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1、2009 年年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题月大学英语四级考试真题快速阅读快速阅读Part II Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning） （15 minutes）Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices mark
2、ed A）B）C） and D）. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.How Do You See Diversity? 关于多样性的看法问题关于多样性的看法问题?As a manager,【1】Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview intvju:, she notic
3、ed 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 that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer t
4、he job to her second choice.【2】“It wasnt until I attended tendid a diversity / daiv:sti / workshop that I realized rilaizd the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses knfes. What she hadnt known at the time of the interview was that the candidates “different” behavior was si
5、mply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American ,einmerikn raised reizd in a household where respect for those uz in authority :rti was shown by averting v:t（避开） your eyes. aiz“I was just thrown off by the lack of eyeai contact; not realizing it was cultural kltrl,” Tiffany says. “I misse
6、d mist out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. 【3】As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand ikspnd our understanding of others 后面省略(culture) 根据根据 上一段得到上一段得到 a
7、nd to reexamine some of our false assumptions (about culture). 同样 省略Hire Advantage dv:ntidAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases（偏爱） from the process have a distinct advantage .【4】My mai company, Mindsetsmaindset LLC, helps organ
8、izations and individuals see their own blind blaind spotsspts. A real estate isteit recruiter rikru:t we worked with illustrates ilstreit 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
9、different cultures and skill sets(技能组合) .The agents were able to utilize ju:tilaiz their full potential and experiences to build up the company .When the real estate isteit market began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to stay in the real estate market much lon
10、ger than others in the same profession.”Blinded by Gender【5】Dale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervising a diverse workforce . “Through one of the sessions, I discovered my personal bias bais ,” he recalls . “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole per
11、son , and being open to differences .” In his case , the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.“I had a management position open in my department; and the two finalists were a man and a woman . Had I not attended this workshop, I would have automatically assumed the man was the best cand
12、idate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel . My reasoning would have been that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful in the position, I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with her children and not travel.”Dales assumptions are anot
13、her example of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organizations ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce.【6】“I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation , I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibili
14、ties and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision .” 【6】 Dale credits the workshop , “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness .”Year of the Know-It-All【7】Doug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshoes. He recalls a major lesson learned fro
15、m his own employee.“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-American employee put in a request to take time off to celebrate Chinese New Year. In my（Doug）ignorance, I assumed he had his dates wrong, as the first of January had just passed . When I advised him of this , I gave hi
16、m a long 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 did not begin January first , and that Chinese New Year ,which is tied to the lunar cycle ,is one of the most celebrated holidays on the Chinese calendar. 【8】Needless to say, I felt very embarras
