There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns.It is sometimes placed among“situations vacant”，although it does not offer anyone a job，and sometimes it appears among“situation wanted”，although it is not placed by someone looking for a job either.What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.

　　“Contact us before writing your application” or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history”is how it is usually expressed.The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is，of course，a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment.It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history)，with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.

　　There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application.“Just put down your name，address，age and whether you have passed any exams” was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school.The letter was really just for openers，it was explained，everything else could and should be saved for the interview.And in those days of full employment the technique worked.The letter proved that you could write and were available for work.Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.

　　Later，as you moved up the ladder，something slightly more sophisticated was called for.The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest.It might be the aggressive approach.“Your search is over.I am the person you are looking for”was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded.Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job in view.

　　There is no doubt，however，that it is the increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae.

　　1.The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper columns____.

　　[A]informs job hunters of the opportunities available

　　[B]promises useful advice to those looking for employment

　　[C]divides available jobs into various types

　　[D]informs employers of people available for work

　　2.Nowadays a demand for this specialised type of service has been created because____.

　　[A]there is a lack of jobs available for university graduates

　　[B]there are so many top-level jobs available

　　[C]great importance is attached to written application

　　[D]jobs are becoming so varied that one needs advice to choose the right one

　　3.In the past it was expected that first-job hunters would____.

　　[A]write an initial letter giving their life history

　　[B]pass some exams before applying for a job

　　[C]have no qualifications other than being able to read and write

　　[D]keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview

　　4.The job history has become such an important document because____.

　　[A]there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised

　　[B]there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees

　　[C]jobs are becoming much more complicated nowadays

　　[D]other supporting experiences for jobs are no longer required

　　5.What does the author think of the new advertisement?

　　[A]Necessary. [B]Fashionable.[C]Superficial. [D]Aggressive.

　　參考答案：

　　1.[B]文中所提到的新型廣告不是招聘廣告(it does not offer anyone a job)，也不是求職廣告(it is not placed by someone looking for a job either)。它旨在幫助申請工作的人寫好履歷(curriculum vitae)，為獲得工作做好充分準備。參閱第一段和第二段第二句。

　　2.[C]第二段第二、三句談到了新型廣告興起的兩個原因：1)它反映了目前的高失業率狀況;2)它表明寫好履歷越來越重要。第三段第三、四句又指出，過去，申請信只不過是個開端，重要的是面試。在充分就業的那些日子，這種技巧是奏效的，這封信證明你有寫作能力，且你已經為接受這份工作做好了準備，而你渴望的表情和機智的應答為你做了其余的事。

　　3.[D]參閱第2題題解，另請參閱第三段。

　　4.[B]文章最后一段指出，目前，工作申請者大都是受過各種各樣的大學教育的人，顯然，這解釋了為什么寫好履歷尤其重要。由于多數人都受過大學教育，大家旗鼓相當，這時，寫好履歷，突出自己的獨特之處，以達到鶴立雞群之效果尤其重要。

　　5.[A]參閱其他題題解。重點參閱文章最后一段。

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