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芝华中学2020-2021学年第二学期高二英语第二次月考试卷出卷人：考试：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£

9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whydoesthewomanrefusetogotothegym?A.Sheissick.B.Sheneedsarest.C.Shehastowork.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A

.Akindoffood.B.Acloserelative.C.Anewrestaurant.3.Whatwillthewomanprobablyeat?A.Beef.B.Grapes.C.Potatoes.4.Whatisthe

woman'ssuggestion?A.Repairingthesofa.B.Cleaningthekitchen.C.Buyingacupboard.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?A.Topquality.B.Aboveaverage.C.Surprising

lybad.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、7题。6.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inabookstore.C.Inasupermarket.7.Whatdoesthema

nhavetodonow?A.Signhisname.B.Waithisturn.C.Callhisfriend.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whendoesthemanplantocheckin?A.Threedayslater.B.Fou

rdayslater.C.Sevendayslater.9.Whatkindofroomdoesthemantake?A.Onewithonebedandakitchen.B.Onewithtwobedsandakitchen.C.Onewithtwobedsand

nokitchen.10.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.$400.B.$800.C.$1200.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatdidSusandorightbeforetheconversation?A.She

visitedherbrother.B.ShecalledJohnReeves.C.Shetouredthecompany.12.WhatdoesSusanthinkoftheplace?A.It'sbi

g.B.It'sfamous.C.It'scrowded.13.WhoisMichael?A.John'sboss.B.Tara'shusband.C.Susan'sbrother.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatdidthewomandolastnight

?A.Shewenttoschool.B.Shelistenedtoatalk.C.Shedecoratedherhome.15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandowithhisbigtable?A.Replaceit.B

.Haveitpainted.C.Makegooduseofit.16.Whatisabenefitofdecoratingahousebyoneself?A.Savingmoney.B.Suitingpersonaltaste.C.Strengtheningf

amilyties.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisspecialaboutaliveconcert?A.Thewholeexperienceisunique.B.Thesoundqualityiso

utstanding.C.Theperformancecanberecorded.18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutconcertsbyuniversityperforminggroups?A.Theyareex

pensive.B.Theyareoftenofhighquality.C.Theyarecoveredbythelocalmedia.19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestdoingbeforetheconcert?A.Listeningtot

heworkstobeperformed.B.Checkinginformationattheboxoffice.C.Readingsomethingabouttheconcerthall.20.Whatisthes

peaker?A.Anewsreporter.B.Atheaterdesigner.C.Acollegeteacher.第二部分阅读（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。ANon-CreditCoursesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenby

someofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback（反馈）ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSa

tisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9：00a.m.-11：30a.m.dail

yandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience·June11-July2·LeahRoeschUsingstudent-center

ed,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.

COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity·June15-June28·MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic（遗传

的）,oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativit

y.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling·June21-July3·EdithFreniThiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstoryte

llingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics·July19-August1·Ch

ristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimi

nation,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?（）A.Thegeneralpublic.B.Collegefreshmen.C.Educationalexperts.D.Highschoolst

udents.22.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?（）A.SportsEconomics.B.CreativeStorytelling.C.Psychologyof

Creativity.D.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.23.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?（）A.LeahRoesch's.B.EdithF

reni's.C.MarshallDuke's.D.ChristinaDePasquale's.BInmyeverydaylife,Iamonanongoingjourneytofigureoutdifferentwaystoreducemycarbonfootpr

intontheplanet.Acarbonfootprintisthemeasureofinfluenceouractivitieshaveontheenvironment,inparticularclimatechange.Itiscalculated

bytheamountofgreenhousegasweproduceinourdailylives.Fortunately,nowadaysitismucheasiertomakeeco-friendlylifestylechoicesthan

,let'ssay,20yearsago.Butonequestionhasbeenonmymindalotlately:isitbettertobuyneweco-friendlyproductsorusedtraditionall

yproducedgoods?Afterdoingsomeresearch,Ihavedecidedthatsomethingsarebetternewandothersarebetterused.Letmetrytoexplain.Acarbonfootprin

tismadeupoftwoparts,theprimaryfootprintandthesecondaryfootprint.Theprimaryfootprintisameasureofourdirectemissions（排放）ofcarb

ondioxide（CO2）fromtheburningoffuels,includinghouseholdenergyconsumptionandtransportation.ThesecondaryfootprintisameasureoftheindirectCO2emis

sionsfromthewholelifecycleofproductsweuse-thoserelatedtotheirproductionandbreakdown.Basedonthisunderstanding,wehaveagooddealofcontrolandr

esponsibilityoverourcarbonfootprint.Thingslikedishes,clothesandfurniturefallintothe“secondaryfootprint”group,solessismoreandwecanfoc

usonfindingusedgoodstoavoidtheaddedproduction.However,forthecarandtheotherappliances（设备）thatweneedwecangowithnew,energy-savingmodels.I

heardsomewherethatelectronicsandappliancesgiveoff90%oftheircarbonfootprintaftertheyleavethefactory.Soitseemsmostreasonabletogofortheenergy-savingmo

dels.Themainconcernhereistheamountofenergythatgoesintothemakingofnewproductsandwhetherornotthatextracarbonisworththefootprintth

eproductwillmakeonceitgetstoyou.24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whatappliancestobuytosaveenergy.B.Whatacarbonfootprintme

ansinourlife.C.Howtoidentifydifferentcarbonfootprints.D.Howtomakeeco-friendlylifestylechoices.25.Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondarycarbonfootp

rint?A.Itisrelatedtoourconsumptionoffuels.B.Itismadewhenwearebuyingtheproducts.C.Itislessharmfulthantheprimarycar

bonfootprint.D.Itiscountedasoursthoughnotdirectlymadebyus.26.Whichofthefollowinghelpsreduceourcarbonfootprintaccordingtothe

author?A.Usingsecond-handtextbooks.B.Usingoldandexpensivecars.C.Buyingnewbutcheapclothes.D.Buyingnewwoodenfurniture.27."Th

efootprint"underlinedinthelastsentencereferstotheCO2producedin_________.A.usingtheproductB.recyclingtheproductC.m

akingtheproductD.transportingtheproductCMagicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpo

ssible.Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Hetriestomaketheaudiencebelievethathehasthepowertodothingswhichare

againstthelawsofnature.Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.Themagic

ianusuallydependsonhisskillwithhishands,onhisknowledgeofpsychology,and,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装

置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrickpeople,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthemovementsofhishan

dsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalsoleadtheaudiencetodrawfalseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependso

nthefactthatmanythingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingsthatmatter.Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearan

dmakingobjectsseemtodisappear.Acombinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,themagicianputsasmallba

llunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochangecolour.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhandmovemen

tsoramechanicaldevice,hidesoneball.Whiledoingthishetalkstotheaudienceandwavesabrightlycolouredclothwithonehand.Theaudienceistoobusyw

atchingtheclothandlisteningtothemagician'swordstonoticethathisotherhandishidingtheball.Anotherfavouritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeita

ppearwholeagain.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhiletheaud

iencewatchessomethingelse.Thenhe“magically”makesitappearwholeagainbydisplaying（展示）anotherobjectthathasnotbeencutorburned.28.Whatistheau

thor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?（）A.Topromoteamagicshow.B.Toteachpeopletobemagicians.C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.D.Topraisethetalen

tsofmagicians.29.Whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulmagictrick?（）A.Movingstageequipment.B.D

irectingtheaudience'sattention.C.Applyinghightechnology.D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret.30.Whatdoestheauthorfocus

oninthelasttwoparagraphs?（）A.Providingexamples.B.Makingasummary.C.Drawingcomparisons.D.Explainingaconcept.31.Whatcanweinferfro

mthetext?（）A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.D.Smallobjectsaremagicians'f

avourite.DTheaveragebear,itseems,isgettingeversmarter.First,itturnedoutthatatleastonecanuseacomb.Nowitappearsthatsomecancount,too

.JenniferVonk,ofOaklandUniversity,inMichigan,andMichaelBeran,fromGeorgiaStateUniversity,setthreeAmericanblackbearsthetaskofdistinguishingbetwee

nnumericallylargerandsmallergroupsofdots（点）onacomputerscreen.Inreturnforafoodrewardonebear,Brutus,wouldtouchthemorehe

avilydottedpatternwithhisnose.Theothers,BellaandDusty,wouldtouchthescreenwiththeirclaws（爪子）.Astheresearchersreporti

nAnimalBehavior,thebearsdidbestwithpatternswherethecoloureddotsdidnotmoveandwheremoreofthemalsotookupalargercolour

edarea.Thiscouldbeexplainedbythebears'distinguishingthedifferentareasofcolourratherthantrulycountingthedots.However,thethreebearsmanag

edtopickoutthebiggernumberofdotseveninpairsofpatternswherefewerdotstookupalargerarea.Movingpatterns,whe

reeachdotfolloweditsownpatharoundthescreen,weremoreofachallenge.ButBrutus,atleast,wasnotdefeated.Heseemedtobecountingmobiledotsevenwhenthe

scientiststriedtomisleadhimbymovingthetotalcolouredareaofthedotsatthesametime.Itisnotentirelysurprisingthatbearsshouldhave

ahighdegreeofintelligence.Theyfacealotofchallengeswhentryingtogetfood.Theyare,however,alwaysalone,andsodonothavethecomple

xsocialsystemsthatcontributetoanimalsmarts.Perhaps,then,theirmathsskilldevelopedbecausetheycannotcountontheirfriendsforhelp.32.Whattaskdidthescie

ntistssetforthethreebears?（）A.Distinguishingdifferentdotpatterns.B.Figuringoutdifferentcoloursofdots.C

.Puttingthedotsintodifferentlycolouredgroups.D.Pickingoutthegroupwithalargernumberofdots.33.Forthebears,thetaskwaseasierwhen__________.（）A.thecol

oureddotsweremovingslowlyB.thedotpatternswereregularinshapeC.thedotsfollowedapathonthescreenD.moredotscovereda

largercolouredarea34.Whatmayexplainthebears'highdegreeofintelligence?（）A.Theylearnskillsfromotheranimals.B.T

heyfacelifechallengesontheirown.C.Theyfeedonadiverserangeoffood.D.Theyhavecomplexsocialnetworks.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?（）A.Bear

sTaughttoDistinguishColoursB.NewEvidenceofBearIntelligenceFoundC.ThreeBearsLearnedHowtoCountD.TheSmar

testAmericanBlackBearBrutus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出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Apps（shortfor

applications）arebecomingincreasinglypopularnowadays,andforgoodreason.Theycanhelpyououtinjustabouteve

ryareaofyourlife,whetherit'skeepingfit,communicatingwithfriends,orevenlearningalanguage.36Here'swhatyoushouldthinkaboutbeforedownl

oadinganappforlanguagelearning.·Learnfromdiversesources（notjustapps）Anyseasonedlanguagelearnerwilltellyouthatthebeautyofmasteringaforeign

languageistheworldwhichitopensuptoyou.Thisisaworldofdiversesources（来源）ofinformation,fromnewspapersandbooks

toTV,radio,musicandevenrealpeople.Wouldyoulimityourselftoonemediuminyournativelanguage?37·Establishyourpurposeandplanyou

rhabitsDoyouwanttobefluentinweeksorareyouinitforthebraintraining?Thegoodappsaredesignedtohelpyoufityourstudiesaroundyourtimetable.38Theseappse

ncouragehabitbuilding,becausethesuccessfulformationofahabitensuresyoursafeandregularreturn.·Makeitsocial39Imeans

ocialforreal.IowethespeedofprogressImadeinItaliantothesupportfromJim,mypartnerinstudytime.Findafriendtoaccompanyyou.Takeaneveningclass.Bo

rrowabook.Buyabook.Bookaweekawayandattendalanguageschool.Justdon'tforgetyourphone!IfImayspeaksincerely,the

combinationofapp,languageschool,Jim,eveningsout,andachoicebookortwoprovedextremelyeffective.40A.Irecommendit.B.Rememberthatanappisju

statool.C.No,Idon'tmeanpostingyourprogressonline.D.Iencourageyoutouseappsasoftenasyoucan.E.Probablynot,sowhydosoinyournewlanguage?F.Th

ebestappsadaptthemselvesbaseduponyourbehavior.G.However,youneedtoknowhowtousethemproperlytoreallybenefit.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。ThishappenedwhenIwasten.OnanormalSunday,Iwenttot

hebarbershopwhereIalwayswent.Thatday,alongwiththebarbertherewasanassistant,whohadrecently41theshop.SoIsatforthehaircut.Theuncl

easkedmehow42Iwantedit.Ianswered,“Justdoasmydadhad43youthelasttime.”Hesmiled.Beforestartingthe44,headded

,“WhatifIkeepitlong?”I45hewasjoking.SoIjokedtoo.Isaid,“Ican't46whatwouldhappentoyourshopthen!”ThemomentIsaidit,theassistant47frombeh

ind.“Howdaredoyousaythat!Whoareyoutotakeusdown,eh?”IadmitIwastoo48atthatmomentandtheunclestandingbesidemew

asgivingmean49look.Fromthatdayon,I50stoppedjokingaboutanyone'sprofessionandworks.Itisoneofthemost51inci

dentsinmylife,whichtaughtmeto52theprofessionandworksofaperson,nomatterhow53theyare.I'm54thattheassistantrespondedinawaythatmad

emerethinkthepowerofmywords.Wordsdomakea55.（）41.A.leftB.openedC.joinedD.visited（）42.A.muchB.longC.oftenD.soon（）43.A.instructedB.inv

itedC.promisedD.convinced（）44.A.discussionB.journeyC.trainingD.haircut（）45.A.agreedB.heardC.hopedD.knew（）46.A.forgetB.tolerateC.guaranteeD

.understand（）47.A.urgedB.shoutedC.laughedD.helped（）48.A.angryB.proudC.scaredD.curious（）49.A.anxiousB.appealingC.encouragingD.awkward（）50.A.sudd

enlyB.completelyC.temporarilyD.regularly（）51.A.importantB.excitingC.strangeD.interesting（）52.A.learnB.enterC.changeD.respect（）53.A.hardB.

smallC.goodD.complex（）54.A.sorryB.confidentC.gratefulD.embarrassed（）55.A.differenceB.mistakeC.choiceD.

joke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。Likemanyotherstudents,youmayhavevariouspeople,56（include）familymembersand

friends,givinginputonyourcollegedecision.Whilemanyofyourtrustedrelativesandpeers（同龄人）mayhavevery57（value）advicethatcanhelpyoutomakethedecisio

n,finallythechoiceisyoursandyoursalone.Onlyyoucanfullyrealizewhichaspectsofacollegewillmakeyoutrulyhappyand58（satisfy）,sokee

pthatatthefrontofyourmind.Moreover,fullyconsidereachoption.Itcanbeeasy59（let）aparticularschoolbecomeafront-runnerearlyon60yourdecis

ion-makingprocess,anditmayevenbecomethewinningchoice—butbesuretocarefullyevaluateeveryschool61hasacceptedyou,sinceyouhadparticularreasonsforapplyi

ngtoeachschool.Dokeep62openmind.Studentscanchangemajors,butrememberthatthere'snore-livingacertainsemester（学期）,andt

here'snomakingupforlosttime.Don'tgotoaschool63（specific）forahighschoolrelationship64tomakesomeoneelsehappy.A65（student）collegeexperienceishisor

herown,andthestudentmustputhisorhereducationfirst.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，准备参加学校组织的英文诗朗诵比赛。请给外教George写封邮件求助，内容包括：1.说明比赛要求；

2.请他推荐英文诗；3.请教朗诵技巧。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearGeorge,I'mwritingtoaskforyourhelp.Yours,LiHua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。Duringthispastyear,I'vehadthreeinstancesofcartrouble.Eachtimethesethingshappened,Iwassickofthewaymostpe

oplehadn'tbotheredtohelp.Oneofthosetimes,IwasonthesideoftheroadforclosetothreehourswithmybigJeep.Iputsignsinthewindows,bi

gsignsthatsaidNEEDAJACK（千斤顶）,andofferedmoney.Nothing.RightasIwasabouttogiveup,aMexicanfamilyinasmalltruckpulledover,andthefather

boundedout.Hesizedupthesituationandcalledforhisdaughter,whospokeEnglish.HeconveyedthroughherthathehadajackbutthatitwastoosmallfortheJee

p,sowewouldneedsomethingtosupportit.Thenhegotasaw（锯子）fromthetruckandcutasectionoutofabiglogonthesideoftheroad.Werolleditoverandputhisjacko

ntop,andwewereinbusiness.Istartedtakingthewheeloff,andthen,ifyoucanbelieveit,Ibrokehistireiron.Noworries:Hehande

dittohiswife,andshewasgoneinaflashdowntheroadtobuyanewtireiron.Shewasbackin15minutes.Wefinishedthejob,andI

wasaveryhappyman.Thetwoofusweredirtyandsweaty.Hiswifepreparedapotofwaterforustowashourhands.Itriedtoputa$20bill

intheman'shand,buthewouldn'ttakeit,soinsteadIwentuptothetruckandgaveittohiswifeasquietlyasIcould.Iaskedthelittlegirlwheretheylived.Mexico,sh

esaid.TheywereinOregonsoMommyandDaddycouldworkonafruitfarmforthenextfewweeks.Thentheywouldgohome.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。WhenIw

asabouttosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI'dhadlunch.Aftertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.DearMr.George

,I’mwritingtoaskforyourhelp.IameagertoenterfortheEnglishPoetryDeclamationContestourschoolwillbeholdingnextweekend.Thethememustberelate

dtonature.Eachcompetitorwillbegivenfiveminutestoread.Wouldyoupleasebesokindastogivemesomerecommendationsforpoems?Ifit’sno

ttoomuchtoask,couldIalsoaskyoufortipstopolishmyperformance?Anyadviceondeclamation,includingpronunciationandintonation,wouldbehelpful.I’d

appreciateitifyoucouldgivemesomeguidance.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaWhenIwasabouttosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI’dhad

lunch.BeforeIcouldspeak,mystomachansweredinadelightedgrumble.Afteragesofhopelesslywaitingandanhourofhardwork,mybodywasdesperatef

orfuel.Thegirlgiggledandledmetotheirtruck.ThereIsawasmallportabletable.Imusthavesaid“thankyou”athousandtimesduringthemeal.Thefathersimplysm

iledandpattedmyshoulder.Hiswifegesturedtothedishes.“Thisonegood?”sheasked.AndthenIwashandedapaperbagfilledwithMexicandelicacies.Aft

ertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.Lyingontopofthefoodwasmy$20bill.Iimmediatelylookedaroundforthetruck,bu

titwaslonggone.Sincethen,eachtimeIdrovepastafruitfarm,Iwouldlookforasmalltruckandthefamilywithaheartofgold.Butweekspassedwith

fruitlesssearches.Inthemeantime,Ibegantohelptravelerswithcarproblems,allforfree.Istoppedwhiningandseizedeverychancetopasson

kindness;kindnessIhopewillreachthesegoodpeopleoneday.(175words)WhenIwasabouttosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI’dhadlunch.Mygutfeelingwastorefuse.Bu

tmystomachwasgrowlingsinceIhadn’teatenformorethanfourhours.Seeingmyembarrassment,thegirljustpressedsomebreadintomyhandsandc

hangedthesubjecttotalkaboutmycar.Aftertheseeminglysimplemealwhichpulledusclosertogether,thefamilywasreadyt

oleave.Whenthefatherstartedhistruck,thelittleangelhandedmeapaperbag,thenwavedgoodbyetome.Istoodandwatchedthetruckuntilitvanishedaroundaturn.Afterthey

left,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.Thefruitinsidedidn’tlookperfect,butthetantalizingaromafilledtheair.Pickingoneuptotakeabigbi

te,Ifounda$20billinthebag.Recallingtheirsincereeyesandsmileswhilechewingthejuicyfruit,Ifeltthewarmthflowin

gintomyheart.Certainly,I’veencounteredmanyindifferentpeopleandI’veexperiencedsomehelplessmoments,butIstillputmytrustinthisbeautifulwo

rld.BecauseIfinallyrealizedonethingthatstandsthebruntoflifethroughoutitscourse:akindheart.(177words)