Interviewer – Why is English so important？David – Well, English is so important prima

A.your self-awareness

B.your career planning

C.your anti-stress ability

D.your team spirit

A．stretching

B．poking

C．reaching

D．dropping

A.You sit down with a solo interviewer and answer a series of questions designed to help her figure out if you’re a great candidate for the job.

B.You may be asked questions about the experience on your resume, what you can offer to the company or position.

C.The interviewer will ask you questions based on common situations of the job you are applying for.

D.Many times the interviewer will ask you questions such as “Why would you be good for this job？” or “Tell me about yourself.”

The interviewer’s purpose in asking this question is to get information related to work and job openings. Some people make the mistake of taking this request literally and answering by giving their life history. In fact, the best points to focus on when answering this question are past work experience, education, and social activities. Of these three, work experience carries a lot more weight.

Another very common question that comes up in interviews is “Why do you want to work for this company？” If you don’t have an answer ready for this question, you are letting the interviewer know that you haven’t done much research about the company or the job you are interviewing for. Candidates who can give detailed answers about the perceived benefits of working for a particular company make a much better impression on interviewers.

Two other questions that many people find difficult in interviews are “What are your strengths？” and “What is your biggest weakness？”

People have a hard time answering the first question because it feels like boasting in some ways. But an interview has no time to be shy or modest! The second question poses a problem because the answer needs to be a weakness that sounds like a strength. A good tip to keep in mind is to mention how you are trying to improve.

Along with considering these common interview questions, it is also helpful to remember the questions that should not be asked during an interview. For instance, questions related to family, health, or religion are generally off limits in an interview. If you don’t feel comfortable giving such personal information, then simply don’t.

A final suggestion for preparing for an interview is to go into the interview with your own questions to ask. By asking the interviewer question about the company, you are showing interest and enthusiasm for the job.

1）What is the passage mainly about？ ()

A . Actions to avoid during an interview.

B . Body language that interviewers watch for.

C . Interesting interview experiences.

D . Typical interview questions and responses.

2）When asked to tell about yourself, what should be your main focus？ ()

A . Your family.

B . Your past jobs.

C . Your hobbies.

D . Kinds of work you enjoy.

3）What response in the following will most impress the interviewer？ ()

A . I’ll learn more team spirit from the company.

B . The company’s philosophy is interesting.

C . I would like to find out my benefits as well.

D . I don’t know how to answer this question.

4）If you’re required to talk about your weaknesses, how would you respond？ ()

A . Try not to say too much weakness.

B . Try to talk about your strengths instead.

C . Talk about your weakness but sounds like a strength.

D . Be humble and directly tell the interviewer.

5）Why should you prepare your own questions before theinterview？()

A . Let the interview know your strong points

B . Help the interviewer feel relaxed

C . Make the interview last longer

D . Seem enthusiastic about the company

SECTION B INTERVIEW

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

Now listen to the interview.

听力原文：Interviewer: Mrs.. Leech, can you describe some of the things your school does with aggressive children？

Mrs. Leech: Well, you must realize that when he comes here he is meeting other aggressive children, and aggressive children all together usually sum each other up.

Interviewer: Uhumm.

Mrs. Leech: And they find that aggressiveness here doesn't pay off because you can be jolly sure there's one tougher and worse than he is.

Interviewer: Uhumm.

Mrs. Leech: So I usually have, eh,... I say usually,...

Interviewer: Uhumm.

Mrs. Leech: Sometimes have organized fights. I...

Interviewer: Organized fights？ You actually...

Mrs. Leech: Yes.

Interviewer: You actually encourage the children to ...

Mrs. Leech: We have a ring and we have a bell.

Interviewer: A boxing ring？

Mrs. Leech: Yes!

Interviewer: Uhumm.

Mrs. Leech: And er... they must conform, they must keep to the rules, and when they have either lost or won, we discuss after a) what it is like to be the winner and b) what it is like to lose. And we carry on with our discussion and go on to what it is like in life.

Interviewer: Hmm.

Mrs. Leech: We must win or lose and we must do each very gracefully.

Interviewer: Can you give some reason why children are aggressive.

Mrs. Leech: If a child is one of six or seven children.., er... it's pretty sure that he is naughty and aggressive because he is crying out for attention and in this large family he's found that a jolly good way of getting attention is to shout, be naughty. At least mummy turns round and says, "Be quiet,...

Interviewer: Uhumm.

Mrs. Leech: Be a good boy, or you'll get this or that.

Interviewer: So some children are aggressive simply in order...

Mrs. Leech: To gain attention!

Interviewer: To gain...

Mrs. Leech: Aggressiveness usually is that. It's...

Interviewer: Uhumm.

Mrs. Leech: It's really the children crying out and saying, "Look at me, please."

Interviewer: Umm.

Mrs. Leech: I'm not saying it's the answer in all circumstances but it usually is.

Interviewer: Can you give some of the advantages of your school, as compared with ordinary schools.

Mrs. Leech: The classes are smaller for one thing.

Interviewer: How small？

Mrs. Leech: Er... we only have groups up to five or six.

Interviewer: Uhumm. And in a normal school？

Mrs. Leech: Oh, well.., that varies, of course, but it could be thirty to forty.

Interviewer: Uhum.

Mrs. Leech: Urn... here he does have individual attention every day.

Interviewer: Er... do you think the work is important？

Mrs. Leech: I du. Er... without our unit or something similar...

Interviewer: The unit is the school？

Mrs. Leech: Yes, the whole unit.

Interviewer: Uhum.

Mrs. Leech: I think a lot of children would be left and then perhaps at the age of sixteen, we wonld have our juvenile delinquent. I'm not saying we're curing them all.

Interviewer: Uhum.

Mrs. Leech: But I think at least with the unit available to these children, they have had a chance to make good.

Interviewer: Ummm.

Mrs. Leech: I'm not saying it always pays off, but they have had a chance.

What sort of children attend Mrs. Leeches school？

A．Naughty and violent.

B．Slow and retarded.

C．Wicked but clever.

D．Deserted but aggressive.

Interviews are part of most people' s working life. Here are some handy tips on how to do your best at interviews.

Don' t mistakenly think that your interviewers want to know about you. They are interested only in that small part of you that can or can' t do the job they have advertised.

sadly , many of us are so flattered by questions such as "Tell me about your strengths" that we take it as an invitation to chatter and make fools of ourselves.

Never think that lots of enthusiasm is enough. sit down with a pen , paper and the job description ，and work out the skills and qualities they are looking for.

Itemize your technical or professional skills as they match the requirements of the job. Then recall an incident to illustrate each of these skills. When you have done this

, you will be in a position to begin justifying your ability and suitability.

Remember that very few questions are lightly asked.

If your interviewers are interviewing more than a couple of candidates , they have probably worked up a list of eight to ten questions to put to each person. In well-organized businesses , they will be making marks in their notebooks as you give your replies. An imprecise answer will show that you do not appreciate the value of the question. s0 think through how you can give strong

, specific answers to questions such as "Can you work well in a team or on your own or in a small business？"

Avoid giving them reasons to exclude you. You want to appear the sort of person who will help out in a crisis. make the tea sometimes even if it is not your job. be tolerant of others. whatever their age ,sex , race or religion ,

and be easy to manage. Don't attack your previous employer as it suggests you might attack your now one.

Try asking them a few questions. If you ask what sort of projects you would be likely to start work on ,you might then get back some very useful feedback. If they start opening Up

to you , you can get into a more equal conversation and may have an opportunity to show that you can deal with the sort of situation they are describing.

31. The passage is to show the applicant how to ()

A. prepare for a job interview

B. do their best at a job interview

C. impress the interviewers at a job interview

32. The applicant should not attack his previous boss at the interview because ()

A. the interviewer and the applicant' s previous boss may be birds of a feather

B. a man who speaks ill of somebody else in the back is not reliable and trustworthy

C. the interviewer may think that， if one attacks his previous employer now , he might attack his new one later

33. Why is it good for the applicant to ask the interviewer a few questions？ ()

A. He can have more chance of demonstrating his ability.

B. He can learn more about the interviewer' s likes and dislikes.

C. He can make the interview run in the way in his favor.

34. According to the passage , which of the following is true？ ()

A. Y ou should answer every question raised by the interviewer as thoroughly as possible.

B. You should try your best to flatter the interviewer and never disagree with him.

C. It is foolish to take the question "Tell me about your strengths" as an invitation to chatter.

35. It can be inferred from the passage that ()

A. interviewers always want to know as many as possible about the applicant

B. a careful analysis of your qualifications will better prepare you for the interview

C. one should give more attention to questions like ‘Can you work well in a team？"

As soon as you are invited to attend an interview—or, better still, before you are called—start researching facts about the company. Probably, you will have done some re search before sending your letter of application. Now you need to identify additional information, such as the number of persons the company employs, specific fields in which it is involved, work for which it is particularly well known, its major products and services, places of branch offices, and the company's involvement in community activities.

You also need to prepare for different questions an interviewer may ask to test your readiness for the interview and the sincerity(诚意)of your application. You may be asked:

-Why do you want to join our organization？

-How do you think you can contribute to our company？

-Why do you want to leave your present employer？

-What salary do you expect？

If you have not prepared for such questions, and so hesitate before answering, an inter viewer may interpret your hesitation to mean you find a question difficult to answer or there are things you would rather hide. In either case, you may provide an entirely misleading impression of yourself.

Preparation for an Interview

Before you attend an interview, you should get the following information about the company:

1. The number of persons【46】.

2. Its main【47】.

3. Locations of its【48】and so on.

4. You also need to prepare to answer some【49】given by the interviewer.

5. The purpose of preparing for an interview is to provide【50】of yourself.

Interviewer: Jane, you've recently returned from Japan. How long did you live there？

Jane: For five years.

Interviewer: And why did you go to Japan in the first 21？

Jane:Well, a Japanese exchange student was living with my family, and he got me interested in going to Japan. He encouraged me 一 22一 to get a teaching job there and even offered me a place to stay until I found an apartment—at his mother's house in Tokyo.

Interviewer: So you went？

Jane: I did. When I arrived his mother was very helpful, but she didn't speak much English and I didn't speak any 23 .We managed to communicate, somehow, with gestures and mime, or sometimes we would both use dictionaries.

Interviewer: In what ways is life in Japan —24— from life in the United States？

Jane:In just about every aspect. A big change was using public transportation in Tokyo instead of a car. Trains, subways, and other transportation in Japan are very good, though crowded. You get used 一 25一 more often, because, without a car, you have to carry your groceries home. But I was really glad to be rid of my car. Another thing is the low crime rate in Tokyo and other big cities in Japan. I always felt —26— and never worried about crime. That's pretty unusual in almost any big city in the world today.

Interviewer: Did you have any difficulties adjusting？

Jane: Well, at the beginning it was hard not knowing the language. At first I learned survival Japanese, so I could get by in everyday situations, but anything technical was difficult for me to understand. I took classes, but it was slow going, and I didn’t always express myself because I was afraid of —27— mistakes. I wish I had taken more risks一I would probably have learned the language faster. Another thing I had to get used to was living in a culture where the majority of people looked different from me. I knew I'd always be an —28— in some ways.

Interviewer: What about Japanese food？

Jane: Overall, the diet there is a healthy one-low fat. Oh, there were many Japanese specialties that I liked, and others that I didn't like so much. The food wag very different, but I didn't expect to eat American style. there. I expected to eat Japanese style. and though,—29— Japanese products. I think Japanese food preparation takes a long time and I didn't have a lot of time to prepare food, so much of my experience comes from eating in restaurants.

Interviewer: What advice would you give to someone going to live overseas for the first time？

Jane: Do some of the things I didn't do: Before you go, read as much as you can. Find out about the culture, the customs, the holidays, the traditions. Learn a little bit of the language if you can and the way people express politeness. Be flexible. Living in another culture is like seeing the world through a new pair of glasses—at first everything—30—confusing. But if you keep your eyes open,eventually everything becomes clear. Unfortunately, a lot of people just close their eyes.

21. A. place B. idea C. opinion D. view

22. A. try B. to try C. trying D. to trying

23. A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese D. Spanish

24. A. differ B. different C. the same D.differentiate

25. A. to shopping B. shopping C. go shopping D.to shop

26. A. good B. happy C. easy D.safe

27. A. make B. to make C. making D. doing

28. A. visitor B. passenger C. passers-by D.outsider

29. A. buying B. to buying C. to buy D.bought

30. A. look B. looks C. is looked D. is looking