新航道名師：06考研英語3種新題型完全解析

Directions:

You are going to read a text about the tips on resume writing, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list A睩 for each numbered subheading (41病45).There is one extra example which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)

The main purpose of a resume is to convince an employer to grant you an interview. There are two kinds. One is the familiar“tombstone”that lists where you went to school and where you’ve worked in chronological order. The other is what I call the “functional”resume—descriptive, fun to read, unique to you and much more likely to land you an interview.

It’s handy to have a “tombstone”for certain occasions. But prospective employers throw away most of those unrequested“tombstone”lists, preferring to interview the quick rather than the dead.

What follows are tips on writing a functional resume that will get read—a resume that makes you come alive and look interesting to employers.

41. Put yourself first:

In order to write a resume others will read with enthusiasm, you have to feel important about yourself.

42. Sell what you can do, not who you are:

Practice translating your personality traits, character, accomplishments and achievements into skill areas. There are at least five thousand skill areas in the world of work.

Toot your own horn!

Many people clutch when asked to think about their abilities. Some think they have none at all! But everyone does, and one of yours may just be the ticket an employer would be glad to punch-if only you show it.

43.Be specific, be concrete, and be brief!

Remember that “brevity is the best policy.”

44.Turn bad news into good:

Everybody has had disappointments in work. If you have to mention yours, look for the positive side.

45.Never apologize:

If you’ve returning to the work force after fifteen years as a parent, simply write a short paragraph(summary of background)in place of a chronology of experience. Don’t apologize for working as being a mother; it’s the hardest job of all. If you have no special training or higher education, just don’t mention education.

The secret is to think about the self before you start writing about yourself. Take four or five hours off, not necessarily consecutive, and simply write down every accomplishment in your life, on or off the job, that made you feel effective. Don’t worry at first about what it all means. Study the list and try to spot patterns. As you study your list, you will come closer to the meaning: identifying your marketable skills. Once you discover patterns, give names to your cluster of accomplishments (leadership skills, budget management skills, child development skills etc.)Try to list at least three accomplishments under the same skills heading. Now start writing your resume as if you mattered. It may take four drafts or more, and several weeks, before you’ve ready to show it to a stranger(friends are usually too kind)for a reaction. When you’ve satisfied, send it to a printer; a printed resume is far superior to photocopies. It shows an employer that you regard job hunting as serious work, worth doing right.

Isn’t that the kind of person you’d want working for your?

［A］A woman who lost her job as a teacher’s aide due to a cutback in government funding wrote:“Principal of elementary school cited me as the only teacher’s aide she would rehire if government funds became available.”

［B］One resume I received included the following:“invited by my superior to straighten out our organization’s accounts receivable. Set up orderly repayment schedule, reconciled accounts weekly, and improved cash flow 100 per cent. Rewarded with raise and promotion.”Notice how this woman focuses on results, specifies how she accomplished them, and mentions her reward—all in 34 words.

［C］For example, if you have a flair for saving, managing and investing money, you have money management skills.

［D］An acquaintance complained of being biased when losing an opportunity due to the statement“Ready to learn though not so well educated”.

［E］One of my former colleagues, for example, wrote resumes in three different styles in order to find out which was more preferred. The result is, of course, the one that highlights skills and education background.

［F］A woman once told me about a cash瞗low crisis her employer had faced. She’d agreed to work without pay for three months until business improved. Her reward was her back pay plus a 20 percent bonus. I asked why that marvelous story wasn’t in her resume. She answered,“It wasn’t important.”What she was really saying of course was“I’m not important.”

［試題分析］

這是一篇如何寫好個人簡歷的文章。

首先，我們要通讀全文，了解大意。作者在文中強調(diào)了這么一點：簡歷應(yīng)該要引起招聘者的興趣，應(yīng)該是有趣的，具有個性的，同時又能與招聘要求吻合的。在文章中，作者給出了寫簡歷時的一些訣竅，每個訣竅都提煉出一個小標題，給出解釋和舉例�？忌鷳�(yīng)該明確一點，這些小標題不一定等同于論點或段落總結(jié)句。小標題一般都較短，只看小標題不參考其解釋，就會出現(xiàn)“只見樹木，不見森林”的現(xiàn)象，很容易出現(xiàn)偏頗。因此，考生碰到這種情況時，一定要保持冷靜，不要急于求成，而是應(yīng)該結(jié)合正文理解觀點的含義，然后再結(jié)合小標題提煉出論點，最后再去和選項結(jié)合。

第一點，“Put yourself first”。字面意思是把自己置于第一位。什么意思呢？下面的句子進行了解釋，“要想讓自己的簡歷使人讀起來富有激情，那么你首先要對自己有自信”。再看選項中哪個例子能進一步說明這一點呢？從選項中可以發(fā)現(xiàn)，有些例子是成功的例子，有些是不成功的例子。那么就有可能從正反兩方面舉例了，［F］就是一個反例，證明了第一個觀點。作者通過例子說明，不要認為自己做過的事情不值一提，瞧不起自己的人別人又怎么會重視呢？

第二點，“Sell what you can do,not who you are ”。字面意思是給別人展示你能干什么，而不是你是什么樣的人。要強調(diào)能力而不是性格。下面的解釋是這樣的：“要學會把自己的個性和成就轉(zhuǎn)變限制到某個具體技能領(lǐng)域中，世界上有至少5000種技能領(lǐng)域”(意思是，這么多技能中，總有一種和你自己的經(jīng)驗相吻合)。再帶著這個觀點來看后面的選項，文后的例子中［C］項是這么說的：“例如，如果你有節(jié)約、投資、管理錢財?shù)奶旆�，那么你擁有理財�(shù)哪芰��！边@就是把一般的個性特征和相關(guān)的技能領(lǐng)域結(jié)合起來的例子。

第三點，“Be specific,be concrete,and be brief!”意思就是說要簡潔、具體�？梢酝茢啵�相關(guān)的例子應(yīng)該是表現(xiàn)出簡歷具體、簡潔的一面。哪個選項說明了這一點呢？［B］項描寫一位女士僅用了34個詞就把重點說明白了，這反映的是簡潔這一特色。

第四點，“Turn bad news into good”字面意思是將壞消息變成好消息。下面解釋道：“每個人在工作中總有不盡如人意的地方。如果要提到這些事，那么從積極、正面的角度去看�！笨梢钥闯�，這點就是要讓應(yīng)聘者把自己不利的方面換一種表達方式，變不利為有利。［A］選項描述了一個女助教因為政府縮減資金而被解雇，這本來是工作經(jīng)歷中不太好的一面，但是這位女士談起此事時提到這么一句，“校長說了，如果政府的資金夠的話，她第一個重聘的就是我”，從而變不利為有利，使人看到她的優(yōu)勢。

第五點，“Never apologize”字面意思是不要道歉。下面的文字舉例說明了，不要為自己的弱勢感到自卑，要看到弱勢中的發(fā)光點；也不要提及嚴重影響求職的方面，可以適當避諱。個人簡歷不是進行道歉的地方。［D］項以一個失敗的例子說明了這一點：作者的一位朋友在簡歷中寫了“好學，但教育程度不高”，這點正好和解釋中的一點吻合：“如果你沒有接受過專業(yè)訓練或高等教育，就不要提及教育這個方面�！�

［答案］41.F42.C43.B44.A45.D