1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Working the land 阅读理解组块专练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) .阅读理解 A (2018 石家庄检测二 )Working well in a team requires full cooperation. Its an important skill for almost every employee to have. Your ability to do your job is dependent upon others getting your work done, and others depend on you to g
2、et their work done. Communicate well. Lack of communication is one of the biggest reasons of a teams failure. Seek input from team members so they feel like a valuable part of the team. Communication establishes trust among team members. In addition, communicating well can help prevent and resolve c
3、onflict. Meet regularly to keep members involved and aware of your work progress. Post decisions where everyone in the team can see them. Be flexible. In teamwork, priorities and responsibility can change instantly. Stay ready to shift focus. Training team members to be able to do parts of other tea
4、m members jobs can be a valuable part of teamwork; being flexible helps to build appreciation for all the parts of the team. Meet deadlines. Work hard to ensure you meet established deadlines when you work in a team environment. Others are depending on your work. Negotiate timelines with your teamma
5、tes at the start of a project. Doing so allows you to have a say in how work gets accomplished. Establish accountability. All team members must be responsible for the success and failure of the project. Although not every team needs a leader, teams require a formal way to ensure everyone does his pa
6、rt. Try using meetings to report on progress. Celebrate accomplishments and encourage the team. Senior executives may not always recognize the importance of some team members work. Share congratulations at team meetings and talk about whose work is invaluable in helping you get your work done. 语篇 解读
7、：本文主要讲述了提高团队工作效率的方法和策略。 1 What can you conclude from the first paragraph? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Working in a team means your work is separate. B Working in a team means your work is effective. C Being a member of a team means your work is independent. D Being a member of a team means your work is interdep
8、endent. 解析：选 D 段落大意题。根据文章第一段的最后一句可知，作为团队一员意味着分工合作、相互依赖，故选 D。 2 Which of the following deeds does not contribute to effective teamwork? A Keeping silent in a team discussion. B Being able to do parts of others job. C Acknowledging others work publicly. D Holding meetings to report on progress. 解析：选 A
9、 细节理解题。通读全文可知，文章中并没有提到在团队讨论中保持沉默有利于团队工作，故选 A。 3 What does the underlined word “accountability” refer to in the fifth paragraph? A Success. B Responsibility. C Insurance. D Community. 解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的后一句 “All team members must be responsible for the success and failure of the project.” 可知，团队工作中
10、所有成员都要对项目的成功和失败负责，故可推知，此处应选 B。 4 What is the best title for the passage? A How to Succeed in Communicating with Others B How to Work Effectively in a Team Environment C Ways to Work Well in Completing Projects D Ways to Improve the Efficiency of Employees 解析：选 B 标题归纳题。根据本文的关键词 “teamwork” 并结合全文的整体内容可
11、推知，本文主要讲的是提高团队工作效率的方法和策略。故选 B。 B (2018 太原一模 )Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer “psychological first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate t
12、o the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激 ) from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because 【 精品教育资源文库 】 I hadnt really done anything yet. I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I received a
13、 call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打扰 ) on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said, “Just go. Just be there.” I did, and I will never regret it. Since then, I have not
14、hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDSrelated dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be
15、 present with them as though he were still fully alive. In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It not only is something we give to others but also changes me for the better. 语篇解读：本文主要讲述了 “ 我 ” 通过一些活动意识到 “ 到场 ” 的重要意义。 5 Why were the hur
16、ricane victims grateful to the author? A He built shelters for them. B He gave immediate first aid to them. C He came to stay with them. D He brought mental health professionals. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句可知，因为 “ 我 ” 在他们受灾时和他们在一起，所以他们感激 “ 我 ” ，故 C 项正确。 6 What did the author do when his friends mother pa
17、ssed away? A He hesitated over whether to go. B He went to his friends at once. C He knew what to do instantly. D He decided not to disturb his friend. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “I wanted to rush down there immediately .I was torn about what to do.” 可知， “ 我 ” 想要立即去朋友那里，但又不愿意去打扰朋友，据此可知，当朋友的母亲去世时， “ 我 ” 犹豫
18、是否要去朋友那里。 7 What does the underlined word “solemn” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A Heavy but warm. B A little sad but cosy. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C Relaxing and delightful. D Very serious and unhappy. 解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句中的 “His family, playing guitars and singing” 可知，男青年的家人在弹奏吉他并唱歌；结合画线词所在句中的 “However .n
19、o means” 和第三段第二句中的 “a young man sufferin g from the pain of his AIDSrelated dying” 可以判断，在家人的陪伴下，气氛并不悲伤和严肃，据此可以判断，画线词意为 “ 严肃的 ” ，故 D 项正确。 8 What has the author learned from his experience? A A friend in need is a friend indeed. B Being present can make a big difference. C The family harmony is the ha
20、ppiest thing in life. D Being a volunteer can make ones life more significant. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的前两句 “In my life, I am repeatedly .are truly alone.” 并结合第二段的第一句可知，从自己的经历中 “ 我 ” 意识到了 “ 到场 ” 的重要意义，故 B 项正确。 C Square foot gardening is a type of gardening made popular by Mel Bartholemew.It is based on t
21、he idea that the wide rows in traditional gardening are a waste of time, work, water and area.It shows that quality vegetables can be grown in less space with less work.In this method, the garden space is divided into “bed s” Each bed is 44(16 sq ft) (120cm120cm, 1.4m2) The beds are separated by pat
22、hs (小路 ) These beds are further divided into squares of about one square foot.Common spacing is one plant per square for larger plants such as broccoli, four per square for medium large plants like lettuce, nine per square for medium small plants like spinach, and sixteen per square for small plants
23、 such as onions and carrots.The weeds (杂草 ) are removed from the beds and the plants are watered from the paths.This stops the soil from being compacted (压紧 ) Benefits of square foot gardening： Much less work.Normal gardening needs heavy tools to loosen the soil.In this method, the soil is never compacted and it remains loose. Water savings.The loose ground holds the water better.This type of garden 【 www.163we
