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．

请同学们选出下面句子的基本句型，把正确选项字母写在横线上。A. 主谓宾宾(SVOO)B. 主谓宾补(SVOC)C. 主系表(SVP)D. 主谓状(SVA)E. 主谓宾状(SVOA)1. Your flight will leave at 5:00 pm. 2. She loves the library because she loves books. 3. Our grandpa often tells us stories about Chairman Mao on Sundays. 4. To do today’s homework without the teacher’s help is very difficult. 5. She likes the children to read newspapers and books in the reading-room.

A recent BBC documentary， The Town That Never Refired sought to show the effects of increasing the state pension age by putting retirees back to work． Although the documentary was fun， they need not have bothered． Away from the cameras， a great numbers of older people are staying in work． Since the start of the economy declines that began in 2022． the number of 16-to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597，000． Over the same period the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240.000． The graying of the British workforce dates back to around 2015 since when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled． But it has accelerated since the start of the economy declines． There are several reasons why． Happily， people are living longer and healthier lives， which makes staying in work less discouraging than it was． Less happily， low interest rates， a disappointing stock market and the end of many defined-benefit （固定收益）pension schemes make it a financial necessity． And changing attitudes， inspired by rules against age discrimination， are making it easier than ever． Most older workers are simply hanging on at the office： 77% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years． Over two-thirds of them work part-time， mostly doing jobs that they once performed full-time． A big advantage is that they need not pay national insurance contributions． According to Stephen McNair， director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce the flexibility explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the period of economy decline Instead of cutting back on the workforce， as in previous depression， many firms have stopped taking on new workers and cut working hours． At small businesses m particular， keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements． Over half of workers overstate pension age work for businesses with fewer than 39 employees． Christopher Nipper， who owns David Nipper， a women's wear manufacturer based in Derbyshire， prizes his semi-retired workers， who can be employed at short notice and do not need to work full-time to survive． Retired machinists can fill in if there is a rise in orders； former sales advisers can work as part-time consultants． As his competitors have moved production abroad， leaving the pool of trained labor behind， continuing to have older workers and their skills has become even more important． There is a tendency for the older workforce to expand• Workers over the age of 64 who are made unemployed find it harder to pick up new jobs， which could mean that more of them want to work than are able to． The Office for Budget Responsibility， the fiscal watchdog， reported on July 12th that an ageing， unproductive population is the biggest long-term threat to Britain's economic health． Data from the OECD， a think-tank， shows that employment rates among workers approaching retirement age are split in Europe， with old workers hanging on best in the north． Government credit ratings follow a similar pattern． That Britain's ageing workforce more closely resembles Germany's than Italy's could prove the country′s being saved from harm． Which of the following can be inferred from the BBC documentary The Town That Never Retired？___ A． It has received good comments from audience． B． What it intends to reveal is contrary to the reality． C． It aims to criticize the poor pension system in the UK． D． It reflects the current phenomenon of retirees coming back to work． According to the passage， the underlined word "it" in Para.3 refers to___． A． a financial necessity B． staying in work after retiring C． age discrimination D． the changing attitude According to Christopher Nieper， why are semi-retired workers favored in hiring？___ A．Because the pool of labor in the UK is emptied． B．Because they can fill in the job vacancy in a brief time． C．Because their working hours can be as flexible as they want． D．Because they work harder than the young because of economic pressure． The report from the Office for Budget Responsibility shows the older workforce will play a___ role in the country's economic health． A． steady B． positive C． negative D． fundamental It can be concluded from the last paragraph that___． A． Britain's credit ratings are higher than Italy's B． Britain's ageing workforce is similar to Italy's C． Britain's rescue measure is better than Germany's D． Britain's employment rates of ageing workforce are higher than Germany's

六姐姐Lingling的生日到了,我们一家人和她的好朋-|||-友一起为她庆祝生日。-|||-任务一:听录音,用1,2,3,4给图片标序号。-|||-4 ()-|||-() ()-|||-任务二:Lingling收到了许多生日礼物,请给这些-|||-漂亮的礼物涂上颜色吧。-|||-It is my birthday. I have so many birthday gifts. The-|||-hat is brown.The bag is blue.I have a red apple. I-|||-like it.I have a blue book and a yellow ruler. They-|||-all look great.-|||-D

Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are( )programs that address the many needs of the homeless.A. complexB. comprehensiveC. complementaryD. compensating

"Nature does not hurry，yet everything is accomplished．"---Lao TzuIf you are in a city where everyone rushes，realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic．You can be on your iPhone or Blackberry less，and disconnected sometimes．Your environment doesn't control your life---you do．I'm not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower．（36） ____ 1．Do less．Cut back on your projects，on your task list，on how much you try to do each day．（37） ____ Pick 2-3important things---or even just one important thing---and work on those first．Save smaller，routine tasks for later in the day，but give yourself time to focus．2．（38） ____ Meeting are usually a"big waste of time"．And they eat into your day，forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows，and making you rush．3．Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary．When you do the important things with focus，without rush，there will be things that get pushed back，and that don't get done．And you need to ask yourself：（39） ____ What would happen if I stopped doing them？4．Practice mindfulness．（40） ____ ，rather than things so much about future or the past．When you eat，fully appreciate your food．When you are with someone，be with them fully．When you are walking，appreciate your surroundings，no matter where you are．Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．Remember the quote：if nature can get everything done without rushing，so can you．A．Have fewer meetingsB．How necessary are these things？C．Simply learn to live in the presentD．Focus not on quantity but on qualityE．Give yourself more time to get ready and get there．F．The world likely won't end if you don't pass one of the examinations．G．But here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt，if they work for your life．

【题文】--- Do you think that the 11th Chinese National Games were a success ?--- Yes, ___! It couldn’t be ____ .A. relatively ; betterB. approximately ; worseC. absolutely ; betterD. fortunately ; worse

2. Get up earlier tomorrow morning, ___ you can catch the early bus.A. andB. butC. orD. so

Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) available E) discovered l) change M) databases B) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experienced C) running G) definite K) species O) crawling D) specialized H) record L) accurate So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi(莫言), and other _1 _ covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is _2 up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by. A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has _3_ the creation of a web-based Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Life(COL). The project aims to catalog every _ 4 on Earth in a single, easy-to -use reference guide. To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific _ 5 that already exist And eventually, in special sections of the site, people with 6_ knowledge will get to join in . Gardeners, for example, will be able to _ the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a- a- a- the technology for this kind of tool has only recently become _8_ As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will fatur repecial pages for kids who are studying ecosystems(生态系 统) in their neighborhoods. Tomake sure the encyclopedia is _9_ scientists will review much of the information added to it. People who visit the site will be able to choose to 10 pages that haven't been reviewed.

All the family are watching TV Lily. She has gone to the kitchen to get some fruit.A. besidesB. besideC. exceptD. with