限时训练(五)Ⅰ.完形填空话题：傲慢的危害难度：★★Theprideofsomepeoplegetsintheirwaytosuchanextentthatitcompletelydestroystheirfriendshipsandtheirlives.Somepeoplehavethebad1toworkunderamanagerwhoconstantlycriticizesthembut2takecriticismhimself.Andywas3suchamanager.Hemanagedateamoftwelvefairlyinexperienced4and，inhisview，hewasthe5competentlawyerintheorganization.Hemicromanagedthem，organizingandcontrollingallthe6oftheirwork，whichwasnot，asyoucan7，themostefficientwayofhandling8people.Theywere9aboutwhattheysawasundueinterference(不当干涉).Andychairedtheweeklyteammeetingsandmadeallthedecisions.Hedidn’tencourage10byothers.Whenthelawyersneededto11thefinerpointsofacasewithhim，Andywasalwaystiedupinthemeetingsand，inanyevent,fartoo12.Unsurprisingly，theteam’sperformancewas13，theiradvicetoclients(委托人)wasinconsistentandthey14fartoomanycases.Turnoverintheteamwashigh15peoplesoughtoutbetterjobsandleftratherthan16Andy.Andyisstillthere，hidingbehindhispride，performingamediocre(平庸的)jobwithan17team.Thereare，disappointingly，toomanypeoplelikeAndyinmanagementjobswholettheirown18getinthewayofdealingwithpeople.IfAndyshowedalittlehumility(谦逊)，wasopentosuggestionsanddiscussionsandmadehimself19forregularone-to-onemeetingswithhisteam，theteam’sindividualandcollectiveperformancewouldimprove，theteammemberswouldbe20andlesslikelytolookforotheremployment，andAndywouldreallyhavesomethingtobeproudof.语篇解读什么才是最值得骄傲的事？骄傲对团队、对事业有什么影响？本文通过Andy的故事探讨了傲慢对工作的危害。1.A.tasteB.attitudeC.luckD.habit答案C解析根据下文中的“workunderamanagerwhoconstantlycriticizesthem”可知，在这样的人手下干活是一件不幸的事(badluck)。2.A.can’tB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t答案A解析根据语境可知，有的管理者总是批评别人却不能(can’t)接受批评。3.A.alsoB.justC.stillD.again答案B解析根据下文的描述可知，Andy正是(just)这样的一位管理者。4.A.driversB.teachersC.actorsD.lawyers答案D解析下文的lawyer是提示。5.A.lastB.nextC.onlyD.other答案C解析根据上文中的“Hemanagedateamoftwelvefairlyinexperienced...”可知，Andy认为自己是这个团队里唯一(only)称职的律师。6.A.resultsB.detailsC.dangersD.limits答案B解析根据前面的micromanaged可知，这里说的是Andy组织和控制着律师的工作细节(detail)。7.A.wishB.understandC.describeD.imagine答案D解析asyoucan...意思是“正如你能……的”，根据语境，这里填“想象(imagine)”。8.A.professionalB.ordinaryC.unemployedD.disabled答案A解析根据上文中的micromanaged以及下文中的undueinterference可知，Andy组织和控制手下律师的工作细节，正如你能想象到的，这并不是与专业(professional)人士打交道最有效的方式。9.A.concernedB.annoyedC.excitedD.embarrassed答案B解析根据下文中的“whattheysawasundueinterference”可知，在Andy手下工作的律师对Andy的做法很恼火(annoyed)。10.A.competitionB.participationC.cooperationD.exploration答案B解析根据上文中的“Andychairedtheweeklyteammeetingsandmadeallthedecisions.”可知，Andy一人主持会议并做了所有决策，所以他不鼓励其他人参与(participation)会议讨论。11.A.discussB.shareC.replaceD.compare答案A解析最后一段中的discussions是提示。12.A.ashamedB.slowC.weakD.busy答案D解析根据上文中的“Andywasalwaystiedupinmeetings”可知，Andy总是过于忙碌(busy)。13.A.differentB.acceptableC.averageD.poor答案D解析根据上文可知，Andy一人独揽所有决策权，不鼓励小组成员一起参与讨论等，说明其小组业务能力很差(poor)。14.A.arguedB.recordedC.lostD.filed答案C解析根据theiradvicetoclients(委托...
