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2009考研英语历年真题阅读理解精读笔记(15)

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Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site's "personal search agent". It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database. Redmon chose the keywords legal, intellectual property, and Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. "I struck gold," says Redmon, who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in house counsel for a company.
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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 Redmon, career experts see drawbacks. 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-what you think you want to do-then broaden it. "None of these programs do that," says another expert. "There's no career counseling implicit in all of this." Instead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database; when you get E-mail, consider it a reminder to check the database again. "I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me," says the 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 up for its service, for example, it includes only three potential jobs-those it considers the best matches. There may be more matches in the database; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find them-and they do. "On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our traffic," says Seth Peets, vice president of marketing for CareerSite.
Even those who aren't hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile. Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder. "You always keep your eyes open," he says. Working with a personal search agent means having another set of eyes looking out for you.
41. 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.
42. 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.
43. The expression " tip service " (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means .
[A] advisory   
[B] compensation
[C] interaction
[D] reminder
44. Why does CareerSite's agent offer each job hunter only three 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.
45. 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 already employed.
[D] Some agents stop sending information to people once they are employed.

kythree 发表于 2016-8-15 22:45:20

agent11 n.代理商(人),代表
attract2 v.吸引,招引,引诱,引起(注意等)
author69 n.①作者;②创始人
career11 n.①生涯,经历;②专业,职业
compensation3 n.补偿,赔偿
concept15 n.概念,观念,思想
consume5 v.消费,消费,耗尽
counsel1 v./n.劝告,忠告;n.法律顾问,辩护人
criterion2 n.([pl.]criteria)标准,准则
database6 n.数据库,资料库
drawback1 n.欠缺,缺点
efficiency5 n.①效率;②功效
eliminate5 v.消除
employer4 n.雇主
expert14 n.专家,能手;a.①熟练的,有经验的;②专门的,专家的
expression9 n.①表达,表示;②短语,词句,措词;③式,符号
feature9 n.①特征,特色;②(报纸或杂志)特写;③容貌,面貌;v.给显著地位
focus12 n.焦点,(活动,兴趣等的)中心;v.(on/upon)使聚集,集中
helpful4 a.(to)有帮助的,有益的,有用的
hunt4 v./n.①打猎,猎取;②(for)搜索;③寻找
implicit2 a.①不言明的,含蓄的;②(in)固有的;③无疑问的;④无保留的
indispensable2 a.(to,for)必不可少的,必需的
information44 n.①通知,报告;②情报,信息
intellectual19 n.知识分子
legal11 a.①法律的,法定的;②合法的,正当的
limited9 a.有限的,被限制的
location4 n.位置,场所
lower9 a.较低的,下级的,下游的;v.降下,放低
maintain9 v.①维修,保养;②维持,保持;③坚持,主张,支持
narrow5 a.狭窄的,狭隘的;v.①限制,限定;②变窄,收缩
negotiate5 v.谈判,交涉,商议
opening3 n.①口子,孔;②开始,开端;③空缺,机会;a.开始的,开幕的
option3 n.选项,选择权,买卖的特权
possibility5 n.①可能,可能性;②可能的事,希望
post3 v.①贴出;②宣布,公告;③投寄,邮寄;n.①(支)柱,标杆;②邮政,邮寄;③职位,岗位,哨所
potential13 a.潜在的,可能的;潜能,潜力
promising2 a.有希望的,有前途的
property6 n.①财产,资产,所有物;②性质,特性
rate31 n.①比率,率;②等级;③价格,费用;v.①估价;②评级,评价
relate12 v.①叙述,讲述;②使互相关联;③与...有关(系)
rely6 v.①(on)依赖,依靠;②信赖,信任
reserve2 n.①储备(物),储藏量,储备金;②缄默,谨慎;v.①保留,储备;②预定,预约
resume1 v.①再继续,重新开始;②重新占用,再用;③恢复;n.简历
salary4 n.①薪金,薪水;②发薪水,付薪水
site9 n.位置,场所,地点
strategy6 n.战略,策略
stumble1 n.①跌倒;②错误;v.①跌倒;②犯错;③偶然发现
tempt1 v.①诱惑,引诱;②吸引,使感兴趣
title6 n.①书名,标题;②头衔,称号
trace4 n.①痕迹,踪迹;②极少量,微量;v.①描绘;②跟踪,追踪;③追溯,探索
traffic2 n.交通,交通量
vice3 n.①邪恶,坏事;②恶习;③[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;a.副的
worthwhile4 a.值得(做)的
abreast1 ad.并肩地,并排地
according47 ad.依照,根据
advisory2 a.顾问的,咨询的,劝告的
counseling2 n.咨询服务
disadvantage6 n.不利,缺点,劣势;v.①使处于不利地位;②损害
hunter2 n.猎人
inefficient2 a.效率低的,效率差的,(指人)不能胜任的,无能的
interaction4 n.交互作用
interactive1 a.交互式的
keyword1 n.关键字
mailing3 n.邮寄,邮件
notification1 n.通知,布告,告示
reminder3 n.提醒的人,暗示

kytwo 发表于 2016-8-15 23:42:56

难句1
It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database.
[结构分析]
1. 本句是It is...that...强调句型,强调的是本句的主语:an interactive feature;
2. 句中when引导的从句作状语;
[本句难点]注意这是强调句型;
[方法对策]理解强调部分是该句的主语;key在此处作动词用,意为"键入,输入";
[例句精译]该代理器的特点是互动,允许访问者键入一些求职要求诸如工作地点、职位和薪水,然后帮你盯着,当网上出现与你个人要求相匹配的工作岗位时它马上自动把你的条件用Email发出去帮你找,然后再通知你。
41.[答案] C
[解析]这是一篇利用互联网来寻找工作的科普性小文章。律师雷德曼上网找工作未果,却发现了一个叫做"个人搜索代理器"的工具。该"代理器"能让访客键入自己的求职条件然后帮你盯着,一旦网上张贴出符合你要求的职位时,马上自动把你的条件email发过去,帮你找工作。由此可知C为正确答案。至于A:Redmon自己找;B:Redmon自已去张贴帖子,甚至D:把个人简历Email给网站,都是极端错误的。真实的情况是:"代理器"把他的条件与华盛顿老板联系上之后又通知了他。之后,他亲自把简历Email给老板(而不是给网站)才找到工作的。第一段很难,不仅有词汇方面的原因,如:post张贴;notification通知; opening机遇;也有句子结构上的问题,如句子:It has an interactive feature后边that lets sb.do sth.and then,Emails them,注意后面that从句中两个并列谓语lets...and Emails...均为代理器的功能和特性。
42.[答案] A
[解析]不用看第二段,就可以大致猜到答案为A,因为这种"代理器"B: 限制上网访客的数量,C:效率很低,D:帮你成功地找到相对应的工作并不多。文章中均未提及,而它的惟一缺点是无法与之交流协商。你输进去你对工作的要求条件,它来为你找相应工作。至于协商则办不到。这从以下几段也可以看出。
43.[答案] D
[解析]这是一道词汇题,切记词汇题看上下文尤其是下文。有人可能问:不是说照抄原文的不是答案吗?怎么下文有reminder,答案也选reminder呢?注意,不抄原文是指细节题,(比如41题第一段原文是"个人搜索代理器",选项则是一种"特别的服务器")但词汇题不受此限制。
44.[答案] B
[解析]就剩下两段了,也就剩下两个问题了。所以,分段查找式阅读非常精准。第四段首句即提到:"有些网站设计他们的代理器是为了诱惑求职者返回来(以此提高自己的点击率)"接着举了一些例子。所以,问题:"为什么有那么多的工作,而代理器每次只给求职者提供三个?"显然是为了吸引你重新回来了。故选B。此处,把原文的tempt换成了同义词attract。细节题经常如此。
45.[答案] C
[解析]A说这种代理器对求职者必不可少。错,求职有许多方法,比如参加招聘会,登广告等等,不见得非用代理器。B和D也没提到。根据末段,选C。

kyfive 发表于 2016-8-16 01:12:35

去年年末,甘特·雷德曼律师在找工作时偶然在网上发现一个叫做"职业开创者"的网站。他找来找去并没有找到什么工作,但被这个网上的"个人搜索代理器"所吸引。该代理器的特点是互动,允许访问者键入一些求职要求诸如工作地点、职位和薪水,然后帮你盯着,当网上出现与你个人要求相匹配的工作岗位时它马上自动把你的条件用E-mail发出去帮你找,然后再通知你。雷德曼选择关键词"法律"、"知识产权"和"华盛顿特区"几个词。过了三个星期,他接到第一份有职位空缺的通知。"我掘到了金子,"雷德曼说,然后他把个人简历用电子邮件寄给了雇主,接着就得到了一份公司内部顾问的职务。
因特网上有成千上万个与求职相关的网址,寻找好的工作岗位费时低效。有了搜索代理器,就没必要频繁地去网上查找了。不过,虽然有一个搜索代理器成功地为雷德曼找到了工作,就业专家却还是认为搜索代理器并不尽如人意。比如个人求职要求越具体明确就有可能对你越不利,一位专家说:"你每回答一次问题你就丧失一次机会。"
寻找任何职业,你都要从一个狭窄的概念开始,即你想干什么工作,然后再加以扩展。有一位专家说:"任何这些程序中都没有那种扩展功能,所有这一切都不包含职业咨询。"相反,最佳的策略是把代理器当作一种提示服务来及时跟踪某一网址里的工作岗位信息;当你收到电子邮件时,你就把它当作一种提醒再去查一查该网站。一位职业搜索指南的作者说:"我不会依赖代理器在网上增加的每一项内容里去逐一寻找可能令我感兴趣的东西。"
一些网站用设计的代理器来吸引求职者回访。比如,当求职网代理器向注册服务的用户发送信息时,它只提供三个它认为最可能匹配的岗位。在资料数据库里可能还有更多的匹配项;求职者于是只好再次访问这个网址来寻找,求职者确实如此做了。求职网销售副总裁塞思·皮茨说:"我们发送这些信息的当天访问量就急剧增长。"
即使非求职的人士也会发现搜索代理器很有用。有些人利用搜索代理器密切观察对于本行业的需求或搜集有关加薪的信息以备增薪谈判时胸有成竹。雷德曼虽然已愉快就职,但他依旧保持着与"职业开创者"网代理器的联系。他说:"你要永远睁大眼睛。"使用个人搜索代理等于多一双眼睛替你在观察。
41. 雷德曼是怎样找到工作的?
[A] 在一个网站上搜寻空缺职位。
[B] 通过在一个网站中张贴匹配的职业。
[C] 利用网站上的特殊服务器。
[D] 通过电邮他的履历到一个网站。
42. 下面哪项可能是搜索代理器的不利条件?
[A] 缺乏跟它的商议沟通的能力。
[B] 限制上网者的数量。
[C] 低的效率。
[D] 帮你成功地找到相对应的工作并不多。
43. 短语"tip service"(第三段第三行)最可能的意思是。
[A] 忠告
[B] 补贴
[C] 互相作用
[D] 提示
44. 为什么CareerSite的代理器只给每名求职者提供三种工作选择?
[A] 为了关注更合适的工作。
[B] 为了吸引更多的人回访。
[C] 为了给更多的信息保留空间。
[D] 为了提高成功率。
45. 根据本文的观点,下面哪项正确?
[A] 对于求职者来说,个人搜索工具必不可少。
[B] 一些网站不停地给求职者发电子邮件以便挖掘他们的需求。
[C] 对于已经找到工作的人来说,个人搜索代理也很有用。
[D] 一旦人们找到工作,一些搜索器就会停止给他们发送信息。
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