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Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestion,asktheinterviewertorepeatorexplain.

"

I’msorry,butIdidn’tcatchthat."

I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean."

Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxed.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.Theyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejob.

Attheendoftheinterview,thanktheinterviewerforherorhim.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterview,ordeliveritbyhand.

Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.Askiftheyhavemakeadecisionaboutthejob.

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployer

B.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployer

C.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterview

D.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness

2.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?

A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.

B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.

C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.

D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeeling.

3.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.

A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajob

B.totellfromwrongaboutjobinterviews

C.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterview

D.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AFriendlySmile 

B.MakingaGoodImpression

C.Don’tBeNervous 

D.SendingaThank-YouLetter

B

Inatimeoflowacademic（学术的）achievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed"

togivechildrenagoodstartacademically"

asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThemajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.62percentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强调个性发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversity（多样性）inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotential（潜力）development.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.

SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

5.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve________.

A.JapaneseparentspaymoreattentiontopreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B.Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C.Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D.Japan’shighereducationisbetterthantheirs

6.MostAmericanrespondentsbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattach

importanceto________.

A.problemsolving 

B.groupexperience

C.parentalguidance 

D.individuallyorienteddevelopment

7.InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison________.

A.preparingchildrenacademically 

B.developingchildren’sartisticinterests

C.tappingchildren’spotential 

D.shapingchildren’scharacter

8.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?

A.Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B.Theycangainmoregroupexperiencethere.

C.Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

D.Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

C

Brazilhasbecomeone.ofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowthbutmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilhadbetterresultswithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.

Brazil’spopulationgrowthratedroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween198land1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.

Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperas（肥皂剧）andinstallment（分期付款）plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Globo,Brazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues:

notmanychildren,womenworking,saysMartine.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconscious（有意识的）ofotherpatternsofbehaviourandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.

Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers."

Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption（消费）patternsandconsumptionwasincompatible（不相容的）withunlimitedreproduction,"

saysMartine.

9.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilhaslowereditspopulationgrowth________.

A.byeducatingitscitizens 

B.bycarefulfamilyplanning

C.bydevelopingTVprogrammes 

D.bychance

10.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries

A.haven’tgivenmuchattentiontobirthcontrol

B.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrate

C.haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulation

D.haven’trealizedtheimportanceofTVplaysinfamilyplanning

11.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause________.

A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTV

B.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflife

C.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackage

D.theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures

12.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?

A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillincreaseconsumption.

B.Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate.

C.Consumptiongoeswithreproduction.

D.Acountry‘sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.

D

Asahumanbeingyoumayhavethechoiceofthreebasicattitudestowardslife.Youmaytreatlifewiththephilosophy（哲学）ofthevegetable,inwhichcaseyourlifewillincludebeingborn,eating,drinking,sleeping,marrying,growingoldanddying.

Thesecondbasicattitudeistolookatlifeasifitwereabusiness.Agreatmanyso-calledsuccessfulmenandwomenbelievethatlifeisabusiness.Ifyoubelieveso,yourfirstquestionoflife,naturally,is"

WhatdoIgetoutofit?

"

Howmuchisthisworthtome?

Inaword,basedonthisattitude,happinessbecomesamatterofsuccessfulcompetition.Thegreatmajorityofhumanbeingstodaylookatlifeasifitwereabusiness.

Thethirdattitudetowardlifeisthewayoftheartist.Herethebasicphilosophyis"

WhatcanIputintoit?

.Theyvaluecooperationandcontribution.Thispointofviewhasbeenprovedbyhistory;

forhistoryremembersbestthosewhohavecontributedmostrichlytotheinterestsoftheirfellow-men.Themoreweinve