问答题 《复合题被拆开情况》 There’s been no shortage of warnings about the career dangers of posting racy content on social-media websites. Yet many job hunters still don’t heed (听从) that advice, and others don’t【C1】________they’re doing just as much damage by doing things like bending the truth in their curriculum vitae. Ms. McCreary, chief people officer of a game developer, says candidates consistently damage their【C2】________by sending cover letters that disingenuously claim a specific position at the company is their dream job. With a(n)【C3】________of an applicant-tracking system, she can see that those people submitted the same letter for several other openings, too. As an alternative, she【C4】________that job hunters write about the two or three positions they’re most qualified for in a single letter. Likewise, job hunters repeatedly reduce their chances by applying for positions for which they don’t even meet the【C5】________ requirements. These people just go right in the trash folder. Executive recruiter Russ Riendeau says he compares candidates’【C6】________with their Linkedln profiles and often discovers discrepancies (差异). "It’s helping me【C7】________whether candidates are indeed who they say they are," says Mr. Riendeau. Meanwhile, many job hunters are also continuing to【C8】________the dangers of posting provocative (挑衅的) photos and other dubious content on social-media sites. They are【C9】________spoiling their prospects. Last year, a candidate invited Mr. Riendeau to be part of his Facebook network. After accepting, the recruiter found an indecent photo of the candidate,【C10】________Mr. Riendeau to withdraw this person from consideration. A) amount F) humble K) recommends B) assess G) observations L) reputations C) basic H) overlook M) resumes D) check I) prompting N) skillfully E) hinting J) realize O) unintentionally《问题》:【C3】
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】名词辨析题。空格前是不定冠词a(n),后面是介词of,因此空格处应填入可数名词的单数形式。空格所在句指出,通过________一个申请者跟踪系统,麦克里里能看到那些求职者将同样的求职信也投递到了几个其他的空缺的职位。由此可知,麦克里里女士可以通过该跟踪系统核实求职者的信息是否真实,因此应填入含有“核实,核查”意义的名词。故答案为D)check。备选项中,另外一个可数名词单数为amount“程度;数量”,放入句中不符合题意,故排除。