Question

Having a tattoo(纹身) can reduce your chance of getting a job, but it depends on where the tattoo is, what it expresses and if the job involves dealing with customers, new research says.

Dr Andrew R Timming told the British Sociological Association conference on work, employment and society in Warwick today that employers were likely to view tattoos negatively. Dr Timming of the school of Management at the University of St Andrews said he had spoken to 15 managers involved in hiring staff about their reaction to interview candidates with visible tattoos.

"Most respondents agreed that visible tattoos are a stigma," Dr Timming told the conference. One woman manager told him that "they make a person look dirty." Another male manager told him "subconsciously that would stop me from employing them." The managers were concerned about what their organisations' customers might think, said Dr Timming. "Hiring managers realise that, ultimately, it does not matter what they think of tattoos -- what really matters, instead, is how customers might think of employees with visible tattoos.

Dr Timming said: "The one qualification to this argument is there are certain industries in which tattoos may be a desirable characteristic in a job interview. For example, an HR manager at a prison noted that tattoos on guards can be 'something to talk about' and 'an in' that you need to make a connection with the prisoners."

The negative attitude to tattoos did not extend to ones that could be easily covered by clothing. Dr Timming also found that in some of the organisations it was only certain types of tattoos that diminished the chances of getting a job at interview. One male manager told him: "If it's gang culture-related you may have a different view about the tattoo than if it's just because it's a nice drawing of an animal that they've done on their arm."

1.Why do managers really refuse to hire a person with tattoos?

A. They don’t like tattoos themselves.

B. Tattoos can turn customers away.

C. People with tattoos don’t obey the rules.

D. People with tattoos are gang members.

2.A person with tattoos can probably work as ________.

A. a doorkeeper        B. a salesman

C. a prison guard      D. a manager

3.Who would be most likely to be turned down by employers?

A. A person who has his tattoos covered.

B. A person who has tattoos of an animal.

C. A person with a gang culture-related tattoo.

D. A person with a drawing of flowers on his arms.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that _______.

A. not all tattoos reduce one’s chance if employment.

B. some tattoos are helpful to a job interviewee.

C. it’s no use covering one’s tattoos.

D. tattoos are hard to hide.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是如何看待有纹身的人，有纹身的人在工作面试中会遇到的问题。

1.B推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句what really matters, instead, is how customers might think of employees with visible tattoos.然而，真正重要的是顾客对有可见纹身员工的看法。因此可知：纹身可能把客户吓走。故选B。

2.C推理判断题。根据第四段中there are certain industries in which tattoos may be a desirable characteristic in a job interview.纹身在某种求职面试中可能是一个很好的特点。再根据下面的For example, an HR manager at a prison noted that tattoos on guards can be 'something to talk about' and 'an in' that you need to make a connection with the prisoners."可知在守卫身上的纹身可以说是“谈”某事，并且一个监狱看守“你需要与犯人联系”。因此可知：有可见纹身 的人容易在监狱找到工作。故选C。

3.C细节理解题。根据最后一段If it's gang culture-related you may have a different view about the tattoo than if it's just because it's a nice drawing of an animal that they've done on their arm. 如果是帮派文化，你可能对纹身有不同的看法，如果它只是因为这是一个很好的动物绘画，他们已经做了他们的手臂那就不同了。故选C。

4.根据第一段Having a tattoo(纹身) can reduce your chance of getting a job, but it depends on where the tattoo is, what it expresses and if the job involves dealing with customers, 有纹身可能减少得到一份工作的机会，但是它依赖于纹身在哪里，它表达的意义，和是否这份工作牵连到顾客。故选A。

【名师点拨】

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含有infer, suggest, imply, conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。另外要抓关键词。比如第26小题，推理判断题。根据第四段中there are certain industries in which tattoos may be a desirable characteristic in a job interview.纹身在某种求职面试中可能是一个很好的特点。再根据下面的For example, an HR manager at a prison noted that tattoos on guards can be 'something to talk about' and 'an in' that you need to make a connection with the prisoners."可知在守卫身上的纹身可以说是“谈”某事，并且一个监狱看守“你需要与犯人联系”。因此可知：有可见纹身 的人容易在监狱找到工作。故选C。

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