根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
| A． |
It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent. |
| B． |
Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent |
| C． |
The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention. |
| D． |
Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship. |
| E． |
Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world. |
| F． |
Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent. |
| G． |
This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball. |
Much of the work in today's world is accomplished (完成) in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. ________ Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent?
________ They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team's performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn't evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance.
To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate (协调) their actions. ________ In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, "There is no I in TEAM." ________
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war (拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.
________. An A-team may require a balance-not just a players, but a few generous B players as well.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class.. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.
If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
| A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying. |
| B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. |
| C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. |
| D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. |
E.Maybe you are an average student.
F.Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
This will help you understand the next class.
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求，并将答案写在二卷答题纸上)。
Paris is the capital of France. It is also one of the most famous cities in the world.
Paris is called “the City of Light”. It is also an international fashion center. What modern women are wearing in Paris will soon be worn by many women in other parts of the world. Paris is also a famous center of education. For example, the headquarters of UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is in Paris.
The Seine (塞纳河) divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps most well-known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne, a famous university, lies on the left bank of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmartre on the right bank of the Seine.
There are in Paris, such as the famous museum, the Louvre, as well as the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.
Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine about two thousand years ago. This island, called the lle de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area. What’s the best title for this passage?
_________________________________________________________________________Which word in the passage can be replaced by “chief office”?
_______________________________________________________ Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Paris got its name from a group of people called the Parisii.
________________________________________________________________________ Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）
_________________________________________________________________________ Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
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阅读下面课文段落，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文的连贯要求，空格处各填入一个适当的单词，使短文通顺完整。请将答案写在二卷答题纸上。
◣ A ◢
(Book 4 Unit 2 Working the land)
Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has
for the past five decades. Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.
1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high
. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the
in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.
◣ B ◢
(Book 4 Unit 5 Theme parks)
The theme park you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland. It can be found in several of the world. It will bring you into a magical world and make your dreams come
, whether traveling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character. As you
around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant
ships to terrifying free-fall drops. With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland. If you want to have
and more than fun, come to Disneyland!
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake bec
ause you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. __The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back
, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. __This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If
you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality.
You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
| A．You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident. |
| B．You know your strengths and weaknesses. |
| C．Normally people seldom change their sleeping position. |
| D．Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is |
secret and real.
E. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.
F. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
G. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position.
The Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan finished building Taj Mahal in 1648. He was a rich and powerful emperor, and he built the Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife.The word “taj” means crown, “Mahal” was the name of his wife. Twenty thousand people worked for 18 years to complete this beautiful domed(圆顶屋) building. A thousand elephants carried huge stones and jewels from all over India and central Asia to the Taj. Shah Jahan wanted this memorial to be a burial place for himself and his wife.
The Taj Mahal is on the Yamuna River in Agra in northern India.Its picture is in most travel books and brochures. It is open daily from sunrise to sunset. For about fifteen rupees (or about US$0.33), anyone can enter this peaceful and quiet place.
As you enter, you pass through beautiful, silent gardens. From the gardens, you cross a wide courtyard. Suddenly, you see the dome of the main building through a tall, red sandstone gate. At daybreak, the Taj Mahal’s white walls turn rose. At noon, they blaze（发光）white. At dusk, they become dark grey.
After you pass through the gate, you step onto a wide stone platform. You look over another garden with pools. Everything is arranged carefully in fours.The garden is divided into four parts. There are straight rows of colorful flowers and trees in each of the parts. At the four corners of the Taj Mahal, there are pointed tall towers. After the gardens, you go down stone steps towards the main building with the tomb and the graves of Shah Jahan and his wife.
After hundreds of years, the Taj Mahal remains a lovely and peaceful place.
| A．It was a monument of love. |
| B．Four is a special number in the Moslem religion. |
| C．Many people want to visit the Taj Mahal some day. |
| D．This beautiful building is truly a jewel for all people. |
E. The Taj Mahal is most beautiful by the light of the full moon.
F. To many people around the world, the Taj Mahal is a symbol of India.
G. From the cool, dark gates, the Taj Mahal seems to float between earth and sky.