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