每次访问他们都会发现这个城市呈现出新的面貌。
What making going to space the most expensive vacation is the enormous cost involved in ________.
The chairman proposed that this matter be considered at the next meeting
A.ordered
B.demanded
C.suggested
D.said
TroublewithTeamwork
MaryOwenexaminestheroleandefficiencyofteams
Recruiterssaythatcandidateswhocangiveexamplesofworktheyhavedoneasmembersofasuccessfulteamareinasstrongapositionasthosewhocanpointtosignificantindividualachievement.Indeed,toomuchofthelattermaysuggestthatthepersonconcernedisnota'teamplayer'-oneofthemoreseriousfailingsinthebookofmanagement.
Theimportanceofbeingateamplayerisasideeffectoftheincreasinginteractionacrossdepartmentsandfunctionaldivides.Insteadofpushingreports,paperworkanddecisionsaroundtheorganisation,'teamsprovideadynamicmeetingplacewhereideascanbesharedandexpertisemorecarefullytargetedatimportantbusinessissues,'saysSteveGardner,inhisbookKeyManagementConcepts.Headds,'Globalisationhasaddedafurtherdimensiontoteamwork.Multinationalteamsnowstudypolicydecisionsinthelightoftheirimpactonthelocalmarket.'
Butisteamworkingbeingoverdone?'Somemanagersareonasmanyassevenoreightdifferentteams',saysDrCathyBandy,apsychologistwhorecentlyranaconferenceonthesubject.'Theytakeupsomuchtimethatmanagerscan'tgetonwithcoretasks.'Formingteamsandhavingmeetingshas,shesays,becomeanendinitself,almostregardlessofpurpose.Thereisalsothedangerofanunhealthydesiretokeeptheteamgoingaftertheworkhasbeendone.'Peoplefeeltheneedtobelong,andteammembershipcanprovideakindofpsychologicalsupport.'
Theideabehindteamworkingisthat,whentherightgroupofpeopleisbroughttogether,a'force'developswhichisgreaterthanthesumoftheirindividualtalents.Thisisoftentrueinsport,wheregoodplayerscanreachunexpectedheightsasmembersofaninternationalteam.However,fewbusinesssituationshaveasclearasetofobjectives,orasclearcriteriaofsuccessorfailure,aswinningamatch.
'Inbusiness,everyoneneedstobeclearaboutwhatthechallengeisandwhetherateamistherightwayofapproachingit',saysSteveGardner.'Unfortunately,peoplefocusinsteadonwhothemembersoftheteamshouldbeandwhatrolestheyaretoplay'DrBandyagrees.'Thereisalwaysadangerthatteamscanturnintocommittees,'shesays.'Inalotofsituations,oneortwoindividualswouldbemuchmoreeffective.'
Sowhatmakesasuccessfulteam?Therearesomegeneralqualitiesthathavebeenidentified.SteveGardnerrecommendsthatineveryteamthereshouldbesomeonewhoisgoodatresearchingideasandanotherwhoisgoodatshootingdownimpracticalones.Thereshouldbethosewhocanresolvethetensionsthatnaturallyoccurinateamandotherswhoarefocusedongettingthejobdone.Also,providingaclearandachievabletargetattheoutsetisthebestwayofensuringthattheteamwillmoveontogreaterthings.
13、Whatpointdoesthewritermakeaboutteamworkingatthebeginningofthearticle?
AItisthemostsuccessfulformofmanagement.
BIthaschangedtherecruitmentprocedureincompanies.
CWell-runteamsstillallowindividualstodemonstratetheirtalents.
DBeingateamplayerisnowconsideredanessentialmanagementskill.
14、Accordingtothearticle,teamworkdevelopedwithincompaniesasaresponseto
Amodernofficedesign.
Bchangingworkpractices.
Careductioninadministrativetasks.
It’s been a wonderful evening. Thank you so much
A.My pleasure
B.It dose not matter
C.No. thanks
D.It is Ok
They also asked the way to his house from the station．→They also asked how______his house from the station
Questions
·Read the text below about business who profit from hiring freelance writers．
·In most of the lines（34-45），there is one extra word．It is either grammatically
incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning Of the text．Some lines，however，are correct．
·If a line is correct．write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet．
·If there is an extra word in the line．write the extra word in CAPITAL LE丌ERS on your Answer Sheet．
·The exercise begins with two examples，（0 and 00）．
34题改错____
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What contributes to the business success？
Air-service is too______to be used frequently. 查看材料
People may be the most interesting show in a large city. Stroll through business streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see people from all over the world; you will certainly see people of every age, size, and shape, and you'll get a free fashion show, too. For the thrifty, window-shopping is also a safe sport if the stores are closed.
听力原文：A: Yes, Mr. Wilson. Chris speaking.
B: Hello, Chris. Could you buy some china for our meeting room？
A: How much money do you want to spend？
B: Er, ￡80 for 10 coffee sets. What do you think？
A: I'll manage. I suggest we buy two more sets for our office.
B: Let's see... OK! I agree. 12 coffee sets with 96 pounds.
A: When do you want them？
B: Before the 10th of April. By the way, I want to look at the sample beforehand.
A: OK! I will select some samples for you.
B: Thank you. Bye.
A: Bye-bye, Mr. Wilson.
？Look at the note below.
？You will hear a man asking another to buy china.
Telephone Message
Date: lst April
Time: 9:45
Item: buying (9)__ sets
Purpose: 10 for meeting room, (10)__ for the office
Total money: (11) __ pounds
Deadline for purchasing: before (12)__ April
Theprimaryschool____(在孩提时代我在那里学习)hadverylittleequipment.
Hepaidtheboy$10forwashingtenwindows,mostof____hadn'tbeencleanedforatleastayear.
- A.these
- B.those
- C.that
- D.which
________(被蛇咬了两次之后), the boy was fear of going to the forest.
All my efforts________(集中在理解他们的英语上) during those two hours of the day when I was with them.