大学英语四级CET4真题.docx

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大学英语四级CET4真题

2009年6月大学英语四级考试真题

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofFreeAdmissiontoMuseums.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.越来越多的博物馆免费开放，目的是什么

2.也会带来一些问题

3.你的看法

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1–7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].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,employerswhocaneliminateinvalidbiases（偏见）fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.

“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletostayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.”

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,Igavehimalongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.

“Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.HeexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.

“AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyaskingquestionsandcreatingdialogueswithmyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,”Dougadmits.“ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearninghowtobemore‘inclusive’todifferences.”

ABetterBottomLine

Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecanimprovesales.“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.

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,wecanachievediversityandbenefitfromthe_____________________betweenus.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.

[B]Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.

[C]Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.

[D]Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.

12.[A]Theyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.

[B]TheyfeelluckytoliveinFlorida.

[C]Theyaregoingtohaveaholiday.

[D]Theyhavenotbookedtheirairticketsyet.

13.[A]Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.

[B]Heusedtobeafirefighter.

[C]Hewasverycourageous.

[D]Hewasaccusedofcausingafire.

14.[A]Makeaprofitableinv