初入人类社会：找工作好难，鸭鸭怎么样才能迅速找到一份适合自己的工作？
2004英一text1
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Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon
stumbled across
CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site' s " personal
search
agent
". It' s an interactive feature that lets visitors
key in
job
criteria
such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database. Redmon chose the keywords legal,
intellectual property
and Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an
opening
." I struck gold," says Redmon, who E-mailed his
resume
to the employer and won a position as
in-house counsel
for a company .
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With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet, finding promising openings can be time-consuming and inefficient. Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. But although a search agent worked for Redmon, career experts see drawbacks.
Narrowing
your criteria , for example , may work against you:" Every time you answer a question you
eliminate
a possibility," says one expert.
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For any job search, you should start with a narrow concept - what you think you want to do - then
broaden
it ." None of these programs do that," says another expert." There's no career counseling
implicit
in all of this." Instead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of
tip service
to
keep abreast of
jobs in a particular database; when you get E-mail, consider it a reminder to check the database again." I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me ," says the author of a job-searching guide.
P4
Some sites design their agents to
tempt
job hunters to return. When CareerSite' s agent sends out messages to those who have
signed up
for its service, for example , it includes only three potential jobs-those it considers the best matches. There may be more matches in the database; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find them - and they do." On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our
traffic
," says Seth Peets ,vice president of marketing for CareerSite.
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Even those who aren' t hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile. Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their
line
of work or gather information on compensation to
arm
themselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder." You always keep your eyes open," he says. Working with a personal search agent means having another set of eyes
looking out
for you .
重点单词/短语理解
stumble across
：偶尔发现
stumble
：vi 绊倒；跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚而行；（不顺畅的）说，读，演奏； n 绊脚，失足；失误
search agent
：搜索引擎
agent
：n 经纪人；原动力，动因；（化学）剂；行为主体
key in
：键入
criteria
：标准、准则；
criterion
(单数）
intellectual property
：知识产权
opening
：n 职位空缺；开口；开始；开幕；adj 开始的，开场的
resume
：n 简历；v 继续进行；继续说；恢复职位
in-house
：内部的
counsel
：n 律师、法律顾问，咨询服务，劝告；v 建议，商讨，劝告
narrow
：v（使）变窄
eliminate
：vt 消灭，消除，铲除；淘汰
implicit
：adj 隐含的；完全的，绝对的；盲目的；固有的
keep abreast of
：了解…的最新情况
tempt
：v 诱惑，吸引；冒…的风险，不顾
sign up
：报名参加
traffic
：n 交通，车流；信息流量；非法交易；人流，货流；交通运输; v 用…做交换；在…通行；交易，买卖，做生意（多指违法）
line
：n 线；类别；队伍; v 排队；画线……
arm
：vt 供给，提供；武装，装备；n手臂；武器；衣袖；职能部门；vi 准备（斗争），准备行动
look out
：当心，留神
真题再现
21.How did Redmon find his job ? [ A ] By searching openings in a job database . [ B ] By posting a matching position in a database . [ C ] By using a special service of a database . [ D ] By E-mailing his
resume
to a database . 22. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents ? [ A ] Lack of counseling . [ B ] Limited number of visits . [ C ] Lower efficiency . [ D ] Fewer successful matches . 23.The expression " tip service "( Line 3,Paragraph 3) most probably means [ A ]
advisory
[ B ]
compensation
[ C ] interaction [ D ] reminder 24.Why does CareerSite ' s agent offer each job hunter only three job options ? [ A ] To focus on better job matches . [ B ] To attract more returning visits . [ C ] To reserve space for more messages . [ D ] To increase the rate of success . 25. Which of the following is true according to the text ? [ A ] Personal search agents are
indispensable
to job-hunters . [ B ] Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands . [ C ] Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed . [ D ] Some agents stop sending information to people once they are employed .
答案速查：CADBC
真题解析
21.由
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中lawyer Gant Redmon
stumbled across
CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He
searched it with no success
but was attracted by the site' s "
personal
search
agent
".可知，Redmon使用了一种数据库里的特殊服务。ABD很明显错误。 22.
P3
中There's no career counseling
implicit
in all of this.可以看出答案。
P2
中Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. 可排除C项。B项由后文可看出网站希望增加用户访问次数，而不是限制。D项，Every time you answer a question you
eliminate
a possibility. 只是说每回答一个问题就会消除一种可能，并没有说databases匹配成功几率低，过度引申。 23.由后文consider it a reminder to check the database again，可锁定正确选项。
advisory
：n 报告的；adj 顾问的，咨询的；劝告的
compensation
：n 赔偿金；赔偿；补偿；薪酬，工资
24.
P4
中Some sites design their agents to
tempt
job hunters to return. 和job hunters will have to visit the site again to find them - and they do.可知选B。 25.由
P5
可知正确选项，同理，D错误。A项过于绝对。B项
P1
中已经说过then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database，并不是不断地发电子邮件。
indispensable
：adj 必不可少的；必需的
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