Part II Reading Comprehension (15 minutes)
(Skimming and Scanning)
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 marked A), B), C) and D). For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
How Do You See Diversity?
As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants 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 indivial 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 the job to her second choice.
「It wasn』t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,」 Tiffany confesses. What she hadn』t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate』s 「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 （避開）your eyes.
「I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,」 Tiffany says. 「I miss out, but will not miss that opportunity again.」
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 false assumptions.
Hire Advantage
At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can eliminate invalid biases (偏見) from the process have a distinct advantage. My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and indivials see their own blind spots. A real estate recruiter 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 build up the company. When the real estate 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 longer than others in the same profession.」
Blinded by Gender
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,」 he recalls. 「I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person, and being open to differences.」 In this 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 candidate 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.」 Dale』s assumptions are another example of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organization』s ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce.
「I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation, I needed to present the full range of ties, responsibilities and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision.」 Dale credits the workshop, 「because it helped me make decisions based on fairness.」
Year of the Know-It-All
Doug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops. He recalls a major lesson learned from 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 ignorance, I assumed he had his dates wrong, as the first of January and just passed. When I advised him of this, I gave him 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 off, not the Western New Year. He explained politely that in his culture the 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. Needless to say, I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up. But I learned a great deal about assumptions, and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture to culture.
「Attending the diversity workshop helped me realize how much I could learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with my employees, rather than making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,」 Doug admits. 「The biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learning how to be more 『inclusive』 to differences.」
A Better Bottom Line
An open mind about diversity not only improves organizations internally, it is profitable as well. These comments from a customer service representative show how an inclusive attitude can improve sales. 「Most of my customers speak English as a second language. One of the best things my company has done is to contract with a language service that offers translations over the phone. It wasn』t until my boss received Mindsets』 training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness was to customer service. As a result, our customer base has increased.」
Once we start to see people as indivials, and discard the stereotypes, we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone. Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences and similarities. It is about building better communities and organizations that enhance us as indivials and reinforce our shared humanity.
When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past, from the media, peers, family, friends, est., we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed (有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values. We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。
1. What bothered Tiffany ring an interview with her candidate?
A) He just wouldn』t look her in the eye.
B) He was slow in answering her questions.
C) His resume didn』t provide the necessary information.
D) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.
2. Tiffany』s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from _________?
A) racial stereotypes
B) invalid personal bias
C) cultural ignorance
D) emphasis on physical appearance
3. What is becoming essential in the course of economic globalization according to the author?
A) Hiring qualified technical and management personnel.
B) Increasing understanding of people of other cultures.
C) Constantly updating knowledge and equipment.
D) Expanding domestic and international markets.
4. What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC?
A) A real estate agency.
B) A personnel training company.
C) A cultural exchange organization.
D) A hi-tech company.
5. After one of the workshops, account executive Dale realized that _________?
A) he had hired the wrong person
B) he could have done more for his company
C) he had not managed his workforce well
D) he must get rid of his gender bias
6. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLC』s workshop?
A) It was well-intentioned but poorly concted.
B) It tapped into the executives』 full potential.
C) It helped him make fair decisions.
D) It met participants』 diverse needs.
7. How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chinese-American employee』s request for leave?
A) He told him to get the dates right.
B) He demanded an explanation.
C) He flatly turned it down.
D) He readily approved it.
8. Doug felt ________ when he realized that his assumption was wrong.
9. After attending Mindsets』 workshops, the participants came to know the importance of _______ to their business.
10. When we view people as indivials and get rid of stereotypes, we can achieve diversity and benefit from the _______ between us.
希望採納！！！！謝謝
② 2010年6月英語四級真題word版
四級真題word版下載：http://hi..com/xi188/blog/item/17d93ef8c3f212d4b58f31e4.html。歷年英語四級真題word版都有下載的內，你自己去下載吧。容
③ 2010年6月英語四級真題a.b卷 Word版
這里有word版下載：http://hi..com/guo50/blog/item/bb619d56de10d4c8b745ae0e.html。回請自己去答下載。
④ 求2010 年英語四級 仔細閱讀部分原文及 答案啊！。。
等好久還沒有
⑤ 2010年6月英語四級題和答案
快速閱讀答案
1. A) her daughters' repeated complains
2. D) People haven't yet reached agreement on its definition
3. C) can realize what is important in life
4. A) it seriously affected family relationships
5. C) depressed
6. B) His family had intervened
7. B) curb his desire for online gaming
8. had an Internet addiction
9. professional help
10. online dating
聽力答案
Section A
short conversation
11. C) He cannot get access to the assigned book.
12. A) She will drive the man to the supermarket.
13. C) Tidy up the place.
14. A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.
15. A) He understands the woman』s feelings.
16. D) She has to invite David to the party.
17. C) Many students find Prof. Johnson』s lectures boring.
18. D) Assemble a computer.
long conversation
19. B) It requires him to work long hours.
20. D) It demands physical enrance and patience.
21. D) In a hotel.
22. B) Paying attention to every detail.
23. A) The pocket money British children get.
24. C) It often rises higher than inflation.
25. B) Pay for small personal things.
Section B
Passage 1
26. B) District managers
27. D) The important part played by district managers
28. B) Fifty percent of them were female
29. B) He was not gender sensitive
Passage 2
30. C) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly
31. D) You can』t tell how the person on the line is reacting
32. D) Stick to the point
Passage 3
33. B) Architect
34. A) Do some volunteer work.
35. C) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.
Section C
36. curious
37. figuring
38. independent
39. unusual
40. interacting
41. formal
42. abstract
43. mystery
44. he has found out how it works and learnt to use it appropriately
45. by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by graally changing it and refining it
46. including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him
Section A
47. G incredibly
48. K replace
49. J reced
50. L sense
51. H powering
52. D exceptions
53. E expand
54. O vast
55. F historic
56. I protect
Section B
Passage 1
57. C) Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible.
58. A) Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.
59. C) The early models often got damaged in the crash.
60. C) To make them easily identifiable.
61. A) There is still a good chance for their being recovered.
Passage 2
62. B) It is based on the concept of positive thinking
63. A) Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good
64. B) You are pointing out the errors he has committed
65. C) Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem
66. B) Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy
完型答案
67. B) differ
68. B) via
69. B) used
70. B) lies
71. B) of
72. D) selects
73. A) sends in
74. A) visible
75. B) over
76. D) allows
77. A) after
78. D) insignificant
79. C) corporations
80. D) only
81. B) later
82. D) provided
83. D) besides
84. A) and
85. C) widespread
86. A) acquired
翻譯答案
87. (in) concentrating on the experiment/ focusing her attention on the experiment.
88. did she become angry/did she lose her temper before.
89. being invited to attend the opening ceremony.
90. (should) be fixed/installed by the window
91. the strong opposition of her parents/ her parents』 strong opposition
⑥ 2010年6月之前的大學英語四級真題
http://hi..com/xuexi33/blog/item/ce0824022304a7e509fa930b.html
這里可下載。
電腦里沒有全部的 無法發你版郵箱了、權、
⑦ 求2010年6月英語四級考試真題Word版
去這里下載吧：http://hi..com/xao3/blog/item/88ea2a26532f480b4d088dfb.html。我就是從這里下的，裡面都是四級真內題。希望能容幫助你。
⑧ 求2010年6月份的英語四級考試真題題目與詳細解析的電子檔
在網上找的，希望能幫到你
⑨ 2010英語四級考幾篇閱讀
沒有見到大綱有什麼變化，
如果你是正常的筆試的話，還是兩篇正式深度閱讀，一篇回答問題，當然，在最開始有個 快速閱讀~
也就是說一共是四篇~ Good Luck~
⑩ 哪裡可以找到2010年6月份的英語四級真題
書店。網上不好找或沒有