北京市中考英语试题及答案解析

目录

北京市高级中等学校招生考试2

英语试卷2

一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）2

二、完形填空（共8分,每小题1分）3

阅读理解（共36分）4

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题.（共10分，每小题2分）7

书面表达（共10分）7

五、文段表达（10分）8

中考英语答案9

一、单项填空9

二、完型填空9

三、阅读理解9

四、阅读短文回答问题9

五、文段表达9

题目1:9

题目2：9

中考英语模拟试卷10

第I部分选择题（共60分）10

第II部分非选择题（共60分）14

高级中等学校招生考试25

高级中等学校招生考试25

听力理解（共30分）26

知识运用（共25分）27

书面表达（15分）35

开心48

一、单选题48

二、填空题50

三、语法填空50

答案解析部分50

一、单选题50

二、填空题53

三、语法填空54

北京市高级中等学校招生考试

英语试卷

姓名准考证号考场号座泣号

1.本试卷共10页，共五道大题，39道小题，满分60分。考试时间90分钟。

考

2.在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。

生

3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

须

4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。

知

5.考试结束，将本试卷、答题卡卡和苴稿纸一并交回。

知识运用（共14分）

一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.MybrotherandIlikefootball.playittogetheronceaweek.

A.IB.TheyC.WeD.You

2.Happybirthday,Peter!Here'sagift_____you.

A.forB.inC.withD.from

3.doyouusuallygotoschool,Mary?

Bybike.

A.WhenB.HowC.WhereD.Why

4.Manypeoplelikepandas_______theyarecute.

A.thoughB.ifC.whileD.because

5.I______gonow,orI'llmissmytrain.

A.canB.mightC.mustD.could

6.Tonyisofthethreeboys,butheisth(?tallest.

A.youngB.youngerC.youngestD.theyoungest

7.Billlikesreading.He_____picturebookswithhisdadeveryevening.

A.readB.readsC.isreadingD.hasread

8.Paul,whatwereyoudoingatnineLastnight?

Iamovieinthecinemawithmyfriends.

A.waswatchingB.watchC.havevatchedD.willwatch

9.Davidatennisplayer,He_______top]Laytenniswhenhewassixyearsold.

A.beginsB.willbegin(beganD.hasbegun

10.Lucy,isyouruncleateacher?

Yes,heis.He_______historyfoi~nearly20years.

A.teachesB.hastaughtC.isteachingD.willteach

11.Anewinternationalairport_______iinthecitynextyear.

A.completesB.iscompleted

C.wi11completeD.wi11becompleted

12.Alice,couldyoutellmeLondon?

Sure.LastSunday

A.whenMr.SmithleftB.whenMr.Smithwillleave

C.whendidMr.SmithleaveD.whenwillMr.Smithleave

二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

RealSolutions（解决方法）toProblems

Thirtyengineerswereworkingasateaminacompany.Theywereyoungandeagertolearn.Themanagement

decidedtoteachthemaboutfindingrealsolutionstoproblems

Oneday,theteamwascalledfora13inahall.Theywerequitesurprisedandallreached

thehallholdingvarious1-4.Astheyentered,theyfoundaboxplacedinthecenter,fullofflat

balloons

Themanageraskedeveryonetopickaballoonandblowitup.Thentheywereaskedtowritetheir

namesontheirrespective（各自的）balloons15sothattheballoonswouldn,tblowout.Alltried,

butnoteveryonewas16.Fiveballoonsblewoutduetopressure（压力）.

Thosewhofailedtomarktheirnamesontheballoonswere17out

ofthegame.Asaresult,25engineerscametothenextlevel.Allthe

balloonscarryingtheirnameswere18andthenputintoaroom,here

andthere.

Theengineersweretoldtopicktheballoonwithhisorhernameon.

Allthe25engineersbegantosearchfortherespectiveballoonsinarush.

Itwasalmost15minutesbutnoonewasableto19therightone.The

secondlevelofthegamewasover.

Thencamethefinallevel,theengineerswereaskedtopickanyballoonandgiveittopersonnamed

ontheballoon.Withinacoupleofminutes,allballoons20thehandsoftherespectiveengineers.

Then.anagerannouncedthiswastherealsolutiontotheproblem.Manytimesinourlife,sharingand

helpingothersgiveusrealsolutionstoproblems.

13.A.gameB.showC.concertD.patry

14.A.purposesB.suggestionsC.thoughtsD.plans

15..A.quietlyB.carefullyC.secretlyD.clearly

16.A.bonestB.readyC.patientD.succeesful

17.A.checkedB.helpedC.ruledD.cleaned

18.A.collectedB.weighedC.tiedD.cleaned

19.A.markB.hideC.numberD.find

20.A.freedB.reachedC.liftedD.hit

阅读理解（共36分）

三、阅读下列短文.根据短文内容，从文后各所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共26分，每小题

2分）

A

Roger:Hi,there!Itwasmy15thbirthdaylastSaturday.SomeofmyfriendsandAlan,mycousin,

cametocelebrateit.Everyonebroughtmeagift,weplayedgames,sangsongsandhadabig

birthdaycake.Itwasreallyawonderfulday!Didyoudoanythingspeciallastweek?Roger

Jessica:Yes,Myclasswereonaschoolfieldtriplastweek.First,WewenttotheUniversity

ofNorthCarolinato1earnaboutthehistoryofitsbasketbal1team.Manybasketbal1stars

werestucentsthere.Thenwevisitedamuseum.Welearnedabouthowtheplanewasinvented

andtookmanypietnrpsthprp.

Sara:Well,Iwasluckyenoughtogotoaconference（会议）oncharity（慈善）lastWednesday.

Iwasexcitedtomeetalotofkindpeoplethere.OneofthemwasaboynamedRichard.He

spokeattheconferenceaboutthecharityworkthathehaddoneinthepastfewyears.

San

Martin：Itwasadifferentweekthanusual,LastThursday,myschoolband（乐队）wenttoAtlanta

toperforminacompetition.Iplayedtheviolinandwewonaprize!OnFridaywewenttothe

GeorgiaAquariumandgottoseedifferentkindsofsealifefromovertheworld.Itwasreally

cool!Martin

21.WhendidRogerhavehisbirthdayparty?

A.LastWednesdayB.lastthursday

C.LastFridayD.LastSaturday.

22.Whowentonaschoolfieldtriplastweek?

A.Alan.B.JessicaC.SaraD.Richard.

23.MartinwenttoAtlanta

A.speakataconferenceB.organizeaparty

C.performinacompetitionD.visitauniversity

B

ABeautifulMoment

WhenIwasinhighschool.Iworkedpart-timehelpingDadsellfruitsandvegetablesatamatket.

Oneday,asIwaspreparingthefruits.Alittleboycamebywithhismomandsister.Hewasabouteight

yearsold,andthegirl,fiveorsix.Theywerelookingthefruitsinfrontofme.Iheardthekidssay

totheirmom（inFrench）,"They'regood!IknewitwasFrench.BecauseIcanspeakandunderstandit.

ThenInoticedhowmomwaspickingthefruits.AtfirstIthoughtshewasreallylookingatthefruits

becauseshewasfacingthem.ButthenInoticedhowmuchshehadtofeelandsmelleachoneasshepicked

themout.Andoftenaskedhersonifitlookedokay,butlookedwayabovewherehisfacewas.Putting

whatIsawtogether,Iwassureshewasblind.

Bothofthekidscontinuedtohelptheirmompickoutthefruits.Thesonmadesurethefruitswere

notobviouslybad,andthedaughterhandedthemtohermom.Thewomanthenfelteachoneandsmiled,

andthedaughterwouldputthemintotheirbasket.Thekidsweresmilingwhilehelpingtheirmompick

thefruitsout.

Theirsmileandgentlemannermovedmeinawaythatneverhappenedbefore.Itwassobeautiful

toseesuchyoungkidssowillinglyhelp.Mostkidsthatagewouldbepickingoutcandiesortoysin

astoreforthemselves,insteadofhelpingtheirmompickoutfruitsasthetwokidsdid.

Itwasgreattowitnessthemoment,butnotsogreatbecauseIdicin'ttellthemomhowbeautiful

herchildrenwereintheirlanguage.thisiswhatIregrettothisday.

24.Thewomenandherkidscametothenarkettobuy.

A.fruitsB.vegetablesC.candiesD.toys

25.Accordingtowhathesaw,thewriterwassurethemothercouldn,t,

A.speakB.seeC.smellD.hear

26.Thewriterwasmovedbecause.

A.themotherwasbravetofaceherproblems.

B.thekidswerepoliteandkindtoeachother

C.themotherwascarefulinpickingoutthings

D.thekidsweresowillingtohelptheirmother

C

Someprimaryschoolchildrenhavebeenraisedinhomeswithmoregreenspacearound.Theyarelikely

tncnmpuith1argprvnlnmpsnfwhiteandgreymattprincertainarpasn~t.hphrain.Thospdiffprpne.ps

areassociated（关联）withbeneficialeffectsoncognitivefunction（认知功能）.Thisisthemain

conclusionofastudyledbytheBarcelonaInstituteforGlobalHealth.

Thestudywasperformedamong253schoolchiIdreninSpain.Lifelongexposure（接触）togreenspace

inthelivingplaceswasrecorded—usingtheinformationonthechildren'saddressesfrombirthupthrough

tothetineofthestudy.Brainstructurewasstudiedusing3Dmagneticresonanceimaging（MRI）.Working

memoryandinattentiveness（注意力不集中;weregradedwithcomputers.

“Thisisthefirststudythatshowstheassociationbetweenlong-termexposuretogreenspaceand

brainstructure.wSaysDr.PayamDadvand,theleadingresearcherofthestudy,“Ourfindingssuggest

thatexposuretogreenspaceearlyinlifecouldresultinbeneficialstructuralchangesinthebrain.”

Thefindingsshowthatlong-termexposuretogreennessispositivelyassociatedwithwhiteandgrey

mattervolumesinseveralpartsofthebrain.Someofthemarerelatedtohigherscoresoncognitive

tests.Moreover,largervolumesofwhiteandgreymatterinthosepartsmightleadtobetterworking

memoryandlessinattentiveness.

Exposuretonaturehasbeenthoughttobenecessaryforbraindevelopmentinchildren.Anotherstudy

of2,593chiIdrenshowsthatchildreninschoolwithmoregreenspacehaveagreaterincreaseinworking

memoryandagreaterdecreaseininattentiveness.

Humansarebelievedtobetiedtonature.Playingingreenerareasofferschildrenopportunities

tosearchandlearn.Accordingly,greenspaceisthoughttopromptimportantexercisesindiscovery,

creativityandrisktaking.Theseexercisesinturnpositivelyinfluencebraindevelopment.

Dr.Dadvand'sstudysuggestshowsuchstructuralchangescouldbringaboutthebeneficialeffects

ofgreenspacesoncognitivedevelopment,italsoaddstotheprooftha:suggeststhelastingeffects

ofearlylifeexposuretogreennessonourhealthandthebenefitsofincreasinggreennessincities.

Furtherstudiesareneededtoprovethefindingsinotherpopulations,settingsandclimates.And

researchersneedtoexaminedifferencesaccordingtothenatureandqualityofgreenspace.

27.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout.

A.howthestudywasperformedB.whatwasrecordedinthestudy

C.howlongthestudylastedD.whotookpartinthestudy

28.Theword“prompt”inparagraph6probablymeans"

A.controlB.encourageC.balanceD.change

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Workingmemoryinfluenceswhiteandgreymatterinthebrain.

B.Dr.Dadvandstressedtheimportanceofchangingtheenvironment.

C.StudiesprovedtheinfluenceofgreennessonpopulationsoutsofSpain.

D.Livingingreenerneighborhoodsbenefitschildreninbraindevelopment.

D

Weoftenreachapointinourlifewhenweshouldbereadyforchangethatwillhelpusunlockour

self-improvementpower.However,therersalwayssomethingstaringatusrightunderournosebutwe

don'tseeit.Theonlytimewethinkofunlockingourself-improvementpoweriswheneverythinggets

worst.

Whendowerealizethatweneedtochangediets?Whennoneofourshirtsandjeanswouldfitus.

Whendowestopeatingcandiesandchocolates?Whenal1ofourteethhavefallenoff.Whendowerealize

thatwereedtostopsmoking?Whenourlungshavegonebad.Weseethewarningsignsandsignalswhen

thingsgetroughanddifficult.

Theonlytimemostofuseverlearnaboutunlockingourself-improvementpoweriswhenthewhole

worldisfallingapart.Wethinkandfeelthiswaybecauseitisnoteasytochange,butchangebecomes

morepainfulwhenweignore（忽视）it,

Changewillhappen,likeitorhateit.Atonepointoranother,weareallgoingtofinallyunlock

ourse1f-improvementpowernotbecausetheworldsaysso.Butbecausewerealizeit'sforourowngood.

Happypeopledon'tjustacceptchange;theyembrace（拥抱）it.Unlockingourself-improvementpower

meansunlockingourselvesoutoftheboxofthoughtthatisjustthewayweare.Itissuchapoorexcuse

forpeoplewhofearchange.

Janealwaystollseveryonethatshedoesn*thavethecouragetobearoundgroupsofpeople.Sheheard

herfamilytellthesamethingsabouthertootherpeople.Overtheyears,thatiswhatJanehasbelieved.

Everytimeagreatcrowdcome,shestepsbackandlocksherselfupinaroom.Janenotonlybelieves

inherstory,butlivesit!

Se1f-improvementmaynotbeeverybodysfavoriteword,butifwelookatthingsinadifferentway,

wemighthavegreaterchancesofenjoyingthewholeprocessinsteadofcountingthedaysuntilweare

fullyimproved.Threesessionsinaweekatthegymwouldresultinahealthierlife.Readingbooksevery

daywouldbuildupknowledge.Andonlywhenweareenjoyingthewholeprocessofunlockingour

se1f-improvementpowerwillwcrealizethatwc'rebeginningtotakethingslightandbecomehappy.

30.ThewritermentionsthethreequestionsinParagraph2toshowthat,

A.welearnourlessonswhenweexperiencepain.

B.weareresponsiblefortheproblemswemeet.

C.lifefailsuswhenwegetintothewrongway.

D.lifeisalongjourneyful1ofupsanddowns.

31.WhatisthekeytosolvingJane'sproblem?

A.Sheneedstorememberwhyshestarted.

B.Shehastoknowhowtogetonwithpeople.

C.Shehastorealizesheisnotwhatsheisinherstory.

D.Sheneedstounderstandtheimportanceofconfidence.

32.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.theworldtellsushowtoimproveourselves.

B.peoplechangewhentheyfinditeasytodothat.

C.welcomingchangeinlifeisadrivetobecomebetter.

D.enjoyingtheprocessofse1f-improvementmakeslifesimpler.

33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Isitimportanttotakethingslight?

B.Isitnecessarytoembracechallenges?

C.Toholdontothelastmomentortogiveup?

D.Tofreeourselvesoutoftheboxortostayinit?

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题.（共10分，每小题2分）

Whenitcomestothelettergradeonyourtestorhomework,youmightnoticethatthereisnoletter

E.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhythatisso?

IntheA,B,C,DandFgradingsystem,thefirstfourlettersaretypicallyconsideredpassinggrades.

AnFinthissystemsimplystandsfor"fail”.Theword"fail"happenstostartwiththeletterF,which

seemstoleaveouttheletterE.Thefact”.SomeschoolshaveUgradefor“unsatisfactory”,orIgrade

for"incomplete".

Evenwithallthissaid,weshouldalsopointoutthatEgradeactuallyhasbeen

usedprettycommon1ythroughoutthehistoryoflettergradesintheUS.

ThefirstcollegeintheUStousealettergradingsystemliketheoneswe

usetodayisMountHolyokeCollege.In1897,theybegantousethefollowinggrading

scale:

A:95-100%(excellent)B:85-94%(good)C:76-84%(fair)

D:75%(barelypassed)E:bclov75%(failed)

WecanseetheinclusionofEinsteadofF.

Gradually,thelettergradingsvstembecamemorepopularthroughouttheUS.However,manyschools

decidedtodroptheEgradeandgostraighttoF.Thereisnoevidence(证据)toreallysupportthis,but

onepossibleexplanationisthatteacherswereworriedthatsomestudentsandparentsmightmistakeE

for"excellent".

Whydowehavelettergrades?Well,partofthereasonisthattheymadegradingsimplerduringa

timeofgreatchangeforschools.Asthe20thcenturybegan,growingcitiesandanincreaseinimmigration

ledtolargerschoolclassrooms.Mostteachersatthattimethoughtthisnewlettergradingsystemwas

aneasy,fairandclearwaytogradestudents.

Today,moreandmorepeoplearguethatlettergradesdon'tfullyreflect(反映)studentlearningo

However,asteacherstrytoimprovegradingmethods,manyparentscontinuetofavorthelettergrades

theygotaskids,theyarefamiliar(熟悉)andeasyforparentstounderstand.Sowhiletheymightnot

beperfect,thelettergradesprobablyaren,tgoingawayanytimesoon.

34.whatdoesanFstandforintheA、B、C^DandFgradingsystem?

35.whenwasthelettergradingsystemfirstusedintheUScollege?

36.whatisonepossibleexplanationfordroppingtheEgrade?

37.whatdidmostteachersthinkofthelettergradingsysteminthe20thcentury?

38.whydomanyparentsstillpreferthelettergradestoday?

书面表达(共10分)

五、文段表达（10分）

39.从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作，文中已给出内容不

计入总数.所给提示词语仅供选用，请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

题目一:

假如你是李华，你们学校要举办一场关于京剧的讲座，你打算邀请你们班交换生Peter参加，请用英语写一封

电子邮件，告诉他讲座时间和地点以及需要做什么准备。

提示词语：lecture（讲座）,invite,information,question,online

提示问题：•Whenandwherewillyouhavethelecture?

,whatdoyouadvisePetertoprepareforit?

Dearpeter,

Howisitgoing?

There*11bealectureonPekingOperainourschool.

IfthereisanythingthatIcando,pleaseletmeknow.

Yours,

LiHua

题目二:

“静以修身，俭以养德”，勤俭节约是中华民族的传统美德，无论生活富足与否，我们都应该提倡节俭，拒绝

浪费。

某英文网站在开展以“节约是美德”为主题的征文活动，假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿.谈谈生活

中你是怎么做的，以这样做的意义。

提示词语：thrifty（节约的）.save,turnoff.money,virtue（美德）

提示问题：•Whatdoyoudoinyourdailylife?

•whydoyoudoso?

It'soneofourtraditionalvirtuestobethrifty.

中考英语答案

一、单项填空

123456789101112

cABDCDBACBDA

二、完理.填空

1314151617181920

ACBDCADB

三、阅读理解

21222324252627282930313233

DECABDABDACCD

四、阅读短文何答问题

34.Itstandsfor"fail

35.In1897

36.TeacherswereworriedthatsomestudentsandparentsmightmistakeEfor“excellent”

37.Theythoughtthisnewlettergradingsystemwasaneasyfairandclearwaytogradestudents

38.Becausethelettergradesarefamiliarandeasyforparentstounderstand

五、文段表达

题日1：

DearPeter

Howisitgoing?

There'11bealectureonPekingoperainourschool.ThePekingoperawillstartat10:00thisFriday

morningintheschoolhall.Iamwritingtoinviteyoutotakepartinthemeaningfullecture.

Inthelecture,wecannotonlygetsomeusefulinformationaboutthePekingopera,butalsogetclose

tothetraditionalChineseculture,whichcanbenefitusalot.

Therearesomesuggestionsforyoutoprepareforit.Firstofall,remembertobethereontime,what's

more,don'tforgettobringacamerawithyou,whichcanrecordthepreciousmoment,lastbutnotleast,

it'sagoldenchanceforyoutocomeupwithsomequestionsthatyouarewillingtolearnabout.

IfthereisanythingthatIcandopleaseletmeknow.

Yours,

LiHua

题目2：

It'soneofourtraditionalvirtuestobethriftyBeingthriftyisagoodvirtuewhichhasbeen

passeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.It'sagoodideatostartoninourdailylife.

Firstofall,Iconstantlycheckthelightsandthetapstomakesurethattheyareoffwhenleaving

thehouse,Besides,neverhaveIwastedanyfood,whatJsmore,Idon'tspendtoomuchmoneyonunnecessary

thingsandsavemoneyregularly.

ThereasonwhyIdosoisthatIwanttomakeadifferencetomylife,Astheoldsavinggoes,“Waste

not,wantnot“Imakeupmymindtobethriftyasmuchaspossible.Ithinkeveryoneshouldtakeactions

tosticktothisvirtue.

中考英语模拟试卷

第I部分选择题（共60分）

一、选择填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

l.WuYishucamefirstinthesecondseasonofChinesePoetryandshewas__success.

A./,aB.the,/C.a,aDJJ

2.--YesterdayAlicefelloverandwashurtbadlywhilesheasnowball.

一一I'msorrytohearthat.

A.madeB.wasmakingC.makesD.ismaking

3.1thinkhisadviceisofgreat.It'swellworth.

A.value,takingB.value,totakeC.valuable,totakeD.valuable,taking

4.TherearefewerandfewertigersinIndia.Thesituationwillcontinuehumansstophuntingthemfortheirfur

andbones.

A.ifB.unlessC.becauseD.since

5.Mike.Ihaven'tseenyoureldersisterforalongtime.

--SheHongKongonbusinessforafewdays.

A.wenttoB.hasgonetoC.hasbeentoD.hasbeenin

6.--Jackiealwaysgivesfriendsahelpinghandwhentheyneedit.I'dliketobehisfriend.

——That'strue.Justasthesayinggoes,""

A.ManyhandsmakelightworkB.Nopain,nogain

C.PracticemakesperfectD.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

7.Mr.WuteachesEnglish.Wealllike.

A.our;himB.us;himC.us;herD.our;her

8.--DoyouknowournewEnglishteacher?

--Yes.Hetobeafriendofmybrother's.

A.turnsdownB.turnsonC.turnsoffD.turnsout

9.--MrLi,Ihavesomedifficultythearticle.

---Rememberitthreeorfourtimesatleast.

A.tounderstand;readingB.understanding;reading

C.understanding;toreadD.tounderstand;toread

10.--Myrecorderisbroken.CouldIuseyours?

—-,butyouhavetoreturnittomorrow.

A.TmnotsureB.NoproblemC.I'msorryD.Ihopeso

11.----shallwebeginthedinner,Mum?

——yourfathercomesfromwork,dear.

A.When;UntilB.Howlong;Notuntil

C.Howsoon;UntilD.Howsoon;Notuntil

12.Youdrivea代erdrinkingalcohol（酒）.It'sagainstthelaw.

A.mustn'tB.needn'tC.couldn'tD.wouldn't

13.--Wechat（微信）isaninventioncanhelppeopletalktofriends,sharephotos,ideasandfeelingsfreely.

----wonderfulitis!

A.which;HowB.who;HowC.that;WhatD.who;Vi/hat

14.--Thecakesarequitedelicious!CanIhaveonemore?

Sorry,thereisleft.Whataboutsomebiscuits?

A.noneB.nooneC.nothingD.nobody

15.——Couldyoutellme?

--Heiskindandgenerous.Healwayshelpsothers.

A.whatyourbuddylikesB.whatyourbuddyislike

C.whatdoesyourbuddylooklikeD.whatdoesyourbuddylike

二、完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

IliveinAlbuquerque,andIoftenseesomehomelesspeopleinthatarea.Iusedtogivemuchmoneytothehomeless,

16sorryfortheirbadluck.17astimepassed,Ibecameahomelessperson.Ibecameasinglemomwithnohome,

ahugedebt（债务）,and18anyincome（收入）.Asaresult,I19givingmoneytothepeopleonthesideoftheroad.

Thingsstartedtochangeforme.Istartedto20myselfoutofdebt.Onedaywesawahomelesspersonwiththe

sign,/zWillworkforfood."Ipassedby.Mydaughtersaid,“Mommy,youusedtogivemoneytothosepeopleinneed."I

replied,^Honey,theyjust21thatmoneyforalcohol（酒）orotherbadthings/*Shedidn'tsayanything,butwhenIsaid

that,itdidn'tfeelright.

Threedayslater;Iwasdrivingtopickupmydaughterfromschool.Amanwasstandingonthecorner,andsomething

deep22mesaid,“Justhelptheman."SoIrolled（摇下）downmywindow,andheranover23.Hesaid,“Godbless

you,Ionly2477cents/71reached

intomyasitray（烟灰缸）andstrangelyenough,theresatthreequartersandtwopennies.Ipickeditupandgaveittohim.

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