longlet.Thisamazing3-bedroomapartmentislocatedonthe7thfloorofamodemapartmentbuildingwithcomfortableaccommod

ationthroughout,alargeprivatebalconyandaccesstothegymandswimmingpool.Tel：020801268034-bedroomflatOakwoodCourt,101PinnerRoad,Harrow,HAI£

4,290permonth/£1,100perweekAwellpresented,newlydecoratedandbright4-bedroomflatinthissmall,welllooked

afterblock.Itislocatedbyaparkwithmanytrees,whereyoucanseemanycitizensrunningalongtheparkpathswhenthes

unrises.Theflatoffersfreeparking,too.Tel：02080122188.21.Whichflathasaneasyaccesstoastation?A.TheflatinCowbridgeLane.B.TheflatinPier

headLock.C.TheflatinBoulevardDrive.D.TheflatinOakwoodCourt.22.Whatdothe2-bedroomflatandthe3-bedroomflathaveincommon?A.Bothofferfreeparking.B.B

othrequirenodeposit.C.Botharenewlyredecorated.D.Bothcanberentedforalongtime.23.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulike

exercisinginthemorning?A.02080122188.B.02080125113.C.02080126728.D.02080126803.BJackAndrakawas15whenhecameupwithanideaforanewwaytotestforp

ancreatic（胰腺）cancer.WhenAndrakawas14,afamilyfrienddiedofthedisease,andthisaffectedhimdeeply.Thiskind

ofcancerisparticularlyseriousbecausethereisnotestyoucanhavedonetofinditintheearlystages.Bythetimestandardtestsdetermineyouha

vethedisease,itisoftentoolate.Realizingthatthiswasthecase,Andrakadecidedtotrytodevelopatestthatmightcatchproblemsatthee

arlieststages.TheroadaheadlookeddifficultforAndraka.Hewasstillahighschoolstudent,andhewantedtocreate

somethingthatnooneelsehaddone.ButAndrakareadendlesslyaboutthedisease,wroteaproposalforhisidea,andsentitoutto200cancerresearchers.Only

oneprofessor,Dr.AnirbanMaitra,respondedpositively.Dr.MaitraagreedtoworkwithAndrakaonhisidea,givinghimguidanceandaccesstoalabor

atory.ThenextbigrewardforAndraka'sperseverancewaswinningthegrandprizeattheIntelInternationalScienceandEngineerin

gFair.Thisgreatawardisgiventoyounginnovators(创新者)whohavedevelopedaworld-changingidea.Developingthetestislikelytotakemanyye

ars,butAndrakahopesthetestwilleventuallyimprovepeople'slivesandmaybesavethem.JackAndrakaisnotaloneasayounginnov

ator.Afterall,therewere1,499othercontestantsfortheIntelaward,andallofthemhadground-breakingideas.ForAndrakahavingafamilythatlovesscienceandenco

uragescreativethinkinggavehimanadvantage.ButthekeyforAndrakaisthatreading,research,anddiscoveryarejustplainfun,andthechancetoimprov

etheworldaroundhimintheprocessmakesitevenbetter.24.WhydidAndrakadecidetodevelopatestforpancreaticcancer?A.Hisfriend'sencouragem

ent.B.HisextensivereadingC.AnupsettingexperienceD.Animportanttest25.WhatdifficultydidAndrakameetatthebeginningofhisresearch?A.Greatneedo

fmoneytodevelopatestB.Heavypressurefromhisschoolwork.C.Littleaccesstoresearchequipment.D.Lackofpositiverepliesfromexperts26.Whichofthefoll

owingleadstoAndraka'sawardwinning?A.ThesupportfromhisfamilyB.Hispassionfordiscovery.C.Thecompetitionwithothercont

estants.D.Hisdeterminationtoimprovetheworld27.WhatcanwelearnfromAndraka'sstory?A.HardworkleadstosuccessB.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C.Onegoo

dturndeservesanother.D.Practicemakesperfect.CTeenswhohavegood,supportiverelationshipswiththeirteachersenjoybetterh

ealthasadults,accordingtoresearchpublishedbyanAmericanresearchcenter.“Thisresearchsuggeststhatimprovingstudents'relationshipsw

ithteacherscouldhavepositiveandlong-lastingeffectsbeyondjustacademic(学术的)success,"saidJinhoKim,aprofess

oratKoreaUniversityandauthorofthestudy."Itcouldalsobringabouthealthimplicationsinthelongrun."Previousresearchhassuggestedthatteens'socialre

lationshipsmightbelinkedtohealthoutcomesinadulthood.However,itisnotclearwhetherthelinkbetweenteenrelationshipsandlifetim

ehealthiscausal(因果的)---itcouldbethatotherfactors,suchasdifferentfamilybackgrounds,mightcontributetobothrelationshipproblemsinadolescence（青春期

）andtopoorhealthinadulthood.Also,mostresearchhasfocusedonteens'relationshipswiththeirpeers（同龄人）,rathert

hanontheirrelationshipswithteachers.Toexplorethosequestionsfurther,Kimanalyzeddataonnearly20,000participantsfromtheAddHealthstudy,anati

onalstudyintheU.S.thatfollowedparticipantsfromseventhgradeintoearlyadulthood.Theparticipantpoolincludedmorethan3,400pairsofsiblings（兄弟姐妹）.

Asteens,participantsansweredquestions,like“Howoftenhaveyouhadtroublegettingalongwithotherstudentsandyourteachers?"Asadults,participant

swereaskedabouttheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Kimfoundthatparticipantswhohadreportedbetterrelationshipswithboththeirpee

rsandteachersinmiddleandhighschoolalsoreportedbetterphysicalandmentalhealthintheirmid-20s.However,whenh

econtrolledforfamilybackgroundbylookingatpairsofsiblingstogether,onlythelinkbetweengoodteacherrelationshipsandadulthealthrema

inedsignificant.Theresultssuggestteacherrelationshipsaremoreimportantthanpreviouslyrealizedandthatschoolsshouldinvestintrainingteachersonhowtobuild

warmandsupportiverelationshipswiththeirstudents."Thisisnotsomethingthatmostteachersreceivemuchtraining

in,"Kimsaid,“butitshouldbe.”28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“implications"inParagraph2referto?A.Risks.B.Bene

fits.C.Habits.D.Recipes.29．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Factorsaffectinghealthinadulthood.B.Teens'relationshipswiththeirpeers.C.Li

mitationsofthepreviousresearch.D.Poorhealthinadolescence.30．WhatdoesKim'sresearchshow?A.Goodadulthealthdepen

dsonteens'goodteachers.B.Goodfamilybackgroundpromiseslong-termadulthealth.C.Healthypeerrelationshipsleadstostudents'academicsuccess.D.Positivestude

nt-teacherrelationshiphelpsstudents'adulthealth.31．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Amedicalreport.B.Ahealthmagazi

ne.C.Atermpaper.D.Afamilysurvey.DInacountrywhereover80%ofresidentsliveinpublichousing,agovernmentcommitmentto

sustainable(可持续的)urbandesigncouldhavehugeinfluence.Andwhenit'satropicalcountrylikeSingaporewhereconvenienceandairc

onditioningareawayoflife,theimpactcouldbegreaterstill.Promising42,000newhomesacrossfiveresidentialdistricts,theeco-to

wnofTengahwillbethe24thnewsettlementbuiltbySingapore'sgovernmentsinceWorldWarII.Itis,however,thefirstwithcentralizedcooling,automate

dtrashcollectionandacar-freetowncenter,withwhichenvironmentlovershopetoofferaroadmapforreducingcarbonemissionsintheSoutheastAsianc

ity-state.Thedevelopmentisnamedas"ForestTown"byofficials,duetoitsabundantgreeneryandpublicgardens.Oncehometo

brickmakingfactoriesandlaterusedformilitarytraining,the2.7-square-milesitehasbeenreclaimedbyaforestinrecentyears.A328-foot-wideecological“c

orridor"willbemaintainedthroughitscenter,providingsafepassagetowildlifeandconnectingawatercatchmentareaononesidetoanatureres

erveontheother.Theprojecthasprovenanewplanforurbanplannerssupportinggreendesignprinciplesand“smart"technology,accordingtoChongFookLoong,groupdire

ctorforresearchandplanningatSingapore'sHousingandDevelopmentBoard,theagencyoverseeingthecountry'spublichousing.“Tengahisanewstart,"hesaidinavideoint

erview,explainingthatroadsandparkingarebeingpushedbeneaththetowncenter."We'regoingfortheidealconceptofseparatedtraffic,withever

ythingundergroundandthenthegroundleveltotallyfreedupforpedestrians—forpeople.So,it'saverysafeenvironmentforall.”“Wewantatownthatallowswalkingandcyc

linginaveryuser-friendlymanner,“headded,sayingthatcyclinghastakenoff”inSingaporeinthe“lastthreetofiveyearsespecially".Themasterplanwillseethei

nstallation（安装）ofelectricvehiclechargingstations.32.Whatisspecialaboutthe24thnewsettlement?A.Itcanhouse

42,000people.B.Itwillbewellequipped.C.Itwillbeenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Itwillbebuiltbythegovernment.33.Whichofthefollowingmightbe

thedesignoftheforesttown?34.WhatcanwelearnfromChongFookLoong'swords?A.Aparkinglotwillputinthetowncenter.B.Allmaste

rswillinstallchargingstations.C.Bikeswillbeabletoflyinthenearfuture.D.Separatedtrafficwillbeapplied.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthe

text?A.WaystoreducecarbonemissionsB.Eco'smart'cityofSingaporeC.AgreenroadmapforSingaporeD.Asmartelectricvehicl

etechnology第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选山可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Thinkabouthowmuchreadingyoudoeveryday.

Whenyoulookatit,youmightfindthatreadingisthework-relatedskillthatyouusemostoften!36Afterall,ifwecanreadandc

omprehendtextbooks,thenaren'twegoodreaders?Maybenot.Giventhetimethatreadingconsumes,itmaybeaskillthatwecanandshouldimprove.37Itmeans

gettingfasterandmoreefficientatreading,whilestillunderstandingwhatyou'rereading.Althoughyouspendagood

partofyourdayreading,haveyoueverthoughtabouthowyouread?Howdoyoureyesmakesenseoftheshapesoftheletters,andthenputthoseletterstog

ethertoformsentencesthatyoucanunderstand?Readingisquiteacomplexskill.Itwaspreviouslybelievedthatduringreading,botheyesfoc

usonparticularletters.38Scientistsnowbelievethattheeyeslockontodifferentlettersatthesametime,usuallytwocharactersapart.Yourbrainthenfuses(融合)the

seimagestogethertoformaword.Thishappensveryswiftly,aswelookthroughpagesofthetext!Manypeoplereadatanaveragerateof250wordspermin

ute.39Imagine,then,ifyoucoulddoubleyourrateto500wordsperminute,youcouldreadallofthiscontentinhalfthetime.Youcouldthenspendthesavedtimeonothertas

ks,ortakeafewextraminutestorelax.40Thisleadstobetter“bigpicture"understanding,whichcangreatlybenefity

ourworkandcareer.A.Recentresearchshowsthisisn'tthecase.B.Speed-readinghasmanybenefits.C.It'salsoaskillthatmostofustakeforgrantedbythetimewer

eachage12.D.Youneedtopracticetoimproveyourreadingspeed.E.Anotherimportantadvantageofspeed-readingisthatitallowsonetobettercomprehendtheoverallstruct

ureofanargument.F.Butwhatdoesbecomingabetterreaderinvolve?G.Thismeansthatanaveragepageinabookordocumenttak

es1-2minutestoread.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ineverreallyenjoyedrunning.Bu

tmy41withrunninghaschanged.I'ma42livinginLondon.Whenmymombecameillwithcancerandtherewasno43ofherlivingmuchlonger,IdecidedtomovebacktoHarrogate.Mywor

kasamusiciandidn't44andIjustwantedtobewithmymother.Ihavebeen45psychotherapy（心理治疗）formorethanthreeyears,whichh

ashelpedwithmyanxiety,butbackinHarrogate,I46todosomethingelsepositiveformyself,aslookingaftermymother47me.Iwantedtodosomethingphysicalandrunni

ng48thatneed.Gettingupbeforesixwas49forme.ButImademyselfgorunningthreetimesaweek.Afterstartinglastsummer,Iwouldrunwith

50membersandtalkaboutmymomwiththoseI'dknownbetter.Ithelpedmeputmy51intherightplacetofaceanotherday.Andithelpedmeprocessmyfeelingsaftermymom52inOct

ober.Althoughtherapyhasbeenthe53forallthepositivethingsinmylife,runninghasaddedtothat.Together,theyhav

echangedmy54tolifeandI'mnowlessanxiousthanIwas.Whilerunning,IfeelgroundedandIliveinthe55.41.A.impressionB.experiencecommunicationC.r

elationshipD.communication42.A.musicianB.dancerC.professorD.educator43.A.ideaB.hopeC.doubtD.question44.A.im

proveB.mindC.matterD.help45.A.lookingforB.pickingupC.givingupD.turningto46.A.promisedB.thoughtC.continu

edD.decided47.A.upsetB.relaxedC.delightedD.discourageddoidisNNNDDISDIdiscouraged48.A.reducedB.filledC.balancedD.brought49.A.amazingB.impossibleC.u

nusualD.comfortable50.A.regularB.ordinaryC.commonD.strange51.A.headB.eyesC.handsD.mind52.A.passedbyB.

passedawayC.survivedD.recovered53.A.foundationB.designC.purposeD.procedure54.A.decisionB.confidenceC.adviceD.attitude55

.A.pastB.presentC.memoryD.dream第二节(共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。NewdiscoveriesatSanxingduiRuinsChines

earchaeologistsannouncedthediscoveryofover500culturalrelics,duringanongoingexcavation(挖掘)attheSanxingduiRuinssiteinG

uanghan,SouthwestChina’sSichuanprovince.Therelicswereuncoveredinsixsacrificialpits(深坑)56datebackover3,200years.Amongtheimportant57(culture)f

indsaregoldandbronzemasks,bronzeware,more58100ivorytusks,textilesandjadeamongotherartifacts(手工艺品).InNo3pit,arichreservoirforbronzeware,archae

ologistsfoundtwosquarezunjars,59typicalancientChinesebronzeritualvessel(容器).Suchartifactswerenotfoundin1986.Some

ofthebronzewareitems60(decorate)withdragonandoxpatterns.TheSanxingduiRuinsisdubbedasoneoftheworld'sgreatestarcheological61(discov

ery)ofthe20thcentury.Thesitewas62(original)discoveredinthe1920s63afarmer.Ahugesurprisecamein198664twosacrificialpitsfilledwithmorethan1,000relic

s,65(include)goldmasks,bronzesacredtrees,bronzeware,jadewareandivory,werediscoveredbylocalworkersexcavatingclayforbr

icks.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是高中生李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办题为Howtogetalongwithourparents？的英语演讲比赛，请根据以下要点写一份英语演讲稿：1．懂得感恩；2.懂得尊重；3.实际行动。注意：1．词数80字左右；2．可以适当增加

细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Howtogetalongwithourparents?Goodmorning,everyone!Itismyhonortobeheretosharewithyou

myopiniononhowtogetalongwithourparents.Thankyou!第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OnafreezingmorningofDecember,twopoliceoffice

rswerepatrollingthestreets.Suddenly,thewalkie-talkie（对讲机）onAlan,oneoftheofficers,rang."ThecakeshopneartheCityMuseumhasreporteda

theft.Pleaserushtothesceneimmediately",saidtheelectronicvoice.Thetwopolicemenquicklyarrivedattheshop,onlytofindthatthesceneshowednosignofcrimesatal

l.Curiously,theycheckedthemonitorandfoundthatathinwomanbrokeopenthewindowandclimbedintothestoreat5：20a.m

.Insteadofsearchingaround,shewalkedstraightintothestorageroom,stolecheese,chocolate,butterandotheringredientsforacak

e,andthenranawaydowntheroad.Bothpolicemenfeltquiteconfusedaboutherbehavior.OneoftheshopassistantsidentifiedthethiefasClara,asinglemotherwholivedne

arby.Shehasaneight-year-oldboytotakecareofandlivesinpoverty.Momentslater，thetwoofficersarrivedatClara'shouse.Bob，anotherofficerpu

lledoutagunandwasabouttobreakin.ButAlantoldhimtoputthegunawayandknockedgently.Thedooropenedandoutcameaver

ythinwoman.Fromtheoutlineofherfigure，Alanrecognizedthatshewasexactlythethief.Thewoman，Clara，immediatelyunderstoodth

esituationwhenshesawthetwopolicemen.Sheburiedherfaceinherhandsandsatdownonthefloor.Atthatverymoment，achild'svoicebrokethesilence，"Mo

m，isanyonecomingformybirthday？Invitethemin，please."Afterhearingtheboy'swords，Clarastoodupandbeggedinalowvoice，"Office

r，Ididstealthosethings，butthere'snothingelseIcoulddo.It'smybaby'sbirthday，andI'vegotneitherjobnormoney.Pleasedon'ttakethosethingsa

way.I'vejustusedthemtomakehimacake."注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Lookingintothewoman'stearyeyes,Alanunders

toodandwalkedintothehouse.Bobnoddedthoughtfullyandasked,"whataboutthethingsshestole?"重庆市第29重点中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语答案听力：1~5ACBAC6~10ACACB11-15CBBCB

16-20BBCAA阅读：21-23ADA24-27CDBA28-31BCDB32-35CADB36-40CFAGE完形41-45CABCD46-50DABCA51-55DBADB语法填空：56.that/which57.cultural58.than

59.a60.weredecorated61.discoveries62.originally63.by64.when65.includingHowtogetalongwithourparents?Goodmorning,everyone!Itismyho

nortobeheretosharewithyoumyopiniononhowtogetalongwithourparents.First,Ithinkweshouldbegratefultoourparentsforwhattheyhave

doneforus.Itisourbelovedparentswhobringusintotheworldandbringusupwhole-heartedly.Also,weshouldshowrespectforourparents,becauseourpare

ntstrulyloveusandcareforus.Theyarewillingtoshareourtroublesaswellasourjoy.Toshowourloveforthem,let'sbeginwithsmallthings.Don'tsho

utatthemeveniftheydon'tsupportyourchoices.Talktothempatientlyandrespectfully.Don'tstayoutlateplayingcomputergames,leavingthematho

meworryingaboutyou.Trytoperformbetteratschool,becausethat'sthewayyouletthemknowyouaretryinghardforyourfuture.Thankyou!第二节（满分25分）

Onepossibleversion：Lookingintothewoman'stearyeyes，Alanunderstoodandwalkedintothehouse.Helookedatthechildandsaid，"Happybirthdaytoyou，kid

.Andenjoyyourcake."Afterthat，hewalkedout，draggingBobwithhim."Officer，thatwomanshouldbetakentothepolicestation.Sheshouldberespon

sibleforhercrime."Alanreplied，"Whatyousaidisabsolutelycorrect，butIcannevertakeawayachild'sbirthdaycake.AlthoughwhatClaradidwaswrongindeed，shewas

justahelplessmother.Itwouldbetoocruelforustotakeawayadesperatemotherwhooccasionallymakeamistakeinfrontofherchild！"（96words）Bobnoddedthoughtfu

llyandasked，"Whataboutthethingsshestole？""Thebillisonme，"Alanvolunteered.Afterreturningtothecakeshop，heexplainedth

eincidenttotheshopownerandthenpaidforthestolenmaterials.Afterwards，Claratooktheinitiativetogotothepolicestation，askingforherpunishme

nt.Whattheofficerhaddonemadeherfeelashamedofhertheftandshewasdeterminedtomendherway.Shesaidthatshewouldimp

roveherlifebyherowneffortsandwouldnolongerdoanythingillegalagain.（83words）