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大庆实验中学2024—2025学年度上学期高一年级期中考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力 （共两节20小题，每题一分，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。
1. What does the man mean
A. This summer is amazing. B. The woman is crazy. C. He hates mosquitoes.
2. Why does the woman call the man
A. To report a delay. B. To place an order. C. To arrange a delivery date.
3. What is the weather like now
A. Rainy. B. Bright. C. Grey.
4. What are the speakers talking about
A. A tree. B. A survey. C. A country.
5. What was going on at Cooper’s last night
A. A sales promotion. B. A birthday party. C. A movie show.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7小题。
6. What drink does the woman recommend
A. Berry milkshake. B. Blueberry juice. C. Orange tea.
7. How much will the man pay
A. $8. B. $8.8. C. $9.6.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9小题。
8. What did the woman dislike about the concert
A. The place. B. The singer. C. The music.
9. What did the speakers think of the support bands
A. Moving. B. Surprising. C. Disappointing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13小题。
10. How did the accident happen
A. The woman drove too fast.
B. The red car tried to avoid a dog.
C. A dog suddenly turned left onto the street.
11. When did the ambulance come
A. At about 8:30. B. At about 8:45. C. At about 9:00.
12. Who got injured in the accident
A. The red car driver. B. The female speaker. C. The black dog.
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Policeman and driver. B. Doctor and patient. C. Professor and student.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17小题。
14. What do the speakers mainly talk about
A. Energy production. B. Information safety. C. Smart cities.
15. Which is among the man’s research focuses
A. Equality promotion. B. Traffic release. C. Data management.
16. What does the man mean in the end
A. Personal information can be secured.
B. Data leakage（泄露）will never happen.
C. Greater security can be achieved.
17. Who might be the woman
A. A professor. B. A journalist. C. A scientist.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。
18. What did the speaker want to be at first
A. A research scientist. B. An English teacher. C. A diving instructor.
19. Where did the speaker go right after university
A. To Australia. B. To Jamaica. C. To South Africa.
20. How do most customers know the speaker’s company
A. From magazines. B. On the Internet. C. Through word of mouth.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
Chess4Life
Chess4Life offers chess camps, classes, and tournaments for beginners through advanced players who are 5 — 15 years old. Programs are offered online, as well as at centers in WA. The carefully-designed curriculum is built by National Master Elliott Neff. Players are taught by experienced coaches in different skill groups. Plus, unlike other training programs, theChess4Life curriculum includes life skills like respect, sportsmanship, critical thinking and planning, which are all important for your children in all aspects of life!
Denver Rocky Mountain Chess Camp
Founded in 1995, the camp is run by National Master Todd Bardwick. Children at the age of 6-18 are welcome to participate and choose from beginner, intermediate（中级的）, and advanced level groups. The small-sized class with a student-coach ratio of 8: 1 allows the coaches to give personalized attention to each child. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up your child as soon as you can.
Bay Area Chess
Children aged 5 and up are welcome to join the program with no experience needed! Bay Area Chess offers in-person camps during the spring and summer, while online chess camps run during the summer only. Here students learn from skilled chess instructors in small groups with an instructor-student ratio of 1:10. Outstanding trainees have a chance to play in tournaments. Check the detailed schedule of the camp for your kids and make a right choice.
Elite Chess
You can build your child’s love for STEM and chess at Elite Chess which combines interesting STEM activities with chess lessons. The in-person and online chess classes are for children who know how to play chess but want to improve upon their skills. The program welcomes incoming 1st-6th graders. This year only 12 students can participate in the program, so it’s best to help your kids register ahead of time.
21. What is special about Chess4Life
A. It keeps its class size small. B. It helps campers gain life skills.
C. It welcomes players of all ages. D. It is managed by a national chess master.
22. What do Bay Area Chess and Elite Chess have in common
A. They aim to train grand masters.
B. They provide online and in-person classes.
C. They organize tournaments for their students.
D. They are suitable for children with no chess experience.
23. Who is the text mainly intended for
A. Chess players. B. Chess coaches. C. Teachers. D. Parents.
B
When she was young, Sylvia Colt-Lacayo noticed she was particularly fascinated with on - screen stories. Media offered an escape when life was hard.
Watching Glee, she was thrilled to see a character who used a wheelchair like her — until she learned the role was played by an actor who was not disabled. “I remember feeling so heartbroken and betrayed（背叛）, for no reason other than the fact that I felt seen for once as a 10-year-old watching Glee, and the power of that,” says Colt-Lacayo.
Now, Colt-Lacayo is graduating from Stanford with a degree in film and media studies and is heading to Hollywood with a passion for increasing disability representation and diversity in general. “Representation matters, and I also think that diverse storytelling is what is most compelling （令人信服的）,” she said.
Representation shaped Colt-Lacayo’s path to Stanford. As a disabled Latina girl, she struggled to imagine going to college, in part because she never saw adult wheelchair users in the media. In high school, she met another Stanford student who was also a wheelchair user at a conference. Suddenly, a new story felt possible.
When she arrived at Stanford, Colt-Lacayo knew she was often the first visibly disabled student her professors and peers had interacted with. Her parents had taught her to advocate for herself, and while she doesn’t claim the label “activist”, she asks for what she needs.
“Yes, there’s something that is in my DNA that makes my body different from other people’s. But really, what makes me disabled is that people treat me differently, and I do not have equal access to resources,” she said.
She brought this perspective to her Stanford experience. For her senior thesis（论文）, she wrote a screenplay examining how growing up with a disability impacts one’s relationship with oneself and one’s understanding of the world.
Colt-Lacayo aims to become an agent for screenwriters and film directors. She hopes that sharing her story gives others the example she wished for when she was young.
24. How did Colt-Lacayo initially feel while watching Glee
A. Overjoyed and inspired. B. Honored and confident.
C. Heartbroken and betrayed. D. Sorrowful and sympathetic.
25. What helped Colt-Lacayo picture herself going to college
A. Her keen interest in films and media.
B. Diverse stories she heard about disability.
C. An example of a disabled Stanford student.
D. A passion for increasing disability representation.
26. What insight did Colt-Lacayo gain about living with a disability
A. It naturally leads one to grow into a social activist.
B. It mainly involves overcoming physical limitations.
C. It offers special advantages for accessing resources.
D. It influences one’s outlook on the world and oneself.
27. What is the best title of the text
A. Telling Stories That Matter
B. Speaking up for Equality
C. Struggling to Enter Stanford
D. Conquering（征服;战胜）Physical Challenges
C
What if you threw a party and nobody came, but that’s exactly what you expected That’s precisely what famous physicist Stephen Hawking did on June 28, 2009. He rented a space at Cambridge University and got balloons and decorations. Then he sat in the empty room for a few hours and left.
Essentially, Hawking’s time travel party was held for our future generations, should they ever crack the mystery of time travel, one of the biggest challenges faced by modern physics. The setup may seem silly, but Hawking was actually experimenting. That’s because our current knowledge of physics does not strictly forbid time travel. Indeed, in some cases, it’s clearly allowed.
The general theory of relativity provides several situations that might enable time travel into the past. One involves a limitlessly long cylinder（圆柱体）, which rotates（旋转）fast enough to allow you to travel a path around it and end up in the past. Another is the creation of a worm hole with different time at each end, allowing you to travel down one end and exit into the past.
Since nobody showed up to Hawking’s time travel party, we have a few possible conclusions: Time travel into the past is not allowed. Our future generations will discover the fundamental reason why time travel into the past is forbidden and sigh regretfully that they could not accept Hawking’s invitation.
Time travel into the past is allowed, but we figure it out so far into the future that Hawking’s invitation doesn’t survive long enough.
Time travel into the past is allowed, but we never figure it out. Maybe our human intellect isn’t quite powerful enough to detect the deeper mysteries of the universe.
Time travel into the past is allowed, but there are rules. Maybe it is exceptionally complex to build a time machine, or we can send signals into the past, but not entire persons.
Of course, if someone from the future had shown up, it would have been a big deal. But, as experiments go, Hawking’s party wasn’t a total failure. In this case, it showed that the mystery of time travel will remain unsolved-at least for the time being.
28. Why did Stephen Hawking throw the party
A. To publicize his fame. B. To test a physics assumption.
C. To welcome certain visitors. D. To benefit future generations.
29. What does paragraph 3 mainly discuss regarding time travel into the past
A. Its vital importance. B. Its possible methods.
C. Its potential influence. D. Its practical applications.
30. What possibly led to nobody coming to Hawking’s party
A. Insufficient attention B. Disturbed signals.
C. Powerful intelligence. D. Lost invitation.
31. What does the author think of Hawking’s party
A. It was valuable. B. It was impractical.
C. It was confusing. D. It was transformative.
D
Salad plants have already been grown in old shelters and tunnels. Urban farming is a regular topic of interest at places like the World Economic Forum （WEF）in Davos, where leaders consider whether the world’s food system, blamed for causing both obesity（肥胖）and malnutrition（营养不良）, can be fixed. There are already plenty of urban farming projects around the world, particularly in the US, Japan and the Netherlands, from urban fish and plant farms to vertical farming.
“It’s becoming an expanding industry,” said Richard Ballard, one of the founders of the farm Growing Underground. “There are several other businesses starting up in London in containers, and there are other vertical farms around the country now.”
Growing Underground is not a standard farm. The rows of crops could be in almost any tunnel, but these plants are 100 feet below Clapham High Street and show that urban agriculture is, in some cases at least, not a fad. The underground farm has occupied a part of the Second. World War air-raid shelters for nearly five years, and Ballard is planning to expand into the rest of the space later this year.
Growing Underground supplies herb and salad mixes to grocery shops, supermarkets and restaurants. Being in London creates an advantage, Ballard says, as they can harvest and deliver in an hour.
He adds other advantages. Being underground means temperatures never go below 15 — surface greenhouses need to be heated. They can do more harvests: 60 crops a year, compared with about seven in a traditional farm. Electricity to power the lights is a major cost, but the company believes renewable energy will become cheaper.
Similar British companies include the Jones Food Company in Lincolnshire, while in the US AeroFarms has several projects in New Jersey, and Edenworks in Brooklyn.
32. What can we learn about urban farming
A. Different farming methods are used.
B. Local governments pay efforts to develop it.
C. It leads to a healthier lifestyle.
D. It is rarely discussed at the WEF.
33. Which of the following best explains “a fad” underlined in Paragraph 3
A. A plan that has great potential.
B. A tradition that appeals to a lot of people.
C. An approach that can solve a serious problem.
D. A fashion that’s popular for a short time.
34. Which of the following is true about the underground farm
A. Its major products are herbs and salads.
B. It produces more kinds of foods than a traditional farm.
C. It is more productive than a traditional farm.
D. It uses less energy than a greenhouse.
35. What is the theme of the text
A. Traditional farming will be replaced soon.
B. Growing Underground attracts more people.
C. Cunent food system causes health problems.
D. Urban farming is still thought costly and time- consuming.
第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5）
When we are faced with a crisis or if we have an important decision to make, many of us fall into the trap of over-thinking. We may keep thinking about something constantly and too long. 36 How can we stop ourselves from over-thinking
Doing something to distract yourself is a good idea. You can find working with your hands is especially good. 37 Your brain simply doesn’t have the resources to split itself into a third activity, for example over-thinking.
38 Studies have shown that when someone views something in excitement and anxiety, the brain is forced to become stuck in the present because all of your senses are completely engaged. You do not have time to focus on something different, which can cause over- thinking.
Constant wishing, hoping and praying do not give you any relief. They just keep you stuck in one place. But taking the smallest step off the crisis really matters. It will set things in motion, making you like a snowball. 39
The traps are things that cause your natural ability to react without you realizing that there is a connection between the two. Thus, avoiding relevant traps is also a good idea. 40 For example, if one of your colleagues is so negative that she always drags you down, stop hanging out with her by having lunch alone at a nearby restaurant.
A. Put simply, out of sight, out of mind.
B. Just as a saying goes, once bitten, twice shy.
C. You are really getting your brain working for you.
D. Other activities are the ones that arouse your curiosity.
E. It engages your movement skills and thinking process.
F. Thus, you will gradually move yourself out of the feeling.
G. This mindset tends to ruin our day.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分40）
第一节 完型填空（共15小题，每小题一分，满分15分）
At age eleven, I was in middle school. But before Christmas every chance I got, when I was 41 , I checked each present under the tree quietly. I read every tag and 42 every package, telling which present went to which person without even looking at the tags.
It had been a（n） 43 year for my family. When my mom looked at the simple presents, she sighed and warned us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be 44 .” Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil（溺爱）us. In years past, the presents would pile up and I would hear the phrase “giving is better than receiving”, but thought whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole 45 !
On that Christmas morning, we 46 waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak 47 to wait and watch other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self- control.
“Here’s another one for you,” said Mom as she 48 me a package with my name written on the label in my mother’s handwriting. I looked at it, 49 . Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I 50 this one. It was my mom’s.
“Mom, I can’t…”
I was 51 by my mother’s eager, joyful look—a look I could not really understand. “Let’s see what it is, honey. Hurry and open it.” It was a blow dryer. Though it’s simple, to me it was so much more. Being a little girl, I was amazed. In my world, where receiving 52 giving, my mom’s act of selflessness was incomprehensible. Tears filled my eyes and I thought in disbelief about how much my mom must love me to 53 her Christmas.
I have always remembered that Christmas full of deep 54 . It had such an impact on me. As an adult, I can now 55 my mom’s actions-finding an even greater joy in her Christmas, because giving truly is better than receiving. My mom’s simple act meant the world to me.
41. A. alone B. reliable C. generous D. voluntary
42. A. tore B. felt C. smelled D. broke
43. A. easy B. tough C. common D. shiny
44. A. excited B. embarrassed C. disappointed D. nervous
45. A. approach B. excellence C. secret D. point
46. A. slowly B. unconcernedly C. passively D. eagerly
47. A. contributions B. attempts C. requests D. arguments
48. A. handed B. took C. threw D. provided
49. A. ashamed B. stressed C. bored D. confused
50. A. recognised B. recalled C. refused D. returned
51. A. inspired B. scared C. stopped D. encouraged
52. A. overweighed B. equaled C. meant D. indicated
53. A. give away B. give up C. settle for D. pay off
54. A. doubt B. passion C. love D. trouble
55. A. remember B. comment C. understand D. share
第二节 单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
56. Safety should be a ________ in any industry and it should come as no surprise that addressing safety issues early can actually save money, long-term, for companies.
A. priority B. authority C. destiny D. harmony
57. The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ________ the point.
A. suggest B. express C. illustrate D. recognize
58. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and ________ friendship
A. maintain B. encounter C. capture D. reflect
59. The truth is that each and every student is ________, and therefore, when teaching, we cannot follow the same pattern.
A. unique B. significant C. enormous D. superior
60. The traffic rule pinned on the wall ________ young children under the age of four and ________ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat.
A. reads; weighing B. is read; weighs C. is said; weighing D. says; weighed
61. The number of medical schools reached 18 in the early 1990s and ________ around that level ever since.
A. are remaining B. have remained C. has remained D. is remaining
62. That’s the factory ________ we paid a visit last year.
A. to where B. to which C. which D. in which
63. It was on Mid-Autumn Festival, ________ all family members reunited, that I left my hometown fora strange city.
A. which B. when C. as D. that
64. The war and the suffering ________ caused had great effects on him.
A. that B. which C. as D. it
65. Take an active part in sports or other activities you enjoy ________ you can meet various kinds of people.
A. what B. when C. where D. that
第Ⅱ卷
第三节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5，满分15分）
66. Benedict returned from each journey with ________（impress）paintings, relics, books, and crafts.
67. ________（judge）from his confused look, I guess that he didn’t know what had happened.
68. You’d better limit yourself ________ two cups of coffee a day, or you may suffer from insomnia.
69. Sharing housework is ________（benefit）, which relieves our parents from housework burden and gives us mental relaxation from study.
70. With his attention ________（concentrate ）on his book, he didn’t notice someone entering his room.
71. As is known to us all, a ________（harmony）society means that human beings can get along well with each other.
72. The World Cup is the most watched soccer match in the world. It was first held in 1930 and________（organize）every four years by FIFA, the Federation International de Football Association.
73. It was ________（freeze）cold outside, so I didn’t want to get out of the car and just stayed at the wheel when we passed a cafe.
74. Looking back on the historical inventions, we can find that creative inventors always made an________（assume）that was not based on any tradition.
75. John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of ________ are family members.
第二部分 写作（共两节，满分40）
第一节 （满分15分）
假如你是校学生会的生活部负责人李华，你打算写一篇短文向英文校刊饮食栏目投稿，向同学们推荐一款健康又休闲的课间零食。
内容包括：
1. 零食介绍；
2. 推荐理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右。
2. 标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
A Healthy and Relaxing Snack
Hello, everyone. Today I want to recommend a snack which is not only healthy but relaxing to all of you.
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第二节 （满分25分）
I had booked the flights in somewhat of a hurry with just a carry-on bag, thinking 7 kgs was enough for a 3-day trip to Taupo. I thought I’d given myself enough time to get to the airport, however, as often was the case, I was running late and had to pack my bag with little time left. Confused about what to carry, I stuffed all the clothes in my little bag, taking no notice of the weight.
Thirty minutes before the flight, I was waiting at my terminal （航站楼）in the airport and couldn’t stop smiling. I was too excited to go on a much- needed trip. A little while later, I heard an announcement “Passengers flying to Taupo on Flight NZ5091 are requested to weigh your cabin luggage and collect your tag”. I stood in the line waiting for my turn, clueless about how much my bag would weigh, deep inside hoping not over the weight limit.
When it was my turn, I placed my bag on the weighing scale and whoaaaa!! It was 9.4 kgs. I asked the flight attendant if I could buy $20 extra luggage allowance（行李费）as shown on the app but I was too late for it. Instead, I was asked to pay an additional fee of $65. I either had to pay or leave something away to bring it down to 7 kgs. I asked the attendant whether they would give my stuff back to me if I returned3 days later and surprisingly I was told I wouldn’t get it back.
To me, a bad luggage experience had the power to completely sour a trip. With no other alternatives, I decided to give up some of my stuff. Unsettled, annoyed, disappointed! As I started removing the items, I saw a lady approaching me. It looked like she had heard the whole thing. She sat down next to me. “Are you OK I should be able to help you.” she said.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1
I looked up, surprised, and saw her pointing at her bag. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
While I was worried whether I could get my stuff back, the plane landed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
大庆实验中学2024—2025学年度上学期高一年级期中考试
英语试题参考答案
1-5CACBA 6-10ACACB 11-15BAACB 16-20CBACB 21-23BBD 24-27ACDA
28-31BBDA 32--35ADCB 36-40GEDFA 41-55ABBCD DBADA CABCC
56--60ACAAA 61-65CBBDC
66. impressive 67. Judging 68. to 69. beneficial 70. concentrated
71. harmonious 72. is organized 73. freezing 74. assumption 75. whom
写作1
Hello, everyone. Today I want to recommend a snack which is not only healthy but relaxing to all of you.
It is not only healthy but also serves as a perfect companion during our busy breaks — fresh fruit slices with a dash of natural yogurt dip.
The fruit slices, be it juicy oranges, crisp apples, or sweet mangoes, are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber, giving your body a nourishing boost. Yogurt helps rejuvenate your senses and provides the necessary energy to keep you going through the rest of your day.
In conclusion, fresh fruit slices with natural yogurt dip make for an ideal healthy and relaxing snack during our school breaks. Not only do they nourish our bodies, but they also elevate our mood.
写作2
I looked up, surprised, and saw her pointing at her bag. She said he didn’t take many things and could help me share some of my belongings. I couldn’t believe the help from a stranger. But, I thought to myself “this is the best way.” I am grateful to her for her kindness and transferred my overweight items to her bag. I managed to get on the plane without paying any extra fees. When we got on the plane, our seats were far apart and we didn’t communicate much, so I knew very little about this stranger.
While I was worried whether I could get my stuff back, the plane landed. There were a lot of people getting out of the plane. I was waiting for my turn and waiting for the strange woman to pass me by and return my stuff. In fact, I had been prepared for the worst. All sorts of disturbing thoughts ran through my mind. Just then, the strange woman tapped me on the shoulder. And voluntarily returned my things. I thanked the strange woman from the bottom of my heart. It also gave me a new faith in humanity.
附录：听力文本
Text 1
W: Hey, am I crazy, or are the mosquitoes worse than ever this year
M: No, they are definitely ruining my summer.
Text 3
W: Hello. My product was supposed to come by 10:30. I waited all day for the order. So what are you going to do about it
M: We’re very sorry, madam. Please give us another half an hour.
Text 2
W: Would you like to go for a run together
M: Seriously Look, how dark it is! It may start raining any minute.
W: I know. But I love running in such weather. I hate the strong sunshine.
M: Then, I will take a rain check.
Text 4
W: Did you hear that news item this morning about a tree survey
M: Yes, it said that 70% of city schoolchildren can’t tell the difference between common trees. I know loads of different trees.
W: Well, we live in the country, so I suppose it’s easier for us.
Text 5
W: Did you go to Cooper’s last night
M: No, was there anything special
W: Yes, the employees dressed up as movie characters, and every customer received a discount card.
M: That was interesting.
Text 6
W: Hi, welcome to Jessie’s Juice Bar! What can I get you
M: Hi, I’ve never been here before. What would you recommend
W: I’d recommend the berry milkshake. It has strawberries, blueberries, and oranges. It only costs 8 dollars each.
M: Oh, that sounds delicious!
W: You can also add yogurt, protein powder, or jam to the milkshake.
M: Do you charge extra for those
W: We do. They’re an extra 80 cents each.
M: OK. I want a berry milkshake with yogurt and protein powder.
Text 7
M: What did you think of the concert then Saw you up there on the balcony.
W: It was awesome — at least Sally Rydout was — but an old - fashioned theatre was a funny place to hold a rock concert. It was like all gold paint and red carpets everywhere.
M: Oh, I thought that was cool — anyway I got my ticket at half price because I bought it half an hour before the concert started.
W: I should have done that too, because I didn’t think the support bands were up to much actually.
M: No, same old stuff — glad I didn’t pay full price!
Text 8
M: Madam, are you OK
W: I’m fine, Sir.
M: So when did the accident happen
W: I had a class at 9: 00 in the morning. It was about 8: 30 when I turned left onto the street in my car. About 5 minutes later, it happened.
M: What was the cause of the accident
W: I saw a black dog rushing across the street. Unfortunately, a red car was just coming towards the dog from the opposite direction. So it crashed into my car to escape running over the dog.
M: And then
W: The dog ran away but the driver was stuck in, bleeding. So I called an ambulance immediately. About 10 minutes later, it came and took the injured driver away.
M: OK. Thanks for your cooperation.
Text 9
W: Professor Johnson, could you please share your thoughts on building smart cities
M: Thank you, Jane. I’ve been looking forward to our interview for some time.
W: First, in what ways do you believe that smart cities will work for the development of human beings
M: As a technological optimist, my research focuses on finding efficiencies in waste management and the implications for energy production, as well as using Al and automation to release heavy traffic.
W: Great! Going beyond sustainability, do you believe smart cities will boost equality and tolerance
M: I do, but those questions are a bit outside of my wheelhouse. Fortunately, there are some great minds dealing with them as we speak.
W: What about the claim that smart cities are data leakage waiting to happen
M: They are not unreasonable concerns. Our personal information can never be 100% secure. But by harmonizing our system to work together effectively, we can provide greater security.
W: Thank you for accepting our interview, Professor Johnson!
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W: My name is Sandra. I run my own deep-sea business in the Orkney Islands. It was never my ambition to become a diving instructor. In fact, teaching was the last thing I wanted to do. I’d actually set my sights on becoming a research scientist. It was after high school, during a year off in Australia, that I first went diving. I loved it from the first. Back in Britain, I didn’t study geography or anything connected with diving at university because I’d already got a place waiting for me on a maths course. But I joined an underwater club and I trained for a qualification which allowed me to become a diving instructor. After that, I worked as a diving instructor in South Africa and then Jamaica until I’d saved up enough money to come back to Britain and I did another course—a master’s degree in Marine Resource Development. As soon as the course was over, I set up my own company. The business is called North Atlantic Diving. Some of the clients come from personal recommendations of satisfied customers, and some people respond to the advertisements in magazines. But most of the divers find us when they’re browsing on the Internet. Now, I’m really satisfied with my life and my work.

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