Passage G
In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant (interviewee) seeks to persuade the employer (interviewer) to employ him or her. Several suggestions might prove helpful for ascertaining certain types of information prior to the interview. First, the applicant should know what kind of job he wants and how that job relates to his career objective. It is important that the applicant be able to state his reasons for wishing to work for a particular company. Second, the applicant should seek as much information as possible concerning the company. Relevant information for the applicant to locate includes such items as the location of the home and regional offices, the financial status of the company, plans for expansion, and company philosophy. Information about most major corporations is available in reference books and periodicals.
After gathering information concerning the company, the applicant is ready for the interview. The interviewer’s first impression comes from the interviewer’s appearance. For most interviews, appropriate dress for men is a conservative dark colored suit with a long sleeve white or light blue shirt and conservative tie. For women a conservative, tailored suit or dress is appropriate. Both men and women should have neat, conservative length hair.
Although hairstyle and dress matters are personal tastes, many personnel directors form initial impression from these characteristics. For example, one recent college graduate, who felt himself qualified, interviewed for public relations job. However, the personnel manager considered the young man’s long hair, sloppy dress, and overly casual manner unsuited for this particular position.
For whom is the passage most likely written?
本文主要写求职者在面试前应做的准备，以及在面试过程中的穿着打扮，因此这篇文章是从面试官的 角度出发的，因此答案选C。
As the author suggests, what the applicant should know before the interview is ________.
根据第一段第三、四句“First, the applicant should know what kind of job he wants and how that job relates to his career objective. It is important that the applicant be able to state his reasons for wishing to work for a particular company.”可知，应试者在面试前应当了解工作性质和自己的工作期望，因此答案选A。
Before the interview, the applicant should obtain some information about ________.
根据第一段倒数第三句“Second, the applicant should seek as much information as possible concerning the company.”可知，面试之前，应试者应当尽可能多地收集关于自己想要工作的公司的信息，因此答案选B。
What the applicant wears, as the author suggests, can make him look ________.
根据第二段第三句“For most interviews, appropriate dress for men is a conservative dark colored suit with a long sleeve white or light blue shirt and conservative tie.”可知，面试官建议的穿搭让应试人看起来更加保守， 因此答案选D。
What is the author trying to tell us through the example in the last paragraph?
根据第二段第二句“The interviewer’s first impression comes from the interviewer’s appearance.”及后文可 知，最后两段都在谈论第一印象的重要性，因此答案选D。