广西省贺州市平桂区平桂重点中学2021-2022学年高一11月第二次月考英语试卷

8 October, 2020

Dear Dr Lisa，

My name is Ann. I am 13 and worried about my weight. I want to be a model, but I store lots of fat in my face, legs and stomach. I look at myself in the mirror, and then go into my room and Cry. I'm scared to talk about it. My parents' comforting words just don't ring true to me. My friends are shocked when they find out how much I weigh. I don't know what to do. I've diagnosed(诊断)myself with BDD(body dysmorphic disorder (躯体变形障碍症), too.

Yours，

Ann

9 October, 2020

Dear Ann，

I am worried about your problem. So much worry at 13. That was me, too, hating my body. So I understand a little of how you feel. I was 21 when I got help and I wish I'd got earlier. I wish someone had told me that as you enter the teenage years, your body changes and so does your brain, and that the things troubling you now just won't be problems as you get older.

The way you feel about yourself appears to be about your physical appearance, but it's this self-hatred(自我憎恨) that needs to be worked out. Then you will see your confidence grow.

Since you're in your teenage years, you are very probably not "done growing", so you needn't diet at this age. Eat healthily and exercise within reason. Being thin or pretty doesn't make you feel better inside. Besides, remember that proper diagnosis of BDD can only come from an expert. Don't worry about that.

Hope I've helped.

Yours，

Lisa

What a day! I started at my new school this morning and had the best time. I made lots of new friends and really liked my teachers. I was nervous the night before, but I had no reason to be. Everyone was so friendly and polite. They made me feel at ease. It was like I'd been at the school for a hundred years!

The day started very early at 7:00 am. I had my breakfast downstairs with my mum. She could tell that I was very nervous. Mum kept asking me what was wrong. She told me l had nothing to worry about and that everyone was going to love me. If they didn't love me, Mum said she would send them her way for a good talking to, I couldn't stop laughing.

My mum dropped me off at the school gate about five minutes before the bell. A little blonde girl got dropped off at the same time and started waving at me. She ran over and told me her name was Abigail. She was very nice and we became close straight away. We spent all morning together and began to talk to another girl called Stacey. The three of us sat together in class all day and we even made our way home together! It went so quickly. Our teacher told us that tomorrow we would really start learning and developing new skills.

I couldn't wait until tomorrow and thought that I was really going to enjoy my time at my new school. I only hoped that my new friends would feel the same way too.

The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. Our language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.

English can change by borrowing words from other languages. "Tomato"was borrowed from Mexico and" pajamas(睡衣)"from India. The word "coffee" came from Turkey, and "tea" came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too.

New words are also made by adding two words together. "Strawberry", "postman", and "grandfather" are words made up of two parts.

Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word "photo" was made from "photograph" by cutting off the end of the longer word. "Plane "was made by cutting off the front part of "airplane". "Smog" was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the words "smoke" and "fog".

The names of people and products can become new words. Our sandwich was named after a man named" Sandwich". Scotch tape, band-aid, and jello (果冻) were names made up by the companies that first made the products.

If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, try again now, one tiny step at a time.

Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life.

Here's a suggestion: Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. "We often think that we have to do everything in big steps. Even though it's so hard for us to reach it. " said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. "What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it. "

"Kaizen", a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes(态度). During World War Ⅱ, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding(重建) Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it "Kaizen", which means" improvement".

Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it: "Kaizen" could possibly help people succeed in doing everything.

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. . Here's how:

Plan your time carefully.

When you plan your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. , then decide a good, regular time for studying. . A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.

. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teachers say.

Study regularly.

When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. . If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover them after you have tried these.

A. Find a good place to study.

B. This will help you understand the next class.

C. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to.

D. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

E. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

F. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say.

G. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teachers say in class.

The first day at school has left a deep1on me. I'll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was2, no smile on her face. "You are not permitted to3in the course of class unless… " She was speaking when I heard a voice "Lily, Lily" from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn't 4 I was bare feet until then. I wanted to5them, but I dared not do that. I shook my hand, 6"Don't wait here any longer. Leave quickly." As I did so, I still fixed my eyes on my teacher. I really didn't want her to take7of me, but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned8and my heart beat faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my9hands couldn't get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I10from my seat quickly. "Can you count the numbers from one to one hundred? "the teacher asked. I nodded. To her11, I did very well. Finally she said, "Be12, please. Study hard." I looked up at her to find a smile on her face. I felt relaxed13.

The first day at school has stayed in my14as something embarrassing but15.

I live in Shijiazhuang,  city not far from Beijing. Today is my first day at Senior High school and I (write) down my thoughts about it.

My new school is very good. In my new school, the teachers are very (friend) and the classrooms are amazing. Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. The screens also show photographs, text and information websites. They're brilliant!

The English class is really interesting. Our English teacher is Ms Shen, whose method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. I don't think I will be(bore) in Ms Shen's class!

Today we introduced (we) to each other. There are sixty-five students in my class. Forty-nine of them are girls. In other (word), there are three times as many girls as boys. They say that girls are (usual) more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street we live.

I'm looking forward to (do) it!

1）转变心态，正确对待学习压力

2）听听歌曲，释放学习压力

3）多与同学交流，和他们成为朋友

注意：1）词数100左右。  2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Li Yue,

……

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua