2024年5月5日发(作者：)

大学英语A8

一、阅读理解

It's important to understand the basic types of interviews that take place at a job fair since your

approach should be different with each. Following are the three basic types:

Screening Interview

This interview usually lasts no more than two to three minutes and is usually conducted by

companies whose main interest is gathering resumes and initial impressions before making decisions

as to whether they will move to the next step. Your strategy should be to quickly point them to the key

areas in your resume that reflect their needs. You need to fill the company's list of requirements or you

will never see the light of day at the next level.

Mini-Interview

This interview usually lasts five to ten minutes and is conducted at the employer's booth. Be

prepared to give a full introduction of your background and quickly position yourself as someone who

is a good fit in relation to that company's needs. The recruiter will usually want you to elaborate on the

information contained in your resume, so it is crucial that you are prepared to comment on each and

every item on it. Be prepared to give a full explanation of what might be only a single-line bullet item

on the resume. Often there will be final questions related to some of the qualitative issues that resumes

do not reflect. Make sure all your answers position you as the candidate that meets the company's

needs.

Full Interview

The full interview typically takes place behind a curtain or screen at the employer's booth, or may

be in another part of the hall altogether. Most employers use the full interview only as a secondary

interview. In other words, you have to be invited to the interview based on the previous screening

interview or mini-interview. Be prepared for 20 minutes or more, but probably no longer than 30

minutes, since most companies have a tight schedule to keep. Be aware that you may actually be

interviewed by technical or line managers. You will be asked a great number of qualitative,

open-ended questions and will be expected to provide elaboration of your answers. Make sure you are

prepared for the interview in advance.

(1)、The purpose of the screening interview by a company is to ______.

A：leave impressions

B：gather information

C：make decisions

D：reflect their needs

答案： B

(2)、In the second paragraph, "you will never see the light of day at the next level" means ______.

A：You will have no chance to go to the next step

B：You will get the job offer right there

C：You will not see the company's manager again

D：You will see what will happen to you

答案： A

(3)、In the mini-interview, the recruiter will ______.

A：expect you to answer some critical questions about your background

B：expect to have your detailed information on your resume

C：want you to give brief information on your background

D：want you to give a full introduction of your background

答案： D

(4)、Which of the following statements is true according to the passage ________?

A：The full interview usually takes place in a secret place.

B：The full interview is the shortest of the interviews.

C：The full interview does not ask technical questions.

D：The full interview is based on the previous interview(s).

答案： D

(5)、In the last paragraph, "…companies have a tight schedule to keep" means ______.

A：companies have strict rules to choose applicants

B：companies have many applicants to interview

C：companies have a busy schedule to keep

D：companies have many qualitative questions to consider

答案： C

2、 In 1985, the Coca-cola company made the decision to change the formula of its leading

soft drink. The change was based on the findings of many market studies. These studies had shown

that the general response to the new product was good. However, the change of the traditional

Coca-cola by New Coke was rejected by the majority of drinkers. In fact, the company had to step

back and restart production of the old formula of Coca-cola.

The most important reason why New Coke was rejected was the emotional relationship that

existed between drinkers and the old soft drink formula. Drinking Coca-cola had become a tradition

for many people over its 99 years of existence. The change made by the company was not only in

Coke's formula but also in the traditional values and memories that it represented to the drinkers. "We

had taken away more than the product Coca-cola. We had taken away a little part of them and their

past." The drinkers rejected this "improvement", because "they believed that Coke stood for traditional