Question

Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (紋身）nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (傳遞)certain messages．What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are．Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies．Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.

Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇員), because those people represent the companies to their customers.

As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers．Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.

There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

1.Which of the following is the newspaper editor’ opinion according to Paragraph 2?

A．People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.

B．Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.

C．Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.

D．Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.

2.What can be inferred from the text?

A．Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.

B．Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.

C．Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.

D．What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Appearances Matter                     B．Personal Choices Matter

C．Employees Matter                       D．Hiring Managers Matter

4.The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as_____.

A．enthusiastic        B．positive           C．negative          D．sympathetic

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了對于那些穿著奇怪的人來說在找工作的時候，可能會遇見不公平的問題，作者對于這個現(xiàn)象是吃支持的態(tài)度的，認為對于公司來說應該雇傭能夠代表公司形象的員工。

1.B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段前4行A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (紋身）nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (傳遞)certain messages．這位報紙的編輯認為有紋身戴鼻環(huán)的人在求職的時候收到了不公平的對待。故B正確。

2.D 推斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇員), because those people represent the companies to their customers.說明穿著不僅僅是個人的自由問題，還是公司的問題，因為你的穿著代表著公司的形象。故D項內容正確。

3.A 主旨大意題。本文討論的主要是在求職的時候，人的外貌和穿著是很重要的，因為公司都要選擇一些在形象上能夠代表公司的人，故A項正確。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers．Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are說明作者也認為那些穿著奇怪的人是不能被選中的，說明他對這樣的穿著是持否定的態(tài)度的，故C項正確。

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點評：本文屬于社會知識類文章，考查學生的推理能力，要求考生在理解整體語篇的基礎上，把握文章的真正內涵。①要吃透文章的字面意思，從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索，這是推理的前提和基礎;②要對文字的表面信息進行挖掘加工，由表入里，由淺入深，從具體到抽象，從非凡到一般，通過分析、綜合、判定等，進行深層處理，符合邏輯地推理。不能就是論事，斷章取義，以偏概全。③要忠實于原文，以文章提供的事實和線索為依據(jù)。立足已知，推斷未知。立足現(xiàn)在，猜測未來。不能主觀臆想，憑空想象，隨意揣測，更不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點;④要把握句、段之間的邏輯關系，了解語篇的結構。要體會文章的基調，揣摸作者的態(tài)度，摸準邏輯發(fā)展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。