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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.Chan

geacard.2.Whomdoesthewomansuggestthemanspeakto?A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Smith.C.Mrs.Smith.3.What’sthewoman’sproblem?A.Shelockedherselfintheapartme

nt.B.Sheforgottochangeherlock.C.Shecouldn’tfindherkeys.4.WhenwasJames’planesupposedtoarrive?A.At2:10.B.At2:45.C.At1:50.5.W

hatdoesthewomansayaboutthemeeting?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.Whatdidthewomanbuyy

esterday?A.Ablueskirt.B.Agreenshirt.C.Aredbag.7.Whatdidthewomanthinkoftheyellowskirt?A.Itwasveryexpensive.B.Itwasn’tbigenough.C.Itwastoobright.听第7

段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theirvacationplan.B.AtriptoWyoming.C.Differentparks.9.W

hatcantouristsvisitinYellowstone?A.Laramie.B.TheDevil’sTower.C.OldFaithful.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhichplacecanMa

rketStreetleadto?A.Ariver.B.Ashoppingcenter.C.Afirestation.11.WhatshouldthewomandoaftercrossingRiversideRoad?A.Turnl

eft.B.Keepstraighton.C.Goacrossabridge.12.Whereistheswimmingpool?A.OnNorthStreet.B.OnMarketStreet.C.On

MuseumStreet.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whereisthemagazine?A.Onthesofa.B.Onthedesk.C.Onthekitchentable.14.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Finisht

hemagazinequickly.B.BuyacopyofthemagazineC.Readthemagazineonline.15.Howmuchwillthemagazineprobablycostnextmonth?A.￡3.B.￡4.C.￡5.16

.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shespendstoomuchonfilms.B.Sheiscrazyaboutthemagazine.C.SheisabigfanofMartinSco

rsese.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.S

unny.C.Cloudy.19.Whenwillitprobablybeprettycold?A.NextMonday.B.NextTuesday.C.NextWednesday.20.Howoftenistheweatherfor

ecast?A.Onceaday.B.Twiceaday.C.Threetimesaday.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,whichrangefr

omthetraditionalallthewaytothetotallyexperimental.Andthoughtheydifferintermsoftoneandsubjectmatter,they’veallgotwecall"g

oodparts".NightSkywithExitWoundsbyOceanVuongItisthefirstpoetrycollectionfromOceanVuong.Vuong’sstyleiswell-s

uitedtotheheavysubjectshepursues,particularlywhenhereflectsonthelossofhisfatherandhisexperiencesasawartimerefugee.There’sacertainwonderfulqualityto

hiswriting.LunchPoemsbyFrankO’HaraIfyoulikeaconversationalstyle,LunchPoemsmightbethepoetrybookforyou.Personal,funny,andeasy,thecol

lectionperfectlyshowsthecasualvoiceofFrankO’Hara,anoutstandingfigureoftheNewSchoolMovementinlast-’50sNewYork.Asthenamesuggest

smostofthepoemswerewrittenduringhislunchbreadatwork,bringingarealisticimagebythewriting.100SelectedPoemsbyE.E.CummingsIt’sashamethatmorepeopledon’tt

akeE.E.Cummingsseriously.Yes,hispoetryissometimesexperimental.Unconcernedwith"rules",Cummingstriedtocaptureemotioninitsownform.TheCom

pletePoemsbyElizabethBishopInmyopinion,anykindoffantasticpoetrybooksmustincludeElizabethBishop.Highlyskilledandhighlyinfluential,Bis

hopwasoneofthemostpowerfulvoicesofthe20thcentury.Shemostlyworkedwithintraditionalforms,buttheformsledtosurprisingeffe

cts,mixingclassicstylewithmodernones.21.Whoexperiencedwar?A.FrankO’Hara.B.OceanVuongC.E.E.Cummings.D.ElizabethBishop22.Whichpoetr

ycollectionreflecttherealworld?A.LunchPoems.B.100SelectedPoemsB.TheCompletePoemsD.NightSkywithExitWounds23.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofElizabethBi

shop’spoetry?A.ItisfunnyB.ItispersonalC.ItisexcellentD.ItisexperimentalBTheCaballerofamilyfromTempe,Arizonawereoutsideontheirregularlyschedul

edwalkwiththeirdognamedOlivewhentheywerejoinedbyatinybabygrayfox.Now,apparently,thefoxmistookOliveforhermotherandstartedfo

llowingthemaroundtheneighborhood.Thefoxwasabout20centimetersinlengthandhadagraycoat.Theylaterfoundoutthatshewasjust6weeksoldatth

atpoint.Thetinyfoxfollowedthemhome,wherethesprinklerswereonatthatmoment,sosherantohaveadrink,whichiswhenRosalynnoticedhowthirstyshewasasshecouldn’

tstopdrinking.Consideringthatthefoxwasfarawayfromhomeandhermother,alone-somethingthatisnottypicaloffoxes,thefamilydecideditwouldhebesttogetintouc

hwithSouthwestWildlifeConservationCenterforhelp.Theyfoundaboxandcapturedthebabyfoxsothatshewouldn’twanderoffintodanger.Theygotthefo

xinsidetheboxwithouttouchingher.ThekidswerequicktonameherFoxy.ThefoxwassoonbroughttotheSouthwestWildlifeConservationCen

ter.Shewasfirstfedusingsyringes(注射器),butnowhaslearnedhowtoeatonherownfromabowl."Sheappearstobedoingquitewell.Shewasalittledehydrated(脱水)whenwegother

.butotherwisehealthy.Shewasalreadyeatingsolidfood,sowe’vemanagertofattenherupahitintheshorttimeshe’sbeenatSouthwestWildlife.

She’slikelytogrowupintoastrong,healthygirl,"explainedJimMitchelloftheSouthwestWildlifeConservationCenter.Foxyisno

wingoodhands,beingtakencareof.TheyarehopingtobondFoxywithsomeoftheotherfoxedthatcametothecenterrecentlytoreturntothewildo

ncetheyarestrongenough.24.Whydidthelittlefoxfollowthefamily?A.ThefamilyhadsomefoodB.ThelittlefoxknewthefamilywellC.Thefamil

yhadcaughtthelittlefox’smotherD.Thelittlefoxthoughtthefamily’sdogwashermother.25.Whatisthetypicalbehavioroffoxes?A.Livingtoge

therB.Drinkingtoomuchwater.C.NeverwalkingfarawayfromhomeD.Neveraskinghelpfromhumanbeings.26.WhatcanweknowabouttheCaballerofamily?A.Theylivei

nthecountryside.B.TheyarekindandreadytohelpC.TheyaregoodatcatchingfoxesD.TheyworkintheWildlifeConservationCenter.27.WhenwillFoxygotothewild?A.Whe

nsheishealthyB.WhenhermothercallsC.WhensheisbigenoughD.WhensheknowsotherfoxesCPeopleinFloridarecentlyhadtoescapefromflashfloodsaftertwof

eetofrainfellin26hours.HeavyrainscausedahillsidetobreakdownandburyacommunityinWashingtonStateearlierthisyear.Rainstormsandfloodsat

tackedColoradolastyear,andsuddenfloodssweptAtlantain2009,andNashvillein2010.IntheNationalClimateAssessment,publish

edlastweek,researchersintheUnitedStatesreportedthat"largeincreasesinheavyrainshaveoccurredintheNortheast,MidwestandGreatPl

ains,whereheavydownpourshavecausedcausedfloodingeventsandotherrelevantdisasters".IntheUnitedStatestheincreaseinwatervaporhasbeenontheorderof3

percentor4percentsincethe1970swhenmostofthehuman-causedglobalwarminghasoccurredsincethen.Thatmaynotsoundlikeabigjump,buttheeffectisenormous.Tw

oleadingscientists,KevinE.TrenberthattheNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearchandDavidR.EasterlingattheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrati

on,ransomecalculationsandagreedthattheglobalwarminghasonaverageputmorethanatrilliongallons(加仓)ofextrawaterintotheairoverthe48s

tates,probablyclosertotwotrillion.Thatextrawaterhastofallasrainorsnowiftheconditionissuitable."Itrainsha

rderthanitusedto,"saidDr.Trenberth,whocouldnotresistadding:“Whenitrains,itpours."Sotheysuggestedintensifyingstandardsforthed

esignsofclams,andhardeningroadsandculverts(涵洞)againstthepossibilityofmoreflashfloodsSocietyrespondedbyignoringthem.Forsomeonesi

ttinginPensacola,Fla.wonderingwhytheroadswerewashedouttheotherdaymightbeagoodpartoftheanswer.Theydidn’twanttofacethetruth.Thewarmingoftheplane

thasslowedinrecentyears,butscientiststhinkthatislikelytemporary.Theyexpectittogetmuch,muchwarmerasthiscenturyp

rogresses,andthatcanonlymeanthattherainswillfallharderstill.28.Whydidtheauthormentionsomefloodsinthe

firstparagraph?A.ToleadtothetopicB.ToattractyoungreadersC.Toshowsomeevidence.D.Toshowthelatestevents.29.W

hatisthemainideaofparagraph3?A.Theconditionofainorsnow.B.Thereasonoftherainsandfloods.C.Theonlyeffectofglobalwar

ming.D.Theexactamountofwaterintheair.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intensifying"meaninparagraph4?A.ChangingB.Adjusting.C

.StrengtheningD.Decreasing31.Whatcanweinferabouttheclimateinthefuture?A.Theclimatewillbebettersoon.B.T

hebadclimatewilldisappear.C.Thebadclimatewillbeworse.D.Theclimatewillkeepthesame.DDancingwithyourgrandmafor15minutesaweekpro

motespositivefeelingsandimprovesherstateofmind,astudyclaims.DoctorsfromIsraelareurgingyoungerfamilymem

berstohavearegularvisittotheirgrandmasandhaveadancewiththeirgrandmas.Andtheyfounda15minuteboogie(布吉舞)onceawee

kliftedthespiritsoftelderfamilymembersandhelpedstrengthenthefamilialbond.Infact,itiscalledDanceMovementTherapy(

DMT).DMTacrossthegenerations,completewitheyecontact,wasfoundtopromotePositivefeelingsandimprovemoodfort

heelderly.Thegrandparentsreportedabrightstateofmind,happymemoriesandupliftedspirits.Dancinghasalsopreviously

beenlinkedtoimprovedmusclestrength,balanceandendurance(耐).Forthegrandchildreninthestudy,theweeklyboogiechangedhowtheyviewageingan

dallowedthemtocometoaccepttheeventualdeathoftheirelderlyrelative.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalFrontiersinPsychology,assessedhowdancea

ffectedthewell-beingof16dancemovementtherapists(治疗师)andtheirgrandmothers.Dancemovementtherapywaspaidattentiondueto

thefactitiseasilyaccessibleanddoesnotcostmoretopractice.Theresearcherswereeagertoexaminealow-costmethodtotreatissuescommonlyfacedbyana

geingpopulation-suchaslimitedmobilityanddepression.Grandchildrenwereinstructedtomakeeyecontactandencourageplayfulnessandtouch.The

ywerealsotoldtomirrortheirgrandmothers’movementsandgivethemtimeandspacetorestwhenneeded.Thesessionswererecordedandthemanalysedwhilediarie

sandinterviewscapturedtheopinionsandfeelingsoftheparticipants.Aswellasthebenefitstothehealthofthesenior,theexperimentalsochangedtheideaoftheyoun

gerfamilymembers.32.Whatshouldtheyoungpeopledowhendancingwiththeirgrandmas?A.Followthegrandmas’eyesB.Lookat

thegrandmas’eyesC.Movethebodiesaslongaspossible.D.Talkwiththeirgrandmasingentlevoice33.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.Theyoungshoulddan

ceeveryweek.B.Theseniorwerehappyaboutbeingold.C.TheoldneedparctisethespecialdanceD.Theyyoungonceresistedthefinalleaving.34.Whatisthe

bestadvantageofDMT?A.CheapB.RelaxingC.CommonD.Influential.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatdoesDMTMean?B.Dancing:aGoodWaytoS

topBeingSenior.C.WhyDon’tYouDancel5MinutesEveryWeek?D.DancingwithGrandparentsisGoodforHealthandFamilyT

ies.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.Somemusi

chitsyourhearts.Somemusicmakesyoufullofjoy.36.Inordertoanalysefunctionsofmusic,let’sseethebenefitsitbrings.Musicmakesy

ouexpressyouremotion37..Thiswayyourbrainconveythethoughtswithoutspeakingaword.Whenwetrytoexpresssomesademotion,youwellusesoftanddeepmusic.38.

.Musicisanextremelyuniquewaytodevelopthecapabilityofmemorising.Thebestexampletoprovethissentenceisthatyoucaneasilylearnsomethingintheformof

songs.Thereasonbehindlearningasongquicklyisthatyourmindenjoysmusic.Whateveryourmindsenjoy,itkeepsit.MusicmakesyoucreativeMusiciskeytocreativ

ity,ithelpsyouinimprovingyoumindbymakingitmoreartistic.Nomatterwhatthegreatinventionis,itrequiresart.Creativitya

ndimaginationthatisfulfilledbymusic.39..MusicimprovesyourfinereasoningskillsDuringastudyofchildren,itwasshownthatif

childrenareexposedtothreeormoreyearsofmusicaltraining,thesesamekidsperformedbetter.40..Theyhadbetterlisteningandspeak

ingskillsthanthosewhohadnone.Thechildreneventestedbetterforvocabularyandreasoningskills.A.ThiswastheresultB.Becausemusicisanartofbeauty

C.MusicmakesyouliveabetterlifeD.MusicmakeslearningmorepleasantE.SomemusicmakesyouburstintotearsF.Youshouldchoosesomekindofmusi

cwithpowerfulbeatsG.Youusuallyplaythemusicthatreflectsyourthoughtsoryouremotions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。RehanwasanAmericanboy,whohadatoughchildhood.Whenliewas8,hismother41.hisfather.Afterhismotherleft,thefamily

faced42.difficultiesbecauseRehan’sfathertriedtoraisetwosonsallbyhimself.Bythe7thgrade,Rehan’shomelifehadsuffered43.underthepressure."Therewasnobr

eakfasteveryday,"hesaid."Sometimestherewasnoelectricityat44.."Despitehishardhomelife,Rehan45.boxingforcomfort.Rehancontinuedto

46.academicallywhiletrainingtobeaprofessionalboxer.However,his47.wasbrokenwhenhesufferedashoulderinjuryinthe12thgrade.Hishopeofbeingaprofessio

nal48.wasgone.Hehurriedlyappliedtoanumberofcollegesbutwas49..Atlast,hehadtoworkasacleaner.Hiscolleagueswantedto50.why

hewasthereandwouldsuggesthegotoschool.TheyeventuallyspoketoBates,the51.ofthecompany,aboutthe52.youngman.Batessoonto

okRehanunderhis53.andbroughthimtoBowieStateUniversitytomeetaprofessor.Thisprofessorwasso54.bytheconversation

withRehanthatlieagreedtoadmitRehan."Istudiedso55..Iwaswinningsomanyhonors-itwascrazy."Rehansaid.Bytheendofhissecon

dyear,Rehanmadeadecisiontogotolawschool.ThenRehantransferredtoUniversityofMaryland,wherehebecameagraduatein20

18.Overthecourseofthefollowingyear,RehanworkedindowntownDC,whilestillstudying.HewasacceptedtolawschoolsatHarvard,thisspring.41.A.choseB.leftC.

believedD.ignored42.A.financialB.politicalC.emotionalD.spiritual43.A.normallyB.fortunatelyC.greatlyD.freely44.A.schoolB.hospitalC.

homeD.church45.A.abandonedB.avoidedC.mindedD.practised46.A.cheatB.improvedC.stopD.operate47.A.dreamB.profe

ssionC.judgementD.life48.A.workerB.studentC.directorD.player49.A.treatedB.thrownC.separatedD.rejected50.A.figureoutB.talkaboutC.makeupD.pickup5

1.A.cleanerB.professorC.generalD.kind52.A.blackB.smartC.generalD.kind53.A.attackB.controlC.noseD.wing54.A.frightenedB.impressedC.encouragedD.annoyed

55.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。AChineseuniversityhas

builttheworld’slongest3D-printedbridge.Thecreationhasa56.(long)of26.3metersandawidthof2.6meters.ItsdesigncamefromthehistoricZhaozhouBridge57.(buil

d)inA.D.605.WhiletheancientZhaozhouBridgerequiredadecadetobuild,theteamspentonly450hours58.(finish)alloftheirnewbridge’sconcrete

parts.Besides,thebridge’scostcameinatjusttwothirdsofthatofanordinarybridge.Thebridgeconsisted59.44individual3D-printedconcreteunits,eachofhtemappr

oximately3by3by5feet.Thesides,influencedbytheZhaozhouBridge,60.(make)with68individualconcreteplatesmovedintoplacebyrobotarms.Theleaderoftheteamno

tedthat"thedemandforlaborinconstructionprojectswillbeinshortsupply61.(increasing)"inthefuture.IfChinacannotfindpeopletobuildbridges,"intellige

ntconstructionwillbe62.importantchanneltosolvethisproblem".Therehavebeenother3D-printedarchitectural63.(pro

ject)overthelastfewyears,asthetechnologyhasbecome64.(Popular)thanbefore.AteamatMITbuiltasamplehousein14hou

rs.65.thereareeverhousesonMars,NASAsuspectsthehousesalsowillbebuiltbyrobotsusing3Dprinting.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.IwasJustakidthen,andmybigsistertoldmetherewasn

oSantaClaus.IfledtomyGrandmabecauseshewouldbestraightwithme.IknewGrandmaalwaystoldmethetruth.Grandmawashome,andItoldherevery

thing.Shewasreadyforme."NoSantaClaus!"Sheshouted."Ridiculous!Don’tbelieveit."Thatrumorhasbeengoingaroundforyears,anditmak

esmemad.Now,putonyourcoat,andlet’sgo.""Gowhere,Grandma?"Iasked."Where"turnedouttobeKerby’sGeneralStore,theonestoreint

ownthathadalittlebitofjustabouteverything.Aswewalkedthroughitsdoors,Grandmahandedmetendollars."Takethismoney"shesaid,"andbuysomethingforsomeonewho

needsit.I’llwaitforyouinthecar."ThensheturnedandwalkedoutofKerby’S.Iwasonlyeightyearsold.I’doftengoneshoppingwithmymother,bu

tneverhadIshoppedforanythingallbymyself.Thestoreseemedbigandcrowded,fullofpeoplecompetingtofinishtheirChristmasshopping.Forafewm

omentsIjuststoodthere,confused,holdingthatten-dollarbill,wonderingwhattobuyandwhotobuyitfor.IsuddenlythoughtofBobbyDecker,whowasakidwithba

dbreathandmessyhair.HesatrightbehindmeinMrs.Pollock’sgrade-twoclass.BobbyDeckerdidn’thaveacoat.Iknewthatb

ecauseheneverwentoutforrecess(放假)duringthewinter.Hismotheralwayswroteanote,tellingtheteacherthathehadacough,butw

ekidsknewthatBobbyDeckerdidn’thaveacough,andhedidn’thaveacoat.IwouldbuyBobbyDeckeracoat!Isettledonare

done,whichlookedreallywarm,andhewouldlikethat."IsthisaChristmaspresentforsomeone?"theladybehindthecounteraskedkindly,asIlaidmytendol

larsdown."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41-45B

ACCD46-50BADDA51-55CBDBC第二节56length57built58.finishing59of60weremade61increasing62an63projects64morepopular65If第四部分第一

节Mydearfriends,Recently,Ihavenoticedahorriblethingthatastonishedme.Anumberofclassmatesdon’tcherishthefood.Theybuymuchfoodandonlyeatalittl

e.Then,theythrowtherestintothedustbins.Whatashame!Afterall,everybiteofthefoodyouthrowawaycontainsthehardlaborofthep

roducers,includingthefarmersandtheworkers.Additionally,manypeopleintheworldstilldon’thaveenoughfoodtoe

at.Ifyoucansavethefood,theywillhavemorechancestohavesomethingtoeat.FromwhereIstand,Idowishallofuscherishfoodandneverwastefood.Thisisourduty.第二节Parag

raph1:Thatevening,GrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristmaspaper.Shewrote“ToBobby,FromSantaClaus”onit,afterwhichshedrovemeovertoBobbyDecker’shouse,e

xplainingIwasofficiallyoneofSanta’shelpers.GrandmaparkeddownthestreetformBobby’shouse,andItookadeepbreath,anddashedforhisfrontdoor.Seeingnoother

peoplenoticeus,IputtheChristmaspresentdown,poundedhisdoorbellandthenGrandmaandIhidinthecar.Paragraph2:GrandmaandIwaitedbreathlesslyforBobbyDecker

’sfrontdoortoopenandfinallyitopened.OutwentBobbyDecker.Seeingthecoatinthebag,helookedveryastonishedandthencal

ledhismothertogoout.Afterhearingthemsay“Thanks”toSantaClaus,IfeltveryproudofwhatIhaddone.AtthattimeIdecidedtobeSanta’shelperfor

ever.ItwasonthatnightthatIrealizedthetruththathewhohasnoChristmasinhisheartwillneverfindChristmasunderatree.