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2024北京海淀高三（上）期中

英语

本试卷共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

It’s4:30a.m.andthelightsareblazingatFoodForward’swarehouse.Forkliftswhizaroundtheloadingdock,pullingpalletsofdonatedstrawberriesoffonetruckorpushingboxesofpotatoesontoanotherheadedto____1____peoplelaterintheday.EverythingmovesfastatFoodForward—anonprofitdevotedtogivingawayagriculturalproductsthatwould____2____bewasted.

FoodForwardstarted15yearsago.Whenwanderingthroughhisneighborhood,RickNahmiasnoticedallthe____3____fruitonthetreesandconsideredhowhecouldmakethebestofthem.“Whynotgivethemtothoseinneed?”ThenNahmiasputanadonline,askingforvolunteerstohelphimpickunwantedfruitfordonation.Sixpeopleresponded,butonlyone____4____atthefirstevent.Hepersisted,andslowly,aninitialcoregroupformed.Forthenextninemonthsthey’dgatheronweekends,pickingfruitand____5____themtolocalfoodbanks.

InOctober2009,Nahmiaswasoffereda$25,000grant,enablingtheirweekend“fun”tobecomeregular,whicheventuallycontributedtoasustainable____6____.ThusFoodForwardwasestablished.Thenonprofitquicklyexpanded,collectingnotonlyunwantedresidentialfruitbutalsomillionsofpoundsofunsold____7____fromfarmersmarketsandwholesalesellers.In2023,it____8____87millionpoundstofeedthestarvingpeople.

Today,FoodForwardhas50employeesand2,000volunteers.Peoplewanttoworkhere.Everymorning,warehousemanager,driversandvendorsgreeteachotherbyname,usuallywithhandshakesthatendinhugs.Thiskindof____9____isalargepartofwhyFoodForwardhasbeensosuccessful.

“_____10_____theabundance”isnotjustaslogan;it’sawayoflife.Weallhaveabundance;wejustneedtofindoutwhatitis,andgi