学位英语天天练Day375 国开学位英语考前冲刺模拟题(阅读理解)

A team of about 35 employees had come together for a team building event. They were a young, bright and enthusiastic team. However, one of their chief problems was the fact that they wouldn't share information or solutions with each other, and the team leader thought they were too focused on themselves and not on the team. As a result, she brought them all into the cafeteria. All of the tables and chairs had been stored away, and fun decorations and hundreds of different colored balloons had been placed around the room.

In the center of the room was a big box of balloons that hadn't been blown up yet. The team leader instructed everybody to pick a balloon, blow it up, and write their name on it, but they had to be careful not to burst the balloon. Although they were given a second chance if their first balloon popped, they were out of the game the second time round. In the end, about 30 team members wrote their names without their balloons popping. They were then asked to leave the room and, after five minutes, the team leader brought them back in and asked them to find the balloon with their name on it amongst the hundreds of other balloons in the room. After 15 minutes of searching, no one had found their balloon, and the team were told that they were then going to move on to the third round of the activity.

In this round, each team member was instructed to find any balloon with a name on it and then give that balloon to the person whose name was on it. Within two minutes, everybody had their own balloon. The team leader summarized the activity thus: "We are much more efficient when we are willing to share with each other and much better at problem solving when we are working together, not individually."

Sometimes, members of teams create obstacles by focusing solely on their own pursuits and goals. Every member of the team should ask themselves on a regular basis what they are doing and what they can do for the team.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Team building events are usually fun activities in a cafeteria.B. Team members should focus on their own work rather than helping others.C. Sharing and cooperation make a team more effective than working alone.D. Balloon games are a good way to test team members' personal skills.

2. Why did the team leader bring the 35 employees into the cafeteria?A. To celebrate the end of a project.B. Because the team members wouldn't share information with each other.C. To introduce a new employee to the others.D. Because the leader was bored with normal meetings.

3. How many team members successfully wrote their names on the balloons?A. About 15.B. About 30.C. About 35.D. About 5.

4. What is the purpose of the third round of the activity?A. To reward the fastest team members.B. To let members practice blowing up balloons.C. To teach members to help each other find their balloons.D. To pick a leader for the next activity.

5. The word "obstacles" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.A. rulesB. barriersC. gamesD. leaders

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     答案与解析

1.【答案】C【解析】 主旨题。文章通过一个吹气球的团队游戏，对比了“各自寻找”和“互相帮助”的效率差异。最后一段领导总结的话（We are much more efficient when we are willing to share...）直接点明了主旨：分享与合作让团队比单打独斗更高效。

2.【答案】B【解析】 细节题。定位到第一段第二句：However, one of their chief problems was the fact that they wouldn't share information or solutions with each other... As a result, she brought them all into the cafeteria.（他们的主要问题之一是不愿分享信息。因此，领导把他们带到了自助餐厅。）

3.【答案】B【解析】 细节题。定位到第二段第四句：In the end, about 30 team members wrote their names without their balloons popping. 明确指出了大约30名成员成功写上了名字。

4.【答案】C【解析】 推理题。第三轮（最后一段段首）要求每个人找任何一个气球，然后给那个气球上写着名字的人。这就迫使成员之间互相询问、互相帮助。结果是“两分钟内每个人都拿到了自己的气球”，其目的就是为了让大家体会互助和团队合作的力量。

5.【答案】B【解析】 词义猜测题。最后一段第一句：Sometimes, members of teams create obstacles by focusing solely on their own pursuits...（有时，团队成员只关注自己的追求，从而制造了……）。结合句意，“只关注自己”显然会给团队带来“阻碍”。选项中，A. rules(规则) B. barriers(障碍) C. games(游戏) D. leaders(领导)，只有 B. barriers 与 obstacles（障碍）意思最接近。

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      总结

一、 高频语法点（考场必考题型）

1. 被动语态（本文的高频重灾区）国开考试极其喜欢考时态+语态的结合。本文出现了大量的过去完成时被动语态。

• 句型：had been + 过去分词（表示“过去的过去”被做）。

• 原句：All of the tables and chairs had been stored away. (所有的桌椅都被收起来了。)

• 原句：...a big box of balloons that hadn't been blown up yet. (一箱还没被吹起来的气球。)

• 考点预测：如果改成单选题，极容易考 had been done 或 has been done 的辨析。

2. 非谓语动词（不定式作宾补）

• 句型：instruct sb. to do sth.（指示某人做某事），ask sb. to do sth.（要求某人做某事）。

• 原句：The team leader instructed everybody to pick a balloon... (领导指示每个人挑一个气球...)

• 原句：...asked them to find the balloon with their name... (要求他们找到写有自己名字的气球...)

3. 现在分词作伴随状语

• 原句：Sometimes, members of teams create obstacles by focusing solely on their own pursuits... (有时，成员只关注自己的追求，从而制造了障碍。)

• 考点：介词 by 后面接动名词 doing，表示“通过……的方式”。

4. 比较级与“越……越……”

• 原句：We are much more efficient when we are willing to share...

• 原句：...much better at problem solving when we are working together...

• 考点：much 用来修饰比较级（much better, much more efficient），绝对不能说 more better。

💡 二、 高频核心词汇与短语（直接背诵）

1. 动词及动词短语

• share (v.) 分享 —— share information/solutions with each other (互相分享信息/解决方案) —— 职场类作文万能词。

• burst / pop (v.) 爆裂 —— 注意文中用了两种表达：burst the balloon / popped。

• focus on (词组) 专注于 —— be focused on themselves (只关注自己)

• summarize (v.) 总结 —— summarize the activity (总结活动) —— 写作高频词。

• create (v.) 制造，创造 —— create obstacles (制造障碍)

2. 核心名词

• team building 团队建设 —— 国开题库绝对的高频主题。

• solution (n.) 解决方案 —— 常与介词 to 连用：a solution to the problem。

• pursuit (n.) 追求 —— their own pursuits (他们自己的追求)

• obstacle (n.) 障碍 —— create obstacles (制造障碍) —— 同义词替换：barrier。

• cooperation (n.) 合作 —— 本文虽未直接出现，但这是全文的中心思想。

3. 黄金介词短语与副词

• as a result 结果，因此 —— 引出结果的万能连接词。

• out of the game 出局，被淘汰 —— 原句：they were out of the game。

• on a regular basis 定期地 —— 高级替换词，等于 regularly。

• solely (adv.) 仅仅，唯一地 —— 替换 only。

• individually (adv.) 单独地，个别地 —— 反义词：together / as a team。