A firm handshake is key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
The US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock (模擬) interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their overall performance, five "handshake raters" also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with " wimpy" shakes were judged to be more timid and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: "We've always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don't consciously remember a person's handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal clues we get about the person's overall personality, and that impression is what we remember."
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, - as an over enthusiastic "bone crusher" handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of trustworthiness.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
小題1:The passage is probably intended for ______.
A．job-hunters B．a(chǎn)n undergraduate C．employers D．handshake raters
小題2:From the first paragraph we know that in an interview ______.
A．dressing smartly is more important than a firm handshake
B．smile has no effect on impressing potential employers
C．a(chǎn) firm handshake is more important than dressing smartly, and smile
D．dressing smartly, smile and a firm handshake are of the same importance
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave.
B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are thought to be less impressive.
C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others.
D．It's said that the handshake dates back to medieval Europe.
小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Women with a firm handshake were likely to leave a better impression than men.
B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake.
C．Dressing, smile and a firm handshake are all important to a successful job interview.
D．Job interview success depends on interviewees' body language.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析:
小題1:推理題，由第一段第一行As any serious job-hunter knows可以推出答案，故選A。
小題2:推理題。由第一段第一句A firm handshake is key to interview success. 可以推出答案，所以選C。
小題3:推理題，由倒數(shù)第三段最后一句But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts. 可以推出答案，所以選A
小題4:推理題，第一段第一句A firm handshake is key to interview success是本文的主題句，所以選B
點評：本文說明了一個堅定的握手是面試成功的關(guān)鍵。推斷題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑氶喿x短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some  21  for the night. “Could you give us a  22  here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a  23  man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and   24  that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “  25  I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be  26  to sleep in my room? It’s not  27  a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you  28  for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple   30  . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best   31  in America. Maybe someday I’ll   32  one for you.” The waiter looked at them and  33  .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost  34  it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that   35  night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36  knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose  37  him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He  38   to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39  ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first  manager was George Boldt.
小題1:
A．foodB．shelter C．light D．space
小題2:
A．roomB．helpC．bedD．chair
小題3:
A．seriousB．patientC．friendlyD．careful
小題4:
A．decidedB．thoughtC．suggested D．explained
小題5:
A．SoB．AndC．ButD．If
小題6:
A．readyB．gladC．gratefulD．natural
小題7:
A．clearly B．nearlyC．exactlyD．simply
小題8:
A．calmB．specialC．successfulD．comfortable
小題9:
A．easilyB．politelyC．give D．know
小題10:
A．left B．a(chǎn)greedC．complained D．happened
小題11:
A．hotel B．shop C．schoolD．restaurant
小題12:
A．buildB．keepC．find D．invent
小題13:
A．checked B．excusedC．smiledD．changed
小題14:
A．expected B．realisedC．discoveredD．forgotten
小題15:      
A．brightB．warmC．cloudy D．stormy
小題16:本題有誤
A．ticket B．map C．formD．travel
小題17:本題有誤
A．met B．thankedC．missedD．watched
小題18:
A．wavedB．pointedC．movedD．returned
小題19:
A．laughingB．a(chǎn)rguingC．jokingD．reporting
小題20:
A．small B．commonC．simpleD．beautiful

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