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Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years, enhanced by chronic (长久的) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.

Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity and initiative. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.

When applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one-or two-page document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what isappropriate regarding the corporate (公司) culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to embrace two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.

● "Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of 'cross-border' job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not bean adequatedescription. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience."

●Pay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your 'oldest' work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format.

●If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the recipient (收件人) uses British English or American English because there are variations between the twoversions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that your resume contains errors.

21. Companies are hiring more foreign employees because ________.

A) they find foreign employees are usually more talented

B) they need original ideas from employees hired overseas

C) they want to expand their business beyond home borders

D) they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home

22. The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas ________.

A) is usually creative and full of initiative

B) aims to improve his foreign language skills

C) is dissatisfied with his own life at home

D) seeks either his own or his children's development

23. When it comes to resume writing, it is best to ________.

A) take cultural factors into consideration

B) learn about the company's hiring process

C) follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting

D) know the employer's personal likes and dislikes

24. When writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to ________.

A) stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker

B) give the title of the university degree they have earned at home

C) provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences

D) highlight their keen interest in pursuing a "cross-border" career

25. According to the author's last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of ________.

A) the different educational systems in the US and the UK

B) the differences between the varieties of English

C) the recipient's preference with regard to the format

D) the distinctive features of American and British cultures

答案详解
【文章分析】

这篇文章结构清晰，每段的主旨思想十分明确。

第一段主要讲述公司为何要跨国寻求人才，因为国内的人才匮乏。

第二段主要讲述个人为何要跨国求职，原因是多种多样的，包括为自己充电，为自己寻求需要承担更多责任的职位，让孩子接触不同的文化，自己学习一门外语等等。

第三段主要讲述求职者如何写简历，着重指出要关注文化因素，包括公司文化，国家文化，个人在做决策和雇佣的决定时所涉及的文化等等。

第三段又展开分成三个小点来阐述。第一点讲的是教育背景和资质方面，要求不能泛泛地写个学位或职位名称，要有具体的描述。

第二点讲的是简历的格式，一般有顺时和逆时两种，多数用的是逆时写法。

第三点讲的是简历中要注意英语的变体，要知道收件人用的是用英式英语还是美式英语，或者其他的英语变体。

【重点词汇】

1.soar: (vi.)剧增，上升，The number of the people who traveled by air soared to millions.

2.submit: (vt.)呈递，I have submitted the motion to the House of Commons. (vi.)服从，屈从，I will submit to nobody.

3.embrace: (vt.)包含，An encyclopedia embraces a great number of subjects. (vt.)拥抱，He embraced his daughter tenderly.

4.differ from: 区别于，That arrangement differs from the one I had in mind. 有分歧，I differ from her on this question

【试题解析】

21. D 分析：文章第一段中原文enhanced by chronic (长久的) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent，即长期的人才匮乏使得公司去海外寻找人才。

22.D 分析：本题可以用排除法来做。文章第二段中第一句话Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons.（个人寻找去海外工作的机会的原因多种多样），然后整个第二段列举了这些可能的原因，其中就包括了选项中的A（encourages creativity and initiative）、B（opportunity to learn a second language），C（want a position with more responsibility）这三个选项是并列选项，肯定不能同时选，所以排除掉。排除了A、B、C之后，再来看D选项，D选项意为求职者为了寻求自己或孩子的发展机遇，符合题意，A、B、C项都是为了自己的发展，第二段expose their children to another culture这句话则是为了孩子的发展，所以两方面都有涉及，因此是正确答案。

23.A 分析：原文第三段提到The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding thecorporate (公司) culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to embrace two or more cultures in one document.即最好的（写简历的）办法是适应各种文化，包括公司文化，国家文化，以及个人在做决策和雇佣的决定时所涉及的文化因素。而且还进一步说明，这种适应各种文化因素的挑战性在于要把两种或多种文化结合在一份简历里。由此，可以得出，这段想要强调的内容就是写简历要把文化因素考虑进去，即A选项。

24.C 分析：原文中提到要Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience.即提供有关个人学习和相关经验的具体情况，与答案C相符。

25.B 分析：原文最后一段提到find out if therecipient (收件人) uses British English or American English because there are variations between the two versions.即要搞清楚收件人是使用英式英语还是美式英语，因为英语有不同的变体。