It’s very interesting to note where the debate about diversity(多样化) is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot
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It’sveryinterestingtonotewherethedebateaboutdiversity(多样化)istakingplace.Itistakingplaceprimarilyinpoliticalcircles.HereattheCollegeFund,wehavealotofcontactwithtopcorporate(公司的)leaders;noneofthemistalkingaboutgettingridofthoseinstrumentsthatproducediversity.Infact,theysaythatiftheircompaniesaretocompeteintheglobalvillageandintheglobalmarketplace,diversity.Infact,theysaythatiftheircompaniesaretocompeteintheglobalvillageandintheglobalmarketplace,diversityisanimperative.Theyalsosaythattheneedfortalented,skilledAmericansmeanswehavetoexpandthepoolofpotentialemployees.Andinlookingatwherebirthratesaregrowingandatwherethepopulationisshifting,corporateAmericaunderstandsthatexpandingthepoolmeanspromotingpoliciesthathelpprovideskillstomoreminorities,morewomenandmoreimmigrants.Corporateleadersknowthatifthatdoesnotoccurinoursociety,theywillnothavetheengineers,thescientists,thelawyers,orthebusinessmanagerstheywillneed.
Likewise,Idon’thearpeopleintheacademysaying.”Let’sgobackward.Let’sgobacktothegoodolddays,whenwehadameritocracy(不拘一格选人才)”(whichwasnevertrue-weneverhadameritocracy,althoughwe’vecomeclosertoitinthelast30years.)IrecentlyvisitedagreatlittlecollegeinNewYorkwherethecampushasdoubleditsminoritypopulationinthelastsixyears.ItalkedwithanAfricanAmericanwhohasbeenaprofessorthereforalongtime,andsheremembersthatwhenshefirstjoinedthecommunity,therewerefewerthanahandfulofminoritiesoncampus.Now,allofusfeeltheuniversityisbetterbecausecorporateboardroomsoroncollegecampuses.
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Theword”imperative”(Line5,Para.1)mostprobablyreferstosomething_____
A.Superficial
B.remarkable
C.debatable
D.essential
2.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplestilldifferintheirviewsondiversity?
A.Minorities.
B.Politicians.
C.Professors.
D.Managers.
3.Highcorporateleadersseemtobeinfavorofpromotingdiversitysoasto______
A.lowertherateofunemployment
B.winequalpoliticalrightsforminorities
C.becompetitiveintheworldmarket
D.satisfythedemandsofagrowingpopulation
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____
A.meritocracycanneverberealizedwithoutdiversity
B.Americanpoliticalcircleswillnotacceptdiversity
C.itisunlikelythatdiversitywilloccurintheU.S.Media
D.minoritiescanonlyenterthefieldswerenodebateisheardaboutdiversity
5.AccordingtothepassagediversitycanbeachievedinAmericansocietyby____
A.expandingthepoolofpotentialemployees
B.promotingpoliciesthatprovideskillstoemployees
C.trainingmoreengineers,scientistslawyersandbusinessmanagers
D.providingeducationforallregardlessofraceorsex
1.[D]词义理解题。本句说到公司要在地球村和全球市场上竞争,多样性是imperative,由前文“没有取消引起多样性的手段”和下文提到的公司对各种各样有技能的美国人的需求可知,多样性对于企业来说应该“必需的”故D正确。
2.[B]事实细节题。第2段末句指出这种辩论主要存在于政治圈和媒体中,结合上句内容,可知其中的thisdebate指的就是关于多样性的辩论,故B正确。
3.[C]事实细节题。由第1段第4句可知,公司高层领导人促进多样化的原因是想要在全球市场上更具竞争力,C与此相符。
4.[A]推理判断题。第2段中提到有些人认为在没有多样性的过去照样能做到不拘—格选人才,但作者马上whichwasnevertrue否定此观点,故A正确。第2段只提到多样性的辩论存在于政治圈和媒体,但并不代表在这两个圈子里不能接受或从未出现多样性,故排除B、C;D说法过于绝对,且在文中找不到依据,也可排除。
5.[D]推理判断埋。由第1段倒数第2句可知企业expandthepool就意味着向moreminorities,morewomen和moreimmigrants提供技能培训,而expandthepool对应的就是题干中的说的多样性的形成,D中的race和sex分别对文中minorities和women,故正确。A泛泛而谈,没有说到点子上,不如D具体、准确;B与多样性没有关系,C是利用文中的有关职业的词拼凑而成的干扰项。
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