【正文】 5. A) Ideal. D) He was accused of causing a fire. 14。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 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 bees smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is being 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 being more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏愛) from the process have a distinct advantage .My pany, 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 pany .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 GenderDale 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 。 Once we start to see people as individuals . and discard the stereotypes , we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone . Diversity is about ing together and taking advantage of our differences and similarities . It is about building better munities 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 ourselves to think differently , shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us ,creating opportunities in organizations and munities 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. 2. Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from _____.A) Racial stereotypes.C)He flatly turned it down B) He demanded an explanation. C) She chatted online with a friend B) She had the printer repaired. D) She filled in an application form Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) His health is getting ) His past life upsets him a good deal. B) He can no longer work at ) He has not got the expected pension. 20. A) She passed away years ago. just as muscles grow stronger with exercise , writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and Some analysts(分析師) are less sure . 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 I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But –thanks to the bined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers –one day it will be. 57. What is said about FutureFashion? A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green. B) It 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. 58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is 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 nonorganic materials . D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available . 59. 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 orga