2024届北京市西城区高三下学期二模考试英语试题（有答案）.docxVIP

2024北京西城高三二模

英语

2024.5

本试卷共14页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。

考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Youmayhaveheardofthefamousworkplacecommunicationsoftware,Slack.ManycompaniesuseSlacktovirtuallycommunicateacrossteams.Whatmostpeopledon’tknowisthatSlack,despiteits1,wasnevermeanttoexist.Infact,thecompanywhodevelopedSlackactuallyhadbeenhopingtocreatethenextpopularvideogame.Butafterraisingmillionsofdollarstofundthegamedevelopment,thecompanyultimately2theprojectbecausethegamefailedtoattractenoughusers.

The3goalofthecompanywasn’tachieved.However,duringtheprocessofcreatingtheirgame,somethingelsehappened.Theteamrealizedthatthesystemtheycreatedtoaccompanythegamewasworthinvestingmoretimein.Andthey5toinventthecommunicationsystemideaforoneofthefastest-growingstartups(初创公司)inhistory,andSlackwasborn.

Anoutcome-focusedcompanymighthavejustmovedonfromthefailedvideogameor,worse,continuedinvestingresources,riskingfurthernegativeoutcomes.But6,thiscompanydidn’tdothat.7,theyhadbeenpayingattentiontotheprocess.Focusingontheprocessallowedthiscompanyto8andredefinetheirdesiredoutcome.

You’veprobablyheardaquoteortwoinyourlifeaboutthe9of“thejourney”—howoftenthejourneyismoresignificantandimpactfulthanthe10.ThecompanythatdevelopedSlackunderstoodthisprinciple,andbyfocusingontheprocessratherthantheoutcome,theywereabletoachievegreatersuccessthantheyfirsthadhopedfor.

1.A.problemB.historyC.successD.limitation

2.A.tookdownB.shutdownC.cutdownD.passeddown

3.A.immediateB.generalC.realD.initial

4.A.chatB.signC.controlD.power

5.A.intendedB.managedC.pretendedD.promised

6.A.luckilyB.naturallyC.likelyD.hopefully

7.A.Therefor