2004年 考研英语（旧卷）阅读理解（四选一） 第 1 篇 · 21–25 题答案与解析

How did Redmon find his job? 以 How 提问、指向具体行为，问的是文中已写明的事实，不是隐含或主旨。

How did Redmon find his job? 是最朴素的特殊疑问句，主语 Redmon、谓语 find、宾语 his job，无从句、无否定、无比较，零陷阱。

• A)与原文相反

  By searching openings in a job database. 描述的是普通搜索，而原文写得很清楚他「搜了但没成功」（He searched it with no success），是被 search agent 而非搜索本身救场的。

• B)张冠李戴

  By posting a matching position in a database. 把「发布岗位」的动作扣在 Redmon 头上，但原文里发布岗位的是雇主/系统，他是接收方。

• C)✓ 正确
  • was attracted by the site's "personal search agent"↔By using a special service of a database.
  • lets visitors key in job criteria ... then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database↔By using a special service of a database.

  预判到「靠 personal search agent」后，四项里只有 C 把它抽象成 special service of a database，而 A、B、D 都偏离了这条事实链。

• D)答非所问

  By E-mailing his resume to a database. 是他在 agent 通知到匹配岗位之后做的应聘动作，是结果环节；而题干问的是「如何找到」，对应的是 agent 这一发现机制。

Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents? 让你从四项里挑出文中提到的缺点，答案必在原文，不需推理。

Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents? 主语是 Which，系动词 can be，表语 a disadvantage of search agents，情态动词 can 表「可能是」，不是绝对断言——这意味着只要原文提到 search agents 的某项不足即可，不必是「最大」缺点。

• A)✓ 正确
  • There's no career counseling implicit in all of this.↔Lack of counseling.
  • But although a search agent worked for Redmon, career experts see drawbacks.↔Lack of counseling.

  文章在 2、3 段共给出两个缺点：narrowing 适得其反、no career counseling；其中 no counseling 在第 3 段被用作论证支点，且四个选项里只有 A 与之对应，预判与选项严密咬合。

• B)无中生有

  Limited number of visits. 把 search agent 描述成「限制访问次数」，原文从未谈过 visits 被 agent 限制；第 2 段反而说 agent reduce the need for repeated visits——是减少访问需要，不是限制访问次数。

• C)与原文相反

  Lower efficiency. 与原文事实相反——原文 Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. 是说 agent 提高效率，不是降低。

• D)过度推断

  Fewer successful matches. 推断「成功匹配更少」，原文只说 narrowing criteria 会 eliminate possibilities，并没断言最终的「成功匹配数」会变少——可能性减少≠成功数量减少。

The expression "tip service" (Line 4, Paragraph 3) most probably means. 出现 the expression ... most probably means 的固定句式，且把原文短语用引号标出，是最典型的词义题模板。

The expression "tip service" (Line 4, Paragraph 3) most probably means. 是不完整陈述句，待选项续完；most probably 表示「最可能」，提示答案应是上下文逻辑下最贴切的一个，不是绝对唯一。

• A)与原文相反

  advisory. 译作「咨询/建议」，与原文恰好相反——第 3 段反复强调 There's no career counseling implicit in all of this.，明确说 agent 不做咨询。

• B)无中生有

  compensation.（报酬/薪酬）与第 3 段语境无关；该词来自第 5 段 gather information on compensation，与 tip service 的语境完全不搭。

• C)张冠李戴

  interaction.（互动）与 tip service 的本质不符——agent 发邮件给你属于单向通知，不是双向互动；interaction 这一描述更适合第 1 段的 interactive feature，但本题问的是第 3 段的 tip service。

• D)✓ 正确
  • consider it a reminder to check the database again↔reminder.

  作者已经在分号后用 reminder 主动解释了 tip service 的功能；预判一旦走到「提醒回查数据库」，自然就锁 D。

Why does CareerSite's agent offer each job hunter only three job options? 问的是「为什么只给三个」，原文若直接给出动机句即为细节题；本题作者紧接着给出了动机句，按细节题处理。

Why does CareerSite's agent offer each job hunter only three job options? 一般疑问语序的特殊疑问句，only three 中 only 表程度限定，提示「只给三个」本身就是动作的反常之处——答案要解释这个反常。

• A)偷换概念

  To focus on better job matches. 把「选最匹配的三个」当成目的，原文里 those it considers the best matches 只是「为什么挑这三个」的手段，目的是 tempt job hunters to return。

• B)✓ 正确
  • tempt job hunters to return↔To attract more returning visits.
  • On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our traffic↔To attract more returning visits.

  预判到「引诱回访」后，B 项里 attract、returning、visits 三个核心词都能在原文动机句和结果句中找到对应位，逐词都站得住。

• C)无中生有

  To reserve space for more messages. 在文中找不到任何依据，文章既未谈邮件容量也未谈 message 空间限制。

• D)过度推断

  To increase the rate of success. 把「精挑三个」推到「提高成功率」，原文从未提及任何「成功率」「rate of success」，是从手段（精挑）再推一步的过度推断。

Which of the following is true according to the text? 明确要求 true according to the text，答案必须能在原文找到字面或同义对应，是典型的判断式细节题。

Which of the following is true according to the text? 万能题干，无修饰陷阱；according to the text 限定了「答案必须出自原文」，不是常识题。

• A)过度推断

  Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters. 用 indispensable（不可或缺）做绝对断言，原文只说有用、有缺点（career experts see drawbacks），并明确建议不能完全依赖（I would not rely on agents for finding everything）。

• B)偷换概念

  Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands. 把第 4 段「站点发邮件吸引回访」的事实换成「为了追踪用户需求」——原文动机是 tempt job hunters to return，不是追踪需求。

• C)✓ 正确
  • Even those who aren't hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile↔Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed.
  • Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder.↔Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed.

  第 5 段从主张句到 Redmon 个例再到总结金句 another set of eyes looking out for you，整段一致论证「已就业者也能用 agent」——C 项是该段的浓缩。

• D)与原文相反

  Some agents stop sending information to people once they are employed. 与第 5 段事实完全相反——Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder. 明示已就业者 agent 仍在持续工作。