2023屆北京市西城區(qū)高三一模英語試卷(含答案)

2023屆北京市西城區(qū)高三一模英語試卷

第一部分：知識運用（共兩節(jié)，30分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，

選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Asachildgrowingupinthe1980s,MarleneIrvintookmanytripsto

Joyland,anamusementparkinherhometownofWichita,Kansas.She

gotexcitedthemomentherfamilydroveintoJoyland/sparkinglot./zThe

carouselcirclingattheentrancetotheparkwasalwaysthe1for

me,"Marlenesaid."\couldwatchthehorsesforhours.”

Joylandcertainlymadea/an2impressiononMarlene,asshe

gother“firstrealjob“yearslateratWichita/sChanceManufacturing,the

largestmakerofamusementparkridesintheworldatthetime.Marlene

startedinthefiberglassworkshop,wherethecarouselhorses/frames,

alongwithpartsforFerriswheels,rollercoasters,andotherrides,were

piecedtogether.She3foundherwaytoChance'sartand

decorationdepartment,becomingoneoftheleadhorseartists.Then,

afterworkingatChancefornearlyfifteenyears,Marlenedecidedtostart

herownbusiness,

focusingoncarouselrestoration.

Aroundthesametime,Joylandstartedexperiencinga4in

attendance.Atlast,totheheartbreakofWichitansyoungandold,

Joyland5aftermorethanfiftyyearsofoperation.Local

preservationorganizationspurchasedsomeofthepark'shistoricalitems,

andJoyland'sthirty-sixcarouselhorsesweredonatedtoBotanica,a

Wichita-ownedbotanicalgarden.BotanicaaskedMarleneto6

theold,brokenhorses,andsheacceptedthechallenge.

AsMarlenefinishedeachhorse,Botanica7themforthepublic

tosee.Althoughtheylooked8comparedtotheirglory（輝煌）

daysatJoyland,thankstoMarlene/sartisticefforts,thehorsesimpressed

observersevenmorethantheyhadbefore.WhennativeWichitanssaw

them,theirmost9questionwas:"Willwebeabletoridethem"

Evenas10,theyrememberedridingthehorsesatJoyland

whentheywerekids.

Marlenealwayssmiledandanswered:"They'vebeenwaitingforyouto

comeback.”

1.A.memoryB.dreamC.highlightD.comfort

2.A.immediateB.lastingC.accurateD.general

3.A.suddenlyB.definitelyC.hesitantlyD.eventually

4.A.declineB.breakC.boostD.return

5.A.wentdownB.felldownC.gotdownD.shutdown

6.A.replaceB.rearrangeC.restoreD.reuse

7.A.displayedB.movedC.protectedD.advertised

8.A.modernB.differentC.attractiveD.unique

9.A.basicB.unexpectedC.commonD.remarkable

10.A.repairmenB.customersC.residentsD.adults

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分)

A

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1

個恰當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填

空。

MynameisBarbaraandIworkatadepartmentstore.I

11(work)thereforoneyearwhenanotherBarbarajoinedthe

staff.ThenIchangedmynametagfrom"Barb"to"Barbie".

12mademefeelfunnywashowsmallkidstalkedaboutme."Is

shereallyBarbie"theyasked.Ichangeditatmyotherjob,tooand

beganansweringthephone,“ThisisBarbie.HowcanIhelpyou"The

callershavegottenusedtothatovertime,ninetypercentof

13nowrespondwithmyname:"Barbie,canyoutellme.”

Pronouncingthatlong"e"soundforcesyourmouthintoasmile,butI

havefoundthesmileisusuallyreturnedvoluntarily.

B

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1

個恰當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填

空。

It'ssaidthatfortheEnglishman,hishouseishiscastle.However,this

doesnotmeanthathishouseisabeautifulpalacethatothers

14(invite)tosee.FortheBritish,thehomeisaplacetoprotect

oneselffromtheoutsideworld.Itsaprivateplaceinwhichhegoesto

hideaway15thetroublesoflife.TotheAmerican,thehomeis

anexpressionof16(he).Muchmoneyisoftenspentoneach

andeveryroom17(create)theright"feel"accordingtothe

person/slifestyle.Therefore,heishappytoshowhishousetoothers.

C

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1

個恰當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填

空。

Smokejumpersarefirefighters,trainedtofightfiresinplacesthatfire

enginescan'treach.Theytravelinsmallplanesand,18(use)a

parachute,jumpintoremotewildareastofightfires.Smokejumpers

havetorespondquickly.Whileafireisstillsmall,thepilot

19(drop)teammembersintotheareaasneeded.Theirfirstjob

maybetobuildafirelinetostopthefirefromspreading.Waterissent

downtothem.Smokejumpersmustbe20(high)trained,very

experiencedandextremelyfit.Theirjobisverydangerous.

第二部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，38分)

第一節(jié)(共14小題;每小題2分，共28分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選

項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

DearTeachersandParents,

ThisJune,duringFinancialLiteracyMonth,wehavesometoshare.

In2015,afreeonlinefinancialeducationcoursenamedFutureSmartwas

introducedtomiddleschoolstudents,specificallytargetingthisgroupat

atimeintheirliveswhenfinancialhabitstakeholdandgrow.

Fastforwardtotoday,FutureSmart,availableinEnglishandSpanish,has

reachedover13,000schoolsacrossall50states.Morethantwomillion

studentshavecompletedthecourse,withalmosthalfcomingfrom

low-to-moderateincomefamilies.

Butwearen/tstoppingthere.Wepromisetoreachfourmillionmore

studentsbytheendof2025.

WhyBecausethismomentcallsforbraveaction.Neverbeforehave

moneymanagementandinvestmentdecisionsbeensoeasytoconduct

atanytimeorplacethroughtheuseofasmartphone.Itistimetooffer

studentsmorecriticalfinancialliteracyeducationtoencouragethemto

makegoodfinancialdecisionsonadailybasisastheymaketheirway

throughacomplexworld.

Fromweighingopportunitycoststodelayinginstantsatisfactionfor

long-termfinancialgain,FutureSmarteducatesouryouthusinghands-on

simulations（模擬）tointroduceconceptslikedailyfinancialdecisions

andtherewardsoflong-termplanning.Teachingyounglearnershowto

buildsolidfinancialfoundationsisanimportantstepinbuilding

financiallyhealthycommunities.

Althoughourworkisfarfromcomplete,weknowthatFutureSmart

works.Anditworksexceptionallywell.

Inthelargeststudyofitskind,supportedbytheMassMutualFoundation

andEVERFI,theUniversityofMassachusettsDonahueInstitute(UMDI)

recentlyconcludedthat90%ofstudentssawastatisticallysignificant

andeducationallymeaningfulincreaseinknowledgeaftertakingthe

FutureSmartcourse.

What'smore,theseresultswereconsistentacrossallstudent

demographicsincludingrace,age,gender,schoolyear,and

socioeconomicstatus.

Wehavealongwaytogotoreacheverysinglemiddleschoolstudent,

butwewelcomethechallenge.Together,ourteamshavestarteda

movementtoprovideequalaccesstofinancialeducation,andweinvite

otherstojoinus.

VisittolearnmoreandseehowyoucanbringFutureSmarttotheyoung

peopleinyourlife.

MICHAELFANNINGRAYMARTINEZ

HeadofMassMutualUSPresidentandCo-FounderofEVERFI

21.ThecourseFutureSmart.

A.isofferedintwodifferentlanguages

B.requiresskillfulsmartphoneoperation

C.hasbeenboughtbyalargenumberofschools

D.targetsstudentsfromlow-to-moderateincomefamilies

22.HowdoesFutureSmartintroducefinancialconcepts

A.Byestablishingfinanciallyhealthycommunities.

B.Bymanagingopportunitiesandrewards.

C.Bysimulatingreal-lifesituations.

D.Bydelayingfinancialgain.

23.Aftertakingthecourse,thestudentsshouldbeableto.

A.improvetheiracademicperformance

B.acceptfinancialchallengesatanytime

C.understandpeoplefromvariousbackgrounds

D.buildastablefinancialfoundationforthefuture

B

Iwassittinginachemistrylabclassduringmyfirstyearofuniversity,

nervousabouttheexperimentweweretoperform.Igrabbedapipette

and,asIfeared,myhandstartedtoshake.Theexperiencewas

disheartening.Iwashopingtopursueacareerinscience,butIstartedto

wonderwhetherthatwouldbepossible.Ithoughtmydreamshad

crashedtotheground.

Iwasaboybornwithbraindamage.Myfamilymanagedtofindgood

doctorswherewelived,inLeningrad(nowSt.Petersburg),Russia,andI

tookpartinclinicaltrialstestingnewtreatments.Shortlyaftermyfirst

birthday,Istartedwalkinganditbecameclearmyintelligencefunction

wasunaffected.So,insomesense,Iwaslucky.Still,Icouldn'tdosome

thingsgrowingup.Bothhandsshook,especiallywhenIwasnervousor

embarrassed.Mylefthandwasmuchworsethanmyright,soIlearned

towriteanddosimpletaskswithmyrighthand,butitwasn/teasytodo

anythingprecisely.

Asateenager,Ifacedalotofbullyingatschool.Feelingalone,Ijoineda

studygroupcalled“Thenaturalworld/z.Ithoughtthatgettingintothe

worldofanimalswouldkeepmeawayfrompeople.That'showIcame

intothefieldofbiology.Atuniversity,Ienjoyedthelecturesinmy

scienceclasses.Manylabtasksprovedimpossible,however.AsI

struggledwithmymood,Ireadabookaboutdepression.Fromthenon,

thephysiologyofmentaldisordersbecamemyscientificpassion.I

lookedintowhatwasbeingdonelocallyandwasexcitedtodiscovera

labthatdidbehavioralexperimentsinratstostudydepression.

Attheendofmysecondyear,Iapproachedtheprofessorofthelabto

seewhetherIcouldworkwithher.IwasafraidtoadmitIcouldn/tdo

somelabtasks.Tomyrelief,shewascompletelysupportive.Shesetme

toworkperformingbehavioralexperimentsforothersinthelabwiththe

helpofcolleagues.Ilovedthesupportiveatmosphereandstayedthere

tocompletemymaster'sandPh.D.

I'vecometorealizethatmyhandsaren/tthebarrierIthoughttheywere.

Bymakinguseofmyabilitiesandworkingaspartofateam,I'vebeen

abletofollowmypassions.I'vealsorealizedthatthere'smuchmoreto

beingascientistthanperformingthephysicallabor.Imaynotcollectall

thedatainmypapers,butI'mfullycapableofdesigningexperiments

andinterpretingresults,which,tome,isthemostexcitingpartof

science.

24.Whatwastheauthor'sdream

A.Toliveanormallife.B.Tobecomeascientist.

C.Togetamaster/sdegree.D.Torecoverfromdepression.

25.TheauthorsaidhewasluckyinParagraph2because.

A.hedidn/tlosethefunctionofbothhands

B.helearnedhowtowalkattheageofone

C.hisfamilycouldaffordtoseegooddoctors

D.hisbraindamagedidn/taffecthisintellectualcapacity

26.Fromthepassage,itisclearthat.

A.theauthor/sowndepressioninspiredhimtohelpotherswithmental

disorders

B.theauthorwassurroundedbyateamwhourgedhimtofurtherhis

study

C.theauthor/slonelinessmovedhimtowardstheworldofbiology

D.theauthorfinallyfinishedthelabtasksonhisown

27Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoexpress

A.Lovingyourselfmakesadifference.B.Opportunityfollowsprepared

people.

C.Abrightfuturebeginswithasmalldream.D.Thesunsomehowshines

throughthestorm.

C

Imagineasimplebloodtestthatcouldflagmostkindsofcancersatthe

earliest,mostcurablestage.Liquidbiopsiescould,intheory,detecta

tumor（腫瘤）wellbeforeitcouldbefoundbytouch,symptomsor

imaging.Bloodtestscouldavoidtheneedforsurgeonstocuttissue

samplesandmakeitpossibletorevealcancerhidinginplacesneedles

andscalpelscannotsafelyreach.Theycouldalsodeterminewhattypeof

canceristakingroottohelpdoctorsdecidewhattreatmentmightwork

besttodestroyit.

Liquidbiopsiesarenotyetinhand,becauseitishardtofinddefinitive

cancersignalsinatubeofblood,butprogressinrecentyearshasbeen

impressive.LastyearthejournalSciencepublishedthefirstbig

prospectivestudyofaliquidbiopsyforDNAandproteinsfrommultiple

typesofcancers.Thoughfarfromperfect,thebloodtestcalled

CancerSEEKfound26tumorsthathadnotbeendiscoveredwith

conventionalscreenings.

Liquidbiopsiescanrelyonavarietyofbiomarkersinadditiontotumor

DNAandproteins,suchasfree-floatingcancercellsthemselves.But

whatmakesthesearchdifficult,AnaRobles,acancerbiologistofthe

NationalCancerInstitute,explains,isthat“ifyouhaveanearly-stage

cancerorcertaintypesofcancer,theremightnotbealotoftumorDNA,“

andtestsmightmissit.Theidealbloodtestwillbebothveryspecificand

verysensitivesothateventinytumorscanbefound.Totacklethis

challenge,CancerSEEKlooksforcancer-specificmutations（突變）on16

genes,andforeightproteinsthatarelinkedtocancerandforwhich

therearehighlysensitivetests.

Simpledetectionisnottheonlygoal.Anidealliquidbiopsywillalso

determinethelikelylocationofthecancersothatitcanbetreated.

“Mutationsareoftensharedamongdifferentkindsofcancer,soifyou

findtheminblood,youdon/tknowifthatmutationiscomingfroma

stomachcancerorlungcancer/saysAnirbanMaitra,acancerscientistat

theAndersonCancerCenter.Tosolvethatproblem,somenewerliquid

biopsieslookforchangesingeneexpression.Suchchanges,Maitranotes,

are“moreorgan-specific".

Onthenearerhorizonareliquidbiopsiestohelppeoplealready

diagnosedwithcancer.Lastyearthegovernmentapprovedthefirsttwo

suchtests,whichscanfortumorDNAsodoctorscanselect

mutation-targeteddrugs.Scientistsareworkingonbloodteststodetect

thefirstsignsofcancerrecurrence（復發(fā)）inpatientswhohave

completedtreatment.Thisworkismovingfast,butdoesitsavelives

ThatisthequestioncompaniessuchasThriveandGrailmustanswerfor

theirbroadlyambitiousscreeningtests."Thesecompanieshavetoprove

thattheycandetectearlycancerand,moreimportant,thattheearly

detectioncanhaveanimpactoncancersurvival/'Maitraobserves.

28.Accordingtothepassage,liquidbiopsiesareexpectedto

A.flagcanceranddeterminethetreatment

B.detectcancersignalsfromasampleofblood

C.takeimagesoftumorsandpreventpotentialcancers

D.showtypesofcancerbymeasuringtheamountofproteins

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A.Signsofcancerrecurrencearenotdetectable.

B.Differentkindsofcancerhavedifferentgenemutations.

C.BiomarkersaremuchmorereliablethantumorDNAandproteins.

D.Organ-specificcancerswillbeidentifiedthroughchangesingene

expression.

30.Theauthorismostlyconcernedaboutwhether.

A.liquidbiopsiescandiscovertumorsconventionalscreeningscan'tfind

B.liquidbiopsiescanimprovetheapplicationofmutation-targeteddrugs

C.liquidbiopsiescanhelpsavethelivesofthosewithcancer

D.liquidbiopsiescanbedevelopedforcancerprevention

D

Technologyseemstodiscourageslow,immersivereading.Readingona

screen,particularlyaphonescreen,tiresyoureyesandmakesitharder

foryoutokeepyourplace.Soonlinewritingtendstobemore

skimmableandlist-likethanprint.ThecognitiveneuroscientistMary

Waltarguedrecentlythatthis“newnorm“ofskimreadingisproducing

“aninvisible,game-changingtransformation"inhowreadersprocess

words.Theneuronalcircuitthatsustainsthebrain/scapacitytoreadnow

favorstherapidabsorptionofinformation,ratherthanskillsdeveloped

bydeeperreading,likecriticalanalysis.

Weshouldn/toverplaythisdanger.Allreadersskim.Skimmingistheskill

weacquireaschildrenaswelearntoreadmoreskillfully.Fromaboutthe

ageofnine,oureyesstarttobouncearoundthepage,readingonly

aboutaquarterofthewordsproperly,andfillinginthegapsbyinference.

Noristhereanythingnewinthesefearsaboutdecliningattentionspans.

Sofar,theanxietieshaveprovedtobefalsealarms."Quiteafewcritics

havebeenworriedaboutattentionspanlatelyandseeveryshortstories

assignsofculturaldecline/'theAmericanauthorSelvinBrownwrote.

“N。oneeversaidthatpoemswereevidenceofshortattentionspans.”

AndyettheInternethascertainlychangedthewayweread.Forastart,

itmeansthatthereismoretoread,becausemorepeoplethaneverare

writing.Ifyoutimetravelledjustafewdecadesintothepast,youwould

wonderathowlittlewritingwashappeningoutsideaclassroom.And

digitalwritingismeantforrapidreleaseandresponse.Anonlinearticle

startsformingacommentstringunderneathassoonasitispublished.

Thismodeofwritingandreadingcanbeinteractiveandfun.Butoftenit

treatsotherpeople/swordsassomethingtobequicklyharvestedas

foddertosaysomethingelse.Everyonetalksoverthetopofeveryone

else,desperatetobeheard.

Perhapsweshouldslowdown.Readingisconstantlypromotedasa

socialgoodandsourceofpersonalachievement.Butthisadvocacyoften

emphasizes“enthusiastic","passionate"or"eager“reading,noneof

whichadjectivessuggestslow,quietabsorption.

Toaslowreader,apieceofwritingcanonlybefullyunderstoodby

immersingoneselfinthewordsandtheirslowcomprehensionofaline

ofthought.Theslowreaderislikeaswimmerwhostopscountingthe

numberofpoollapshehasdoneandjustenjoyshowhisbodyfeelsand

movesinwater.

Thehumanneedforthiskindofdeepreadingistootenaciousforany

newtechnologytodestroy.Weoftenassumethattechnologicalchange

can'tbestoppedandhappensinonedirection,sothatoldermedialike

"dead-tree“booksarekickedoutbynewer,morevirtualforms.In

practice,oldertechnologiescancoexistwithnewones.TheKindlehas

notkilledofftheprintedbookanymorethanthecarkilledoffthe

bicycle.Westillwanttoenjoyslowly-formedideasandcarefully-chosen

words.Eveninafast-movingage,thereistimeforslowreading.

31.Whatistheauthor/sattitudetowardsSelvinBrown'sopinion

A.Favorable.B.Critical.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.

32.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.advocacyofpassionatereadinghelpspromoteslowreading

B.digitalwritingleadstotoomuchspeakingandnotenoughreflection

C.thepublicshouldbeawareoftheimpactskimminghasonneuronal

circuits

DthenumberofInternetreadersisdecliningduetotheadvancesof

technology

33Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tenacious“inParagraph6probably

mean

A.Comprehensive.B.Complicated.C.Determined.D.Apparent.

34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage

A.SlowReadingIsHeretoStay

B.DigitalTechnologyPreventsSlowReading

C.Screenvs.Print:WhichRequiresDeepReading

D.ReadingIsNotaRace:TheWonderofDeepReading

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，共10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文中七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Adultsareoftenembarrassedaboutaskingforaid.Itsanactthatcan

makepeoplefeelemotionallyunsafe.35Seekingassistancecan

feellikeyouarebroadcastingyourincompetence.

Newresearchsuggestsyoungchildrendon/tseekhelpinschool,even

whentheyneedit,forthesamereason.Untilrecently,psychologists

assumedthatchildrendidnotstarttocareabouttheirreputationand

theirfriends'thoughtsaboutthemuntilaroundagenine.

Butourresearchsuggeststhatasearlyasageseven,childrenbeginto

connectaskingforhelpwithlookingincompetentinfrontofothers.At

somepoint,everychildstrugglesintheclassroom.36

Tolearnmoreabouthowchildrenthinkaboutreputation,wecreated

simplestoriesandthenaskedchildrenquestionsaboutthesesituations

toallowkidstoshowcasetheirthinking.

Acrossseveralstudies,weasked576children,agesfourtonine,to

predictthebehavioroftwokidsinastory.Oneofthecharacters

genuinelywantedtobesmart,andtheothermerelywantedtoseem

smarttoothers.Inonestudy,wetoldchildrenthatbothkidsdidpoorly

onatest.37Thefour-year-oldswereequallylikelytochoose

eitherofthetwokidsastheonewhowouldseekhelp.Butbyageseven

oreight,childrenthoughtthatthekidwhowantedtoseemsmartwould

belesslikelytoaskforassistance.Andchildren/sexpectationsweretruly

“reputational“innature-theywerespecificallythinkingabouthowthe

characterswouldactinfrontofothers.Whenassistancecouldbesought

privately(onacomputerratherthaninperson),childrenthoughtboth

characterswereequallylikelytoaskforit.

38Teacherscouldgivechildrenmoreopportunitiestoseek

assistanceprivately.Theyshouldalsohelpstudentsrealizeasking

questionsinfrontofothersasnormal,positivebehavior.

39Parentscouldpointouthowachild'squestionkickedoffa

valuableconversationinwhichtheentirefamilygottotalkandlearn

together.Adultscouldpraisekidsforseekingassistance.Theseresponses

sendastrongsignalthatotherpeoplevalueawillingnesstoaskforaid

andthatseekinghelpispartofapathtosuccess.

A.Kidscouldbeafraidtoasktheirparentsforhelp.

B.Seekinghelpcouldevenbetaughtassociallydesirable.

C.Inanotherstudywetoldthemthatonlyonekiddidpoorly.

D.Suchreputationalbarrierslikelyrequirereputation-basedsolutions.

E.Themomentyouaskfordirectionsafterall,yourevealthatyouare

lost.

F.Butiftheyareafraidtoaskforhelpbecausetheirclassmatesare

watching,learningwillsuffer.

G.Wethenaskedwhichofthesecharacterswouldbemorelikelytoraise

theirhandinfrontoftheirclasstoasktheteacherforhelp.

第三部分：書面表達(共兩節(jié)，32分)

第一節(jié)（共4小題;第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分，

共12分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目要求用英文回答問題。

InMartinCounty,Florida,twonon-profitorganizationshavecome

togethertoplantseedsofhopethroughcommunitygardening.Recently,

theHouseofHopecharityforthehomelessandpeoplewithaddictions

andothermentalhealthissuespartneredwithProjectL.I.F.T.an

organizationthathelpsat-riskteens,togrowcommunitygardensinfour

smalltownsacrossthecounty.

TheteensinProjectL.l.F.T/sprogram—manyofthemaged14-19who

arealsostrugglingwithaddictions,managingmentalhealthorlegal

issues—visitthegardenseverydayafterschoolwheretheygrowseeds,

maintainandwaterplants,harvesttheproduceandlearntocreatetheir

ownmeals.Theytakesomeoftheproducehometotheirfamiliesbut

mostissenttoHouseofHopeforthehomelesscommunity.

Beyondtheneedforfood,ProjectL.I.F.T.hopedthegardenswould

provideaneducationalopportunityfortheirteens.

"We'retryingtoteachkidsnutritiontodealwiththehealth

problems—diabetesandobesity—inourcommunity,butwhenweget

intothegarden,nowthey/redoinghands-onstuffthatreallyconnects//

BobZaccheo,theexecutivedirectorofProjectL.I.F.T.tellsGuideposts.

org.

Thegardensalsooffertheteensprofessionalskillsthatcanhelpthem

findworklaterintheirlargelyruralcounty.Beyondskills,thisprojecthas

helpedtheteensfindconfidenceandhopefortheirfutures.

Sofar,thefourgardensaroundMartinCountyhavegenerated100

poundsofproduceforHouseofHopeandthecommunityatlarge.

Althoughtheamountoffoodcan'tmeetthegreaterneedofthearea,

theprogramisanopportunitytoteachkidsthattheimportanceofgiving

backisjustasvaluableasthefoodthey/reharvesting.

“Youseeamajorshiftinthethinkingofthesekids,“Zaccheosays."You

seethemgiving.Thekidsarelearningtogiveatabiggerlevelthan

they'veeverbeenabletogiveatbefore/7

40.WhatkindoforganizationisProjectL.L.F.T.

41.Whatdotheteensdowhentheyvisitthegardens

42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalse