大学生英语竞赛D类阅读理解专项强化真题试卷10
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Are You a Successful Leader?
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Almost nothing we do in this world is done in isolation. At work or at play, you\’ll find yourself in groups, working with other people: your team at work, a meeting with colleagues, your family, a holiday with friends, a group of students working together, a group of neighbors wanting to make changes. It is now recognized that being able to work successfully with other people is one of the major keys to success, partly because we need to do it so often.
In almost every situation where you\’re in a group, you will need a skilled leader. All groups need leaders and all successful groups have good leaders. Groups without leaders or with weak leaders almost always break down. Members of a leaderless group often feel dissatisfied and frustrated. Time is wasted and the tasks are not achieved. There are often arguments and tensions between people as there is nobody to keep the goals clear. Some personalities dominate and others disappear and often group members don\’t come to meetings in order to avoid more disharmony.
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1.Why will there be lots of arguments in a leaderless group?
Without a leader，there is nobody to keep the goals clear．
解析：(文中第二段There are often arguments and tensions between people as there is nobody tokeep the goals clear．这句话包含了答案，没有领导或没有好的领导，一个团队就会因为没有目标而乱作一团。)
2.What is probably the most important quality of a good leader?
They should be sensitive，sociable and be able to get on with a wide range of people．
解析：(最后一段提到Lastly，and probably most importantly，good leadership need to be sensitive，sociable and be able to get on with a wide range of people．因此好的领导必须首先具备sensitive，sociable and be able to get on with a wide range of people这三种能力。)
3.Being able to work in a group is one of the major factors of success.(A)
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C.
解析：(文章第一段最后提到It is now recognized that being able to work successfully with otherpeople is one of the major keys to success…，成功的关键在于能否与他人很好的合作去做好一项工作。故本题正确。)
4.Groups of people doing social activities generally don’t need leaders.(B)
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C.
解析：(文章着重介绍了领导的重要性，第二段提到All groups need leaders and all successfulgroups have good leaders．显然本句话错误。)
5.Most people agree that leadership is a natural-born talent rather than a learned skill.(B)
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C.
解析：(由第三段Although a lot of people agree that there are some natural-born leaders，most people recognize that leadership can also be taught．可知，虽然很多人认为领导才能是天生的，但是大部分人觉得领导能力是可以学习的。)
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