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1、英语四级考试网 独家整理本资料由英语四级考试网本资料由英语四级考试网 独家整理提供。此为网上最完整清晰的版本，可在独家整理提供。此为网上最完整清晰的版本，可在 线测试。助大家估分，祝顺利通过四级考试。线测试。助大家估分，祝顺利通过四级考试。答案解析与听力音频材料请到答案解析与听力音频材料请到 查阅。查阅。全国大学英语四级试卷全国大学英语四级试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1 上。Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on
2、the topic of Free Admission to Museums. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly
3、and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C )and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.How Do You See DiversityAs a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applic
4、ants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise.He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact tha
5、t he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasnt until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadnt known at the time of the interview was Opt
6、 the candidates “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting (避开) your eyes.“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I mi
7、ssed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”英语四级考试网 独家整理Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our f
8、alse assumptions.Hire AdvantageAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can eliminate invalid biases (偏见) from the process have a distinct advantage. My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots. A real estate recruit
9、er we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make.“During my Mindsets coaching session, I was taught how to recruit a diversified workforce. I recruited people from different cultures and skill sets. The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to b
10、uild up the company. When the real estate teethes began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to say in the real estate market much longer than others in the same profession.”Blinded by GenderDale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervisi
11、ng a diverse workforce. “Through one of the sessions, I discovered my personal bias,” he recalls. “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person, and being open to differences.” In his case, the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.“I had a management position open in t
12、oy department; and the two finalists were a man and a woman. lied I not attended this workshop, I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel. My reasoning would have been that even though both candidates were great an
13、d could have been successful in the position, I assumed the woman would have wanted to he home with her children and not travel.” Dales assumptions are another example of the well-Intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organizations ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse work
14、force. “I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation. I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibilities and expectations to all candidates and allots them to make an informed decision.” Dale credits the workshop, “because it helped me make decisi
15、ons based on fairness.”Year of the Know-It-AllDoug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops. Fie recalls a major lesson learned from his own employee.英语四级考试网 独家整理“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-American employee put in a request to take time off to celebr
16、ate Chinese New Year. In my ignorance, I assumed he had his dates wrong, as the first of January had just passed. When I advised him of this, I gave him a tong talking-to about turning in requests early with the proper dates.“He patiently waited, then when I was done, he said he would like Chinese New Year off, not the Western New Year. He explained politely that in his culture the new y
