Spring is ing, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing，our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for panies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身）nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递)certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances， so do panies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇员),because those people represent the panies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No pany should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.
【小题1】Which of the following is the newspaper editor’ opinion according to Paragraph 2?A．People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.B．Customers’ choices influence dress standards in panies.C．Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.D．Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.【小题2】What can be inferred from the text?A．Candidates have to wear what panies prefer for an interview.B．What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for panies.C．Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.D．Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.【小题3】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A．Employees MatterB．Personal Choices MatterC．Appearances MatterD．Hiring Managers Matter【小题4】The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as .
A. enthusiastic B. negative C positive D. sympatheticC
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(答案→)C
解析：又是一年毕业季，很多大学毕业生又要开始为寻找一份可以乃以生存的工作而奔忙了，但是，影响就业成功的因素很多，其中有一点就是面试时的着装。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据第二自然段的首句可知作者的意思是有纹身或戴鼻环去面试不会被公平的对待，故本题选C。
【小题2】推理判断题。通读第三自然段可知本文作者的意思是：员工的穿着不再是员工的私人问题，而是影响到公司的声誉和发展的大问题。选B。
【小题3】主旨大意题。本文大意是关于员工的着装问题，即员工的外貌问题，故本题选C。
【小题4】作者意图题。根据本文后两个自然段可知作者对于员工着奇装异服的态度也是否定的，故选B。