Question

If you're one of the 13 million Americans still struggling to find a job, or wanting to change jobs, a lot of your applications are probably being swallowed up by the "the black hole．" That's when you send in a job application and never receive any follow-up from the company．In fact, only 25 out of 100 applications ever get looked at by companies．

Now, a remarkable new service is helping job seekers instantly track almost every application they submit so they actually know what's going on．It's called Start Wire． corn and it lets job seekers track their applications and find out whether or not their applications have been reviewed, dismissed, or are still being considered．

How does it work? When you fill out a job application via a company website, you'll typically get an auto confirmation email from the company, thanking you for applying．And then, the waiting begins．

Start Wire has linked to more than 5 , 600 employers across the country and receives online updates on job applications for every one of their members．By allowing you to connect your job hunt to your Facebook and Linkedin accounts, it can notify you if you have any connections with the company that you apply for ．

And, Start Wire is free to use! Because Start Wire is a completely ad-supported site, they don't need to charge job seekers to use it．

Most importantly, Start Wire keeps your information private．Your job search activity will never show up on a social network or search engine．Start Wire has become invaluable to over 55, 000 job seekers in a highly competitive job market．

If you're tired of your job search resulting in dead-end responses, take advantage of this free service and give yourself a huge advantage in the job marketplace．

Click here to put your information on an official list and reach an arrangement with Start Wire to use a free service it provides, and improve your chances of finding a good job quickly．

1.You can probably read the passage from ___________.

A．a newspaper               B．a website           C．a poster      D．a magazine

2.If your job applications are being swallowed up, it means that ______．

A．your personal information has been stolen

B．your job applications are under consideration

C．you can not receive any reply from the company

D．you have to pay money to get your applications back

3.If you want to use Start Wire first you should ________.

A．make a call to the website            B．get access to some employers

C．register an account without payment  D．email the company you will apply to

4.The passage is mainly intended to______.

A．prove the advantages of Start Wire    

B．attract more people to use Start Wire

C．teach people how to access Start Wire       

D．provide key facts about unemployment

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本篇文章介紹了一個叫Start Wire的網站，主要是面對廣大求職者。該網站的優勢是它是靠廣告運營的網站，不會收取注冊用戶費用，用戶只需注冊信息，并且承諾不會泄露用戶個人信息。

1.B 推理判斷題。根據文章第五段Start Wire is a completely ad-supported site末段Click here“點擊這里”判斷得知讀者應該是從網站上讀到這篇文章，故答案選B。

2.C 細節理解題。根據文章第一段a lot of your applications are probably being swallowed up by the "the black hole．" That's when you send in a job application and never receive any follow-up from the company可以判斷“applications are being swallowed up申請被吞噬了”意思是沒有收到公司的答復，答案選C。

3.C推理判斷題。從文章末段Click here to put your information on an official list and reach an arrangement with Start Wire to use a free service it provides可以判斷如果想利用Start Wire 網站，首先要注冊信息，答案選C。

4.B推理判斷題。整篇文章介紹一家免費網站Start Wire在找工作方面的優勢，從文章的字里行間，比如take advantage of this free service and give yourself a huge advantage in the job marketplace等可以判斷此文的目的是吸引人們在網站注冊，使用這個網站，選B。

考點：考查廣告布告類短文閱讀。