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Passage2
You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;let'sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn'tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?
Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.
Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantslying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemimpostors(骗子);anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.
Toavoidoutright(彻底的)lies,somejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendedorwereassociatedwithacollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthatattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury-that'swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.
Ifyoudon'twanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphony(假的)diploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnon-existentcolleges.ThepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafromSmootStateUniversity.ThepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromtheUniversityofPurdue.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.
1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.
A)employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow
B)lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem
C)collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily
D)employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees
2.Accordingtothepassage,specialcasesrefertocaseswhere.
A)studentsattendaschoolonlypart-time
B)studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication
C)studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfilms
D)studentsattendedafamousschool
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.
A)performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythatacollegedegree
B)experienceisthebestteacher
C)pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo
D)adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobpetition
4.Thispassageimpliesthat.
A)buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoral
B)personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools
C)mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool
D)societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications
5.Asusedinthefirstlineofthesecondparagraph,theworduttermeans.
A)address
B)thorough
C)ultimate
D)decisive
Answer
1.B2.C3.D4.D5.C |
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发表于 2017-8-6 15:47:19