2024届上海市奉贤区高三年级上册学业质量调研一模英语试卷

2024奉贤区高三英语一模试卷

2023.12

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atanairport.B.Atacinema.

C.Atahotel.D.Atastation.

2.A.Husbandandwife.B.Guestandhostess.

C.Customerandwaitress.D.Bossandemployee.

3A.Themanisfondoftravelling.B.Thewomanisaphotographer.

C.Thewomantookmanypicturesatthecontest.D.Themanadmiresthewoman'stalentinwriting.

4.A.Gohomesoon.B.Visitthewoman.

C.Borrowthetypewriter.D.Readthewoman'spaper.

5.A.Thebookstherearetooexpensive.B.Thetextbooksheneedsisn'tinyet.

C.Shewon'tbeabletogetthebookbeforeclass.D.Shepreferstogotothebookstoreat9o'clock.

6.A.Theywon'tcelebratemother'sbirthdayB.They'vealreadygotplentyofwine.

C.Theycannotbuywhatevertheyneed.D.They'vegotenoughgiftsfortheparty.

7.A.Thewomanwillhaveatest.B.Themanwillprobablygotothemovie.

C.Themanwillhavetositforanexam.D.Thewomanwishestogotoclasswiththeman.

8.A.Theresultshaven'tcomeyet.B.Theresultswerecheckedagainlastnight.

C.Thewomanneedsanothertesttomorrow.D.Thedoctorhasn'tcomebackfromthelab.

9.A.Mostneighborsareasnoisyasthewoman.

B.Dealingwithitpolitelymightbeabettersolution.

C.Hecan'tunderstandwhythewomanissoangry.

D.Thewomanistooimpoliteforherneighbors.

10.A.Shealwaysbuysnewclothestokeepupwiththelatestfashiontrend.

B.Shelooksdownonthefashionvictimsspendingmuchmoneyoncostlyclothes.

C.Shedoesn'tfallintothecategoryoffashionvictims.

D.Shewillbuynewclothesnextmonthlikethosefashionvictims.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhear

aquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Manypeopleareshyinsociallife.B.Mostpeopleareshybynature.

C.Yourshynesswon'thurtothers.D.Shynessisdifficulttoovercome.

12.A.Byprediction.B.Byrecording.

C.Byobservation.D.Byexamination.

13.A.Tomeasureshyness.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Totestpeople'sIQ.D.Toshareideaswithothers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Torecallhisownchildhood.B.Toshowhiscareforhischildren.

C.Tomakeupforhisownchildhoodpity.D.Tohelphischildrenbecomemoremature.

15.A.Theybecomemorematureandresponsible.

B.Theyhavelessconfidencethantheirpeers.

C.Theyareresponsibleforbuildingthedreamlifeoftheirparents.

D.Theytakepossessionsandsupportfromtheirpeersforgranted.

16.A.Toloveandsupportchildren.B.Tosatisfywhateverchildrenwants.

C.Togivechildrentoomuchpressure.D.Toencouragechildrentomeettheirgoals.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Hewantstochangehisjobassignment.B.Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.

C.Hethinkshedeservesextrapayforovertime.D.Heisoftensingledoutforcriticismbyhisboss.

18.A.Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.B.Hisimmediatebossdidnottrusthim.

C.Hiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtocooperate.D.Hissalarywastoolowforhisresponsibility.

19.A.Heneverknowshowtorefuse.B.Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.

C.Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.D.Hisbosshasnosenseoffairness.

20.A.Putallhiscomplaintsinwriting.B.Waitandseewhathappensnext.

C.Learntosaynowhennecessary.D.Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

TheFirstSpaceCat

Inafewweeks,spacescientistswillcelebratearemarkableevent——the60thanniversaryofthelaunchofthe

firstcatintospace,anastronauticalsuccessthathasneverbeenrepeated.

Intheearly60s,dogsandmonkeysweretheanimalsusuallyusedbyscientiststofindoutexactly

1dangeroustheconditionswereinouterspace.Andtheywerealsousedtoassessifhumans2

survivetripsbeyondtheedgeofEarth'satmosphere.

Atotalof14streetcats3(gather)atFrance'sspaceagencyforselectionascatastronauts,butthe

catswerenotgivennamesonpurposeinordertopreventscientistsfrombecomingtoofondofthem.Thecat

selectedtotraveltospacewassimplyknown4C341.C341flewonaFrenchrocketinOctober1963,

takingittoaplace5nocathadgonebefore.

Then,6thenewsofitsflightwasannouncedon18October1963,theFrenchpressdecidedthiscat

hadtohaveitsname.Theypicked“Felix“afteracartooncatcharacter,only7(discover)thatC341was

female,sohernamewasthenadjustedto“Felicette“asaresult.InputtingFelicetteinoneofitsrockets,France

addedanewspeciestothelistofanimalsthatscientists8(send)intospacebefore.Previously,two

gardenspiders,AnitaandArebella,hadbeentakentotheSkylab9(orbit)aroundthemoon.

“Inthe60s,10(concern)aboutthepossibledangerforahumantobeinouterspace,scientistsand

engineersprimarilyundertookanimalspaceflightstoseeiftheysufferedortheirliveswerethreatenedbythe

weightlessnessorincreasedradiationorothereffectstheymightexperienceupthere/9saidastronomerJakeFoster

attheRoyalObservatoryGreenwich.t4Thefactthattheydidnotfailpavedthewayforhumanstobeginjourneys

intospace.^^

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.unanticipatedB.momentsC.evolvedD.basically

E.exploredF.clearlyG.navigateH.rituals

I.integralJ.accessK.inspiring

BoatofPower

DragonboatracingbeganinChinamorethan2,000yearsagoaspartofaculturalcommunityeventto

memorizetheancientpoet,QuYuan.Thetraditionalholidaywasatimetoperform11forgoodfortune

andwell-being,andtodriveoffevilspirits.Overtime,dragonboatracing12intoaglobalsport.

TheToronto-basedDragonsAbreastteamstandsoutatthissportforafewreasons.Forone,the79-member

teamincludespeopleranginginagefrom30to93.PriortojoiningDragonsAbreast,somemembershadn'tbeen

partofasportsteamsincechildhoodandwouldn'thavedescribedthemselvesasparticularlyathleticones.And

whathasbroughtthesewomentogetherissomething13-livingwithbreastcancer.

Thebreastcancersurvivorsonthisteamareinthesameboatineveryway.Formany,beingpartofa

communitythatknows14howlifechangesafterbreastcancerisasbeneficialasthephysicalgains.The

teamoffersasupportivespaceto15allthecomplexitiesofsurvivorship.

“Iwassosurprisedathow16theracingwasforme,“saysLizJohnstonHill,theracecoordinatorfor

DragonsAbreast.uaIfsalmostoverwhelminghowpeopleencourage,nomatterwhat.”

Beingoutonthewaterandconnectingtotheenvironmentisanimportantaspectofdragonboatingformany

oftheteammembers.Theytalkabouthowitprovides17ofpeaceandencouragesmindfulness,something

wecouldallusemoreofinourlives.Outsideofdragonboat,themembersarea(n)18partofeachother's

life."We'veallbeenthrough19thesamethinginourvariousways,“saystheracecoordinatorLiz

JohnstonHill.Whilethenumberofbreastcancersurvivorteamsgrows,barrierstothesportremainsuchascost,

time,20towaterandpracticefacilitiesandthelackofculturalandlanguagediversity.Butthereare

ongoingeffortstointroducemorepeoplelivingwithbreastcancertodragonboat.

II.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Likeanythingbuiltbyevolution,thehumanbodyhasmanydownsides,teethwithoutexception.Adulthumans

onlygetonesetofteeth,whichmustlastabout60years.However,a（n）21ofpoverty,sugar-richdiets

andpoorhygienemeans2.5bnpeoplegloballysufferfromtoothdecay,inwhichacidproducedbymouth-living

bacteriaeatsawaythehardenamel（牙釉质）that22theoutsideofatooth,leadingtofurtherinfection

anddamage.Oncedecayhassetin,alladentistcandoistofillthegapwithartificialfilling.

ButinapaperpublishedinCell,HanneleRuohola-Baker,astem-cellbiologistattheUniversityof

Washington,andhercolleaguesofferapossible23.Stemcellshavethe24toturnthemselves

intoanyothertypeofcellinthebody.Itmaysoonbepossible,theresearchersclaim,tousethose25

cellstoregrowatooth'senamelnaturally.

Thefirststepwastoworkouthowenamelisproduced.Asenamel-makingcells,knownasameloblasts,

disappearsoonafteraperson'sadultteethhavefinishedgrowing,theresearchers26samplesoftissue

fromhumanfoetuses（胚月台），whichcontainplentyoffunctioningameloblasts.27,theycheckedtosee

whichgeneswereespeciallyactiveintheenamel-producingcells.Itturnedoutthatgenesdesignedtobindto

calciumwereparticularlybusy.

28thatinformation,DrRuohola-Bakerandhercolleaguesnextcheckedtoseewhetherthestem

cellscouldbepersuadedto29ameloblasts.Theteamdevisedvariousdrugsdesignedtoactivatethe

genesexpressedinfunctioningameloblasts.Thatworked,withtheengineeredameloblastsproducingthesame

proteinsasthenaturalsort.

Fornow,theworkismoreconceptthanamedicaltreatment.Thenextstepistoboostenamelproduction

further,withaviewto30beginningclinicaltrials.Thehopeisthat,oneday,medicalversionsofthe

team'sfindingscouldbeusedasbiologicalimplants,to31apatient'sdecayedteeth.

Stem-cell-basedtherapiesarenottheonlyonesheadingtoclinicaltrials.Anothertreatment,knownas

biomimeticrepair,involvesrebuildingthetoothcrownusingsynthetic（人工合成的）proteins,whicharesimilar,

butnotquite32,tohumanenamel.Theproteinscouldbeincludedintoothpasteandevencoughdrops.

Butsyntheticformulationscanbeless33thanhumanenamel.

Itwilltaketimeforeithertechnologytobecomereality.Onequestionishowdurabletheenamelmadeby

stem-cell-derivedameloblastsis.Anotherishowbesttodeliverthestemcellstoapatient'smouth.Butthese

findingsare34.Asanydentistwilltellyou,preventionisbetterthancure.35,abettercure

wouldbealwayswelcome.Thereisnodoubtthatthisresearchoffersanewprospectforfuturedentalcare.

21A.combinationB.absenceC.applicationD.coincidence

22.A.containsB.coatsC.floatsD.fills

23.A.procedureB.alternativeC.variationD.recipe

24.A.opportunityB.obligationC.capacityD.intention

25.A.changeableB.noticeableC.complicatedD.practical

26.A.appealedtoB.objectedtoC.appliedtoD.turnedto

27.A.ThenB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Still

28.A.PleasedbyB.PuzzledbyC.ArmedwithD.Coveredwith

29.A.transformintoB.breakdownC.speedupD.respondto

30.A.exclusivelyB.permanentlyC.inevitablyD.eventually

31.A.resembleB.reformC.regenerateD.recycle

32.A.identicalB.subjectC.relevantD.unique

33.A.accessibleB.diverseC.durableD.influential

34.A.fulfillingB.stimulatingC.initiatingD.promising

35.A.LikewiseB.FurthermoreC.NeverthelessD.Instead

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WhenStevenSpielbergwasakidgrowingupinthe1950sinArizona,watchingwesternsonhisfamily's

20-inchblack-and-whiteTV,hewouldclimbrightuptothescreen,asiftosurroundhimselfwiththeimage.He

alsowishedhecouldseethesemovingpicturesincolor.Sohesearchedthroughhisfamily'scollectionofslides

quickly,havinglearnedthatbyholdingonefilmoranotheruptothetelevisionscreenhecouldturngrayed-out

westernskiesblue,orthegroundtoarealistic-lookinggreen.Sometimeshismomwalkedin,andshesawhim

holdingtheseslidesuptobothofhiseyes,rightnexttotheTVset.Often,shewouldsay,"You'regoingtobum

youreyesout!"

Spielberg'smom,likealltheother50smomswhosaidthesamething,waswrongaboutthat.Butweallknow

whatshemusthavebeenthinking:Whoisthischild?

Ifyou'veseenevenjustoneStevenSpielbergmovieinthepast50yearsorso——JawsSchindler(sLisi,E.T

一youhavesomesenseofwhothischildgrewuptobe.Andwhenyouseehisnewfilm,TheFabelmans,awork

ofastonishingvividnessthafsdrawnfromhisownfamily'sstory,you511knowevenmore.Movieshavebeen

aroundforroughly130years;Spielberg'scareerhascoveredmorethanathirdofthat.YetTheFabelmanshardly

feelslikealate-careermovie.Ifsajetwayforanewbeginning.

Notevery75-year-oldfilmmakermakesamovielikethis.Oftheambitiousyoungguyswhoremade

Hollywoodintheearly1970s,Spielbergisoneofthefewstillmakingvitalpicturesataconsistentclip.Yethis

careerisextraordinaryinanycontext.He'smadesomebox-officedisappointments,butnamingabadlymade

Spielbergfilmishard,probablybecausethereisn'tone.Nolivingfilmmakercanmatchhisdevotionto

craftsmanship,tofindingnewwaysofshowingusthingswethinkwe'veseenamilliontimesbefore.

36.HowdidSpielberg'smomfeelwhenshesawherson'sbehaviorinfrontoftheTVset?

A.Proudbutupset.B.Surprisedbutsupportive.

C.Annoyedanddesperate.D.Worriedandconfused.

37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhySpielberg'scareerisregardedasextraordinary?

A.Heshowedgreatinterestinfilmingataveryyoungage

BHiscareercoversmorethanathirdofthemoviehistory.

C.Heiscommittedtofilmingordinarythingsfromnewperspectives.

D.Hisfilmsareallwell-madedespitesomebox-officedisappointments

38.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSpielberg'snewfilmTheFabelmans?

A.It'sthemostoutstandingfilmhehasevermadeinhiscareer.

B.Ithasbeenintegratedwithpartofhisgrowingexperience.

C.Itrepresentsatotallybrandnewtypeoffilmtheme.

D.ItestablishedSpielbergasthemostinfluentialfilmmaker.

39.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Curiositymakessuccess.B.Daringtobedifferent.

C.Agiantinfilmmaking.D.Aground-makingnewfilm.

(B)

“Areaderlivesathousandlivesbeforehedies.Themanwhoneverreadslivesonlyone.”

GeorgeR.R.Martin,Authorof“AGameofThrones^^

Whatdothese4guyssharethatyoudon't?

No,ifsnottheirshoesize.

Theyread.Atleasttwobooksamonth,They'realsoamongthetop10richestpeopleintheworld.Andthey're

notaloneintheirloveforbooks,with1,200othermillionaires,whoquotereadingasacorepartoftheir

self-education

Youknewthatreadingbooksmakesyourlifebetter,It'snotevenallaboutmoney,fameandsuccess.It'sabout

becomingamoreknowledgeableandvaluableperson.Additionally,readinghelp;youpreventstressandkeep

depressionatbay,whileenhancingyourconfidence,improvingyourdecision-making,increasingyourempathy

andoverallsatisfactionwithlife.

Youknowallthebenefitsofreading,sowhafsstoppingyoufromreadingmorebooks?

Time!

“Idon'thavetimetoread”

Haveyousaidthosewordsbefore?

Yousayitbecause...

youhaveanincrediblydemandingcollegedegreetostudyfor...

yourlovedonesaresittingathome,countingonyoutoputfoodonthetable...

youaretoooccupiedwithworktoopenabook.

Butlefsimagineanotherrealityforasecond.Whatwouldyourlifelooklikeifyoureadjusttwobooksevery

month?

Wouldyoufinally...

havewhatittakestostartthatbusiness?

beabetterparent?

feelmorefulfilled?

Holdontothatvisionforasecond.Ifyouwanttomakeitareality,thisemailcourse,Time2Read,willbe

yourguideforthenext10days.Itsfreeofchargeandspecificallydesignedtohelpyoutaketimeback,start

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Discovert4TheRainbowPrinciple^^&howtotakestockofyourcurrentsituation

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WhyCharlieMungerdoesn'tlethimselfgetawayeasilywithanopinion&whatyoucanlearnfromthe

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We'lladaptatechniqueusedbytheworld'sbestmountaineerstohelpyoubuildyourreadinghabitlikeapro

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“TheBobbyFischerPrinciplewillshowyouthatwhatyouthinkisaweaknessmightbeyourbiggeststrength

Lesson6:What“TheNothingAlternative9canteachyouaboutconsistentreading

Whyneitherinsidethebox,noroutsidetheboxgetsthejobdone&howStoicshappilytradecontrolfor

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WhatyoucanlearnfromPokemonGoaboutreading&theonethingthat'stotallyokayforyoutostealfrom

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40.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.AleafletpublicizingareadingactivityB.Awebsitepromotingareadingcourse.

C.ATVprogramadvertisingreadingskillsD.Ahandbookprovidingreadingmaterials

41.Whydoestheauthormentionthefourfamouspeopleatthebeginning?

A.Toexpresshisadmirationforthem.B.Toindicatetheimportanceofreading.

C.TohighlighttheirtimemanagementskillsD.Toillustratethesuccessofthecourse.

42.WhoaremostlikelytobeinterestedinTime2Read?

A.Thosewhoarewillingtoreadmorebutstrugglewithtime.

BThosewhoaresickofmakingexcusestodelaytheirlifeplans

C.Thosewhoareeagertobecomeamillionairelikethefourguys

D.Thosewhoaredeterminedtobemoreandmoresei仔disciplined

（C）

ScientistsknowthattheinternalforcesthatgenerateEarth9smagneticfield（磁场）canchangeandthatthe

strengthofthefieldswingsovertime.ThiscanleadtogradualshiftsintheintensityandlocationofEarth's

magneticnorthandsouthpolesandevenreversalswhereEarth'smagneticpolestradeplaces.

Butarethesegeomagneticeventsresponsibleforextremeweather,extinction,andevendisasters?Claimsthat

Earth'smagneticfieldisresponsibleforclimatechangearewidespreadonline,butscientistssaythetheoryhasno

basis."Atthistimetherearen'tanycrediblemechanismsthatcouldmakeitapossibility,saysGavinSchmidt,a

climatologistinNewYork."It'snotthatwe'rerulingoutmagneticeffectsonclimatewithoutthinkingaboutit,we

collectivelyhavethoughtaboutit,andifsbeenfounddevoid.

TherearethreenorthpolesonEarth:truenorth,geomagneticnorth,andmagneticnorth.Truenorthisafixed

positionontheglobethatpointsdirectlytowardsthegeographicNorthPole.Butgeomagneticnorth,currently

locatedoverCanada'sEllesmereIsland,isnotafixedpoint——itrepresentsthenorthernaxis（轴）ofEarth's

magnetosphereandshiftsfromtimetotime.Magneticnorthcorrespondstomagneticfieldlinesandiswhatyour

compasslocates.

Duringapolereversal,Earth'smagneticnorthandsouthpolesexchangelocations.Thishappensonaverage

every300,000yearsorso,butthelastreversaloccurredaround780.000yearsago.Somescientistshaveassumed

thatreversalsandthecorrespondingdecreaseinstrengthofthemagneticfieldcouldcauseabigproblemthat

increasedsolarradiationwasabletoenterEarth'satmosphere,alteringozonelevelsanddrivingglobalclimate

shiftsandextinctions.

KirkJohnson,adirectoroftheSmithsonian'sNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory,hasspentmuchofhis

careerstudyingtheextinctionofdinosaurs.Whileanalyzingfossilrecordsandtimelinessurroundinghisresearch,

Johnsonzeroedinonthemagneticreversalthatoccurredaround66.3millionyearsago.

Deepoceansamplesrevealedsignificantclimatechangearound66.3millionyearsago.Butthisalsocoincides

withalargevolcaniceruptioninIndiacalledtheDeccanvolcanism,whichproducedsomeofthelongestlava（熔

岩）flowsonEarth."We'vealwaysowedthattransitiontothecarbondioxidereleasedbytheDeccanvolcanism

andtheincreaseofgreenhousegases,9,saysJohnson."'Therearetwothingshappening:Themagneticfieldis

changing,theDeccanvolcanismishappening,andthere9sclimatewarming.Sothatwouldbeanexampleof

coincidentalclimatechange."

43.Theunderlinedword“devoid“inparagraph2probablymeans_______.

A.fruitlessB.obviousC.reasonableD.misleading

44.Whichnorthpoleonearthisinvolvedinthepolereversal?

A.Truenorth.B.Geomagneticnorth.C.Magneticnorth.D.Geographicnorth

45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegeomagneticeventsaretoblamefortheclimatechange.

B.Thedecreaseinstrengthofthemagneticfieldresultedinextinction.

C.Themagneticfieldischangingallthetimewiththeclimatewarming.

D.InternalforceswhichproduceEarth'smagneticfieldcanalterovertime

46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesKirkJohnsonmostprobablyagreewith?

A.Amagneticreversaldoesn'tnecessarilycauseclimatechange.

B.Amagneticreversalisaccompaniedwithsignificantclimatechange

C.Theextinctionofthedinosaursisduetothemagneticreversal.

D.Climatechangeisnotrelevanttothecarbondioxideemission.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

need.

Students9JourneytoEmpowerRuralHeritage

FromAug.18to22ateamof15TsinghuaUniversitystudents,representingdiversebackgroundsfromChina,

SouthKorea,Malaysia,andIndonesia,setfootonanoverseasresearchexplorationfocusingonrural

revitalization(振兴)inIndonesianvillages,particularlywithinNusaTenggaraBarat(NTB).

Withthediverseculturalheritage,Indonesiaishometoover83,000villages,eachradiatingitsowncharmand

character.47

TheresearchmissiontookthestudentstoSukararaandSadevillages,twoofNTB'stouristdestinations.

48SukararaandSadeareaworldapartfromthebusycitiestowhichmostofusareaccustomed.The

villagesarealivingtesttoIndonesia'srichcultureanditsdevotiontopreservingtraditions.TheRevitalizingthese

villagesgoesbeyondmereeconomicdevelopment.49Theweavingskillsandarchitecturaltechniquesof

SukararaandSadevillagesarenotonlybeautiful,buttheyarealsoaninseparableparttotheidentityofthese

communities.Ifsessentialthattheystrikeabalancebetweenprogressandpreservation.

Asthejourneycametoanend,thestudentscarrywiththemnotonlythememoriesoftheirexperiencesthere,

butalsotheresponsibilitytomakeapositiveimpactontheseremarkableplaces.50Theyareoptimistic

thatIndonesianvillagescanexperiencemeaningfuldevelopment,ultimatelyleadingtoincreasedopportunitiesfor

employmentandanimprovedqualityoflife.

A.Whilethesevillagespossessundeniablefascination,manyremainunderdeveloped.

B.Thiseffortincludestheknowledgeexchangebetweenthestudentsandlocalvillagers

C.BothwereselectedforrevitalizationeffortsledbytheVillageRevitalizationTeam.

D.InSukarara,alocaltraditionrequiresgirlsmasterweav