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A.it may be as well
B.we might just as well
C.it was just as well we
D.we might do as well as we
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Our holidays were ruined by the weather; so ________ have stayed at home!
A. it may be as well
B. it was just as well we
C. we might just as well
D. we might do as well as we
听力原文： Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their children were going to spend their holidays in the country. They had to be at the railway station before 11: 40 in the morning. "We'll have to be ready by 11 o'clock, or we'll be late." At 11: 10, they still weren't ready yet except Mrs. Smith. She was sitting quietly in a chair in the garden. Her husband and children were surprised that she was not in a hurry until the car arrived. Then Mrs. Smith smiled and said to them, "Well, before I went to bed last night, I moved our clocks and watches 20 minutes ahead!"
What was the family going to do？
A．Work on a farm.
B．Spend their holidays.
C．Move to a new house.
第二节 短文理解1
阅读下面短文，从[A](Right)、[B](Wrong)、[C](Doesn't Say)三个判断中选择一个正确选项。
Bill and Fred were students and they were friends. They didn't have much money, so when it was time for their summer holidays, Bill said, "Let's have our holidays in a trailer (旅行车). It's cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my father's trailer." Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer and began their holidays.
They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn't have an alarm clock.
"That's all right, Bill," said Fred. "I'll put these small pieces of bread on the roof of the trailer tonight and they'll wake us up in the morning."
Bill was very surprised, but he didn't say anything. Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread and their noise on the roof of tile trailer woke Bill and Fred up quickly.
Bill and Fred wanted to stay together during their holidays.
A．Right.
B．Wrong.
C．Doesn't say.
They were asked to give up their holidays on account of the national______.
A．precaution
B．crisis
C．urgency
D．emergency
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 .
“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 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 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 duties, 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 had 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 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 result , our customer base has increased .”
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 similarities . It is about building better communities and organizations that enhance us as individuals 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 , etc , 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 our-selves 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 .
1. What bothered Tiffany during 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 answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.
D) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant .
What is the main idea of the article？
A．Our internal clock mechanism doesn' t like rest, so keeping our routines is the key to good health.
B．We need longer holidays as we still feel tired after holidays.
C．There is a biological reason why people feel uncomfortable during holidays.
D．Holidays are part of our lives though we don' t actually enjoy them.
听力原文：W: How many holidays do you have in the U.S.？
M: Er, I'm not quite sure. I just know some.
W: For example？
M: Mmm..., Mother's Day, National Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Valentine's Day.
W: Not bad. When does its National Day come？ And the Valentine's Day？
M: The National Day comes on July 4th and the latter on February 14th.
W: Talking of the National Day, who is the Father of the state？ Benjamin Franklin or George Washington？
M: George Washington, of course.
W: Besides Washington, who else is regarded as a great president？
M: Abraham Lincoln, I'm one hundred per cent sure.
What were the two speakers talking about？
A．They were talking about the US holidays and so on.
B．They were talking about the US language and so on.
C．They were talking about the US presidents and so on.
(1)( ) Friday 22 October
(2)( ) Monday 25 October
(3)( ) Friday 5 November
(4)( ) Monday 8 November
Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey(新泽西)in the past, staying in a small inn (旅店) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business. So they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went travelling around that famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served(提供)after seven. They were surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.
"Are you still serving dinner？ asked Mr. Smith.
"Yes, certainly, sir. "answered the man . "We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon ,tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine. '
"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights(风景)of London. "said Mrs. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith ______ in the past.
A．had often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey
B．had travelled to many places
C．had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey
D．had made a lot of money
