2024北京海淀高三（上）期中
英语
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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—anonprofitdevotedtogivingawayagricultural
productsthatwould____2____bewasted.
FoodForwardstarted15yearsago.Whenwanderingthroughhisneighborhood,RickNahmiasnoticedallthe
____3____fruitonthetreesandconsideredhowhecouldmakethebestofthem.“Whynotgivethemtothosein
need?”ThenNahmiasputanadonline,askingforvolunteerstohelphimpickunwantedfruitfordonation.Sixpeople
responded,butonlyone____4____atthefirstevent.Hepersisted,andslowly,aninitialcoregroupformed.Forthe
nextninemonthsthey’dgatheronweekends,pickingfruitand____5____themtolocalfoodbanks.
InOctober2009,Nahmiaswasoffereda$25,000grant,enablingtheirweekend“fun”tobecomeregular,which
eventuallycontributedtoasustainable____6____.ThusFoodForwardwasestablished.Thenonprofitquickly
expanded,collectingnotonlyunwantedresidentialfruitbutalsomillionsofpoundsofunsold____7____from
farmersmarketsandwholesalesellers.In2023,it____8____87millionpoundstofeedthestarvingpeople.
Today,FoodForwardhas50employeesand2,000volunteers.Peoplewanttoworkhere.Everymorning,
warehousemanager,driversandvendorsgreeteachotherbyname,usuallywithhandshakesthatendinhugs.This
kindof____9____isalargepartofwhyFood