Question

    A group of 30 young people in a software company was a team who were willing to learn. The team leader decided to teach them about finding real solutions (解决办法) to the problems.

The team was called to play a game in a hall. They were quite surprised. As they entered the hall, they found the hall decorated with colourful papers and balloons all over the place. It was more like a kid's play area, than a meeting hall. Also, there was a huge box of balloons placed in the hall.

The team leader asked everyone to pick a balloon from the box and asked them to blow it. Every one happily picked a balloon and blew it.

Then the team leader asked them to write their names on their balloon carefully so that the balloons didn't blow up. All tried to write their names on the balloons, but not everyone was successful. A few balloons blew up because of pressure (压力) and they were given another chance to use another balloon.

Those who failed to mark their names even after the second chance were ruled out of the game. After the second chance, 25 were left to move on to the next level. All the balloons were collected and then put into a room.

The team leader announced the members to go to the room and pick the same balloon that had his name on it. Also, he told them that no balloon should blow up and warned them to be very careful!

All 25 members reached the room, where the balloons carrying their names were thrown here and there. They were searching for the balloons carrying their names. While they were in a rush to find the balloons, they tried not to burst them. It was almost 15 minutes and no one was able to find the balloon carrying his own name.

The team was told that the second level of the game was over.

Now it is the third and final level. They were asked to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person named on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes all balloons reached the hands of each person.

The team leader announced: this is called the real solution to the problems.

1.When the young people were called to play a game, they ________.

A.had no idea what they were asked to do B.laughed at the idea of playing a game

C.looked forward to playing a kid's game D.knew what game they were going to play

2.At the first level of the game, each person in the team was asked to ________.

A.write his name on a balloon and blow it B.blow a balloon and write his name on it

C.pick a balloon with someone's name on it D.find someone's name on different balloons

3.The key to success at the third level of the game is ________.

A.thinking very clearly B.helping each other

C.practicing more often D.believing in oneself

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

【解析】

本文讲述了一家软件公司的队长教他的学员如何找到解决问题的真正办法。他让他们玩个游戏。领队让每个人挑一个气球，让他们把它吹起来。然后队长让他们在气球上小心地写上自己的名字，以免气球爆炸。给他们两次机会，成功的人进入下一关的游戏。把写有姓名的所有的气球都被收集起来，然后放在一个房间里。领队宣布队员们到房间里去挑选和他名字相同的气球，但是要非常小心，不能让气球爆炸。差不多15分钟，没人能找到写着他自己名字的气球。队员们被告知第二关比赛结束了。第三关，他们被要求在房间里随便挑一个气球把它给气球上写有他的名字的那个人。几分钟之内，所有的气球都到达了每个人的手中。

1.

推理判断题。根据第3段第1句“The team leader asked everyone to pick a balloon from the box and asked them to blow it.”，第4段第1句“Then the team leader asked them to write their names on their balloon carefully so that the balloons didn't blow up.”，第6段第1句“The team leader announced the members to go to the room and pick the same balloon that had his name on it.”及第9段第2句“They were asked to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person named on the balloon.”可知“当年轻人被叫来玩游戏时，他们不知道他们被要求做什么。”故选A。

2.

细节题。第3-4段“The team leader asked everyone to pick a balloon from the box and asked them to blow it. …Then the team leader asked them to write their names on their balloon carefully so that the balloons didn't blow up. …(领队让每个人从盒子里挑一个气球，让他们把它吹起来……然后队长让他们在气球上小心地写上自己的名字，以免气球爆炸……)”可知在第一关比赛中，每个队员都被要求吹气球并在气球上写上自己的名字。故选B。

3.

主旨题。根据第9段“Now it is the third and final level. …Within a couple of minutes all balloons reached the hands of each person.( 现在是第三关，也是最后一关。他们被要求在房间里随便挑一个气球把它给气球上写有他的名字的那个人。几分钟之内，所有的气球都到达了每个人的手中。)”可知“在第三级比赛中成功的关键是互相帮助。”故选B。