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(1)B.推理判断题。根据上文"Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals.( 大多数人认为组建一个伟大团队的最好方法是聚集一群最有才华的人,)"以及下一句"Companies spend millions hiring top business people.(公司花费数百万雇佣顶级商务人士。) "可知此处说的是雇佣顶级人才的事情,选项"B.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。 "符合语境。故选B。
(2)E.推理判断题。根据下文"They focused on football,basketball and baseball.The results are mixed.(他们关注足球、篮球和棒球,结果是喜忧惨半的。) "可知此处说的是顶尖人才加入到体育团队中所带来的结果,选项"E.Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.最近的几项研究考察了人才在体育界的作用。) "符合语境。故选E。
(3)G.推理判断题。根据下文"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.(在棒球运动中,个体运动员的表现对队友的依赖性较小。他们得出结论,当任务相互依赖性较高时,团队的表现会受到影响。)"可知此处说的是团队合作的问题,选项"G.This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.这个任务的相互依赖性将棒球与足球和篮球区分开来。) "符合语境。故选G。
(4)D.推理判断题。根据上文"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.(例如,如果一个篮球明星试图获得较高的个人积分总数,他可能会在将球传给队友时自己投篮,从而影响团队绩效。) "可知此处说的是体育比赛中的团队精神,选项"D.Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.明星们显然不遵循这种体育精神的基本原则。 "符合语境。故选D。
(5)F.推理判断题。根据下文"An A﹣team may require a balance﹣not just A players,but a few generous B players as well.(一个一流的团队可能需要平衡,不仅仅需要一流的球员,而且还需要一些二类的慷慨的球员。)"可知此处说的是在雇佣人才上的选择,选项"F.Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.建立一个梦想团队要比雇佣最优秀的人才复杂得多。 "符合语境。故选F。