江苏省某中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

江苏省启东中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，

你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

转涂到答题纸上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.Thewoods.B.Theseaside.C.Apark.

2.Who'sthewomanmostprobably?

A.Theman'steacher.B.Theman'sclassmate.C.Theman'sneighbour.

3.HowoftenwillJocelyntakedancelessonsnextmonth?

A.Threetimesaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Onceaweek.

4.Whydidthewomanarrive

late?A.Hercarbrokedown.

B.Shewenttherebybike.

C.Shewasstuckintrafficjams.

5.What,sthereasonwhythemanmovedtoa

newhouse?A.Becauseit'snearhisworkplace.

B.Becauseithasagoodviewof

hills.CBecauseit'scheap

andcomfortable.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

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。听下面一段较长对话，回答

以下小题

6.What,swrongwiththecar?

A.Itstoppedsometimes.B.Theengineisoverheated.C.Thetireneedssomeair.

7.What?stherelationshipbetweenthespeakersprobably?

A.Repairerandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.C.

Bossandsecretary.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

8.Whatiswoman'sfavoritemusic?

A.Jazzmusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

9.WhatwillthewomanarrangethisFriday

evening?A.Acourseofclassicalmusic.

B.Apartyforhermusicteacher.

C.Adrumperformanceforherhusband.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

10.What,sthewomandoing?

A.Makingasurvey.B.Makingatravelplan.C.Makingnewfriends.

11.WhenwasthemansupposedtoreachLhasaoriginally?

A.At4:00a.m.B.At7:00a.m.C.At11:00p.m.

12.Whatwasthemandisappointedwithaboutthehotel?

A.Itsbreakfast.B.Itslocation.C.Itsroom.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

13.Whereistheconversationtakeplaceprobably?

A.Inacompany.B.Inashoppingmall.C.Inacinema.

14.HowdidPaulfeelwhenseeingDeborah?

A.Puzzled.B.Embarrassed.C.Excited.

15.WhyisDeborahin

Manchester?A.Sheisworking

there.

B.Sheistravellingthere.

C.Sheisattendingameeting.

16.WhatisDeborahgoingtodonext?

A.Tohaveadinner.B.Toseeamovie.C.Tobuyanewskirt.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Wheredidthewomanrealizeherwalletwasmissing?

A.Atthegym.B.Atthebakery.C.Atthegolfcourt.

18.Whatisnotincludedinthewoman'swallet?

A.HerVisacard.B.Herdriver,slicense.C.Hermembershipcard.

19.Whofoundthewoman,swalletatlast?

A.Aworkerwhocutsthegrass.

B.Akidwhowashesthegolf

cart.C.Aguywhoworksina

restaurant.

20.Howdidthewomanrewardtheguyat

first?A.Tobuyhimabeer.

B.Togivehimmoney.

C.Totreathimtoaroundofgolf.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（15个小题，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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Asanation,wearegettingbiggerandeatingmore.Butthereare

effectivewaystocontrolyourappetiteandeatonlyasmuchasyouneed.

Keepawayfromlow-nutritionsnacks

Thatmeansicecream,sweets,chipsbiscuits,cakesandanyothersaltyor

sugarysnacksyoueatbetweenmeals.Althoughwehaveatendencytoeatthem,

youcanlearntolivewithouttheseunhealthy-and-fattening-additionstoyour

diet.Trytomakeitahabittoeatthemonlywhenofferedatsocialeventsor

asaspecialtreat.

Leavehalfanhourbetweenmaincourseanddessert

Havingabreakbetweencoursesgivesyourbraintimetoreceivethe

fullnesssignalandmakeyoumorelikelytorefusethesweetstuff.And,infact,

assoonasyoufeelthefirstsignalsoffullness,removeyourplatefromthe

table.Thatwilltellyourbrainthatfoodtimeisover.

Makeyoursasmallhelping

Putanendtosuper-sizedportions.Youwon'tbemissingout一today's

smallwasthemediumorlargeofafewdecadeago.Selectorserveyourselfa

modestportionandeatitslowly,enjoyingtheflavors.Beforeyouknowit,

smallwillfeeljustright.What'smore,orderingthesmallersizeleadsto

wearingthesmallersize.

Distractyourself

Whenyoufindyourselfhuntingdownfood,eventhoughyou'reevenhungry,

dosomethingelsefor20minutes.Drinkalargeglassofwaterasthirstis

oftenconfusedwithadesireforfood.Choosesomethingthatengagesyourbrain

aswellasyourhands,suchaswritingaletterorlisteningtoasong.You

couldalsogoforashortwalkordosomethingthatyouenjoy.Ifyouthinkyou

reallyarehungry,setanalarmfor20minutes,timeandifyoustillwantto

eatwhenitrings,fine.Ifnot,theurgewillhavepassed.

21.Whichwaysuitsyoubetterifyoutendtoorderalarge

portionoffood?A.Distractyourself.

B.Makeyoursasmallhelping.

C.Keepawayfromlow-nutritionsnacks.

D.Leavehalfanhourbetweenmaincourseanddessert.

22.Whyshouldyouhaveabreakbetweenmaincourseand

dessert?A.Togivepeopletimetochat.

B.Tohaveagoodappetitefor

sweetstuff.C.Toreduceappetite

fordessert.

D.Togivethehosttimetoremoveyourplate.

23.Whenyoufindyourselfpursuingforfood,whatshouldyoudo?

A.Eatsomebiscuits.B.Eatsomesugary

snacks.C.Havesomesoftdrinks.D.Listentoalovely

melody.

B

OnTuesday,GuinnessWorldRecordsannouncedthroughitsofficialmicroblog

accountthatlivestreamingstarLiZiqihad,with14.1millionfollowers,beaten

herownearlierrecordasthepersonwiththemostfollowersontheChinese

YouTubechannel.OnJuly16,shehad11.4millionfollowers,alsoarecord.She

attractedsomanyfollowersinjustfouryears,sincedebutingontheplatform

withherfirstshortvideo,titledMakingadressofgrapeskins,in2017.Init,

Lishowedhowshekepttheskinsofgrapeaftereatingthefruit,boiledthemin

waterandusedtheemergingpurpledyetocolordress.

ThoughshefeaturesonYouTube?sChinesechannel,herappealknowsno

boundaries,with

viewersaroundtheworldcommentingfavorablyunderhervideos.Whatsthe

secretbehindLi's

massappeal?Theanswerseemsobviousafterwatchinghervideos.Insteadof

preaching（说教）toheraudiences,Litellsherstoryasitis,like,say,about

growingbeans,harvestingthem,grindingthemintopowderandfermentingitto

makebeansauceinthetraditionalChineseway.Thatwayshealsoendsup

promotingtraditionalChineseculturebeforeaglobalaudience.

However,whatshepromotesisoftenalegacy（传统）ofthepastChinaisno

longerhowshe

depictsitinhervideos.Chinesefarmersnowharvestcropswithmachines,not

withhands,andhavelongbeencookingwithnaturalgas,insteadofusingwood.

AlltheprogressthattechnologycanbringhasreachedChina.Itistime

formoreChineseindividualsandmediatodrawafullerportraitofmodern

Chinabeforetheworld.

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

RIGHT?A.Lihasthemostfollowersin

theworld.

B.Lidefeatedalivestreamingstar,becomingthepersonwiththe

mostfollowers.C.Lihad14.1millionfollowersonJulyl6.

D.LiisalivestreamingstarwiththemostfollowersontheChineseYouTube.

25.WhichoneofthefollowingprocessesisNOTincludedinher

firstshortvideo?A.boilingtheskinsofgrapeinwater

B.keepingtheskinsofgrape

C.storingtheskinsofgrapeinacontainerforaweek

D.usingtheemergingpurpledyetocoloradress

26.What,sthesecretbehindLi'smassappeal?

A.herstyleandcontentB.herbeautyandkindness

C.herimaginationandcreativityD.herdiligenceandpersistence

27.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorappealsus

to.

A.followLitobealivestreamingstar

B.presentanall-roundmodernChinabeforetheworld

C.promoteourancienttraditionalcraftsandculture

D.studyhardtocontributetotheconstructionofourmotherland

C

Afteralmostanentireyearofnotgoingshoppingandvacationing,you

findthenumbers

reflectedbyyourbankaccountmeetyourheart?sdesire.

Nowthemostimportantquestioncomes,whattodowiththeearnings?

Shouldyoufulfilldreamsofthepresent,investinpreservingthefutureor

perhapskeepsavingitforarainyday?

Oureldersalwaystrytoteachusthevalueofmoneyanditsmoralweakness.

Onemaybeonawinningstreak（连续成功）now,butitwillnotalwaysbeso.One

willhavedayswhentherewillbe

nosunshinebutonlyrain,andtheirluckwillhidebehindthosethickgrey

clouds.Saveforthoserainydays,theysay.Donotspendtoomuch,live

withinabudget,refrainfromcreditnomatterhowsmallandsaveforthe

future.

Sincetheveryfirsttimeweearnourownmoneyfromasummerjoborearning

ourfirstsalary,thelessonsstart.Infact,thepocketmoneythatwereceive

whenwearechildrenbeginstheprocessoflearninghowtobestmanageone's

money.

Peopleoftenthinklikethis一onedaywhenIhaveenoughmoney,Iwill

traveltheworld.Then,oncewedoearnenoughmoney,tomorrow'splansstart

shadowingourpresentones.However,isitwisetokeeplivingforthatfuture?

Willwestillenjoyorevenbeabletobackpackinour50s?Howwillweever

enjoyourpresentifweareconstantlylivingforthefuture?

Goodquestions,aren'tthey?Isaytravelbutdon,tletyourselfrundry,

treatyourselftosomeluxuriesbutalsokeepenoughforyournecessities,and

enjoyyourpresentbutwithaplanfortheforeseeablefuture.Lifeisforthe

living,soliveitsensibly.

28.Whydoeldersteachustosave

money?A.Becausetherearemore

rainydaysinlife.B.Becauseno

onecanwinstreak.

C.Becausegooddaysmayend.

D.Becausemoneycan'tbuyeverything.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“refrainfrom“meaninParagraph3?

A.selectfromB.holdback

C.relyonD.preferto

30.Whichofthefollowingopinionswouldthe

authoragree?A.Toenjoyyourselfintheright

time.

B.Towaittotraveluntilwehave

enoughmoney.C.Togobackpackingin

our50s.

D.Toliveforthefuture.

31.Whatshouldwedowiththeearningsaccordingto

theauthor?A.Weshouldsaveallforrainydays.

B.Weshouldfulfillour

dreams.C.Weshould

entertainourselves.

D.Weshouldlivethepresentwisely.

D

Thescientistswhore-engineeredtheplastic-eatingenzyme（酶）PETasehave

nowcreateda

newenzymecalled“cocktail”,whichcandigestplasticup

tosixtimesfaster.

PETasebreaksdownPETbackintoitsbuildingblocks,creatingan

opportunitytorecycleplasticandreduceplasticpollution.PETisthemost

commonthermoplastic（热塑性塑料）usedto

makesingle-usedrinksbottles,whichtakeshundredsofyearstobreakdownin

theenvironment,butPETasecanshortenthistimetodays.Theinitialdiscovery

setuptheprospectofarevolutioninplasticrecycling,creatingapotential

low-energysolutiontotackleplasticwaste.

Now,thesametrans-AtlanticteamhavecombinedPETaseandits“partner”,

asecondenzymecalledMHETase,togeneratemuchbiggerimprovements:simply

mixingPETasewithMHETasedoubledthespeedofPETbreakdown,andengineeringa

connectionbetweenthetwoenzymestocreatea“super-enzyme”,increasedthis

activitybyafurtherthreetimes.

Theteamwasco-ledbythescientistswhoengineeredPETase,ProfessorJohn

McGeehanandDrGreggBeckham.ProfessorMcGeehansaid:"GreggandIwere

chattingabouthowPETaseattacksthesurfaceoftheplasticsandMHETasechops

thingsupfurther,soitseemednaturaltoseeifwecouldusethemtogether.

Ourfirstexperimentsshowedthattheydidworkbettertogether,sowedecided

tophysicallylinkthem.Ittookagreatdealofwork,butitwasworththe

effort一weweredelightedtoseethatournewenzymeisuptothreetimes

fasterthantheseparateenzymes.”

TheoriginalPETaseenzymediscoveryindicatedthefirsthopethata

solutiontotheglobalplasticpollutionproblemmightbewithingrasp,though

PETasealoneisnotyetfastenoughtohandlethetonsofPETbottles.Combining

itwithasecondenzyme,andfindingtogethertheyworkevenfaster,means

anotherleapforwardhasbeentakentowardsfindingasolutiontoplasticwaste.

PETaseandthenewcombinedMHETase-PETasebothworkbydigestingPETplastic.

Thisallows

forplasticstobemadeandreusedendlessly,reducingourrelianceon

fossil（化石）resources.

32.Whatcanwelearnabout“cocktail”

fromthetext?

A.Itdoublesthebreakdownofplastics.

B.Ittakeshundredsofyearstobreakdown.

C.Itcontributestobreakingdown

plasticquickly.D.Itdealswiththe

plasticwastethreetimesfaster.

33.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainly

about?

A.AnewstudyofPET.B.ThebreakdownofPET.

C.ThediscoveryofPETase.D.Thefunctionsof

PETase.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”in

Paragraph4referto?

A.Co-leadingthetrans-Atlanticteam.B.CombiningPETaseandMHETase.

C.Attackingthesurfaceoftheplastics.D.Talkingaboutconducting

experiments.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthe

text?

A.PETpollutionisnolongeradifficultproblemtodealwith.

B.Newenzymeisspeedingupourrelianceonfossilresources.

C.MHETase-PETasemakestheworldfreefromplasticpollution.

D.Plastic-eatingenzyme“cocktail“promisesnewhopeforplasticwaste.第

二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，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。

Agratefulheartisasatisfiedheart.Asatisfiedheartisasimpleheart

whichleadstoasimplifiedlife.Gratitudeopensthedoortosimplicity.Butwe

liveinaculturethatproducesdissatisfaction.

36

Intentionallychooseit.Gratitudewillneverbearesultofyournext

successoraccomplishment.37_Andyouwillneverfinditinlife

untilyouintentionallydecidetochooseit.

Findgratitudeindifficulty.38Butitcanbemoredifficultduring

thetrialsoflife:

thedeath,disease,orfailure.Thetruthisthatnooneisexempt（获豁免的）

fromthesufferings.However,goodcanbefoundevenintheworstoftimes.Being

gratefulduringthosedifficultiesmaygetyouthroughthem.

Countyourblessings.Anewday,awarmbed,auniquepersonality,ora

specialtalent.

39Gratitudequicklysetsinwhenwebegintospendaquietmomenteach

dayrememberingthem.Thispracticealonehasthepotentialtochangeyourheart

andlifeimmeasurably.

40Almosthalftheworldliveonlessthan$2.50aday.1.1billion

peoplehaveinadequateaccesstocleanwater.Letthosefactssinkinforjusta

momentandslowlyallowgratitudetobecomepartofthesolutiontotaketheir

place.

Indailylifewemustseeitisnothappinessthatmakesusgrateful,but

gratefulnessthatmakesushappy.

A.Openyoureyestothosewithless.

B.Gratitudeisavailableinyourheart

rightnow.C.Ignorewhatyoudon't

have.

D.Wecanlearnhowtobegrateful.

E.Youhavewonderfulthingsinyourlifealready.

F.It'seasytobegratefulwhenthingsaregoingwell.

G.Howcanwefindgratitudeinaworldthatseekstodestroyit?

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第

一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

OnafreezingJanuaryevening,AshleyAustrewsatinhercarinanOmaha

parkinglot.Shewasworkingupthe41togointoacomedyimprove（即

兴表演）class.For20minutes,the

33-year-oldjournalistandmomoftwosatwiththoughtsof42:

“Ican'tdothis.I'11betheworstone."Thensheturnedofftheengine,

tookafewdeepbreaths,andwent43.

ForAustrew,_44_improvewasthefirstsmallsteptoimproveherself-

esteem.Shelackedconfidenceanddidn'thavethecouragetotryanything—

45.Soshemadealistofallthethingsshewasafraid

to46andthenaskedherself,“WhatifIdidn'tlet

myexcuseswin?”Improvewasherbiggest47_.

Herfear_48assoonasshewalkedintotheclass.Herclassmateswere

also49,andshediscoveredthatshewas_50

capableofearningafewlaughsandmakingnewfriends.Overthenexttwoyears,

Austrewwentontodealwithotherwhat-ifs,includingwritingabook.uSelf-

esteemislikeamuscle--youhaveto51itconstantly,“shesays.

Somepeopleare52withaseeminglyunshakablepositivity,but

mostofusneedtolearnhowto53ourselvesupbyourownhands.

Thankfully,likeAustrew,wecanlearnto

feel54aboutourselvesand55ourfeelingsofhope.

41.A.courageB.projectC.D.solution

42.A.self-esteemB.self-confidencepreparationD.self-

reflection

43.A.insideB.aheadC.self-

D.out

44.A.actingB.tryingdoubtC.

AAAimnnvt+RrlT■Ffavar）十L„_D.getting

46.A.abandonB.attemptc.absorbD.account

47.A.confidenceB.guaranteec.surpriseD.target

48.A.dissolvedB.arosec.appearedD.changed

49.A.helpersB.strangersc.supportersD.beginners

50.A.barelyB.perfectlyc.slightlyD.widely

51.A.workB.breakc.catchD.take

52.A.connectedB.burdenedc.blessedD.tired

53.A.bringB.putc.pickD.pull

54.A.betterB.simplerc.smallerD.smarter

55.A.forgetB.strengthenc.spreadD.hide

第二节（共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，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。

Listeningtohappymusicatworkcanhelpyoucompletetasksmorequickly,

especiallyifyou'redoingsomethingrepetitivesuchascheckinge-mailor_

56(file)documents.Arecentstudyalsofoundthatthe

accuracyand57(efficient)ofsurgeonsimprovedwhentheyworked58_

theirmusicinthebackground.

Musicdecreaseslevelsofthestresshormonecortisoljustaswellas

massagetherapydoes.Scientists59_(random)

assignedanxiouspatientstolistentomusiceitherduringmassagetherapyor

whilelyinginadimroom.Afterthreemonths,thosewhojust60

(listen)to

musicexperiencedthesamedropinanxietyasthosewhoalsogotmassages.

Listeningtomusicbeforesurgeryhasbeenshowntoeaseanxietyandlimit

theneed

forsedatives.Aftersurgery,ithelpsreducepain.61_

analysisof73studies62

(publish)intheLancetin2015confirmedthatlisteningtomusicbefore,

during,oraftersurgeryimprovesanxietyandpainlevels,63

inturnmeanslesspainmedication.

Peoplecomeupwithmorecreative64___(solution)whentheylistento

happymusicthanwhentheysitinsilence,accordingtoresearchersfromthe

NetherlandsandAustralia.Itmaybebecausemusicimprovesyourbrain's

flexibilityor65itrelaxesyouenoughforthe

creativejuicestoflow.Butdon'tplaythemusictooloudly.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，为助力你市创建国家卫生城市（NationalHealthCity）,上周末你校学

生会组织了一次志愿者活动，到你校附近社区帮助打扫卫生。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，

内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.活动详情；

3.活动反

响。注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

AVolunteer

Activity

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Henryonceworkedinamiddleschoolinaremotearea.Helovedtoteach

theteenagers.Heworkedtounderstandwhathisstudentswerethinkingand

feelinginordertomeettheirneeds.Whenastudentwasstruggling,hewould

workhardertoshowthechildthatheorshewascapable

andcaredfor.Hewouldtryeverythinginordertohelpeverystudentachieve

successinandoutoftheclassroom.Buthewouldneverdiscoverthatthe

impacthissmallactofkindnesshadononestudentafterheleftthe

professiontojointhenavy.

Henrywasteachingsciencethen,therewasonegirlwhosatatthefrontof

theclassandwasfilledwithtypicalmiddleschoolpainandanxiety.Hername

wasMary.Shewasanew-comerthen.Shewasn,tacceptedbytheclassmatesthat

soon.Shewasquietandkepttoher-selfandalwayswritingajournalduring

lessons.Henrywaslookingforachancetogiveherahandbuthad

realizedthistaskwastough.

ThatclassHenrydecidedtolookoverhershoulderandseewhatshewas

writing.Onasmallpieceofpaper,hesawthepainfulwords〃Iamnotgood

enough.I'mugly.I'mstupid.Noonelikesme.Ihatemyself.〃Thegirlwas

absorbedinherlonelinessandsadnessanddidn'trealizeshewasoverseen.

Thistaskwasmorechallengingbecausehehadneverseenayounggirlwas

sodisappointedandsad.Greatteachersknewthatputtingextraeffort,akind

heartandsoulintocaringforhis

studentsmadeallthedifference.Withoutthinking,Henrysnatched（一把抓起）the

note-bookfrom

herandstartedwritinginit〃You'regreat,you'rebeautiful,you're

intelligent,you'reloved”.Theoppositeofeverythingshewrote,thenhanded

itback.Hesmiledatherwithencouragementsayingnothing.

Marywassurprisedatherteacher,sbehavior.Butwhenshereadthe

wordshewrote,tearswelleddownherface.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Severalweekslater,Henryhadtoleavetheschooltojointhenavy.

Severalyearslater,whenHenrywaswalking,awomanaskedhimwhetherhe

rememberedher.

2020-2021学年度第二学期第二次月考

高二英语试题

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，为助力你市创建国家卫生城市（NationalHealthCity）,上周末你校学

生会组织了一次志愿者活动，到你校附近社区帮助打扫卫生。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，

内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.活动详情；

3.活动反响。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

AVolunteerActivity

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Henryonceworkedinamiddleschoolinaremotearea.Helovedtoteachthe

teenagers.Heworkedtounderstandwhathisstudentswerethinkingandfeelingin

ordertomeettheirneeds.Whenastudentwasstruggling,hewouldworkharderto

showthechildthatheorshewascapableandcaredfor.Hewouldtryeverything

inordertohelpeverystudentachievesuccessinandoutoftheclassroom.But

hewouldneverdiscoverthattheimpacthissmallactofkindnesshadonone

studentafterhelefttheprofessiontojointhenavy.

Henrywasteachingsciencethen,therewasonegirlwhosatatthefrontof

theclassandwasfilledwithtypicalmiddleschoolpainandanxiety.Hername

wasMary.Shewasanew-comerthen.Shewasn'tacceptedbytheclassmatesthat

soon.Shewasquietandkepttoher-selfandalwayswritingajournalduring

lessons.Henrywaslookingforachancetogiveherahandbuthadrealizedthis

taskwastough.

ThatclassHenrydecidedtolookoverhershoulderandseewhatshewas

writing.Onasmallpieceofpaper,hesawthepainfulwords〃Iamnotgood

enough.I'mugly.Fmstupid.Noonelikesme.Ihatemyself."Thegirlwas

absorbedinherlonelinessandsadnessanddidn