2020年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試

高考仿真模擬卷（一）

（時間：120分鐘，滿分：150分）

選擇題部分

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

1.Howdidthemangetthemobile?

A.Heboughtitonline.B.Hegotitfromhismum.

C.Afriendgaveittohimasapresent.

2.Whenwillthefilmbegin?

A.At5：50.B.At6：00.

C.At6：10.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.HewillgotoLosAngeles.

B.Hewantstohangoutwiththekids.

C.Hesawthewoman?skidsyesterday.

4.Howdoesthewomanfindtheworkthere?

A.Interesting.B.Relaxing.

C.Rewarding.

5.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hewasretired.B.Hegotfired.

C.Hegotpromoted.

第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽

完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.Thenearestbusstop.B.Thenearestsubwaystation.

C.Thenearestpostoffice.

7.Howfarisittothepostofficefromthebusstop?

A.About200metersaway.B.About300metersaway.

C.About400metersaway.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Howmuchistherentforthehouse?

A.$200aweek.B.$200amonth.

C.$400amonth.

9.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthehouse?

A.It'slarge.B.It'sconvenient.

C.It'sexpensive.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthewoman?

A.Ateacher.B,Anurse.

C.Aworker.

11.Whatwasthemandoingwhenthewomancalled?

A.Talkingtohisson.B.Beinginameeting.

C.Talkingwithhiscolleague.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutTommy?

A.Hewasalwaysfeelingsleepy.

B.Hekepttalkingaloudthroughtheclass.

C.Hewassorryforusingaphoneinclass.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Wherewasthemanamomentago?

A.Inhisclass.B.Inthecinema.

C.Inthelibrary.

14.WhatdoesJohnGrishambasehiswritingon?

A.Hisimagination.B.Hisexperience.

C.Hisstudents.

15.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJohnGrisham?

A.He,sagreatteacher.

B.Hisbooksaredifficulttoread.

C.Charactersinhisbooksareinteresting.

16.Whatdoesthewomanmajorin?

A.Physics.B.Law.

C.Psychology.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatcancustomersdoatMr.Healing?

A.Haveameal.B.Sleepforalittlewhile.

C.Goolinefbrfree.

18.WhatarecustomersadvisedtodoforcoiningtoMr.Healing?

A.Bookinadvance.B.Avoidtherushhour.

C.Bringafriend.

19.HowdoesParkperformhiswork?

A.Bysittingbeforethecomputer.

B.Bystandingalldaylong.

C.Byspeakingtolotsofpeople.

20.WhatdopeoplethinkabouttheMr.Healingcafchain?

A.Itmaynotsucceed.B.Itchargestoohigh.

C.It'sagoodbusinessmodel.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分35分）

第一節（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

IttookmultipleweddingsfbrChristineLawtorealizewhatsheneededtodo.Inthesummer

of2014,herschedulewaspackedwithfriends'marriagecelebrations—flower-filledoccasions

thatgotherthinking,“Wheredoalltheflowersgoaftertheparty?”Moreoftenthannot,they

werethrownaway.Lawwasconfidentshecouldfindabetteruseforthem.

ByAugust,shehadaplan：convincecouplesandcompanieshostingeventstodonatetheir

flowers,whichshewouldpickupanddeliverwithin48hourstoseniorsacrossthecity.Shewanted

tobringbeautyintothelivesoftheelderly.Shedrewonherexperiencethroughbeingavolunteer

innon-profitinstitutionsinordertosetupherownorganization,whichshecalledFloranthropie.

Nothavingenoughbouquets（花束）forall150peopleofahealthcenter,Lawaskedthestaffto

providealistofpatientswhoneededcheeringupmost."ThefirstwomanIapproachedthoughtit

wasamistake,andthattheflowerscouldn'tpossiblybeforher,“saysLaw."Isaidtheywerea

gift,andwetalkedforahalfhour.”

Inadditiontohealthcenters,Floranthropiefocusesoncommunitygroupsdevotedtothe

elderly.LaetitiaThelemeisavolunteerforLesPetitsFieres,anorganizationthataimstohelpthe

elderlywhodon'thaveasupportsystem.Thegroupreceivesadozenorsobouquetsfrom

Floranthropiemonthly,andthenredistributesthem."Ourmottois'flowersbeforebreadT“

saysThdleme."Wedon'tfocusonprimarycare,butratheronnourishing。茲養）thespirit.

Floranthropiehelpsusdothat.Ifsamazingwhatabigdifferenceasmallbouquetcanmake.”

Inthebeginning,mostofFloranthropieJsdonationscamethroughwordofmouth.Thesedays,

LawreceivesmessagesfromstrangersviaherorganizationsFacebookpageandhasconnected

withcorporationsandflowerwholesalers.LawhopestoexpandFloranthropienationally,butatthis

pointishappytobeabletooverseeeachdeliverypersonally.

21.WhatmadeChristineLawsetupFloranthropie?

A.Thewasteofflowers.B.Thelonelinessofseniors.

C.Thepersuasionofotherfriends.D.Thewarmatmosphereofweddings.

22.WhatcanweinferaboutFloranthropiefromLaetitiaTheleme'swords?

A.Itshouldfocusonprimarycare.

B.Itisbenefitingmorethantheelderly.

C.Itisdoingsomethingofgreatimportance.

D.Itshouldcooperatewithmorenon-profitinstitutions.

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.VolunteerYourTimeB.Don'tThrowFlowersAway

C.SpecialDeliveryMakesYourDayD.BrightenSeniors'LiveswithFlowers

B

Youtrytokeepyoureyeswideopenwhilewatchingabasketballmatchorawonderful

fireworkshowincaseyoumightmisssomethingexcitinginjusttheblinkofaneye.Butinfact,

humansblinkabout15timesperminuteonaverage.Haveyouevermissedanythingbecauseyou

blinked?Probablynot.Whyisthat?

AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyinSeptember,ourbrainhas

theabilitytoskipthetemporarydarknesswhenweblink.Itcankeepvisualinformationfbrashort

periodoftimeandthenputjttogethertoformanimagewithoutinterruption.

Inordertounderstandhowthisworks,agroupofscientistsattheGermanPrimateCenterand

theUniversityMedicalCenterGo..ttingeninGermanyconductedanexperiment.Inthestudy,the

participantswereaskedtolookatpatternsonascreenwhosedirectioncouldbeinterpretedin

differentways,suchashorizontally（水平地）orvertically（垂直地）.Whenonepatternwasaboutto

disappearandthenextonewasabouttocome,theparticipantshadtoindicatethedirectionthatthe

nextpatternwouldappear.

Theresearchersfoundthatwhenthedirectionsoftwopatternsdidn'tmatch,theareainour

brainwhichisresponsibleforvisualmemorywasactivated.Thissameareashowedlessactivity

whentwopatternswereinthesamedirection.

“Themedialprefrontalcortex（前額葉皮層）adjustscurrentvisualinformationwith

previouslyobtainedinformation,andthusenablesustoperceivetheworldwithmorestability,even

whenwebrieflycloseoureyestoblink,“CasparSchwiedrzikexplainedinScienceDaily.Heis

thefirstauthorofthestudyandalsoascientistattheGermanPrimateCenter.

24.Wedon'tmissanythingwhenblinkingbecauseourbraincan.

A.dealwiththemissingimageB.rememberallthatwesee

C.imaginewhatoureyesmissD.putourpiecesofmemorytogether

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Ourbrain.B.Visualinformation.

C.CurrentBiology.D.Thetemporarydarkness.

26.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheBrain'sStructureB.TheBrain'sActivatedPatterns

C.TheBrain?sSpecialSkillD.TheBrain?sOrientation

C

InthestoryoftheCrowandthePitcherfromAesop'sFables,athirstycrowdropsstonesinto

anarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.

Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomake

waterdisplacement（排水量）worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthat

thebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.

Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofCambridge,presentedsixcrowswith

tubescontainingwater.Insidethetubes,awormorapieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,

justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasers

thatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycould

droptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.

However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodrop

objectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjects

intoanarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafter

justtwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewide

tube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn'trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.

Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011

study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwas

floatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.

27.HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah'sexperiment?

A.Bybreakingthetube.B.Bydroppinginerasers.

C.Bystandingonthewood.D.Byremovingthewood.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thebirdshandledawkwardly,5meaninParagraph4?

A.Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.

B.Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.

C.Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.

D.Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.

29.Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?

A.StoriesofAesop'sFables.B.Thedevelopmentofcrows.

C.Crows'intelligence.D.Human-animalcommunication.

30.Whatdoweknowaboutcrowsinthepassage?

A.Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomeaspects.

B.Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.

C.Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.

D.ThestoryoftheCrowandthePitcherlacksevidence.

第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

You'renodoubtheard“lessismore“overandoveragain.Lessisbetterbecauseitisgood

foryourbankaccountandyourwaistline（腰圍）.Butinsomeareasofourlives,wecanbenefit

from“more"insteadof"less.31.

Givemore.

Ifyouseesomethingbeautifulinsomeone,sayit.Whyareyouholdingbackacompliment,a

kindwordofencouragementorsupportorsomewell-deservedpraise?Givingisagifttothegiver

andthereceiver.32.Onceyoustartdoingthis,peoplewillonlywantyouaroundmore.

Supportothersmore.

Speakingofencouragement,whocoulduseyoursupportrightnow?33.Someone

whoisstruggling?Reachout!You'llbegladyoudid.

34.________

Whenwepushbackagainstthingswedon'twant（suchas"Ican'tbelieveCatherinecopied

myclothesagain!”），ourresistancestillholdsusclosetothethingthathurtsus.Whenweare

moreacceptingoflife'supsanddowns,wefindpeace.

Findmorerolemodels.

Whodoyouwanttobelike?Findrolemodelswhoinspireyou.Readaboutthem.Buytheir

books.Diveintoonlineinterviews.35.

Alifeofrichnesscanbedefinedinamillionways.Andguesswhat?Ifswaitingforyouto

liveit-assoonasyouopenyourselfup.

A.Acceptmore.

B,Getmentalpeace.

C.Doiteverysingleday.

D.Afriendwhoisgoingthroughalossorabigchange?

E.Hereishow“more”canbeagoodthinginyourlife.

F.Lettheirsuccessbeanexampleofwhat'spossibleforyou,too.

G.Maybesomeonewhoisalwaysthesupportofyouwhenyouareintrouble?

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項。

Stevewasaseventhgrader,abigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthana12-year-old.Yet,

hewentunnoticed-hehadbeen36everyexaminationsincefirstgrade—untilMissWilma

appeared.

Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewas37forbasic

skills.

“Youalldidprettywell,“MissWilmatoldtheclassaftergoingoverthe38,"except

foroneboy.Andit39myhearttotellyouthis,but...”she40,“thesmartestboyinthe

seventhgradeisfailingmyclass."Steve41hiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.

Afterthat,Stevestillwouldn,tdohishomework.EvenifMissWilma42punishedhim,

heremained43.

“Steve,please!Icareaboutyou!”

44,Stevegotit!uSomeoneCARESABOUTME?!”

OneMondayacoupleofweekslater,MissWilmagavea45ontheweekendhomework.

Steve46throughthetestandwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.Withalookof47，Miss

Wilmatookhispaperandbegantolookitover.

MissWilma'sfacewasina48shock!SheglancedupatSteve,then49,thenup.

Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!

Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhe

rememberandunderstand50,buthecouldtranslatewhathelearnedintohislife.Hebecame

51.

Afterhighschool,SteveenlistedintheNavy,andhehada（n）52militarycareer.During

hisnavalyears,heinspiredmanyyoungpeoplewhomightnothave53themselveswithout

him.

A54tookplacewithintheheartofaboyallbecauseofoneteacher,who55about

him.,36.A.missingB.failing

C.passingD.skipping

37.A.testedB.classified

C.separatedD.dismissed

38.A.questionsB.effects

C.lessonsD.results

39.A.fillsB.presses

C.breaksD.destroys

40.A.shoutedB.hesitated

C.interruptedD.laughed

41.A.droppedB.raised

C.coveredD.closed

42.A.strangelyB.steadily

C.severelyD.secretly

43.A.helplessB.stubborn

C.flexibleD.crazy

44.A.CommonlyB.Unwillingly

C.ParticularlyD.Suddenly

45.A.quizB.chance

C.speechD.presentation

46.A.sleptB.looked

C.livedD.hurried

47.A.disappointmentB.surprise

C.satisfactionD.inspiration

48.A.bitterB.total

C.preciousD.ridiculous

49.A.downB.away

C.outD.back

50.A.homeworkB.grades

C.knowledgeD.subjects

51.A.outstandingB.lazy

C.roughD.troublesome

52.A.tiringB.ordinary

C.hardworkingD.successful

53.A.reliedonB.lookedafter

C.turnedtoD.believedin

54.A.competitionB.choice

C.changeD.campaign

55.A.waitedB.listened

C.wishedD.cared

非選擇題部分

第三部分語言運用(共兩節，滿分45分)

第二節(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Lions,tigersandotheranimalsarestayingawakeatnight56.(avoid)human

beings,anewstudyfinds.

Scientistshaveknownthathumanactivitiescanleadtochangesinnature.Manyanimalsmay

movearoundlessortraveltofarplacestokeepaway57.people.Bybeingawakeat

night,animalscanalsobeonguardagainstpossibleenemiesandspendlesstime

58.(look)forfood.

Thelatestresearchfoundevenactivitieslikefarmingandcampingcan

59.(fright)animalsandcausethemtobecomemoreactiveatnight.

60.hadbeenstudiedwerelionsinTanzania,tigersinNepalandmonkeysinBrazil.

Researcherscompared61.(careful)howmuchtimethoseanimalswereactiveat

nightinareasofhumanactivities,suchashuntingandfarming.62.washuman

activitiesthatcausedanincreaseofabout20percentinnight-timeactivities,evenincreaturesthat

usuallysleepatnight.Results63.(publish)inthejournalSciencetwomonthsago.

Thenewfindingsare64.(usual)becausenooneelsehaslookedatitinsuch

detailbefore.EcologistMarleeTuckerwas65.(surprise)thatanykindofhuman

activitiesisenoughforanimalstoseepeopleasathreat.

第四部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節應用文寫作(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tim想在寒假時到中國旅游，于是發郵件向你征求建議。

請你回復一封郵件，內容包括：

1.推薦一個旅游城市；

2.給出推薦的理由。

注意:

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

DearTim,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節讀后續寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面短文，根據所給情節進行續寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。

Tocelebratehisgirlfriend*sbirthday,LukeFortunedrovefromasmalltowninCentral

OregontoPortland,whereheparkedhiscarinapaidgarageovemight.Thenextmorning,he

discoveredthatthecar'swindowhadbeensmashed,alongwithhisdreamsfbrthefuture:His

backpackandcomputerweregone.

uEverythingimportanttomewasonthatcomputer,“saidFortune,21,whoisstudyingto

becomeaparamedic（護理人員）.“Myclasswork,everypaperVdwritten,andalltheprogramsI

neededformyparamedictests.EveryletterIwasworkingonforjobapplications.Ifeltsick.”

Twodaysafterthetheft,anotheryoungmanwasstandingoutsidehisapartment,alsoin

Portland.MasoudAlmazrouei,29,wasanexchangestudentfromtheUnitedArabEmirates.Hehad

beenapproachedbyamanwhosaidhehadacomputerforsale.Only$200.Almazrouei,whohad

beenintheUnitedStatesforonlyayear,admitsnowthathewasnaive（天真）.Butheneededa

computer,soheboughtit,tookithome,andturnediton.Withinseconds,hesawfilesand

photographs.

“Iwonderedwhowouldsellacomputerwithallofthisonit,“hesaid/1realizeditcouldbe

stolen."Almazroueifoundwhatappearedtobetheowner'scellphonenumberandcalledit.

“Thisguywithathickaccenttoldmehehadmycomputer,Fortunesaid.uHetoldmethe

storyandsaiditwashisfault.Ithoughtitwasascam（騙局）.Itoldhimifhereallyhadthe

computer,heshouldtakeittothepolice.”

Soonafter,apoliceofficercalledFortunetosaythatamanhaddroppedthecomputeroffand

hadsaidhewassorry.Hepassedalongtheman'snumber.

注意：

1.所續寫短文的詞數應為150左右；

2.至少使用5個短文中標有下劃線的關鍵詞語；

3.續寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；

4.續寫完成后，請用下劃線標出你所使用的關鍵詞語。

Paragraph1：

FortunecalledandthankedAlmazroueiandinsistedonpayinghimarewardof$200,the

moneyhewasout.________________________________________________________________

Paragraph2：

Astoryaboutthetwoyoungmen'sencountermadeittothelocal

papers.___________________________________________________________________________

2020年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試

高考仿真模擬卷（二）

（時間：120分鐘，滿分：150分）

選擇題部分

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

I.Whydoesthemanrefusetoeatmore?

A.Hehasatoothache.B.Heistoofull.

C.Thepieistoosalty.

2.Whenwillthemanleave?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.

C.OnThursday.

3.Wherewillthespeakersgofirsttomorrow?

A.Thezoo.B.ThePeople*sPark.

C.TheScienceMuseum.

4.WhywillthewomangotoBoston?

A.Tostartanewlifethere.B.Tolivewithherparents.

C.Tovisithergrandparents.

5.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.HewillgotoSeattlenexttime.

B.HewillnevergotoLosAngeles.

C.AtriptoMiamimaybeinteresting.

第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽

完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthewomanplantodothisweekend?

A.Goclimbing.B.Goshopping.

C.Goswimming.

7.WhowillmoveonSaturday?

A.Theman.B.Theman'ssister.

C.Thewoman'ssister.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Howdoesthemanfindthemoviesnowadays?

A.Mostofthemareamazing.

B?Theyhavesimilarplots.

C.Thestoriesaresortofsilly.

9.Whydopeoplelikegoingtothemoviesaccordingtothewoman?

A.Tokilltime.B.Tofindromance.

C.Toavoidtroublesinreallife.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Howmanykindsoffolkcollectionsarethere?

A.Over200.B.Over300.

C.Over400.

11.Whatcanbelearntaboutseparatedisplayrooms?

A.Theyareformultiplecollections.

B.Theyareforprivatecollectors.

C.Theyareformodelvehicles.

12.Whatcollectionswillthemansee?

A.Paintings.B.Stamps.

C.Seashells.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.

C.Husbandandwife.

14.Howdidthemanfinddancebefore?

A.Itwasdifficulttolearn.B?Itwasnotfitformen.

C.Itwasveryboring.

15.Whichdanceclassdotheychoose?

A.Ballet.B.Thetango.

C.Tapdance.

16.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gofishingtogether.B.Bookthedanceclass.

C.Domoreresearchonline.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whydoesthespeakercometothetown?

A.Toattendameeting.B.Togoonaholiday.

C.Tovisithisoldroommate.

18.WhoisEllie?

A.Tim'swife.B.David'swife.

C.Tim'sdaughter.

19.WheredidDavidandthespeakergoin1994?

A.Columbus.B.Austria.

C.Italy.

20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Givingpartingadvice.B.Leavingavoicemailmessage.

C.Writingagreetingletter.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分35分）

第一節（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Ninemonthsago,IwaspackingmydaughterJsbackpackwithnewschoolsupplies,

wonderinghowIwasgoingtosendherofftokindergarten.Istoodontheplayground,tears

pouringdownmyfacebecauseIwasnrtreadyforthisfirstdayofkindergarten—butshewasready.

TodayIwillbestandingontheplayground,onceagainwithtears,becausethisprecioustimewent

bytooquickly.ThisweekIrealizedthatInevertoldyou“thankyou”.Idon'tknowhowtoexpress

amother"sthanksinthewayateacherdeserves.

WefirstmetyouattheopenhousetheweekbeforeschoolstartedandIimmediatelyknewyou

wouldbethetypeofteacherwewouldappreciateforever.Whilethestudentslinedupfortheday,

youtouchedeachoneontheshoulderasyougreetedthem.Ifastudentwashavingatough

morning,youquietlyheldhishandandwalkedhimintotheschool.

IgottoknowyouasIvolunteeredinthelunchroom.Youmadesureyourstudentswerea