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11.It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position.In their educational background,special skills and work experience,there is little,if anything,to choose between half a dozen candidates.How then does the employer make a choice?Usually on the basis of an interview.There are many arguments about the interview as a selection procedure.The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision.As often as not,employers do not choose the best candidate,but the one who makes a good first impression on them.Some employers,of course,reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate's likely performance.Unfortunately,both for the employers and applicants,there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well.There are also,of course,people who interview extremely well,but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.
Those in favour of the interview insist that the well-structured procedure is valid in assessing a candidate's ability,an essential guarantee for the future job.They also argue that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate's ability,but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation.Many employers,for example,will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary so long as she has a pleasant personality.Perhaps the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things,such as personality,character and social ability.
Today,interview is still the key section of the entire selection procedure,though different employers have different standards for competence.Generally speaking,candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident,but never boastful; direct and straight-forward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly,but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic.Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour.They are either very shy or over-confident.They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it.They either talk too little or never stop talking.They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.
63.We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary's occasional mistakes if the latter isC.
A.direct B.shy C.cheerful D.competent
64.What is the author's attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?C
A.Supportive. B.Negative. C.Objective. D.Unconcerned.
65.The last paragraph indicatesA.
A.a link between success in interview and personality
B.connections between work abilities and personality
C.differences in interview experience
D.differences in personal behaviour
66.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?B
CP:Central Point P:Point Sp:Sub-point (次要点) C:Conclusion.
分析 本文叙述了面试的争论,有些招聘者在面试时不挑选最好的应试者,而是挑选给他印象好的人,另一些招聘者认为无法衡量一个人的能力,而去招聘有个性的人.但是有许多面试不好的人却很有能力,而面试很好的人也有可能不是最好的员工.
解答 63-66CCAB
63 C 推理判断题.根据The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision.but to make a guess at the things that are hard to measure,such as personality,character and social ability.人们对于面试的争论在于他们对于应聘者的选择标准上,故选C.
64 C 词义猜测题.根据As often as not,employers do not choose the best candidate.They choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them.不选择最好的候选人而是对于应聘者采取第一印象的主管看法,故选C.
65 A 推理判断题.根据叙述了成功的面试与个性之间的关系,故选A.
66 B 推理判断题.纵观全文可知作者不很同意面试的做法,故选B.
点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文,把握文章主旨大意,带着问题回到原文,寻找细节或概括相应的答案,最后要理清作者写作思路.
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