江苏省苏州市2022届高三上学期期中调研试题英语含答案（含听力）

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2021．11
本试卷分四个部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What did the wman frget t take?
A. Her phne. B. Her jacket. C. Her bag.
( )2. What will the man prbably have with his dinner?
A. Wine. B. Beer. C. Juice.
( )3. What makes the wman feel bad?
A. Keeping back the truth. B. Ruining the surprise. C. Missing Jenny's party.
( )4. What is the wman?
A. A musician. B. An architect. C. An ffice wrker.
( )5. When will the man adjust the ven temperature?
A. In 50 minutes. B. In 20 minutes. C. In 10 minutes.
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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Hw many bttles are there in the large pack?
A. 20. B. 24. C. 48.
( )7. When will the wman prbably g t the stre?
A. At 11：00 a．m. B. Befre 12：00 a．m. C. Arund 1：00 p．m.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
( )8. Wh is Lucy?
A. The speakers' daughter. B. The speakers' dg. C. The speakers' cat.
( )9. Why des the man want t phne Adrian?
A. Lucy seems t be ill. B. He has t lk after Barbara.
C. He wants t wrk frm hme.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
( )10. Where are the speakers?
A. In the car. B. In the yard. C. In the bedrm.
( )11. What is the man's advice?
A. Taking a shrt break. B. Searching fr it tgether.
C. Traveling yesterday's steps.
( )12. What will the man d next?
A. Call Amy. B. Check the laundry. C. Repair the washing machine.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
( )13. What d the speakers agree n?
A. Decreasing taxes. B. Imprving the sprts center.
C. Giving the lcal gvernment mre pwer.
( )14. Which place des the man prbably live next t?
A. A shpping mall. B. A park. C. A plice statin.
( )15. What is the wman's main cncern?
A. Increasing safety. B. Imprving educatin.
C. Increasing the number f large businesses.
( )16. What des the wman believe will happen in the twn in the future?
A. Public spaces will decrease. B. Mre peple will mve int the twn.
C. Peple will have better emplyment pprtunities.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
( )17. What made the speaker mst interested in the animal kingdm?
A. The varius envirnments. B. The different survival tls.
C. The relatinships between animals.
( )18. Hw d the small fish help the sharks?
A. By giving them a ride. B. By keeping them healthy. C. By giving them fd.
( )19. What d the “hney guide” birds d?
A. Prtect the humans. B. Bring humans t the hney.
C. Prduce hney fr humans.
( )20. What is the main tpic f the talk?
A. Bnds in nature. B. Ways t prtect animals.
C. Differences between animals.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题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
The belw­mentined bks are first­rate bestsellers and wuld be perfect additins t yur reading list.
( )21. Which bk will yu chse if yu are interested in histry?
A. TheCdeBreaker B. ThinkAgain
C. KillersftheFlwerMn D. MalibuRising
( )22. What d we knw abut the bk TheCdeBreaker?
A. It slves the prblem f gene cntrl.
B. It is a Science Fictin and Fantasy nvel.
C. It fcuses n the 2020 Nbel Prize winners.
D. It cvers Jennifer Dudna and her achievements.
( )23. What d we learn frm the intrductin f the bk MalibuRising?
A. The kids had high expectatins f their father.
B. The kids ran away frm their father frequently.
C. The kids' father destryed their dream f being rck stars.
D. The kids' childhd experiences affected their adult life.
B
The new member t the UAE's astrnaut training prgram, the first female Emirati(阿联酋) astrnaut, hpes that her mechanical engineering degree will be her ticket t the mn.
Nra AlMatrshi and her fellw trainee astrnaut Mhammad AlMulla were selected frm 4000 highly qualified candidates t lead the natin's 9.8 millin citizens int space.
The tw are lking frward t the labrius 30­mnth prgram ahead f them which has already begun with them getting their divers' licences, picking up the Russian language and caching fr their many media interviews—and will mve n t flight and weightlessness schl at the Jhnsn Space Centre in Texas and eventually cruel survival training.
“They will need mechanical engineers t build a base n the mn，” says the 28­year­ld, wh represented her natin at the Mathematics Olympics and wrked as an engineer at the Natinal Petrleum Cnstructin Cmpany.
AlMatrshi says she has dreamed f the stars since kindergarten, when her teacher set up the classrm as the Lunar surface and the five­year­ld future astrnaut cnstructed a cardbard mnbase. That early lnging t explre space charted her degree chice.
“I actually went after it. I chse t study a degree in mechanical engineering because f a dcumentary I watched when I was in high schl. It was abut a grup f astrnauts ging t the Internatinal Space Statin and the rle f the mechanical engineer was highlighted，” she says.
Leading big cnstructin prjects in the desert has helped equip the daughter f tw academics—a PhD father and English teacher mther—fr Lunar cnstructin.
AlMatrshi's fellw trainee astrnaut, UAE plice helicpter pilt AlMulla, meanwhile says astrnaut training has been “a big career change”．
“I spent 15 years qualifying t be a pilt, including training in Australia fr my cmmercial pilt's licence，” says the father f tw. “As a pilt yu get used t mastering everything—suddenly I'm__changing__my__path．”
“I'm a big fan f SpaceX. The rckets and even the fancy space suits. And hpefully all fur f us—and all the astrnauts wh cme after us will get t be a part f future missins—perhaps even t the mn eventually.”
( )24. What preparatin have they made befre the training prgram?
A. They have grasped their native language.
B. They have had cruel survival training.
C. They have learned t deal with the press.
D. They have dne sme weightlessness training.
( )25. Which is the majr factr fr AlMatrshi t be a member f the training prgram?
A. She gt help frm her academic parents.
B. She has had a big dream since her childhd.
C. She has experience in big cnstructin prjects.
D. She was the winner f the Mathematics Olympics.
( )26. What des the underlined part “I'm__changing__my__path” refer t?
A. I'll be a master f life. B. I'm an enthusiast fr SpaceX.
C. I'm settling my new prblem. D. I'm starting a new life frm scratch.
( )27. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. The fans f SpaceX B. Dream and achievements
C. Passin and preparatins D. Future astrnaut training prgram
C
Lrd Ashcrft, ne f the Cnservatives' biggest dnrs, has issued an attack n Nrway fr its cruel practice f cmmercial whaling.
“Nrway ften kills mre whales than Japan and Iceland cmbined. And it's n less cruel than in the past，” the peer wrte befre the pening f the Nrwegian whaling seasn this week.
Nrway increased its fixed maximum frm 999 in 2018 and has authrized the killing f 1，278 whales this year. Killing the animals, ften with gun pwder, was similar t inhumane traditins such as human slavery r by chimney(烟囱) sweeps. “Nw is the time fr Nrway t recgnize that cmmercial whaling is cruel, utdated and unnecessary—and must be stpped.”
Last year Japan authrized whaling after years f carrying it ut in the name f scientific research. Nrway, like Iceland, refused t recgnize the 1986 internatinal act and restarted whaling in 1993. It says there are 100，000 whales in its waters.
Greenpeace Nrway has appealed t its gvernment t pay attentin t the ppsitin “as well as the lack f a lcal market fr the prducts”. It said, “Whaling is nly maintained fr narrw plitical reasns and shuld be phased ut.”
A Nrwegian gvernment spkesman said, “The whales are harvested in a sustainable manner based n the best available scientific advice. The availability f whale prducts in Nrway is whlly cnsumer­driven and internatinal trade in whale prducts is regulated by and accrding t relevant internatinal framewrk.”
It is used fr pet fd and t feed animals in fur farms r is exprted t Japan and Iceland. Pippa Middletn, sister f the Duchess f Cambridge, said that she ate smked whale in Nrway, cmparing it t smked salmn. Peta, the animal rights grup, cndemned her fr being “invisible t the debate abut Nrway's mass murder.
Lrd Ashcrft sent researchers t Nrway t investigate and said fur ships were seen preparing fr “the killing activity”．“The biggest cncentratin f ships is in the Lften Islands, which are ppular with turists，” he wrte.
( )28. Why has Lrd Ashcrft issued an attack n Nrway?
A. It bmbs whales fr prfits.
B. It allws the existence f human slavery.
C. It keeps the traditin f by chimney sweeps.
D. It has harvested mst f the whales in the cean.
( )29. What can we infer abut Japan?
A. It bans the sale f the whale.
B. It has been whaling fr years.
C. It whales with a scientific methd.
D. It sets an amunt limit f whaling.
( )30. What des the gvernment spkesman want t express?
A. Whaling is carried ut in a sustainable way.
B. Whale prducts are prmted by ur gvernment.
C. Whaling shuld be maintained fr plitical reasns.
D. Whale prducts sell well in the internatinal market.
( )31. What attitude did Pippa Middletn hld twards whaling?
A. Intlerant. B. Favrable. C. Dubtful. D. Rigid.
D
Early in the year，the hpe was that the bttlenecks that messed up the glbal supply chain in 2020 wuld be mstly cleared by nw. They've actually nly gtten much wrse and evidence is munting that the hliday seasn is at risk.
Acrss Eurpe, retailers(零售商) can't meet demand because f delivery delays. In the U.S., Nike cut its sales frecast after COVID­19 set ff factry clsures in Vietnam that wiped ut mnths f prductin.
Cvid utbreaks have affected prts. There still aren't enugh cntainers, causing prices t increase 10 times frm a year ag. Labr shrtages have delayed trucking and pushed U．S. jb penings t all­time highs.
On the supplier side, Jay Freman's been making tys with manufacturing partners in China fr mre than three decades, and he's never seen anything like this. His mid­sized ty cmpany, Basic Fun, is n pace fr its best year ever. There is n shrtage f demand, but a shrtage f cntainers has left thusands f the cmpany's Lite Brites and TinkerTys waiting t be shipped. At just ne factry in Shenzhen, there's rughly $8 millin wrth f finished gds that culd fill 140 cntainers.
The bigger, mre systemic risk—ne that culd hurt every retailer—is that Americans spend less than expected because there isn't enugh inventry(库存). The available gds may als nt be all that attractive. The sharp increase in shipping prices has frced manufacturers t make hard decisins abut what t transprt. Hicks, the Academy Sprts CEO, predicted that shppers “will have t settle mre because they just wn't have as gd f a selectin.”
Shipping big items and gds with lwer value dn't make as much ecnmic sense right nw. iPhnes are small and pricey, making them an ideal gd t ship, but the same case can't be made fr lw­end furniture r tys.
“Cnsumers might see news abut prt backups(阻塞), but that wn't hit hme until they try t buy the ty f the year and can't get it，” Bartashus, an analyst fr Blmberg Intelligence, said. “That's when they'll hit crisis mde.”
( )32. What is the first paragraph mainly abut?
A. The gds are munting. B. Supply chain issues are getting wrse.
C. The cnsumers becme hpeless. D. The hliday seasn hits the bttlenecks.
( )33. What prblem is Jay Freman faced with?
A. Basic Fun lacks rders. B. There exists a shrtage f shippers.
C. His ty cmpany has its wrst year. D. The factry is filled with finished gds.
( )34. Which f the fllwing will hurt every retailer?
A. Cnsumers will have limited ptins.
B. Cnsumers can't affrd the attractive gds.
C. The shipping cmpany will stp shipping expensive gds.
D. The manufactures will have pr selectins f shipping cmpanies.
( )35. What will prbably happen accrding t Bartashus?
A. The prt prblem will be settled.
B. Cnsumers will prefer t stay at hme.
C. The gvernment will pass the financial crisis.
D. The market will be in varius frms f panic.
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。
Keep current with facts abut electric cars
Sales f electric vehicles(EVs) grew 40 percent last year wrldwide. Stateside, nearly a third f drivers want their next car t be electric. __36__ Almst 100 pure­electric vehicles are set t cme int the market by the end f 2024. Many manufacturers, including GM, Jeep, and Vlv, have prmised t ffer fully electric lineups befre this decade is dne.
__37__ Tesla's upcming reimagined Radster will start at $200，000，while Tesla's current cheapest mdel is $41，000. Plenty f ther EVs are even mre affrdable. Chevy，Nissan, and Hyundai all ffer mdels fr arund $30，000. When assessing the cst f an EV, keep in mind that sme mdels will even qualify yu fr a federal tax credit(联邦税收抵免) f up t $7，500. __38__ A typical EV wner spends between $6，000 and$10，000 less than a cnventinal car wner n vehicle maintenance. One reasn: EVs dn't have transmissins r clutches, tw f the cstliest parts t repair.
There are abut 22，000 public changing prts natinwide, a number that is expected t be mre than three times by 2023. But fr mst EV wners, charging at hme is the way t g. __39__
The average EV gets abut 250 miles frm a full charge, which is far less than the distance mst gas­pwered cars can g n a full tank. But EVs are catching up. Tesla cmes the clsest. Its newer 2021 versin gets clser t 500. __40__ BMW makes a fast­charging system that adds abut 60 miles f drive time in abut six minutes.
A. They'll have ptins.
B. But electric cars are nthing new.
C. Then there are the lng­term savings.
D. Charging technlgy is als imprving.
E. Sme EVs are still eye­wateringly expensive.
F. The battery is usually the entire flr f the vehicle.
G. It takes lnger, but yu can d it vernight when electricity is cheapest.
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“I'm ging t tell yu a stry.” All eyes lk up. Nthing __41__ a chatty grup f teenagers faster and causes them t put dwn their phnes mre effectively than the __42__ f a stry. “It's a tale abut lve. And heart­break.” I pause fr __43__ effect. Their eyes widen. I add, “Mine”. Nw I __44__ them.
This is a stry I've tld every February since I started teaching. Its __45__ lies in hw it changes the way my students see me. Gne __46__ is the authrity I have as their teacher. Left behind is an 11­year­ld girl whse feelings are __47__．
“In sixth grade，” I begin, “I fell madly in lve with David. On a party day, I received ne enrmus card, ‘Wh culd it be frm？’ With __48__ hands, I tre pen the envelpe and the heading read, ‘T a Queen f a Valentine.’”
“I was wild with __49__. At the bttm I saw the signature and almst __50__： David. It was all t perfect t be __51__. “Then my eyes traveled up t the writing abve his signature and saw a special message.”
My students __52__ in, waiting. “It read, ‘T the Ugliest Girl in Our Class.’”
Muths drp pen. Sme even lk dwn at their desks, seemingly __53__ fr me.
“Well, it ruined Valentine's Day fr me. It shk what little __54__ I had in myself fr a lng time after. But I __55__．” I smile.“And that's why we're ging t have a party, which celebrates kindness instead f cruelty.”
( )41. A. pleases B. quiets C. affects D. tuches
( )42. A. prmise B. ending C. cre D. plt
( )43. A. incredible B. psitive C. dramatic D. bvius
( )44. A. have B. shck C. teach D. lse
( )45. A. secret B. truble C. energy D. pwer
( )46. A. blindly B. frequently C. temprarily D. accidentally
( )47. A. restred B. hurt C. relieved D. mixed
( )48. A. exciting B. weak C. trembling D. delicate
( )49. A. fun B. anger C. fear D. jy
( )50. A. feared B. fainted C. failed D. frgt
( )51. A. clear B. mean C. real D. psitive
( )52. A. lean B. give C. break D. call
( )53. A. cheerful B. puzzled C. shameful D. embarrassed
( )54. A. faith B. interest C. cncern D. curage
( )55. A. hated B. survived C. retired D. wn
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
While mst westerners knw the stry f Hua Mulan thrugh an animated film，she __56__(be) a ppular character f Chinese legend(传说) fr ver a thusand years. One f the mst famus stries abut her is __57__1917 Beijing Opera, MulanJinstheArmy.
Traditinally，n wmen __58__(allw) t perfrm in peras, s men played all the rles. Thugh wmen were n lnger prhibited by the time MulanJinstheArmy was first perfrmed, __59__ was still cmmn fr men t perfrm female rles, s the part f Hua Mulan was mst famusly played by the male actr, Mei Lanfang(1894－1961).
In shrt, the stry is abut a girl，Hua Mulan, __60__ father is called up t war. As Hua Mulan wrries that her father is t elderly t fight, she decides t dress as a man and g __61__ his place. After many years f war, she is ffered a reward fr her service, but __62__(turn) it dwn s she can g hme. It is nly much __63__(late) that the friends she made during the war discver she is nt a man.
Hua Mulan is a symbl t many Chinese peple because she strngly illustrates values that they appreciate.A lyal daughter，she fights first fr her family, and then fr her cuntry, __64__(shw) bravery and cmplete selflessness in her actins, winning praise and __65__(admire) frm thers, and bringing great hnr t her family.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假如你是李华，学校要在12月底为高三学生举行一场成人节活动(a cming­f­age ceremny), 你希望参加此次活动的策划工作。请根据以下提示，用英语给学校写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 对此活动的认识；
2. 你的活动创意。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式写在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Sir r Madam，
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Yurs sincerely
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(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。
The Teacher Wh Wrestled A Cugar
Fr days, a cugar (美洲狮) had been edging clser t the small village at the edge f the muntains f suthern British Clumbia in Canada. Nw, after drinking the river's cld water, the cugar bedded dwn again in a nest f tall grass.
On July 3，1991, the three children in Larrane's day care grup were utdrs early，painting bright flwers under the sun. By 10 a.m., it was time t find shade, s Larrane decided they wuld walk dwn t the river. “We're ging t pick strawberries nw，” she annunced.
At 44, she had made her dream cme true when she turned her hme int a day care center. It had taken hard wrk t get her certificatin. S far, the center was perating smthly. But she always wrried abut keeping her clients satisfied, as well as being able t care fr enugh children t make the business pay ff. Larrane had knwn all three children in her care since they were babies. They were shy Mikey, a three­year­ld by; Alleshia, a playful girl aged fur; and the grup leader Natani, a girl f five years ld.
After clearing away the painting supplies and handing each child an empty jar n that July mrning, Larrane called fr Pal, her ne­year­ld German sheepdg. Cheering with anticipatin, Alleshia and Natani paired ff in frnt. Larrane linked Mikey's hand and said, “Let's g.”
The grup made its way ver the dusty rad and then nt a dirt trail thrugh the trees. The tw girls brke int a run thrugh the tall brwn grass at the trail's edge. Larrane and the little ne Mikey hurried t keep up.
“OK，” Larrane gave the rder after the grup climbed dwn t the sandbank, “let's get in ur circle.” She culd nt risk letting a child wander ff. Suddenly a rabbit rushed int the trees and Alleshia jumped up, racing tward the trees. “Cme back，Alleshia，” Larrane called. Running after her, she caught up with the child and helped her back t the sandbank.
Larrane sensed the children suddenly g quiet.________________________________________________________________________
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“Stay behind me！” Larrane screamed as she faced the cugar.________________________________________________________________________
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2021～2022学年高三第一学期期中试卷(苏州)
英语参考答案及听力材料
第一部分
1～5 ACABC 6～10 CCCAB 11～15 BBBAA 16～20 CCBBA
第二部分
第一节
21～23 CDD 24～27 CCDC 28～31 ABAB 32～35 BDAD
第二节
36～40 AECGD
第三部分
第一节
41～45 BACAD 46～50 CBCDB 51～55 CADAB
第二节
56. has been/is 57. the 58. were allwed 59. it 60. whse 61. in 62. turns 63. later 64. shwing
65. admiratin
第四部分 略
听力材料
Text 1
M: I put yur jacket in the bag already. I thught it might be cld utside later.
W: That's gd, but I need t run back inside anyway. I left my phne n the table.
Text 2
W: What kind f wine will yu have with yur dinner? We have red and white wines available. If yu wuld like, there are sme beers listed in the menu as well.
M: I'll actually pass n thse drinks. I wuld rather have smething sweet.
Text 3
M: I was s scared that I was ging t ruin the surprise. I had n idea Jenny was cming in tday. I wasn't prepared t talk t her.
W: I feel really bad abut nt telling her the truth. Hwever, it will be wrth it at her birthday party.
Text 4
M: Yu always smile when yu listen t classical music.
W: Yes, and I am nt ashamed t say it helps me after a lng day at the ffice.
M: It is very peaceful, and yu have tld me that being an architect is a very stressful jb.
Text 5
W: Remember: Accrding t instructins, the ven needs t be turned dwn by 50 degrees after 20 minutes, r else the cake will becme dry.
M: All right, it's been inside at 200 degrees fr 10 minutes already. I'll lwer the temperature befre yu get back.
Text 6
M: Can yu fill the water bttles n the shelf? The last custmer bught 20 bttles s the refrigeratr is empty.
W: Sure. But we are ut f the large packs. We nly have a half pack left. That is, there are nly 24 bttles left.
M: That's fine. It's abut 11：00 a．m. nw. Maybe yu shuld make a run t the stre and pick up mre. We culd always use extra water bttles.
W: N. It will take me at least an hur t wait in line at the stre. I'll g when it's nt that busy arund 1：00 p．m. That way I can help yu here.
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M: The city is full f smg tday. I can't see the next building. I might ask if I can wrk frm hme.
W: That wuld be helpful. I have a lt t d tday, s yu culd lk after Lucy fr a bit.
M: She desn't need t be lked after. She des her wn thing.
W: Yeah. I'm glad we gt a cat and nt a dg. They wuld be a lt mre wrk. But she's been feeling unwell.
M: Hw d yu knw?
W: She's nt eating her fd, and has been sick a few times.
M: Well, let me phne Adrian and check if it's kay first.
W: If nt, I can call Mary and ask her t lk after her. Or Barbara?
M: N, ur daughter is busy with studies. I'm sure it will be kay.
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W: I dn't think I'm ging t find it. I've searched everywhere in the huse fr my watch. It's nt n the table in my bedrm where I usually leave it. I hnestly can't think f where else it culd be.
M: Is that why yu're ut here? Yu think yu left it in the yard?
W: Where else culd it be? I nly went between the huse and the car yesterday. After Amy called and tld me she wasn't cming ver anymre, I decided t just relax inside all day. I've checked every rm.
M: OK. Well, Amy just called up and said she is cming ver. Hw abut the three f us search tgether?
W: That's a gd idea. Three pairs f eyes are better than ne. I will take a shrt break and think abut the paths I traveled yesterday. Maybe I will remember smething.
M: Gd idea. While yu d that, I will check the laundry. I hpe it wasn't washed by accident. That wuld be a shame if it were ruined in the washing machine.
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M: Fr the twn f Springfield, the mst imprtant new prject is t build mre parks and redesign the sprts center.
W: We've added a lt f new public spaces and will cntinue t build mre in the future. Als, I agree that we need t fix ur sprts facilities, but I'd als like t recmmend that we decrease taxes.
M: We need tax mney t build a better future fr us and the large grups f peple mving int ur twn.
W: The number f residents here is decreasing! I think we shuld all reach an agreement n which issues t make a pririty instead f giving that pwer t lcal pliticians.
M: I'd als like us t have a vte instead. On the list f issues, I'd like t create better parking near the mall.
W: I knw that yu live next t the shpping center. This is a gd idea. I think increasing ur plice frce shuld be ur mst imprtant issue.
M: Safety is imprtant, but imprving the schls shuld be the first plan.
W: I disagree, but we shuld all vte n this. Secndly, we shuld cntinue stpping big cmpanies frm mving t the twn.
M: We shuld prmte small businesses instead. This creates mre jb pprtunities.
W: Yes, and I als believe that in the future ur small businesses will prvide lcal wrkers with better and higher paid jbs in Springfield.
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W: I learned frm a yung age that the animal kingdm was an amazing place. I remember my teacher's lessns n different creatures in different envirnments. Mrs. Keller always spke with enthusiasm abut the different tls that each animal had develped t survive. Hwever, what interested me mst was the animals that helped ne anther. Certain animals frm a bnd that benefits bth f them. Fr instance, there's a type f fish that attaches itself t sharks. The fish actually ride n the sharks as they g. They even eat the remaining fd frm the shark's meals. In return, when the shark isn't giving them a free meal, they clean the shark. The small fish eat away anything that wuld cause an infectin in the shark. Isn't that amazing? What's even mre amazing is that sme animals have adapted t creating a bnd with humans t. The “hney guide” is a bird that will lead humans t the insects that prduce hney. The birds have learned t change their call when they find the insects. They d this specifically t warn humans in the area. Why, yu ask? It's because the humans use smke t make the insects calm dwn. The smke sends the insects away frm prtecting the hney. This allws the birds t get the first taste f the hney as a reward. Facts like this are what make me lve nature s much. Maybe the pwer f ne's belief isn't the ultimate example f intelligence.Maybe, in a cnstantly changing wrld, the ability t make judgements and change ne's mind accrdingly is much mre imprtant. That's Adam Grant's thery, and Think__Again is here t help yu t lk at the wrld arund yu, check yur assumptins, and—yu guessed it—think again. —ChrisSchluep, AmaznEditr
This bk reads like fictin but tells the true stry f murder and greed that trubled the Osage Natin in Oklahma in the 1920s. When il was discvered n their land, the Osage peple became the wealthiest in the wrld and the targets(particularly the wmen) fr the white men wh had their sights set n marrying and murdering int their riches. I suggest yu treat yurself t this exceptinal read right nw. —SeiraWilsn, AmaznEditr
The subject f Isaacsn's bk is Jennifer Dudna, wh wn the 2020 Nbel Prize in Chemistry fr her wrk develping CRISPR. CRISPR is the innvatin that will pen the dr t gene cntrl, driving the life sciences revlutin fr decades t cme. But it will als pen the dr t mral prblem as we ask urselves. Hw far shuld we g in editing humans—especially befre birth—and wh shuld cntrl thse decisins？—VannessaCrnin, AmaznEditr
While the bk unflds during the curse f a single day, flashbacks t when a grup f kids were crwding arund a desk and t when their rck star father abandned them time and again reveal the cmplex dynamics still in frce in their adulthd. After I finished this bk, I wuld dream f these characters and their restaurant by the sea. Malibu__Rising is a fun，unfrgettable read. —AlWdwrth, AmaznEditr