Question

    About a month after I joined Facebook, I got a call from Lori Goler, a highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay. She made it clear this was a business call. “I want to apply to work with you at Facebook,” she said. “Instead of recommending myself, I want to ask you: What is your biggest problem, and how can I solve it?”

    My jaw hit the floor. I had hired thousands of people over the previous decade and no one had ever said anything remotely like that. People usually focus on finding the right role for themselves, with the implication that their skills will help the company. Lori put Facebook’s needs front and center. It was a killer approach. I responded, “Recruiting is my biggest problem. And, yes, you can solve it.”

    Lori never dreamed she would work in recruiting, but she jumped in. She even agreed to trade earnings for acquiring new skills in a new field. Lori did a great job running recruiting and within months was promoted to her current job, leading People@Facebook.

    The most common metaphor for careers is a ladder, but this concept no longer applies to most workers. As of 2010, the average American had eleven jobs from the ages of eighteen to forty-six alone. Lori often quotes Pattie Sellers, who came up with a much better metaphor: “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”

    As Lori describes it, there’s only one way to get to the top of a ladder, but there are many ways to get to the top of a jungle gym. The jungle gym model benefits everyone, but especially women who might be starting careers, switching careers, getting blocked by external barriers, or reentering the workforce after taking time off. The ability to create a unique path with occasional dips, detours (弯路), and even dead ends presents great views of many people, not just those at the top. On a ladder, most climbers are stuck staring at the butt of the person above.

1.Why did Lori make the call?

A.She helped Facebook to solve the biggest problem.

B.She wanted to make a business deal with Facebook.

C.She tried to ask for a pay rise in Facebook.

D.She wanted to become an employee in Facebook.

2.What impressed “I” by Lori?

A.Lori was good at running recruiting.

B.Lori attached great importance to Facebook’s needs.

C.Lori jumped in Facebook with no adequate experience.

D.Lori was skilled in marketing at eBay.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Now all people don’t tend to climb the ladder.

B.None on the ladder can enjoy the great views.

C.Jungle gyms offer limited exploration for employees.

D.A pregnant woman, jobless, benefits little from the jungle gyms.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder.

B.Facebook’s Biggest Problem.

C.Applying for a Job in Facebook.

D.A Jungle Gym is Better than a Ladder.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过洛丽戈尔在Facebook的求职和工作经历，更好的诠释了职业的内涵。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“I want to apply to work with you at Facebook,” she said.“我想申请在Facebook工作”她说。可知她打电话的目的是为了找工作。D项正确，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段Lori put Facebook’s needs front and center. It was a killer approach.洛丽把Facebook的需求放在了首位和中心，这是一记杀手锏。可知洛丽最打动作者的是B项，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段The most common metaphor for careers is a ladder, but this concept no longer applies to most workers. 对于职业来说，最常见的比喻是“梯子”，但这个概念不再适用于大多数工人。可知不是每个人都倾向于向高职位上爬（出人头地），A项正确，故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章可知本文强调的核心话题不是公司的等级吸引着从业者，而是公司的发展需要激励着从业者适时地提高自己的技能来应对千变万化的社会发展，所以It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder.作为文章的标题更吻合文章的主题，故选A。