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1、弃我去者，昨日之日不可留乱我心者，今日之日多烦忧英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析（19）Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbledacross CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searchedit with no success but was attracted by the sites “personal searchagent”. Its an interactive feature that lets visitors key in jobc
2、riteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails themwhen a matching position is posted in the database. Redmon chosethe keywords legal, intellectual property, and Washington, D.C.Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. “Istruck gold, says Redmon, who E-mailed his re
3、sume to the employerand won a position as in-house counsel for a company.With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet,finding promising openings can be time-consuming and inefficient.Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases.But although a search agent worked for R
4、edmon, career experts seedrawbacks. Narrowing your criteria, for example, may work againstyou: “Every time you answer a question you eliminate apossibility.” says one expert.For any job search, you should start with a narrowconcept-what you think you want to do-then broaden it. “None ofthese program
5、s do that,” says another expert. “Theres no careercounseling implicit in all of this.” Instead, the best strategy isto use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobsin a particular database; when you get E-mail, consider it areminder to check the database again. “I would not rely on
6、agentsfor finding everything that is added to a database that mightinterest me,” says the author of a job-searching guide.Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return.When CareerSites agent sends out messages to those who have signedup for its service, for example, it includes only
7、three potentialjobs-those it considers the best matches. There may be more matchesin the database; job hunters will have to visit the site again tofind them-and they do. “On the day after we send our messages, wesee a sharp increase in our traffic,” says Seth Peets, vicepresident of marketing for Ca
8、reerSite.Even those who arent 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 Career
9、Builder. “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 databaseC By using a special service of a databa
10、seD By E-mailing his resume to a database.22. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of searchagents?A Lack of counseling.B Limited number of visits.C Lower efficiency.D Fewer successful matches.23. The expression_r_r_r_r “tip service” (Line 3, Paragraph 3)most probably meansA advisory.B compe
11、nsation.C interaction.Dreminder.24. Why does CareerSites agent offer each job hunter onlythree job 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 te
12、xt?A Personal search agents are indispensable tojob-hunters.B Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace theirdemands.C Personal search agents are also helpful to those alreadyemployed.D Some agents stop sending information to people once theyare employed.名师解析21. How did Redmon find hisjob? Redm
13、on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
14、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。2
15、2. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of searchagents?下列哪项可能是搜索代理的缺点？A Lack of counseling. 缺少咨询。B Limited number ofvisits. 限制访问次数。C Lowerefficiency. 效率更低下。D Fewer successfulmatches. 匹配成功率更低。【答案】A【考点】事实细节题。【分析】第二段中的“Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits tothe databases. But although a search agent worked for Redmon,career experts seedrawbacks.”表明“搜索代理减少了重复访问数据库的需要，但是，职业专家也看到了缺点”。随后
