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四级真题答案

2009年6月四级真题答案

【篇一：

2009年6月英语四级考试真题及答案】

ss=txt>partiwriting（30minutes）注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

directions:

forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicoffreeadmissiontomuseums.youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.越来越多的博物馆免费开放的目的是什么？

2.也会带来一些问题

3.你的看法

freeadmissiontomuseums

partiireadingcomprehension（skimmingandscanning）（15minutes）directions:

inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonanswersheet1.forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda），b），c）andd）.forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

howdoyouseediversity?

asamanager,tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaid―untrustworthy,‖soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.―itwasn‘tuntiliattendedadiversityworkshopthatirealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,‖tiffanyconfesses.whatshehadn‘tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwasthatthecandidate‘s―different‖behaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.hewasanasian-americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting（避开）youreyes.

―iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;notrealizingitwascultural,‖tiffanysays.“imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.”

manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.astheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.

hireadvantage

atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocan

eliminateinvalidbiases（偏见）fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.mycompany,mindsetsllc,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.

“duringmymindsetscoachingsession,iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.‖

blindedbygender

daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverseworkforce.―throughoneofthesessions,idiscoveredmypersonalbias,‖herecalls.―ilearnedihadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences.‖inhiscase,theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.

―ihadamanagementpositionopeninmydepartment;andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman.hadinotattendedthisworkshop,iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.myreasoningwouldhavebeenthateventhoughbothcandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulintheposition,iassumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtobehomewithherchildrenandnottravel.‖dale‘sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimitsanorganization‘sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.

―ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation,ineededtopresentthefullrangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallowthemtomakeaninformeddecision.”dalecreditstheworkshop,―becauseithelpedmemakedecisionsbasedonfairness.‖

yearoftheknow-it-all

dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops.herecallsamajorlessonlearnedfromhisownemployee.

―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.thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecan

improvesales.―mostofmycustomersspeakenglishasasecondlanguage.oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone.itwasn‘tuntilmybossreceivedmindsets‘trainingthatshewasabletounderstandhowimportantinclusivenesswastocustomerservice.asaresult,ourcustomerbasehasincreased.‖

oncewestarttoseepeopleasindividuals,anddiscardthestereotypes,wecanmovepositivelytowardinclusivenessforeveryone.diversityisaboutcomingtogetherandtakingadvantageofourdifferencesandsimilarities.itisaboutbuildingbettercommunitiesandorganizationsthatenhanceusasindividualsandreinforceoursharedhumanity.

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

注意：

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）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,wecanachievediversity

andbenefitfromthe_______betweenus.

partiiilisteni

ngcomprehension（35minutes）sectiona

directions:

inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.at

theendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkeda），b），c）andd），anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

注意：

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）hewasaccusedofcau