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Most personnel managers agree that job interviews are one of the least objective recruitment methods. But the advantages of testing are not going to change the attraction of the interview to employers. The appeal of the interview has everything to do with the human factor.

Most people believe that they are a reasonable judge of character and trust their instinctive feelings. We might use some kind of test to aid the selection process, but we usually pick a candidate who interviews well, has good qualifications and an impressive work record.

But suppose the candidate lies or is less than completely honest, “This can be a serious problem of employers,” examine Alan Conrad, Chief Executive at Optimus Recruitment. “The most difficult liars to find are those who tell half-truths rather than complete lies.” Research shows that up to 75 percent of resumés are inaccurate on purpose. The most common practice is omission.

Interviewer should therefore concentrate on areas of uncertainty such as gaps between periods of employment and job descriptions that seem strange. “Focusing on these areas will force candidates to tell the truth or become increasingly dishonest. This is usually when people signal their anxiety by their body language. Sweat on the upper lip, false smiles and nervous hand movements all indicate discomfort.”

Conrad does not suggest an aggressive policy style interview technique, but insists that close inspection of a resuméis absolutely essential. Only by asking the right questions can you confirm the suitability of the candidate or put pressure on those who are being less than completely honest.

1．The best title of this passage can be____.

A．How to Catch Out the Dishonest Candidate

B．How to Find a Job by Tricks

C．Disadvantages of Job Interviews

D．Advantages of Job Interviews

2．The liars hard to recognize are those who tell____.

A．complete truths

B．complete lies

C．partial truths

D．mainly truths

3．How were the job applicants able to lie without being detected?

A．By leaving out some necessary information.

B．By providing more information than needed.

C．By using their body language.

D．By telling some unbelievable lies.

4．In order to pick up a qualified and an honest candidate, Conrad suggests that we____.

A．examine the resumés carefully

B．inspect the candidates aggressively

C．correct the resumés intentionally

D．compare one's resuméwith others'

5．What is the author's attitude towards job interviews?

A．Most objective.

B．Too subjective.

C．Suspicious.

D．Credulous.

1．【答案】A

【精析】短文主要讲面试者如何发现不诚实的应聘者。第三段开头的but表明前面两段的作用是引出主题，做铺垫，而不能错把这两段的内容当作短文的中心思想。故A项是正确答案。

2．【答案】C

【精析】由文章第三段的“The most difficult liars to find are those who tell half-truths rather than complete lies.”可知，最难辨认的是那些说话半真半假者，C项“partial truths”和文中的“half-truths”同义，故选C项。

3．【答案】A

【精析】由文章第三段的“Research shows that up to 75 percent of resumés are inaccurate on purpose. The most common practice is omission.”可推知，应聘者在简历上有意隐瞒一些不利的信息以免被发现真实的情况，故选A项。其中“leaving out...”和原文中的“omission”同义。

4．【答案】A

【精析】由文章最后一段第一句话“Conrad does not suggest an aggressive policy style interview technique, but insists that close inspection of a resumé is absolutely essential.”可知，Conrad主张对简历仔细甄别。故A项是正确答案。

5．【答案】B

【精析】短文第一段说大部分人事部经理都同意面试是最不客观的招聘方法，接着又说面试受太多的人为因素影响，故可推断出作者对面试的看法是觉得它太主观了。选项A意为“最客观的”，选项C意为“怀疑的”，选项D意为“轻信的”，均不符合。故选B项（主观的）。