施心远主编听力教程1第2版

施心远主编听力教程1第2版-Unit-3原文及答案UNIT3Section1TacticsForListeningPart1PhoneticsExercise:Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape.Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,fink-upsandcontractions.Friend:Hi,Linda.IhearyouandJohngotmarried(l)lastmonth.Linda:Yeah,wedid,(smiling)Threeweeks(2)ago.Friend:Well,congratulations!Linda:Thankyou.Friend:Didyou(3)haveabigwedding?Linda:No,wegot(4)marriedatCityHall.Wedidn'twanttospendverymuchbecause(5)we'resavingtobuyahouse.Friend:Wheredidyou(6)havethereception?Linda:Oh-we(7)didn'thaveareception.Wejust(8)invitedafewfriendsoverfordrinksafterwards.Friend:What(9)didyouwear?Linda:JustaskirtandblouseFriend:Oh!Linda:AndJohnworea(10)jacketandjeans.Friend:Wheredidyou(11)goforyourhoneymoon?Linda:We(12)didn'thaveahoneymoon.WewentbacktoworkthenextdayAh,herecomes(13)mybus.Friend:Listen.(14)I'dlovetohelpcelebrate.Whydon'tyoutwo(15)comeoverforadrinknextweek'?Linda:Sure.We'dloveto.(16)I'lltalktoJohnand(17)callyouMonday.Friend:Great.Seeyou(18)nextweek.Linda:Bye.PART2ListeningandNote-takingBob:LookatthatAngela.True-Valuearegoingtosellhi-fi'sfor72.64pounds,rmgoingtobuyone.Wecansaveatleast20pounds.Angela:Yes,andlookatthewashingmachines.They'regoingtosellsomwashingmachinesfor98.95pounds,sowecansave22pounds.AwashingBob:Bytheway,Angela.Doyouknowhowmuchmoneywe'vegot?About200pounds,Ihope.Angela:Here'sthebankstatement.Ididn'twanttoopenit.Oh,dear.Bob:What'sthematter?Angela:Wehaven'tgot200pounds,I'mafraid.Bob:Well,comeon.Howmuchhavewegot?Angela:Only150pounds16.A:BobandAngelaarewindow-shopping.Theshopisclosed,buttheyaretalkingaboutthesalesnextweek.Theyareplanningtobuyalotofthings.Listentotheconversationandtakenotesonthefollowingitems:moneytheycansaveatleast£20£22Thingstheywanttobuythepriceahi-fi£72.64awashingmachine£98.95B:CompletethefollowingSentences.Theamountofmoneytheyshouldpayforthethingstheywanttobuy:£17159.Theamountofmoneytheythinktheycansave:42pounds.Theamountofmoneytheythinktheycanhave:200pounds.Theamountofmoneytheyactuallyhave:150.16pounds.Section2ListeningComprehensionPART1DialoguesDialogues1what'shelike?A:Tellmeaboutyournewmanager.What'shelike?B:Oh,terrific.He'stall,goodlooking..,well,Ithinkhe'sgoodlooking,anyway...andhe'sabout35or36.He'sveryinterestedinallkindsofsports—footballbasketball...oh,andtennis.Myfriendtoldmehe'sverygoodattennis.Heplaysatthesametennisclub...theclubwheresheplays...youknow.A:Oh,ishefriendly?Imean,intheoffice...B:Well,Idon'tknowhimverywell.He'sabit...shy,Ithink.Heisn'tmarried;helivesinaflatonhisown...well,justhimandhisdog.A:Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingblanks.Age:35or36Appearanee:good-lookingHobbies:sportsfootballbasketballandtennisMarriagestatus:single/notmarriedB:Listentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatishegoodat?Howdoeshisfriendknowthat?(Heisgoodattennis.Hisfriendknowsthatbecauseheplaysatthesametennisclubwheresheplays.)Doeshelivealone?Hashegotacompanion?(Yes,helivesalone.Buthehasacompanion,hisdog.)Dialogue2HowOldAreYou?Man1:Allright.Keith.Howoldareyou?Man2:Thirty-seven.Man1:Thirty-seven,yeah?And,ermyoumarried?Man2:Yes.Man1:Yeah.Haveyougotchildren?Man2:Two.Man1:Yeah.Whataretheirnames?Man2:TobyandLucy.Man1:TobyandLucy.Howoldarethey?Man2:One's11,that'sLucy;andToby's13.Man1:Yeah.Tellmeaboutyourjob,Keith.Man2:Well,IworkattheOxfordUniversityPress.I'maprinter'sreaderandcopyeditor.Man1:Erin,whatsortofhoursofworkdoyouhave'?Man2:Erm,7.30inthemorning.Man1:Youstartworkat7.30?Man2:Yes.Istartat7.30inthemorningandfinishat4.15.That'switha45-minutelunchbreak.Man1:Yeah.Doyoulikeitthatway?Doyoulikestartingveryearly?Man2:No,Idon't.No.Man1:Howdoyougotowork?Man2:Er,well,IcyclefromheretoDidcotstation,andthencatchthetrainandreturnjourney.Man1:Tellmeoneortwothingsyoulikedoing,andoneortwothingsyoudon'tlikedoing.Whatdoyoulikedoing?Whatdoyoudoforenjoyment?Man2:Well,I'mquiteinterestedinantiques*.Man1:Yes.Man2:ThingsIdon'tlike---Idon'tlikedecorating.rmnotawfullykeenongardening.Man1:OK.Whatreading—whatsortof—whatnewspaperdoyouread?Man2:TheTimes.Man1:TheTimes,yeah.Man2:AndTheSundayTimes.Man1:Yeah.Andwhatkindofbonksdoyouread?Man2:Erm—tendstobemorealonghistorylines.Notnovels,generally,moregeneralhistory.Localhistoryespecially.Man1:Yeah,OK.Doyousmoke,Keith?Man2:No.Man1:Youdrink?Man2:Occasionally.Man1:Yeah.Doyougotochurch?Man2:Notveryoften,no.Man1:Right.Thankyouverymuchindeed.Listentotheinterviewandcompletethefollowingreport.Nameoftheinterviewee:Keith.Keithis(1)37yearsold.He'sgot(2)twochildren.Oneis(3)11andtheotheris(4)13.Heisa(5)printer'sreaderandcopyeditoratthe(6)OxfordUniversityPress.Hestartsworkat(7)7:30~andfinishesat(8)4.15witha(9)45-minutelunchbreak.Hegoestoworkby(10)bicycleandtrain.Heisinterestedin(11)antiques.Hedislikes(E2)decoratingandisnotawfully(13)keenongardening.Hereadsquitealot,(14)newspapers,books,especially(15)booksofhistory.Hedoesn't(16)smokeanddrinks(17)onlyoccasionally.Hedoesn't(18)gotothechurchoften.Part2PassagePassage1Informationalinterviewing1-4:DACB5-8:AABDScript:Informationalinterviewsareoneofthemostbeneficialwaysthroughwhichtolearnaboutacareerfield;theycanalsoserveasaplacetobeginnetworking.Theirpurposeistoexploreaparticularfieldororganizationandlearnthe"insandouts"ofthatfieldfromapractitioner.Ratherthanbeingaskedquestions,youarethequestioner,gatheringinformationthatwillhelpyouevaluateyourinterestinandsuitabilityforaparticularopportunity.Aninformationalinterviewisafineplacetoraisedoubtsyoumighthave,explorethecompatibilityofyourworkvalueswiththoseexpressedinthefieldandaskforadvice.Anindividualwhomyouinterviewforinformationcanalsocritiqueyourresume.Althoughyoumaynotspecificallyfindoutaboutajobopening,informationalinterviewingwilloftenprovideleadsastowheretobeginasuccessfuljobsearchandwillhelpyouchoosebetweenfieldsyouareconsidering.Ifyouareunabletofindyourformerstudentsorparentstomeetforaninformationalinterview,trycontactingemployersororganizationsfoundinoneoftheclosedstackdirectoriesintheCRClibrary.Part3NewsNewsitem1ThispresidentialelectioniscreatingunusualinterestandexcitementacrossAmerica,especiallywithyoungpeopleandDemocrats.TheDemocratshopetoreclaimtheWhiteHouseaftereightyearsofRepublicanpresidency.Yetcandidatesfrombothpartiesarepromisingchange.TherearemajorissuesfacingAmericans:theweakeningeconomy,theIraqwar.Otherconcernsincludethetroubledhousingmarket,highcostsofhealthcareandenergy,andthedebateoverillegalimmigration.Butinterestintheelectionisalsobeingdrivenbythecandidatesthemselves.DemocratsHillaryClintonorBarackObamawouldbecomeAmerica'sfirstfemaleorfirstblackpresident.RepublicJohnMcCainwouldbecome,atageseventy-two,theoldestpresidentelectedtoafirstterm.A:Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingsummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutthepresidentialelectionintheUSA.B:Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingblanks.D2.B3.B4.A5.DNewsitem2ThespaceshuttleDiscoveryIandedatKennedySpaceCentreinthestateofFloridalastmonth.Itwastheonehundredtwentiethshuttleflightandthetwenty-thirdtotheInternationalSpaceStation.TheUnitedStatesspaceagencyhadtwomaingoalsforthisflightofDiscovery.First,thecrewwastomoveastructurefromonesideofthespacestationtotheother.Andthentheyweretoaddanewroomtothespacestation.NASAcallsthenewadditiontothespacestationtheHarmonyconnectingmodules.Itisthefirstnewroomaddedtothespacestationsince2001.Harmonyisaboutsevenmeterslongandaboutfourmeterswide.Itwillbeapassagewaybetweenthelaboratoriesandtherestofthespacestation.A:Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingsummary.ThisnewsitemisabouttheonehundredtwentiethflightofthespaceshuttleDiscovery.B:Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingblanks.Landingtime:lastmonthLandingsite:KennedySpaceCentreinthestateofFloridaItwastheonehundredtwentiethshuttleflightandthetwenty-thirdtotheInternationalSpaceStationTwomaingoalsforthisflight:thecrewwastomoveastructurefromonesideofthespacestationtotheother.Theyweretoaddanewroom--Harmony--tothespacestation.--itisaconnectingmodule.--itisthefirstnewroomaddedtothespacestationsince2001.--itisaboutsevenmeterslongandaboutfourmeterswide.--itwillbeapassagewaybetweenthelaboratoriesandtherestofthespacestation.Newsitem3TheWorldHealthOrganizationisurgingcountriestofollowsixpoliciestopreventmillionsoftabacco-relateddeaths.ThesixpoliciesareknownasMPOWER,spelledM-P-O-W-E-R.TheMisformonitoringtobaccouseandpreventionpolices.ThePisforpretectingpeoplebyestablishingsmoke-freeareas.TheOstandsforofferingservicetohelppeoplestopsmoking.TheWisforwarningpeopleaboutthedangersoftobacco.TheEisforenforcingbansontobaccoadvertisingandotherformsofmarketing.AndtheRisforraisingtaxesontobacco.TheWHOsaystobacconowcausesmorethanfivemilliondeathsayear.Itpredictsthisnumberwillrisetomorethaneightmillionbytheyear2030.Bytheendofthecentury,itsays,tobaccocouldkillonebillionpeople-tentimesasmanyasinthetwentiethcentury.A:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisnewsitemisabouttobaccorisktoabillionlivesthiscentury,aspredictedbytheWHO.B:Listentothenewsitemagainandchoosethebestanswertoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.WhatistheWorldHealthOrganizationisurgingcountriestodo?TheWorldHealthOrganizationisurgingcountriestofollowsixpoliciestopreventmillionsoftobacco-relateddeaths.ThesixpoliciesareknownasMPOWER,spelledM-P-O-W-E-R.Whatdoeseachletterstandfor?TheMisformonitoringtobaccouseandpreventionpolices.ThePisprotectingpeoplebyestablishingsmoke-freeareas.TheOstandsforofferingservicestohelppeoplestopsmoking.TheWisforwarningpeopleaboutthedangersoftobacco.TheEisforenforcingbansontobaccoadvertisingandotherformsofmarketing.AndtheRisforraisingtaxesontobacco.Howmanydeathsdoestobaccocausenow?TheWHOsaystobacconowcausemorethanfivemilliondeathsayear.Willthisnumberrisebytheyear2030?Yes,theWHOpredictsthisnumberwillrisetomorethaneightmillionbytheyear2030.Howmanypeoplewillbekilledbytheendofthecentury?Bytheendofthecentury,tobaccocouldkillonebillionpeople-tentimesasmanyasinthetwentiethcenturySection3OralWorkMrsWhite:Howdidyourwritinggothismorning?Isthebookcomingalongallright?MrWhite:I'mnotsure.Ithinktherestofitwillbedifficulttowrite.Therearestillsomeproblemstosolve.MrsWhite:Iexpectyou'llfindtheanswersinterestingtoworkout.MrWhite:IfIcanworkthemout.Thankgoodnessthehouseiseasytoworkin.Ishallatleastbeabletothink.MrsWhite:You'veforgottensomething.PeaceandquietwillbedifficulttoguaranteemuchIonger.MrWhite:Good,heavens,yes.Theschoolholidaysstartinaweek,don'tthey?Thehousewillbeimpossibletoworkinwhiletheylast.MrsWhite:Well,someextranoiseishardtoavoid.ButI'llkeepthemawayfromthestudyasmuchasIcan.That'llbeallrighttoworkin.MrWhite:Whataboutthegarden?Itwasbeautifullypeacefulandquietouttherethismorning.MrsWhite:Well,you'dbettermakethemostofitwhileitlasts.Peaceandquietwillbehardtofindinthegardenprettysoon,I'mafraid.Exercise:Listentothedialogueandthenanswersomequestionsaboutit.Youwillhearthedialogueandthequestionsonlyonce.Answereachquestionwithacompletesentenceafteryouhaveheardit.Questions:WhatwasMrWhitedoingthismorning?(Hewaswritinghisbookthismorning.)AccordingtoMrWhite,wasthebookcomingalongallright?(No,hethoughttherestofthebookwouldbedifficulttowrite.)WhatdidMrsWhiteexpect?(HeexpectedthatMrWhitewouldfindtheanswersinterestingtoworkout.)WhydidMrWhitethinkthehousewaseasytoworkin?(Becausehewouldatleastbeabletothink)Whenwouldtheschoolholidaysstart?(Theywouldstartinaweek.)WasitpossibleforMrWhitetoworkinthehouseduringtheschoolholidays?(No,itwasimpossibleforhimtoworkinthehouse.)CouldMrWhiteworkinthegardenthismorning?(Yes.hecouldworkinthegardenthismorning.)Why?(Becauseitwaspeacefulandquiet)WhyshouldMrWhitemakemostofitwhilethegardenwaspeacefulandquiet?(Becausepeace:andquietwouldhardtofindinthegardenprettysoon.)Part2RetellingTotheAmericanpeople,educationisveryimportant.Thefirsttwelveyearsofpublicschoolarefreeofcharge.Asaresult,about93percentoftheteenagersfromfourteentoseventeenyearsoldareinhighschool.However,200yearsago,educationwasnotfree.Americanelementaryschoolswereonlyforrichpeople.Mostyoungpeoplewerenotinschool.Thefirstpublichighschoolwasin1832.Thepurposeoftheschoolwastopreparestudentsforcollege.ItsmostimportantsubjectsweremathematicsandforeignIanguages.Nowadays,Americaneducationisabigbusiness.Thereareabout45millionstudentsinthenation'selementaryschoolsandhighschools.Eachyearthereareaboutthreemillionhighschoolgraduates.Themainpurposeofhighschoolisstilltopreparestudentsforcollege.Therearealsojob-trainingprogrammesinhighschoolandprogrammestoteachusefulskillsforeverydaylife-forexample,drivertraining,firstaid,andevencooking.Section4SupplementaryExercisesPartIListeningComprehensionPassage1BritishpostmenandmilkmenBritishpostmenandmilkmenhaveareputationforbeingcheerful.Astheybotharriveveryearlyinthemorning,whenyouareperhapsnotfeelingverygood-tempered,theirbrisk*knockingandbrightwhistlingmaygetonyournerves.Ofcourse,therearesomegloomypostmen,whomakeyouthinkthateverylettercontainstragicnews,butthemajorityarejollyandgood-humoured.Thisisquitesurprising,becausedeliveringthemaileachmorningisajobwhichisnotverywellpaidandthereareagreatmanyproblems.Thecitypostmanhastogoonfoot,notonlyalongstreetsbutalsoupanddownstairs,asmanyblocksofflatsstillhavenoliftsandnodownstairsletterbox.Ifhehasaregisteredlettertodeliver,hehastowaitforsomeonetocometothedoortosignforit.Thatpersonmaygreethiminamostunfriendlywayifhehasjustbeenwokenfromadeepsleepveryearlyinthemorning.Inthecountry,apostmanmayhaveabicycleorasmallvan,sohedoesnothavetowalksofar,butneverthelesshehashisproblemstoo.Itisveryannoyingtobecompelled*togoallthewaytoanisolatedhousesimplytodeliverapostcardoracircular,whenthismakesthejourneyhalfanhourIonger.Inwinter,weatherconditionsarebad,butthepostmanmustcarryonintherainorthesnow.Sometimesitisimpossibletouseavanorabicycleintheseconditions,andhehastodohisround*onfoot,likehiscitycolleague.Mostcountrypeoplekeepadog.Althoughtheremaybeanoticeonthegate,"BEWAREOFTHEDOG,"thisisoflittlehelptothepostman-Heisforcedtogoin,whetherthedogisdangerousornot.Soeverydaythecountrypostmanknowsthat,ifthedogisnotsafelytiedup,itmaybitehimonthelegortear*theseat*outofhistrousers.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.1.B2.A3.C4.A5.D6.A7.D8.BPassage2StudyintheUnitedStatesThelatestreportfromtheInstituteforInternationalEducationgivesinformationfromtheschoolyearthatbeganinSeptemberoflastyearandendedinMayofthisyear.Itsaysmorethan500,000foreigncollegestudentsattendedAmericanschoolsduringthatschoolyear.NewYorkUniversityinNewYorkCityhadthelargestnumberofforeignstudents.Almost5,000foreignstudentsattendedNYUlastyear.TheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaatLosAngeleshadthesecondlargestnumberofstudents,about4,500.ThereportsaystheStateofCaliforniahadthemostforeignstudents,withabout66,000livingtherelastyear.NewYorkStatewasnext,withabout55,000foreignstudents.ChinasentthemostforeignstudentstotheUnitedStateslastyear.Morethan54,000ChinesestudentsattendedAmericanschools.Japansentthenexthighestnumberofstudents,almost47,000.Indiawasnext,withabout42,000.AndKoreawasfourth,sendingmorethan41,000studentstotheUnitedStates.ThereportsaysthemostpopularsubjectsofstudyforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStateslastyearwerebusinessandmanagement.Twentypercentofallforeignstudentswerestudyingthosesubjects.Fifteenpercentstudiedengineering.Nineteenpercentstudiedmathematicsandcomputerscienee.A:Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.F1.TheschoolyearintheUnitedStatesbeginsinSeptemberofthisyearandendsinJuneofnextyear.(TheschoolyearintheUnitedStatesbeginsinSeptemberofthisyearandendsinMayofthenextyear.)F2.NewYorkUniversityintheStateofNewYorkhadthelargestnumberofforeignstudents.(NewYorkUniversityinNewYorkCityhadthelargestnumberofforeignstudents.)T3.TheStateofCaliforniahadthemostforeignstudentslivingtherelastyear.(ThereportsaystheStateofCaliforniahadthemostforeignstudents,withabout66,000livingtherelastyear.)F4.Morethan50,000foreigncollegestudentsattendedAmericanschoolsduringthatschoolyear.(Morethan500,000foreigncollegestudentsattendedAmericanschoolsduringthatschoolyear.)F5.LastyearthemostpopularsubjectofstudyforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStateswascomputerscienee.(Lastyearthemostpopularsubjectofstudyforinternationalmanagement.)B:Listentothereportcorrespondingcountry.54,000China42,000IndiastudentsintheUnitedStateswasbusinessandagainandmatchthenumberofstudentswiththe47,000Japan41,000KoreaPart2OralWorkInarecentbroadcast,Iheardawomansaythatshefeltguiltybecauseshespent£20atanauctionsale.Shewasafraidherhusbandmightaccuseherofbeingextravagant.Ifindthisattitudedifficulttounderstand,for,obviouslyamarriedwomanhasasmuchrighttospend£20asherhusband.Sometimesbothhusbandandwifegoouttowork.But,inacasewherethewomanstaysathometolookafterthechildren,itisstillunfairthatsheshouldfeelguiltyaboutspendingasmallsumofmoneyonherself.Exercise:Listentothepassageandthengiveyouropiniononthefollowingtopic.Doyouagreewiththespeakerthatthewoman'sattitudeiswrong?职业访谈与工作面试是一回事吗说起职业访谈(InformationalInterview)，很多人都不清楚是什么意思。这个词最早由北美著名职业指导专家RichardNelsonBolles在他那本为许多职业辅导专业人士参考的经典职业辅导畅销书《WhatColorIsYourParachute》中首次使用。他所指的是，即在找工作之前，为了解该职业或者行业现状，直接与已经在那个工作岗位，公司或行业的人约见会谈，以期评估自己是否适合该项职业的一种投石问路”的直接途径。这其实和传统工作面试Job(Interview)没有一点关系。在他的书中指出，大多数人是在进入工作岗位以后才开始了解自己从事的工作，行业和雇主，当发现自己并不适合时已经是进退若谷。而职业访谈正是在挑选专业，转工作，转行以及转公司以前搜集信息，了解行情的最佳方式。职业访谈可以得到什么？你通常可以从职业访谈达到这些目标：1.深入了解该行业，该职位所需的技能，证书，经验，教育背景，以及行业规则，作息特点，工作范畴，发展空间，行业走势等等从一般教科书和网站上看不到的 内容 财务内部控制制度的内容财务内部控制制度的内容人员招聘与配置的内容项目成本控制的内容消防安全演练内容 。接受访问的人可能不会对你说太多，但是所说的大多是精要所在，绝对的现身说法”信息准确性及参考价值都比较高。和一个在职人士面对面交谈，扩大人际网络，还有可能认识到可以做重要决定的管理层人员。了解该雇主的真实要求，而不是招聘信息中千篇一律的陈词滥调。如果你将来真的来这里应聘，你在工作面试中会有把握、有信心得多。由于你不是来做工作面试的，你的心情会更轻松，更能展示真实的自我，反而留下可能令你自己都吃惊的好印象，说不定能够带来一份工作。这对那些对自己临场反应和语言表达有顾虑的朋友是一个锻炼的好机会。另一方面，被访的人往往会更轻松，更自然地和你交谈，在这种状态下会为你提供最有意义的信息。由于你主要目的是搜集信息，所以在整个过程由你控制，你决定问什么问题，以及如何使用这些得到的答案。职业访谈除了能够搜集到第一手的宝贵信息之外，还帮助你扩展人际关系网络乃至得到一份工作的机会。据统计，每发两百到五百个简历能够得到一份工作，而每十二个职业访谈就可以引出一个JobOffer。两种方式相差这么大的比率，而后者却是少人尝试的，不能不让人思考。经验分享有的朋友会问，有工作的人都那么忙，谁会有时间和耐心来应付我们这些新人，特别是那些位高权重的要人怎么会愿意付出宝贵的时间？或者说，工作难找的情况下，谁会无缘无故把内部消息透露给不相识的人，让他们成为自己潜在的竞争者？的确，这也是我本人在探究职业访谈的时候的忧虑和担心。但是通过我自己的亲身体验，事实却让我振奋。以下就是我要与你分享的经验。我最近在了解职业顾问(CareerCounsellor)这项职业的过程中，通过在网上的搜寻调查和其他朋友的推荐，我锁定了几个访问对象。他们分别是著名猎头公司，职业培训和人力资源管理顾问公司和大银行里面做招聘的总裁或负责人，正在从事或者管理着类似的职业顾问生意。我发了电子邮件过去，出乎我的意料，数天内四人中有三人回复表示愿意抽出时间来见我(请注意，我和他们素昧平生)。于是在接下来的几个星期中，按照约定时间，我带着自己的简历到他们办公的地方和他们分别进行了半小时左右的访问。通过浏览我的简历，他们很快了解到我的背景并且捕捉到我的长处，然后从他们自己的经历和角度出发，有针对性地解答了我的问题，提供了很多具体的建议(有的信息具体程度让我非常吃惊)。而且访问结束前，应我的要求，他们给我介绍几个对我可能更有帮助的人，让我有目的性地去找更多的专业人士进行访问。有了他们的推荐，下一次的访问就更加顺利和有收获。其中我注意到一个有趣的现象，所有的接受访问者都是清一色的白人。我本来极想找一个中国人，或者亚裔人士，看看他们是怎么入行，如何在一个西人占主流的行业立足发展，但是迄今还没有找到。我想大概由于这个职业通常需要心理学(Psychology)，社会服务(SocialService)，专业辅导学(ProfessionalCounselling)，人力资源管理(HumanResourceManagement)等学历背景，对语言，文化，软性知识要求太高，对中国大陆移民来讲难度较大。而且这类职业在国内也是凤毛麟角，极其罕见（不是普通的职业中介或介绍所），大多数人都不太熟悉。通过这些职业访谈，让我对职业顾问”这个职业有了更清晰的认识和了解，也知道自己需要怎样才能踏入那个门槛。这只是我个人的一个奋斗目标，你一定也有自己喜欢的职业，不妨也去尝试一下类似的职业访谈，我相信对你会有很大帮助和启迪的。