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     For many managers,"team building" means two days spent doing role－playing exercises
in a conference hotel far from head office.But perhaps a more effective way to build teams is
simply by playing real team sports,such as soccer,cricket or softball.
     David Clark,a project manager at Atisreal UK,is one of the organizers of the company's
two soccer teams.He says the main point is fitness but it also has another advantage:"It gives
the guys a chance to meet and relax with their peers (同等地位的人) from other departments.
It builds cross－company relationships."
Louise Aston,a human resources director,takes a similar view,pointing out that as well as
bringing_disparate_divisions_together,sport cuts through hierarchies (等级制度):"Not only
does it promote health,it can knock leadership on the head.The person who's best at soccer

could well be a person who works in the warehouse (库房)．Then his confidence will be built."
     Another reason companies would like to promote team sports is that they are relatively
cheap.Peter Mills,chief health officer at Vielife,says:"The contributions a company might make
towards running a sports team-paying its league fees,for example-are pretty small compared
to other expenditure in the field of well－being."
     However,he warns,there is a potential downside.Sports are,by their nature,competitive
and not everyone is good at them:"There are people who can be a bit selfconscious and you
need to ensure you don't marginalize (忽视) them.So you might use introductory days that
only beginners go to.""The emphasis was on sports such as soccer and netball,but by way
of recognition that not everyone likes sweaty exercise,there was also chess,"he added.

1．How many advantages of team sports are mentioned in the passage?_____
A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five.
2．The underlined part"bringing disparate divisions together"might refer to________.
A．building cross－company relationships
B．cutting through hierarchies
C．promoting health
D．bringing fun to the employees
3．We can learn that by cutting through hierarchies,________.
A．the ordinary employees may be more confident
B．the employers' positions will be threatened
C．everyone will be equal regardless of sex,age and income
D．no one will be prejudiced inside the company
4．The disadvantage of team sports is that________.
A．people who like sports are too competitive
B．someone bad at sports might not feel at home when playing sports
C．self－conscious people are not competitive
D．chess is not included in the team building programs
5．The purpose of the passage is to________.
A．introduce the meaning of "team building"
B．explain why team sports is a new way of "team building"
C．narrate the characteristics of the team sports
D．stress different people have different characters

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