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英语阅读专题训练 十五

Passage Three

In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant (interviewee) seeks to persuade the employer (interviewer) to employ him or her.

A job applicant has the responsibility for ascertaining certain types of information prior to the interview. First, the applicant knows what kind of job he wants and how that job relates to his career objective. It is important that the applicant be able to state his reasons for wishing to work for a particular company. Second, the applicant should seek as much information as possible concerning the company. Relevant information for the applicant to locate includes such items as the location of the home and regional offices, the financial status of the company, plans for expansion, and company philosophy, information about most major corporations available in reference books and periodicals.

After gathering information concerning the company, the applicant is ready for the interview. The interviewer’s first impression comes form the interviewee’s appearance. For most interviews, appropriate dress for man is a conservative (保守的) dark colored suit with a long sleeve white or light blue shirt. For women a conservative, tailored suit or dress is appropriate. Both men and women should have neat, conservative length of hair.

Although hairstyle and dress are matters of personal taste, many personnel directors form initial impressions from these characteristics. For example, one recent college graduate, who felt himself qualified, interviewed for a public relations job. However, the personnel manager considered this young man’s long hair, sloppy dress, and overly casual manner unsuited for this particular position.

在某些方面,就业面试就像一个有说服力的演说,因为申请人(应聘者)试图说服雇主(面试官)雇用他或她。
一个求职者有责任认定特定类型的信息前,面试。首先,申请人知道他想要什么样的工作和工作关系到他的职业目标。它是重要的,申请人可以陈述自己的理由希望工作为一个特定的公司。其次,申请人应该寻求尽可能多的信息关于该公司。申请人相关信息来定位包括等东西回家的位置和区域办事处,公司的财务状况,公司的扩张计划,和哲学,大多数大公司的信息可在参考书籍和期刊。
收集信息关于该公司后,申请人准备面试。面试官的第一印象来自访谈者的外观。对于大多数面试,合适的衣服对男人是一个保守的(保守的)深色西装,一个长袖白色或浅蓝色衬衫。对于女性保守,西装或礼服是合适的。男性和女性都应该有整洁的、保守的毛发长度。
尽管发型和服装是个人口味的问题,许多人事董事形式的最初印象来自这些特征。例如,一个最近的大学毕业生,他们觉得自己合格的,采访的一个公共关系的工作。然而,人事经理认为

这是年轻人的长头发,穿得邋里邋遢,过于随意地不适应这个特殊的位置。

26. For whom is the passage most likely written?

A. An employee B. An employer C. An interviewee D. An interviewer

27. As the author suggests, what the applicant should know before the interview is _____.

A. the type of work and his career expectation

B. his career objective a particular company will decide

C. the reasons a particular company has to employ him

D. All of the above.

28. Before the interview, the applicant should obtain some information about ____.

A. most major corporations

B. the company he wants to work for

C. reference books and periodicals

D. business and philosophy

29. What the applicant wears, as the author suggest, can make him look _______.

A. personal B. persuasive C. informative D. conservative

30. What is the author trying to tell us through the example in the last paragraph?

A. The importance of personal taste

B. The importance of public relations

C. The importance of self-confidence

D. The importance of first impression