Question

Tell our story, make your mark
Havering is one of London’s largest towns. It is a place of contrasts, from the shopping and nightlife of Romford to the cultural quarter of Hornchurch; from the industrial Thames riverside in Rainham to the ambitious regeneration(复兴) project in Harold Hill. The London Borough of Havering has a great story to tell, and we’re looking for the right people to tell it.
Campaigns and Marketing Manager
A creative strategist(战略家) is needed to plan and deliver campaigns that change behaviour across the town and form Havering’s reputation beyond its borders.
Media Manager
An experienced professional is required, who fully understands how the news media works and works well under pressure. You will manage a team of three, as well as our media message.
Communications Business Manager
As a senior member of the communications team, you will be part salesperson and part business strategist, with wide-ranging power to increase our commercial potential as much as possible and save taxpayers’ money.
Senior Media Officers
Two experienced persons are needed to turn the stories that we talk about into the stories that everyone is talking about.
Community Newspaper Journalist (12month contract at the beginning)
Our community newspaper, Living, is being expanded as an energetic publication once every two weeks. We need an editor and a journalist or writer who produces brilliant copy, even against the tightest deadlines.
Pay & grading award are yet to be decided for all posts.
Full details are available on our website. For an informal conversation about these positions, please contact Mark Leech, Head of Communications, by calling 01708 434373.
Any disabled applicants, meeting the necessary standards set out in the profile(简介) for a job, will be guaranteed an interview.
Please apply online via the Council's website at www.havering.gov.uk or contact the Recruitment Team at 01708 433039.
Closing date for completed applications is Friday, 18th April 2008.
Interviews will be scheduled for the week beginning 28th April 2008

1. 1.
   Havering is in need of high-level personnel ________
   1. A.
      to tell stories
   2. B.
      to make it known
   3. C.
      to understand how news media works
   4. D.
      to plan and deliver campaigns
2. 2.
   The underlined word “contrasts” in the first paragraph means_______
   1. A.
      differences
   2. B.
      similarities
   3. C.
      interests
   4. D.
      achievement
3. 3.
   _________ has to be a salesperson, drawing business plans at the same time
   1. A.
      Community Newspaper Journalist
   2. B.
      Senior Media Officers
   3. C.
      Campaigns and Marketing Manager
   4. D.
      Communications Business Manager
4. 4.
   We can learn from the passage that _________
   1. A.
      disabled applicants will be guaranteed an interview
   2. B.
      all the applicants will be interviewed on 28th April 2008
   3. C.
      applicants should hand in the application forms before 18th April 2008
   4. D.
      applicants can talk with Mark Leech about the position on the website

Answer 1

BADC
试题分析：
1.B 根据第一段最后一句The London Borough of Havering has a great story to tell, and we’re looking for the right people to tell it.说明他们想招聘一些人来宣传Havering，让别人知道这个地方，了解这个地方，故B正确。
2..A 推理题。根据横线后的from the shopping and nightlife of Romford to the cultural quarter of Hornchurch; from the industrial Thames riverside in Rainham to the ambitious regeneration(复兴) project in Harold Hill.说明这个地方有多样化的内容，即有很多的差别性的东西，故A正确。
3..D 细节题。根据Communications Business Manager部分的you will be part salesperson and part business strategist, with wide-ranging power to increase our commercial potential as much as possible and save taxpayers’ money.说明D正确。
4.C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二行Closing date for completed applications is Friday, 18th April 2008.说明C正确。
考点：考查信息筛选类短文阅读
点评：本文介绍了伦敦的Havering要招聘多人来宣传该城市，以及对这些人的一些具体要求。
考查细节题较多，解此类题需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。