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2024年高二年级12月月考英语试卷考试时长：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(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。1.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inalibrary.B.Ina

bookstore.C.Inaclassroom.2.Whatwillthemandointheafternoon?A.Visitacustomer.B.Gototheairport.C.Eatinarestaurant.

3.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?A.Toapplyforanewjob.B.Tomakeanapology.C.Tomakeanappointment.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hecannothelp

.B.Hehaslosthisway.C.Heisnotinterested.5.WhatisJanegoingtodothisevening?A.Workintheoffice.B.FlytoNewYork.C.HavedinnerwithKevi

n.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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Strangers.B.Roommates.C.Neighbors.7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Findas

treetmap.B.Runtocatchabus.C.Walktothemarket.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8.WhatdidDaviddolastnight?A.Heplayedvolleyball.B.Hewatched

television.C.Hereadthenewspaper.9.WhenwillthematchonSaturdayafternoonstart?A.At2:30.B.At3:00.C.At3:30.10.Whatw

illLisadofirst?A.Talkwithhermom.B.GiveDavidacall.C.Takeapianolesson.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。11.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakepl

ace?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.12.Whichbusarethespeakersgoingtotake?A.No.3.B.No.11.C.No.1

7.13.Howwillthewomangotoworktomorrow?A.Byunderground.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。14.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Servingacustomer.B.Givingan

interview.C.Askingfordirections.15.WhatdoesBillHarringtondo?A.He’sabusdriver.B.He’sastudent.C.He’saphotographer.16.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A

.Visitalocalpark.B.Buyadishwasher.C.Lookatsomeflats.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17.Howmuchdoesitcostagrown-uptovisittheSeaLifeCentre?A.£2.B.£

4.C.£10.18.Whendothehourlyfeedingtimesforthefishbegin?A.At8:30a.m.B.At9:30a.m.C.At10:30a.m.19.WhatcanchildrendointheSeaLifeThea

tre?A.Performinaplay.B.Talkwithanactor.C.Watchashortfilm.20.WhatisthelatestattractionattheSeaLifeTheatre?A

.Anunderwaterglasspassage.B.Anopen-airswimmingpool.C.Anoutsidechildren’splayarea.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共1

5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。AEliteSummerSchoolProgramforHighSchoolStudentsHarvard’sEliteProgramforhighschoolstudentsi

sanintensivetwo-weeksummerprogramdesignedtogiveyouaglimpseofcollegelife.YouwillliveontheHarvardcampusduringyourtwo-weeksessionwhiletakingacollege-le

velcoursewithotherEliteProgramstudents.TheApplicationforSummer2024IsNowOpen.Cost:$5550+$75applicationfee2024SessionI:June23-July5,20242024Ses

sionII:July7-19,20242024SessionIII:July21-August2,2024WhoCanParticipateintheEliteProgram?Harvard’sEliteProgramisdesignedformature,academicall

ymotivatedstudentswhoareinterestedinexploringapotentialmajororsimplyfindingoutwhatcollegeisreallylike.OurElit

eProgramisopentorisingjuniorsandseniors.TobequalifiedforSummer2024,youmustmeetbothofthefollowingcriteria:●Will

graduatefromhighschoolandentercollegein2025or2026.●Areatleast16yearsoldbyJune22,2024,andwillnotturn19

yearsoldbeforeJuly31,2024.ImportantDeadlines:●EarlyApplicationandPriorityFinancialAidDeadline—January10,2024●RegularApplicationandF

inancialAidDeadline—February14,2024●LateApplicationDeadline—April10,2024SeetheEliteProgramCalendarforallimportantdatesanddeadlines.21.Whocan

betheapplicantfortheEliteProgram2024?A.Lucy,14,withexcellentacademicperformance.B.Jerry,16,expectedtoentercollegein2025.C.Tina,17,acollege

studentwithbroadinterests.D.Tim,19,anofficeworkerwithmotivationtolearn.22.WhenisPriorityFinancialAidApplicationavailable?A.April

10,2024.B.February14,2024.C.January9,2024.D.July23,2024.23.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Anewsreport.B.At

ravelbrochure.C.Anacademicpaper.D.Acollegewebsite.BMollyWoganlovesdogssomuchthatshedecidedtogiveupabigpartyofherlifetohelpthem.Whenshelearnedmanydogs

livedinbadconditionsorhadtheirlivescutshort,shedecidedtosendthemtothedogsheltersthathadhelpedherfamilyfindtheirfamilydogs.S

o,insteadofhavingabigpartyforherinitiationceremony(成人礼)，shedecidedtohelpthedogs.AsMollysaid,“Tobeanadultmeansdoinggoodthings,b

utIdidn’twanttofocusonaparty.Ididn’treallyneedaparty,butthedogsneedthehelp.”Mollywasalreadyasheltervolunte

erhelpingoutonceeachweek.Butshedecidedtotakethingstothenextlevel.MollystartedthePreciousAnimalsWonderfulSheltersProjecttohelpthedogsinbads

ituationstravelacrossthecountrytofindpeoplewhowerewillingtoadoptthem.Mollysetatargettoraise$2,500inoneyeartogiveto14locals

heltersalongwithitemsliketoys.Overtheyear,herprojectgrew.Mollyendedupvolunteeringforover400hoursandsoldhomemadedogtoysandtr

eats,andkeychainsat45differentevents.Injustayear,sheraised$38,000.Meanwhileshealsotooktwo“transport”tri

psfromGeorgiatoherhomestateofMassachusettstomove110at-riskdogstotheNortheast,whereshehelpedeachfindahome.Withthemon

eysheraised,shecouldgeteverydogvetvisits,foodandtransport.Mollyhopestosaveanother100dogsthisyear.Sheisawonderfulexampl

eofayoungpersonfollowingherheartandtakingactiontomaketheworldabetterplace.Mollyisnotonlysaving100dogs’lives,butsheischangingth

elivesofthosewhoadoptthemaswell.24.WhydidMollystarttheproject?A.Tohelpthedogsfindnewhomes.B.Togetmoremoneytoraisedogs.C.Tomaket

hedogsvisitsomecities.D.Tohelpdogsadapttotheenvironment.25.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMolly?A.Braveandcareful.B.C

leverandhumorous.C.Kindandselfless.D.Cooperativeandpretty.26.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.ThepraiseforMolly.B.Thee

xampleofadults.C.Thesituationofthedogs.D.Thefutureoftheproject.27.WhatdoweknowaboutMollyfromthetext?A.Sheisreadytohelpmorepeople.B.Shebecamerichf

orsavingmanydogs.C.Shetravelledacrossthecountrytoraisedogs.D.Shehasbeendevotingherselftohelpingdogs.CAnewstudyinvolvingnearly50000peoplefro

mfourcontinentsoffersnewinsightsintoidentifyingthequantityofdailywalkingstepsthatwillbestimproveadults’healthandlongevity(长寿)，

andwhethertheidealnumberofstepsdiffersacrosspeopleofdifferentages.Thestudyrepresentsanefforttodevelopanevidence-basedpublichealthmessagea

boutthebenefitsofphysicalactivity.Theoften-repeated10000-step-a-daysayinggrewoutofadecades-oldmarket

ingactivityforaJapanesepedometer(计步器),withnosciencetobackitup.LedbyphysicalactivityprofessorAmandaPaluch,aninternationalgroupofscientistscond

uctedanexperimentamongadultsaged18andolder.Theygroupedthenearly50000participantsintofourcomparativegroupsaccordingtoaveragestepsperday.

Theloweststepgroupaveraged3500steps;thesecond,5800;thethird,7800;andthefourth,10900stepsperday.Amongt

hethreehigheractivegroups,therewasa40%--53%lowerriskofdeath,comparedtotheloweststepgroup.Morespecifically,foradultsaged60andolder,theriskofearlyde

athleveledoffatabout6000--8000stepsperday,meaningthatmorestepsthanthatprovidednoadditionalbenefitforlongevity,whileforadultsyoungerthan60,about800

0--10000stepsperday."So,whatwesawwasthiscontinuingreductioninriskasthenumberofstepsincreases,untilitlev

elsoff.Interestingly,thestudyfoundnodefinitiveassociationwithwalkingspeed."Paluchsays.Thenewstudysupportsandexpandsfinding

sfromanotherstudyledbyPaluchbefore,whichfoundthatwalkingatleast7000stepsadayreducedmiddle-agedpeople’sriskofearlydeath.“There’salo

tofevidencesuggestingthatmovingevenalittlemoreisbeneficial,particularlyforthosewhoaredoingverylittleactivity,"Paluchsays.“Morestepsperdayareb

etterforyourhealth."28.Whydidthescientistscarryoutthenewstudy?A.Toknowaboutpeople’shealthcondition.B.Toexplainthepedometer’sworkingp

rinciples.C.Todeterminethebestphysicalactivityforpeople.D.Toprovideascientificguidelineondailywalking.29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“leveledoff”in

Paragraph3mean?A.Turnedhigher.B.Becamestable.C.Fellsharply.D.Changedrapidly.30.Whatdoestheexperimentfind?A.Theoldshouldwalkasmuchaspossib

le.B.Youngpeopleusuallywalkmorethantheold.C.Themostbeneficialstepsdifferbyagegroups.D.Walkingpaceisthekeyto

avoidingearlydeath.31.WhatdoesPaluchadvisepeopledoinglittleactivitytodo?A.Towalkmoresteps.B.Tocontrolwalkingspeed.C.Tolimitwalkin

gdistance.D.Totrackthenumberofsteps.DInourdailyschedulesandbusylives,therearemomentswhenwetendtothinkaboutwhereweareheadinginlife.Canwesay

thatwearelivingasuccessfullife,orevenheadingtowardone?Howtoachievesuccessinlifeactuallydependsonwhatsuccessmeanstoyou.Mostpeople

thinkofsuccessasgettingahighly-paidjob.Butwhattheyareforgettingisthatajobisjustameanstomakeyourlifeeasier.Whatisthepointo

fearningalotofmoneyifyoudon’tgetthetimeforpeoplewhoaremostimportanttoyouinlife?Afterall,youareearningf

orthemandyourselfonly,right?Inaddition,itisverydifficulttokeepabalanceforthosewhoarealwayslookingformoreandareneve

rhappywiththemselvescurrently.Itbecomes,therefore,necessarytobethankfulforallthatyouhaveachievedinlifeandbeproudofyourself.Anotherkeyis

tonotonlybeconfidentbutalsorespectwhatotherssay.Apersonwhorespectshiseldersandvaluestheiradvicealwaysbecomesmoresuccessfulinlifecom

paredtothosewithoverconfidence.Mostofustendtofocusonthingsthatwedon’thave.Forexample,youmightbesadthatyouaren’tthemanagerof

yourcompany.However,youdon’tunderstandthefactthattheremaybethousandsofpeoplewhoaredyingtobeintheplacewhereyouare

rightnow.Attimescountingthecoinsinyourhandisbetterthanregrettingthatyoudidn’tgetagoldmine.Obviously,lifeistomoveforward.Butthenintheend,

itistheexperienceyougetfromthejourneyoflifethatmatters,notthedestinationyouareheadingtoward.Successinlifemaybedifferent

fordifferentpeople,butlivinghappilyeachandeverymomentisthemainkeytobecomingsuccessfulinlife.Sowhatareyoudoingnowtoliveasuccessfullife?32.Wha

tdoestheauthorthinkofworkandlife?A.Workisasnecessaryaslife.B.Earntoliveanddon’tlivetoearn.C.Ahighly-paidjobmeansasuccessfullife.

D.It’shardtokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.33.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Theimportanceofkeepingmovingforward.B.Theimpor

tanceofmakinguseofwhatyouown.C.Theimportanceofhavingconfidenceinyourself.D.Theimportanceofbeinggratefulforwhat

youhave.34.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestattheendofthetext?A.Beingproudofyourself.B.Livinginthepresenthappily.C.Beingdi

fferentfromothersinlife.D.Determiningthedestinationofyourlife.35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Togiv

eussometipsonbeingsuccessfulinlife.B.Towarnusnottojustthinkaboutmakingmoney.C.Toencourageustobeconfidentaboutthefuturelife,D.Tosh

owusdifferentviewsofdifferentpeopleonsuccess.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。Workingfromhomeinas

mallapartmentisfineduringtheday.Butwhennighttimecomes,itmaybedifficulttoturnoffworkandgetagoodnight’ssleep.36Thesekin

dsofapartments,withthelivingroom,kitchenandsleepingareaallinoneroom,arecommoninlargecities.Herecomessomeadvicegatheredonhowtoworkprodu

ctivelyandsleepwellinsuchanapartment.AgoodbedisextremelyimportantAtthebeginning,agoodbedisamust.Evenbetterisahigh-qualitysleepsofathatca

ndoubleasabedandcouch.Or,aMurphybed.37Hecameupwiththisideain1900whilelivinginhisownstudioapartmentinCalifornia.Createasleepa

reaToseparateyoursleepareafromtherestoftheapartment,youcanpurchaseafreestandingscreenorroomdivider.Andtryyourbesttokeepyours

leepareastrictlyforsleeping.38Ifyouuseyourbedduringthedaytime,youcandosmalltaskstokeepdaytimeworkandsleepseparate.LisaStrauss,apsychologis

tandexpertinsleepdisorders,suggestsusingonesideofthebedforreadingandtheotherforsleeping.Freshentheair.Lowerthelights

.Forstarters,youmustmakesuretheairflowisgood.Anairpurifierwillwork,ifyoucookandsleepinthesameplace.Also,

besurethatcomputer,TV,andotherelectronicscreensareturnedoffatnight.39KeepthingscleanandorganizedOnethingtoavoidwhe

nitcomestostudiolivingisleavingbedsunmade.Why?40Itwillalsoaddtoasenseofcrowdedness.Atnight,youwoulddowelltopu

tawayelectronics.Sidetableswithplugsandportsforelectronicshelpyoustoredevicesandkeepthingsorganizedandclean.A.It

isnamedafterWilliamMurphy.B.However,thatisnotalwayspossible.C.Studioapartmentsoftendonothavealotofstorage.D.Workan

dlifecanbeevenharderinstudioapartments.E.Peoplewillhaveanimpressionthatyouarelazyanduntidy.F.Theirlightcanaffectourinternalclocksiftheyareat

ashortdistancefrombed.G.Usingcalmingsmellslikelavender(薰衣草)atbedtimewillsetthetoneforrestfulsleep.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)Normall

y,halfteacherswouldleavetheprofessionbytheirfifthyear.I,afourthyearteacher,wouldprobably41them.Althoughmanystudents42myclass,especiallymysk

illsandpatience,Istilldidn’tthinkwhatIwasdoing43.Istillkeptprayingforasigntostay,though.OneSaturdaymorning,Lyric,my

teachingassistant,askedifIcouldmeethimandArifordinner,44someadviceoncollegeapplications.Ipolitely45.How

ever,my46forthatdaywassofullypackedthatIcouldn’tspareaminute.IhadintendedtocallLyrictofixanotherday.AsIhadpromised,I47tomakeittotherestaurant.The

momentIsteppedin,Iwas48surprised—alongtablefullofstudents,allstandinganddressedup.Theyyelled,“Surprise!”Justima

ginehow49Iwasthen.Aseachcameupandhuggedme,Ikeptasking,“Whatonearthisallthisfor?”Aftereveryone50,Lyric

madeatoast:“Mr.Schultz,youmakeallofusfeelloved;youmakeusfeellikewe51.Wearedoingwhatyou’vetaughtus.You,meanalottou

s;andwe,allloveyou.”Hearingthat,Iwasintears,52.Pastmemoriescrowdedin.ForfouryearsIhadendedeveryclass,everyday,withtheseparting53:“Lovelarger.Give

greater.Bekinder.Liftothers.”Thenandthere,Ifinallyrealizedmyperseverance(坚持)mattered.Whattheydidn’tk

nowwasthattheychangedmylifeand54mycareerthatnight.I’m55Ididn’tcancelthedinner.It,suddenly,dawnedonmethatmyjobdidmakeagr

eatdifference.41.A.replaceB.stopC.joinD.punish42.A.hatedB.likedC.attendedD.skipped43.A.meaningfulB.interestingC.pleasantD.delightf

ul44.A.lecturingB.instructingC.tellingD.seeking45.A.protestedB.refusedC.complainedD.agreed46.A.scheduleB.suitcaseC.memoryD.budget47.A.determi

nedB.intendedC.managedD.attempted48.A.graduallyB.totallyC.eventuallyD.properly49.A.boredB.satisfiedC.defeatedD.confused50.A.settledd

ownB.calmeddownC.brokendownD.camedown51.A.succeedB.careC.matterD.compete52.A.fearlessB.speechlessC.helplessD.tireless53.A.objectivesB.word

sC.puzzlesD.letters54.A.savedB.ruinedC.delayedD.started55.A.mournfulB.disappointedC.regretfulD.blessed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。The20thFrenchFilmPanoramainChina,56(organize)byFragrancewithsupportfromtheFrenchEmbassyinChina,openedyesterday,withTheT

asteofThingsdirectedbyTrầnAnhHùngastheopeningfilm.SinceitsbeginninginBeijingin2004,theFrenchFilmPanorama57(be)anessentialpartofthe“C

roisementsFestival,”58(active)promotingFrenchcinematoChineseaudiencesandfosteringSino-French59(culture)exchange.Thisyear,thefestivalfeatur

eseightrecentFrenchfeaturefilmsandoneshortfilm,showcasingthe60(diverse)ofcontemporaryFrenchcinema.Atthe

openingceremony,FrenchAmbassadortoChinahighlightedthat2024isaparticularlyspecialyear,61marksboththe60thanniversaryofdiplomaticrelationsbetwe

enChinaandFranceandthe20thanniversaryoftheFrenchFilmPanorama.Overtheyears,theeventhasbecomeanunmissablefestivalforChinesefilmenthusiasts,offeri

ng62uniquecinematicfeastandanexcellentopportunity63(explore)Frenchfilms,interactwithartists,andsharetheirinsights.ActressZhangZiy

i,invitedthreetimestoserve64ajurymemberfordifferentsectionsoftheCannesFilmFestival,wasannouncedtobetheambassadorthenandthere.AfterthescreeningsinBe

ijing,thisyear’sFrenchFilmPanoramawillcontinueinmanybigcitiesnationwide,withscreenings65(run)untilOctober31.第四部分写作(共两节：满分40分)第一节

(满分15分)假定你是校学生会主席李华,你校即将举办“美丽校园”短视频大赛。请你用英文写一份邀请函,请国际班的学生参加比赛,内容包括:1.比赛目的;2.视频要求。注意:写作词数应为80个左右。Dearstudents,___________________________

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_________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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。AnAngelonaSno

wyNightThewindwasblowinghardasIwasdrivingdownthetwistsandturnsofthecountryroad.Iwasdesperatetogethomebefo

redark,butthereseemednoway.Theforecastsaidtherewasgoingtobeaheavysnowontheway.Itwasfreezingcoldoutside.Thewindwasblowingagainstthewindows,l

ettingoutbuzzingnoises.Hairstandingonend,Isteppedhardontheaccelerator,longingtomakeittomycozyhomeearl

ier.ThecarwasroaringalongtheroughroadwhenIsuddenlyheardabigbangcomingfrombehind.Thecarsomehowsloweddown,andImanaged

topullitovertothesideoftheroad.Iwasinacoldsweatfromextremeterror,wonderingwhathadjusthappened.Draggingmyselfoutofthe

driver’sseat,Ishiveredwithcold.Suddenly,agustofcoldwindclearedmyhead.QuicklyIexaminedthecar.Muchtomysur

prise,noseriousdamagewasdone.Itwasjustaflattire,butthecarcouldn’tmoveforwardaninch!Itwasblackdarkoutside.Therewasnotasinglesoul

aroundtoturnto.Awaveoffearinstantlywashedoverme.Worsestill,itbegantosnowattheverymoment.Snowflakesweredancingintheairatthem

ercyofhowlingwind.HowIwishedsomeonecouldcometomyrescuejustintime!Withnowheretohide,Ihadtowaitinthedarkness,c

oldandhelpless.Iwaitedandwaited,butnocarortruckpassedby.Swallowedbycompletedarkness,Ialmostwentmad.“Whatifnoonecomes?Wha

tshouldIdo?”,Imumbled.Atthispoint,Iwastotallyseizedbyanxietyandfear.Mypatiencewasrunningoutwhenloudnoisesboomedoutfromthedarknight.TherecameaF

ordpickup,withdazzlinglightcastoverthewhitesnow.Isprangtomyfeet,wavingmyarmscrazily.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。Para1:Thepickupfinallysto

pped,andoutsteppedthedriver.___________________________________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________Para2:Thedriverdrewbackandrefusedtotakethemoney.___

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________________________________________________________________________12月月考答案听力1-5BACAB6-10ACBCA11-15ABCAB16-20CBBCA阅读理解21-23BCD2

4-27ACAD28-31DBCA32-35BDBA36-40DABFE完形填空41-45CBADD46-50ACBDA51-55CBBAD语法填空56.organized57.hasbeen58.actively59.cultural60.diversi

ty61.which62.a63.toexplore64.as65.RunningDearstudents,Iwouldliketoinviteyoualltoparticipateinashortvideocontestwhosethemeis“

BeautifulCampus”.Thecontestisagreatchancetoshowthebeautyofourcampusandshareyouruniqueperspectivesonourschool.Pleasenotethattheshortvideoshouldberelat

edtoourcampusandschoollife.Besides,subtitlesandmusiccanbeaddedtomakeitmorecolorful.AlltheshortvideosmustbemadewithinthreeminutesandinMP4form,

whichshouldbeuploadedtothecampuswebsitebyDecember30th.Thetoptenwiththemostlikeswillberewardedafterwards.Lo

okingforwardtoyouractiveparticipation.Yourssincerely,LiHua读后续写Thepickupfinallystopped,andoutsteppedthedriver.“What’sup?youngman!

”askedthedriver.“Ihaveaflattire.”Iresponded.Thedriverthenkneltonhiskneeandtookacloselookatthebrokentire.“Nothingserious,I’

llhelpreplacethetire.”Hearinghiswords,Ibreathedasighofrelief.Asurgeofwarmthsoonflowedthroughmyheart.Thedriverimmediatelypull

edsometoolsoutofthetrunkandsettowork.Justwithinminutes,thesparetirewasinstalledinplace.Deeplytouchedbythedriver’sse

lflesshelp,Igrabbedhisarm,tryingtocramsomecashintohishand.Thedriverdrewbackandrefusedtotakethemoney.Innotime,hesteppedontothepickupan

dsoondisappearedintothedarknight,leavingmegreatlyshocked.Anaccidentturnedouttobeablessingwhenastrangerapproachedmelikeanangel.Man

yyearshavepassed,butthedriver’skindgesturestillsticksinmyhead.Itwashisgeneroushelpthatdroveawaycold,bringingmewarmthonthatsnowyni

ght.EventhoughIdon’tknowhisname,hisactofkindnessmakesagreatdifferencetome,alwaysinspiringmetoreachouttothoseinneed.