Few of us act alone in the real world. Most things are done with the help or ideas of other people. Group projects are great practice for high school, college, and real life, when you will probably have a job that requires working with others. Right now, group projects can be fun and they often allow you to do a bigger, more interesting project than you could alone. With group work, you can actually learn more in less time.
Group projects also give you a chance to get to know kids you might not otherwise know or talk with. Group projects are also a great way to practice skills you’re not so sure of. For example: working on a deadline, staying organized, or being patient. And if you’re a little nervous talking in front of a group, a joint project can help you become more comfortable with it. Maybe your group will pick you to tell the whole class about your project. If so, you’ll know your whole group is rooting for you!
One of the most important things about group work is talking and meeting together. It’s a good idea to continually check with everybody on their progress to see if anyone needs help. You might think the first step is to figure out who will do what, but actually it’s getting to know another a little. Take a few minutes to chat. Even if you know each other well, it can help to take a minute to think about your skills and share your strengths and weaknesses. The second step is to go over ground rules from your teacher and any that you want to create together as a group.
小题1:Group projects can give you a chance to do the following EXCEPT ________.
A．get to know more friends
B．learn more than you do alone
C．work in an organized way
D．get rid of shyness forever小题2:The underlined phrase “root for” in the second paragraph means _______.
A．like
B．support
C．offer
D．prevent小题3:What’s the purpose in checking others’ progress?
A．To learn what they will do next.
B．To find good topics to talk with them about.
C．To help them when they need help.
D．To make sure that their work is finished on time.小题4: According to the passage, we can infer that _______.
A．group members should be your close friends
B．talking with group members should be the first step of group work
C．knowing persons is more important than your projects
D．rules from teachers are more important than working among group members
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
题目分析：文章介绍了小组合作带来的好处以及我们在小组合作中应该注意的事。
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章第一段所说的give you a chance to get to know kids，allow you to do a bigger, more interesting project than you could alone，staying organized，ABC项都是我们可以从小组合作中学到的，D项错在forever，原文中则是help you become more comfortable with it，所以选D
小题2:B 词义推断题。根据上下文，这句话的意思是，如果你的小组选择你向全班介绍你们的课题，你就会知道你的组员都____你，比较适合此处的词是支持，所以选B
小题3:C 细节题。文章第三段提到continually check with everybody on their progress to see if anyone needs help，所以选择C
小题4:B 细节题。根据文章第三段的You might think the first step is to figure out who will do what, but actually it’s getting to know another a little，说明小组合作中第一步应该做的事是谈话以增进了解，所以选择B
点评：文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。