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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
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2009-12-16 作者:
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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
FreeAdmissiontoMuseums
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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