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【题目】The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may decide whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to remerber that your purpose during the interview may differ from that of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interviewer’s task is not to embarrass you, but to hire the right person for the job.

Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to improve your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job.

Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The interviewer won’t know them unless you point them out , so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner.

Don’t say anything bad about your former employers. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer asks about it, be honest.

Show the interviewer that your are interested in the company by asking questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotions opportunities and benefits of the job you are interviewing for.

If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.

Some interviesers may bring up salary early in the interview. At this time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where you can prove yourself that a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If possble, you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and have completed the paperwork.

【1】To get the job you want, during the interview you should _________________ .

A. avoid the interviewer’s questions that are designed to embarrass you

B. remember that you are the best

C. make yourself stand out as the right person for the job

D. tell yourself that you want to get the job

【2】If you did not get along with your former employer, you ________________ .

A. should tell a lie to the interviewer

B. should not speak ill of him

C. should refer to him in a factual manner

D. should never mintion it

【3】The underlined word “adverse” in the sixth paragraph can be replaced by _____________ .

A. difficult B. friendly

C. opposite D. different

【4】The passage is mainly about _______________ .

A. how to make your strengths understood B. how to show your interest in the job

C. how to be frand and sincere D. how to deal with an interview

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】找工作的过程中，面试是一个重要的过程，因为它可能决定你是否可以得到你想要的工作。文章介绍几个重要的面试技巧。

【1】根据第一段的句子You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths and should be considered the right person for the job.你想要让自己作为一个有个人优点的整体凸出，应该被认为是这份工作的合适人选。可知在面试中，如果你想得到想要的工作，应该让自己作为工作的合适人员凸显出来。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章给的建议Don’t say anything bad about your former employers.不要说前老板的坏话。可知如果和前老板相处的不好，不要说他的坏话，故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。A. difficult困难的；B. friendly友好的；C. opposite对立的，反面的；D. different不同的。根据划线单词所在段落，If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.如果在某些时候，你感觉面试进展的不太顺利，不要让沮丧表现出来。显示自信不会失去什么，可能会得到更多。故这里下句的意思，或许这是真的，也可能是一个测试，想看你对不利条件的反应。故和adverse的意思最接近的是C。

【4】主旨大意题。通读全文可看出，文章介绍了几个重要的面试技巧，如：Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. ；Don’t say anything bad about your former employers.；Show the interviewer that your are interested in the company by asking questions.等。故选D。