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【题目】Teamwork is all about working together to achieve a common goal or purpose. Is teamwork out of date? Why is it so hard to effectively conduct teamwork in those things?

One way we employ teamwork in everyday lives is by becoming a parent. It is a parent’s job to teach their children the fundamental skills and give them the knowledge they need to be successful in life. So why is teamwork disappearing in this aspect of our lives? Well in today’s society, we find that more and more parents are experiencing that the teamwork is a one-sided thing. According to a 2009 report from the US, there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this amount could be due to the fact that parents are not stepping up and taking responsibility for their children or they don’t have the means to, so they leave one parent to do it by themselves. This is a saddening fact, but it reflects that effective teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our everyday lives.

Another place where teamwork affects us greatly is in our jobs. It doesn’t matter if you are a small or large company; if you have at least one employee and yourself, then teamwork will be present. I have noticed that with the current economic recession(衰退), people are racing to grab jobs but the quality of people’s work has gone down greatly. It just appears to me that people do not take part in their work any more. They want to get to work and work as fast as they can, just to receive the paycheck, but their quality standards fly right out the window. This type of behavior is where I think teamwork is losing its ground in the workforce. There are too many people who want to work independently and forget they are a part of a team.

As you can see, we run into the aspects of teamwork in just about everything we do. Do you believe teamwork is really losing ground in today’s society? I think it is. What’s your opinion?

1Why does teamwork disappear in the parenting aspect of our daily lives?

A. Parents have no time to spare with their children.

B. Parents have no chances to teach their children about it.

C. Many children are often brought up by a single parent.

D. Many children are independent to deal with their matters.

2Teamwork is losing ground in workforce mainly because _______.

A. workers don’t like to work together with others

B. workers’ sense is affected by economic recession

C. workers want to prove they are more capable

D. fewer workers are employed to save money

3The author wants us to believe his opinion by _______.

A. listing some data

B. making comparisons

C. asking some questions

D. analyzing some cases

4What does the underlined phrase “fly right out the window” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Disappear. B. Improve.

C. Increase. D. Matter.

5What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To show the importance of housework.

B. To introduce how teamwork works now.

C. To tell us the current economic recession.

D. To show his attitude towards teamwork.

【答案】

1C

2B

3D

4A

5D

【解析】

试题这是一篇议论文。主要阐述团队合作精神。人们为达到一个共同的目标而凝聚在一起共同努力奋斗.那么现在为什么团队合作精神越来越淡薄了呢?作者分析了在家庭和职场中团队合作意识缺失的原因,单亲家庭的孩子缺乏合作意识以及经济衰退影响了工人们的观念。

1细节理解题。由第二段的"According to a report,there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this could be due to the fact that parents don't take responsibility for their children,so they leave one parent to do it alone"以及"This is a saddening fact,but it reflects that effective teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our everyday lives."可知,团队协作在育儿方面消失是因为许多孩子往往是由单亲抚养长大的。故选C。

2细节理解题.由第三段的"I have noticed that with the current economic recession(衰退期),people are racing to grab jobs but the quality of people's work has gone down greatly"可知,由于经济衰退,人们忙于找工作合作意识淡薄,即经济衰退影响了工人们的观念,故选B。

3篇章结构题。由第二段第五句"…due to the fact that parents don't take responsibility for their children,so they leave one parent to do it alone"和第六句"…teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our everyday lives"及第三段"Another place where teamwork affects us greatly is in our jobs…"可知,作者是通过分析家庭和职场中团队精神缺失的一些事例来证明自己的观点的。故选D。

4词句推测题。由画线句上文"They want to get to work and work as fast as they can,just to receive the paycheck,but their quality standards"可知,人们去工作,想要尽快工作,只是为了获得薪水,由but推断,但是工作的质量水平就消失了,因此推断"fly right out the window"意思是"消失",故选A。

5写作目的题。由第一段"Is teamwork out of date?Why it is so hard to effectively conduct teamwork in those things?"及最后一段中"Do you believe teamwork is really losing ground in today's society?I think it is"可推断,作者写这篇文章是为了表明自己的态度,认为现在人们对团队合作意识观念淡薄缺失,故选D。

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