考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析十九.doc

Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with nosuccess but was attracted by the site’s “personal s ...Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with nosuccess but was attracted by the site’s “personal search agent”.It’s an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteriasuch as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when amatching position is posted in the database. Redmon chose thekeywords legal, intellectual property, and Washington, D.C. Threeweeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. “I struckgold,’ says Redmon, who E-mailed his resume to the employer and wona position as in-house counsel for a company。

With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet, findingpromising openings can be time-consuming and inefficient. Searchagents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. Butalthough a search agent worked for Redmon, career experts seedrawbacks. Narrowing your criteria, for example, may work against you:“Every time you answer a question you eliminate a possibility。

”says one expert。

For any job search, you should start with a narrow concept—whatyou think you want to do—then broaden it. “None of these programsdo that,” says another expert. “There’s no career counselingimplicit in all of this。

” Instead, the best strategy is to use theagent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in aparticular database; when you get E-mail, consider it a reminder tocheck the database again. “I would not rely on agents for findingeverything that is added to a database that might interest me,” saysthe author of a job-searching guide。

Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return. When CareerSite’s agent sends out messages to those who have signed upfor its service, for example, it includes only three potential jobs—those it considers the best matches. There may be more matches in thedatabase; job hunters will have to visit the site again to findthem—and they do. “On the day after we send our messages, we see asharp increase in our traffic,” says Seth Peets, vice president ofmarketing for CareerSite。

Even those who aren’t hunting for jobs may find search agentsworthwhile. Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand fortheir line of work or gather information on compensation to armthemselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder. “You always keep youreyes open,” he says. Working with a personal search agent meanshaving another set of eyes looking out for you。

21. How did Redmon find his job?[A] By searching openings in a job database.[B] By posting a matching position in a database[C] By using a special service of a database[D] By E-mailing his resume to a database。

22. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents?[A] Lack of counseling。

[B] Limited number of visits。

[C] Lower efficiency。

[D] Fewer successful matches。

23. The expression “tip service” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) mostprobably means[A] advisory. [B] compensation. [C] interaction. [D] reminder。

24. Why does CareerSite’s agent offer each job hunter only threejob options?[A] To focus on better job matches.[B] To attract more returning visits。

[C] To reserve space for more messages。

[D] To increase the rate of success。

25. Which of the following is true according to the text?[A] Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters。

[B] Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands。

[C] Personal search agents are also helpful to those alreadyemployed。

[D] Some agents stop sending information to people once they areemployed。

名师解析21. How did Redmon find his job? Redmon是如何找到工作的[A] By searching openings in a job database.通过搜索工作数据库中的空缺职位。

[B] By posting a matching position in a database。

通过在数据库里面张贴匹配职位。

[C] By using a special service of a database.通过使用某数据库的一项特别服务。

[D] By E-mailing his resume to a database。

通过将他的简历以电子邮件的方式寄给某数据库。

【答案】 C【考点】事实细节题。

【分析】题干的关键信息就是“Redmon”我们在第一段里面可以看见“Redmon”的内容。

要答对本题考生必须仔细查看究竟“Redmon”是怎样利用该数据库来找到工作的。

在第一段里面作者提到他使用了“个人搜索代理”输入几个关键词几个星期以后得到了职位空缺的通知然后他又把他的履历寄给雇主从而获得这份工作。

整个过程就是这样的。

[A]只反映了他整个求职过程的一部分。

[B]故意颠倒了“post”(张贴)这个动作的主语张贴的人要么是求职网要么是寻人单位却不是“Redmon”。

选项[D]同样颠倒了主语因为是数据库发电子邮件给“Redmon”而不是反过来。

选项[C]“通过使用某数据库的特别服务”虽然泛了一点却是正确的因为“个人搜索代理”正是这样的一个特殊服务。