2009年6月大学英语四级考试试题

Part I Writing  (30 minutes)

Free Admission to Museums

1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么

2. 也会带来一些问题

3. 你的看法

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

                                        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 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 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(避开) your eyes.

   “I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed 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 .

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