Question

Most good interviewers will make an effort to establish and keep eye contact. Make sure that you do not find yourself looking down or away. If you wear glasses, be sure to buy the non-glare lenses. Do not stare.

Rapidly nodding your head can leave the impression that you are impatient and too eager to add something to the conversation -- if only the interviewer would let you. Slower nodding, on the other hand, emphasizes interest, shows that you are validating (確認(rèn)) the comments of your interviewer, and encourages him to continue. Tilting (傾斜) the head slightly, when combined with eye contact and a natural smile, shows friendliness and approachability (可接近的).

Your smile is one of the most powerful positive body signals. Everybody looks better when they smile. Offer an unforced, confident smile. Avoid at all costs the technique that some applicants use: grinning idiotically (白癡般地裂口笑) for the length of the interview, no matter what. This will only communicate that you are insincere (虛假的).

It’s worth remembering that the mouth provides a seemingly limitless supply of opportunities to convey weakness. This may be done by touching the mouth frequently; "faking" a cough when confused with a difficult question; and /or gnawing (咬) on one’s lips absentmindedly (茫然地). Employing any of these "insincerity signs" when you are asked about say, why you lost your last job, will confirm (確認(rèn)) or instill (慢慢灌輸) suspicions about your honesty.

39. The mouth may make your weakness known by ________according to the passage.

A. pretending to be coughing          B. having an unforced smile       

C. blowing a kiss                           D. showing your teeth

40. The main purpose of this text is to ________.

A. tell you how to communicate with others effectively.

B. show you how to make yourself more understandable

C. remind you of respecting the interviewer.

D. give you some advice on facial signals for job interviews

41. What does the underlined word “suspicion” in the last paragraph mean?

A. understanding                   B. uncertainty              C. expression                D. agreement

42. Which facial signal can cause you to lose an opportunity of being employed?

A. Gnawing on one’s lips.                   B. A natural smile.       

C. A natural smile.                                D. Touching the mouth occasionally.

Answer 1

39. A

解析：A項(xiàng)說(shuō)假裝正在咳嗽，這是用來(lái)掩飾內(nèi)心虛弱的一種方式，從文中最后一段可以看出；B（從容不迫地微笑）、C（飛吻）、D（露出牙齒地笑）都是自信的表現(xiàn)。

40. A

解析：根據(jù)文中最后一段可以看出，咬嘴唇是“convey weakness”的一種方式，所以如果在面試的時(shí)候，老有這樣的表現(xiàn)的話，那就很容易喪失掉這次機(jī)會(huì)。自然的微笑、自然的眼神交流以及偶爾摸嘴，都不是很大的問(wèn)題。

41. B

解析：根據(jù)前面“insincerity signs”以及問(wèn)道“為什么會(huì)失去上次的工作”知，對(duì)待這樣不真誠(chéng)的行為，面試者就會(huì)更加肯定“對(duì)你的忠誠(chéng)度”的“懷疑”。understanding指“理解”；uncertainty指“不確定”；expression指“表達(dá)”；agreement指“同意；一致”。

42. D

解析：全文主要講解了關(guān)于面部表情的建議，所以D正確�！叭绾斡行У嘏c人交流”、“如何讓別人更能理解自己的意思”、“提醒你要尊敬面試者”都不是本文的主要意思。