全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案Word下载.docx
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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HowDoYouSeeDiversity
Asamanager,Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.
Hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaid¡
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soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.¡
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tuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,¡
Tiffanyconfesses.Whatshehadn¡
tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwasOptthecandidate¡
s¡
different¡
behaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting(±
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Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;
notrealizingitwascultural,¡
Tiffanysays.¡
Imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.¡
Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.Astheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.
HireAdvantage
Atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocaneliminateinvalidbiases(Æ
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)fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.
DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestateteethesbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.¡
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BlindedbyGender
Daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverseworkforce.¡
Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,¡
herecalls.¡
IlearnedIhadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences.¡
Inhiscase,theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.
Ihadamanagementpositionopenintoydepartment;
andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman.liedInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.Myreasoningwouldhavebeenthateventhoughbothcandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulintheposition,Iassumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtohehomewithherchildrenandnottravel.¡
Dale¡
sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-Intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimitsanorganization¡
sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.
Ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation.Ineededtopresentthefullrangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallotsthemtomakeaninformeddecision.¡
Dalecreditstheworkshop,¡
becauseithelpedmemakedecisionsbasedonfairness.¡
YearoftheKnow-It-All
Dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops.Fierecallsamajorlessonlearnedfromhisownemployee.
OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-AmericanemployeeputinarequesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignorance,Iassumedhehadhisdateswrong¡
asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehimatongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.
Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.HeexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.
AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyaskingquestionsandcreatingdialogueswithtoyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,¡
Dougadmits.¡
ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearninghowtobemore¡
inclusive¡
todifferences.¡
ABetterBottomLine
Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecanimprovesales.¡
MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone.Itwasn¡
tuntilmybossreceivedMindsets¡
trainingthatshewasabletounderstandhowimportantinclusivenesswastocustomerservice.Asaresult,Octcustomerbasehasincreased.¡
Oncewestarttoseepeopleasindividuals,anddiscardthestereotypes,wecanmovepositivelytowardinclusivenessforeveryone.Diversityisaboutcomingtogetherandtakingadvantageofourdifferencesandsimilarities.Itisaboutbuildingbettercommunitiesandorganizationsthatenhanceusasindividualsandreinforceoursharedhumanity.
WhenwebegintoquestionourassumptionsandchallengewhatwethinkwehavelearnedfromOctpast,fromthemedia,peers,family,friends,etc.,toebegintorealizethatsomeofourconclusionsareflawed(Ó
)orcontrarytoourfundamentalvalues.Weneedtovan)ourselvestothinkdifferently,shiftourmindsetsandrealizethatdiversityopensdoorsforallofus,creatingopportunitiesinorganizationsandcommunitiesthatbenefiteveryone.
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1.WhatbotheredTiffanyduringaninterviewwithhercandidate¡
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A)Hejustwouldn¡
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B)Hewasslowinansweringherquestions.
C)Hisresumedidn¡
tprovidethenecessaryinformation.
D)Hisanswerstosomeofherquestionswereirrelevant.
2.Tiffany¡
smisjudgmentaboutthecandidatestemmedfrom
A)racialstereotypes
B)invalidpersonalbias
C)culturalignorance
D)emphasisonphysicalappearance
3.Whatisbecomingessentialinthecourseofeconomicglobalizationaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Hiringqualifiedtechnicalandmanagementpersonnel.
B)Increasingunderstandingofpeopleofothercultures.
C)Constantlyupdatingknowledgeandequipment.
D)Expandingdomesticandinternationalmarkets.
4.WhatkindoforganizationisMindsetsLLC?
A)Arealestateagency.
B)Apersonneltrainingcompany.
C)Aculturalexchangeorganization.
D)Ahi-techcompany.
5.Afteroneoftheworkshops,accountexecutiveDalerealizedthat____.
A)hehadhiredthewrongperson
B)hecouldhavedonemoreforhiscompany
C)hehadnotmanagedhisworkforcewell
D)hemustgetridofhisgenderbias
6.WhatdidDalethinkofMindsetsLLC¡
sworkshop?
A)Itwaswell-intentionedbutpoorlyconducted.
B)Ittappedintotheexecutives¡
fullpotential.
C)Ithelpedhimmakefairdecisions.
D)Itmetparticipants¡
diverseneeds.
7.HowdidDoug,asupervisor,respondtoaChinese-Americanemployee¡
srequestforleave?
A)Hetoldhimtogetthedatesright.
B)Hedemandedanexplanation.
C)Heflatlyturneditdown.
D)Hereadilyapprovedit.
8.Dougfelt____whenherealizedthathisassumptionwaswrong.
9.AfterattendingMindsets¡
workshops,theparticipantscametoknowtheimportanceof____totheirbusiness.
10.Whenweviewpeopleasindividualsandgetridofstereotypes,wecanachievediversityandbenefitfromthe____betweenus.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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11.A)Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.
B)Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.
C)Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.
D)Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.
12.A)Theyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.
B)TheyfeelluckytoliveinFlorida.
C)Theyaregoingtohaveaholiday.
D)Theyhavenotbookedtheirairticketsyet.
13.A)Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.
B)Hewasverycourageous.
C)Heusedtobeafirefighter.
D)Hewasaccus
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