5．In job interviews，we're often asked about our strengths and weaknesses．And，as a matter of fact，most of us know automatically how to respond．
Common wisdom tells us to use faux weaknesses，which means things that are strengths described as negatives and turned into positives．You might even be able to change your weakness into a skill for a job you're not fully qualified for．
In America，in a championship game you are unlikely to see athletes showing weakness．If the athletes become hurt in this game，they will hide their injuries-they don't want their competitors to know their weak spots．But there is absolutely no need for us to act like this in business affairs．
At work and in business，you can have shortcomings because these can be overcome and turned into strengths．The only fatal thing is to not realize that all your weaknesses can be made strong．Of course，to make up for shortcomings，you must first be aware of what your weaknesses really are．
Have you ever wondered what has happened when you interview for a job you're fully qualified for，but it goes to someone who doesn't seem to be qualified at all？How would that person get the job when he had none of the qualifications listed in the job ad？
That applicant figured out the business pain point that is seldom，if ever，mentioned in the job ad，and then how to address it．He didn't talk about how he met each of the requirements on the job ad．He had none of the qualifications．He asked questions instead．He asked probing （探詢的） questions to learn more about the business pain．By doing so，this less-qualified person soon learned that the hiring managers needed something different from what was listed in the job ad．
Not accepting the job ad as an unquestionable truth is the key．There is no reason to think that hiring managers actually know what they need when they write job ads．They may need someone completely different from what they describe．That is why you can get a job that you're not qualified for．
66．The underlined word"faux"in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．incorrect B．illogical C．false D．imaginary
67．What exactly does the author advise you to do when you are a weak candidate for a job？B
A．Don't ask questions if you think you are a weak candidate．
B．Ask questions about the job until you find you have something to offer．
C．Don't let your interviewer know your weaknesses but tell him your strengths．
D．Ask questions according to the job description to see if you can be a qualified candidate．
68．Why does the author think an applicant can get a job that he's not qualified for？D
A．Because hiring managers may change their mind in the job interview．
B．Because hiring managers may actually need someone who can ask questions．
C．Because the applicant may not know that he actually has the required qualifications．
D．Because hiring managers may not know what they actually need when writing the ad．
69．What is the passage mainly talking about？A
A．You can change you weaknesses into strengths in job interviews．
B．Don't expose your weaknesses but show your strengths in job interviews．
C．Find out the business pain point not mentioned in the job ad in job interviews．
D．Hiring managers usually don't know what qualifications they really need．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了如何在面試中將你的弱勢變?yōu)閮?yōu)勢，弱勢只要被克服也可以變?yōu)閮?yōu)勢，必須要認識到自己的缺點，通過主動提問等方式找出考官的弱點就可以幫助你順利通過面試．
解答 66．C．詞義推斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段"which means things that are strengths described as negatives and turned into positives"這意味著那些被描述為消極的優(yōu)勢變成積極的東西，可知這是人造的虛假的缺點，可推斷faux意為人造的，虛假的；故選C．
67．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段"He asked questions instead．He asked probing （探詢的） questions to learn more about the business pain"他用問問題代替，通過詢問問題探尋商業(yè)弱點；故選B．
68．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"There is no reason to think that hiring managers actually know what they need when they write job ads．They may need someone completely different from what they describe．That is why you can get a job that you're not qualified for"可知求職者可以得到一份他不合格的工作是因為招聘經(jīng)理可能不知道他們實際需要的是什么在寫廣告時；故選D．
69．A．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要在講如何在面試中將你的弱勢變?yōu)閮?yōu)勢，克服弱勢可以使之變?yōu)閮?yōu)勢，在面試中更可以幫助你獲得經(jīng)理的認同；故選A．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
