1、2009年6月真题,Fast Reading,1 A 2 C 3B 4B 5D 6C 7A 8 (very) embarrassed 9 inclusiveness 10 differences and similarities,Fast Reading,1. What bothered Tiffany during an interview with her candidate? A) He just wouldnt look her in the eye. B) He was slow in answering her questions. C) His resume didnt prov
2、ide the necessary information. D) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant . P1: .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.,Fast Reading,2. Tiffanys misjudgment
3、 about the candidate stemmed from _.A) Racial stereotypes. B) invalid personal bias.C) cultural ignorance. D) Emphasis on physical appearance P3: “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
4、 at the time of the interview was that 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.,Fast Reading,3. What is becoming essential in the course of econ
5、omic 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. P5: As the world becomes smaller and our workplac
6、es more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions .,Fast Reading,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 compan
7、y P6: My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .,Fast Reading,5. After one of the workshops, account executive Dale realized that _.A) He had hired the w
8、rong 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. P8: 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 ,”
9、 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 .,Fast Reading,6. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLCs workshop?A) It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.B) It t
10、apped into the executives full potential.C) It helped him make fair decisions.D) It met participants diverse needs. P10: “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 can
11、didates and allow them to make an informed decision .” Dale credits the workshop , “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness .”,Fast Reading,7. How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chinese-American employees request for leave?A) He told him to get the dates right. B) He demanded an
12、explanation. D) He readily approved it. C) He flatly turned it down.P11: “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 had ju
13、st passed . When I advised him of this, I gave him a long talking-to about turning in requests early with the proper dates .,Fast Reading,8. Doug felt _ when he realized that his assumption was wrong.P12: Needless to say, I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up . But I learned
14、a great deal about assumptions , and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture to culture .答案： embarrased,Fast Reading,9. After attending Mindsets workshops, the participants came to know the importance of _ to their business. P15: An open mind about diversity not only improves or
15、ganizations 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
16、 offers translations over the phone . It wasnt until my boss received Mindsets training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness was to customer service . As result, our customer base has increased .” 答案：inclusiveness,Fast Reading,10. When we view people as individuals and get rid
17、 of stereotypes, we can achieve diversity and benefit from the _ between us.P16: Once we start to see people as individuals, and discard the stereotypes, we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone . Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences and similari
18、ties . It is about building better communities and organizations that enhance us as individuals and reinforce our shared humanity .答案：differences and similarities,Listening Comprehension,11D 12C 13B 14B 15D 16D 17C 18A 19B 20A 21C 22B 23C 24D 25A 26A 27B 28D 29C 30A 31D 32A 33C 34D 35B 36 concentrat
19、ed 37 information 38 depends 39 straight 40 row 41 suspected 42 phenomenon 43 efficiently 44 our second rule of learning is this: it is better to study fairly briefly but often 45 Lets say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards 46 The answer i
20、s it is better to space out the presentations of the word you are to learn,Reading in Depth 选词填空,47. M require 48. I painful 49. F especially 50. E enormous 51. H mission 52. D enhance 53. B daily 54. J performance 55. C emotional 56. A closer,Reading in Depth,名词： mission; performance; profession 动词
21、：enhance; hinder; require; urge 形容词：closer; daily; emotional; enormous; painful; sensitive 副词：especially; remarkably, daily,Reading in Depth Section B,Passage One 57. A) 58. D) 59. D) 60. A) 61. B),57. What is said about FutureFashion?A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.B) It
22、showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.C) It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable. P1. The January fashion show, called FutureFashion , exemplified how far green design has come. Org
23、anized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.,58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is
24、 that _.A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials .B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials .C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials .D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily availabl
25、e. P2. The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there arent comp
26、arable fabrics that can just replace what youre doing and shat your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.,5
27、9. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion _.A) can attend various trade shows free .B) are readily recognized by the fashion world C) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices .D) are gaining more and more support . P3. Those who do make the switch are finding they hav
28、e more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable .
29、 It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable m
30、aterial . “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.,60. What is Natalie Hormillas attitude toward ecofashion?A) She doesnt seem to care about it. B) She doesnt think it is sustainable.C) She is doubtful of its practical value.D) She is very much opposed to the idea P4. Some analysts(分析师) are less s
31、ure. Among consumers, only 18%are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that Im aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little t
32、ime to shop, and when she does, shes on the hunt for “cute stuff that isnt too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isnt yet on her mind.,61. What does the author think of green fashion?A) Green products will soon go mainstream.B) It has a very promising future.C) Consumers have the final sa
33、y.D) It will appeal more to young people. P4. But thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers one day it will be.,Reading in Depth Section B,Passage Two: 62. B) 63. C) 64. B) 65. A) 66. C),62. What is the scientists new discovery?A) Ones hair growth has to do with the amount
34、 of water they drink.B) A persons hair may reveal where they have lived.C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects. D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person. P1. Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand(缕) of hai
35、r, a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims.,63. What does the author mean by “Youre what you eat and drink” (Line 1, Para.3)?A) Food and drink affect ones personality development.B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.C) Food a
36、nd drink leave traces in ones body tissues. D) Food and drink are indispensable to ones existence. P3. “Youre what you eat and drink, and thats recorded in you hair,” said Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.,64. What is said about the rainfall in Americas West?A) There is much more
37、 rainfall in California than in Utah.B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas. D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward. P5. Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable, but traces of both elemen
38、ts are also present as heavier isotopes (同位素) . The heaviest rain falls first. As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.,65. What did Cerlings team produce in their research? A) A map showing the regional differences of tap water. B) A collectio
39、n of hair samples from various barber shops. C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair. D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system. P7. Cerlings team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy o
40、f the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.,66. What is the practical value of Cerlings research? A) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions. B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed. C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in
41、detective work. D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation. P9. “Its not good for pinpointing (精确定位),” Cerling said . “Its good for eliminating many possibilities.” P14: “Its still a substantial area,” Park said “But it narrows it way down for me.”,Cloze,67-71 C, A, B
42、, D, D 72-76 A, C, B, D, C 77-81 A, A, D, C, B 82-86 D, C, A, B, B,Translation,87. Soon after he transferred to the new school , Ali found that he had _(很难跟上班里的同学)in math and English. 语法点：have difficulty in doing sth， 高频词组： 跟上: catch up with 答案：difficulty (in) catching up with his classmates,Transla
43、tion,88. If she had returned an hour earlier , Mary _ (就不会被大雨淋湿了). 语法点：虚拟语气be caught by the rain 高频词组：挨雨淋：catch 答案：wouldnt have been caught by the rain,Translation,89. It is said that those who are stressed or working overtime are _ (更有可能增加体重). 语法点： 形容词比较级 固定搭配：有可能：be likely to do 增加体重：put on weight
44、答案：more likely to put on weight,Translation,90. _ (很多人所没有意识到的) is that Simon is a lover of sports. and football in particular. 语法点： what 从句 高频单词：意识到：realize 答案: What many people dont realize,Translation,91.The study shows that the poor functioning of the human body is _ (与缺乏锻炼密切相关) 语法点：系表结构 高频单词：与密切相关：be closely relative/ related to缺乏：lack 答案：closely relative to the lack of exercise,Assignment,模拟题 二 单词：lesson 3 精听09年6月听力,
