Passage 2
The first step in writing your no-nonsense cover letter is to know your target audience and understand their needs and desires. Try to put yourself in the employer’s shoes and recognize how the unique skills and qualifications you offer will be able to address that employer’s specific needs. Your cover letter should focus on your capabilities as they directly relate to the target company’s particular requirements.
If you’re applying for a specific position, the job posting should give you a great deal of information about what skills, knowledge, competencies, and other qualities are essential. When you’re applying to a company in the absence of a specific job advertisement, you can learn a great deal about the organization, its needs, and its challenges by researching the company on the Internet. This will allow you to focus your letter on the skills and experiences you offer that will help the employer meet those challenges.
34. The attributive “no-nonsense” in the first line could be replaced by? ( )
A. plain
B. straight
C. concise
D. resourceful
【答案】C。定位至首段第一句 The first step in writing your no-nonsense cover letter is to know your target audience and understand their needs and desires.可知描述的是书写什么样的求职信首先得知道你的目标读者，了解他们的需求。no-nonsense 是对求职信的限定，选项 A：简单朴素的;选项 B：直截了当的;选项 C：简明扼要的;选项 D：资源丰富的、足智多谋的。no-nonsense 原意为：没有废话，在这里修饰求职信，后文也描述了需要直接描述岗位所需的能力，所以结合选项发现只有补充“简明扼要的求职信”更合适，故正确答案是选项C。
35. How should you put your capabilities into the cover letter? ( )
A. Put them in a chronological order.
B. Focus on the required capabilities.
C. Address the employer’s specific needs.
D. State the truth.
【答案】B。根据关键词 capabilities 定位至首段 Your cover letter should focus on your capabilities as they directly relate to the target company’s particular requirements.可知是求职信上应当多关注自身直接有关目标岗位需求的能力。选项 A：按照年份排列，文中未提及;选项 B：关注所需要的能力;选项 C：强调雇主的具体需求，是作者提到的换位思考的目的;选项 D：陈述事实，文中未提及。结合文意，可知需要多关注被要求能力的陈述，故正确答案是选项 B。
36. What if you want to apply for a specific company, but you don’t know what job is available for applying? ( )
A. Research the company on the Internet.
B. Focus on a perfect resume.
C. Ask the future colleague.
D. Make a consultation.
【答案】A。根据题干关键词定位至第二段 When you’re applying to a company in the absence of a specific job advertisement, you can learn a great deal about the organization, its needs, and its challenges by researching the company on the Internet.可知作者推荐通过互联网了解企业的需求和挑战性。选项 A：互联网搜索;选项 B：聚焦一份完美简历;选项 C：询问未来的同事;选项 D：咨询。选项中只有 A 项符合文意，其他三个选项均未提及。故正确答案是选项 A。
