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definitely helps her students enjoy learning. them. During the 1930s, wildlife scientist K.R.

Text 9（195 词）优化菜单 Lagler sent one scarecrow in West Virginia. While
M: Here’s the new menu for the restaurant, Wendy! most birds avoided the thing, he noted that it failed

W: Oh, Mark! I love the addition of the seafood and to stop kingfishers, a bird feeding on fish.
vegetarian options. They’re expensive but I think Besides, other scientists also found that the effect is
they’ll make a big difference. almost always temporary. However, a few tricks can
up your scarecrow’s game, like moving a scarecrow
M: It’ll also help us stand out from the competition
around every few days.
and attract a wider range of customers.
Future farmers may have plenty of high-tech
W: Yeah, good idea!
options to choose from. A robotic alternative known
M: I also want to start offering delivery services. We can
as the solar-powered “digital scarecrow” can …
reach more customers that way. What do you think?

W: We’ll need delivery drivers.
M: Ben said he’d be happy to do it at first. If we need 高中英语听力模拟试题（三十二）
more people, we can hire some. Text 1（33 词）读书
W: How about the packaging? M: What are you doing?

M: I’ve got that covered. I increased the order for W: I’m reading a book, which the professor
leftovers packaging. recommended in his last lecture.
W: That’s perfect then! M: Is it interesting?

M: Umm, I’ll handle the scheduling to make room for W: No, but it must be helpful for our coming exam.
the deliveries. Do you want to add anything to the Text 2（36 词）吃完披萨
menu before we finalize it? W: Oh, the table is empty!
W: How about a deal for repeat customers? It’ll be M: I just ate the last piece of pizza and let the waiters

good for repeat customer loyalty, and it’ll be another clear away our plates. They’ll bring us the salad.
selling point for marketing. I’ll add it to our website. W: Okay. Let’s order some ice cream, too.
M: Great idea. I’ll make sure to include that in our Text 3（42 词）新角色
promotions. The new menu looks like it’s going to M: Did you get the part you tried out for in the play?

be amazing! W: It was given out to someone else. But I got a better
Text 10（170 词）稻草人 part.
M: Hello, class. The topic for my presentation is M: Congratulations! You must be happy with the new

scarecrows. First, what is a scarecrow? Yeah, it is a role.
figure made to look like a person that is dressed in W: Yes, it’s more challenging.
old clothes to frighten birds away. So are they really Text 4（37 词）难题

helpful? W: I’m stuck on this problem. Can you help me, John?
Apparently, some birds dislike them more than M: OK. Let me see. Ah, it’s so hard. Why not ask
others. A series of tests conducted in 1980 found that Calvin? He’s sure to be able to throw light on that.
small ponds near where a scarecrow was planted W: Good idea.

saw a 95 percent drop in visits by local ducks. On Text 5（34 词）成绩优异
the other hand, certain species don’t seem to notice M: What do you think of Mike?

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