山东省济宁市邹城一中2025届高三第三次测评英语试卷含解析

山东省济宁市邹城一中2025届高三第三次测评英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed2．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought3．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others4．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth5．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes6．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which7．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push8．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime9．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for10．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes11．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/12．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege13．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen14．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright15．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how16．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which17．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch18．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn19．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread20．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing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）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.22．（8分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季风)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(纬度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.223、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.23．（8分）Podcasts(播客)TheB．S.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB．S.ReportislocatedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.It’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeTheshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyarequizzedontheweek’smostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnewsrelatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestorytoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek,thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.Pastpresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientistsandevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing,theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartthememarathons.1、Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin.A．TheB．S.ReportB．Wait,Wait...Don'tTellMeC．TheMothD．TheFilmspotting2、WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A．Theyareweeklyprograms.B．Theyareopentoeveryone.C．Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D．Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanplaygamesintheB．S.Report.B．PeoplecantellstoriesintheMoth.C．AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D．TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.24．（8分）It’snotcommonthatagrandmotheraged89iscrownedQueenofIcebergsinnorthAmerica,butwhenitdoeshappenit’squitethesight.OnarecenttriptoIceland,JudithStrengbecamethatgrandmaafterhersonattemptedtotakeaphotographofhersittingonanicestructurethatlookslikeathrone(宝座)atDiamondBeachinJokul.ShortlyafterStrengsatdowntopose,thepieceoficebrokeoffandfloatedintothewater.“Ithoughtitwassafe.Onegirlhadbeenonitandthentwogirlsatthesametime,anditwasverysecurewiththem.WhenIgotonit,itstartedtoshakeandawavewascomingin.Averylargewavecameinandmadethethronekindofshake,andIcouldtellthatIwasslippingoff,”StrengtoldABCNews.Streng’sstorywenthotafterher24-year-oldgranddaughterCatherinetweetedatextmessageexchangeshehadwithherfatherabouttheincident.“MygrandmotheralmostgotlostatseainIcelandtoday!”Catherine,whoteachesEnglishinSeoul,SouthKorea,explainedviaTwitterthatherfatherdescribedthescenevividly.HehasaPhDinEnglish,anddescribedtheeventinthefollowingwords,“Sheclimbedtothethroneafterawavehadpulledbackandleftitbrieflyexposedonthebeach.Thenawavewashedinandremovedtheicethrone,rockingitfromsidetoside.Whenthewaveleft,itliftedthethroneandcarriedheroutintotheseawiththetide.”LuckilyfortheStrengfamily,Randy,alicensedboatcaptainfromFloridawithknowledgeofwaterrescuestrategieswitnessedthewholething,andwasabletosavetheday.1、Wherewasthegrandmawhenhersonwastakingapictureforher?A．Onacrown. B．Inaniceboat.C．Atathronebeach. D．Onaniceberg.2、HowdidCatherinespreadthisaccident?A．Bydrawingavividpicture.B．Byexchangingtweeteraccount.C．BytalkingwithherfatherinSeoul.D．Bypostingthetextmessageexchangewithherfather.3、Whosavedthegrandmother?A．Catherine. B．Streng.C．Randy. D．Judith.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TakingPicturesMustbeVeryDangerousB．AGrandmaFloatedouttotheSeaonanIcebergC．AnOptimisticFamilyWhoLoveIcebergD．TheLicensedBoatCaptainWentHotSlowly25．（10分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree­lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkeeptothedesignedtracks.Guatemala&BelizeCoonthetrailofMesoamericancivilizationsinthelushforests,ruggedfoothills（丘陵地带）,andmoderncitiesofthesefascinatingsitesincentralAmerica.January6-20,2017l$6,495Ghana,Togo&BeninWitnessthemeetingofthrivingtraditions,ancientpast,andforward-lookingpresentinincomparableWestAfrica.February7-22,20171$7,495AncientEgyptFromthepyramidsofGizatotheValleysoftheKingsandQueens,discovertheglorioussplendorsofancientEgypt.February&November2017l$5,995CentralMexicoFollowtheancientcivilizationsoftheToltec,Aztec,Zapotec,OlmecandMixtecacrossthecentreofmagnificentMexicoinNorthAmerica.March11-24,2017l$5,795IranDiscoverthebeautyandmajestyofIran’slong-passedempires,earlymodemdynasties,andtimelessscenery.April,September&October2017l$7,995Malta,Sardinia&CorsicaExplorethecharacteristicgeologicalenvironmentsanduniqueculturalandpoliticalhistoriesofthesethreeislandsinSouthEurope.April19-May4,20171$7,49569、Accordingtothetravelleaflet,visitorsshouldtour________.A．withcalmnessandcuriosityB．withself-defenceandhonourC．withconventionandreligionD．withself-disciplineandprotection1、TomiskeenonearlymoderndynastywhilehiswifeenjoysAfricatraditions.Whichplacesaretheirbestchoices?A．AncientEgyptandCentralMexico.B．Guatemala,BelizeandIran.C．Ghana,Benin,TogaandIran.D．Malta,SardiniaandCorsica.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）Ithappenedtoaveryyoungpastor(牧师).Hischurchwasveryoldandwhat'sworse,astormknockedaholeinthewallofthechurch.Onedaythepastor1_____anauction(拍卖）andbidabeautifultableclothforsixdollars.Hecarriedtheclothbacktothechurchandputituponthewall.Itcompletelyhidthe2_____!JustbeforenoonofChristmasEve,thepastornoticedawomanstandinginthecoldatthebusstop.“The3_____won’tbeherefor40minutes!”hecalled,andheinvitedherintothechurchtoget4_____.Shetoldhimthatshehadcomefromthecitytobeinterviewedforajobasgovernesstothechildrenofonewealthyfamilyintownbutshehadbeenturneddown.Thewomansawthetableclothandrosesuddenly.Thepastorsmiledandstartedtotellheraboutthestorm5_____,butshedidn’tseemto6_____“Itismine!”shesaid.“Myhusbandhadtheclothmade7_____formc!SheexplainedthatsheandherhusbanddecidedtogoseparatelyintheWarII.Theyplannedthathewould8_____her.Butsheneversawhimagain.Latersheheardthathehaddied.Thepastortriedto9_____her,advisinghertotaketheclothwithher.She10_____.Thenshewentaway.OnChristmasEve,aftertheserviceinchurch,onemiddle-agedman—thelocalclock-and-watchrepairman—lookedrather11_____.‘‘Itisstrange，”hesaidinhissoftaccent.“Manyyearsago,mywifeandIownedsuchacloth.Thepastorsuddenlybecamevery12_____.Hetoldhimaboutthewomanwhohadbeeninchurch13_____intheday.Togetherthetwogotintouchwiththe14_____whohadinterviewedher.Andthismanandhiswife-whohadbeenseparatedthroughsomanysaddened15_____werereunited.1、A．hadB．attendedC．heldD．took2、A．wallB．churchC．holeD．table3、A．bossB．companyC．trainD．bus4、A．warmB．readyC．coolD．calm5、A．damageB．storyC．factD．truth6、A．workB．believeC．listenD．understand7、A．carefullyB．attentivelyC．finallyD．especially8、A．joinB．writeC．bringD．leave9、A．amuseB．comfortC．pleaseD．help10、A．criedB．acceptedC．refusedD．continued11、A．puzzledB．delightedC．determinedD．disappionted12、A．sadB．shockedC．hopefulD．excited13、A．laterB．earlierC．warmerD．colder14、A．womanB．managerC．husbandD．family15、A．weeksB．countriesC．ChristmasesD．centuries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）TakeatourofMonkeyParkSituatedbetweenJerusalemandthecoastalcityofTelAviv,Israel'sMonkeyParkishome1．morethantwohundredandfiftydifferentspeciesofmonkeys.Consideredoneofthecountry'smostpopularanimal2．(attract),MonkeyParkoffersauniqueexperiencewhile3．(educate)thepublicabouttheselovelycreatures.It4．(run)bytheIsraeliPrimateFoundation,anonprofitorganizationwhoseaimis5．(provide)arehabilitation(康复)centerformonkeys.Overthelasttwoyearstheparkhasreceived650monkeysfromabreedingfarmthatshutdown.Mostmonkeysin6．parkliveinenclosures(圈地).Visitorsareabletoviewthemupcloseand,thankstoone7．(special)designedsection,areevenabletointeractwiththem.Rightoutsidethevisitingareaistherehabilitationcenter.That's8．monkeyswhoneedcarearebeingnursedbacktohealth.Amongthefamily-friendlyactivities9．(offer)atMonkeyParkforhumanvisitorsareworkshops,ridesandwallclimbing.Therearealsocomprehensiveguidedwalkingtours,10．lastuptothreehours.OnefeatureoftheMonkeyParkisthechildren'splayground.Butit'sstillthemonkeysthatattractpeoplemost.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一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Onedayarichmantookhissononatriptothecountryinordertoshowhissonifthepoorlived,sohecouldbethankfultohiswealth、Theyspentacoupleofdaysandnightsonthefarmofthatwouldbeconsideredaverypoorfamily、Ontheirreturnback,thefatheraskedhissontoexplainwhathehadlearnt、Theboy,whohadremainedsilentanddeepinthoughtonthejourneyhome,replyinginawaythatshockedhisfather、Theboysaidhewantedtobecomefarmer、Heenviedthefarmerswhohadthebeautifulnightstartogivethemlightwhileherfamilyhadonlyexpensivelanterns、Hiswishwastohaveafarmwherehecouldgoswimminginanendlessriverinsteadofthegardenpoolintheirhome、Finallytheboyfinishedbysaying,“BeforethetripIthoughtwewererichbuttodayIhavelearntwhoistruerich、”Withthis,theboygotupandwalkedaway,leavinghisfathersatontheircomfortablesofa,totallyspeechless、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，当地的艺术馆委员会要建立一个新的艺术馆，向当地市民寻求建议。请你给委员会写一封信，内容包括：1.建议艺术馆的作品应多样化2.解释原因注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。艺术馆artgalleryDearCommitteemembers,Iwishtomakeasuggestionabout_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、D5、A6、A7、D8、B9、A10、B11、B12、B13、B14、B15、D16、A17、C18、D19、C20、C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、1、B2、C3、A4、D22、223、A1、A2、C23、1、C2、A3、B24、1、D2、D3、C4、B25、America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatter,whilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecades,whilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inaddition,youngpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion(12.26trillionyuan)annually,or12percentoftheGDP,andthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmaller,newerbusinesses.It’srisky,difficultandexpensivetostartabusiness,andgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsurance,minimumwageincreasesand,mostrecentlyinCalifornia,compulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesses,whilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberate.Forinstance,biginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacare,butlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezed.Mature,successfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnections,distributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlines,carcompaniesandbanks—stagger(蹒跚)onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuch,theriseofawell-connectedoligarchy(寡头政治)thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusiness,andtheestablishedoverthenew,isoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalwayshasbeen,aboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselves,andthat’sasitshouldbe,butthefor