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LouAdler，presidentofthePowerHiringconsultingandtrainingcompany，providesasystematicapproachforfinding，interviewingandhiringthebestcandidateforajob．Heemphasizesmakinganobjectiveassessmentand，tothisend，heprovidestechniquesforovercomingfirstimpressions．Thebookincludeschartsandcheckliststhathighlightimportantpoints．Thiswell-organ-lzedguidetoeffectivehiringishighlyrecommendedtocompanyowners，humanresourceper-sonnelandmanagersinvolvedinthehiringprocess．Alertjobseekersmayalsofinditusefultolearnwhatagoodinterviewwilldemand．
B．
HiringtheBest
Anymanagerwithhiringauthorityknowsthatselectingthe‘right’candidateforanypositionisanervewrackingtask．AuthorMartinYate'
Sbasicbookcanhelpinexperiencedmanagershireeffectively，althoughthisusefulprimeroninterviewingandhiringisalittlewordy．Yatesprovidesgreatdetailaboutkeysteps，suchaswhentoscheduleaphoneinterview，whattoaskandhowtoconductaninterview．Heevenprovidesnumeroussamplequestionsforeachmajorjobcategory，fromentryleveltomanagement．
C．
AsktheRightQuestions，HiretheBestPeople
Thisbookboastsofalistofquestionsdesignedtomakeyourinterviewseffectiveinweedingoutthepretendersanduncoveringthatdreamhire．Thebook'
srealvalueisinitslistofinterviewquestions，withaccompanyingcommentsonwhatanswersyoushouldbelookingfor．Itseemsimpossiblethatyoucouldreadthisbookandnotstumbleoveronequestionthatmakesyousmileandtuckitawaytospringlateronsomeunsuspectinginterviewee．Thisbookwillproveusefulforhumanresourceprofessionalsoranymanagerchargedwithhiring．
D．
HiringandKeepingtheBestPeople
Thisbookcoversahugeamountofvaluableinformationabouthiringandretainingagreatworkforce．Ifmorecompaniesfolloweditsfivestephiringprocess，notonlywouldtalentedemployeesfacegreatercompetitionfortheirservices，companieswouldgetbetterstaffersandthefitofworkerstotheirjobswouldimprove．Thebookdemonstratesanawarenessoftherealitiesofdiversityinthemodernworkplaceandtheexpectationsemployeeshaveaboutworklifebalance.
Thishandyguideisclearandconcise，andishighlyrecommendedtoanyoneinvolvedinthehiringandretentionprocess．
E．
HowtoHireaChampion
DavidSnyder，abusinessconsultantwithapsychologygraduatedegreefromHarvard，believesthatmanagersmustbeabletoevaluateapplicants'
personalitytraitstohiretherightpeople．Hisassertionsarehardtodispute．HisbookisIoadedwithgoodadvice，althoughthewritingcangetchoppyandrepetitive．Still，itisstronglybelievedSnyderprovidessolid，practicalandusefulinformation．Whenyouthinkhowharditistolivewithordiscard-anincorrecthire，you'
llwanttobesureyoutakeontherightpeople．
Theauthorofthebookisagraduatefromafamousuniversity．
【正确答案】：
E
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
本题答案很明确，参见E篇的第一句话“DaVidsnycler，abusinesseonsultantwithapsychologygracluatedegreefromHarvard…”其中介绍了作者是“一个商务顾问，拥有哈佛大学心理学硕士学位”，由此可以判断E为正确答案。
第2题
Thebookcanalsobehelpfulforjobapplicants．
A
A篇主要介绍的是用人单位有效招聘人才的方法和技巧，但其最后一句话也提到“聪明的求职者将发现本书有助于他们了解何为成功的面试”，因此与题干相符，答案为A。
第3题
Peoplenewlyinvolvedinrecruitmentmayfindthisbookparticularlyuseful
B
B篇详细介绍了一本关于如何择优招工的入门之作，其中的第二句话提到“basicbookcanhelpinex-periencedmanagershireeffectively…”（本书能够有效地帮助那些缺乏经验的人事经理），因此正好符合题干的内容。
第4题
Youmaymakeuseofthequestionsinthebooktoeliminatecandidateswhoarenotserious·
C
本题的关键在于理解C篇的第一句话，尤其是句末的两个动名词短语“weedingoutthepretenders”和“uncoveringthatdreamhire”，它们的意思分别是“淘汰、清除骗子”和“发现、找到那个理想的人才”。
理解了这句话之后，就不难发现题干的句意与之相符，因此选C。
第5题
Companieswouldbenefitalotbyactingontheadvicegiveninthebook．
D
参见D篇的第二句话“Ifmorecompaniesfolloweditsfivestephiringprocess，notonlywouldtalentedemployeesfacegreatercompetitionfortheirservices，companieswouldgetbetterstaffersandthefitofworkerstotheirjobswouldimprove．”其中提到如果更多的企业遵循书中的五步招聘法，人才间的竞争将加剧，企业也将得到更优秀、更适合不同工作岗位的员工。
因此与题干内容相符，故选D。
第6题
Interviewquestionsforvariousjobsandpostsareofferedinthebook．
答对本题的关键在于理解B篇的最后一句话“Heevenprovidesnumeroussamplequestionsforeachmajorjobcategory，fromentryleveltomanagement．”其中的“samplequestions”与题干中的“interviewquestions”相符，“eachmajorjobcategory，fromentryleveltomanagement”与题干中的“variousjobsandposts”相符，因此答案为B。
第7题
Thebookisveryinformative，foritdealswithquestionsmorethanhiring．
本题答案明确，因为D篇第一句话就是依据，原句为“Thisbookcoversahugeamountofvaluableinfor-mationabouthiringandretainingagreatworkforce．”其句意是“本书包含了大量非常有价值的信息，涉及了怎样招聘和留住优秀员工等问题”。
由此可以判断本题答案为D。
第8题
Agoodjudgementofcandidates'
personalityisimportantinrecruiting．
参见E篇的第一句话就可以作出正确选择，其句意是本书作者认为“经理人必须具有评估应聘者的个性、特点的能力以便招募到合适人选。
”“managersmustbeabletoevaluateapplicants'
personalitytraitstohirethefightpeople”与题干的内容相符合，因此答案为E。
二、READING（PARTTWO）（共6小题,共6.0分）·
InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadatextwithgapsinit,andchoosethebestsentencetofilleachgapfromasetofeightsentences.·
Firstreadthetextforoverallmeaning,thengobackandlookforthebestsentenceforeachgap.·
Makesurethesentencefitsboththemeaningandthegrammarofthetextaroundthegap.·
Readthearticleontheoppositepageaboutmanagementbuyoutsofcompanies.·
Choosethebestsentencefrombelowtofilleachofthegaps.·
Foreachgap1-6,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.·
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Onthebrink
TheNewYorkTimeswasoncethebestexampleofallthatwasgreataboutAmericannewspapers．Nowitsymbolizesthedifficultsituationthewholeindustryisfecdewith.TheGreyLady'
scirculationistumblingdownanother3.9%accordingtothelatestdatafromAmerica'
sAuditBureauofCirculations（ABC）．
（1）.
PickalmostanyAmericannewspapercompanyandyoucantellasimilarstory．TheABCreportedthatforthe530biggestdailynewspapers，averagecirculationinthepastsixmonthswas3.6%lowerthaninthesameperiodayearearlier．AsforSundaypapers．itwas4.6%lower．Adrevenuesareplungingacrosstheboard：
by22.3%atMediaGeneral，forexample．In2007totalnewspaperrevenuesfellto$42.2billion．
（2）.
Muchofthisdeclineisbeingblamedontheriseoftheinternet，whichoffersfree，round-the-clockcoverage．What'
smore，Internethasprovidedanew，betterhomeforclassifiedadvertising，whichwasoncethesourceofmostnewspapers'
revenue．（3）．Thenumberonecauseisthetroublesomehousingmarket，whichcontributesalargesliceofclassifiedadvedising．
IndustryexpertssuchasLucasRichFineofKentStateUniversitydonotthinkthattheTimesisrespondingforcefullyenough．（4）Mr.Finealsopointsoutthatalthoughallnewspapersarebeingaffectedbytheinternet，theirabilitytorespondwillprobablydependonwhethertheiraudiencesarenational，metropolitanorlocal．Thefirstcategorycanaffordtoinvestindistinctiveinternationalorbusinesscoverage，whilethelastcanprosperbybecoming'
moreintenselylocal'
．Buthefearsthatthebigmetropolitannewspapersmayfindthemselvestrappedinthemiddle．
Notallislost，however．（5）．Forinstance，anumberofnewspapersarebecoming'
informationandconnectionutilities'
，throughsuchofferingsaslocalinternetforums．ThePoconoRecordhasrenamedreporters'
contentmanagers'
，sincetheyoverseeallthecoverageoftheirbeat，bothinprintandonline，andgetabonusforhigherwebtraffic．
TheheroforindustryoptimistsisBrianTierney，aformerpublicrelationsexecutive．Lastyear，heledagroupofinvestorsthatborrowedheavilytobuyPhiladelphia'
stwomaindailies．（6）．Heisalsofindingnewwaystodrumupadvertising，suchasintroducingabusinesscolumnsponsoredbyalocalbank．
A．Certainly，itwasnotsomethingtobesniffedat，butmuchlessthanthepeakof$48.7billionin2000．
B．However，someofthefallinrevenuesisactual-lyduetotheeconomicslowdowninAmerica．
C．Itsadvertisingrevenuesaredown，too，12.5%lowerinMarchthanayearearlier．
D．Hehassincerevivedthemwithavigorousmarketingdrive．
E．Nevertheless，asamajornewspaper，itstillboastsawelleducatedreadership．
F．Plentyofinnovationistakingplace，particularlyatlocalpapem．
G．‘Nowisthetimetobeefupitsbusinesssection，’hesays．
H．Nowitsymbolizesthedifficultsituationthewholeindustryisfacedwith．
此空格的答案比较明确。
本段主要讲述的是纽约时报的艰难处境，而且空格前一句交代它的发行量大幅下降，最新数据表明又跌去了3.9%。
C句中的down和too都是很好的依据，表明它是在接着前面的内容，继续讲述纽约时报的状况。
此题答案较明确，因为空格前提到“In2007totalnewspaperrevenuesfellto$42.2billion．”（在2007年，整个报界的收益下滑为422亿美元。
）很自然地，我们将期待在空格处会交代以往的收益水平，以便有具体的比较。
而且题干中的it指代的正是其前面提到的422亿美元收益，所以答案为A。
本空格所在的段落分析了报界萧条的原因。
空格前面的两句话把它归因于互联网的兴盛，提到了互联网是更好的分类广告平台，而分类广告收人则是以前报界最主要的收入来源。
再看空格后面的内容却转而提到了麻烦重重的房地产市场，指出房地产广告曾经占据分类广告的主导地位。
分析空格前后的内容后不难发现，空格处需要有逻辑关系的转变，并介绍与房地产衰退有关的内容，因此判断B为正确答案。
G
做题时首先要清楚，选项G中的指代性信息its和he一定需要在其前面或后面有线索来说明指代的具体内容。
从第12空格所在的上下文看，其前一句“：
IndustryexpertssuchasLucasRichFineofKentStateUniver-sitydonotthinkthattheTimesisrespondingfor
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