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You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationform.forapositionyoureallyneed;let'sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.
Isn'tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheform.thatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?Orthatyoufinishedanextr acoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registr arsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.
Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then,ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantd irectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthem"impostors";anotherreferstothemas"specialcases"onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostd elicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadeby"nosuchpeople."
Toavoidoutr ightlies,somejob-seekersclaimthatthey"attended"or"wereassociatedwith"acollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthat"attending"meansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat"beingassociatedwith"acollegemeansthatthejobseekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury—that'swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.
Ifyoudon'twanttolieorevenstr etchthetr uth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.Thepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafrom"SmootStateUniversity."Thepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromthe"UniversityofPurdue."AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.
26.Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.
A)employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow
B)lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem
C)collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily
D)employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees
正确答案：B答案：B
[试题分析]主旨题。
[详细解答]本文主要从在求职表上弄虚作假产生的背景及现状讨论了该问题。所以，B较全面的包含了文章内容，应是正确答案。而其它几项都只对文中某一细节作了描述，不可作为正确答案。
