2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)
单词：
corresponding 相应的 trillion 万亿
diesel 柴油 aisle 过道
alliance 联盟 macaroni 通心粉
reverse 颠倒 prescribe 开药方substantially 基本上 obesity 肥胖
paradigm 范式 inflammation 炎症
extracted 抽取 aquifers 地下蓄水层depth 深度 desalinating 脱盐
pumping 抽取 coastal 沿海的
drill 钻 ethical 伦理的
句子：
Should the cars be programmed to avoid hitting a child running across the road, even if that will put their passengers at risk?
如果一个孩子跑过马路，应该避免撞到他们的车吗？
It is one thing to AI within a game with clear rules and clear goals.
在一个有明确规则和明确目标的游戏中，人工智能是一回事。
He said people will be the winner, whatever the outcome.
他说，无论结果如何，人们都将是赢家。
The team at Stamford investigated the aquifers below this depth and found that reserves may be triple what was previously thought.
斯坦福德的研究小组调查了这一深度以下的含水层，发现储量可能是先前认为的三倍。
New estimates of the water reserves now go up to 2700 billion cubic meters of freshwater.
新估计的水资源储量现在达到27000亿立方米淡水。
2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）renovation 翻新 solarcentury 太阳的investor 投资者 fossil 化石
fuel 燃料 skyscraper 摩天大楼
per 每 ethos 观念
monopoly 垄断 digital 数字的eliminate 消除 dementia 痴呆症cognitive 认知的
句子：
A fter age 50, it’s quite common to have trouble remembering the names of people, places and things quickly, says Dr. Kirk Daffner of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
波士顿布里格姆妇女医院的柯克·达夫纳博士说，50岁以后，很容易记不起人、地、物的名字。
And the best defense against memory loss is to try to prevent it by building up your brain’s cognitive reserve, Daffner says.
达夫纳说，防止记忆丧失的最好方法是通过建立大脑的认知储备来防止记忆丧失。
The letter is in fairly good condition, in spite of being out if the care of the care of trained museum staff for so long.
尽管这封信在训练有素的博物馆工作人员的照管下保存了这么久，但它仍然保存得相当完好。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题（二）
单词：
respiratory 呼吸道 individual 个体，个人prior 先前的 refute 反驳collaborative 合作的 layer 层，层次hijack 劫持 pigment 色素
chalk up 归咎于 the filial piety 孝道
slug 海蛞蝓 algae 藻类simulated 模拟 inductively 归纳性地
句子：
A raccoon， a small cat-like animal, climbed to the top of a 25-storey skyscraper early on Wednesday.
一只浣熊，一种像猫一样的小动物，周三早上爬上了一座25层的摩天大楼的顶部。
Textbook publishers connect professors, instructors and students in ways that alternatives, such as open e-textbooks and curricula for the coming year.
教科书出版商将教授、教师和学生联系起来的方式与其他选择不同，例如开放电子教科书和来年的课程。
The slugs can manufacture chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants that captures energy from sunlight,
and hold these genes within their body.
蛞蝓可以制造叶绿素，植物中的绿色色素，从阳光中获取能量，并将这些基因保存在体内。
The sea slugs are so good at gathering energy from the sun that they can live up to nine months without having to eat any food. They get all their nutritional needs met by the genes that they’ve hijacked from the algae.
海蛞蝓非常善于从太阳收集能量，它们可以活到九个月而不必吃任何食物。它们从藻类中获取的基因满足了它们所有的营养需求。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题（三）
单词：
equivalent 等同物 renovate 修复；翻新
thrive 兴旺 primary 主要的
shimmering 闪烁的 implement 使生效
waterborne 水运的 opponent 对手，敌手
alert 警戒 utter 完全的，彻底的
emit 发射；发表 symbolize 象征
auspicious 吉祥的
句子：
While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.
尽管市议会的投票在议会会议室内获得了掌声，但包括苏打水说客在内的反对者提出了尖锐的批评，并承诺在法庭上挑战税收。
Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014.
到目前为止，唯一成功通过并实施苏打水税的城市是2014年的加州伯克利。
Among common kitchen appliances used for cooking, microwaves are the most energy efficient, followed by a stove and finally a standard oven. Thus, rising microwave sales could be seen as a positive thing. 在常用的烹饪用具中，微波炉是最节能的，其次是炉子，最后是标准的烤箱。因此，微波炉销量的上升可以看作是一件积极的事情。
2020年7月大学英语四级考试真题组合卷
单词：
Machine translation 机器翻译
Human translation 人工翻译
interpretation 口译
Group purchase app 团购应用程序
common language 通用语言
The official language 官方语言
Ladde阶梯 nomination 提名submission 屈服屈从 suggesting 显示，表明Accessible 易进入的，易使用的considerable 相当大的Senior 资深的，高级的 enhance 增强
Adaptation 改编版 condiment 调味品，佐料Delicious cuisine 佳肴 chili pepper 辣椒
Slices of meat 肉片
the Yuan Yang Hot Pot 鸳鸯火锅
Ingredient 配料
句子：
The research team say they believe the “alert-but-passive” nature of television watching may be creating stress on the mind which contributes to
memory decline.
研究小组说，他们相信看电视的“警觉而被动”的本质可能会给大脑造成压力，从而导致记忆力下降。
It’s late in the evening: time to close the book and turn off the computer.
已经很晚了：该关上书关上电脑了。
2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题（一）
单词：
A collection of books 藏书
be entitled to... 有……资格
Diverse 多种多样的 publication 出版，出版物Comprehensive 综合的 national library 国家图书馆
Accessible 易到达的 register 记录登记Extreme 极大的，极端的 inaction 不作为，无行动Proposition 提议，建议 rebelled 造反，反抗Definitely 确切的，肯定的 incredibly 极端的
wine 葡萄酒 intage 佳酿的
vineyard 葡萄园 Spirit /liquor 白酒，烈性酒
brew/make 酿造
句子：
To sum up, we get a much easier access to knowledge by using online libraries, which are a powerful tool for modern people to read, study and research.
综上所述，网络图书馆是现代人阅读、学习和研究的有力工具，使我们更容易获得知识。
Since employer’s perception of weight is what matters in the labor market, changing discrimination laws to include body type as a category would help. 由于雇主对体重的看法在劳动力市场上很重要，因此改变歧视法，将体型作为一个类别将有所帮助。
How we talk to ourselves matters, and how we talk about issues makes a difference.
我们谈论自己的方式很重要。
英语四级必备知识点 （1）*短语 1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。 3.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。 4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。 5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。 6.Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。 7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。 8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。 9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。 10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。 11.More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
12.It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。 13.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。 14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。 15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。 16.Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。 17.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。 18.well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。 19.It is hard to please all.众口难调。 20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。 21.Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。 22.Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。 23.First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。 24.Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。 25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
大学英语四级专项训练——选词填空 （一） Americans are proud of their variety and individualty, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so __1__ in the United States Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more __2__ than civilian（百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to __3__ superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to __4__ more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the __5__ of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to __6__ professional identity（身份）than to step out of uniform Uniforms also have many __7__ benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of __8__ experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without __9__, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act __10__, on the job at least. [A]skill [B]popular [C]get [D]change [E]similarly 、[F]professional [G]character [H]individuality [I] inspire [J] differently [K]expect [L]practical [M] recall [N] lose [O] ordinary （二） 、 Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can __1__ performance at work and school. Cognitive( 认识派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on __2__ and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, __3__ among educators. But the careful use of small __4__ rewards speaks creativity in grade school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements( 刺激) indeed __5__inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “If kids know they’re working f or a reward and can focus on a relatively __6__ task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. “But it’s easy to __7__ creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part I Writing （25 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures. B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C) They are only about half an inch thick. D) They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research. B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species. 6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance. C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.
四级短语及常用词组大全 1.With the help of 在～～帮助下 under the leadership / care of 在～～领导／关心下 2.be strict with sb. 对～人要求严格 be strict in sth. 对～事要求严格 3.at present=at the present time 目前 for the present 暂时 4.in the sun/sunshine 在阳光下 under the sun 在世界上 5.lie in 位于～～之内 lie on 同～～接壤 lie to 位于～～之外 6. at least 至少 in the least 丝毫，一点 7. by name 名叫 in the name of 以～～名义 8. in the air 空中，在流传 on the air 播出 9. in the way 挡路，障碍，用～～方法 in a way 在某点上，在某种程度上 get one’s own way to do 随心所欲 give way 让步，屈服 lose one’s way 迷路 by the way 顺便说一下 on one’s way to 在去～～的路上 Come this way 这边走 10. at the corner 在拐角处（外角） in the corner 在角落里（内角） on the corner 在角落上（外角上） 11. judge by / from 根据～～来判断 judge for oneself 由某人自己来判断 12. at the end (of) 在～～结束时 at the beginning of 在～～开始时 at the back of 在～～背后，支持 at the age of ～～岁时 at the foot of 在～～脚下 at the bottom of 在～～底部 at the top of 在～～顶上 at/on the edge of 在～～边上 13. in the course of 在～～过程中 in the middle of 在～中间 in the eyes of 从～～观点看来，在～～眼里 in the face of 面对～，尽管，纵使 in the end =at last=finally 最后 14. on the eve of 在～～前夕 on the side of 在～～一边 15. after a time = after some time 过一段时间后 for a time = for some time 一时，有一段时间 16. behind time 迟到，过期 behind the times 落在时代后面 17. at no time 决不 in no time 立即，马上 18. at one time = once time 曾经 at a time = each time 每次 at times = sometimes 有时 at all times 经常，一直，始终 at the same time 同时 at the time 在～～的时候 by the time 到～～的时候 19. for a moment 一会儿 for the moment 暂时 at the moment 当时 the moment /minute /instance 正当～～一刹那20. once or twice 一两次 more than once 不止一次 once more 重新，又 once upon a time 从前 once in a while 偶尔
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/1e16240936.html,/ielts/xd.html（报名网址） In a telephone survey of more than 2，000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth. An 71 7% did not know which revolved around 72. I have no doubt that 73 all of these people were 74 in school that the earth revolves around the sun; 75 may even have written it 76 at test. But they never 77 their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) 78 because their every day observations didn’t support 79 their teachers told them: People see the sun moving 80 the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) 81 that is happening. Students can learn the right answers 82 heart in class，and yet never combined them 83 their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 84 personal understanding of the world can 85 side by side，each unaffected by the other. Outside of class，the student continues to use the 86 model because it has always worked well 87 that circumstance. Unless professors address 88 errors in students’personal models of the world，students are not 89 to replace them with the 90 one. 71.A.excessive B. extraC. additionalD. added 72.A.what B. whichC. thatD. other 73.A.virtually B. remarkablyC. ideallyD. preferably 74.A.learned B. suggestedC. taughtD. advised 75.A.those B. theseC. whoD. they 76.A.on B. withC. underD. for 77.A.formed B. alteredC. believedD. thought 78.A.operation B. positionC. motionD. location 79.A.how B. whichC. thatD. what 80.A.around B. acrossC. onD. above 81.A.since B. soC. whileD. for 82.A.to B. byC. inD. with 83.A.with B. intoC. toD. along 84.A.adult’s B. teacher’sC. scientist’sD. student’s 85.A.exist B. occurC. surviveD. maintain 86.A.private B. individualC. personalD. own 87.A.in B. withC. onD. for 88.A.general B. naturalC. similarD. specific 89.A.obliged B. likelyC. probableD. partial 90.A.perfectB. betterC. reasonableD. correct 【答案】： 71.C72.B73.A74.C75.D76.A77.B78.C79.D80.B 81.C82.B 83.A84.D85.A86.C87.A88.D89.B90.D 【答案解析】： 71.C四个答案都有“额外”的意思，但各有偏重。A重在表达“过量、超过正常的部分”;B是“在一类事物之外的额外部分”;D是“外加的”。因此只有C答案符合本题要求：“另外有7%的人不知道是谁绕着谁转。”
首先我做题的顺序是： 1.听力 2.作文 3.选词填空 4.翻译 5.阅读理解（为什么这个要比6先做呢，因为这个题的分数比较高，而且多花点时间的正确率要高点，所以这个题先多花点时间来提高分数，对于6再用技巧快速解决，实在没有时间了还可以乱选） 6.段落大意选择 我先说一下总的方案。我重点强调一下，对于每套真题，不管什么题型，做完了都要把不认识的单词查出来写在卷子上，没事的时候就要去记忆，有很多次是反复出现的。技巧不是有了就能过四级的，还要靠你的一些努力。后面我会说给大家列举些词汇，还有我后面让你们记下来的词，不是记下来就好了，是要记忆的。 所谓技巧嘛，就是尽力让你花最少的功夫过四级！ 1、听力 (1)使用具有增加信息接受方注意力功能的词汇，例如most, only, just, particularly, really, new, free, famous, strange , unusual, surprise, shocked, always , each, ever, every, little, few, any, nothing, full of, complete, throughout, all, almost, nearly, total, i mportant, must, stress, note, notice, range, insist, add , laugh, desperation, horror, fear, disaster, ke y, minimum等等; (2)使用特殊结构及句式，例如比较级、最高级、as…as结构、not so…as结构、different from、similar to、强调结构、否定结构、感叹句、if丛句、完成进行时态、as…as possible、make it clear that、you can imagine that、don’t forget that等结构; (3)含有数字、时间及相关词汇的句子，例如first(start, pioneer), second, millions of, figure, many，one day, years ago, today等等; (4)重复和自问自答; (5)引用：语气语调一般会有明显的变化。 因果原则: 含有表示因果关系的词汇的句子，命题的可能性很大，这些词汇包括because, why, reason, so, as a result, as a sign of, thanks to, therefore, due to等等。 转折原则: 含有表示转折关系的词汇的句子，命题的可能性很大，这些词汇包括but, however, whereas, otherwise, unfortunately, yet等等。 前8个题一般听到什么就不要去选他，这个8个题要靠推测，这8个题你用几天练习一下，很简单，应该就会对个5、6个。 把握关键词和关键句。在听录音的过程中，考生要注意把握一些关键词和关键句。首先要注意听表示转折关系的词汇，例如but、however、unfortunately、unexpectedly、to tell the truth 等。其次也要注意听关键句。在对话题中，往往会有一些表示建议或劝告的句子，例如“Why…?”“Why…not…?”“Why don’t you/we…?”“It would be better to do...”“Wouldn’t it be better to do…?”很多答案都是在这些词出现的
2019大学英语四级考试阅读专项练习(32) Passage 2 If you are looking for information, library shelves are a good place to start. But if you need up-to-the-minute data or have specialized needs, you may find a computerized database more useful, less expensive, and less time 11 .A database, a file of information on one subject or family of subjects, can be stored and 12 in a computer's memory. The speed of the computer then 13 you to recall any item in this file almost 14 The three main types of databases are statistical, bibliographic, and full text. Statistical databases store 15 amounts of numerical data, such as wage and price indexes, census information, foreign 16 rates and bond prices. Bibliographic databases store references to and summaries of articles in periodicals and newspapers. Full-text databases offer the complex texts of such 17 as newspaper, magazine, and journal articles. Thousands of databases exist today, and their numbers are growing. Many companies have their in-house database, which is 18 to employees through computer terminals or microcomputers. In addition, several hundred commercial databases are now available to the 19 , with literally millions of items of information readily obtainable. These databases 20 specific fields, such as law and financial forecasting, or general information, such as sports and weather data. A. exchange B. public C. instantly D. cover
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2018年6月四级考试真题（第三套） PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension 说明：2018年6月四级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套的听力内容与第二套的完全一样，只是选项的顺序不一样而已，故在本套中不再重复给出。 Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 26 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square stones became a problem
大学英语四级经典必备500句 第十三天 39. Can you give me a hand，Mike, Could you give me a ride? 点睛:can you和could you都是表示请求的句 型，意为“你能……吗,” ※ give me a hand意为“帮我一个忙”，give me a ride意为“载我一 程”。与此类似的说法还 有:give me a reason “给我一个理由”，give me a chance“给我一次机会”，give me a hug “给我一个拥抱”。 ※ 此外，还有一个非常口语化的说法give me a break，它的意思更微妙。如: 1) You really think Jennifer is the prettiest girl in our class,Give me a break～There’re several girls in our class who are better-looking than she is.(在这 句话里，give me a break 是表示不同意对方的意见。) 2) Look，kid，I’m working on a term paper that’s due tomorrow. I promise to play the video game with you after dinner，OK,Come on;give me a break so I can finish this～(在这 句话里，give me a break表示“你别烦我啦”。) 40(Most have worked their way up from sales representatives，and they are very proud of the role they played in the company’s
2019大学英语四级考试阅读专项练习(6) Passage 2 America's most famous woman is the Goddess of Liberty, i. e. the Statue of Liberty. It was first thought of in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by another Frenchman, Frederic Bartoldi. They wanted to 11 liberty and friendship. It was hoped that the monument would be completed by 1876 when America 12 its centennial. Fund raising and the 13 of the statue in France went slowly. It was 1885 when the 214 crates containing the statue reached New York. Americans were initially 14 for they had not raised the money to pay for the erection of the base. Fund raising by popular subscription was behind 15 . One fund raising method used was to have popular Americans write letters which were then sold in public. The base and statue, 16 272 feet tall, were completed in 1886. From a 17 standpoint, the statue is a marvel. The inner structure was designed by the French engineer, Alexandre Eiffel. His design for the stressed copper skin of the statue anticipated many of the 18 utilized in modern aircraft. After a century, the monument began to show signs of getting worse in 19 . Just as Frenchmen had created the Statue, so it was with restoration. A Frenchman noted the decay and French and American craftsmen and contributions brought about the renewal of the Statue in time for its centennial.Liberty is still 20 in France and the United States.
2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一) 单词： corresponding 相应的 trillion 万亿 diesel 柴油 aisle 过道 alliance 联盟 macaroni 通心粉 reverse 颠倒 prescribe 开药方substantially 基本上 obesity 肥胖 paradigm 范式 inflammation 炎症 extracted 抽取 aquifers 地下蓄水层depth 深度 desalinating 脱盐 pumping 抽取 coastal 沿海的 drill 钻 ethical 伦理的 句子： Should the cars be programmed to avoid hitting a child running across the road, even if that will put their passengers at risk? 如果一个孩子跑过马路，应该避免撞到他们的车吗？ It is one thing to AI within a game with clear rules and clear goals. 在一个有明确规则和明确目标的游戏中，人工智能是一回事。
He said people will be the winner, whatever the outcome. 他说，无论结果如何，人们都将是赢家。 The team at Stamford investigated the aquifers below this depth and found that reserves may be triple what was previously thought. 斯坦福德的研究小组调查了这一深度以下的含水层，发现储量可能是先前认为的三倍。 New estimates of the water reserves now go up to 2700 billion cubic meters of freshwater. 新估计的水资源储量现在达到27000亿立方米淡水。 2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）renovation 翻新 solarcentury 太阳的investor 投资者 fossil 化石 fuel 燃料 skyscraper 摩天大楼 per 每 ethos 观念 monopoly 垄断 digital 数字的eliminate 消除 dementia 痴呆症cognitive 认知的
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 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)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 questions 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 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 ye 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 under-standing 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(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .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 .