2024届北京市西城区高三下学期高考英语模拟试题
（二模）
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.Manycompanies
useSlacktovirtuallycommunicateacrossteams.Whatmostpeopledon’tknowisthatSlack,
despiteits1,wasnevermeanttoexist.Infact,thecompanywhodevelopedSlackactuallyhad
beenhopingtocreatethenextpopularvideogame.Butafterraisingmillionsofdollarstofund
thegamedevelopment,thecompanyultimately2theprojectbecausethegamefailedtoattract
enoughusers.
The3goalofthecompanywasn’tachieved.However,duringtheprocessofcreatingtheir
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game,somethingelsehappened.Theteamrealizedthatthe()systemtheycreatedto
accompanythegamewasworthinvestingmoretimein.Andthey5toinventthe
communicationsystemideaforoneofthefastest-growingstartups(初创公司)inhistory,and
Slackwasborn.
Anoutcome-focusedcompanymighthavejustmovedonfromthefailedvideogameor,worse,
continuedinvestingresources,riskingfurthernegativeoutcomes.But6,thiscompanydidn’t
dothat.7,theyhadbeenpayingattentiontotheprocess.Focusingontheprocessallowedthis
companyto8andredefinetheirdesiredoutcome.
You’veprobablyheardaquoteortwoinyourlifeaboutthe9of“thejourney”—howoftenthe
journeyismoresignificantandimpactfulthanthe10.ThecompanythatdevelopedSlack
understoodthisprinciple,andbyfocusingontheprocessratherthantheoutcome,theywereable
toachievegreatersuccessthantheyfirsthadhopedfor.
1.A.problemB.historyC.successD.limitation
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