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-aplatformtoperformandshowofftheirtalents.Butsometimes,evenforthemostconfidentcandidates,thingsdon'tgotoplanandtheintervieweeisleftfeelingthey'dwishtheyhadneversteppedfootintheroom!Theinterviewisanecessarypartoftherecruitmentprocess,andifcarriedoutfairly,canbeagoodwaytoselecttheidealpersontofillapositioninacompany.Thiscanbedonebyjustaskingquestionsorbycarryingoutothertasksthattestsomeone'scompetencies.It'salsoachancefortheintervieweetoaskquestionsandgetafeelfortheirpotentialnewemployer.Allthisistobeexpectedwhenapplyingforanewjob.ButtheBBChasfoundtherearemanyexamplesofsituationswhereinappropriatequestionshavebeenaskedandirrelevantthingshavebeendiscussed.OliviaBlandrecentlyattendedaninterviewatatechnologycompanyintheUKandclaimedtohavebeensubjectedtoa"brutal"two-hourjobinterview.Shesaidthecompany'sCEO"triedhisbesttointimidate"herandthatinherfeedback..."HetoldmeeverythingIdidwaswrong,everythingIsaid,thewayIsat,mybodylanguage,everythingthathecoulddotoattackme."Sheactuallygotajobofferbutturneditdown.TheCEOdidapologies.OtherpeoplehavetoldtheBBCaboutthegrillingtheyreceivedabouttheirpersonallives.Forexample,maturestudentKevinHeltonsaid"Theinterviewerasked,'youusedtobeintheArmy,howmanypeoplehaveyoukilled?'"JoFoatwasaskedbyaninterviewertowearalargestrawhatandwastold"Inmyexperience,prettygirlslikeyourelytoomuchontheirlooks."Thereare,ofcourse,lawsagainstdiscrimination,andmanagersshouldonlybeaskingquestionsthatarerelevanttoavacancy.Butsometimes,accordingtoJamesReed,chairmanofemploymentagencyReed,whatmayappeartobeaninappropriatequestionissaid"...toprovokeyou,andthere'snothingillegalaboutprovokingsomeone,buttheycanbeannoying."Ofcourse,someunconventionaljobinterviewscanbefunandaredesignedtoputyouatease.AFrenchmarketingagencyisinvitingapplicantsforaninternshiptodiscusstheopportunityoveragameofFortnite!Nowthatsoundslikeafunwaytodevelopyourcareer!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。Accordingtothereport,whatcananintervieweedoduringaninterview?Whichworddoweusetodescribeinterviewquestionsthatarenotrelevanttothejob?Trueorfalse?AccordingtointervieweeOliviaBland,thepersoninterviewingcriticizedherbodylanguagebutnotthewayshesat.Whatcanprotectanintervieweefrombeingtreatedfairlyandnotbeingaskedquestionsthataren'trelevanttothejobposition?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。Wehavesomanytopforthejobposition,it'strickytoknowwhichonetopick!vacanciestalentscandidatescompetenciesI'vehadafromthebank,offeringmemoremoney.ShouldIacceptit?offerjobjobofferjobsofferjobofferedTheengineeringcompanyisofferingasix-monthtolearnhowtousealltheernshipcareervacancypositionThefirstthingIhavetodoaspartoftheisfillinalongapplicationform.recruitedprocessrecruitmentprocessedrecruitingprocessingrecruitmentprocessIwasabletoshowoffmyatthemusicfestivalbyplayingmypetenciestalentscareerapplicant【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。Accordingtothereport,whatcananintervieweedoduringaninterview?Anintervieweecanaskquestionsandgetafeelfortheirpotentialnewemployer.Whichworddoweusetodescribeinterviewquestionsthatarenotrelevanttothejob?Thewordis'inappropriate*-theBBChasfoundtherearemanyexamplesofsituationswhereinappropriatequestionshavebeenaskedandirrelevantthingshavebeendiscussed.Trueorfalse?AccordingtointervieweeOliviaBland,thepersoninterviewingcriticizedherbodylanguagebutnotthewayshesat.False.Shesaidherinterviewersaid"everythingIdidwaswrong,everythingIsaid,thewayIsat,mybodylanguage,everythingthathecoulddotoattackme."Whatcanprotectanintervieweefrombeingtreatedfairlyandnotbeingaskedquestionsthataren'trelevanttothejobposition?Lawsagainstdiscriminationprotectpeoplefrombeingaskedirrelevantquestions.Whenmightquestionsaskedinajobinterviewbeannoying?AccordingtoJamesReed,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。Wehavesomanytopcandidatesforthejobposition,it'strickytoknowwhichonetopick!I'vehadajobofferfromthebank,offeringmemoremoney.ShouldIacceptit?Theengineeringcompanyisofferingasix-monthinternshiptolearnhowtouseallthemachinery.ThefirstthingIhavetodoaspartoftherecruitmentprocessisfillinalongapplicationform.Iwasabletoshowoffmytalentsatthemusicfestivalbyplayingmyguitar.“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〃一一边出热水，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,anyculturecanseemquirky,confusing,peculiarorjustdownrightbizarre.AndtheUK'sgotathingortwothatraisesafeweyebrows.Britsarequitecapableofbefuddlingvisitorswiththeiridiosyncrasies.However,understandthewhyandthingsmightbelessperplexing.HerearethereasonsforthreeofBritain'smorepuzzlingpractices.Inaworldwhere61%ofnationsdriveontheright,theunorthodoxBritsdriveontheleft.Why?"MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval,maybeevenRomantimes/'explainsStephenLaing,curatoroftheBritishMotorMuseum.Thisunusualbehaviormakessensewhenyourememberthatright-handedpeoplewearaswordontheirlefthip.Travellingontheleftallowedyoutokeepyourweaponarmtowardyouropponent,whowouldbeonyourright.Thispracticepersisteduntilthe18thCenturywhenalawwaspassedrequiringalltrafficcrossingLondonBridgetokeeptotheleft.VisitorstotheUKthathavejustwashedtheirhandsinanold-fashionedsinkmightbewonderingwhyonetapissolelyforhotwater,theotherexclusivelycold.Eithercanmakewashingveryuncomfortable.So,whythisoddity?"Itrelatestoatimewhenhotandcoldwaterwerekeptseparatetopreventcontamination/'KevinWellman,chiefexecutiveofficeroftheCharteredInstituteofPlumbingandHeatingEngineeringsays.Drinkablecoldwatercamefromamainssupply,buthotwatercamefromattictanksandwasnotconsideredsuitableforconsumption.Sotheywerekeptapart.Millionsofpeopledrinkteaworldwide,buttheeccentricBritsputmilkintheirs.Why?Thismystifyingpracticerelatestothequalityofchinacupusedinthe18thCenturywhenteawasfirstimported.ForthemajorityofBrits,"thecupsavailablecouldn'twithstandtheheatoftheboilingwaterandwouldshatter,somilkwasaddedfirst,"SimonHill,TeaBuyeratBettys&TaylorsofHarrogatetellstheSunnewspaper.Thiscooledthecupenoughtowithstandthewater.Andthispracticaltweaksoonbecameanationalhabit.There'samethodtothemadness,theysay.Asyoucansee,thesequirkyBritshaveperfectlycoherentreasonsforleft-handdriving,two-tapsinksandteawithmilk.Butuntilyoucomprehendthem,theycanseemunfathomable.Eveniftheystillseemstrange,atleastnowyou'reintheknow.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。TrueorFalse:DrivingontheleftlinksbacktoancientBritishhistory.Whatdidwalkingorridingontheleftallowapersontodo?Whatistheproblemwithusinganold-fashionedBritishsink?Whatwouldhappentothe18thCenturycupswhentheyencounteredboilingwater?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。Whenhearrivedatthefuneralinabrightly-colouredcoat,heknowraisedafeweyebrowthere'samethodtothemadnesscomprehendedWhilenotthebestplayer,hisstyleofplaymadehimpopularwiththefans.quirkybefuddledperplexedoddityOurcomputermodelpredicted99%ofthedata.Theother1%shouldbeconsideredan.idiosyncrasyunorthodoxoddityeccentricHowdidIpay£10,giveyoua£20andendupwith£5?Thatdoesn'tconfusepuzzlemystifymakesenseSomeofthebrightestmindsinhistoryhavealsobeenmorethanalittle.eccentricidiosyncrasypeculiaritycomprehensive【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。TrueorFalse:DrivingontheleftlinksbacktoancientBritishhistory.True."MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval,maybeevenRomantimes,"explainsStephenLaing,curatoroftheBritishMotormuseum.Whatdidwalkingorridingontheleftallowapersontodo?Travell