B
If you’re looking for a new job, you know you’re going to have to answer some tough questions in the interview process. But did you know there are some questions that are illegal for employers to ask you?
Here are three common questions that interviewers shouldn’t ask, under the law.
·Who will take care of your children while you’re at work?
“Even if you’ve shared information about having children, there’s no need for an employer to ask who’s taking care of them, ” says Tom Spiggle of the Spiggle Law Firm. The law prohibits making employment decisions based on gender (性别) stereotypes (固定思维), he explains. “For example, that women or men with children are less devoted to work than those without. ”
“Note, however, that it would not be illegal not to offer a job opportunity to a candidate (候选人) who volunteered, ‘I have young children and can’t work past 4: 30, ’ when the job requires evening work” , Spiggle says. “Such a decision would be based on work restrictions offered by the candidate, not because of improper stereotype.”
·How did you get that scar/mark/other physical abnormality (畸形)?
“The ADA prohibits not only discrimination (歧视) against those with an actual disability, but against those who are regarded as disabled, ” says Kelly Kolb, labor and employment attorney at Fowler White Boggs. “Questions about an employee’s physical characteristics are prohibited, just as are questions about a person’s actual disability. ”
·Have you ever been arrested?
It’s legal to ask about whether candidates have been convicted (宣判有罪) of a crime, but not if they’ve been arrested, says Shari Shore of Wolf and Shore Law. Cases may have been dismissed (驳回) without a conviction, or the original charges may have been lowered to lesser (更少的) charges.
1. The underlined word “prohibits” in the passage means “_________”.
A. bans B. allows
C. permits D. requires
2. An employer may think _________.
A. a woman with children is more hard working than one without
B. a woman with children is less hard working than one without
C. a woman with children is more experienced in work
D. a woman with children is good at work
3. In America, it is _________for an employer to ask a candidate’s physical disability.
A. legal B. illegal
C. uncommon D. unnecessary
4. According to the last paragraph, we know _________.
A. it is right that an employer asks you if you’ve been arrested
B. it is illegal that an employer asks you if you have been convicted
C. an employer must not ask you any personal questions
D. the question whether you have been convicted is allowed by law
B
【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍，如果你正在找工作, 那你一定很清楚, 面试过程中, 雇主会问出一些刁钻的问题, 但是你知道吗, 有些问题即使是雇主也是没有资格来问你的。
【答案解析】
1. A。词义猜测题。根据上下文可知, 此处指法律禁止做这样的雇用决定。prohibit表示“禁止”, ban也有“禁止”之意。
2.B。推理判断题。根据第四段“that women or men with children are less devoted to work than those without. ”可知, 雇主会认为有孩子的女士不如没有孩子的能更致力于工作。
3.B。推理判断题。根据How did you get that scar/mark/other physical abnormality部分的内容可知, 询问应聘者身体上的残缺是非法的。
4.D。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知, 雇主问你是否被逮捕过, 这是违法的, 但问你是否已被宣判有罪是合法的。
If you’re looking for a new job, you know you’re going to have to answer some tough questions in the interview process. But did you know there are some questions that are illegal for employers to ask you?
Here are three common questions that interviewers shouldn’t ask, under the law.
·Who will take care of your children while you’re at work?
“Even if you’ve shared information about having children, there’s no need for an employer to ask who’s taking care of them, ” says Tom Spiggle of the Spiggle Law Firm. The law prohibits making employment decisions based on gender (性别) stereotypes (固定思维), he explains. “For example, that women or men with children are less devoted to work than those without. ”
“Note, however, that it would not be illegal not to offer a job opportunity to a candidate (候选人) who volunteered, ‘I have young children and can’t work past 4: 30, ’ when the job requires evening work” , Spiggle says. “Such a decision would be based on work restrictions offered by the candidate, not because of improper stereotype.”
·How did you get that scar/mark/other physical abnormality (畸形)?
“The ADA prohibits not only discrimination (歧视) against those with an actual disability, but against those who are regarded as disabled, ” says Kelly Kolb, labor and employment attorney at Fowler White Boggs. “Questions about an employee’s physical characteristics are prohibited, just as are questions about a person’s actual disability. ”
·Have you ever been arrested?
It’s legal to ask about whether candidates have been convicted (宣判有罪) of a crime, but not if they’ve been arrested, says Shari Shore of Wolf and Shore Law. Cases may have been dismissed (驳回) without a conviction, or the original charges may have been lowered to lesser (更少的) charges.
1. The underlined word “prohibits” in the passage means “_________”.
A. bans B. allows
C. permits D. requires
2. An employer may think _________.
A. a woman with children is more hard working than one without
B. a woman with children is less hard working than one without
C. a woman with children is more experienced in work
D. a woman with children is good at work
3. In America, it is _________for an employer to ask a candidate’s physical disability.
A. legal B. illegal
C. uncommon D. unnecessary
4. According to the last paragraph, we know _________.
A. it is right that an employer asks you if you’ve been arrested
B. it is illegal that an employer asks you if you have been convicted
C. an employer must not ask you any personal questions
D. the question whether you have been convicted is allowed by law
B
【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍，如果你正在找工作, 那你一定很清楚, 面试过程中, 雇主会问出一些刁钻的问题, 但是你知道吗, 有些问题即使是雇主也是没有资格来问你的。
【答案解析】
1. A。词义猜测题。根据上下文可知, 此处指法律禁止做这样的雇用决定。prohibit表示“禁止”, ban也有“禁止”之意。
2.B。推理判断题。根据第四段“that women or men with children are less devoted to work than those without. ”可知, 雇主会认为有孩子的女士不如没有孩子的能更致力于工作。
3.B。推理判断题。根据How did you get that scar/mark/other physical abnormality部分的内容可知, 询问应聘者身体上的残缺是非法的。
4.D。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知, 雇主问你是否被逮捕过, 这是违法的, 但问你是否已被宣判有罪是合法的。
