2006年6英语四级真题 B卷
If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the recipient
（收件人
) uses British English or American English because there are variations between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the
21. Companies are hiring more foreign employees because
A) they find foreign employees are usually more talented
B) they need original ideas from employees hired overseas
C) they want to expand their business beyond home borders
D) they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home
22. The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas
A) is usually creative and full of initiative
B) aims to improve his foreign language skills
C) is dissatisfied with his own life at home
D) seeks either his own or his children's development
23. When it comes to resume writing, it is best to
A) take cultural factors into consideration
B) learn about the company's hiring process
C) follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting
D) know the employer's personal likes and dislikes
24. When writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to
A) stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker
B) give the title of the university degree they have earned at home
C) provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences
D) highlight their keen interest in pursuing a 'cross-border' career
25. According to the author's last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of
A) the different educational systems in the
B) the differences between the varieties of English
C) the recipient's preference with regard to the format
D) the distinctive features of American and British cultures
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives ( 激励 ), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school - the prophecy
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