Question

Google is consistently rated the best place to work.So you need a degree from Harvard to in the door,right?

Not really，according to Laszlo Bock，Google's Head of People Operations.When the company was small,Google cared a lot about getting kids from Harvard, Stanford,MIT and many other Ivy League schools. But Bock said it was the “wrong”hiring strategy. Experience has taught him there are exceptional kids at many other places,from state schools in California to New York.

“What we find is the best people from places like that are just as good，if not better，as anybody you can get from any Ivy League school，”said Bock，who just authored a book titled“Work Rules!”

Every year，2 million people apply to get a job at Google. Bock himself has seen some 25,000 résumés.

So what else does Google not care about:

Grades:Google's data shows that grades predict performance for the first two years of a career，but do not matter after that.

Brain-teasers:Gone are interview questions such as:Why are manhole covers（井盖)round? or How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?“Our research tells us those questions are a waste of time,”Bock said“They’re a really coachable skill.The more you practice,you get better at it.”

Here's what Google does care about:

Problem solvers:Your cognitive ability(认知能力),or how well you solve problems.

Leaders:The idea is not whether you were president of the student body or vice president of the bank,but rather:“When you see a problem do you step in,help solve it,”and then critically，“Are you willing to step out and let somebody else take over，and make room for somebody else?Are you willing to give up power?”

Googleyness:That's what Google calls its cultural fit.It's not“Are you like us?”Bock said.“We actually look for people who are different，because diversity gives us great ideas.”

“What's most important is that people are intellectually humble,willing to admit when they're wrong,and care about the environment around them...because we want people who think like owners not employess,”Bock said.

The least important thing?Knowing how to do the job.

“We figure if you get the first three right you'll figure it out most of the time.”

1.What does Bock mean in Paragraph 2?

A. People from state schools can be as good.

B. Google no longer hires people from Ivy League schools.

C. Hiring is a hard job for Google.

D. State schools are worse than Ivy League ones.

2.Which question belongs to a brain-teaser?

A. What are your grades like?

B. What is the significance of figuring out target users?

C. How would you improve a Google product?

D. How much toilet paper is needed to cover Texas?

3.Who is a qualified leader according to Google?

A. One eager for power.    B. One capable of working independently.

C. One willing to step aside.    D. One operating an organization.

4.What is Googleyness?

A. Being unique.    B. Being adaptable.

C. Being qualified.    D. Being loyal.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章讲了比起文凭和学历，谷歌更看重什么。

1.细节理解题。答案定位在第二段Experience has taught him there are exceptional kids at many other places,from state schools in California to New York.可知Bock的意思是经验告诉他，在一些别的地方，比如加利福尼亚或纽约的公立学校中，也会有一些天赋超常的人才，故选A。

2.推理判断题。答案定位在Brain-teasers:Gone are interview questions such as:Why are manhole covers（井盖)round? or How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?“Our research tells us those questions are a waste of time,”Bock said“They’re a really coachable skill.The more you practice,you get better at it.”（智力问答：谷歌不再出这样的面试题了：为什么井盖是圆的？或者是：多少个高尔夫球能装满一辆校车？博克说：“我们的调查显示，这么问纯粹是浪费时间。因为这些是能够通过训练提高的技能，你练习得越多，就能答得更好。”）由此推断出“覆盖德克萨斯州需要多少卫生纸”这是一个脑筋急转弯，故选D。

3.细节理解题。Leaders:The idea is not whether you were president of the student body or vice president of the bank,but rather:“When you see a problem do you step in,help solve it,”and then critically，“Are you willing to step out and let somebody else take over，and make room for somebody else?Are you willing to give up power?”（这不是说你得是学生会主席或是银行副总理，而是“当你遇到问题时能不能介入，帮助解决问题”。然后是眼光要犀利，“可以退出来让别人接管吗？能够让位于别人吗？可以放弃权力吗？”），由此可知依据谷歌的说法，一个愿意退让的人是一个合格的领导者，故选C。

4.推理判断题。Googleyness:That's what Google calls its cultural fit.It's not“Are you like us?”Bock said.“We actually look for people who are different，because diversity gives us great ideas.”（ 这点被谷歌称作文化契合度。它并不是“你和我们一样吗？”博克说：“事实上，我们在寻找和我们不一样的人，因为多样性能给谷歌带来卓越的想法。）由此推知独一无二的人是具有谷歌精神的人，故选A。