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Martin was returning to work in his London office after spending two weeks with his brother in New York．He was coming back with a heavy heart．It was not just that it was the end of a wonderful holiday; it was not just that he invariably suffered badly from jet lag （时差） ; it was that Monday mornings always began with a team meeting and, over the months, he had grown to hate them．     Martin was aware that colleagues approached these meetings with hidden matters; they enjoyed game-playing; and he knew that people were not being honest and open．The meetings themselves were bad enough－there were all the complaints afterwards at the meeting like “I could have improved on that idea, but I wasn't going to say". “They usual people saying the usual things.” “I was thinking of making a suggestion—but I couldn’t be bothered.”     As this morning's meeting began, Martin prepared himself for the usual dullness and boredom．But, as the meeting progressed, he became aware of a strange background noise．At first, he thought that he was still hearing the engine noise from the aircraft that had brought him back to London．He had had to sit over the wing and the engine noise was terrible. But, as he concentrated on the noise, it became a little clearer．     He realized－to his amazement－that he could actually hear what they were thinking at the same time as they were speaking．As he concentrated still harder, he found that he could actually hear what they were thinking at the same time as they were speaking. What surprised him, even more than the acquisition（获得）of this strange power, was that he discovered that what people were saying was not really what they were thinking．They were not making clear their reservations（保留意见）．They were not supporting views which they thought might be unpopular．They were not contributing their new insights．They were not volunteering their new ideas． Martin found it impossible not to respond to his new knowledge．So he started to make gentle interventions（干涉），based more on what he could hear his colleagues thinking than on what he could hear them saying. “So, John are you really saying…” “Susan, do you really think that?” “Tom, have you got an idea on how we could take this forward?” They was aware that his colleagues were unsettled (不安的) by how insightful these interventions were. Encouraged now, Martin forgot his usual discomfort at participating in such meetings and began making comments of his own. However, he became aware that some of his colleagues were looking at him surprisedly. One or two even had a gentle smile playing on their lips. Only gradually did it dawn on him –they could hear his thoughts and he was not really saying what he was thinking. They looked at him, puzzled. In truth, he felt rather proud of his newly-acquired talent.     As the meeting progressed, Martin became aware of changes to the tone and style of the event. It was clear to him that each member of the meeting was learning how to hear the thoughts of the others and this was slowly changing how they interacted with one another．The game-playing started to fall away; people started to speak more directly; views became better understood; the atmosphere became more open and trusting．     The meeting ended．As people left the room, Martin found that he could still hear what they were thinking．"That was the best meeting we've ever had．" "All meetings should be like that．" "In future, I'm going to say what I think" ． 55. It is known from the first paragraph that Martin _____      ．     A. just came back from his business trip in New York     B. was found to suffer from a serious heart disease during the trip     C. had a good time during his fortnight's stay in New York     D. didn't like his work in his London office 56. Why did Martin hate his company's team meeting?     A．It had to be held every Monday morning.     B．The meeting was a complete waste of time.     C．He couldn’t control the meeting that was out of order.       D．The meeting atmosphere wasn’t open and trusting.   57. What do we know about this Monday morning's meeting from the passage?     A．Martin realized what he really needed.     B．Martin was angry at the dullness of the meeting.       C．Martin led people to express their real thoughts.       D．Many members played games at the meeting.   58. The underlined part “his newly-acquired talent” in Paragraph 5 means that Martin could _____.     A. still hear the engine noise of the plane though he was back.     B. hear what the meeting members were thinking based on their words.     C. clearly hear what the members of the meeting were saying     D. actually control the thoughts of the members of the meeting  59．It is inferred from the last two paragraphs that towards the end of the meeting Martin would hear such words as “ _____”．      A． I was thinking of making a suggestion－but I couldn't be bothered     B． I have got an idea on how we could take this forward．I think we should…     C． The usual people say the usual things, so I have no other new ideas     D． I could have improved on that idea, but I wasn't going to say 60. What is probably the best title for the passage?    A. A Meeting of Minds            B. Lessons in Leadership    C. Martin and His Team           D. The Value of Meeting 答案：CDCBBA

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