新技能英语高级教程3单元测试unit8.docx

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新技能英语高级教程3单元测试unit8

Unit8TeamworkIsaLifeSkill

Score:

Time:

40’

PartI.ListeningComprehension

Direction:

Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.

SectionA（4points）

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare4recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

1.A.Howareyou?

B.Mindyourstep.

C.Yes,I’mlookingforagift.D.Nohurryatall.

2.A.Goodidea.B.It’soverthere.

C.No,thanks.D.That’sallright.

3.A.Don’tmentionit.B.Okay.

C.Let’sgo.D.Thisway,please.

4.A.Hereyouare.B.Takecare.

C.Nottoobad.D.Nevermind.

SectionB（4points）

Directions:

Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare2dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

5.A.Slow.B.Difficult.C.Bad.D.Fine.

6.A.TheEngineeringDepartment.B.TheProductionDepartment.

C.TheSalesDepartment.D.TheMarketingDepartment.

SectionC（4points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearaconversation.Aftertheconversation,thereare2recordedquestions.Boththeconversationandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

7.A.Takeaholiday.B.Visitafriend.

C.Seeamovie.D.Attendaconcert.

8.A.Acar.B.Acamera.C.Abike.D.Aprinter.

SectionD（8points）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.ListentothepassageandfillineachblankINNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.

Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Thankyouverymuchforcomingtoourconferencethisafternoon.I’mHenryJohnson,the9ofSmartToys.Now,I’dliketointroduceyoutoacompletely10oftoymanufacture.Firstly,I’lltalkaboutthemarketresearchwhichledtothe11ofthisproduct.ThenI’llexplaintheproductionandoursalesplan.Finally,I’llmakesomesuggestionssothatyoucanmakethisproducta12.WeareconfidentthisnewproductwillsellwellintheAmericanmarket.Attheendofmyspeech,we’llhaveaquestion-and-answersection.

PartII.Vocabulary&Structure

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructcorrectandmeaningfulsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare5incompletestatements.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

13.Someoftheemployeesinthecompanyaretoworkatflexiblehours.

A.takenB.achievedC.allowedD.formed

14.________,thesalesmanagerbeganhisreportwiththestatisticsoflastmonth’ssales.

A.BynowB.AsusualC.SofarD.Atmost

15.Wereallyappreciateourworkingenvironment,intherewasopen,friendlyworkplacecommunication.

A.howB.whatC.whomD.which

16.Acompanymeetingprovidesanopportunitytoideasanddiscussanyproblemsthatcomeupwithintheworkplace.

A.reachB.shareC.takeD.lead

17.WehavereachedanagreementweshouldinvestintheInternet-relatedbusiness.

A.whatB.whereC.thatD.as

SectionB（15points）

Directions:

Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

18.Imustadmitthatthesituationis（difficult）thanIthoughtitwouldbe.

19.Itishard（guess）whatcommentsthemanagerwillmakeonthedesign.

20.Paymentcan（make）onlinefromyourcheckingorsavingaccount.

21.Thistypeofloanis（frequent）usedforthispurpose.

22.Itispossiblethatwereachalong-term（agree）withthecompany.

PartIII.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Youwillfind2tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1（10points）

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.

Recruiterssaythatcandidateswhocangiveexamplesofworktheyhavedoneasmembersofasuccessfulteamareinasstrongapositionasthosewhocanpointtosignificantindividualachievement.Indeed,toomuchofthelattermaysuggestthatthepersonconcernedisnota“teamplayer”—oneofthemoreseriousfailingsinthebookofmanagement.

Theimportanceofbeingateamplayerisasideeffectoftheincreasinginteractionacrossdepartmentsandfunctionaldivides.Insteadofpushingreports,paperworkanddecisionsaroundtheorganisation,“teamsprovideadynamicmeetingplacewhereideascanbesharedandexpertisemorecarefullytargetedatimportantbusinessissues,”saysSteveGardner,inhisbookKeyManagementConcepts.Headds,“Globalisationhasaddedafurtherdimensiontoteamwork.Multinationalteamsnowstudypolicydecisionsinthelightoftheirimpactonthelocalmarket.”

Butisteamworkingbeingoverdone?

“Somemanagersareonasmanyassevenoreightdifferentteams”,saysDr.CathyBandy,apsychologistwhorecentlyranaconferenceonthesubject.“Theytakeupsomuchtimethatmanagerscan’tgetonwithcoretasks.Formingteamsandhavingmeetingshas”,shesays,“becomeanendinitself,almostregardlessofpurpose.Thereisalsothedangerofanunhealthydesiretokeeptheteamgoingaftertheworkhasbeendone.”Peoplefeeltheneedtobelong,andteammembershipcanprovideakindofpsychologicalsupport.

Theideabehindteamworkingisthat,whentherightgroupofpeopleisbroughttogether,a“force”developswhichisgreaterthanthesumoftheirindividualtalents.Thisisoftentrueinsport,wheregoodplayerscanreachunexpectedheightsasmembersofaninternationalteam.However,fewbusinesssituationshaveasclearasetofobjectives,orasclearcriteriaofsuccessorfailure,aswinningamatch.

“Inbusiness,everyoneneedstobeclearaboutwhatthechallengeisandwhetherateamistherightwayofapproachingit”,saysSteveGardner.“Unfortunately,peoplefocusinsteadonwhothemembersoftheteamshouldbeandwhatrolestheyaretoplay,”Dr.Bandyagrees.“Thereisalwaysadangerthatteamscanturnintocommittees,”shesays.“Inalotofsituations,oneortwoindividualswouldbemuchmoreeffective.”

Sowhatmakesasuccessfulteam?

Therearesomegeneralqualitiesthathavebeenidentified.SteveGardnerrecommendsthatineveryteamthereshouldbesomeonewhoisgoodatresearchingideasandanotherwhoisgoodatshootingdownimpracticalones.Thereshouldbethosewhocanresolvethetensionsthatnaturallyoccurinateamandotherswhoarefocusedongettingthejobdone.Also,providingaclearandachievabletargetattheoutsetisthebestwayofensuringthattheteamwillmoveontogreaterthings.

23.Whatpointdoesthewritermakeaboutteamworkingatthebeginningofthearticle?

A.Itisthemostsuccessfulformofmanagement.

B.Ithaschangedtherecruitmentprocedureincompanies.

C.Well-runteamsstillallowindividualstodemonstratetheirtalents.

D.Beingateamplayerisnowconsideredanessentialmanagementskill.

24.Accordingtothearticle,teamworkdevelopedwithincompaniesasaresponseto_______.

A.changingworkpractices

B.modernofficedesign

C.areductioninadministrativetasks

D.theexpansionofinternationalbusiness

25.Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Bandysuggeststhat_______.

A.manyemployeesdonotenjoyworkinginteams

B.someteamsarecreatedunnecessarily

C.somemanagersarenotveryeffectiveteamleaders

D.fewteamsarewellorganised

26.SteveGardnerandDr.Bandyagreethatwhenabusinessteamiscreatedpeopledonotpayenoughattentionto_______.

A.thestructureoftheteam

B.selectingtheteammembers

C.alternativestotheteam

D.directingtheteam’sactivities

27.WhatisSteveGardner’sadviceonoperatingasuccessfulteam?

A.Maintainaflexibleapproachtomembership.

B.Selectpeoplewhofitnaturallyintocertainroles.

C.Allowpersonalitiestodevelopwithintheteam.

D.Makeeveryefforttoavoidconflictbetweenmembers.

Task2（10points）

Directions:

Readthefollowingletter.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions（No.28toNo.32）.Youshouldwriteyouranswers（innomorethan3words）ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.

March5,2015

DearEmployees:

PleasejoinmeinwelcomingJimJohnsonasournewestteammember.JimhasbecometheGeneralManagersinceMarch4.Hewillbeinchargeofanewprojectthatcantakeourbusinesstothenationallevel.

JimusedtobetheVicePresidentinABCCompanyfortheyears.Inthatposition,helookedforopportunitiesforimprovement,madesuggestionsandhelpedmakedecisions.

Therewillbeastafflunchinthemeetingroomat12:

30onMarch6.Pleasecomeandintroduceyourselves.Pizzaandsoftdrinkswillbeprovided.Ifyoucan’tattend,stopbyJim’sofficeanytimenextweek.Hewillbeinthenewofficeonthesecondfloor.

Thankyou.

BestRegards,

JohnDavis,CEO

28.Whohasjoinedthecompany?

________________________________________

29.WhatwashispositioninABCCompany?

__________________________________________

30.Whatwillthestaffmembersdoatthelunchparty?

Theywillmee