2025届河北省迁西县一中英语高三第一学期期末综合测试试题含解析

2025届河北省迁西县一中英语高三第一学期期末综合测试试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed2．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved3．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that4．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown5．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why6．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled7．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied8．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one9．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof10．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what11．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit12．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore13．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas14．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun15．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich16．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas17．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted18．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone19．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy20．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld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）Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.Manyfolkstakethisasanapparenttruth.ButIthinkitdemandscloserexamination.Possessingaskillorpieceofknowledgeisnotthesamethingasbeingabletoshowit.Thisiswhymanysmartyoungpeoplehateschool.Understanding，figuringout，andgettingahandleonapieceofknowledgeisreallyexciting，buthavingtoprovetosomebodyelsethatyouunderstandisapainintheneck.Findingproofofstudentlearningisahugepartoftheteacher’sjob，andwhetheritisdonepoorlyornotmakesallthedifferenceinthatteacher’seffectiveness.Thereisahugedifferencebetween“howdoIfigureoutifthisstudentunderstands”and“howdoImakethisstudentprovetomehegetsit”.Thefirstisavaluableapproach；thesecondisthefirststepontheroadtowardwastingeverybody’stime.Andthere’stheproblem.Ifwestartwiththeassumptionthatastudentwhoknowsmustbeabletoshowhisknowledgetooursatisfaction，wewillbetravelingdownthewrongroad.Themorewedemandthatstudentsprovetousthattheyknowthestuff，themorewewilldesignartificialtasksthatdemandasetofskillsandknowledgeentirelydifferentfromthosewereallywanttomeasure.Asaclassroomteacher，Ihavetorememberthattheburden（重担）isonmetofindawaytoseewhatmystudentsknow；theburdenisnotonthemtoputonwhatevertrainedmonkeyshow.Itmaynotbetheworstthingevertosay，“Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.”ButIthinkit’sfarmoreusefultosay，“Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthesecondparagraphmean？A．Verydangerous. B．Veryannoying.C．Verysurprising. D．Veryfrequent.2、Accordingtothethirdparagraph，ateachershouldhavetheabilityto________.A．discoverwhetherhisstudentshaveunderstoodB．avoidwastingtheprecioustimeinclassC．applyvariousapproacheswhileteachingD．givestudentsthechancetoprovethemselves3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheartificialtasksdesignedtoteststudentlearning？A．Theyshouldbelimitedinnumber.B．Theyareahugeburdenonteachers.C．Theyshouldmainlyfocusoneffectiveness.D．Theyslideawayfromtheoriginalpurpose.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.B．Therearemanywaystofindproofofstudentlearning.C．Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow.D．Thereshouldbebetterunderstandingbetweenteachersandstudents.22．（8分）Whileglobalwarmingandoceanacidificationdrivenbypollutioncausearealthreattoseacreatures,climatechangeisnottheprimarydriverthreateningtocausetheextinction(灭绝)oflargeoceananimals.Itishumansthatarethreateninglargeseacreaturesprimarilybyhuntingandfishingthem.Researchersfindingsreflectaphenomenonexperiencedbyancientlandecosystems(生态系统).Theselossesintheoceanareparallelingwhathumansdidtolandanimalssome50,000to10,000yearsago,whenwewipedoutaroundhalfofthebig-bodiedmammalsonEarth,likemammoths,mastodons.saber-toothcatsandthelike.Theincreasingthreattolargegroupsofseaanimalsisarecentphenomenon.Theresearchersmadethisdiscoverybycomparingcharacteristicsofnearly2,500extinctseavertebratesandmollusksalongsideotherscurrentlyindangerofextinction.Theyfoundthatsmallerseaanimalswerealittlemorelikelythanlargeonestobekilledoffduringfivepreviousmassextinctionevents—themostrecentofwhichwasassociatedwithasmallplanet’sstrikesome65millionyearsago.Whatwassurprisingtotheresearcherswasthattheydidnotseeasimilarkindofpatterninanyofthepreviousmassextinctioneventsthattheystudied.Thestudyshowsthatasixthmassextinction,whichmayalreadybeunderway,couldkillofflarger-bodiedanimalswhileleavingsmalleronesbehind.Thatcouldhaveaterriblelong-termimpact.Suchremovalofthelargestanimalsfromthemodernoceans,whichneverhappenedinthehistoryofanimallife,maydisturbtheorderofecosystemsformillionsofyearsevenatlevelsoftaxonomiclossfarbelowthoseofpreviousmassextinctions.Thisnewsshouldserveasawake-upcallforhumanstofundamentallychangethewaytheymanagetheoceans.Thatistosay,itisawarningofwhatwillhappenifwedon’tgetouracttogether.Limitingindustrializationoftheoceansmaybenecessarytogivethreatenedanimalstimeandspacetorecover.Mostwhalinghasbeenbannedsincethe1980s.Wehavebroughtgraywhalesbackfromtheedgeofextinctionandbluewhalesarecomingbacktoo.Theresearcherspointoutthatcuttingbackoncarbonemissions(排放)willalsobenecessarytoslowextinctions.1、Paragraph2isintendedtotellusthat________.A．bothlandanimalsandseaanimalsdieoutbecauseofhumansB．big-bodiedanimalswerekilledastheywerethreattohumansC．humanstendedtokillanimalsonlandinsteadofthoseinseasD．humanshavebeenmainkillersofanimalsforaverylongtime2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearcher’sstudiesaboutanimalextinction?A．Itiseasierforseacreaturestogoextinctthanlandones.B．Thepatternsofseaanimalmassextinctionareirregular.C．Humanswereresponsibleforallthoseextinctions.D．Small-bodiedcreaturesproducetheiryoungmoreeasily.3、Whichdoesthepassagesuggestisthemostimportantinstoppingseaanimalextinction?A．Tocompletelybanpeoplefromhuntingthem.B．Tofullyrealizetheurgencyofprotectingthem.C．TounconditionallyreleasekssCO2intotheair.D．Toreasonablykeepcontrolofthetradeinthem.23．（8分）WhenApplecutitsexpectationbenefitforthelastquarterof2018becauseofslowsalesofiPhones,marketswereshocked.Thecompany’sshareprice,whichhadbeenslidingformonths,fellbyafurther10%onJanuary3rd,thedayafterthenewscameout.Apple’ssuppliers’shareswerealsohit.ButApple’spainishumans’gain.Thefactthatthesemagicaldevicesarenowsopopularissomethingtobecelebrated.Nearly4bnofthe5.5bnadultsontheplanetnowhaveonesmartphone.Theyconnectbillionsofpeopletotheinternet’shugeamountofinformationandservices.Phonesmakemarketsmoreefficientandinspiregrowth.Yes,theycanbeusedforwastingtimeandspreadingdisinformation.Butthegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Theymightbethemosteffectivetoolofdevelopmentinexistence.Actuallythisslowdownistheresultofmarketsaturation(饱和).Afteradecadeofrapidtaking-in,thereismuchlessopportunitytosellhandsetstofirst-timebuyersassofewofthemareleft.Andreplacementcyclesarebecominglongerasnewmodelsofferonlyinsignificantimprovements.Forallbutthecraziestfans,theslowingpaceofupgradescomesasawelcomerelief.Doesthatmeaninnovation(创新)isslowing?No.Thelatestphonescontainamazinglyclevertechnologysuchas3Dface-scannersandcamerasassistedbyartificialintelligence.Moreover,smartphonesalsoprovideafoundationforextrainnovations,likemobilepaymentsandvideostreaming,andforfutureones,suchascontrolling“smart”homeequipmentorrobotaxis.Ascomputersbecomesmaller,stillmorepersonalandclosertopeople’sbodies,manyscientistsbelievethatwearabledeviceswillbethenextbigthing.Evenso,findinganotherproductwiththerangeofthesmartphoneisatallorder.Therecentslowingofsmartphonesalesisbadnewsfortheindustry,obviously.Butfortherestofhumansitisawelcomesignthatatransformativetechnologyhasbecomealmostuniversal.1、Thewriterconsiderstheslowdownofsmartphonesalesgoodnewsbecause___________.A．itcanmakemarketmoreefficient B．itslowscrazyfans’paceofupgradesC．itmeanslessdisinformationwillspread D．itindicatesthepopularityofsmartphones2、Wecaninferfromthetextthat___________.A．wearabledeviceswilltaketheplaceofsmartphonesverysoonB．inthefuturepeoplemighttakeasmartphone-controlledrobotaxiC．Apple’ssuppliers’shareshitarecordhighafterthenewscameoutD．Apple’ssharepricesarelikelytogoonslidinginthenextdecade3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ABrandNewAgeforHumans B．Smartphone,aGoodTooloraBadTool?C．NewTechnologyinSmartphones D．BadNewsforApple,GoodNewsforHumans24．（8分）OnthemorningofSeptember7th,19-year-oldRyanHarrisand40-year-oldStonieHuffman,twoSitka,Alaskaresidents,tookoffontheir28-footboatinsearchoffish.Twomilesintotheocean,theirboatbegantohavesomeproblems.Theymanagedtofixtheproblems,butdecidedtoheadbacktoshoreanyway.However,beforetheycouldcallforhelporgrabalifejacket,aneight-footwaveslammedhardagainsttheirboatandoverturnedit,throwingbothmenintothecoldAlaskanwaters.Stranded,theybegantolookaroundtoseewhattheycouldgrabontoandsawacoupleoftheemptyfishingboxesfromtheboat,floatingaround.Ryanmanagedtoclimbinsideone.Stonie,however,wasnotasluckyandmanagedtoonlygrabontothelidofthebox.Soon,theybothstarteddriftingapart.WhileRyancontinuedtobobupanddowninthebox,thewavesstartedcarryingStonieaway.Butasluckwouldhaveit,hecaughtsightofoneofthelifesuitsfromtheirboatfloatingintheoceanandmanagedtograbit.Thoughputtingitonandhangingontothelidatthesametimewasnotaneasytask,Stoniemanageditandthenbeganhislongswimbacktoshore.Heendeduponadesertedpatchoflandabout25milesnorthwestofSitka,wherehehadtowaituntilSaturdaymorningalmost24hoursafterthefishingtripbegan,forrescuerstofindhim.Meanwhile,19-year-oldRyancontinuedtodriftaroundtheoceantryingtostayaliveandhopingsomeonewouldfindhim.Thebraveteenagerrepeatedhimselfoverandoveragain,“I’mRyanHunterHarrisandI’mnotgoingtodiehere.”Hewassurehewouldberescued.TwohoursafterhisfriendwasrescuedandabletoguidetheCoastGuardand,26hoursaftertheadventurebegan,Ryanwasfinallyfoundandbroughtbacktoshore.Whatwasamazingwasthatbesidesafewscratches,theyoungsterwasinperfecthealth.Willheeverventureoutonafishingtripagain?Onlytimewilltell!1、WelearnthatonRyanandStonie’swaybacktoshore,.A．theyhadexpectedtheywouldencounterdangerB．theywerestruckbyabigwaveallofasuddenC．theytriedtofixtheproblemsoftheirboatD．theywerefrightenedbymanybigwaves2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Stranded”inParagraph2mean?A．Trapped. B．Injured.C．Encouraged. D．Puzzled.3、Paragraph4showswhenRyanwasdriftingaroundtheocean,he.A．wasfrightened B．amusedhimselfC．becamehopeless D．stayedpositive4、Thewriterfindsitsurprisingthat.A．Ryanwasfinallyfound B．ittooksolongtofinallyfindRyanC．Ryanwasonlyslightlyinjured D．Ryandecidedtogoonafishingtripagain25．（10分）OneofthedeepestteachingsofConfuciusmayhavevaluedpersonalexemplificationaboveclearlyexpressedrulesofbehavior.Hismoralteachingsemphasizedself-cultivation(培养),imitation:ofmoralexemplars,andtheattainmentofskilledjudgmentratherthanknowledgeofrules.Histeachingsrarelyrelyonreasonedargument,andmoralidealsandmethodsareconveyedindirectly.Histeachingsrequireexaminationandcontexttobeunderstood.Agoodexampleisfoundinthisfamousanecdote:廄焚。子退朝，曰:“傷人乎？”不問馬。Whenthestableswereburntdown,onreturningfromcourtConfuciussaid,“Wasanyonehurt?”Hedidnotaskaboutthehorses.X.11(tr.Waley),10-13(tr.Legge),orX-17(tr.Lau)Bynotaskingaboutthehorses,Confuciusdemonstratesthatthesage(圣人)valueshumanbeingsoverproperty,butnotdirectly;readersareledtoreflectonwhethertheirresponsewouldfollowConfucius’sandtopursueself-improvementifitwouldnothave.Confucius,asanexemplarofhumanexcellence,servesnotasanall-powerfuldeity(神人)orauniversallytruesetofabstractprinciples,butratherthebestmodelforothers.Forthesereasons,accordingtomanycommentators,Confucius'steachingsmaybeconsideredaChineseexampleofhumanism.Oneofhisteachingswasavariant(变体)oftheGoldenRule,sometimescalledthe“SilverRule”owingtoitsnegativeform:己所不欲，勿施於人。“Whatyoudonotwishforyourself,donotdotoothers.”子貢問曰:“有一言而可以終身行之者乎?”子曰:‘‘其恕乎！己所不欲、勿施於人。”ZiGong[adisciple]asked:“Isthereanyonewordthatcouldguideapersonthroughoutlife?”TheMasterreplied:“Howabout‘reciprocity’!Neverimposeonotherswhatyouwouldnotchooseforyourself.”AnalectsXV.24,tr.DavidHintonOftenoverlookedinConfucianmoralsarethevirtuestotheself:sincerityandthecultivationofknowledge.Virtuousactiontowardsothersbeginswithvirtuousandsincerethought,whichbeginswithknowledge.Avirtuousnaturewithoutknowledgeislikelytobeinfluencedbycorruption,andvirtuousactionwithoutsincerityisnottruerighteousness(正义).Cultivatingknowledgeandsincerityisalsoimportantforone’sownsake;thesuperiorpersonloveslearningforthesakeoflearningandrighteousnessforthesakeofrighteousness.1、ThehorseexampleinthefirstparagraphistoshowthatConfucius____________.A．paidmuchattentiontomoralteachingsB．meantotherstounderstandhisteachingsbyself-reflectionC．directlydemonstratedhisemphasisonhumanbeingsD．neverinhumanlyforcedotherstodowhathedidn’tliketodo2、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Theimportanceofthevirtuestotheself.B．Howtodefinethevirtuestotheself.C．Therelationshipbetweensincerityandknowledge.D．Whythevirtuesoftheselfareoftenoverlooked.3、WhichofthefollowingprinciplesofConfuciusismentionedinthispassage?A．Exampleisbetterthanteaching.B．Hewhopracticesvirtueswillhaveneighborsandfriends.C．Keepwhatyousayandcarryoutwhatyoudo.D．Bynature,menarenearlyalike;bypractice,theygettobewildapart.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Friendsandneighborspouredintogreether.Thephonesringendlesslyandsheanswersthemtoaccept1fromallthewishers.Sheis2hergoldendayasshereaches50yearsofage.Hermotherwelcomedherintothisworldwithtearsof3,forshewasnotthesonhermotherhaddesired.Herfatherfeltblessedtohaveasweetlittledaughterlikeher4Asshegrewup,she5joytothewholefamily.Hergrandparentsmadeherlifeaprincess,buthermothernevershowedany6toher.Sheneverreallygotachanceto7aspecialmother-daughterbonding8,shewasalwayssurroundedbyherfriends.Butwhatshe9forwassometenderwordsoflovefromhermother.Asshegrewup,shefoundherownwaysto10hersorrowofsuchmentalhurt.Atcollege,shefoundsomeclosefriendsto11alifelongfriendshipwith.Herfriendsfelt12ofherandremarkedhowluckyshewastolivelikeaprincess.Latershemarriedayoungbachelorwho13herabrighterfuture.Therewereseveralupsanddownsintheir14buthissupportbroughtfresh15toherlife.Shesharedamagicalrelationshipwithherdaughter,andthusshe16asababywhenherdaughtermarriedandimmigratedabroad.Shesaidherdaughterhadhelpedher17thesorrowofherpast.Ourconversationwas18interruptedbyacall.Itdidn’ttakelongformeto19whothecallerwas.Itmustbeher20.1、A．warnings B．greetings C．suggestions D．opinions2、A．celebrating B．expecting C．receiving D．foreseeing3、A．gratefulness B．excitement C．sorrow D．astonishment4、A．though B．yet C．therefore D．otherwise5、A．took B．admitted C．fetched D．brought6、A．patience B．love C．comfort D．terror7、A．share B．welcome C．increase D．improve8、A．Pitifully B．Regretfully C．Fortunately D．Normally9、A．longed B．prepared C．searched D．thanked10、A．predict B．avoid C．resist D．overcome11、A．develop B．take C．compare D．fight12、A．tired B．envy C．afraid D．ashamed13、A．answered B．promised C．advised D．informed14、A．quarrels B．studies C．relations D．lives15、A．hope B．disaster C．applause D．agreement16、A．laughed B．whispered C．cried D．argued17、A．off B．with C．through D．in18、A．casually B．gradually C．suddenly D．frequently19、A．detect B．guess C．imagine D．conclude20、A．daughter B．mother C．father D．brother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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswith,agivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Whatisaninsect?Insectsofallkindshaveexistedonearthformillionsofyears.Sometimeswethinkofallinsectsaspests.Humanlife,however,wouldhaveadifficulttimecontinuingwithoutinsects,1．theypollinateplantsandareafoodsourceformanyanimals.Besides,insects,especiallythesocial2．，arefascinating.Oneveryinterestingandusefulsocialinsectisthehoneybee.Bees3．(consider)socialinsectsbecausetheyliveandworktogether.Thebeelivesinabeehivewithotherworkerbees,andwiththequeen,whocanlaythousandsofeggsaday.Theworkerbeesmakewaxused4．(create)newcellsinsidethehive.Humansusethisvaluablebeeswax5．candles，cosmetics,expensivefurniturepolish,andotherproducts.Theyalsoproducehoney,avaluablefoodforhumans(aswellasforbees).Anotherfascinatingsocialinsectis6．ant.Manytypesofantsliveincoloniesunderground.Therethousandsofthembuildandmaintaintheir“city”.Theyalsocooperatetoprovidefood,sometimesinamannerthatlookslikehuman.Forexample,someantsactuallyraisetheirownfood.Onetypeofant“farmer”keepsandcaresfortinyinsectsthatsucksweetsap(汁液)fromplants.Antfarmersmilkthemfromthesap,justlikeactualfarmersmilkcows.Thesapisthengivenasfoodtoyoungantsandtothequeen,7．maindutyistolayeggs.Anothertypeofantthatproducesitsownfooddoessobygardening.Thesefarmerantstakepiecesofleavesintothecolonyandchewthemup.Thesoft，8．(chew)upleavesthensprout(涌出)afungusthattheworkerantsusetofeedthequeenandyoungants.Therearemanyotherwaysthatantscooperatetomaintainandprotecttheircolonies.Therearealsomanyotherkindsofsocialinsects.9．makesthemallsofascinatingistheirorganization.10．eachinsecthascertaintaskstoperform,theentirehiveorcolonyappearstofunctionasonelivingorganism.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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.Eachofuscanbecomemoreawa