题目内容
Nanning is a_________(现代的)city?
Sophia is smart, talented and incredibly nice. As a team leader, she wishes Nathan, a member of her history project, did his part as required. But rather than criticize him, Sophia offered polite encouragement trying to push him instead, only to find that Nathan kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Sophia and Nathan, while Nathan himself complained that he was not treated fairly.
How did poor Sophia get into this mess? The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of leadership- the duty to provide clear feedback(反馈)for team members. This isn't simply a duty but a correctness.
Failing to question or criticize Nathan's work, Sophia was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Nathan in this case; they're just in the wrong place, and still left in the dark. What they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Sophia, in this case, withheld a gift from Nathan.
"You'd better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback," says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, "to help figure out someone's best fit- in their particular job or in the organization."
This approach also prevents surprises. It's not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. They may have deserved it, but with a kind leader, they wouldn't have been caught off-guard because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous and clear judgment of their performance.
Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? "We like to be liked," Kraemer says. So we avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness, but that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. "If you like to be liked, the chance of being respected is extremely low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked." Kraemer adds. The most difficult part for the leader, of course, involves criticizing someone. That is what a nice leader finds hard.
Back to Sophia's case. Not telling Nathan how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse. But with a different mindset, she could have set herself and Nathan up for success.
1.The expression "caught off-guard" in Paragraph 5 probably means"________"
A.kicked out carelessly B.treated unexpectedly
C.sent out unfairly D.guided effortlessly
2.The writer probably agrees that________.
A.being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect
B.criticizing team members results in serious complaints to the leader
C.open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members
D.praise and encouragement from leaders bring out better team performance
3.According to the writer, what Sophia should do is________.
A.patiently encouraging Nathan to try his best
B.gradually having Nathan dropped out of the project
C.politely showing Nathan the improvement he made
D.clearly telling Nathan her judgment of his performance
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.To be nice or to be kind? B.To be liked or to be criticized?
C.Is it necessary for leaders to be pleasing? D.Is it helpful for leaders to be demanding?
Trying to lose weight can be difficult, and while we all know exercise and diet are both basic needs, which one is more important?
If you had to choose, should you be hitting the gym, or eating salads? There are many ways you can burn a few hundred calories (卡路里): running for 20 minutes, an hour of swimming, or singing your favourite song 23 times. But the point is, it takes time to burn a lot of calories even with most tiring activity - not to mention the time spent on the way to the gym, and then back home to clean up.
Now, compare this to the number of calories in a chocolate bar - which is often over 200 calories. You could either walk for about an hour to burn that 200 calories, or you could simply not eat that chocolate bar. Which sounds easier to you? How about running for 30 minutes every day or cutting out those two cans of soda? Many physicians point out that there is a lot of high-sugar, high-fat, high-calorie foods we could cut from our diet, to see weight loss results more quickly. And studies also show that diet does actually play a bigger role in weight loss than exercise. A survey of 2000 children found that the level of physical activity was not the main reason for their weight. And a study of 3000 adults discovered that cutting down calories was connected to greater weight loss than exercise alone.
Of course, exercise has many health advantages besides weight loss, like slowing the aging process and improving mental health. But at the end of the day, if you expect to lose weight, you’re likely to get more bang for your buck if you focus on your diet first.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined words “get more bang for your buck” most probably means ________.
A.更加合算 B.付出努力 C.怦然心动
2.From the third paragraph mainly tells us that ________.
A.there is a lot of high-sugar, high fat, high-calorie foods in our daily diets
B.exercise like walking plays an important part in keeping our bodies healthy
C.your diet has a greater influence on your weight loss than exercise
3.The energy in a chocolate bar ________.
A.is as much as the energy we need for singing a song 23 times
B.may be burnt by walking for about half an hour
C.should not be added to a diet when you want to lose weight
4.Which of following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.A survey of 3000 children found out that cutting down calories is more important
B.Exercise has many health advantages besides helping us lose weight
C.In fact, exercise is not needed when we want to lose weight
5.Which of the following would you choose as the title of the passage?
A.Exercise VS Diet B.How To Lose Weight C.Different diets
—What is the biggest challenge in your language learning?
—I can’t pronounce ___________ of the words that I’m not familiar with fluently, especially those long ones.
A.some B.any C.all
假如你是王刚，请根据以下提示，以“My deskmate”为题写一篇60词左右的短文,介绍自己的同桌，开头已经给出，不计入得分。
写作要点：
1. 你同桌的姓名，年龄及外貌特征；
2. 你同桌最喜欢的科目及运动；
3. 你同桌起床时间及来学校的方式;
4. 你同桌的业余爱好和未来梦想。
写作要求：
1.内容必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.语篇完整，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；
3.文中不得出现真实人名、校名或地名，否则不予评分。
My deskmate
I’m Wang Gang. I’m in Class 3,Grade7. My deskmate is_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hi, everyone! I’m Dale Brown. I come from England. Now I live in Laibin and ______ in No.13 Middle School. I’m in Class 3. There are fifty-two ______ in my class—24 boys and 28 girls. I can______Chinese because my mother______from Laibin, China. I usually speak Chinese with my classmates.
My favorite subject is______because I’m a basketball fan and I______ play basketball very well. I have PE______Monday. I also like biology because I want to learn about______. I don’t like Friday because I have Maths on that______. Numbers are______for me. And I think it is boring.
1.A.come B.draw C.visit D.study
2.A.students B.desks C.books D.teachers
3.A.spell B.call C.speak D.think
4.A.am B.is C.are D.be
5.A.History B.PE C.Chinese D.English
6.A.can B.can’ t C.must D.mustn’ t
7.A.about B.at C.in D.on
8.A.colour B.music C.animals D.cars
9.A.day B.week C.hour D.year
10.A.interesting B.difficult C.great D.nice
There ________ twenty boys in our class.
A.have B.has C.is D.are
— May I help you take the suitcase?
— No. I can manage. But ______ .
A.never mind. B.that's all right
C.you should be careful D.thank you all the same
The world is always changing. ______will our life be like in the future? No one knows that. But I will work hard all the time.
_______ten years, I will be twenty-three and I’d like to ____a teacher. I will live in Kunming, because Kunming is a beautiful city with green trees and lots of flowers. The ________ there is nice and it’s not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter. As a teacher, I will work with children. I’ll make ________with them and I’ll be ____every day.
I will live with my parents, ________I don’t like living alone. I like ____very much, so I will have some pets（宠物）. Every day I will go out for a ____with them after dinner.
I think my dreams（梦想）will come _______. Do you think so?
1.A.How B.When C.Why D.What
2.A.In B.Of C.To D.At
3.A.help B.like C.be D.find
4.A.food B.traffic C.space D.weather
5.A.friends B.cards C.lessons D.boats
6.A.sorry B.difficult C.happy D.careful
7.A.so B.but C.because D.or
8.A.kites B.animals C.plants D.cameras
9.A.swim B.walk C.meal D.call
10.A.back B.sure C.out D.true
