海东市重点中学2023年高考英语三模试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped2．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for3．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though4．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally5．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding6．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis7．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was8．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating9．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony10．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget11．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun12．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto13．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,14．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen15．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises16．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom17．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced18．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite19．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why20．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappear”,wroteE.O.Wilson,arespectableentomologist,“theworldwouldregenerate…Ifinsectsweretovanish,theenvironmentwouldcollapseintochaos.”Mostofthestudiesdescribedeclinesof50%andmoreoverdecadesindifferentmeasuresofinsecthealth.Theimmediatereactionisshock.Insectsenableplantstoreproduce,throughpollination(授粉),andarefoodforotheranimals,soacollapseintheirnumberswouldbecatastrophic.Butasecondlookleadstoadifferentassessment.Ratherthancausingapanic,thestudiesshouldactasatimelywarningandareasontotakeprecautions.Thatisbecausetheworstfearsareunproven.Therearenostudiesatallofwildinsectnumbersinmostoftheworld.Reliabledataaretooscarcetodeclareaglobalemergency.Moreover,wheretheevidencedoesshowacollapse—inEuropeandAmerica—agriculturalandruralecosystemsareholdingup.Farmproductionstillremainshigh.Assomeinsectspeciesdieout,othersseemtobemovingintotheniches(生态位)theyhaveleft,keepingecosystemsgoing,althoughwithlessbiodiversitythanbefore.Itishardtoarguethatinsectdeclineisyetcausingsignificanteconomicdamage.Buttherearecomplications.Agriculturalproductivityisnottheonlymeasureofenvironmentalhealth.Animalshavevalue,independentofanydirecteconomiccontributiontheymaymake.Themorespeciesmakeupanecosystem,themorestableitislikelytobe.Theextinctionofafewinsectspeciesamongsomanymightnotmakeabigdifference.Thelossofhundredsofthousandswould.Andthescaleoftheobserveddeclineraisesdoubtsabouthowlongecosystemscanremainresilient(能复原的).Anexperimentinwhichresearchersgraduallypulledoutinsectpollinatorsfromfieldsfoundthatplantdiversityheldupwelluntilabout90%ofinsectshadbeenremoved.Thenitcollapsed.Giventhelackofdata,itisimpossibletoknowhowcloseEuropeandAmericaaretoanecosystemcollapse.Butitwouldberecklesstofindoutbyactuallytriggeringone.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimply?A．Ecologistshavelongbeenafraidofthosedisgustinginsects.B．Ecologistsareworriedaboutthedisappearanceofsomeinsects.C．Ecologistshavealreadygotridoftheprejudicedfeelingaboutinsects.D．Ecologistsarerespectfuloftheinsect’sabilitytoregeneratethemselves.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthestudiesconductedinthepast2years?A．Thoughthereisadeclineinthenumberofinsects,westillhavethereasontobeoptimistic.B．Biodiversitycancauseimmediatedamagesothatweshouldtakeprecautionsrightaway.C．Datacollectedfromallovertheworldisconvincingtoproveourenvironmentisatrisk.D．Theconsequenceofdecreasingbiodiversitymaybemoreseriousthanwecanimagine.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toshowthemagicalpowerofourmothernature.B．Toanalyzewhyinsectsareontheedgeofextinction.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontothedecreasinginsects.D．Tourgethescientiststocollectmoredataaboutinsects.22．（8分）ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd,thelargestglobalgamingproviderandtheoperatorofQQ,aninstantmessagingsoftwareservice,haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.“QQhasbeeninthemarketfor18years,butitisnotaging,anditsapplicationhasbecomeyoungerandtrendier.WehopethatmoreyoungChinesecanusetheapptoconnectwithdifferentpeopleandviewsworldwide.Weneverworryaboutlosinggameplayers.Instead,wehopethatplayerscanactuallygoouttolearnmore,”saidLiDan,generalmanagerofmarketingdepartmentofthesocialnetworkgroupatTencent.China’sgamingmarketnetted(净赚)salesrevenuesof218.96billionyuan($33.75billion)in2017,jumping23.1percentyear-on-year.Meanwhile,thenumberofmobilegainplayersinChinareached462million,adding10percentoverthelastyear.AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,butitdidn’trevealthespecificamountitcontributedtothosetrips.Duringeachtrip,itselectedthreetofourparticipantsfromthosewhouploadedvideosandmadespecifictravelplansonline.Thefinalistsstandoutwiththeirclearvideostatementsandtheirenthusiasmaboutgoingonadventures.“Tencent’sapproachappearstobecontradictorywithitsowninterests.But,infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,”saidNeilWang,presidentofconsultingfirmFrost&SullivaninChina.1、Tencenthaslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsto_______.A．bringinmoreprofitsB．increasethenumberofitsgameusersC．makeyoungChineseuseitsappwhileexploringnatureD．encourageyoungsterstoconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．QQwasstartedintheearly1990s.B．Tencentisnotworriedaboutthelossofgameusers.C．ThepublicknewhowmuchTencentspentontheexploringtrips.D．ThenumberofmobilegameplayersinChinalastyearwasabout462million.3、ThosechosentogoonthetripsbyTencent________.A．arepeoplefromdifferentagegroupsB．canbeofferedachancetogoabroadC．shoulduploadvideostointroducethemselvesD．havetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation4、Fromthelastphragraph,wecaninfertheattitudeofNeilWangtowardsTencent’sapproachis________.A．approvingB．criticalC．unclearD．skeptical23．（8分）Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.24．（8分）AwalkthroughthegalleriesofQuebec'sMontrealMuseumofFineArts(MMFA)placesindividualsface-to-facewithsome43,000artworksrangingfromChineseceramics(陶瓷制品)toInuitsculpture.Whilethevisitingisanincredibleculturalexperience,agroupoflocalphysicianswillsoonbeabletoprescribe(开处方)museumvisitsastreatmentforsomeillnesses."Weknowthatartcontributestoneural(神经的)activity,"saidMMFAdirectorNathalieBondil."Whatweseeisthatbeingincontactwithartcanreallyhelpyourwell-being."HélèneBoyer,vicepresidentofaMontreal-basedmedicalassociation,explainsthatmuseumvisitshavebeenshowntoincreaselevelsofserotonin,aneurotransmitter(神经传导物质)knownasthe"happychemical"whichhelpstoliftmood.AccordingtoBoyer,thesmallincreaseinhormones（荷尔蒙）associatedwithenjoyinganafternoonofartissimilartothatofferedbyexercise,makingmuseumprescriptionsidealfortheelderlyexperiencingpainthatpreventsthemfromregularlyjoininginphysicalactivity.Themuseumvisitsaredesignedtoimprovetraditionalmethods.AsBondilnotes,spendingtimeinapeacefulenvironmentcanprovideawelcomedistraction."Whatismostimportantisthisexperiencecanhelpthemescapefromtheirownpain,"shesays."Whenyouenterthemuseum,youescapefromthespeedofourdailylife.""Iamconvincedthatinthe21stcentury,culturewillbewhatphysicalactivitywasforhealthinthe20thcentury,"saidBondil."Somepeoplewoulddowelltorecallthatjustinthe19thcentury,sportswerebelievedtodoharmtothebody.Justasdoctorsnowprescribeexercise,theywillbeabletoprescribeavisittotheMMFA．"1、WhatdoesHélèneBoyerthinkofmuseumvisits?A．Theycancheerpeopleup.B．Theycanreducephysicalactivity.C．Theycanslowdownourlifepace.D．Theycanincreaselevelsofartappreciation.2、Howdomuseumvisitsaffectpeople?A．Stopthemconcentratingonpain.B．Stopthemfocusingontraditionalmethods.C．Encouragethemnottobeabsent-minded.D．Encouragethemtoslowtheirstepswhilewalking.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Physicalactivitieswerepopularinthe19thcentury.B．Sportsareconsideredtobeharmfultothebody.C．Ideasoftreatingillnessesarechangingovertime.D．Doctorsprescribemuseumvisitsregularlynow.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Museumvisitsareidealfortheelderly.B．Happychemicalhelpstoliftmood.C．Peacefulenvironmenthelpsescapepain.D．Culturalactivitieswillpromotehealth.25．（10分）NeverTalktoStrangers?“Nevertalktostrangers.”Manychildrenaretaughtthissimpleruleasaprecautionagainstabduction(诱拐).InJune,2005,an11-year-oldboywaslostintheUtahwildernessforfourdays.Duringthattime,hestayedonthepath.Hesawpeoplesearchingforhimbutdeliberatelyhidfromthem,afraidsomeonemight“steal”him.Eventually,theunfortunategameofhide-and-seekendedandhewasfound.AccordingtotheCanadaSafetyCouncil,thisalarmingincidentshowshowunwiseitistoinstill(灌输)afearofstrangersinchildren.The“strangerdanger”messagecanpreventchildrenfromdevelopingthesocialskillsandjudgmentneededtodealeffectivelywithreal-lifesituations.Inadifficultsituation,astrangercouldbetheirlifelinetosafety.Tohaveachildgomissingisaparent’sworstnightmare.Thethreatofabductionbyastrangerisminimalwhencomparedwithotherpossiblereasonsforadisappearance.In2004,therewere67,266missing-childrencasesinCanada.Only31involvedabduction;inmostofthosecasestheabductorwasarelative,friend,orpersonknowntothefamily.Therewere671casesofchildrenwanderingoff,and332casesofabductionsbyaparent.Almost80percentofallcaseswererunaways.Thesestatisticscastdoubtontheideathatchildrenshouldnevertalktostrangers.Wanderingoffismorecommon—butalostchildmayhavetocalluponastrangerforhelp,andmustdeveloptheabilitytojudgewhatkindofpeopletoapproach.The“nevertalktostrangers”ruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationstheyaremostlikelytoface.Ontopofthis,itcanbeconfusing.Adultsdonotmodelthebehavior;theyoftentalktostrangers.Achildmaynotknowhowtotellwhoisastranger,andwhoisnot.Foryoungchildren,nothingreplacesclosesupervision(监管).Pre-schoolersdonotunderstandriskandtendtoactwithoutthinking.Childrenneedtodevelophabitsandattitudesthatwillprotectthemfromtherealthreatsanddangerstheymayface.TheCanadaSafetyCouncilencouragesparentstogivetheirchildrenage-appropriatepositivemessagesaboutsafety,bearinginmindhowyoungstersmayunderstandtheirworld.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthe11-year-oldboy?A．Hepracticedthe“nevertalktostrangers”rule.B．Hehidfromtherescuerstoavoidpossibleabduction.C．Heeventuallyshowedupwhenhishide-andseekgameended.D．Hestayedwherehewas,expectingthecomingoffamiliarpeople.2、Amongthepossiblereasonsforthemissing-childrencasesinCanada,whichoneisthemostfrequent?A．Beingabductedbyaparent. B．Runningaway.C．Beingabductedbystrangers. D．Wanderingoff.3、The“nevertalktostrangers”ruleisconfusingtochildrenbecause___________.A．afriendlyandattractivepersonmaybedangerousB．adultsdonotactupontheruleandstrangersarehardtotellC．theruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationofabductingD．alostchildmayhavedifficultyincommunicatingwithastranger4、Whichwouldtheauthoragreewithaboutthe“nevertalktostrangers”rule?A．Itisnotwellrecognizedbyparents.B．Itispracticalasasafetytipindailylife.C．Itiseasyenoughforchildrentofollow.D．Itisnoteffectiveinkeepingkidssafe.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．26．（30分）IwasinthesixthgradeandhasjustmovedtoCaliforniafromAlaskawhenImetMs.LindaJones.Mostofmyteachersseemedto1me;Iwasonemorestudentamonghundreds.Ms.Jones,however,tooka2interest.“Youcanwrite,”shesaid,explainingthatshewantedtomovemeintothehonorsEnglishclass.SodidI.Adecadelater,whenmyfirstnovelwas3,IwentbacktoMs.Jones’sclassroom,handingheracopyofmybook.“AndI4thisforyou.”Ms.Jonesbegantocry5.She’dbeenconsideringearly6,shesaid,7shefeltshewasn’thavingenoughofaneffect8herstudents.Ididn’tknowhowtomakeMs.Jonesunderstandwhatshe’ddoneforme:9her,IfellinlovewithShakespeare.Ilearnedhowtocomposeanessay.Itwasher10inmethatgavemetheconfidencetobecomeawriter.I11her.Fifteenyearslater,whenIheardthatshewas12readytoretire,Iattendedher13party.AllMs.Jonesneededtodowassayafewwordsthankinghercolleaguesforcoming.14,shestoodupandmadeanexciting15thatbeganlikethis:“Forthoseofyoucomplainingthat16havechanged,andthatit’shardertoteachthesedays.You’regetting17andlazy.Thesekidshaven’tchanged.Youhave!Donot18thesekids!”Whenshefinishedhertalk,everyone19hands!IwentuptoMs.Jonesandthankedherforchangingmylifeallthoseyearsago.I20thatnightthatIwasstill,andwouldforeverbe,herstudent.1、A．ignoreB．discoverC．admireD．hate2、A．typicalB．practicalC．specialD．complicated3、A．soldB．finishedC．testedD．published4、A．boughtB．didC．wroteD．drew5、A．madlyB．bitterlyC．shylyD．happily6、A．choiceB．retirementC．behaviorD．change7、A．thoughB．butC．unlessD．because8、A．onB．forC．aboutD．off9、A．RegardlessofB．AccordingtoC．ThankstoD．Intermsof10、A．beliefB．ideaC．mottoD．talent11、A．believedB．owedC．helpedD．congratulated12、A．graduallyB．frequentlyC．constantlyD．finally13、A．going-upB．bringing-inC．going-awayD．get-together14、A．StillB．InsteadC．MoreoverD．Therefore15、A．noticeB．appointmentC．decisionD．speech16、A．teachersB．kidsC．writersD．schools17、A．oldB．proudC．smartD．greedy18、A．letdownB．playjokesonC．giveuptoD．putpressureon19、A．clappedB．wavedC．raisedD．shook20、A．heardB．hopedC．provedD．realized第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）JinHanmiao,afirstgraderfromChina,receivedareplyletterfromBuckinghamPalace1．(recent)afterwritingtointroducetheChina-Britainexpressrailwayservice.Theletterisbased2．the19-dayjourneyofthefirstChina-U.K.freight（货运）train.3．(see)thenewsofitsreturntoYiwu,Jin'smotherencouragedhimtowriteaboutitandthensendthelettertoQueenElizabethⅡ.Inhisletter,Jinintroduced4．(he)andYiwu,aswellashishope5．theQueenwouldappreciate6．(tradition)Chineseculture.HealsoexpressedhisinterestintheU.K.,aftermentioningsomeBritishfamouspersonsandplacesincludingIsaacNewton,CharlesDarwin,andtheBritishMuseum.HethensenthislettertotheQueen.Jin'smotherhelpedtranslatetheletterintoEnglish,andsentboththeoriginalletterandthetranslationtoLondononMay8.Twomonths7．(late),areplyfromBuckinghamPalace8．(receive).ThelettertalkedaboutthelivingandworkingconditionsoftheQueenat9．earlyage,andincludedadetailed10．(introduce)ofthePalace.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot，wantnot"．Noneofus，therefore，cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives．Anykindofwastewasthoughtless，whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents，ourowntime，ourlimitednaturalresource，ourmoney，orotherpeople'stime．Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful．Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference．It'sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble．Byfocusingonoil，water，paper，foodorclothing，weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste．Wemustkeep