外刊精读精练：糟糕的面试经历等2则-高三英语二轮复习

外刊精读精练糟糕的面试经历导读：面试通常是招聘过程中必不可少的一部分。你有过不愉快的面试经历吗？有人曾在面试中被雇主层层盘问和职位无关的事；还有的面试官态度恶劣，给申请人施加了巨大的压力。本集《外刊精读》探讨一些令人咋舌的面试方法。一、语篇泛读Vocabulary:

employment

词汇:就业Haveyoueverattendedajobinterview?Forsomepeopletheycanbeapainfulandembarrassingexperience,butforothers,itcanbeachancetoshine–aplatformtoperformandshowofftheir

talents.Butsometimes,evenforthemostconfident

candidates,thingsdon'tgotoplanandthe

interviewee

isleftfeelingthey'dwishtheyhadneversteppedfootintheroom!Theinterviewisanecessarypartofthe

recruitmentprocess,andifcarriedoutfairly,canbeagoodwaytoselecttheidealpersontofilla

position

inacompany.Thiscanbedonebyjustaskingquestionsorbycarryingoutothertasksthattestsomeone's

competencies.It'salsoachancefortheintervieweetoaskquestionsandgetafeelfortheirpotentialnew

employer.Allthisistobeexpectedwhenapplyingforanewjob.ButtheBBChasfoundtherearemanyexamplesofsituationswhereinappropriatequestionshavebeenaskedandirrelevantthingshavebeendiscussed.OliviaBlandrecentlyattendedaninterviewatatechnologycompanyintheUKandclaimedtohavebeensubjectedtoa"brutal"two-hourjobinterview.Shesaidthecompany's

CEO

"triedhisbesttointimidate"herandthatinherfeedback…"HetoldmeeverythingIdidwaswrong,everythingIsaid,thewayIsat,mybodylanguage,everythingthathecoulddotoattackme."Sheactuallygota

joboffer

butturneditdown.TheCEOdidapologies.OtherpeoplehavetoldtheBBCaboutthe

grilling

theyreceivedabouttheirpersonallives.Forexample,maturestudentKevinHeltonsaid"Theinterviewerasked,'youusedtobeintheArmy,howmanypeoplehaveyoukilled?'"JoFoatwasaskedbyaninterviewertowearalargestrawhatandwastold"Inmyexperience,prettygirlslikeyourelytoomuchontheirlooks."Thereare,ofcourse,lawsagainst

discrimination,andmanagersshouldonlybeaskingquestionsthatarerelevanttoa

vacancy.Butsometimes,accordingtoJamesReed,chairmanof

employmentagency

Reed,whatmayappeartobeaninappropriatequestionissaid"…to

provoke

you,andthere'snothingillegalaboutprovokingsomeone,buttheycanbeannoying."Ofcourse,some

unconventional

jobinterviewscanbefunandaredesignedtoputyouatease.AFrench

marketingagency

isinviting

applicants

foran

internship

todiscusstheopportunityoveragameofFortnite!Nowthatsoundslikeafunwaytodevelopyour

career!二、词汇表talent才能，天分

candidate候选人，申请者

interviewee参加面试者

recruitmentprocess招聘过程

position职位

competency技能，能力

employer雇主

CEO首席执行官

joboffer工作机会

grilling盘问

discrimination歧视

vacancy职位空缺

employmentagency职业介绍所

provoke激怒，挑衅

unconventional不同寻常的

marketingagency营销代理公司

applicant申请人

internship实习

career职业三、测试与练习

阅读课文并回答问题。1.Accordingtothereport,whatcananintervieweedoduringaninterview?2.Whichworddoweusetodescribeinterviewquestionsthatarenotrelevanttothejob?3.Trueorfalse?

AccordingtointervieweeOliviaBland,thepersoninterviewingcriticizedherbody

languagebutnotthewayshesat.4.Whatcanprotectanintervieweefrombeingtreatedfairlyandnotbeingaskedquestionsthataren'trelevanttothejobposition?5.Whenmightquestionsaskedinajobinterviewbeannoying?

请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1.Wehavesomanytop__________forthejobposition,it'strickytoknowwhichonetopick!vacancies

talents

candidates

competencies2.I'vehada__________fromthebank,offeringmemoremoney.ShouldIacceptit?offerjob

joboffer

jobsoffer

joboffered3.Theengineeringcompanyisofferingasix-month__________tolearnhowtousealltheernship

career

vacancy

position4.ThefirstthingIhavetodoaspartofthe__________isfillinalongapplicationform.recruitedprocess

recruitmentprocessed

recruitingprocessing

recruitmentprocess5.Iwasabletoshowoffmy________atthemusicfestivalbyplayingmypetencies

talents

career

applicant【参考答案】

阅读课文并回答问题。1.Accordingtothereport,whatcananintervieweedoduringaninterview?

Anintervieweecanaskquestionsandgetafeelfortheirpotentialnewemployer.2.Whichworddoweusetodescribeinterviewquestionsthatarenotrelevanttothejob?

Thewordis'inappropriate'-theBBChasfoundtherearemanyexamplesofsituationswhereinappropriatequestionshavebeenaskedandirrelevantthingshavebeendiscussed.3.Trueorfalse?

AccordingtointervieweeOliviaBland,thepersoninterviewingcriticizedherbody

languagebutnotthewayshesat.

False.Shesaidherinterviewersaid

"everythingIdidwaswrong,everythingI

said,thewayIsat,mybodylanguage,everythingthathecoulddotoattack

me."4.Whatcanprotectanintervieweefrombeingtreatedfairlyandnotbeingaskedquestions

thataren'trelevanttothejobposition?

Lawsagainstdiscriminationprotectpeoplefrombeingaskedirrelevant

questions.5.Whenmightquestionsaskedinajobinterviewbeannoying?

Accordingto

JamesReed,chairmanofemploymentagencyReed,whatmayappeartobeaninappropriatequestionissaid"…toprovokeyou,andthere'snothingillegalaboutprovokingsomeone,buttheycanbeannoying."

请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1.Wehavesomanytop

candidates

forthejobposition,it'strickytoknowwhichonetopick!2.I'vehada

joboffer

fromthebank,offeringmemoremoney.ShouldIacceptit?3.Theengineeringcompanyisofferingasix-month

internship

tolearnhowtouseallthemachinery.4.ThefirstthingIhavetodoaspartofthe

recruitment

process

isfillinalongapplicationform.5.Iwasabletoshowoffmy

talents

atthemusicfestivalbyplayingmyguitar.“离奇古怪的”英国人导读：你有过对不同文化的习俗感到困惑的经历吗？在英国，有些异乎寻常的习俗可能会让来自其它国家的人感到疑惑和惊讶。比如，为什么在英国车辆靠左行驶？为什么英国的水龙头是“冰火两重天”—一边出热水，一边出凉水？一旦你了解了前因后果，就会发现，这些看似奇怪的现象并非全无道理，本集《外刊精读》介绍它们背后的历史起源。一、语篇泛读Vocabulary:quirksandconfusion词汇:离奇和困惑Toanoutsider,anyculturecanseem

quirky,

confusing,

peculiar

orjustdownright

bizarre.AndtheUK'sgotathingortwothat

raisesafeweyebrows.Britsarequitecapableof

befuddling

visitorswiththeir

idiosyncrasies.However,understandthewhyandthingsmightbeless

perplexing.HerearethereasonsforthreeofBritain'smore

puzzling

practices.Inaworldwhere61%ofnationsdriveontheright,the

unorthodox

Britsdriveontheleft.Why?"MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval,maybeevenRomantimes,"explainsStephenLaing,curatoroftheBritishMotorMuseum.This

unusual

behavior

makessense

whenyourememberthatright-handedpeoplewearaswordontheirlefthip.Travellingontheleftallowedyoutokeepyourweaponarmtowardyouropponent,whowouldbeonyourright.Thispracticepersisteduntilthe18thCenturywhenalawwaspassedrequiringalltrafficcrossingLondonBridgetokeeptotheleft.VisitorstotheUKthathavejustwashedtheirhandsinanold-fashionedsinkmightbewonderingwhyonetapissolelyforhotwater,theotherexclusivelycold.Eithercanmakewashingveryuncomfortable.So,whythis

oddity?"Itrelatestoatimewhenhotandcoldwaterwerekeptseparatetopreventcontamination,"KevinWellman,chiefexecutiveofficeroftheCharteredInstituteofPlumbingandHeatingEngineeringsays.Drinkablecoldwatercamefromamainssupply,buthotwatercamefromattictanksandwasnotconsideredsuitableforconsumption.Sotheywerekeptapart.Millionsofpeopledrinkteaworldwide,butthe

eccentric

Britsputmilkintheirs.Why?This

mystifying

practicerelatestothequalityofchinacupusedinthe18thCenturywhenteawasfirstimported.ForthemajorityofBrits,"thecupsavailablecouldn’twithstandtheheatoftheboilingwaterandwouldshatter,somilkwasaddedfirst,"SimonHill,TeaBuyeratBettys&TaylorsofHarrogatetellstheSunnewspaper.Thiscooledthecupenoughtowithstandthewater.Andthispracticaltweaksoonbecameanationalhabit.There'samethodtothemadness,theysay.Asyoucansee,thesequirkyBritshaveperfectly

coherent

reasonsforleft-handdriving,two-tapsinksandteawithmilk.Butuntilyou

comprehend

them,theycanseem

unfathomable.Eveniftheystillseemstrange,atleastnowyou're

intheknow.二、词汇表quirky古怪奇特的

confusing令人困惑的

peculiar奇怪的

bizarre怪诞的

raise(afew)eyebrows引人惊诧，使人震惊

befuddle使…感到迷惑

idiosyncrasy癖好

perplexing令人费解的

puzzling令人不解的

unorthodox非传统的

unusual不同寻常的

makesense说得通

oddity奇怪现象

eccentric古怪的

mystifying让人感到云里雾里的

there'samethodtothemadness看似疯狂，实则有理

coherent条理清晰的

comprehend领会、理解

unfathomable高深莫测的

intheknow知情的三、测试与练习

阅读课文并回答问题。1.TrueorFalse:

DrivingontheleftlinksbacktoancientBritishhistory.2.Whatdidwalkingorridingontheleftallowapersontodo?3.Whatistheproblemwithusinganold-fashionedBritishsink?4.Whatwouldhappentothe18thCenturycupswhentheyencounteredboilingwater?5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'tocontinuetoexist'?

请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1.Whenhearrivedatthefuneralinabrightly-colouredcoat,itcertainly______.intheknow

raisedafeweyebrow

there'samethodtothemadness

comprehended2.Whilenotthebestplayer,his______

styleofplaymadehimpopularwiththefans.quirky

befuddled

perplexed

oddity3.Ourcomputermodelpredicted99%ofthedata.Theother1%shouldbeconsideredan______.idiosyncrasy

unorthodox

oddity

eccentric4.HowdidIpay£10,giveyoua£20andendupwith£5?Thatdoesn't______.confuse

puzzle

mystify

makesense5.Someofthebrightestmindsinhistoryhavealsobeenmorethanalittle______.eccentric

idiosyncrasy

peculiarity

comprehensive【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。1.TrueorFalse:

DrivingontheleftlinksbacktoancientBritishhistory.

True."MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval,maybeevenRomantimes,"explainsStephenLaing,curatoroftheBritishMotormuseum.2.Whatdidwalkingorridingo