2020年松江區(qū)高三英語二模試卷

松江區(qū)2019學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期模擬考質(zhì)量監(jiān)控試卷

高三英語（滿分140分，完卷時間120分鐘） 2020.05考生注意：.本考試設(shè)試卷和答題紙兩部分，試卷包括試題與答題要求，所有答題必須涂（選擇題）或?qū)懀ǚ沁x擇題）在答題紙上，做在試卷上一律不得分。.答題前，務(wù)必在答題紙上填寫姓名、學(xué)校、考號。.答題紙與試卷在試題編號上是——對應(yīng)的，答題時應(yīng)特別注意，不能錯位。I.ListeningcomprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Thebroadcast.B.Theweather.A.Sheenjoyedherholidayverymuch.C.Shedidagoodjobintheexam.A.Playingagame.B.Ridingahorse.A.Thebroadcast.B.Theweather.A.Sheenjoyedherholidayverymuch.C.Shedidagoodjobintheexam.A.Playingagame.B.Ridingahorse.C.Thelatestnews.D.Theholiday.Sheneedn,thaveworkedhardfortheexam.D.Sheworkedhardandearnedalotofmoney.Takingaphoto.WatchingTVA.Thewomandidn,tgettheresultofthematch.TherewaslittleaboutthesoccermatchonTV.Theresultofthesoccermatchwasn'tannounced.Theresultwasnotavailableinthenewspaper.A.Inagrocerystore.B.Atabank.A.Lendhiscar.B.Driveherthere.A.Bossandsecretary.C.Managerandclerk.A.Inagrocerystore.B.Atabank.A.Lendhiscar.B.Driveherthere.A.Bossandsecretary.C.Managerandclerk.A.Theirtasteinbooksisdifferent.C.Sheonlyreadsbooksthathedoesn,tlike.Inarepairshop.C.TelephoneLisa.Atahotel.D.Callherataxi.B.Interviewerandinterviewee.D.Teacherandstudent.B.Shedoesn,tliketoread.D.Thelibraryisn,topenlately.A.Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.Sheenjoysitbecausesheisgoodatdriving.Shedoesn,tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.Sheisquiteunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongway.10.A.Hecan,tgetthebooksonthelist.

C.Hedoesn,tlikehistoryatall.B.Helackstimetotakethecourse.10.A.Hecan,tgetthebooksonthelist.

C.Hedoesn,tlikehistoryatall.B.Helackstimetotakethecourse.D.Hemustreadalotofbooks.高三英語第1頁共10頁SectionBDirections：InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Washhishandsthoroughly. B.Practiceeatingpiequickly.C.Avoideatingmuchfood. D.Preparetherighttasteofpie.A.Onthetable.B.Underthebottom.C.Onhislap. D.Behindhisback.A.Swallowingthepiewithwater.Holdingthepieintherightposition.Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboureats.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Howtodothegardening.C.Howtotakecareofbirds.A.Howtodothegardening.C.Howtotakecareofbirds.A.Shelter,foodandwater.C.Plants,shelterandfood.A.Nottoobservethem.Playwiththemregularly.B.Howtogetbirdstoagarden.Howtofeedbirdsinagarden.B.Fruit,waterandinsects.D.Plants,seedsandinsects.B.Nottoapproachthem.D.Playsomemusicforthem.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Theyareplanningactivitiesfortheweekend.Theyarelookingforanapartmentinthecity.Theyarecomplainingabouttheurbanlivingenvironment.Theyarediscussinglivingplacesandchildren,seducation.A.Thenaturalenvironmentisbeneficialtochildren.Thecountrysideisaperfectplaceforweekends.Thereismuchtodobesidesworkandstudy.It,sconvenientfOrpeopletogoanywhere.A.Thereisalottoseeanddoforchildrenandadults.Thechildrenaretooyoungtobenefitfromcitylife.Thereisn,tenoughforchildrentoseeanddointhecity.Evenadultsthemselvescannotgoeverywhereinthecity.A.Sheisafull-timehousewife. B.Shedoesnotcareforherchildren.C.Shelivedinthesuburbsasachild. D.Shewillgotoamuseumnextweekend.高三英語第2頁共10頁GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Aftergraduation,SusanwasaskedtobecometheexecutivedirectoroftheFloatingHospital.Shehesitatedatfirst,asitwasademandingjobandshewonderedwhethershecouldhandleit.Butonsecondthoughts,sheagreedtotakethejob.(21)thisjobturnedoutrewarding,shesoongottiredofit.(22)(seat)atherdeskoneday,shewantedtogodowntotheNewSchoolforSocialResearchallofasudden.Sinceshealwaysbelievedinstinctwasanadvantageshe(23)trust,shedecidedtohaveago.Withoutanyplan,shetitledthecourse‘FeeltheFearandDoItAnyway’.Susanwasnervousasshefacedthefirstsessionofthetwelve-weekcourse.Thetwohourswentonsmoothly,butshethen(24)(challenge)withanewfear,fOrshedidn,tknowwhattopresentthenextweek.Butsurprisingly,everyweekshefoundshehadmoretosay.Herconfidencelevelgrowing,sherealizedshehadequipped(25)somuchovertheyearsaboutgettingoverfearandherstudentsweredrinkingitup.Attheendofthecourse,theywereamazedat(26)shiftingtheirthinkingreallychangedtheirlives.Susaneventuallydecidedtowriteabookbasedonthecourseshehadtaught.Shefacedmanyobstacles.Andafter(27)(reject)byfouragentsandvariouspublishers,sheunwillinglyputtheproposalinadrawer.Onedayafterthreeyearsofwriting,shewentthroughthedrawer(28)sheheldhermuch-rejectedbookproposal.Pickingitup,shehadasharpsensethatsheheldsomethinginherhandsmanypeopleneededtoread.Shesetoutwithmuchdetermination,therefore,(29)(find)apublisherwhobelievedinherbookthesamewayshedid.Thistime,shesucceeded.Shesucceededbeyondherwildestdreams.Shewassohappythatshefollowedherheartandnevergaveupovercomingfearswhichstood(30)herway.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.releasedB.eventuallyC.deliveringD.addressE.actF.formerlyG.fascinationH.sightingI.inquiringJ.undertakenK.misidentifiedFromtheearly1950suntil2009,adepartmentintheUnitedKingdom,sMinistryofDefence(MoD)documentedandinvestigatedreportsofUFOs.Now,morethanadecadeaftertheprogram高三英語第3頁共10頁ended,manyofthose31classifiedfilesaboutUFOwillbemadeavailabletothepublicforthefirsttime.Previously,someMoDfilesaboutUFOshadbeenpublishedonlineattheU.K.NationalArchives（國家檔案館）website,TheTelegraphreported.However,alloftheagency,sUFOreportswillbe32thisyearon“adedicatedgov.ukwebpage,”aspokespersonfortheBritishRoyalAirForce（RAF）toldTheTelegraph.ThedecisioncameafterPAMedia,aBritishnewsagency,filedarequestfortheUFOfilesundera/an33oninformation,accordingtoTheTelegraph.MoDofficialsdecided“itwouldbebettertopublishtheserecords,ratherthancontinue34documentstotheNationalArchives,”theRAFspokespersonsaid.TheU.K.,s35withUFOsbeganaround1950,urgingtheMoDtoformtheFlyingSaucerWorkingPartyto36thephenomenon,accordingtotheU.K.NationalArchives.UFOsintheearly1950sevencapturedtheattentionofPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill,whosentamemotohisairministerin195237,“Whatdoesallthisstuffaboutflyingsaucersamountto?Whatcanitmean?Whatisthetruth?”TheflyingsaucergroupconcludedthatUFOsweredelusions（錯覺）or38objects,recommending“thatnofurtherinvestigationofreportedmysteriousphenomenaintheairbe39.”Nevertheless,otherMoDdivisionscontinuedtheworkofofficialUFOinvestigationintheU.K.AfterMoDenactedapolicychangeonDec.1st,2009,theagencynolongerrecordedorinvestigatedanyUFO40,accordingtothereport.Butwhattheydidfind-includingmanyrecentUFOreportsthatwerepreviouslyavailableonlyashardcopies—willbepublishedonlinewithinthenextfewmonths,saidNickPope,aformerUFOinvestigatorfortheMoD.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Anartificialintelligencecanaccuratelytranslatethoughtsintosentences,atleastforalimitedvocabularyof250words.Thesystemmaybringusastepcloserto41speechtopeoplewhohavelosttheability.JosephMakinattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,andhiscolleaguesuseddeeplearningalgorithms（算法）tostudythebrain42offourwomenastheyspoke.Thewomen,whoallsufferfromacertainkindofbraindisorder,alreadyhadadeviceattachedtotheirbrainstomonitordiseaseattacks.Eachwomanwasaskedtoreadaloudfromasetofsentencesastheteam43brainactivity.Thelargestgroupofsentences44250uniquewords.Theteamfedthisbrainactivitytoanetworkalgorithmrelatedtonerves,trainingitto45regularlyoccurringpatternsthatcouldbelinkedtorepeatedaspectsofspeech.Thesepatternswerethenfedtoasecondnetwork,高三英語第4頁共10頁whichtriedtoturnthemintowordsto46asentence.Eachwomanrepeatedthesentencesatleasttwice,andthefinalrepetitionwasnotusedforpartofthetrainingdata,47theresearcherstotestthesystem.Eachtimeapersonspeaksthesamesentence,thebrainactivityconnectedwillbesimilarbutnotexactlythesame.“Memorizingthebrainactivityofthesesentenceswouldn,thelp,48thenetworkinsteadhastolearnwhat,ssimilaraboutthemsothatitcangeneralizetothisfinalexample,”saysMakin.Acrossthefourwomen,theAl,sbestperformancewasanaveragetranslationerrorrateof3percent.Makinsaysthatusingasmallnumberofsentencesmadeit49fortheAItolearnwhichwordstendtofollowothers.Forexample,theAIwasableto50that“Bear”wasalwayslikelytofollowtheword“Teddy”inacertainsetofsentences,frombrainactivityalone.Theteamtriedtransformingthebrainsignaldatainto51wordsatatime,ratherthanwholesentences,butthis52theerrorrateto38percentevenforthebestperformance.“Sothenetworkclearlyislearningfactsaboutwhichwordsgotogether,andnotjustwhichbrainactivityis53withwhichwords,”saysMakin.Thiswillmakeithardtoscaleupthesystemtoa/an 54vocabularybecauseeachnewwordincreasesthenumberofpossiblesentences,reducing55.SophieScottatUniversityCollegeLondonsayswearestillalongwayfrombeingabletotranslatebrainsignaldatacomprehensively.41.A.assigningB.conveyingC.restoringD.introducing42.A.systemsB.signalsC.signaturesD.symbols43.A.illuminatedB.discoveredC.measuredD.stopped44.A.consistedofB.adjustedtoC.agreedwithD.focusedon45.A.simplifyB.identifyC.intensifyD.justify46.A.understandB.formC.describeD.judge47.A.allowingB.inspiringC.instructingD.advising48.A.becauseB.soC.ifD.but49.A.quickerB.slowerC.easierD.tougher50.A.splitB.reflectC.decodeD.tear51.A.individualB.commonC.modifiedD.technical52.A.increasedB.decreasedC.leveledD.degraded53.A.furnishedB.mixedC.associatedD.armed54.A.passiveB.activeC.limitedD.expanded55.A.tendencyB.currencyC.accuracyD.fluencySectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.高三英語第5頁共10頁(A)HaveyoueverheardofNollywood?NollywoodisthenameoftheNigerian(尼日利亞的)filmindustry.Nigeriaisoneofthelargestfilmindustriesintheworldbasedonthequantityoffilmsproduced,placingthemrightbelowIndia,sBollywoodandaboveUSA,sHollywood!Borninaround1992,Nollywoodistheyoungestcomparedwiththeothertwo“woods”,andusesnewformsoffinancingandproduction.Nowit,sinadulthood,andbiggerproductionshavebecomemoreregular.However,thiswasnotalwaysthecase.AlthoughmovietheaterswererareinNigeriaduringearlierperiod,originalstorieswerenot.Despitelackoffundsandexperience,self-madedirectorsbegantousecommercialvideocamerastoshoottheirmoviesandsoldthemforhomeviewing.Eventhoughthisresultedinmovieswithlowproductionvalue,theoriginalstoriesinstantlymadethemahit.Today,thefilmindustryisthelargestemployerafteragricultureandmakesup5%ofNigeria,sGDP.Nigeriaisabigplayerintheindustryanditisconstantlyimprovingitscraft,takingonnewchallenges.Nollywoodisknownmainlyforitscomediesanddramas,butweareincreasinglyseeinghorrormoviesandmusicals.Althoughsometimesheavilycriticizedforlowproductionvalues,Nollywoodcontinuestogrowfansworldwide.Nigerianmoviesnowmakeup11%ofNigeria,snon-oilexports!Theaveragemovieisproducedin7-10daysonabudgetbetween€7,000-12,000(Hollywood'saverageisaround€60millionpermoviewithoneyearproductiontime).Thisischanging,however,asmorefilmmakersarereceivingpropertrainingandareaimingtomakefilmsuptotheinternationalstandard.WhatistheadvantageofNollywood?A.Commercialsupport. B.Originalstories.C.Dominantcomedies. D.Fastproduction.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“woods”isNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Bollywoodproducesmorefilmsthantheothertwo“woods”.Nollywoodisknownastheyoungestamongthethree“woods”.Hollywood7sbudgetforanaveragemovieismuchlessthanNollywood7s.IttakesmuchlesstimetoproduceaNollywoodfilmthanaHollywoodone.58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.Nollywood7scontributiontoNigera,sGDPissecondonlytoagriculture7sNollywoodmakesfewercomediesanddramasthanhorrormoviesandmusicalsmoviesmadebyNollywoodoccupymorethan11%ofNigeria7sexportindustrymorefilmmakersinNollywoodareattemptingtoimprovethequalityofitsfilms59.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.filmsworthenjoyinginNigeriaB.majordifferencesamongthe“woods”C.promisingfutureofNollywood D.featuresandchangesofNollywood(B)Here,sthebadnews:Menarehurting,and,accordingtomanyresearchers,masculinity(男子高三英語第6頁共10頁氣）iswhatishurtingthemandmakingithardforthemtomaintainfriendships.Societytellsmentohidetheirfeelingsandexpectsthemtobeaggressive,somanymenlosetheirfriendshipwhengrowingup.Thegoodnewsisthatthoseskillscanberecovered!Therearealotofexpertswhocanhelp,andhere,swhattheyrecommend:Acceptyourowndesireandnormalizeitforthepeopleinyourlife.Way,anexpert,recommendssharingarticlesaboutmasculinityandfriendshipsothatyoucanstarttheseconversations!Concentrateonthemanddon,tfOrgetyouhavetheentireInternetatyourfingertips,friend!Modelvulnerability.Saythethingthatfrightensorworriesyou,like“I'mafraidnobodywillgotomyparty,”or“Imissmygrandmaeveryday.”Doingsowillmakeiteasierforotherpeopletofollowyourlead.Weareallontheelevatortoasocietywhereemotionalavailabilityisnormalized,andIwantyoutopress“dooropen.”Askmorequestions.Peoplesometimesfeeltheymightbeprying（愛打聽的）iftheyasksomeoneaboutthemselves-especiallywhentheirfriendissharingsomethingtough.Butifyougetcuriousinmomentsofvulnerability,youwillopenthedoortoallkindsofgrowthinyourrelationship.Taketheopportunitytoreallyseeyourfriendandshowthemtheymatterbyfollowingup.Getclosewiththechildreninyourlife.Way,sresearchsaysthatthetopprioritythathelpschildren（especiallyboys）growuptohaveenrichingfriendshipsistobeclosewithanadultrelativewhowasnotafraidtoexpressemotions.So,ifyouareafather,stepfather,orthinkingaboutbecomingone,orifyouhaveniecesornephews,taketheopportunitytobeclosetothemandhelpthemgrowuptobegoodfriends,too.Whatisthecommonconceptofbeingaman?A.Tohavenofriendsatall. B.Tomaintainfriendships.C.Nottoshowtruefeelings. D.Nottohurtothersaggressively.WhichisNOTrecommendedaccordingtothepassage?Amanshouldshowhisvulnerabilityinfrontofhisfellows.Amanshouldacceptandnormalizepeople,sdesireinhislife.Amanshouldtaketheopportunitytobeclosetochildrelatives.Amanshouldshowhisfriendstheymatterbyaskingquestions.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WaystoHelpMenHaveFriendship B.HowtoExpressTrueFeelingsC.WaystoBecomeaTrueMan D.HowtoBeBravetoHaveFriends（C）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingwordordersandaddingauxiliaryverbs（助動詞），weareabletocommunicatevariationsinmeaning.Wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformotherwordtrickstoconveydelicatedifferencesinmeaning.Besides,grammarisuniversalandplaysapartineverylanguage,nomatterhowwidespreaditis.Sothequestionwhich高三英語第7頁共10頁hasconfusedmanylinguistsis:whocreatedgrammar?Atfirst,thisquestionwouldappearimpossibletoanswer.Tofindouthowgrammariscreated,someoneneedstobepresentatthetimeofalanguage,screation,documentingitsemergence.Somelinguistsareabletotracemoderncomplexlanguagesbacktoearlierlanguages,buttoknowtheformingofcomplexlanguages,theresearcherneedstoobservehowlanguagesarestartedfromscratch.Amazingly,however,thisispossible.SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Atthattime,slavesfromdifferentnationswereforcedtoworktogether.Sincetheycouldnotlearneachother,slanguages,theydevelopedapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Littlegrammarisfoundinthem,andinmanycasesitisdifficultforalistenertoinferwhenaneventhappened,andwhodidwhattowhom.Speakersneedtousec"caw/oc加io〃（迂回曲折的說法）inordertomakethemselvesunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoit.Slavechildrendidnotsimplycopywordsfromtheirelders,theyadaptedthemtocreatealanguage.Itincludednewwordordersandgrammaticalmarkers.Complexgrammarsystemsemergingfrompidginsaretermedcreoles,whichareinventedbychildren.Somelinguistsbelievethatmanyoftheworld,smostestablishedlanguageswerecreolesatfirst.The-edendinginEnglishpasttensemayhaveevolvedfrom“did”.“Itended"，whichwasfirstusedbykids,mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Therefore,itwouldappearthateventhemostwidespreadlanguageswerepartlycreatedbychildren.Childrenappeartohavebeenbornwithgrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains,whichcanservetocreatelogical,complexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?Languagelearnersknowthatgrammarisofcomplexity.Onecandoalotwithhisgoodcommandofgrammar.Grammarisbothcomplexanduniversalinlanguages.Linguistsfaceaquestionincreatingconfusinggrammars.Theunderlinedexpression‘fromscratch,inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto .A.fromtheverybeginning B.inancientculturesC.bycopyingsomethingelse D.byusingwritteninformationWhatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves,pidginlanguage?Itcontainedacomplexgrammarsystem.Itwasfirstcreatedbytheslaves7landowners.Itwasbasedonalotofdifferentlanguages.Itwasdifficulttounderstand,evenamongslaves.66.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?TheEnglishpasttensesystemisinaccurate.Englishwasprobablyonceakindofcreole.LinguistshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.ChildrenuseEnglishpasttensesdifferentlyfromadults.高三英語第8頁共10頁SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Thiscouldadddesirednutrientstothesoilthankstotherichvarietyofcrops.Overcenturies,thegrowthofagriculturecontributedtotheriseofcivilizations.Inexperimentswithpeaplants,helearnedhowtraitswerepassedfromonegenerationtoanother.Inthe1830s,CyrusMcCormick,sharvestingmachinehelpedmodernizethegrain-cuttingprocess.Thishelpedtoproduceextrafoodtotradeforothergoodsandallowedpeopletoworkatothertasks.NewagriculturalinventionsdramaticallyincreasedfoodproductioninEuropeandEuropeancolonies.Aperiodofimportantagriculturaldevelopmentbeganintheearly1700sinGreatBritainandtheLowCountries(Belgium,Luxembourg,andtheNetherlands,whichliebelowsealevel).(67)Oneofthemostimportantofthesedevelopmentswasanimprovedhorse-drawnseeddrillinventedbyJethroTullinEngland.Untilthattime,farmerssowedseedsbyhand.Tull,sdrillmaderowsofholesfortheseeds.Bytheendofthe18thcentury,seeddrillingwaswidelypracticedinEurope.ManyothermachinesweredevelopedintheUnitedStates.(68)Ataboutthesametime,JohnandHiramPittsintroducedahorse-poweredthresher(脫粒機)thatshortenedtheprocessofseparatinggrainandseedfromstraw.JohnDeere,ssteelplow(犁),introducedin1837,madeitpossibletoworkthetoughsoilwithmuchlesshorsepower.Alongwithnewmachines,therewereseveralimportantadvancesinselectivefarming.Byselectivelybreedinganimals(breedingthosewithdesirabletraits),farmersincreasedthesizeandproductivityoftheirlivestock.Plantscouldalsobeselectivelybredforcertainqualities.In1866,GregorMendel,sstudiesinheredity(遺傳)werepublishedinAustria.(69)Hisworkpavedthewayforimprovingcropsthroughgenetics.Newcropplantingmethodsalsoevolvedduringthistime.ManyofthesewereadoptedoverthenextcenturyorsothroughoutEurope.Forexample,theNorfolkfour-fieldsystem,developedinEngland,provedquitesuccessful.Itinvolvedtheyearlyrotation(輪作)ofseveralcrops,includingwheat,turnips,barley,clover,andryegrass.(70)Moreover,thismethodenabledfarmerstogrowenoughtosellsomeoftheirharvestwithouthavingtoleaveanylandunplanted.Notallpartsoftheworldbenefited