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2020-2021学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题第I卷第一部分听力(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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Rentacar.B.Getalicense.C.Changeacard.2.Whomdoesth

ewomansuggestthemanspeakto?A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Smith.C.Mrs.Smith.3.What’sthewoman’sproblem?A.Shelockedher

selfintheapartment.B.Sheforgottochangeherlock.C.Shecouldn’tfindherkeys.4.WhenwasJames’planesupposedtoarrive?A.At2:10.B.

At2:45.C.At1:50.5.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthemeeting?A.Itwillbeginasscheduled.B.Itisbroughtforward.C.Ithasbeencanceled.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.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday?A.Ablueskirt.B.Agreenshirt.C.Aredbag.7.Whatdidthewomanthin

koftheyellowskirt?A.Itwasveryexpensive.B.Itwasn’tbigenough.C.Itwastoobright.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingab

out?A.Theirvacationplan.B.AtriptoWyoming.C.Differentparks.9.WhatcantouristsvisitinYellowstone?A.Laramie.B.TheDevil’sTower.C.OldFa

ithful.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhichplacecanMarketStreetleadto?A.Ariver.B.Ashoppingcenter.C.Afirestation.11.Whatshouldthewomandoaf

tercrossingRiversideRoad?A.Turnleft.B.Keepstraighton.C.Goacrossabridge.12.Whereistheswimmingpool?A.OnNorthStreet.B

.OnMarketStreet.C.OnMuseumStreet.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whereisthemagazine?A.Onthesofa.B.Onthedesk.C.Onthekitchentab

le.14.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Finishthemagazinequickly.B.BuyacopyofthemagazineC.Readthemagaz

ineonline.15.Howmuchwillthemagazineprobablycostnextmonth?A.￡3.B.￡4.C.￡5.16.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shespendstoom

uchonfilms.B.Sheiscrazyaboutthemagazine.C.SheisabigfanofMartinScorsese.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatwillthetemperaturebetomorrow?A.16℃～300

℃.B.18℃～300℃.C.16℃～280℃.18.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeonSundaymorning?A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.19.Whenwillitpro

bablybeprettycold?A.NextMonday.B.NextTuesday.C.NextWednesday.20.Howoftenistheweatherforecast?A.Onceaday.B.Twiceaday.C.Th

reetimesaday.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

黑。ALookingforanewpoetrybooktoread?I’vegotyou!We’regoingtoexploresomeofmyfavoritepoetrycollections,whichrangefromthetraditionalallthewayt

othetotallyexperimental.Andthoughtheydifferintermsoftoneandsubjectmatter,they’veallgotwecall"goodparts".NightSkywithExitWoundsb

yOceanVuongItisthefirstpoetrycollectionfromOceanVuong.Vuong’sstyleiswell-suitedtotheheavysubjectshepursues,particularlywhenherefle

ctsonthelossofhisfatherandhisexperiencesasawartimerefugee.There’sacertainwonderfulqualitytohiswriting.LunchPoemsbyFrankO’HaraIfyoulike

aconversationalstyle,LunchPoemsmightbethepoetrybookforyou.Personal,funny,andeasy,thecollectionperfectlyshowsthecasualvoiceofFrankO’

Hara,anoutstandingfigureoftheNewSchoolMovementinlast-’50sNewYork.Asthenamesuggestsmostofthepoemswerewritt

enduringhislunchbreadatwork,bringingarealisticimagebythewriting.100SelectedPoemsbyE.E.CummingsIt’sashamethatmorepeopledon’ttakeE.E.Cummin

gsseriously.Yes,hispoetryissometimesexperimental.Unconcernedwith"rules",Cummingstriedtocaptureemotioninitsownform.TheComple

tePoemsbyElizabethBishopInmyopinion,anykindoffantasticpoetrybooksmustincludeElizabethBishop.Highlyskilledandhighlyinfluential,Bishopwasoneofthemos

tpowerfulvoicesofthe20thcentury.Shemostlyworkedwithintraditionalforms,buttheformsledtosurprisingeffects,mixingclassicstylewithmodernones.21.

Whoexperiencedwar?A.FrankO’Hara.B.OceanVuongC.E.E.Cummings.D.ElizabethBishop22.Whichpoetrycollectionreflecttherealworld?A.LunchP

oems.B.100SelectedPoemsB.TheCompletePoemsD.NightSkywithExitWounds23.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofElizabethBishop’spoetry?A.ItisfunnyB.Itisp

ersonalC.ItisexcellentD.ItisexperimentalBTheCaballerofamilyfromTempe,Arizonawereoutsideontheirregularlyscheduledwalkwitht

heirdognamedOlivewhentheywerejoinedbyatinybabygrayfox.Now,apparently,thefoxmistookOliveforhermotherandstart

edfollowingthemaroundtheneighborhood.Thefoxwasabout20centimetersinlengthandhadagraycoat.Theylaterfoundoutthatshewasjust6weeksol

datthatpoint.Thetinyfoxfollowedthemhome,wherethesprinklerswereonatthatmoment,sosherantohaveadrink,whichiswhenRosal

ynnoticedhowthirstyshewasasshecouldn’tstopdrinking.Consideringthatthefoxwasfarawayfromhomeandhermother,alone-somethingthatisnottypicaloffoxes,thef

amilydecideditwouldhebesttogetintouchwithSouthwestWildlifeConservationCenterforhelp.Theyfoundaboxandcapturedthebabyfoxsothatshewouldn’twand

eroffintodanger.Theygotthefoxinsidetheboxwithouttouchingher.ThekidswerequicktonameherFoxy.ThefoxwassoonbroughttotheSouthwestWi

ldlifeConservationCenter.Shewasfirstfedusingsyringes(注射器),butnowhaslearnedhowtoeatonherownfromabowl."Sheappearstobedoingquitewell.Shewasa

littledehydrated(脱水)whenwegother.butotherwisehealthy.Shewasalreadyeatingsolidfood,sowe’vemanagertofattenherupahiti

ntheshorttimeshe’sbeenatSouthwestWildlife.She’slikelytogrowupintoastrong,healthygirl,"explainedJimMitchelloftheSouthwestWildli

feConservationCenter.Foxyisnowingoodhands,beingtakencareof.TheyarehopingtobondFoxywithsomeoftheotherfoxedthat

cametothecenterrecentlytoreturntothewildoncetheyarestrongenough.24.Whydidthelittlefoxfollowthefamily?A.Th

efamilyhadsomefoodB.ThelittlefoxknewthefamilywellC.Thefamilyhadcaughtthelittlefox’smotherD.Thelittlefoxthoughtthefamily’sdogwashermother.25.

Whatisthetypicalbehavioroffoxes?A.LivingtogetherB.Drinkingtoomuchwater.C.NeverwalkingfarawayfromhomeD.Neverasking

helpfromhumanbeings.26.WhatcanweknowabouttheCaballerofamily?A.Theyliveinthecountryside.B.Theyarekindandreadyto

helpC.TheyaregoodatcatchingfoxesD.TheyworkintheWildlifeConservationCenter.27.WhenwillFoxygotothewild?A.Whensheishealth

yB.WhenhermothercallsC.WhensheisbigenoughD.WhensheknowsotherfoxesCPeopleinFloridarecentlyhadtoescapefromflashfloodsaftertwofeetofrainfellin

26hours.HeavyrainscausedahillsidetobreakdownandburyacommunityinWashingtonStateearlierthisyear.RainstormsandfloodsattackedColo

radolastyear,andsuddenfloodssweptAtlantain2009,andNashvillein2010.IntheNationalClimateAssessment,publishedlastweek,researchersintheUn

itedStatesreportedthat"largeincreasesinheavyrainshaveoccurredintheNortheast,MidwestandGreatPlains,whereheavyd

ownpourshavecausedcausedfloodingeventsandotherrelevantdisasters".IntheUnitedStatestheincreaseinwatervaporhasbeenontheorderof3pe

rcentor4percentsincethe1970swhenmostofthehuman-causedglobalwarminghasoccurredsincethen.Thatmaynotsoundlikeabigjump,buttheeffe

ctisenormous.Twoleadingscientists,KevinE.TrenberthattheNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearchandDavidR.EasterlingattheNationalOc

eanicandAtmosphericAdministration,ransomecalculationsandagreedthattheglobalwarminghasonaverageputmorethanatrilliongallons(加仓)of

extrawaterintotheairoverthe48states,probablyclosertotwotrillion.Thatextrawaterhastofallasrainorsnowiftheconditionissuitable."Itrainshard

erthanitusedto,"saidDr.Trenberth,whocouldnotresistadding:“Whenitrains,itpours."Sotheysuggestedintensifyingstandardsforthedesignsofclams,andharden

ingroadsandculverts(涵洞)againstthepossibilityofmoreflashfloodsSocietyrespondedbyignoringthem.ForsomeonesittinginPensacola,Fla.wonderingwhytheroad

swerewashedouttheotherdaymightbeagoodpartoftheanswer.Theydidn’twanttofacethetruth.Thewarmingoftheplanethasslowedinr

ecentyears,butscientiststhinkthatislikelytemporary.Theyexpectittogetmuch,muchwarmerasthiscenturyprogresses,andthatcanonlymeanthattherainswillfallha

rderstill.28.Whydidtheauthormentionsomefloodsinthefirstparagraph?A.ToleadtothetopicB.ToattractyoungreadersC.Toshowsomeevidence.D.Toshowthel

atestevents.29.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?A.Theconditionofainorsnow.B.Thereasonoftherainsandfloods.C.Theon

lyeffectofglobalwarming.D.Theexactamountofwaterintheair.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intensifying"mea

ninparagraph4?A.ChangingB.Adjusting.C.StrengtheningD.Decreasing31.Whatcanweinferabouttheclimateinthefuture?A.Theclimatewillb

ebettersoon.B.Thebadclimatewilldisappear.C.Thebadclimatewillbeworse.D.Theclimatewillkeepthesame.DDancingwithyourgran

dmafor15minutesaweekpromotespositivefeelingsandimprovesherstateofmind,astudyclaims.DoctorsfromIsraelareurgingyoungerfamily

memberstohavearegularvisittotheirgrandmasandhaveadancewiththeirgrandmas.Andtheyfounda15minuteboogie(布吉舞)onceaweekliftedthespiritsoftelderfam

ilymembersandhelpedstrengthenthefamilialbond.Infact,itiscalledDanceMovementTherapy(DMT).DMTacrossthegenerations,completewitheyecontact,wasfoundto

promotePositivefeelingsandimprovemoodfortheelderly.Thegrandparentsreportedabrightstateofmind,happymemoriesanduplifte

dspirits.Dancinghasalsopreviouslybeenlinkedtoimprovedmusclestrength,balanceandendurance(耐).Forthegrandchildreninthestudy,t

heweeklyboogiechangedhowtheyviewageingandallowedthemtocometoaccepttheeventualdeathoftheirelderlyrelative.Thestudy,published

inthejournalFrontiersinPsychology,assessedhowdanceaffectedthewell-beingof16dancemovementtherapists(治疗师)andtheirgrandmo

thers.Dancemovementtherapywaspaidattentionduetothefactitiseasilyaccessibleanddoesnotcostmoretopractice.Theresearcherswereeagertoe

xaminealow-costmethodtotreatissuescommonlyfacedbyanageingpopulation-suchaslimitedmobilityanddepression.Grandchildrenwereinstructed

tomakeeyecontactandencourageplayfulnessandtouch.Theywerealsotoldtomirrortheirgrandmothers’movementsandgivethemtimeandsp

acetorestwhenneeded.Thesessionswererecordedandthemanalysedwhilediariesandinterviewscapturedtheopinionsandfeelingsoftheparticipants.

Aswellasthebenefitstothehealthofthesenior,theexperimentalsochangedtheideaoftheyoungerfamilymembers.32.What

shouldtheyoungpeopledowhendancingwiththeirgrandmas?A.Followthegrandmas’eyesB.Lookatthegrandmas’eyesC.Movethebodiesaslongaspossible.D.Talkwiththeirgr

andmasingentlevoice33.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.Theyoungshoulddanceeveryweek.B.Theseniorwerehappyaboutbeingold.C.Theol

dneedparctisethespecialdanceD.Theyyoungonceresistedthefinalleaving.34.WhatisthebestadvantageofDMT?A.CheapB.RelaxingC.CommonD.Influential.35.Wh

atisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatdoesDMTMean?B.Dancing:aGoodWaytoStopBeingSenior.C.WhyDon’tYouDancel5MinutesEveryWeek?D.DancingwithGrandpare

ntsisGoodforHealthandFamilyTies.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。Youlistentomusiceveryday

.Somemusichitsyourhearts.Somemusicmakesyoufullofjoy.36.Inordertoanalysefunctionsofmusic,let’sseethebenefi

tsitbrings.Musicmakesyouexpressyouremotion37..Thiswayyourbrainconveythethoughtswithoutspeakingaword.Whenwetrytoexpresssomesademotion,youwelluses

oftanddeepmusic.38..Musicisanextremelyuniquewaytodevelopthecapabilityofmemorising.Thebestexampletoprovethissentenceisthatyoucaneasilylearnsomet

hingintheformofsongs.Thereasonbehindlearningasongquicklyisthatyourmindenjoysmusic.Whateveryourmindsenjoy,itkeepsit.MusicmakesyoucreativeMusic

iskeytocreativity,ithelpsyouinimprovingyoumindbymakingitmoreartistic.Nomatterwhatthegreatinventionis,itrequiresart.Creativityandimaginatio

nthatisfulfilledbymusic.39..MusicimprovesyourfinereasoningskillsDuringastudyofchildren,itwasshownthatifchildrenareexposedtothreeormoreyearsofmusicalt

raining,thesesamekidsperformedbetter.40..Theyhadbetterlisteningandspeakingskillsthanthosewhohadnone.Thechildreneventestedbetterfor

vocabularyandreasoningskills.A.ThiswastheresultB.BecausemusicisanartofbeautyC.MusicmakesyouliveabetterlifeD.Musicmakeslearningmorep

leasantE.SomemusicmakesyouburstintotearsF.YoushouldchoosesomekindofmusicwithpowerfulbeatsG.Youusuallyplaythemusicthatreflectsyourthoughtsoryouremotio

ns第三部分语言知识运用(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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。RehanwasanAmerican

boy,whohadatoughchildhood.Whenliewas8,hismother41.hisfather.Afterhismotherleft,thefamilyfaced42.difficultiesbecauseRehan’

sfathertriedtoraisetwosonsallbyhimself.Bythe7thgrade,Rehan’shomelifehadsuffered43.underthepressure."Therewasnob

reakfasteveryday,"hesaid."Sometimestherewasnoelectricityat44.."Despitehishardhomelife,Rehan45.boxingforcomfort.Rehancontinue

dto46.academicallywhiletrainingtobeaprofessionalboxer.However,his47.wasbrokenwhenhesufferedashoulderinjuryi

nthe12thgrade.Hishopeofbeingaprofessional48.wasgone.Hehurriedlyappliedtoanumberofcollegesbutwas49..Atlas

t,hehadtoworkasacleaner.Hiscolleagueswantedto50.whyhewasthereandwouldsuggesthegotoschool.TheyeventuallyspoketoBa

tes,the51.ofthecompany,aboutthe52.youngman.BatessoontookRehanunderhis53.andbroughthimtoBowieStateUniversitytomeetaprofesso

r.Thisprofessorwasso54.bytheconversationwithRehanthatlieagreedtoadmitRehan."Istudiedso55..Iwaswinningsomanyhonors-itwascrazy."Rehansaid.Bytheendofh

issecondyear,Rehanmadeadecisiontogotolawschool.ThenRehantransferredtoUniversityofMaryland,wherehebecameagraduatei

n2018.Overthecourseofthefollowingyear,RehanworkedindowntownDC,whilestillstudying.HewasacceptedtolawschoolsatHarvard,thisspring.41.A.choseB.leftC.be

lievedD.ignored42.A.financialB.politicalC.emotionalD.spiritual43.A.normallyB.fortunatelyC.greatlyD.freely44.A.schoolB.hospitalC.homeD.church45.A.ab

andonedB.avoidedC.mindedD.practised46.A.cheatB.improvedC.stopD.operate47.A.dreamB.professionC.judgeme

ntD.life48.A.workerB.studentC.directorD.player49.A.treatedB.thrownC.separatedD.rejected50.A.figureoutB.talkaboutC.makeupD

.pickup51.A.cleanerB.professorC.generalD.kind52.A.blackB.smartC.generalD.kind53.A.attackB.controlC.noseD.wing54.A.frightenedB.impressedC.enco

uragedD.annoyed55.A.highB.deepC.hardD.long第II卷第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。AChineseuniv

ersityhasbuilttheworld’slongest3D-printedbridge.Thecreationhasa56.(long)of26.3metersandawidthof2.6meters.Itsdesigncamefromthehistor

icZhaozhouBridge57.(build)inA.D.605.WhiletheancientZhaozhouBridgerequiredadecadetobuild,theteamspentonly450hour

s58.(finish)alloftheirnewbridge’sconcreteparts.Besides,thebridge’scostcameinatjusttwothirdsofthatofanordinaryb

ridge.Thebridgeconsisted59.44individual3D-printedconcreteunits,eachofhtemapproximately3by3by5feet.Thesides,influencedby

theZhaozhouBridge,60.(make)with68individualconcreteplatesmovedintoplacebyrobotarms.Theleaderoftheteamnotedthat"thedemandforlabori

nconstructionprojectswillbeinshortsupply61.(increasing)"inthefuture.IfChinacannotfindpeopletobuildbridges,"intelligentconstructionwillbe62.

importantchanneltosolvethisproblem".Therehavebeenother3D-printedarchitectural63.(project)overthelastfewyears,asthetechnologyhasbecome64.(Popu

lar)thanbefore.AteamatMITbuiltasamplehousein14hours.65.thereareeverhousesonMars,NASAsuspectsthehousesalsowillbebuiltbyrobotsu

sing3Dprinting.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你注意到同学们浪费食物的现象比较严重，请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，呼吁同学们珍惜粮食，杜绝浪费。内容包括：1.浪费食物的现象2.杜绝浪费的原因3.你的愿景注意1.词数80左右2.可以适当增加

细节，以使行文连贯。3.题目已为你写好Don'twastefood第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。ChristmasDaywascoming.IwasJus

takidthen,andmybigsistertoldmetherewasnoSantaClaus.IfledtomyGrandmabecauseshewouldbestraightwithme.IknewGrandmaalwaystoldmethetruth.Gra

ndmawashome,andItoldhereverything.Shewasreadyforme."NoSantaClaus!"Sheshouted."Ridiculous!Don’tbelieveit."Thatrumorhasbeengoingaround

foryears,anditmakesmemad.Now,putonyourcoat,andlet’sgo.""Gowhere,Grandma?"Iasked."Where"turnedouttobeKerby’sGeneralStore,theonestoreintownthat

hadalittlebitofjustabouteverything.Aswewalkedthroughitsdoors,Grandmahandedmetendollars."Takethismoney"shesaid,"andbuysomethi

ngforsomeonewhoneedsit.I’llwaitforyouinthecar."ThensheturnedandwalkedoutofKerby’S.Iwasonlyeightyearsold.I’doftengones

hoppingwithmymother,butneverhadIshoppedforanythingallbymyself.Thestoreseemedbigandcrowded,fullofpeoplecompet

ingtofinishtheirChristmasshopping.ForafewmomentsIjuststoodthere,confused,holdingthatten-dollarbill,wonderingwhattobuyandwho

tobuyitfor.IsuddenlythoughtofBobbyDecker,whowasakidwithbadbreathandmessyhair.HesatrightbehindmeinMrs.Pollock’sgrad

e-twoclass.BobbyDeckerdidn’thaveacoat.Iknewthatbecauseheneverwentoutforrecess(放假)duringthewinter.Hismotheralwayswroteanote,tellingtheteache

rthathehadacough,butwekidsknewthatBobbyDeckerdidn’thaveacough,andhedidn’thaveacoat.IwouldbuyBobbyDeckeracoat!Isettledonaredone,whichlookedreallywarm,

andhewouldlikethat."IsthisaChristmaspresentforsomeone?"theladybehindthecounteraskedkindly,asIlaidmytendoll

arsdown."Yes."Theniceladysmiledatme,putthecoatinabagandwishedmeaMerryChristmas.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写

好；Paragraph1:Thatevening,GrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristmaspaper.Paragraph2:GrandmaandIwaitedbreathlesslyforBobbyDecker’sfrontdoortoopen

andfinallyit….高二试题答案第一部分：1-5AACAA6-10CBBCB11-15ACACB16-20BACCB第二部分：21-23BAC24-27DABD28-31ABCC32-35BDAD36-40EGDBA第三部分：第一节41-45BACCD46-50BADDA51-55CB

DBC第二节56length57built58.finishing59of60weremade61increasing62an63projects64morepopular65If第四部分第一节Mydearfriends,Recently,I

havenoticedahorriblethingthatastonishedme.Anumberofclassmatesdon’tcherishthefood.Theybuymuchfoodandonlyeatalittle.Then,theythr

owtherestintothedustbins.Whatashame!Afterall,everybiteofthefoodyouthrowawaycontainsthehardlaboroftheproducers,including

thefarmersandtheworkers.Additionally,manypeopleintheworldstilldon’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Ifyoucansavethefood,theywillhavemorechances

tohavesomethingtoeat.FromwhereIstand,Idowishallofuscherishfoodandneverwastefood.Thisisourduty.第二节Paragraph1:Thatevening,Grandmahelpedmewrapthecoa

tinChristmaspaper.Shewrote“ToBobby,FromSantaClaus”onit,afterwhichshedrovemeovertoBobbyDecker’shouse,explainingIwasofficiallyoneofSanta’

shelpers.GrandmaparkeddownthestreetformBobby’shouse,andItookadeepbreath,anddashedforhisfrontdoor.Seeingnootherpeoplenoticeus,IputtheChristmaspresentd

own,poundedhisdoorbellandthenGrandmaandIhidinthecar.Paragraph2:GrandmaandIwaitedbreathlesslyforBobbyDecker’sfrontdoortoopenandf

inallyitopened.OutwentBobbyDecker.Seeingthecoatinthebag,helookedveryastonishedandthencalledhismothertogoout.Afterhearingthemsay“Thanks”toSantaClau

s,IfeltveryproudofwhatIhaddone.AtthattimeIdecidedtobeSanta’shelperforever.ItwasonthatnightthatIrealizedthetrutht

hathewhohasnoChristmasinhisheartwillneverfindChristmasunderatree.