Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return. When CareerSite’s agent sends out messages to those who have signed up for its service, for example, it includes only three potential jobs——those it considers the best matches. There may be more matches in the database; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find them——and they do. “On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our traffic,” says Seth Peets, vice president of marketing for CareerSite.

　　Even those who aren‘t hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile. Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder. “You always keep your eyes open,” he says. Working with a personal search agent means having another set of eyes looking out for you.

　　43. The phrase “making the biggest splash”(line 1,paragraph 3)most probably means

　　[A] causing the biggest trouble.

　　[B] exerting the greatest effort.

　　[C] achieving the greatest success.

　　[D] enjoying the widest popularity.

　　[答案] C

　　[解题思路]

　　“make a splash”是一个固定词组，但考生不了解这个词组的含义也无妨。首先，从原文中我们可以发现这个词组是用来形容Straiford公司的，从下文可以判断该公司在情报搜集行业做得非常成功，是行业界的领先者。因此C选项是正确答案。实际上“make a splash”的意思是“引起轰动的，引人注目的”，即指一项活动非常成功、令人瞩目。

　　[题目译文]

　　“making the biggest splash”(第三段第一行)这个词语的意思可能是 。

　　[A] 造成最大的麻烦

　　[B] 尽最大的努力

　　[C] 取得最大的成功

　　[D] 受到最广泛的欢迎