牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(二)work and career(有答案)

话题阅读（二）Work and Career(A)One of the most common questions I get asked is whether, when, and how to follow up after a job interview. Following up in some way is important. Yes, you can get a job without it, but if you're in competition with other top candidates, following up to repeat your interest when the other candidate doesn't can sometimes help you. Here's how to follow up well.Send a thank-you note immediately. E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster, but handwritten notes are still appreciated. And if there are multiple interviews, send a thank-you note each time.Find out their timeline. Hopefully, you asked about their timeline in the interview itself, but if you didn't, follow up within a week to reinforce your interest and politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.Be enthusiastic—but not desperate.Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about looking desperate. It doesn't look desperate to express your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline. However, enthusiasm does cross the line if you are calling more than once a week, calling earlier than the date they said they'd get back to you, sounding like you're eager to take any job, or appearing as if this is the only choice you have.Don't be afraid if you don't hear from them immediately. The hiring process often takes longer than a candidate would like, for all sorts of reasons — the decision makers are out of town or scheduling conflicts have delayed a final interview, and so forth. It really makes you feel nervous, but don't read too much into it.When you don't hear back after they said you would. If you're past the time they indicated you would hear something, this isn't necessarily cause for alarm. Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain you're very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have an updated timeline.13. In the passage, the author intends to tell us .A. how to follow up after an interviewB. how to send a thank-you noteC. how to take part in an interviewD. how to prepare for an interview14. According to the passage, you'd better to express your thanks after an interview.A. write a letterB. send an e-mailC. visit the companyD. buy some gifts15. From the fourth paragraph, we know that you should after a job interview.A. call more than once a week for the timelineB. call much earlier than the expected dateC. show your eagerness to take any jobD. show your interest or ask about information properly16.In which part of a newspaper does this article probably appear?A. Science.B. Education.C. Career.D. Health.13-16 ABDC（B）Aware of the worst job market in more than 25 years, many students enrolling in colleges and universities this fall are considering majors that they believe will land them stable career.Students with degrees in nursing, health care, accounting, computer, general science and engineering report the most success in finding jobs. Those with degrees in finance, journalism, graphic design, and international relations have had tougher times, liberal arts graduates also struggle.Still career experts say students should major in whatever area most interests them, even if it's a less specialized liberal arts field, such as Chinese and or sociology. In a national survey, communication, followed closely by a strong work ethic and team work skills, was rated at the most important qualities sought by employers. "Liberal arts teaches us how to learn. When we go out into the world of work, we are going to have to continue to learn," said Dan Naegeli, director of the university of North Texas career center.Texas Health Resources uses a wide range of workers at its 14 hospitals and other sites. The 18,000 employees company hires about 2000 people a year. It looks for candidates with "promise behaviors", human resource director Justin Clem said."The resume is great... Education is wonderful," Clem said. "But when we interview, we really want to look at situations they were put into the past, what actions they took, and what were the results. "Do these results really support treating other people with courtesy dignity and respect? And communicating clearly and earning people' s trust? And thinking before they act?"The company also looks for people who have record of providing service, said Janaelle Nowne, vice president of human resource. If a student mowed lawns or worked at a fast-food restaurant, she said, "the things that we would want to hear is how you attended to providing service to people that you were working with and how you were attending to the quality of the products that you have. ""Experience is always helpful, but it is not always the guarantee that person is going to get the job," she added. "We look at the behaviors and the attitude they bring in and their willingness to be a part of the team. "Lockheed Martin has all sorts of jobs in all sorts of fields. One of the skills recruiters consider is the ability to work in teams."Most of what we do is problem solving, and you get people with different kinds of skillstogether to solve the problem," said Norman Robbins, senior manager community relations. "If you are real bright but you can't get along with anybody, you' re not going to be as successful as you will be if you can work in teams."ECABF（C）Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, "operates under the theory of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine," says his mother. "The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones. ""Examine the extended family, and you'll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It's an inheritable trait," says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance (支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.Whether it's inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn't healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation," have secret feelings of weakness" and "a desire to feel safe". It's the parents' role to provide that protection.When a "bossy child" doesn't learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways." I see more and more parents giving up their power," says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. "They bend too far because they don't want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious. "16. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson _________________ .A. make good decisionsB. showself-centerednessC. lack care from othersD. have little senseof fear17. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents ________________ .A.should give more power to their childrenB.should be strict with their childrenC.should not be so anxious about their childrenD.should not set limits for their children18. Bossy children may probably become________________ .A. relaxedB. skillfulC. hesitantD.lonely19. What is the passage mainly about?A.How bossy behavior can be controlled.B.How we can get along with bossy children.C.What leads to children's bossy behavior.D.What effect bossy behavior brings about.Keys: BBDC（D）1.Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss's secretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss's secretary, there are keys to timing. : don't approach the boss when he's on deadline; don't go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed; don't go in just before or after he has taken a vacation.2.If you're mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first. And don't let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the company and it is hopeless trying to change your mind. Then, maybe he will dismiss you.3.Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it.Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more. If you can't put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may soon find they can' t get past the secretary.To deal effectively with a boss, it's important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work with you to achieve your goals.Keys: CDABE。