题目内容
【题目】The Score: Looking for Jobs Online
Analysis shows that record numbers of Americans are visiting Job Search sites; younger women make up the biggest audience.The recent flood of advertisements from Monster.com and Career Builder has reminded us that the New Year is a time to re-evaluate one's current job and perhaps seek a better career.
In Search of Skilled Workers, Employers Go to Summer Camp
With skilled-labor shortages looming, some employers are moving to solve the problem by winning the hearts and minds of the young -- the very young. In an effort to tap future workers in middle school or earlier, big employers, including IBM and Boeing, are increasing their backing of career-driven summer camps. The camps promote kids' interest in all kinds of fields. The efforts are yielding new opportunities for families, and insights into how to help kids explore promising careers.
More Women Decide to Extend Careers
Three years ago, after a long career with FedEx, Anne made a difficult decision: She accepted an early retirement offer when the company was downsizing.
"It was a bit of an identity crisis for me," says Anne, who is in her early 60s and divorced. "I wasn't sure what I wanted to do." After a lengthy search, she found another position in public relations at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. "I needed the structure of a full-time job, the stimulation of working with others, and the reward of being productive," she says. "The income was also welcome.”
【1】On the website “Monster.com” we can see lots of advertisements about .
A. clothes B. foods
C. monsters D. jobs
【2】In order to get skilled workers for the future, most big companies .
A. go to world-famous universities to hire employees
B. begin to support the career-driven summer camps
C. begin to train middle school students even earlier in many ways
D. spend much money on training their employees
【3】From the last paragraph we can know that .
A. Anne really didn’t want to retire early
B. Anne enjoys a higher salary than before
C. Anne was very happy to retire and found a new job
D. Anne found the present job easily
【答案】
【1】D
【2】B
【3】A
【解析】文章介绍了当前的几种求职和招聘的现状。
【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的句子The recent flood of advertisements from Monster.com and Career Builder has reminded us that the New Year is a time to re-evaluate one's current job and perhaps seek a better career.现在来自于Monster.com和Career Builder的大量广告提醒我们,新年是一个重新评价你当前工作,或许是寻找更好职业的时间。可知在Monster.com网站,我们可以看到很多关于工作的广告。故选D。
【2】细节理解题。根据第二部分In Search of Skilled Workers, Employers Go to Summer Camp内容big employers, including IBM and Boeing, are increasing their backing of career-driven summer camps.可知为了将来获得熟练的工人,很多大公司开始支持职业驱动的夏令营。故选B。
【3】推理判断题。根据最后一段内容,三年前,由于公司减员,Anne做了困难的决定接受了早退的要求,在一段长时间寻找之后她找到另外一份工作,并且对拥有工作的状态很满意,可推断Anne当时是不想早退的。故选A。