题目
Much of the work in today's world is accomplished（完成） in teams． Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals．（1） ____ Companies spend millions hiring top business people． Is their money well spent？ （2） ____ They focused on football， basketball and baseball． The results are mixed． For football and basketball， adding talented players to a team proves a good method， but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talents： above that level the team's performance begins to decline． Interestingly， this trend isn't evident in baseball where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance． To explain this phenomenon， the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调） their actions．（3） ____ In baseball， the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates． They conclude that when task interdependence is high， team performance will suffer when there is too much talent， while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower． If a basketball star is， for example， trying to gain a high personal point total， he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate， affecting the team's performance． Young children learning to play team sports are often told， "There is no I in TEAM．"（4） ____ Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team， some players may make less effort． Just as in a game of tug-of-war（拔河）， whenever a person is added， everyone else pulls the rope with less force． （5） ____ An A-team may require a balance - not just A players， but a few generous B players as well．A．It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent．B．Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship．C．Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world．D．The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention．E．Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent．F．This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball．G．Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent．
Much of the work in today's world is accomplished（完成） in teams． Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals．（1） ____ Companies spend millions hiring top business people． Is their money well spent？
（2） ____ They focused on football， basketball and baseball． The results are mixed． For football and basketball， adding talented players to a team proves a good method， but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talents： above that level the team's performance begins to decline． Interestingly， this trend isn't evident in baseball where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance．
To explain this phenomenon， the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调） their actions．（3） ____ In baseball， the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates． They conclude that when task interdependence is high， team performance will suffer when there is too much talent， while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower． If a basketball star is， for example， trying to gain a high personal point total， he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate， affecting the team's performance． Young children learning to play team sports are often told， "There is no I in TEAM．"（4） ____
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team， some players may make less effort． Just as in a game of tug-of-war（拔河）， whenever a person is added， everyone else pulls the rope with less force．
（5） ____ An A-team may require a balance - not just A players， but a few generous B players as well．
A．It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent．
B．Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship．
C．Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world．
D．The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention．
E．Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent．
F．This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball．
G．Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent．
（2） ____ They focused on football， basketball and baseball． The results are mixed． For football and basketball， adding talented players to a team proves a good method， but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talents： above that level the team's performance begins to decline． Interestingly， this trend isn't evident in baseball where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance．
To explain this phenomenon， the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调） their actions．（3） ____ In baseball， the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates． They conclude that when task interdependence is high， team performance will suffer when there is too much talent， while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower． If a basketball star is， for example， trying to gain a high personal point total， he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate， affecting the team's performance． Young children learning to play team sports are often told， "There is no I in TEAM．"（4） ____
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team， some players may make less effort． Just as in a game of tug-of-war（拔河）， whenever a person is added， everyone else pulls the rope with less force．
（5） ____ An A-team may require a balance - not just A players， but a few generous B players as well．
A．It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent．
B．Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship．
C．Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world．
D．The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention．
E．Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent．
F．This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball．
G．Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent．
题目解答
答案
（1）E．细节理解题。上文说Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals．"大多数人相信建立一个伟大团队的最好方法就是聚集一群最有天赋的个人"。下文说"公司花费数百万雇佣顶级商业人士。"该空承上启下，也是在举例，E选项Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent"运动队老板花费数百万美元吸引顶尖人才。"切题，故选E.
（2）C．推理判断题。下文说They focused on football， basketball and baseball．"他们专注于足球、篮球和棒球。结果有好有坏。"这些都属于体育方面，该空引出下文，C选项Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world"最近的几项研究调查了体育世界中人才的作用。"切题，故选C.
（3）F．细节理解题。上文说To explain this phenomenon， the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调） their actions．"为了解释这一现象，研究人员探索了一场好的表现要求队员们协调他们行动的程度"，下文说明了研究结果，该空承上启下，F选项This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball"这项任务的相互依赖性使棒球区别于足球和篮球。"切题，故选F.
（4）B．细节理解题。上文说了"There is no I in TEAM."，球队里面没有个人，B选项Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship"球星显然没有遵守运动员精神的基本原则"切题，故选B.
（5）G．推理判断题。下文说An A-team may require a balance - not just A players， but a few generous B players as well．"一支一流球队可能需要一种平衡--不仅仅是最好球员，也需要一些有雅量的普通球员。"该空引出下文，G选项Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent"建立一支最佳阵容球队比简单地雇佣最优秀的人才要复杂得多。"切题，故选G.
（2）C．推理判断题。下文说They focused on football， basketball and baseball．"他们专注于足球、篮球和棒球。结果有好有坏。"这些都属于体育方面，该空引出下文，C选项Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world"最近的几项研究调查了体育世界中人才的作用。"切题，故选C.
（3）F．细节理解题。上文说To explain this phenomenon， the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调） their actions．"为了解释这一现象，研究人员探索了一场好的表现要求队员们协调他们行动的程度"，下文说明了研究结果，该空承上启下，F选项This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball"这项任务的相互依赖性使棒球区别于足球和篮球。"切题，故选F.
（4）B．细节理解题。上文说了"There is no I in TEAM."，球队里面没有个人，B选项Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship"球星显然没有遵守运动员精神的基本原则"切题，故选B.
（5）G．推理判断题。下文说An A-team may require a balance - not just A players， but a few generous B players as well．"一支一流球队可能需要一种平衡--不仅仅是最好球员，也需要一些有雅量的普通球员。"该空引出下文，G选项Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent"建立一支最佳阵容球队比简单地雇佣最优秀的人才要复杂得多。"切题，故选G.