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高一12月月考英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节,每题1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面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．Whatwillthesp

eakerstaketothepicnic?A．Somedrinks．B．Somefruit．C．Somedesserts．2．Whatdidthemanlikeaboutthemovie?A．Theacting．B．Themusic．C．Thescenery．3．Whatis

thewomangoingtodo?A．Playbaseball．B．Watchagame．C．Doherwork．4.Whatwillthewomanworkas?A．Anassistant．B．Alawyer．C．Ateache

r．5．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．AnewTVset．B．ATVprogram．C．Aradioprogram．第二节听下面5段对话或独自。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．Whatdoesthemantaketoschool?A．Fivebooks．B．Threepens．C．Tworuler

s．7．Whydoestheman’sbackhurt?A．Hestudiesfortoolong．B．Hepicksupsomedictionaries．C．Hecarriesaheavybackpack．听第7段材料，回

答第8、9题。8．Wholostthecarkeys?A．Kelsey．B．Tim．C．David．9．Wherearethespeakers?A．Inacar．B．Inthemainoffice．C．InTim’sof

fice．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．WhatdoesEmmaneed?A．Dresses．B．T．shirts．C．Pants．11．WhyisEmmaunsureofthestore?A．Shewantsthelateststyles．B．Shewantsa10to

fchoices．C．Shewantshelpfulclerks．12．WhatdoesEmmaoftendo?A．Sheoftengoestofashionshows．B．SheOftenreadsthefashionmagazines．C．Sheoftenshop

sinthedepartmentstore．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whogotanewjob?A．Anna．B．Anna’sfather．C．Anna’smother．14．WhatdoweknowaboutAnna’snewhouse?A．Ithass

mallrooms．B．Ithasfewwindows．C．Ithastreesaroundit．15．HowdoesAnnafeelabouttheoldhouse?A．Shemissesit．B．Shethinksit’spretty．C．Shelovesitthemost．1

6．WhenisDavecomingoverprobably?A．Thissummer．B．Thisweekend．C．Nextweekend．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。l7．WhatisamajorchallengethatStevieWonderhashadtofac

e?A．Hisunsuccessfulrecords．B．Pressurefromothermusicians．C．Notbeingabletousehiseyes．18．WhendidStevieWonderstarthisprofessionalcaree

r?A．AttheageOf6．B．AttheageOf11．C．AttheageOf19．19．HowmanyGrammyAwardsdidStevieWonderreceive?A．10．B．25．C．30．20．Whatkindsofsongs

didStevieWonderoftenrecord?A．Rapsongsaboutlife．B．Sadsongsaboutdeath．C．Happysongsaboutlove第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共10小题；每

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AContactCCA’sSpecialProgramstolearnmoreaboutourwiderangeo

fcreditandnoncreditopportunitiesforacademicandpersonaldevelopment.SummerProgramExceptional4-weekprogramforstudents

currentlycompletingtheirstudyofhighschool.Earn3collegecredits!OursettingisCCA’sOaklandcampus,wherestudio-focused,college-levelcourseshel

pyoupushbeyondconceptstoportfolio(作品集)-readypieces.On-campusHousing&Scholarshipsavailable!SummercoursesCCAo

ffersabout35for-creditdegreecourseseachsummer,scheduledontheSanFranciscoandOaklandcampuses.Undergraduateandgraduatestudentscanworkwithavisitingart

ist,developskillsandstayontrackforgraduationbyearningcredits...allwhilestillallowingtimetovisitfamil

y,work,travel,etc.Forinformationaboutsummerhousing,pleasecontacttheOfficeofResidentialLifeat510594722orhousing@cca.edu.SummerS

tartSummerStartisasix-weekprogramdesignedspecificallyforinternationalundergraduateandgraduatestudents.Th

isisafor-creditprogram;studentsreceivesixcreditstowardstheirdegree.Duringtheprogram,youmustliveonCCA’sSanFranciscocampus.Tuitionincludessixunit

sofdiscountedgraduatecollegecredit,whichwillincludebooks,fieldtripexpensesandone-on-onetutoring.HousingfeesincludesixweeksatCCA’sSanFranciscoP

anoramicResidence.Company-CustomizedProgramsCCA’sOfficeofSpecialProgramscandesigncustomizedworkshopstodevelopandstrengthenemp

loyeeskillswithinyourcompany.Customizedprogramshaveincluded:AnIdeationSketchingclass,forthedesignteamofanationalc

lothingretailer,scheduledFridayafternoonsonSanFranciscocampus.Software-specificworkshops,fordesignersfromanationa

lpaperproductsandgiftsretailer,scheduledinatwo-dayworkshopformatduringtheweekonourOaklandcampus.21.Whocanapplyf

orSummerProgram?A.Undergraduatestudents.B.Internationalstudents.C.Highschoolstudents.D.Collegestuden

ts.22.Whatcanstudentsdoiftheytakesummercourses?A.Getsomecredits.B.Visitfamousartists.C.Makesomefriends.D.Goonafieldtrip.23.WhatdoesSummerSt

artrequirestudentstodo?A.Liveononeofthecampuses.B.Payschoolfeesinadvance.C.Readasmanybooksaspossible.D.Completethecourse

sontime.BOneSunday,Nicholas,ateenager,wentskiingatSugarloafMountaininMaine.Intheearlyafternoon,whenhewasplanningtogohome,afiercesnowstormsweptin

tothearea.Unabletoseefar,heaccidentallyturnedoffthepath.Beforeheknewit,Nicholaswaslost,allalone!Hedidn’thavefoo

d,water,aphone,orothersupplies.Hewasgettingcolderbytheminute.Nicholashadnoideawherehewas.Hetriednottopanic.Het

houghtaboutallthesurvivalshowshehadwatchedonTV.Itwastimetoputthetipshehadlearnedtouse.Hedecidedtostopskiing.There

wasabetterchanceofsomeonefindinghimifhestayedput.Thefirstthinghedidwastofindshelterfromthefreezingwindandsnow.Ifhedidn’t,hisbodytempera

turewouldgetverylow,whichcouldquicklykillhim.Usinghisskis,Nicholasbuiltasnowcave.Hegatheredahugemassofsnowanddugoutahole

inthemiddle.Thenhepiledbranchesontopofhimself,likeablanket,tostayaswarmashecould.Bythatevening,Nicholaswasreallyhungry.

Heatesnowanddrankwaterfromanearbystreamsothathisbodywouldn’tlosetoomuchwater.Notknowinghowmuchlongerhecouldlast,Nicholasdidtheon

lythinghecould—hehuddled(蜷缩)inhiscaveandslept.Thenextday,Nicholaswentouttolookforhelp,buthecouldn’tfindanyone.He

followedhistracksandreturnedtothesnowcave,becausewithoutshelter,hecoulddiethatnight.OnTuesday,Nicholaswentoutagaintofindhelp.Hehadwalkedforabou

tamilewhenavolunteersearcherfoundhim.Havingbeenstuckinthesnowfortwodays,Nicholaswassaved.Nicholasmightnothave

survivedthissnowstormhaditnotbeenforTV.HehadoftenwatchedGrylls’survivalshowManvs.Wild.That’swherehel

earnedthetipsthatsavedhislife.WhenGryllsheardaboutNicholas’amazingdeeds,hewassuperimpressedthatNicholashadmadeitsinceheknewbetterthananyonehowhard

Nicholashadtoworktostayalive.24.WhatcausedNicholastogetlostatthemountain?A.Havingnoguidestohelp.B.Forgettingthewayback.C.Terribleweather.D.

Pooreyesight.25.HowdidNicholaskeephimselfwarm?A.Hebuiltasnowcave.B.Hefoundashelter.C.Hekeptonskiing.D.H

emadeafire.26.WhywasGryll’sshowmentioned?A.ItwasNicholas’favoriteTVprogram.B.IttaughtNicholasusefulknowledge.C.Nicholassharedhisstoryonthesh

ow.D.GryllaskedNicholastomakeaTVinterview.27.WhichofthefollowingmaybestdescribeNicholas?A.Calmandbra

ve.B.Responsibleandcurious.C.Luckyandsmart.D.Confidentandoutgoing.CGroupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsusta

in(保持)ahealthylifestyle.Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfun!Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatexerciseisgoodforthebody.However,studieshaveshown

thatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it’snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbutforpsychologicalhealth.It’sanopportunitytobesocialandi

mproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommongoalinspirepeopletoworkhard.Anotherb

eneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportpeoplereceivefromtheinstructor.Manypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddo

n’twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelthatway,thengrouptrainingisanevenbetteroptionforyou.It’sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthro

ughtheclearinstructionofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou’retiredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,youcanat

tendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthatwillkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don’tletfitnessfrightenyou!Ifyou’reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it’se

xtremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho’llprovideyouwiththeproperemotionalsupport.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoencourageandunderstandyou!Ma

kefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworanygroupfitnessclasswithafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thent

ryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!Fitnesscanbebothfunandsocial!Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho’llpr

ovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghealthandfitnessgoals.First,decid

etodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.28.Whyisgroupex

ercisemorebeneficialaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Itcanhelpsetpracticalgoals.B.Itcanimprovephysicalfitness.C.Itcanreducestressanda

nxiety.D.Itcancreateasenseofbelonging.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“upbeat”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Peaceful.B.Boring.C.Cheerful.D.Annoying.30.What

canbelearntfromthetext?A.Supportfromfriendsmatters.B.Doingsportsaloneisharmful.C.Weshouldofteneatoutwithfriend

s.D.Joggingisthemostbeneficialsport.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.WaystodogroupexerciseB.Groupexercise

,betterhealthC.Withoutfriends,withouthealthD.BenefitsofdoingexerciseDAfteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYell

owstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170wolves.Grayw

olvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydispla

cedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.Theywentfarthern

orthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumansaround.Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulati

ons—majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf—grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlargeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplan

tdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickly.Thecoyoteskilledalargeperce

ntageofthepark'sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark'sbeavers.Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroduci

ngwolvestoYellowstonePark.Theyhopedthatwolveswouldbeabletocontroltheelkandcoyoteproblems.Manyfarmersopposedtheplanbecausetheyfearedthatwolveswouldk

illtheirfarmanimalsorpets.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolvers.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitors

andmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Today,thedebatecontinuesoverhowwellthegraywolfisfittinginatYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whi

lebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethe

rtoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.B.PlantdiversityintheYellowstone

area.C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"displ

aced"inparagraph2mean?A.Tested.B.Separated.C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.34.Whatdidthedisappearanceofgraywolvesbringabout?A.Damagetoloc

alecology.B.Adeclineinthepark'sincome.C.Preservationofvegetation.D.Anincreaseinthevarietyofanimals.35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheYell

owstonewolfproject?A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Disapproving.D.Uncaring.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。WalkOutoftheComfortZoneandTryNewThingsFormosthighschoolstudents,freeperiods(课、节)areu

seless.FromwhatIhaveseen,fewdohomework.36______.Thismakesitimpossibleforthosewhoactuallywanttodoworktocompleteany.Asase

niornextyear,Ithinkextraperiodsshouldbeusedtotakeoptionalsubjects.37______.Nowisthetimeforusstudentstochooseasuitableone.Wewill

experimentindifferentfieldsofstudy.Wewillneverknowifweareinterestedortalentedinasubjectifwedon’ttryit.In

my8thgrade,IwastoldthatIhadtotakeanartclassasagraduationrequirement;sointhe9thgradeItookStudioandArt.Oneoftheprojectswastobuildaclaypot,but

Ibuiltmineincorrectly,soitbrokeinthekiln(窑).38______.NowIknowforsurethatIdonotwanttobeanartist.However,theclasswasoneofmyfavoritesthatyear.Iwasablet

otrynewactivitiesandtestmyability.39______!Collegeiswhenweshouldfocusonaspecificmajor,buthighschooliswhenwehavetofigureitout.Halfofallcollegestude

ntschangetheirmajoratsomepoint.Bydoingthathundredsofdollarsarewastedonclassesthattheywouldhaveneverne

ededtotake.Souseourextraperiodstofindoutwhatwewanttodoincollege.40______.A.OurschooloffersmanyclassesB.Wes

houldfindoutwhatwearegoodatC.I’veavoidedanythingrelatedtoartsincethenD.Instead,manyareontheirphonesandtalkingE.Ifoundou

tthatIhavenoartisticabilityatallF.WalkoutofourcomfortzoneandtrynewthingsG.Theclasseswechoosecaninfluenceusinthefuture第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一

节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从各题所给的四个选项A，B，C，D，中选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。LesBrownisoneoftheworld’sgreatestspeakers.Heis

alsoathoughtleaderonself-improvementand41.However,Lesfounditdifficulttolearnknowledgewhenhewasa42.Duringhisschooldays,hewasthoug

htas“43tolearnwell”bytheteachersandplaced44from6thgradeto5thgrade.Tomakethingsworse,hehadatwinbrotherwhowasrath

erbrightand45,soLeswas46byhisclassmates.Onedayateacheraskedhimto47aproblemontheblackboard,butLes48andsaidthathecouldn’t.“Ofcourseyoucan,”theteach

erreplied49.“Youngman,comehereandsolvethisproblemforme.”“ButIcan’t,”50Les.“I’masillyboy”.Therestoftheclassburst(爆发)into51.Atthatpoint,theteacherstep

pedoutfrombehindhisdeskandlookedLesstraightintheeye.“Don’teversaythatagain,”hetoldhimfirmly.“Someoneelse’sopinionofyoudo

esnothavetobecomeyour52.”Lesnever53thosewords,andspenttherestofhislifefacing54,settingandfollowinghisgoals

.Timeandtimeagain,thankstotheteacher’spowerfulwords,Leshasbeenfamousallovertheworld.Doremember:youhave

55withinyou.41.A.problem-solvingB.goal-settingC.money-makingD.job-hunting42.A.studentB.teacherC.speakerD.leader43.A.curiousB.afraidC.unableD.eager

44.A.awayB.forwardC.backD.off45.A.awkwardB.stupidC.naughtyD.talented46.A.laughedatB.caredaboutC.knockeddownD.lookedinto47.A

.solveB.discussC.faceD.choose48.A.answeredB.refusedC.repliedD.accepted49.A.surprisinglyB.anxiouslyC.angrilyD.encouragingl

y50.A.insistedB.suggestedC.liedD.disagreed51.A.angerB.laughterC.cheersD.tears52.A.riskB.spiritC.regretD.reality53.A.ke

ptB.rememberedC.forgotD.minded54.A.truthB.challengesC.opportunitiesD.questions55.A.happinessB.loneliness

C.darknessD.greatness第二节:英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题1.5分满分15分）阅读下面材料，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。KeepingadiaryinEnglis

hisoneoftheeffectiveways56_________(improve)ourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterand57_________(take)lesstime.It

canhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwekeeppracticing,graduallywe'lllearnhowtoexpress58_________

(we)inEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,we59_________(certain)ranupagainstmany60_________(difficult).

Inthefirstplace,61.________oftenhappensthatwehavetrouble62_________(find)suitablewordsandphrasestogiv

eexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEngl

ishproperly.AsfarasIamconcerned,my63__________(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithine

asyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookitupinourdictionary.Wecanalsoturn64_________

ourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor65__________developme

ntofourwritingskills.六、书面表达(共40分)第一节（15分）.假设你是李华,你的美国笔友Jack正在为即将到来的考试焦虑不已,严重影响了生活和学习,为此写信向你求助,请根据以下要点,用英语

给他回一封信。1.制定复习计划,树立信心2.坚持锻炼身体3.保持良好的睡眠注意:1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearJack_______________________________________

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________________________________Yours，Lihua第二节（25分）阅读下面材料，根据所给情节和所给两段每段的开头语进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事情节。所续写短文的

词数应为150左右NewYearwasjustaroundthecorner.Iwassecondgradethen,7yearsold.Oneday,onmywayhomefromschool,ala

dygavemeapieceofpapersayingthattheneighborhoodwasaskingpeopletogiveNewYearpresentstothosewhoneededthem.WhenIgothome,Ishowedm

ymotherthepaperandsaidthatIwantedtotakepartinthisplan.Mymotherthoughtthiswasaverygoodideaandencouragedmetospreadkindnesstootherslessfortuna

tethanus.Shesaidwewouldbecome“NeighborhoodAngels(天使)”.Severaldayslater,mymothersaid,“Getready,andwewil

lgo.”“Wherearewegoing?”Iaskedmymother.“IwilldriveyoutoBootsDepartmentStoretobuysomethingyouthinkwouldbesuitableforaneighborhoodpre

sent.”,shereplied.Aswewentintothestore,mymothergaveme£20topayforthepresent.Thenshesaid,“I’llseeyououtside

inthecar.”Sheleftmealonetodotheshopping.Iwasnotusedtobuyingthingsonmyown,asIhadalwaysbeenwithoneofmyparentsbefore.Everythingseemedveryst

rangeandconfusingtome,butIcarriedon.IaskedmyselfwhatIshouldbuyandforwhom.Anideaquicklyoccurredtome.Therewasapoorboy

calledRalphwholivedinourneighborhood.Iusedtoseehimoftenwithoutajacketduringthefreezingwintermonths,soIdecided,thenandthere,tobuyhimawarmjacket.Iloo

kedatmanyjacketsandeventuallychoseaheavyblueone.Thepricewasjustwithinmyspendinglimit.Theassistantatthecheckoutasked,“Isthisforsomeone?”,asIpa

idforthejackethappily.Isaiditwas,andshewishedmeaHappyNewYear.IfeltasifIwereareal“NeighborhoodAngel”.Para

graph1:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeautifulpaper._____________________________________________________

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__________________Paragraph2:MymotherandIwaitedbreathlesslyforRalph’sfrontdoortoopenandfinallyitopened._____________

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__________________________________________参考答案听力1-5CABAB6-10ACBCA11-15ABBCA16-20BCBBC211.C;22.A;23.A24.C;25.A;26.B;

27.A28.D;29.C;30.A;31.B32.D;33.C;34.A;35.B36D37A38E39F40G完形答案：41.B;42.A;43.C;44.C;45.D;46.A;47.A;48.B;49.D;50.A;51.B;52.D;53.C;54.B;55.D答案：

1.toimprove2.takes3.ourselves4.certainly5.difficulties6.it7.finding8.suggestion9.to10.theDearJack,Iamsor

rytohearthatyoufeelextremelynervousbeforeanimportantexam.I’dlikeyoutogiveyousomeadvice.First,makecarefulplansbeforeexamsto

masterwhatyouhavelearnedcompletely.Itwillhelpyoubuildupyourconfidence.Second,takeproperexerciseregularly,w

hichwillhelpyoukeephealthyandenergetic.Lastbutnottheleast,don’tstayuplatestudying.Itisveryimportanttohaveagoodsleepatnightifyouwanttobeenergeticdu

ringtheday.Ihopemysuggestionscanhelpyoureducethepressureofexamsandperformwellinthem.Possibleversion1:Tha

tevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeautifulpaper.Shewrote“ToRalph,Fromapersonwhocaresaboutyou”onit,afterwhichshedrovemeover

toRalph’shouseintheneighborhood.Mymotherparkeddownthestreet.Itookadeepbreathanddashedtohisfrontdoor.Seeingnootherpeoplenoticeus,IthrewtheNewYear’spr

esentdownonhissteps,pressedhisdoorbellandthenhidinthecar.MymotherandIwaitedbreathlesslyforRalph’sfrontdoortoopenandfinallyitopene

d.OutcameRalph.Seeingthejacket,helookedastonishedandthencalledhismothertocomeout.Afterhearingthemsay“Thanks”loudly,Ifeltveryproudofw

hatIhaddone.AtthattimeIdecidedtobeagoodpersonspreadingkindnessforever.ItwasonthatnightthatIrealizedthetrut

hthathewhohasnokindnessinhisheartwillneverfindkindnessinsomeoneelse.Possibleversion2:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeautifulpaper.In

thepackage,mymotherincludedaNewYear’scard,onwhichshewrote“HappyNewYeartoRalph,Fromsomeonewhocaresabouty

ou”.Thenwegotdressedandheadedforhishouseinthecar.Ontheway,sheaskedhowtheideaoccurredtomeandItoldheraboutRalph.Shewasactuallyamazedatmyidea

.Soon,westoppedatRalph’shouseandknockedonthedoor.MymotherandIwaitedbreathlesslyforRalph’sfrontdoortoopenandfinallyitopened.Ralphwassurprised

toseeusatthedoor.Mymotherexplained,“Weare‘NeighborhoodAngels’,andweareheretogiveoutNewYear’spresents.”Meanwhile,Ihandedthejackettohimandwi

shedhimaHappyNewYear.Hisfacelitupandhethankedusoverandoveragain.Seeingthebigsmileonhisface,ImadeupmymindtobeaNewYearAngelintheyearsah

ead.Asyouknow,angelsareactuallyineveryone’sheart.