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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.Akindoffoo

d.B.Acloserelative.C.Anewrestaurant.3.Whatwillthewomanprobablyeat?A.Beef.B.Grapes.C.Potatoes.4.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestion?A

.Repairingthesofa.B.Cleaningthekitchen.C.Buyingacupboard.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?A.Topquality.B.Aboveaverage.C.Surprisinglybad.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.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?A.Signhisname.B.Waithist

urn.C.Callhisfriend.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whendoesthemanplantocheckin?A.Threedayslater.B.Fourdayslater.C.Sevendayslater.9.Whatkindofroomd

oesthemantake?A.Onewithonebedandakitchen.B.Onewithtwobedsandakitchen.C.Onewithtwobedsandnokitchen.10.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.$400.B.$800.C.$120

0.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatdidSusandorightbeforetheconversation?A.Shevisitedherbrother.B.ShecalledJohnReeves.C.Shet

ouredthecompany.12.WhatdoesSusanthinkoftheplace?A.It'sbig.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.Shede

coratedherhome.15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandowithhisbigtable?A.Replaceit.B.Haveitpainted.C.Makegoo

duseofit.16.Whatisabenefitofdecoratingahousebyoneself?A.Savingmoney.B.Suitingpersonaltaste.C.Strengtheningfamilyties.听第10段

材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisspecialaboutaliveconcert?A.Thewholeexperienceisunique.B.Thesoundqualityisoutstanding.C.Theperformancecanberecorded.18

.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutconcertsbyuniversityperforminggroups?A.Theyareexpensive.B.Theyareoftenofhigh

quality.C.Theyarecoveredbythelocalmedia.19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestdoingbeforetheconcert?A.Listenin

gtotheworkstobeperformed.B.Checkinginformationattheboxoffice.C.Readingsomethingabouttheconcerthall.20.Whatisthespeaker?A.Anewsreporte

r.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-CollegePr

ogramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpe

rtsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback（反馈）ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatis

factory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9：00a.m.-11：30a.m.dailyandmayhav

eadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience·June11-July2·LeahRoeschUsingstudent-centered,active-l

earningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrain

works.COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity·June15-June28·MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgene

tic（遗传的）,oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsth

edifferenttheoriesofcreativity.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling·June21-July3·EdithFreniThiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytelli

ngfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshort

fictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics·July19-August1·ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspects

ofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestona

meafew.21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?（）A.Thegeneralpublic.B.Collegefreshmen.C.Educationalexperts.D.Highschoolstudents.22

.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?（）A.SportsEconomics.B.CreativeStorytelling.C.PsychologyofCreati

vity.D.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.23.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?（）A.LeahRoesch's.B.EdithFreni's.C.MarshallDuke's.

D.ChristinaDePasquale's.BInmyeverydaylife,Iamonanongoingjourneytofigureoutdifferentwaystoreducemycarbonfootprintontheplanet.Acarbonfootprintisthemea

sureofinfluenceouractivitieshaveontheenvironment,inparticularclimatechange.Itiscalculatedbytheamountofgreenhousegasweproduceinourdailyliv

es.Fortunately,nowadaysitismucheasiertomakeeco-friendlylifestylechoicesthan,let'ssay,20yearsago.Butoneq

uestionhasbeenonmymindalotlately:isitbettertobuyneweco-friendlyproductsorusedtraditionallyproducedgoods?Afterdoingsomeresearch,I

havedecidedthatsomethingsarebetternewandothersarebetterused.Letmetrytoexplain.Acarbonfootprintismadeupoftwopar

ts,theprimaryfootprintandthesecondaryfootprint.Theprimaryfootprintisameasureofourdirectemissions（排放）ofc

arbondioxide（CO2）fromtheburningoffuels,includinghouseholdenergyconsumptionandtransportation.Thesecondaryfootprintisameasureoftheindire

ctCO2emissionsfromthewholelifecycleofproductsweuse-thoserelatedtotheirproductionandbreakdown.Basedonthisunderstanding,wehaveagooddealofco

ntrolandresponsibilityoverourcarbonfootprint.Thingslikedishes,clothesandfurniturefallintothe“secondaryfootprint”group,sol

essismoreandwecanfocusonfindingusedgoodstoavoidtheaddedproduction.However,forthecarandtheotherappliances（设备）thatweneedwecangowithnew,ene

rgy-savingmodels.Iheardsomewherethatelectronicsandappliancesgiveoff90%oftheircarbonfootprintaftertheyleavethefactory.Soitseemsm

ostreasonabletogofortheenergy-savingmodels.Themainconcernhereistheamountofenergythatgoesintothemakingofnewproductsandwhetherornotthatextracarboni

sworththefootprinttheproductwillmakeonceitgetstoyou.24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whatappliancestobuytosaveenergy.B.Whatacarbonfoo

tprintmeansinourlife.C.Howtoidentifydifferentcarbonfootprints.D.Howtomakeeco-friendlylifestylechoices.25.Whatdoweknowaboutthese

condarycarbonfootprint?A.Itisrelatedtoourconsumptionoffuels.B.Itismadewhenwearebuyingtheproducts.C.Itislessharmfultha

ntheprimarycarbonfootprint.D.Itiscountedasoursthoughnotdirectlymadebyus.26.Whichofthefollowinghelpsreduceourcarbonfootprintaccordingtothe

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

thelastsentencereferstotheCO2producedin_________.A.usingtheproductB.recyclingtheproductC.makingtheproductD.transportingtheproductCMagicisafor

mofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpossible.Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Hetries

tomaketheaudiencebelievethathehasthepowertodothingswhichareagainstthelawsofnature.Magicshowsareentertainingasl

ongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.Themagicianusuallydependsonhisskillwithhishands,onhisknowledgeofpsychology,an

d,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrickpeople,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Themagici

anmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthemovementsofhishandsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalsoleadtheaudiencetodrawfa

lseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmanythingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingsthatmatter.Twobasicmagic

tricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemtodisappear.Acombinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,

themagicianputsasmallballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochangecolour.Whatactuallyhappens

isthatthemagician,employingquickhandmovementsoramechanicaldevice,hidesoneball.Whiledoingthishetalkstotheaudienceandwavesabrightly

colouredclothwithonehand.Theaudienceistoobusywatchingtheclothandlisteningtothemagician'swordstonoticethathisotherhandishidingtheball.Anot

herfavouritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeitappearwholeagain.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagi

cianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhiletheaudiencewatchessomethingelse.Thenhe“magically”makesitappearwholeag

ainbydisplaying（展示）anotherobjectthathasnotbeencutorburned.28.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?（）A.Topromoteamagic

show.B.Toteachpeopletobemagicians.C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.D.Topraisethetalentsofmagicians.29.Whichofthefollowingisimportantfor

asuccessfulmagictrick?（）A.Movingstageequipment.B.Directingtheaudience'sattention.C.Applyinghightechnology.D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret.30.Whatdoes

theauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?（）A.Providingexamples.B.Makingasummary.C.Drawingcomparisons.D.Explainingaconce

pt.31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?（）A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.D.Smallobjectsar

emagicians'favourite.DTheaveragebear,itseems,isgettingeversmarter.First,itturnedoutthatatleastonecanuseacom

b.Nowitappearsthatsomecancount,too.JenniferVonk,ofOaklandUniversity,inMichigan,andMichaelBeran,fromGeorgiaStateUniver

sity,setthreeAmericanblackbearsthetaskofdistinguishingbetweennumericallylargerandsmallergroupsofdots（点）onacomputerscreen.Inreturnforafoodrewardonebe

ar,Brutus,wouldtouchthemoreheavilydottedpatternwithhisnose.Theothers,BellaandDusty,wouldtouchthescreenwiththeirclaws（爪子）.AstheresearchersreportinAnim

alBehavior,thebearsdidbestwithpatternswherethecoloureddotsdidnotmoveandwheremoreofthemalsotookupalargercolouredarea.Thiscouldbeexplainedbythe

bears'distinguishingthedifferentareasofcolourratherthantrulycountingthedots.However,thethreebearsmanagedtopickoutthebiggernumb

erofdotseveninpairsofpatternswherefewerdotstookupalargerarea.Movingpatterns,whereeachdotfolloweditso

wnpatharoundthescreen,weremoreofachallenge.ButBrutus,atleast,wasnotdefeated.Heseemedtobecountingmobiledotsevenwhenthescientiststried

tomisleadhimbymovingthetotalcolouredareaofthedotsatthesametime.Itisnotentirelysurprisingthatbearsshouldhaveahighdegreeofinte

lligence.Theyfacealotofchallengeswhentryingtogetfood.Theyare,however,alwaysalone,andsodonothavethecomplexsocialsystemsthatcontrib

utetoanimalsmarts.Perhaps,then,theirmathsskilldevelopedbecausetheycannotcountontheirfriendsforhelp.32.What

taskdidthescientistssetforthethreebears?（）A.Distinguishingdifferentdotpatterns.B.Figuringoutdifferentcoloursofdots.C.Pu

ttingthedotsintodifferentlycolouredgroups.D.Pickingoutthegroupwithalargernumberofdots.33.Forthebears,thetaskwaseasierwhen__________.（）A.thecolo

ureddotsweremovingslowlyB.thedotpatternswereregularinshapeC.thedotsfollowedapathonthescreenD.moredotscoveredalarge

rcolouredarea34.Whatmayexplainthebears'highdegreeofintelligence?（）A.Theylearnskillsfromotheranimals.B.

Theyfacelifechallengesontheirown.C.Theyfeedonadiverserangeoffood.D.Theyhavecomplexsocialnetworks.35.Whatcanbeasuitable

titleforthetext?（）A.BearsTaughttoDistinguishColoursB.NewEvidenceofBearIntelligenceFoundC.ThreeBearsLearnedHowtoCountD.TheSmartestAmericanBlackBear

Brutus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（shortforapplications）arebecomingincreasing

lypopularnowadays,andforgoodreason.Theycanhelpyououtinjustabouteveryareaofyourlife,whetherit'skeepin

gfit,communicatingwithfriends,orevenlearningalanguage.36Here'swhatyoushouldthinkaboutbeforedownloadinganappforlanguagelearni

ng.·Learnfromdiversesources（notjustapps）Anyseasonedlanguagelearnerwilltellyouthatthebeautyofmasteringaforeignlangu

ageistheworldwhichitopensuptoyou.Thisisaworldofdiversesources（来源）ofinformation,fromnewspapersandbookstoTV,radio,musicandevenre

alpeople.Wouldyoulimityourselftoonemediuminyournativelanguage?37·EstablishyourpurposeandplanyourhabitsDoyouwanttobefluentinweekso

rareyouinitforthebraintraining?Thegoodappsaredesignedtohelpyoufityourstudiesaroundyourtimetable.38Theseapps

encouragehabitbuilding,becausethesuccessfulformationofahabitensuresyoursafeandregularreturn.·Makeitsocial39Imean

socialforreal.IowethespeedofprogressImadeinItaliantothesupportfromJim,mypartnerinstudytime.Findafriendtoaccompanyyou.Takeaneveningclass.B

orrowabook.Buyabook.Bookaweekawayandattendalanguageschool.Justdon'tforgetyourphone!IfImayspeaksincerely,thecombinationof

app,languageschool,Jim,eveningsout,andachoicebookortwoprovedextremelyeffective.40A.Irecommendit.B.Remem

berthatanappisjustatool.C.No,Idon'tmeanpostingyourprogressonline.D.Iencourageyoutouseappsasoftenasyouc

an.E.Probablynot,sowhydosoinyournewlanguage?F.Thebestappsadaptthemselvesbaseduponyourbehavior.G.However,youneedtoknowhowtousethemproperlytore

allybenefit.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,Iwenttotheb

arbershopwhereIalwayswent.Thatday,alongwiththebarbertherewasanassistant,whohadrecently41theshop.SoIsatforthehaircut.Theuncleaskedmehow42Iwantedit.

Ianswered,“Justdoasmydadhad43youthelasttime.”Hesmiled.Beforestartingthe44,headded,“WhatifIkeepitlong?”I45he

wasjoking.SoIjokedtoo.Isaid,“Ican't46whatwouldhappentoyourshopthen!”ThemomentIsaidit,theassistant47frombehind.“Howdaredoyous

aythat!Whoareyoutotakeusdown,eh?”IadmitIwastoo48atthatmomentandtheunclestandingbesidemewasgivingmean49look.Fromthatdayon,I50stoppedjokingabo

utanyone'sprofessionandworks.Itisoneofthemost51incidentsinmylife,whichtaughtmeto52theprofessionandworksofa

person,nomatterhow53theyare.I'm54thattheassistantrespondedinawaythatmademerethinkthepowerofmywords.Wordsdomakea55.（

）41.A.leftB.openedC.joinedD.visited（）42.A.muchB.longC.oftenD.soon（）43.A.instructedB.invitedC.promisedD.convinced（）44.A.discussi

onB.journeyC.trainingD.haircut（）45.A.agreedB.heardC.hopedD.knew（）46.A.forgetB.tolerateC.guaranteeD.understand（）47.A.urgedB.shoutedC.laughedD.he

lped（）48.A.angryB.proudC.scaredD.curious（）49.A.anxiousB.appealingC.encouragingD.awkward（）50.A.suddenlyB.completelyC.temporarily

D.regularly（）51.A.importantB.excitingC.strangeD.interesting（）52.A.learnB.enterC.changeD.respect（）53.A.har

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

eD.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）familymembersa

ndfriends,givinginputonyourcollegedecision.Whilemanyofyourtrustedrelativesandpeers（同龄人）mayhavevery57

（value）advicethatcanhelpyoutomakethedecision,finallythechoiceisyoursandyoursalone.Onlyyoucanfullyrealizewhichaspectsofacollegewillmakeyoutrul

yhappyand58（satisfy）,sokeepthatatthefrontofyourmind.Moreover,fullyconsidereachoption.Itcanbeeasy59（let）apart

icularschoolbecomeafront-runnerearlyon60yourdecision-makingprocess,anditmayevenbecomethewinningchoice—butbesuretocare

fullyevaluateeveryschool61hasacceptedyou,sinceyouhadparticularreasonsforapplyingtoeachschool.Dokeep62openmind.Studentscanchangemajo

rs,butrememberthatthere'snore-livingacertainsemester（学期）,andthere'snomakingupforlosttime.Don'tgotoaschool63（specific

）forahighschoolrelationship64tomakesomeoneelsehappy.A65（student）collegeexperienceishisorherown,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'vehadth

reeinstancesofcartrouble.Eachtimethesethingshappened,Iwassickofthewaymostpeoplehadn'tbotheredtohelp.Oneofthosetimes,Iwasonthesideofthe

roadforclosetothreehourswithmybigJeep.Iputsignsinthewindows,bigsignsthatsaidNEEDAJACK（千斤顶）,andofferedmoney.Nothing.Right

asIwasabouttogiveup,aMexicanfamilyinasmalltruckpulledover,andthefatherboundedout.Hesizedupthesituationandcalledf

orhisdaughter,whospokeEnglish.HeconveyedthroughherthathehadajackbutthatitwastoosmallfortheJeep,sowewoul

dneedsomethingtosupportit.Thenhegotasaw（锯子）fromthetruckandcutasectionoutofabiglogonthesideoftheroad.Werolleditoverandputhisjack

ontop,andwewereinbusiness.Istartedtakingthewheeloff,andthen,ifyoucanbelieveit,Ibrokehistireiron.Noworries:Hehanded

ittohiswife,andshewasgoneinaflashdowntheroadtobuyanewtireiron.Shewasbackin15minutes.Wefinishedthejob,andIw

asaveryhappyman.Thetwoofusweredirtyandsweaty.Hiswifepreparedapotofwaterforustowashourhands.Itriedtoputa$2

0billintheman'shand,buthewouldn'ttakeit,soinsteadIwentuptothetruckandgaveittohiswifeasquietlyasIcould.Iaskedthelittlegirlwheretheylived.Me

xico,shesaid.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。

WhenIwasabouttosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI'dhadlunch.Aftertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.DearMr.George,I’mwritingtoas

kforyourhelp.IameagertoenterfortheEnglishPoetryDeclamationContestourschoolwillbeholdingnextweekend.Thethememustberelatedtonature.Eachcompet

itorwillbegivenfiveminutestoread.Wouldyoupleasebesokindastogivemesomerecommendationsforpoems?Ifit’snottoomuchtoask,couldIalsoaskyoufortipstopoli

shmyperformance?Anyadviceondeclamation,includingpronunciationandintonation,wouldbehelpful.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldgivemesomeguidance.Looking

forwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaWhenIwasabouttosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI’dhadlunch.BeforeIcouldspeak,mystomachansweredinadelightedgrumble.Afteragesofh

opelesslywaitingandanhourofhardwork,mybodywasdesperateforfuel.Thegirlgiggledandledmetotheirtruck.ThereIsawasmallporta

bletable.Imusthavesaid“thankyou”athousandtimesduringthemeal.Thefathersimplysmiledandpattedmyshoulder.Hiswifeg

esturedtothedishes.“Thisonegood?”sheasked.AndthenIwashandedapaperbagfilledwithMexicandelicacies.Aftertheyleft,Igotin

tomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.Lyingontopofthefoodwasmy$20bill.Iimmediatelylookedaroundforthetruck,butitwaslonggone.Sincethen,eachtimeIdrovepas

tafruitfarm,Iwouldlookforasmalltruckandthefamilywithaheartofgold.Butweekspassedwithfruitlesssearches.Inthemeantime,Ibegantohelptravelerswi

thcarproblems,allforfree.Istoppedwhiningandseizedeverychancetopassonkindness;kindnessIhopewillreachthesegoodpeopleoneday.(175words)WhenIwasabout

tosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI’dhadlunch.Mygutfeelingwastorefuse.ButmystomachwasgrowlingsinceIhadn’teatenformorethanfourhours.Seeingmye

mbarrassment,thegirljustpressedsomebreadintomyhandsandchangedthesubjecttotalkaboutmycar.Aftertheseeminglysimplemealwhichpulledusclosertoge

ther,thefamilywasreadytoleave.Whenthefatherstartedhistruck,thelittleangelhandedmeapaperbag,thenwavedgoodbyetome.Istoodandwatchedthetruckuntilit

vanishedaroundaturn.Aftertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.Thefruitinsidedidn’tlookperfect,butthe

tantalizingaromafilledtheair.Pickingoneuptotakeabigbite,Ifounda$20billinthebag.Recallingtheirsincereeyesandsmileswhilechewingthejuicyfruit

,Ifeltthewarmthflowingintomyheart.Certainly,I’veencounteredmanyindifferentpeopleandI’veexperiencedsomehelple

ssmoments,butIstillputmytrustinthisbeautifulworld.BecauseIfinallyrealizedonethingthatstandsthebruntoflifethroughoutitscourse:akindheart.(

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