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Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearance,attitude（态度）andmanners.

Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.Asmileshowsaconfident（自信的）andpositiveattitude.

Whenyouintroduceyourself,makeeyescontactwiththeinterviewer.Someinterviewersofferahandshake.Othersdon’t.

Trytobeasnaturalaspossible.Butpayattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Thewayyousit,walk,gesture,useyourvoiceandshowfeelingonyourfaceareallpartsofyourbodylanguage.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositiveaboutyourself?

Yourabilities?

Yourinterestinthejob?

Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.Showinterestandenthusiasminyourvoice.Whenyouspeak,lookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourself,orformeremployers.

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