题目

Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm's culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company's CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn't do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn't feel there was a cultural fit.　　A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn't be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says.　　In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn't taking the jobs." In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people's feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.(1) (单选题)1. In 2011, Isabel _______.A.. did consulting now and then B.. found a job close to her homeC.. refused several job interviews D.. ran a successful consulting firm(2) (单选题)2. Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its_______A.CEO B.culture C. location D.recruiter(3) (单选题)3. Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its_______A.junior rifle B.low benefits C. Environment D.lack of challenge(4) (单选题)4. Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was______A.harmful B.surprisingC. justifiable D.troublesome(5) (单选题)5. According to Isabel, it is important to______A.look for jobs with little stress B.look for jobs with great benefitsC.be truthful in declining job offersD.be cautious in declining job offers

Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm's culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company's CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn't do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn't feel there was a cultural fit.　　A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn't be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says.　　In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn't taking the jobs." In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people's feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.(1) (单选题)1. In 2011, Isabel _______.A.. did consulting now and then      B.. found a job close to her homeC.. refused several job interviews     D.. ran a successful consulting firm(2) (单选题)2. Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its_______A.CEO    B.culture  C. location    D.recruiter(3) (单选题)3. Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its_______A.junior rifle   B.low benefits  C. Environment   D.lack of challenge(4) (单选题)4. Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was______A.harmful B.surprisingC. justifiable D.troublesome(5) (单选题)5. According to Isabel, it is important to______A.look for jobs with little stress   B.look for jobs with great benefitsC.be truthful in declining job offersD.be cautious in declining job offers

题目解答

答案

1、A2、B3、D4、C5、C

解析

本题主要考查对文章细节的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读文章，准确把握每个事件的相关信息，并根据题目要求进行分析和判断。

第1题

本题考查对2011年Isabel工作状态的理解。

  • 文中提到“In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments”，“irregular assignments”意思是不定期的工作，也就是偶尔做咨询工作。
  • 选项A“did consulting now and then”（偶尔做咨询工作）符合文意。
  • 选项B“found a job close to her home”（找到了一份离家近的工作），文中未提及工作地点与家的距离，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项C“refused several job interviews”（拒绝了几次工作面试），文章说的是拒绝了两份工作邀约，并非面试，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项D“ran a successful consulting firm”（经营着一家成功的咨询公司），文中提到2008年因为经济原因大部分大客户都不再和她合作，说明公司经营并不成功，所以该选项错误。

第2题

本题考查Isabel拒绝第一份工作的主要原因。

  • 文中提到“The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm's culture. … She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn't feel there was a cultural fit.”，这表明她拒绝这份工作主要是因为公司文化不适合她。
  • 选项B“culture”（文化）符合文意。
  • 选项A“CEO”（首席执行官），虽然提到了CEO的一些行为，但这只是公司文化的一部分体现，不是拒绝的主要原因，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项C“location”（地点），文中说除了地点其他方面都合适，且她还飞去面试了，说明地点不是拒绝的主要原因，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项D“recruiter”（招聘人员），文中未提及招聘人员是拒绝的原因，所以该选项错误。

第3题

本题考查Isabel对第二份工作不满意的原因。

  • 文中提到“But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn't be challenging enough.”，这说明她担心这份工作缺乏挑战性。
  • 选项D“lack of challenge”（缺乏挑战）符合文意。
  • 选项A“junior rifle”（低级职位），文中说尽管职位名称好听，但工作相对初级，重点是缺乏挑战，所以该选项不准确。
  • 选项B“low benefits”（福利低），文中提到这份工作福利很好，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项C“Environment”（环境），文中说工作环境压力小，是优点，不是不满意的原因，所以该选项错误。

第4题

本题考查Isabel对自己拒绝工作的看法。

  • 文中提到“She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.”，这表明她认为自己拒绝工作是有理由的。
  • 选项C“justifiable”（有理由的）符合文意。
  • 选项A“harmful”（有害的），文中未提及拒绝工作有害，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项B“surprising”（令人惊讶的），文中没有体现出她认为拒绝工作令人惊讶，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项D“troublesome”（麻烦的），虽然拒绝工作有困难，但她认为是必要的，并非觉得麻烦，所以该选项错误。

第5题

本题考查Isabel认为重要的事情。

  • 文中提到“In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn't taking the jobs. … However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty.”，这说明她认为在拒绝工作邀约时要诚实。
  • 选项C“be truthful in declining job offers”（在拒绝工作邀约时要诚实）符合文意。
  • 选项A“look for jobs with little stress”（寻找压力小的工作），这只是第二份工作的一个优点，不是她认为重要的事情，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项B“look for jobs with great benefits”（寻找福利好的工作），同样这也是第二份工作的优点，不是她认为重要的事情，所以该选项错误。
  • 选项D“be cautious in declining job offers”（在拒绝工作邀约时要谨慎），文中强调的是诚实，而非谨慎，所以该选项错误。