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　　WiththousandsofcareerrelatedsitesontheInternet,findingpromisingopeningscanbetimeconsumingandinefficient.Searchagentsreducetheneedforrepeatedvisitstothedatabases.ButalthoughasearchagentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks.Narrowingyourcriteria,forexample,mayworkagainstyou:

“Everytimeyouansweraquestionyoueliminateapossibility.”saysoneexpert.

　　Foranyjobsearch,youshouldstartwithanarrowconcept—whatyouthinkyouwanttodo—thenbroadenit.“Noneoftheseprogramsdothat,”saysanotherexpert.“Theresnocareercounselingimplicitinallofthis.”Instead,thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakindoftipservicetokeepabreastofjobsinaparticulardatabase;

whenyougetEmail,consideritaremindertocheckthedatabaseagain.“Iwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverythingthatisaddedtoadatabasethatmightinterestme,”saystheauthorofajobsearchingguide.

　　Somesitesdesigntheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.WhenCareerSitesagentsendsoutmessagestothosewhohavesignedupforitsservice,forexample,itincludesonlythreepotentialjobs—thoseitconsidersthebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthedatabase;

jobhunterswillhavetovisitthesiteagaintofindthem—andtheydo.“Onthedayafterwesendourmessages,weseeasharpincreaseinourtraffic,”saysSethPeets,vicepresidentofmarketingforCareerSite.

　　Eventhosewhoarenthuntingforjobsmayfindsearchagentsworthwhile.Someusethemtokeepaclosewatchonthedemandfortheirlineofworkorgatherinformationoncompensationtoarmthemselveswhennegotiatingforaraise.Althoughhappilyemployed,RedmonmaintainshisagentatCareerBuilder.“Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,”hesays.Workingwithapersonalsearchagentmeanshavinganothersetofeyeslookingoutforyou.

　　41.HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?

　　A.Bysearchingopeningsinajobdatabase.

　　B.Bypostingamatchingpositioninadatabase.

　　C.Byusingaspecialserviceofadatabase.

　　D.ByEmailinghisresumetoadatabase.

　　42.Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofsearchagents?

　　A.Lackofcounseling.B.Limitednumberofvisits.

　　C.Lowerefficiency.D.Fewersuccessfulmatches.

　　43.Theexpression“tipservice”（Lines3-4,Paragraph3）mostprobablymeans

　　A.advisory.B.compensation.

　　C.interaction.D.reminder.

　　44.WhydoesCareerSitesagentoffereachjobhunteronlythreejoboptions?

　　A.Tofocusonbetterjobmatches.

　　B.Toattractmorereturningvisits.

　　C.Toreservespaceformoremessages.

　　D.Toincreasetherateofsuccess.

　　45.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

　　A.Personalsearchagentsareindispensabletojobhunters.

　　B.SomesiteskeepEmailingjobseekerstotracetheirdemands.

　　C.Personalsearchagentsarealsohelpfultothosealreadyemployed.

　　D.Someagentsstopsendinginformationtopeopleoncetheyareemployed.

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　　Overthepastcentury,allkindsofunfairnessanddiscriminationhavebeencondemnedormadeillegal.Butoneinsidiousformcontinuestothrive:

alphabetism.This,forthoseasyetunawareofsuchadisadvantage,referstodiscriminationagainstthosewhosesurnamesbeginwithaletterinthelowerhalfofthealphabet.

　　IthaslongbeenknownthatataxifirmcalledAAAAcarshasabigadvantageoverZodiaccarswhencustomersthumbthroughtheirphonedirectories.LesswellknownistheadvantagethatAdamAbbotthasinlifeoverZoZysman.Englishnamesarefairlyevenlyspreadbetweenthehalvesofthealphabet.YetasuspiciouslylargenumberoftoppeoplehavesurnamesbeginningwithlettersbetweenAandK.

　　ThustheAmericanpresidentandvicepresidenthavesurnamesstartingwithBandCrespectively;

and26ofGeorgeBushspredecessors（includinghisfather）hadsurnamesinthefirsthalfofthealphabetagainstjust16inthesecondhalf.Evenmorestriking,sixofthesevenheadsofgovernmentoftheG7richcountriesarealphabeticallyadvantaged（Berlusconi,Blair,Bush,Chirac,Chré

tienandKoizumi）.Theworldsthreetopcentralbankers（Greenspan,DuisenbergandHayami）areallclosetothetopofthealphabet,evenifoneofthemreallyusesJapanesecharacters.Asaretheworldsfiverichestmen（Gates,Buffett,Allen,EllisonandAlbrecht）.

　　Canthismerelybecoincidence?

Onetheory,dreamtupinallthesparetimeenjoyedbythealphabeticallydisadvantaged,isthattherotsetsinearly.Atthestartofthefirstyearininfantschool,teachersseatpupilsalphabeticallyfromthefront,tomakeiteasiertoremembertheirnames.SoshortsightedZysmanjuniorgetsstuckinthebackrow,andisrarelyaskedtheimprovingquestionsposedbythoseinsensitiveteachers.Atthetimethealphabeticallydisadvantagedmaythinktheyhavehadaluckyescape.Yettheresultmaybeworsequalifications,becausetheygetlessindividualattention,aswellaslessconfidenceinspeakingpublicly.

　　Thehumiliationcontinues.Atuniversitygraduationceremonies,theABCsproudlygettheirawardsfirst;

bythetimetheyreachtheZysmansmostpeopleareliterallyhavingaZZZ.Shortlistsforjobinterviews,electionballotpapers,listsofconferencespeakersandattendees:

alltendtobedrawnupalphabetically,andtheirrecipientsloseinterestastheyploughthroughthem.

　　46.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoillustratewithAAAAcarsandZodiaccars?

　　A.Akindofoverlookedinequality.B.Atypeofconspicuousbias.

　　C.Atypeofpersonalprejudice.D.Akindofbranddiscrimination.

　　47.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

　　A.InbothEastandWest,namesareessentialtosuccess.

　　B.ThealphabetistoblameforthefailureofZoZysman.

　　C.Customersoftenpayalotofattentiontocompaniesnames.

　　D.Someformofdiscriminationistoosubtletorecognize.

　　48.The4thparagraphsuggeststhat

　　A.questionsareoftenputtothemoreintelligentstudents.

　　B.alphabeticallydisadvantagedstudentsoftenescapeformclass.

　　C.teachersshouldpayattentiontoalloftheirstudents.

　　D.studentsshouldbeseatedaccordingtotheireyesight.

　　49.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“mostpeopleareliterallyhavingaZZZ”（Line2,Paragraph5）?

　　A.Theyaregettingimpatient.B.Theyarenoisilydozingoff.

　　C.Theyarefeelinghumiliated.D.Theyarebusywithwordpuzzles.

　　50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

　　A.PeoplewithsurnamesbeginningwithNtoZareoftenilltreated.

　　B.VIPsintheWesternworldgainagreatdealfromalphabetism.

　　C.Thecampaigntoeliminatealphabetismstillhasalongwaytogo.

　　D.Puttingthingsalphabeticallymayleadtounintentionalbias.

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　　Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisntbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47yearoldmanicuristisntcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshedliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesofteningeconomy.“Imagoodeconomicindicator,”shesays.“Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhentheyreconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars.”SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddlebrowDillardsdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus.“Idontknowifotherclientsaregoingtoabandonme,too”shesays.

　　EvenbeforeAlanGreenspansadmissionthatAmericasredhoteconomyiscooling,lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyearspace.Butdontsoundanyalarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomyslongtermprospects,evenastheydosomemodestbelttightening.

　　Consumerssaytheyrenotindespairbecause,despitethedreadfulheadlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.InManhattan,“theresanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,”saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.“Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,”saysjohnDeadly,aBayArearealestatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.

　　Manyfolksseesilverliningstothisslowdown.Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates.Employerswouldntmindalittlefewerbubblesinthe