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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：H

owmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whydoesthewomanrefusetogotothegym?A.Sheissick.B.Sheneedsarest.C.Shehastowork.2.Whatarethes

peakerstalkingabout?A.Akindoffood.B.Acloserelative.C.Anewrestaurant.3.Whatwillthewomanprobablyeat?A.Beef.B.Grapes.C.Pota

toes.4.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestion?A.Repairingthesofa.B.Cleaningthekitchen.C.Buyingacupboard.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?A.Topqua

lity.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.Inabooks

tore.C.Inasupermarket.7.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?A.Signhisname.B.Waithisturn.C.Callhisfriend.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whe

ndoesthemanplantocheckin?A.Threedayslater.B.Fourdayslater.C.Sevendayslater.9.Whatkindofroomdoesthemantake?A.Onewit

honebedandakitchen.B.Onewithtwobedsandakitchen.C.Onewithtwobedsandnokitchen.10.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.$400.B.$800.C.$1200.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatdidSusandorightbeforetheconversation?A.Shevisitedherbrother.B.Shecal

ledJohnReeves.C.Shetouredthecompany.12.WhatdoesSusanthinkoftheplace?A.It'sbig.B.It'sfamous.C.It'scrowded.13.WhoisMichael?A.John'sboss.B.Ta

ra'shusband.C.Susan'sbrother.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?A.Shewenttoschool.B.Shelistenedtoatalk.C.Shedeco

ratedherhome.15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandowithhisbigtable?A.Replaceit.B.Haveitpainted.C.Makegooduseo

fit.16.Whatisabenefitofdecoratingahousebyoneself?A.Savingmoney.B.Suitingpersonaltaste.C.Strengtheningfamil

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

.C.Theperformancecanberecorded.18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutconcertsbyuniversityperforminggroups?A.Theyare

expensive.B.Theyareoftenofhighquality.C.Theyarecoveredbythelocalmedia.19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestdoingbeforet

heconcert?A.Listeningtotheworkstobeperformed.B.Checkinginformationattheboxoffice.C.Readingsomethingabouttheconcerthall.20.Whatisthespeaker?A.Anewsr

eporter.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-CreditCou

rsesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysome

ofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback（反馈）ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-Collegestudent

swillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmee

tfrom9：00a.m.-11：30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience·June11-July2·LeahRoeschUsin

gstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainw

orks.COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity·June15-June28·MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic（遗传的）,oraresultofchildhoodex

perience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.CO

URSE:CreativeStorytelling·June21-July3·EdithFreniThiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintr

oductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.C

OURSE:SportsEconomics·July19-August1·ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpric

ing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?（）A.Thegeneralpublic.B.Collegefreshmen.C.Ed

ucationalexperts.D.Highschoolstudents.22.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?（）A.SportsEconomics.B.CreativeStorytelling.

C.PsychologyofCreativity.D.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.23.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriti

ng?（）A.LeahRoesch's.B.EdithFreni's.C.MarshallDuke's.D.ChristinaDePasquale's.BInmyeverydaylife,Iamonanongoingjourn

eytofigureoutdifferentwaystoreducemycarbonfootprintontheplanet.Acarbonfootprintisthemeasureofinfluenceouract

ivitieshaveontheenvironment,inparticularclimatechange.Itiscalculatedbytheamountofgreenhousegasweproduceinourdail

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

uestionhasbeenonmymindalotlately:isitbettertobuyneweco-friendlyproductsorusedtraditionallyproducedgoods?Afterdoingsome

research,Ihavedecidedthatsomethingsarebetternewandothersarebetterused.Letmetrytoexplain.Acarbonfootprintismadeupoft

woparts,theprimaryfootprintandthesecondaryfootprint.Theprimaryfootprintisameasureofourdirectemissions

（排放）ofcarbondioxide（CO2）fromtheburningoffuels,includinghouseholdenergyconsumptionandtransportation.Thesecondaryfootprintisameasureoftheindirect

CO2emissionsfromthewholelifecycleofproductsweuse-thoserelatedtotheirproductionandbreakdown.Basedonthisunderstanding,wehave

agooddealofcontrolandresponsibilityoverourcarbonfootprint.Thingslikedishes,clothesandfurniturefallint

othe“secondaryfootprint”group,solessismoreandwecanfocusonfindingusedgoodstoavoidtheaddedproduction.However,fort

hecarandtheotherappliances（设备）thatweneedwecangowithnew,energy-savingmodels.Iheardsomewherethatelectronicsandappliancesgiveoff90%oftheirc

arbonfootprintaftertheyleavethefactory.Soitseemsmostreasonabletogofortheenergy-savingmodels.Themainconcernhereistheamo

untofenergythatgoesintothemakingofnewproductsandwhetherornotthatextracarbonisworththefootprinttheproduct

willmakeonceitgetstoyou.24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whatappliancestobuytosaveenergy.B.Whatacarbonfo

otprintmeansinourlife.C.Howtoidentifydifferentcarbonfootprints.D.Howtomakeeco-friendlylifestylechoices.25.Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondarycarbon

footprint?A.Itisrelatedtoourconsumptionoffuels.B.Itismadewhenwearebuyingtheproducts.C.Itislessharmfulthantheprimarycarbonfootprin

t.D.Itiscountedasoursthoughnotdirectlymadebyus.26.Whichofthefollowinghelpsreduceourcarbonfootprintac

cordingtotheauthor?A.Usingsecond-handtextbooks.B.Usingoldandexpensivecars.C.Buyingnewbutcheapclothes.D.Buyingnewwoodenfurnit

ure.27."Thefootprint"underlinedinthelastsentencereferstotheCO2producedin_________.A.usingtheproductB.recyclingtheproductC.makingth

eproductD.transportingtheproductCMagicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpossible.Themagicianisaspeciallytraineda

ctor.Hetriestomaketheaudiencebelievethathehasthepowertodothingswhichareagainstthelawsofnature.Magicshowsar

eentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.Themagicianusuallydependsonhisskillwithhishands,onhisknowl

edgeofpsychology,and,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrickpeople,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Thema

gicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthemovementsofhishandsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalsolead

theaudiencetodrawfalseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmanythingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingstha

tmatter.Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemtodisappear.Acombinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsom

einterestingeffects.Forexample,themagicianputsasmallballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochangecolour.Wha

tactuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhandmovementsoramechanicaldevice,hidesoneball.Whiledoingthishetalkstotheaudi

enceandwavesabrightlycolouredclothwithonehand.Theaudienceistoobusywatchingtheclothandlisteningtothemag

ician'swordstonoticethathisotherhandishidingtheball.Anotherfavouritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenma

keitappearwholeagain.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhileth

eaudiencewatchessomethingelse.Thenhe“magically”makesitappearwholeagainbydisplaying（展示）anotherobjectthat

hasnotbeencutorburned.28.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?（）A.Topromoteamagicshow.B.Toteachpeopletobem

agicians.C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.D.Topraisethetalentsofmagicians.29.Whichofthefollowingisimportantfora

successfulmagictrick?（）A.Movingstageequipment.B.Directingtheaudience'sattention.C.Applyinghightechnology.D.Keepingtheperform

anceinsecret.30.Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?（）A.Providingexamples.B.Makingasummary.C.Drawingcomparis

ons.D.Explainingaconcept.31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?（）A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.B.Mostmagiciansemployas

sistants.C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.D.Smallobjectsaremagicians'favourite.DTheaveragebear,itseems,isgettingevers

marter.First,itturnedoutthatatleastonecanuseacomb.Nowitappearsthatsomecancount,too.JenniferVonk,ofOaklandUniversity,inMichigan,andMichaelBeran,from

GeorgiaStateUniversity,setthreeAmericanblackbearsthetaskofdistinguishingbetweennumericallylargerandsmallergroupsofdots（点）onacom

puterscreen.Inreturnforafoodrewardonebear,Brutus,wouldtouchthemoreheavilydottedpatternwithhisnose.Theothers,BellaandDusty,wouldto

uchthescreenwiththeirclaws（爪子）.AstheresearchersreportinAnimalBehavior,thebearsdidbestwithpatternswherethecol

oureddotsdidnotmoveandwheremoreofthemalsotookupalargercolouredarea.Thiscouldbeexplainedbythebears'distinguishingthedifferentareasofco

lourratherthantrulycountingthedots.However,thethreebearsmanagedtopickoutthebiggernumberofdotseveninpairso

fpatternswherefewerdotstookupalargerarea.Movingpatterns,whereeachdotfolloweditsownpatharoundthescreen,weremoreofachallenge.ButBrutus,a

tleast,wasnotdefeated.Heseemedtobecountingmobiledotsevenwhenthescientiststriedtomisleadhimbymovingthetotalc

olouredareaofthedotsatthesametime.Itisnotentirelysurprisingthatbearsshouldhaveahighdegreeofintelligence.Theyfacealotofchalleng

eswhentryingtogetfood.Theyare,however,alwaysalone,andsodonothavethecomplexsocialsystemsthatcontributetoanimalsmarts.Perhaps

,then,theirmathsskilldevelopedbecausetheycannotcountontheirfriendsforhelp.32.Whattaskdidthescientistssetforthethreebears?（）A.Di

stinguishingdifferentdotpatterns.B.Figuringoutdifferentcoloursofdots.C.Puttingthedotsintodifferentlycolouredgroups.D.Pickingoutthegroupwit

halargernumberofdots.33.Forthebears,thetaskwaseasierwhen__________.（）A.thecoloureddotsweremovingslowlyB.thedotpatternswereregularinsha

peC.thedotsfollowedapathonthescreenD.moredotscoveredalargercolouredarea34.Whatmayexplainthebears'highdegreeofintelligence?（）A

.Theylearnskillsfromotheranimals.B.Theyfacelifechallengesontheirown.C.Theyfeedonadiverserangeoffood.D

.Theyhavecomplexsocialnetworks.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?（）A.BearsTaughttoDistinguishColoursB.NewEvidenceo

fBearIntelligenceFoundC.ThreeBearsLearnedHowtoCountD.TheSmartestAmericanBlackBearBrutus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）arebecomingincreasinglypopularnowadays,andforgoodreason.Theycanhelpyououtinjustabouteve

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

loadinganappforlanguagelearning.·Learnfromdiversesources（notjustapps）Anyseasonedlanguagelearnerwilltellyouthatthebeautyofmasteringaforeignl

anguageistheworldwhichitopensuptoyou.Thisisaworldofdiversesources（来源）ofinformation,fromnewspapersandbookstoTV,radio,musicandevenrealpeople.Wouldyo

ulimityourselftoonemediuminyournativelanguage?37·EstablishyourpurposeandplanyourhabitsDoyouwanttobefluentinweeksorareyouin

itforthebraintraining?Thegoodappsaredesignedtohelpyoufityourstudiesaroundyourtimetable.38Theseappsencouragehabitbuildin

g,becausethesuccessfulformationofahabitensuresyoursafeandregularreturn.·Makeitsocial39Imeansocialforreal.Iowethespeedofpr

ogressImadeinItaliantothesupportfromJim,mypartnerinstudytime.Findafriendtoaccompanyyou.Takeaneveningclass

.Borrowabook.Buyabook.Bookaweekawayandattendalanguageschool.Justdon'tforgetyourphone!IfImayspeaksincerely,thecombinationofapp,languages

chool,Jim,eveningsout,andachoicebookortwoprovedextremelyeffective.40A.Irecommendit.B.Rememberthatanappisjustatool.C.No,Idon'tme

anpostingyourprogressonline.D.Iencourageyoutouseappsasoftenasyoucan.E.Probablynot,sowhydosoinyournewlanguage?F.Thebestappsadaptthemselvesbasedupo

nyourbehavior.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,IwenttothebarbershopwhereIalwayswent.Thatday,alongw

iththebarbertherewasanassistant,whohadrecently41theshop.SoIsatforthehaircut.Theuncleaskedmehow42Iwantedit.Ianswered,“Justdoasmydadh

ad43youthelasttime.”Hesmiled.Beforestartingthe44,headded,“WhatifIkeepitlong?”I45hewasjoking.SoIjokedtoo.Isaid,“Ican't46whatwouldhappentoyoursho

pthen!”ThemomentIsaidit,theassistant47frombehind.“Howdaredoyousaythat!Whoareyoutotakeusdown,eh?”IadmitIwastoo48atthatmomentandtheunclestandingbes

idemewasgivingmean49look.Fromthatdayon,I50stoppedjokingaboutanyone'sprofessionandworks.Itisoneofthemost51in

cidentsinmylife,whichtaughtmeto52theprofessionandworksofaperson,nomatterhow53theyare.I'm54thattheassistantrespondedinawaythatmademerethinkthepowe

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

vitedC.promisedD.convinced（）44.A.discussionB.journeyC.trainingD.haircut（）45.A.agreedB.heardC.hopedD.knew（）46.A.f

orgetB.tolerateC.guaranteeD.understand（）47.A.urgedB.shoutedC.laughedD.helped（）48.A.angryB.proudC.scaredD.curious（）49.A.anxiou

sB.appealingC.encouragingD.awkward（）50.A.suddenlyB.completelyC.temporarilyD.regularly（）51.A.importantB.excitingC.strangeD.interesting（）52.A.lear

nB.enterC.changeD.respect（）53.A.hardB.smallC.goodD.complex（）54.A.sorryB.confidentC.gratefulD.embarrass

ed（）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。Likemanyotherstu

dents,youmayhavevariouspeople,56（include）familymembersandfriends,givinginputonyourcollegedecision.Wh

ilemanyofyourtrustedrelativesandpeers（同龄人）mayhavevery57（value）advicethatcanhelpyoutomakethedecision,finallythechoiceisyoursandyoursalon

e.Onlyyoucanfullyrealizewhichaspectsofacollegewillmakeyoutrulyhappyand58（satisfy）,sokeepthatatthefrontofyourmind.Moreover,fullyconsidereachop

tion.Itcanbeeasy59（let）aparticularschoolbecomeafront-runnerearlyon60yourdecision-makingprocess,anditmayevenb

ecomethewinningchoice—butbesuretocarefullyevaluateeveryschool61hasacceptedyou,sinceyouhadparticularreasonsforapply

ingtoeachschool.Dokeep62openmind.Studentscanchangemajors,butrememberthatthere'snore-livingacertainsemester

（学期）,andthere'snomakingupforlosttime.Don'tgotoaschool63（specific）forahighschoolrelationship64tomakesomeoneelsehapp

y.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'vehadthreeinstancesofcartrouble.Eachtimethesethingshappened,Iwassickofthewa

ymostpeoplehadn'tbotheredtohelp.Oneofthosetimes,IwasonthesideoftheroadforclosetothreehourswithmybigJeep.Iputsign

sinthewindows,bigsignsthatsaidNEEDAJACK（千斤顶）,andofferedmoney.Nothing.RightasIwasabouttogiveup,aMexicanfa

milyinasmalltruckpulledover,andthefatherboundedout.Hesizedupthesituationandcalledforhisdaughter,whospo

keEnglish.HeconveyedthroughherthathehadajackbutthatitwastoosmallfortheJeep,sowewouldneedsomethingtosupportit.Thenhego

tasaw（锯子）fromthetruckandcutasectionoutofabiglogonthesideoftheroad.Werolleditoverandputhisjackontop,andwewereinbusines

s.Istartedtakingthewheeloff,andthen,ifyoucanbelieveit,Ibrokehistireiron.Noworries:Hehandedittohiswif

e,andshewasgoneinaflashdowntheroadtobuyanewtireiron.Shewasbackin15minutes.Wefinishedthejob,andIwasaveryhappyman.Thetwoofusweredirtyandsweaty

.Hiswifepreparedapotofwaterforustowashourhands.Itriedtoputa$20billintheman'shand,buthewouldn'ttakeit,so

insteadIwentuptothetruckandgaveittohiswifeasquietlyasIcould.Iaskedthelittlegirlwheretheylived.Mexico,shesaid.They

wereinOregonsoMommyandDaddycouldworkonafruitfarmforthenextfewweeks.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。WhenIwasabouttosayg

oodbye,thegirlaskedifI'dhadlunch.Aftertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.DearMr.George,I’mwritingtoaskforyourhelp.Iameagertoenterfort

heEnglishPoetryDeclamationContestourschoolwillbeholdingnextweekend.Thethememustberelatedtonature.Eachcompetitorwillbegivenfiveminutestoread.Wouldyou

pleasebesokindastogivemesomerecommendationsforpoems?Ifit’snottoomuchtoask,couldIalsoaskyoufortipstopolishmyperformance?Anyadviceondeclamation

,includingpronunciationandintonation,wouldbehelpful.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldgivemesomeguidance.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaWhenIwasa

bouttosaygoodbye,thegirlaskedifI’dhadlunch.BeforeIcouldspeak,mystomachansweredinadelightedgrumble.Afteragesofhopelesslywai

tingandanhourofhardwork,mybodywasdesperateforfuel.Thegirlgiggledandledmetotheirtruck.ThereIsawasmallportabletable.Imusthavesaid“thankyou”at

housandtimesduringthemeal.Thefathersimplysmiledandpattedmyshoulder.Hiswifegesturedtothedishes.“Thisonegood?”sheasked.AndthenI

washandedapaperbagfilledwithMexicandelicacies.Aftertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.Lyingontopofthefo

odwasmy$20bill.Iimmediatelylookedaroundforthetruck,butitwaslonggone.Sincethen,eachtimeIdrovepastafruitfarm,Iwouldlookforasmalltruckandt

hefamilywithaheartofgold.Butweekspassedwithfruitlesssearches.Inthemeantime,Ibegantohelptravelerswithcarproblems,allforfre

e.Istoppedwhiningandseizedeverychancetopassonkindness;kindnessIhopewillreachthesegoodpeopleoneday.(175words)WhenIwasabouttosaygoodbye,thegirla

skedifI’dhadlunch.Mygutfeelingwastorefuse.ButmystomachwasgrowlingsinceIhadn’teatenformorethanfourhours.Seeing

myembarrassment,thegirljustpressedsomebreadintomyhandsandchangedthesubjecttotalkaboutmycar.Aftertheseeminglysimplemealwhichpulledusclosertogether,t

hefamilywasreadytoleave.Whenthefatherstartedhistruck,thelittleangelhandedmeapaperbag,thenwavedgoodbyetome.Istoodandwatchedthetruckuntilitvanishe

daroundaturn.Aftertheyleft,IgotintomyJeepandopenedthepaperbag.Thefruitinsidedidn’tlookperfect,butthetantalizingaromafilledtheair.Pickingoneupto

takeabigbite,Ifounda$20billinthebag.Recallingtheirsincereeyesandsmileswhilechewingthejuicyfruit,Ifeltthewarmthflowingintomyheart.

Certainly,I’veencounteredmanyindifferentpeopleandI’veexperiencedsomehelplessmoments,butIstillputmytrustinthisbeau

tifulworld.BecauseIfinallyrealizedonethingthatstandsthebruntoflifethroughoutitscourse:akindheart.(177words)