【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 eational services such as a business centre, fitness centre and restaurant, all rooms in the Delta e with a minibar and inhouse movies. From CN￥ l, 227 per night. 9. What do all four of the hotels have in mon? A. They all provide a room with a mini bar. B. They all have the same number of rooms C. They are all close to the airport D. They all have a three star ratings. 10. Which hotel offers facilities for children’s activities? A. Clarion Hotel＆ Suites Downtown Montreal B. Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel C. Aava Whistler Hotel D. Delta Bow Valley Hotel 11. If you want to check in to a hotel at three o’clock in the morning you can stay at ______. A. Aava Whistler Hotel B. Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel C. Clarion Hotel＆ Suites Downtown Montreal D. Delta Bow Valley Hotel D You are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of coffee. “ Hey, David, how are you?” one of the senior partners at the firm asks you. “ Good, thank you, Dr. Greer,” you reply. You’ ve really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm, and this seems like a great opportunity. But as you start to think of something to say, your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight. “ So Arnold” , your colleague says to your boss, in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏縮 ), “ So what’ s your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you’ re a Niners fan, right?” The conversation moves on, and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee. You know how important small talk is in the U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well. There’ s nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture. People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U. S. and how naturally and fortably people seem to do it— with peers， men， women， and even with superiors. You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world, but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work. And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk. What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨練 )your own version of Americanstyle small talk. Watch how others do it. You don’ t have to mimic what they do。 in fact, that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic. But if you can develop your own personal version, that can go a long way toward making you feel fortable. 12. The author introduces the topic of the passage by __________. A. raising an interesting question B. telling a small jokes C. making parisons D. describing an interesting scene 13. What do we know about German people? A. They usually make small talk in work breaks. B. They don’ t make so much small talk. C. They hate making small talk. D. They are good at making small talk too. 14. What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture? A. The role small talk plays in work settings. B. American workers’ attitude towards superiors. C. The special meaning of small talk. D. American workers’ ability to make progress. 15. What does “backfire” underlined in the last paragraph mean? A. be difficult B. be helpful C. have the opposite effect D. have a good result 第二節(jié) （共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)對(duì)話情景和內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 A: How are you doing, Mary? 16 B: I’ m going crazy about studying for the TOEFL. A: What is that for? B: 17 So I have to pass all these exams in order to be accepted by a good university. A: But health is better than wealth, Right? B: 18 A: Come on. You look so exhausted. You need some more sleep and definitely more nutritious food. B: That is true. 19 A: And Mary, I’ m afraid that your skin is not so good as before. B: What? Oh, no! A: It’ s all because of stress. 20 B: Yeah, I guess I should go and lie down and get some rest.