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河北正定中学高二第二次月考试卷英语（试卷总分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相应位置。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅

笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案书写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将答题卡和试卷交回。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10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.Wherearethetwospeakersmostprobably?A

.Inabookstore.B.Athome.C.Inacinema.2.Howmuchisthispairofjeansnow?A.125dollars.B.100dollars.C.75dollars.3.Whenwillthemanpickupthewoman?A.Atfi

veo'clock.B.Atsixo'clock.C.Atseveno’clock.4.Whatwillthemando?A.Holdhisweddingoutside.B.Cancelhiswedding.C.Holdhisweddinginside.5.Howwillthewomanf

eelprobably?A.Excited.B.Embarrassed.C.Disappointed.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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、7题。6.Whatdo

esthemando?A.Ataxidriver.B.Aweatherman.C.Afirefighter.7.Whenwillthemanretire?A.Attheageof57.B.Attheageof60.C.Attheageof65

.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofCharlie?A.Handsome.B.Strange.C.Humorous.9.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Abasketballmatc

h.B.Asingingcompetition.C.AnEnglishspeech.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhenisLisa'sparty?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.11.Whycan'tthemangotothe

party?A.Heisn'tfeelingwell.B.Heisn'tapartyperson.C.Hecan5taffordthetime.12.WhatwillthewomancallAnnafor?A.Toinvitehertoamovie.B.Toas

kherforalift.C.Toborrowhercar.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Howdidthemanmanagetoloseweight?A.Bygoingonadiet.B.Byexercisingregu

larly.C.Byworkinghard.14.WhyisthemangoingtotheSunnySquare?A.Towork.B.TopickupJenny.C.Togoshopping.15.Whatist

hewomandoingthere?A.Waitingforhercousin.B.Lookingforsomeone.C.Exercising.16.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably?A.Onabus.B.Atabusst

op.C.Atatrainstation.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Howmuchhastheredwolf'spopulationdroppedinthepastfiveyears?A.Byonethird.B.Byhalf.C.Bytw

othirds.18.Wheredotheonlyredwolveslivenow?A.InNorthCarolina.B.InwesternLouisiana.C.IneasternTexas.19.Whenwasth

eredwolfconsideredanendangeredspecies?A.In1987.B.In1980.C.In1967.20.Whatdoexpertssayredwolvesarelike?A.Dangerous

.B.Lovely.C.Shy.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。ALagunaBeachFest

ivalofArtsFestivalStorePlentyofpeopleattendLagunaBeachFestivalofArtsjusttoadmiretheworksofart.However,forseriousartbuyers,attendingearlyintheseasonme

ansalot,sinceexcellentpiecesoftensellearly.Weekdaysarelessbusybuttherearefewerartistspresent.TheyoftenmeetcrowdsintheeveningthatshowupforthePa

geantoftheMasters.FunActivitiesPartofthefunofthefestivalcomesfromtheactivitiesthatgoonduringtheevent.Toursandworkshopsareavailableeveryda

y.Weekendsarefulloflivemusicandspecialevents.Togetbestvalueforthemoneyyouspendduringtheweek,Thursdayisthedaytogoforarttalksbyp

articipatingartistsandeveningjazz.Food&DrinksFoodanddrinksaresoldatthesnackbar,TivoliTerracecafeandrestaurantsareonsi

teformoreformaldining.Picnicsarewelcomeduringanytalksormusicshowsandtherearetablessetupinthecourtyardfory

outoenjoyyourhomemadeortake-awayfood.Butalcoholisforbiddenhere.OnThursdays,centraltablesarereservedforticketholders.Cos

toftheTicketsEntranceadmission:$60perperson(thePageantoftheMastersandlivemusicshowsincluded.)Jointpass:$120perperson(freeofchar

geforalltheperformances.)Notes:Sincetherearemanyvisitorsontheweekends,theticketofficemaybecrowded.Forfasterservice,calltoll-

freenumber24hoursaday.Formoreinformationvisitwww.Langunabcachfestivalofarts.com21.Whatshouldoneintendi

ngtobuysomegoodpiecesofartinthefestivaldo?A.Gothereonweekdays.B.Turntoartistsforadvice.C.Gothereassoonas

itstarts.D.ShowupforthePageantoftheMasters.22.Whatcanallvisitorsdointhecourtyard?A.Drinkalcohol.B.Haveaformaldinner.C.Appreciatemusicwhile

eating.D.Eatatcentraltablesastheylike.23.Howmuchshouldacouplewhowanttoseelivemusicshowspayatleast?A.$60B.$120C.$180D.$240BBBrothersAyaan

andMickeyNaqvi,wholiveinShelton,Connecticut,weredecoratingtheirfamilyChristmastreelastyearwhenoneoftheirfavoriteornaments（装饰品）was

destroyed.Whiletheornamentwasbeyondrepair,fromitsbrokenpiecessprangabrightidea:Whatiftherewasabetterwaytohangor

namentssothey’dbetrulysecure?Fromthat,theOrnamentAnchor（装饰锚）wasborn.Usingaspecialsystem,Ayaancreatedthem

odelandpresenteditforaschoolproject.Thereception（反响）wasoverwhelminglyfavorable--sofavorableinfact,theboysquicklyturnedtheirinventionint

oapotentialmoney-makingproduct.Thiswasn’ttheboys’firstcommercialinvention:ApreviousinventionlandedthepairandtheirfamilyonaTVprogrammeSharkTank.Whi

letheydidn’tcutadeal,itwasatruelearningexperience.From$1,000insalesinsixhoursatalocalChristmastradeshow,theOrna

mentAnchorwentontobedisplayedonGoodMorningAmerica.Inoneyear,thebrothers’inventionhasbroughtinmorethan$250,000.Aftert

heirsuccess,AyaanandMickeyaredeterminedtopaytheirgoodfortuneforwardbycontributing10%oftheirprofitstolocalanimalshelters.“Eversin

ceIwassuperyoung,I’vehadafascinationwithalloflife’screatures,”Ayaanexplained.“MygoalistohelpasmanyanimalsinneedasIcan.”Theboysadmitthats

tartinganewbusinessin2020haditschallenges.Whiletheyareenjoyingtheirsuccess,adjustingtodistancelearningduetothecoronaviruslockdownisn’teasy.Th

roughthedifficulttimes,theysaythey’vejusttriedtotakethingsonestepatatimeandkeepapositiveattitudebecausethat--alongwiththeloveandsupportoftheirf

amily--iswhatkeepsthemanchored（稳定）.24.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytalkabout?A.ThefamilyChristmastree.B.Thewaysofhangingornaments.C.Thebrothers’f

avouriteornaments.D.TheinspirationfortheOrnamentAnchor.25.WhatbenefitsdidthebrothersgetfromtheAnchor?A.Theymadealo

tofmoney.B.TheywereonSharkTank.C.TheytradedwithGoodMorningAmerica.D.Theywerepraisedforholdingatradeshow.26.Whatwillthebrother

sdoaftertheirsuccess?A.Giveupdistantlearning.B.Expandtheirbusinessquickly.C.Donatemoneytoanimalshelters.D

.Supporttheirfamilyindependently.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethebrothers?A.Patientandreliable.B.Creativeandcaring.C.

Optimisticandanxious.D.Committedandhumorous.CAlthoughethics（道德）lessonsarecommonaroundtheworld,scientistsareunsureifthelessonscanactuallychang

ebehavior.Butanewstudyfoundthatasingleethicslessonmayhavehadlastingeffects.Theresearchersinvestigatedonelesson’simpactoneat

ingmeat.Theychosethisparticularbehaviorforthreereasons,accordingtostudyco-authorEric,aphilosopherattheUniversityofCalifornia:student

s’attitudestothetopicarevariable,behavioriseasilymeasurable,andeatinglessmeatisgoodbecauseitreducesenvironmentalharman

danimalsuffering.Theresearchersstudiedstudentsinfourclasses.Halfofthemreadanarticleontheethicsoffactory-f

armedmeat,watchedan11-minutevideoonthetopicandjoineda50-minutediscussion.Theotherhalffocusedoncharitablegivinginstead.The

n,theresearchersstudiedtheirmeal--cardpurchasesforthatsemester--nearly14,000receipts（收据）foralmost500student

s.“It’sanawesomedataset,”saysNinaStrohminger,apsychologistwhoteachesbusinessethicsandwasnotinvolvedinthestudy.Forstudentswhodiscussedmeatethics,me

alpurchasescontainingmeatdecreasedfrom52to45percent--andthiseffectheldsteadyforthestudy’sdurationofseveralweeks.Purchasesfromtheothe

rgroupremainedat52percent.“That’sactuallyaprettylargeeffectforaprettysmallintervention(干涉，干预).”Ericsays.Strohmingeragrees,“Thethingthatsti

llblowsmymindisthatjustoneethicslessonshouldhavesuchanobviouseffect.”Ericbelievesthegreatestimpactcamefromclassmatesorteachingass

istantsleadingthediscussions.Second,thevideomayhavehadanemotionalimpact.Leastinfluential,hethinkswasargument.Nowtheresearc

hersareinvestigatingthespecificeffectsofteachingstyle,teachers’eatinghabitsandstudents’videoexposure.28.Howdidtheresearcherscarryout

thestudy?A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Byintroducingaconcept.C.Bypresentinganargument.D.Byreferringtoanotherstudy.29.Whatdoestheunde

rlinedphrase“blowsmymind”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Annoysme.B.Surprisesme.C.Bothersme.D.Frightensme.30.Accordin

gtoEric,whatmayhavetheleasteffectonstudents’meatpurchases?A.Argument.B.Teachingstyle.C.Teachingassistants.D.Thevideoexposure.31.Whatisth

epurposeofthestudy?A.Toimprovestudents’lifestyles.B.Tocallonstudentstoeatlessmeat.C.Toencouragestudentstotakeethicslessons.D.Totelltheeffectsofethi

cslessonsonbehavior.DListeningtonewmusicishard.Nothardcomparedtogoingtospaceorwar,buthardcomparedtolisteningtomusicwealreadyknow.Th

ereisaphysiologicalexplanationinourdesiretoseekcomfortinthefamiliar.Whenitcomestohearingmusic,anetworkofnervec

alledthecorticofugal(离皮质的)networkhelpsclassifythedifferentpatternsofmusic.Whenaspecificsoundisreflectinourbrains,ourbrainsreleaseanamountofdopami

ne(多巴胺)，themainchemicalsourceofsomeofourmostintenseemotions.Thisistheessentialreasonwhymusictriggerssuc

hpowerfulemotionalreactions.TakethechorusofasongbyAdeleorBruceSpringsteen,manyofwhichhaveveryrecognizablemelody（

旋律）.Themajorityofourbrainshavememorizedthesemelodies.WhenthecorticofugalnetworkrealizesthatSpringsteenchorus,ourbrainsreleasejusttherighta

mountofdopamine.Butwhenwehearsomethingthathasn'talreadybeenmappedontothebrain,thecorticofugalnetworkgoesa

bitoutofcontrol,andourbrainsreleasetoomuchdopamineasaresponse.Whenthereisnomaporpatterntoattachto,musiccanberealizedasunpleasantorbad.That'swhat

happenedonenightinParisin1913.ThepiecethatwasshownattheTheatredesChamps-elyseesforthefirsttimethatnightwasIgorStravinsky'sTheRite

ofSpring.AsdescribedinthedailynewspaperLeFigaro,manymembersoftheaudiencecouldnotunderstandthisnewmusic.Afterthefailureofthatevening,however,theba

lletcontinuedrunningatthetheaterformanymonths.Atthesecond,therewasnoiseonlyduringthelatterpartoftheballet;atthethird

,‘thunderousapplause'andlittleprotest.AtaconcertperformanceofRiteoneyearlater,‘excitementandadoration'sweptoverthecrowd.Wearebuilttoavoidtheu

ncertaintyofnewnessandourbrainsactuallyfightagainsttheunfamiliarityoflife.Theactoflisteningtonewmusicishard,butit’snecessary.Ourbrainschangeasth

eyrecognizenewpatternsintheworld,whichiswhatmakesbrainsuseful.32.Accordingtothepassage,whyisithardtolistentonewmusic?A.Becauseourbra

instellusit'sunpleasant.B.Becausenewmusictendtobeunappealing.C.Becausenewmusiccantriggeremotionalreactions.D.Becauseourbrainsreleasedopaminewhenliste

ningtonewmusic.33.WhydopeoplelikethechorusofAdele'ssong?A.Becauseitisfamiliartous.B.Becauseitiseasytomemoriz

e.C.Becauseithasaspecificsoundmap.D.Becauseitaffectsthenetworkofnerves.34.What'sthepurposeofparagraph5?A.Toshowthatpeoplearechangeable.B.T

ointroduceaneventhappeningin1913.C.Toappealtopeopletolistentonewmusic.D.Toprovethatpeopletendtodislikenewmusi

c.35.Whatmaybetalkedaboutnext?A.Waysoflisteningtonewmusic.B.Otheractivitiesthatbenefitourbrains.C.Benefitswecangetfromlistenin

gtonewmusic.D.Reasonswhywearebuilttoavoidtheuncertainty.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyday

,inallkindsofweather,thousandsofmenandwomenjog.36Mostjoggersbeginbecausetheyhearitisaverygoodexercise.Joggingmakesth

eheartstrongerandhelpspeopleloseweight.Itcanalsohelpthemfeelbetteraboutthemselves.DonaldRobbins,whoisforty-tw

oyearsoldandworksinanoffice,beganjoggingafewyearsagobecausehefelthewastoofat.Atfirst,hecouldonlyrunabout100yards.Ittookhimthre

emonthstobeabletorunamile.37Manyjoggers,likeDonaldRobbins,feelthatiftheycansucceedinjogging,theycansucceedatotherthingsalso,andquiteoftenthi

sfeelinghelpsthemattheirjobs.Shouldyoujogtoo?38Joggingmaybetoomuchexerciseforyou.Doesjoggingcostmuch?No

,itcostsalmostnothing.Butitisveryimportanttohaveagoodpairofshoesthataremadeespeciallyforjogging.39Howfastshouldyougo

?Jogwithafriendandtalktoeachotherasyourun.Ifyouhavedifficultyintalking,you’regoingtoofast.40Remembernottogot

oofartoosoon.Infact,youshouldwalk,notrun,thefirstfewtimes.Thendosomeshortjogs,butnomorethanwhatyoucandocomfortably.Afterthat,increaseyourdista

nceaquarterorhalfmileeverytwoweeksorso.Maybeinafewyears,youcanruninamarathontoo.Thousandsofpeopledo.A.Howfarshouldy

oujog?B.Joggingcanaidweightloss.C.Whyhasjogging-runningbecomesopopular?D.Ifyoudo,besuretoaskyourdoctorforadvice.E.Itisapopularphysical

activitythatcankeepyoufit.F.Buttwoyearslater,heraninamarathonraceovertwenty-sixmiles.G.Theyprotectyourfeetandle

gsfromtheshockofrunningonhardsurface.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。LydiaDentonfeltverysadwhenshelearnedabouttheincidents,inwhichmanychildrendiedinthehotcarsbecausetheywereaccidentallyleftbehind.But

noonehascomeupwithagoodwaytodealwiththe41.Thelittlegirl,whowouldentertheseventhgrade,decidedtofinda42.T

woyearslater,the12-year-oldgirlfromNorthCarolinawona$20,000prizeforher43,theBeatTheHeatCarSeat,acarseatdevicemeasuring

the44ofacar.Thedeviceisableto45theparentsofthedangerwhentheinsideofthecar46reaches38.9℃.Lydiausedpartofher$20,000tocontinueto47herdevicew

iththehopeofgettingittomarketassoonaspossible48itcanbesomethingthatwillsavelivesandsomethingthatmostpeoplecan49togetit.Withher14-year-oldbrother

and10-year-oldsister,Lydiaalso50someofherprizemoney.Theyalsohelpedbringthe51inthecarseatdevice.Herbrotherwasr

eallygreatatcoding（编程）,andherlittlesisterwould52themwithsomesweetsorcakes.Lydia'smom,ascienceteacher,saiditwas53towatchherthreekidscooperatet

othinkoutawaytotheproblemthathas54foryears.“Theyhaveproventhattimeandtimeagainnothingis55.Iamreallyproudofthem,"sheadded.41.A.discussionB.

ideaC.problemD.experience42.A.processB.solutionC.responseD.decision43.A.educationB.suggestionC.instructionD.invention44.A.temperat

ureB.conditionC.beautyD.quality45.A.convinceB.persuadeC.warnD.cure46.A.neverB.almostC.alwaysD.seldom47.A.changeB.rememberC.describeD.develop48.A.so

thatB.evenifC.asifD.nowthat49.A.happenB.helpC.pretendD.afford50.A.sharedB.exchangedC.suppliedD.collected51.A.varietyB.improvementC.product

ionD.advantage52.A.presentB.leaveC.serveD.charge53.A.relaxingB.embarrassingC.inspiringD.boring54.A.disappearedB.existedC.appliedD.recov

ered55.A.impossibleB.traditionalC.perfectD.necessary第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Researchersbelievetheyhavefounda56(pre

vious)unknownkindofwhaleinwatersoffMexico’swesterncoast.Ifothersconfirmthefinding,thenewwhalewouldbeanimportant57(dis

cover)amonggiantanimals.Theteamofresearcherscameuponthreeunusualwhaleswhile58(follow)araregroupofbeakedwhales(突吻鲸)onNov.17.Thewhaleswerenear

Mexico’sdistantSanBenitoIslands,59isabout500kmsouthoftheU.S.border.Beakedwhalesusuallyavoidcontactwithh

umans.Theseanimalssuddenlyappearednearthesurfacerightnexttotheboat.It’sveryraretoseeabeakedwhale,andtofindafriendlygroupo

fbeakedwhales,it’seven60(rare).Researchersdidnotrealizetheywereseeingapossiblenewkindofwhaleuntillater.Thegroup

,61(lead)bythenon-profitSenShepherdConservationSociety,sawsomethingdifferentaboutthewhales’62(tooth)whentheystudiedphotostheytookoftheanima

ls.Theunderwaterrecordingsofthewhales’callsalsosuggestedtheyweredifferent63allothers.Theresearchersarenowwaitingfortestresultsonwaterthey64

(collect)nearthewhalesearlier.Therecouldbeskincellsinthewaterfromthewhales.Ifso,theywillexaminetheDNAtofindout65thewhalesareanewspecie

sornot.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你班的外教老师James即将回美国，你们班同学准备于本周五晚上7：00在学校餐厅为他举办一场送别宴以表示感谢，请你代表全班同学写一封邮件邀请James参加，内容包括：1.表示感谢；2.

送别宴安排。送别宴farewelldinner注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。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。Jennywastheonlychildinherhome.

Shehadaquarrelwithhermotherthatafternoonandsheranoutofthehouseangrily.Shecouldn’thelpcryingsadlywhenshethoughtofthesco

lding(指责)fromhermother.Havingwanderedaimlesslyinthestreetforhours,shefeltalittlehungryandwishedforsome

thingtoeat,butitwasnotpossibleforher,sinceshehadnothingwithher.Shestoodbesideastandforawhile,watchingthemiddle-

agedsellerbusydoinghisbusiness.However,withnomoneyinhand,shehadtoleave.Thesellerbehindthestandnoticed

theyounggirlandasked,“Hey,girl,youwanttohavethenoodles?”“Oh,yes…,butIdon’thavemoneyonme.”shereplied.“That’snothing.I’lltreatyoutoday,”saidt

heman,“comein.”Thesellerbroughtherabowlofnoodles,whosesmellwassoattractive.Asshewaseating,Jennycriedsilently.“Whatisit?”asked

themankindly.“Nothing,actuallyIwasjusttouchedbyyourkindness!”saidJennyasshedriedhertears,“Evenastrangeronthestreetwillgivemeabowlofnoodles,whilemym

other,drovemeoutofthehouse.Sheshowednocareforme.Sheissocruelcomparedtoastranger!”Hearingthewords,thes

ellersmiled,“Girl,doyoureallythinkso?Ionlygaveyouabowlofnoodlesandyouthankedmealot.Butitisyourmotherwhohasraise

dyousinceyouwereababy.Canyounumberthetimesshecookedforyou?Haveyouexpressedyourthankstoher?”Jennysatthere,s

peechless;sherememberedmother’sfamiliarfaceandweatheredhands.“Whydidn'tIthinkofthat?Abowlofnoodlesfr

omastrangermademefeelthankful,butIhaveneverthankedmymumforwhatshehasdoneforme.”Onthewayhome,Jennymadeuphermindtomakeanapologytohe

rmotherforherrudenessassoonasshearrivedhome.Paragraph1:Approachingthedoorway,Jennytookadeepbreath._________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________________高二英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力:1-5CBCCB6-10CBBBA11-15CBBCA

16-20BBACC第二部分阅读:A篇21—23CCBB篇24-27DACBC篇28-31ABADD篇32-35AADC七选五CFDGA41-45CBDAC46-50BDADA51-55BCCBA第三部分语法填空:56.pre

viously57.discovery58.following59.which60.rarer61.led62.teeth63.from64.collected65.whether第四部分写作:第一节应用文写作Onepossibleversion:Dear

James,Onbehalfoftheclass,I'mwritingtoinviteyoutothefarewelldinnerinourschoolcanteenat7：00thisFridayevening.Weknowdeepdownthatwecouldn't

havemadesuchgreatprogressinlearningEnglishwithoutyourhelp,sowe'dliketoexpressoursinceregratitude.Tomakethedinnerenjoyableandmemorable,weplantos

ervetastyChinesedishesmadebyourselves,whichcanhelpyouhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesefoodculture.Wereallyhopeyoucan

come.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写Onepossibleversion:Paragraph1:Approachingthedoorway,Jennytookadeepbreath.Whensh

eknockedatthedoor,shefoundthedoorwaslockedandhermotherwasnotin.Tiredandsad,shesatdowninfrontofthehouse.“Wherecouldmymotherbe?”shewo

ndered,“Wasshestillangrywithme?”Again,thesceneofthequarrelappearedinhermind.Sherememberedherrudenesstohermother.Realizingthatallthescolding

fromhermotherwasduetothefactthathermotherreallycaredalotabouther,shefeltratherashamed,andtearsbegantorolldownhercheeks.Paragraph2:Agentletoucho

nherhaircalledhermindback.Sheraisedherheadandsawthefamiliarfaceofhermother.“Hereyoucome!I’vebeenlookingf

oryou,”shesaid,tiredandrelieved.Jennycouldn’thelpthrowingherselfintohermother’sarms.“Mum,I’msosorryan

dthankyouforallyouhavedoneforme.”Sheexpressedhersincereapologyandgreatgratitude.Hearingthis,hermothersmiledpattingherbackgently.