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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．Whatwillthespeakerstaketothepicnic?A．Somedrinks．B．Somefruit．C．Somedesserts．2．Whatdidthemanlikeaboutthe

movie?A．Theacting．B．Themusic．C．Thescenery．3．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Playbaseball．B．Watchagame．C．Doherwork．4.What

willthewomanworkas?A．Anassistant．B．Alawyer．C．Ateacher．5．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．AnewTVset．B．ATVprogram．C．Aradiopro

gram．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．Tworulers．7．Whydoesth

eman’sbackhurt?A．Hestudiesfortoolong．B．Hepicksupsomedictionaries．C．Hecarriesaheavybackpack．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Wholostthecarkeys?A．Kelsey．B．Ti

m．C．David．9．Wherearethespeakers?A．Inacar．B．Inthemainoffice．C．InTim’soffice．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．WhatdoesEmmaneed?A．Dresses．B．T．shirts．C．Pants．1

1．WhyisEmmaunsureofthestore?A．Shewantsthelateststyles．B．Shewantsa10tofchoices．C．Shewantshelpfulclerks．12．WhatdoesEmmaoftendo?A．Sh

eoftengoestofashionshows．B．SheOftenreadsthefashionmagazines．C．Sheoftenshopsinthedepartmentstore．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whogota

newjob?A．Anna．B．Anna’sfather．C．Anna’smother．14．WhatdoweknowaboutAnna’snewhouse?A．Ithassmallrooms．B．Ithasfewwindows．C．Itha

streesaroundit．15．HowdoesAnnafeelabouttheoldhouse?A．Shemissesit．B．Shethinksit’spretty．C．Shelovesitthemost．16．WhenisDavecomingove

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

eWonderhashadtoface?A．Hisunsuccessfulrecords．B．Pressurefromothermusicians．C．Notbeingabletousehiseyes．18．WhendidStevieWonderstart

hisprofessionalcareer?A．AttheageOf6．B．AttheageOf11．C．AttheageOf19．19．HowmanyGrammyAwardsdidStevieWonderreceive?A．

10．B．25．C．30．20．WhatkindsofsongsdidStevieWonderoftenrecord?A．Rapsongsaboutlife．B．Sadsongsaboutdeath．C．Happyso

ngsaboutlove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’

sSpecialProgramstolearnmoreaboutourwiderangeofcreditandnoncreditopportunitiesforacademicandpersonaldevelopment.SummerProgramExc

eptional4-weekprogramforstudentscurrentlycompletingtheirstudyofhighschool.Earn3collegecredits!Oursett

ingisCCA’sOaklandcampus,wherestudio-focused,college-levelcourseshelpyoupushbeyondconceptstoportfolio(作品集)-readypieces.On-campusHousing&Scho

larshipsavailable!SummercoursesCCAoffersabout35for-creditdegreecourseseachsummer,scheduledontheSanFranciscoandOaklandcampuses.Unde

rgraduateandgraduatestudentscanworkwithavisitingartist,developskillsandstayontrackforgraduationbyearningcredits...allwhilestillallowingtime

tovisitfamily,work,travel,etc.Forinformationaboutsummerhousing,pleasecontacttheOfficeofResidentialLifeat510594722orhousi

ng@cca.edu.SummerStartSummerStartisasix-weekprogramdesignedspecificallyforinternationalundergraduateandgraduatestudents

.Thisisafor-creditprogram;studentsreceivesixcreditstowardstheirdegree.Duringtheprogram,youmustliveon

CCA’sSanFranciscocampus.Tuitionincludessixunitsofdiscountedgraduatecollegecredit,whichwillincludebooks,fieldt

ripexpensesandone-on-onetutoring.HousingfeesincludesixweeksatCCA’sSanFranciscoPanoramicResidence.Company-CustomizedProgram

sCCA’sOfficeofSpecialProgramscandesigncustomizedworkshopstodevelopandstrengthenemployeeskillswithinyou

rcompany.Customizedprogramshaveincluded:AnIdeationSketchingclass,forthedesignteamofanationalclothingretailer,scheduled

FridayafternoonsonSanFranciscocampus.Software-specificworkshops,fordesignersfromanationalpaperproductsandgiftsretailer,

scheduledinatwo-dayworkshopformatduringtheweekonourOaklandcampus.21.WhocanapplyforSummerProgram?A.Under

graduatestudents.B.Internationalstudents.C.Highschoolstudents.D.Collegestudents.22.Whatcanstudentsdoiftheytakesummercourses?A.Getsom

ecredits.B.Visitfamousartists.C.Makesomefriends.D.Goonafieldtrip.23.WhatdoesSummerStartrequirestudentstodo?A.Liveononeofthecampuses.B.Payschoolfe

esinadvance.C.Readasmanybooksaspossible.D.Completethecoursesontime.BOneSunday,Nicholas,ateenager,wentskiingatSugarloafMountaininMaine.Int

heearlyafternoon,whenhewasplanningtogohome,afiercesnowstormsweptintothearea.Unabletoseefar,heaccidentallyturnedoffthepath.Beforeheknewit,N

icholaswaslost,allalone!Hedidn’thavefood,water,aphone,orothersupplies.Hewasgettingcolderbytheminute.Nicholashadno

ideawherehewas.Hetriednottopanic.HethoughtaboutallthesurvivalshowshehadwatchedonTV.Itwastimetoputthetipshehadlearnedtouse.Hedecidedtostopski

ing.Therewasabetterchanceofsomeonefindinghimifhestayedput.Thefirstthinghedidwastofindshelterfromthefreezingwindandsnow.I

fhedidn’t,hisbodytemperaturewouldgetverylow,whichcouldquicklykillhim.Usinghisskis,Nicholasbuiltasnowcave.Hegatheredahuge

massofsnowanddugoutaholeinthemiddle.Thenhepiledbranchesontopofhimself,likeablanket,tostayaswarmashecould.Bythatevening,Nicholaswasreallyhungr

y.Heatesnowanddrankwaterfromanearbystreamsothathisbodywouldn’tlosetoomuchwater.Notknowinghowmuchlongerhecouldlast

,Nicholasdidtheonlythinghecould—hehuddled(蜷缩)inhiscaveandslept.Thenextday,Nicholaswentouttolookforhelp,buthecouldn’tfin

danyone.Hefollowedhistracksandreturnedtothesnowcave,becausewithoutshelter,hecoulddiethatnight.OnTuesday,Nicholaswentoutagaintofindhelp.Hehadwa

lkedforaboutamilewhenavolunteersearcherfoundhim.Havingbeenstuckinthesnowfortwodays,Nicholaswassaved.Nicholasm

ightnothavesurvivedthissnowstormhaditnotbeenforTV.HehadoftenwatchedGrylls’survivalshowManvs.Wild.That’swhereh

elearnedthetipsthatsavedhislife.WhenGryllsheardaboutNicholas’amazingdeeds,hewassuperimpressedthatNicholashadmadeitsinceheknewbetterthana

nyonehowhardNicholashadtoworktostayalive.24.WhatcausedNicholastogetlostatthemountain?A.Havingnoguidestohelp

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

.Hemadeafire.26.WhywasGryll’sshowmentioned?A.ItwasNicholas’favoriteTVprogram.B.IttaughtNicholasusefulkno

wledge.C.Nicholassharedhisstoryontheshow.D.GryllaskedNicholastomakeaTVinterview.27.Whichofthefollowingmaybe

stdescribeNicholas?A.Calmandbrave.B.Responsibleandcurious.C.Luckyandsmart.D.Confidentandoutgoing.CGroupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimproveph

ysicalfitnessandsustain(保持)ahealthylifestyle.Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfun!Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatex

erciseisgoodforthebody.However,studieshaveshownthatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it’snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbut

forpsychologicalhealth.It’sanopportunitytobesocialandimproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommo

ngoalinspirepeopletoworkhard.Anotherbeneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportpeoplereceivefromtheinstructor.M

anypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddon’twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelthatway,thengrouptraining

isanevenbetteroptionforyou.It’sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthroughtheclearinstructionofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou’ret

iredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,youcanattendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthatwillkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don’tletfitnessfrighteny

ou!Ifyou’reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it’sextremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho’llprovideyouwiththeproper

emotionalsupport.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoencourageandunderstandyou!Makefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworany

groupfitnessclasswithafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thentryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!Fitnesscanbeb

othfunandsocial!Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho’llprovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghe

althandfitnessgoals.First,decidetodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.28.W

hyisgroupexercisemorebeneficialaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Itcanhelpsetpracticalgoals.B.Itcanimprovephysicalfitness.C.Itcanreducestressandanxiety.D

.Itcancreateasenseofbelonging.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“upbeat”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Peaceful.B.Boring.C.

Cheerful.D.Annoying.30.Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A.Supportfromfriendsmatters.B.Doingsportsaloneisharmful.C.Weshouldoft

eneatoutwithfriends.D.Joggingisthemostbeneficialsport.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.WaystodogroupexerciseB.Groupexercise,betterhealthC.With

outfriends,withouthealthD.BenefitsofdoingexerciseDAfteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.Fourteenwolve

swerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170wolves.Graywolvesoncewereseenhereandtherein

theYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappeare

dfromtheYellowstonearea.TheywentfarthernorthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumansarou

nd.Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulations—majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf—grewrapidly.Theseanimalsco

nsumedlargeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickl

y.Thecoyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark'sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark'sbeavers.Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmentt

oconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Theyhopedthatwolveswouldbeabletocontroltheelkandcoyoteprobl

ems.Manyfarmersopposedtheplanbecausetheyfearedthatwolveswouldkilltheirfarmanimalsorpets.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingup

withaplantoreintroducethewolvers.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYello

wstone.Today,thedebatecontinuesoverhowwellthegraywolfisfittinginatYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulati

onsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintrodu

cewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.B.PlantdiversityintheYellow

stonearea.C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.33.Whatdoestheunderlined

word"displaced"inparagraph2mean?A.Tested.B.Separated.C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.34.Whatdidthedisappearanceofgraywolvesbringabout?A.Damageto

localecology.B.Adeclineinthepark'sincome.C.Preservationofvegetation.D.Anincreaseinthevarietyofanimals.35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheYellows

tonewolfproject?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。W

alkOutoftheComfortZoneandTryNewThingsFormosthighschoolstudents,freeperiods(课、节)areuseless.FromwhatIhavese

en,fewdohomework.36______.Thismakesitimpossibleforthosewhoactuallywanttodoworktocompleteany.Asaseniornextyear,Ithinke

xtraperiodsshouldbeusedtotakeoptionalsubjects.37______.Nowisthetimeforusstudentstochooseasuitableone.Wewillexperimentindifferentfieldsofstudy

.Wewillneverknowifweareinterestedortalentedinasubjectifwedon’ttryit.Inmy8thgrade,IwastoldthatIhadtotakean

artclassasagraduationrequirement;sointhe9thgradeItookStudioandArt.Oneoftheprojectswastobuildaclaypot,butI

builtmineincorrectly,soitbrokeinthekiln(窑).38______.NowIknowforsurethatIdonotwanttobeanartist.However,theclasswasoneofmyfav

oritesthatyear.Iwasabletotrynewactivitiesandtestmyability.39______!Collegeiswhenweshouldfocusonaspecificmajor,buthighschooliswhenwehavetofigureit

out.Halfofallcollegestudentschangetheirmajoratsomepoint.Bydoingthathundredsofdollarsarewastedonclassesthattheywouldhaveneverneed

edtotake.Souseourextraperiodstofindoutwhatwewanttodoincollege.40______.A.OurschooloffersmanyclassesB.Weshouldfindoutwha

twearegoodatC.I’veavoidedanythingrelatedtoartsincethenD.Instead,manyareontheirphonesandtalkingE.Ifoundoutt

hatIhavenoartisticabilityatallF.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’sgreatests

peakers.Heisalsoathoughtleaderonself-improvementand41.However,Lesfounditdifficulttolearnknowledgewhenhewasa42.

Duringhisschooldays,hewasthoughtas“43tolearnwell”bytheteachersandplaced44from6thgradeto5thgrade.Tomakethingsworse,hehadatwinbrotherwhowasratherbright

and45,soLeswas46byhisclassmates.Onedayateacheraskedhimto47aproblemontheblackboard,butLes48andsaidthathecouldn’t.

“Ofcourseyoucan,”theteacherreplied49.“Youngman,comehereandsolvethisproblemforme.”“ButIcan’t,”50Les.“I’m

asillyboy”.Therestoftheclassburst(爆发)into51.Atthatpoint,theteachersteppedoutfrombehindhisdeskandlookedLesstraightintheeye.“Don’teversaythatagain,”het

oldhimfirmly.“Someoneelse’sopinionofyoudoesnothavetobecomeyour52.”Lesnever53thosewords,andspenttherestofhislifefacing54,

settingandfollowinghisgoals.Timeandtimeagain,thankstotheteacher’spowerfulwords,Leshasbeenfamousallovertheworld.Dore

member:youhave55withinyou.41.A.problem-solvingB.goal-settingC.money-makingD.job-hunting42.A.studentB.teacherC.speakerD.leader43

.A.curiousB.afraidC.unableD.eager44.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.enco

uragingly50.A.insistedB.suggestedC.liedD.disagreed51.A.angerB.laughterC.cheersD.tears52.A.riskB.spiritC.r

egretD.reality53.A.keptB.rememberedC.forgotD.minded54.A.truthB.challengesC.opportunitiesD.questions55.A.hap

pinessB.lonelinessC.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.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwekeeppracticing,graduallywe'lllearnhowtoexpress58_________(we)inEn

glish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,we59_________(certain)ranupagainstmany60_________(difficult).Inthefirstplace,61.________oftenhappens

thatwehavetrouble62_________(find)suitablewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.Anditi

sextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasIamconcerned,my63__________(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdi

ctionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookitupinourdictionary.Wecanalsoturn64________

_ourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor65__________d

evelopmentofourwritingskills.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______________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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,aladygavemeapieceofpapersayingthattheneighborhoodwasaskingpeopletogiveNewYearpresentstothosewho

neededthem.WhenIgothome,IshowedmymotherthepaperandsaidthatIwantedtotakepartinthisplan.Mymotherthoughtthiswasa

verygoodideaandencouragedmetospreadkindnesstootherslessfortunatethanus.Shesaidwewouldbecome“NeighborhoodAngels(天使)”.Severaldayslater

,mymothersaid,“Getready,andwewillgo.”“Wherearewegoing?”Iaskedmymother.“IwilldriveyoutoBootsDepartmentStoretobuysomethingyouthinkwouldbes

uitableforaneighborhoodpresent.”,shereplied.Aswewentintothestore,mymothergaveme£20topayforthepresent.Thenshesaid,“I’llseeyououtsideinthecar.

”Sheleftmealonetodotheshopping.Iwasnotusedtobuyingthingsonmyown,asIhadalwaysbeenwithoneofmyparentsbefore.Everythingseemedverystrang

eandconfusingtome,butIcarriedon.IaskedmyselfwhatIshouldbuyandforwhom.Anideaquicklyoccurredtome.TherewasapoorboycalledRalphwho

livedinourneighborhood.Iusedtoseehimoftenwithoutajacketduringthefreezingwintermonths,soIdecided,thenandthere,tobuyhimawarmjacket.Ilookedatmanyja

cketsandeventuallychoseaheavyblueone.Thepricewasjustwithinmyspendinglimit.Theassistantatthecheckoutasked,“Isthisforsomeone?”,asIpaidforthejackethappi

ly.Isaiditwas,andshewishedmeaHappyNewYear.IfeltasifIwereareal“NeighborhoodAngel”.Paragraph1:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeauti

fulpaper.____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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erandIwaitedbreathlesslyforRalph’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.B36D37

A38E39F40G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,Iamsorrytohearthatyoufeelextremelynervousbeforeanimportantex

am.I’dlikeyoutogiveyousomeadvice.First,makecarefulplansbeforeexamstomasterwhatyouhavelearnedcompletely.It

willhelpyoubuildupyourconfidence.Second,takeproperexerciseregularly,whichwillhelpyoukeephealthyandenergetic.Lastbutnottheleast,don’tstayuplatestudy

ing.Itisveryimportanttohaveagoodsleepatnightifyouwanttobeenergeticduringtheday.Ihopemysuggestionscanhelpyoureducethepressureofexamsandp

erformwellinthem.Possibleversion1:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeautifulpaper.Shewrote“ToRalph,Fromapersonwhocaresaboutyou

”onit,afterwhichshedrovemeovertoRalph’shouseintheneighborhood.Mymotherparkeddownthestreet.Itookadeepbreathanddashedtohisfrontdoor.Seeingnoot

herpeoplenoticeus,IthrewtheNewYear’spresentdownonhissteps,pressedhisdoorbellandthenhidinthecar.MymotherandIwaitedbreathlesslyforRalp

h’sfrontdoortoopenandfinallyitopened.OutcameRalph.Seeingthejacket,helookedastonishedandthencalledhismothertocomeout.Afterhearingt

hemsay“Thanks”loudly,IfeltveryproudofwhatIhaddone.AtthattimeIdecidedtobeagoodpersonspreadingkindnessforever.ItwasonthatnightthatIrealizedthetr

uththathewhohasnokindnessinhisheartwillneverfindkindnessinsomeoneelse.Possibleversion2:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketi

nbeautifulpaper.Inthepackage,mymotherincludedaNewYear’scard,onwhichshewrote“HappyNewYeartoRalph,Fromsomeonewhocaresaboutyou”.Thenwegotdresseda

ndheadedforhishouseinthecar.Ontheway,sheaskedhowtheideaoccurredtomeandItoldheraboutRalph.Shewasactuallyamazedatmyidea.Soon,westoppedatRalph’s

houseandknockedonthedoor.MymotherandIwaitedbreathlesslyforRalph’sfrontdoortoopenandfinallyitopened.Ralphwassurprise

dtoseeusatthedoor.Mymotherexplained,“Weare‘NeighborhoodAngels’,andweareheretogiveoutNewYear’spresents.”Meanwhile,Ihande

dthejackettohimandwishedhimaHappyNewYear.Hisfacelitupandhethankedusoverandoveragain.Seeingthebigsmileonhisface,Imadeupmymindt

obeaNewYearAngelintheyearsahead.Asyouknow,angelsareactuallyineveryone’sheart.