2024北京西城高三二模英语试题及答案.pdfVIP

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.ManycompaniesuseSlackto

virtuallycommunicateacrossteams.Whatmostpeopledon’tknowisthatSlack,despiteits1,wasnevermeantto

exist.Infact,thecompanywhodevelopedSlackactuallyhadbeenhopingtocreatethenextpopularvideogame.But

afterraisingmillionsofdollarstofundthegamedevelopment,thecompanyultimately2theprojectbecausethe

gamefailedtoattractenoughusers.

The3goalofthecompanywasn’tachieved.However,duringtheprocessofcreatingtheirgame,something

elsehappened.Theteamrealizedthatthe4systemtheycreatedtoaccompanythegamewasworthinvesting

moretimein.Andthey5toinventthecommunicationsystemideaforoneofthefastest-growingstartups(初创公

司)inhistory,andSlackwasborn.

Anoutcome-focusedcompanymighthavejustmovedonfromthefailedvideogameor,worse,continued

investingresources,riskingfurthernegativeoutcomes.But6,thiscompanydidn’tdothat.7,theyhadbeen

payingattentiontotheprocess.Focusingontheprocessallowedthiscompanyto8andredefinetheirdesired

outcome.

You’veprobablyheardaquoteortwoinyourlifeaboutthe9of“thejourney”—howoftenthejourneyis

moresignificantandimpactfulthanthe10.ThecompanythatdevelopedSlackunderstoodthisprinciple,andby

focusingontheprocessratherthantheoutcome,theywereabletoachievegreatersucces