13．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（時(shí)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 agenda（會(huì)議議程）； they indulged in （沉溺于）game playing； and he knew that people were not being honest and open．The meetings themselves were bad enough-there was all the moaning afterwards at the meeting like"I could have improved on that idea，but I wasn't going to say"．
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．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．What surprised him，even more than the acquisition（獲得）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．They were not supporting views which they thought might be popular．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，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 looked at him，puzzled．In truth，he felt rather proud of his newly-acquired talent．
As the meeting progressed，it was clear to him that each member of the meeting was learning how to hear the thoughts of the others．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"．
41．It is known from the first paragraph that MartinC．
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
42．Why did Martin hate his company's team meeting？D
A．Because it had to be held every Monday morning．
B．Because he was tired of hosting such a meeting．
C．Because he couldn't control the meeting that was out of order．
D．Because the meeting atmosphere wasn't open and trusting．
43．The underlined part"his newly-acquired talent"in Paragraph 5means that he couldD．
A．still hear the engine noise of the plane though he was back
B．clearly hear what the members of the meeting were saying
C．a(chǎn)ctually control the thoughts of the members of the meeting
D．express what the meeting members were thinking based on their words and their thoughts
44．What do we know about this Monday morning's meeting from the passage？C
A．Martin made people say what they were thinking immediately the meeting began．
B．Martin was angry at the dullness of the meeting at the beginning of the meeting all the time．
C．Martin led people to express their real thoughts with the meeting progressing．
D．Many members of the meeting played games and told lies at the meeting all the time．
45．It is inferred from the last two paragraphs that towards the end of the meeting Martin would hear such words as"B"．
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．
分析 馬丁旅行回來(lái)，但是心情很沉重，因?yàn)橹芤簧衔缬凶屗X(jué)得討厭的團(tuán)隊(duì)會(huì)議．馬丁意識(shí)到他的同事來(lái)參加這個(gè)會(huì)議并沒(méi)有投入其中，各懷目的．會(huì)議本身就很糟糕；會(huì)議之后各種抱怨．這天早晨馬丁做好了開(kāi)會(huì)無(wú)聊的準(zhǔn)備；但是讓他驚奇的是他擁有了一種特殊的能力，能夠聽(tīng)懂別人內(nèi)心真正的想法，并且發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的想法與講出來(lái)的不一致；于是他引導(dǎo)他們把各自的真正想法表述出來(lái)；結(jié)果大家覺(jué)得這是一次非常令人滿(mǎn)意的會(huì)議，大家都決定以后就這樣怎么想就怎么說(shuō)．
解答 41．C．本題是細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章第一段中"…two weeks with his brother in New York"和"It was not just that it was the end of a wonderful holiday；"可以判斷答案是C．two weeks的意思是"fortnight"，表示"兩周"．
42．D． 該題是推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段"he knew that people were not being honest and open．"可知這是會(huì)議讓馬丁討厭的原因；此外，文章倒數(shù)第二段"the atmosphere became more open and trusting．"說(shuō)明（會(huì)議讓人厭煩）問(wèn)題得到解決，會(huì)議成功；由此推斷本題答案是D．
43．D．該題是推斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段"He realized，to his amazement，that he could actually hear what they were thinking at the same time as they were speaking"和第三段"So he started to make gentle interventions，based more on what he could hear his colleagues thinking than on what he could hear them saying．""推斷，馬丁擁有了"聽(tīng)見(jiàn)別人思想的能力"并且運(yùn)用這個(gè)能力來(lái)"引導(dǎo)他們準(zhǔn)確表達(dá)他們真正的想法"．所以答案是D．
44．C．該題是推斷題，根據(jù)第三段"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 looked at him，puzzled．"可知馬丁利用自己的特殊的能力引導(dǎo)這些參與會(huì)議的成員準(zhǔn)確地表達(dá)他們的想法．
45．B．該題是推斷題．由最后兩段，特別是"the atmosphere became more open and trusting．"可知與會(huì)成員暢所欲言，不再對(duì)自己的想法有時(shí)隱瞞．因此該題答案選擇B．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 文章是馬丁如何解決會(huì)議讓人厭煩，引導(dǎo)同僚在會(huì)議上暢所欲言．題目涉及多題推理判斷題．對(duì)這種題目必須在材料中具體信息的基礎(chǔ)上做出合理的推斷．所以推斷必須有依據(jù)，不能憑空想象．
