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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowDoYouSeeDiversity?

Asamanager,Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswith

hercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.

Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.

Hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaid―untrustworthy,‖soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.

―Itwasn‘tuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwas

theperfectperson,‖Tiffanyconfesses.Whatshehadn‘tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwas

thatthecandidate‘s―differentbehavior‖wassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting（避开）youreyes.

―Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;

notrealizingitwascultural,‖Tiffanysays.“I

missedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.”

Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.Astheworld

becomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandour

understandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.

HireAdvantage

eliminateinvalidbiases（偏见）fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.

“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,it

wasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuch

longerthanothersinthesameprofession.

‖

BlindedbyGender

Daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshops

onsupervising

adiverse

workforce.―Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,

‖herecalls.―IlearnedI

hadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopento

differences.

‖Inhiscase,

theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.

―Ihadamanagementpositionopeninmydepartment;

andthetwofinalistswereamananda

woman.HadInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthe

bestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.Myreasoningwould

havebeenthateventhoughboth

candidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulinthe

position,Iassumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtob

ehomewithherchildrenandnottravel.

Dale‘sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimits

anorganization

‘sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.

―Ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation,Ineeded

topresentthefull

rangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallow

themtomakeaninformeddecision.”Dalecreditstheworkshop,―becauseithelpedmemake

decisionsbasedonfairness.

YearoftheKnow-It-All

Dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneof

myworkshops.Herecallsamajorlesson

learnedfromhisownemployee.

―OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-AmericanemployeeputinarequesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignorance,Iassumedhehadhisdateswrong‘,asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehimatongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.

“Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.HeexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebrated

holidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.

―AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyasking

questionsandcreatingdialogueswithtoyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,‖Dougadmits.―ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearning

howtobemore?

inclusive‘todifferences.‖

ABetterBottomLine

Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecan

improvesales.―MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone.Itwasn‘tuntilmybossreceivedMindsetstrainingthatshe‘wasabletounderstandhowimportant

inclusivenesswastocustomerservice.Asaresult,ourcustomerbasehasincreased.‖Oncewestarttoseepeopleasindividuals,anddiscardthestereotypes,wecanmovepositively

towardinclusivenessforeveryone.Diversityisaboutcomingtogetherandtakingadvantageofourdifferencesandsimilarities.Itisaboutbuildingbettercommunitiesandorganizationsthatenhanceusasindividualsandreinforceoursharedhumanity.

Whenwebegintoquestionourassumptionsandchallengewhatwethinkwehavelearnedfromourpast,fromthemedia,peers,family,friends,etc.,webegintorealizethatsomeofourconclusionsareflawed（有缺陷的）orcontrarytoourfundamentalvalues.Weneedtotrainourselvestothinkdifferently,shiftourmindsetsandrealizethatdiversityopensdoorsforallofus,creatingopportunitiesinorganizationsandcommunitiesthatbenefiteveryone.

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhatbotheredTiffanyduringaninterviewwithhercandidate？

A）Hejustwouldn‘tlookherintheeye.

B）Hewasslowinansweringherquestions.

C）Hisresumedidn‘tprovidethenecessaryinformation.

D）Hisanswerstosomeofherquestionswereirrelevant.

2.Tiffany‘smisjudgmentaboutthecandidatestemmedfrom_______.A）racialstereotypes

B）invalidpersonalbiasC）culturalignorance

3.Whatisbecomingessentialinthecourseofeconomicglobalizationaccordingtotheauthor?

A）Hiringqualifiedtechnicalandmanagementpersonnel.

B）Increasingunderstandingofpeopleofothercultures.C）Constantlyupdatingknowledgeandequipment.

D）Expandingdomesticandinternationalmarkets.

4.WhatkindoforganizationisMindsetsLLC?

5.Afteroneoftheworkshops,accountexecutiveDalerealizedthat____.A）hehadhiredthewrongperson

B）hecouldhavedonemoreforhiscompanyC）hehadnotmanagedhisworkforcewellD）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,wecanachievediversity

andbenefitfromthe_______betweenus.

PartIII

ListeningComprehension

（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD），anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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）Hewasaccusedofcausingafire.

14.A）Makeaprofitableinvestment.B）Buyanewwashingmachine.

C）GetpartsforthemachinefromJapa