Question

【题目】Building trust inside your team

A team without trust isn’t really a team: it’s just a group of individuals, working together, often making disappointing progress. 【1】 So how can you, as a leader, help your team to build the trust that it needs to develop? In this article, we’ll look at the issue of trust within teams and what you can do to build it.

Lead by example.

If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example, and show your people that you trust others. This means trusting your team, your colleagues, and your boss. 【2】 They are taking cues(提示) from your behavior. Take the opportunity to show them what trust in others really looks like.

Know each other personally.

One way to build trust is to encourage your team members to know each other. Think about creating situations that help them to share personal stories, and to bond. 【3】 Start by sharing some personal information about yourself, and then ask someone else about a hobby, or a musical interest.

【4】 .

When people work together, there will be honest mistakes and disappointments, and it’s easy to blame someone for these. However, when everyone starts pointing fingers, an unpleasant atmosphere can quickly develop. This lowers trust, and is finally unproductive.

Discuss trust issues.

If you manage a team that has trust issues, it’s important to find out how these problems originate, so that you can come up with a strategy for overcoming them. Consider giving team members a questionnaire to fill out anonymously(匿名的). 【5】 Once you’ve read the results, get everyone together to talk about these issues.

A.Do not place blame.

B.Try to avoid mistakes and disappointments.

C.Ask them about the reasons for their lack of trust.

D.Do this by asking sensitively about their family or hobbies.

E.Never forget that your team members are always watching you.

F.Instead, encourage everyone to think about the mistake positively.

G.However, when trust is in place, the group can achieve meaningful goals.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】E

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章讲述了团队内部的信任问题以及如何建立信任：以身作则；互相认识；不要责怪；讨论信任问题。

【1】根据空前“A team without trust isn’t really a team: it’s just a group of individuals, working together, often making disappointing progress.（成员之间不信任彼此的团队并不是真正的团队：它只是一群人在一起工作，事情的进展经常会令人失望。）”和空后“So how can you, as a leader, help your team to build the trust that it needs to develop?（作为领导者，您如何才能帮助您的团队建立团队发展所需要的信任？）”可知，G项(但是，只要有了信任，团队就可以实现有意义的目标。）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。空格处所在的句子与前一句通过however在语意上进行了转折。故选G项。

【2】根据空前“If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example, and show your people that you trust others.This means trusting your team, your colleagues, and your boss.（如果您想在团队中建立信任，请以身作则，并向您的员工表明您信任他们。这意味着要信任您的团队，同事和老板）”和空后“They are taking cues(提示) from your behavior.（他们从您的举动中获取提示。）”可知，E项(永远不要忘记您的团队成员一直在注视着您。）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。您的团队成员一直在注视着您是以身作则的原因。故选E项。

【3】根据空前“One way to build trust is to encourage your team members to know each other. Think about creating situations that help them to share personal stories, and to bond.（建立信任的一种方法是鼓励您的团队成员相互了解。考虑创建可以帮助他们分享个人故事并建立联系的情境。）”和空后“Start by sharing some personal information about yourself, and then ask someone else about a hobby, or a musical interest.（首先分享一些有关您自己的个人信息，然后再问某个人的爱好或音乐方面的兴趣。）”可知，D项(通过询问他们的家庭或爱好来做到这一点。）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。该选项的下一句是对选项做法的具体化。故选D项。

【4】空格处是段落标题。根据该段内容“（当人们一起工作时，会出现错误和令人失望的地方，很容易将这些归咎于某人。但是，当每个人都开始指责时，很快就会产生不愉快的气氛。这降低了信任，最终工作的效果就没有了。）”可知，A项(不要责怪。）能够概括本段内容。该选项中的blame在段落中出现了。故选A项。

【5】根据空前“Consider giving team members a questionnaire to fill out anonymously(匿名的).”（考虑给团队成员一张问卷，让他们以匿名方式填写。）和空后“Once you’ve read the results, get everyone together to talk about these issues.（阅读调查结果后，请大家聚在一起讨论这些问题。）”可知，C项(向他们询问缺乏信任的原因。）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。该选项中them指的是前一句中的team members。故选C项。

七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。即：要关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等，看是否有同词复现。其次是一些专有名词，数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。在本文中，第4小题A选项中的blame在段落中出现了；小题5：C选项中them指的是前一句中的team members。