单选题 In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive(有说服力的) speech because the applicant seeks to persuade the employer to employ him or her. A job applicant has the responsibility for getting certain types of information before the interview. First, the applicant knows what kind of job he wants and how the job relates to his career objectives. It is important that the applicant be able to speak out his reasons for wishing to work for a company. Second, the applicant should seek as much information about the company as possible. 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 companies available in reference books and periodicals.
After gathering a company's information, the applicant is ready for the interview. The interviewer's first impression comes from the interviewee's appearance. For most interviews, appropriate dress for men is a conservative dark colored suit with a long sleeve white or light blue shirt. For women a conservative, tailored suit or dress is appropriate. Both men and women should have neat, conservative length of hair.
Although hairstyle and dress are matters of taste, many personnel directors form their first impressions from these characteristics. For example, one recent college graduate, who felt himself qualified, interviewed for a public relations job. However, the personnel manager considered this young man's long hair, big dress, and casual manner unsuited for this position.

单选题 For whom is the passage intended to?
A) An employee. B) An employer.
C) An interviewee. D) An interviewer.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[题型] 推理题
[解析] 题干意为“这篇文章是写给谁的?”本文主要内容是关于应聘者如何进行面试方面的，因此应该是答案C。
单选题 As the writer suggests, what should the applicant know before the interview?
A) The type of work and his career expectation.
B) His career objective a company will decide.
C) The reasons a company has to employ him.
D) All of the above.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[题型] 细节题
[解析] 题干意为“正如作者建议，应聘者在面试前应该知道什么?”第一段第二句话“A job applicant has the responsibility for getting certain types of information before the interview.”可知，在面试前，应聘者有责任了解一些特定的信息，故选A。
单选题 Before the interview, the applicant should obtain some information about ______ .
A) most major corporations
B) the company he wants to work for
C) reference books and periodicals
D) business and philosophy
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[题型] 细节题
[解析] 题干意为“在面试前，应聘者应该得到一些关于______的信息。”由第一段“Second, the applicant should seek as much information about the company as possible.”可知，作者建议应聘者要获取该公司足够多的信息，故选B。
单选题 What the applicant wears, as the writer suggests, can make him look ______ .
A) personal B) persuasive
C) informative D) conservative
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[题型] 推理题
[解析] 题干意为“正如作者建议，应聘者穿什么会使他看起来______。”第二段，作者建议不管男女应聘者都要穿conservative一点的衣服，头发的长短也要conservative一点，由此可以看出作者的建议是希望应聘者看起来conservative一点，故选D。
单选题 What is the writer trying to tell us through the example in the last paragraph?
A) The importance of personal taste.
B) The importance of public relations.
C) The importance of self-confidence.
D) The importance of first impression.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[题型] 推理题
[解析] 题干意为“通过最后一段的例子，作者试图告诉我们什么?”最后一段的第一句的主句“many personnel directors form their first impressions from these characteristics”就是这段的统领句，作者另外举例说明了这个第一印象的重要性，故选D。