For the business traveler who’s all about efficiency: check out these hotels that will get you in and out with a minimum trouble.
When you’re pressed for time on a business trip, nothing can annoy you more than a slow hotel check-in process. On your next trip, try these hotels that offer a speedier check-in process.
◆ Marriott Detroit Airport
Another option for business travelers in a hurry: Marriott is rolling out its mobile check-in app to 325 hotels this year, including the Marriott Detroit Airport hotel. (I’ve tested the app itself but not for a real visit quite yet.) here is the basic idea: you download the iPhone or Android app. The night before, you can “check-in” virtually. When you arrive, you get an alert that the room is ready and your key, which is already tied to your reservation, is waiting for you at the desk.
◆Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
I happened to stay at this hotel recently and liked how fast the kiosk check-in works. The kiosk asks you to insert your credit card, similar to an airport terminal. The whole process took about 3 minutes. When I left, I was equally impressed with the fast check-out: An agent meets you in the lobby with, an iPad and asks for an email to use for a receipt. The big advantage: you never have to wait in line.
◆Radisson LaCrosse
The Radisson is trying to make the kiosk process even faster. At a few select hotels like the Radisson Lacrosse in Wisconsin，you use a mobile app to register and then receive a barcode by email or text. When you get to the kiosk, you can scan the barcode to get your key without any other steps required. It’s super fast. You can find this new check-in system at the Radisson hotels in Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Phoenix as well.
1.Which two hotels offer a mobile app for customers to check in?
A. Marriott Detroit Airport and Yotel New York .
B. Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson LaCrosse.
C. Marriott Detroit Airport and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson LaCrosse.
2.Which hotel will send you a receipt by email?
A. Yotel New York. B. Marriott Detroit Airport.
C. Radisson LaCrosse. D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Checking out the hotels will make you in trouble
B. Three hotels that will make your life easier
C. Try these hotels that offer you comfort
D. Hotels for the travelers
假定你是李华，在你校学汉语的美国交换生Frank对中国诗词感兴趣，观看了CCTV举办的”中国诗词大会”(Chinese Poetry Competition)后，想要报名参加比赛，但不知如何准备，于是发邮件向你求教，请用英语给他回复。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Frank,
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hearing you’re worried the coming exam, I can quite understand you because we’re in the same boat. But I think we can deal with it properly and my suggestion are as follows.
First of all, it’s normal for us to be nervous till faced with the exam which we think is important. Secondly, we’d better try our best to study hard and built a solid foundation, and then we’ll feel confidence of winning by then. Thirdly, no matter how we felt, the exam is still approaching. So, why not to face it bravely? After all, it is our learning process which really determines our success. If we always spare no effort on your studies, there is no need to worry, because we’ve done all we should. So please stay calm and relaxing. I hope my suggestions will be of help to you.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Learning English used to be about developing four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. After all, that’s 1. the exams are designed - with four skills tested separately.
But over the years, educators have come 2.(realize) that these four skills should never have been separated, but practiced all at once. And the best way to do that is, perhaps, through public speaking.
According to Mei Deming, a professor of English at Shanghai International Studies University, giving a speech in an international language 3.(require)a speaker to integrate(使成为一体)knowledge and content 4.(mental)and express the result systematically. Speakers must draw on the beauty of the language as a whole in order to communicate with an audience.
This is why the annual China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition has been gaining in popularity since it began in 1996. “This competition has worked 5. a model for developing students’ public-speaking skills in English and provided ideas for English teaching in schools and in learning in a broader sense,” said Mei.
Shi Guohua, 6. English teacher at Shanghai Qibao High School, held a similar view. He said that key competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams.
He also 7.(stress) that communication should go both ways since traditional English speaking education has focused too much on getting messages out while 8.(ignore)the receiver of these messages - the audience. “It’s important to understand the audience and build the link between the content being delivered and the interests of the audience,” he said. “It’s also important to create an impressive opening to a speech.”
As China continues to play an important role in global conversations, there will be more 9.(chance) for young Chinese people to present China and tell attracting stories. And in order to tell Chinese stories 10.(well), we first need to develop a more overall English skill. Working on public speaking is, perhaps, the place to start.
Cheques have largely replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very ____ for both buyers and sellers, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: They are quite ____ in themselves. A shopkeeper always faces a certain ____ when he accepts a cheque and he is quite within his rights if, on occasion, he _____ to do so.
People don’t always ____ this and are shocked if their good ____ is called into question. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me that he had ever had an extremely ____ experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which kept a large stock of precious stones and asked to see some necklaces. After examining carefully, he ____ to buy a particularly fine diamond necklace and asked if he could pay by cheque. The assistant said that this was quite in order, but the moment my friend ____ his name, he was invited into the manager’s office.
The manager was polite, and he explained that someone with exactly the same name had ____ them with a worthless cheque not long ago. My friend got very ____ when he heard this and said that he would buy a ____ somewhere else. When he got up to leave, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and that he had better stay there ____ he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards. They politely ____ to my friend for the inconvenience, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was ____ for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to ____ a note which had been used by the thief in several shops. The note read: “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask ____ questions and give me all the money in the safe.” ____, my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike the thief’s. He was not only ____ to go without further ____, but to take the diamond necklace with him.
1.A. simple B. easy C. right D. convenient
2.A. valueless B. believable C. useful D. amazing
3.A. chance B. risk C. limit D. situation
4.A. wishes B. hesitates C. refuses D. desires
5.A. like B. know C. admit D. hold
6.A. faith B. example C. money D. friend
7.A. relevant B. pleasant C. common D. terrible
8.A. promised B. demanded C. decided D. managed
9.A. mentioned B. gave C. signed D. spelt
10.A. presented B. equipped C. helped D. supplied
11.A. nervous B. disappointed C. sensitive D. annoyed
12.A. necklace B. cheque C. gift D. diamond
13.A. though B. until C. unless D. since
14.A. came B. apologized C. reported D. listened
15.A. reasonable B. regretful C. suitable D. responsible
16.A. take back B. go through C. copy out D. make up
17.A. all B. any C. no D. few
18.A. Unexpectedly B. Eventually C. Actually D. Fortunately
19.A. allowed B. persuaded C. advised D. forbidden
20.A. notice B. quarrel C. punishment D. delay
I’ve always been interested in why we do the things we do, so last year I decided I’d like to study psychology. Most courses I found, however, were either too expensive, too long or were impossible to combine with work. I was about to give up 1..
At first, I had no idea what they were talking about, but they explained that a MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course - a new type of course offered completely online to thousands of people, which is designed so that anyone can follow it, regardless of age, location or education - 2.. You can search for hundreds of different subjects, and can usually watch a short introduction video to get an idea of what the course is about.
3.. At first, I didn’t know what to expect or how much time I might spend studying. Each week there were video lectures to watch and readings to do as well as some short assignments. The lectures were really interesting and easy to follow, and it was great to be able to watch them again or pause them to go and do something else. Most MOOCs have online forums (论坛), too, where students can discuss what they are learning. These are often really fascinating because there are so many different opinions, 4.. If you read everything on the forums, you won’t have time to finish the lectures!
5.. There is a huge range of courses on offer in hundreds of subjects, and you have the chance to learn new things and be in contact with many different types of people, all from the comfort of your own home. Why not check out a MOOC and start learning something new today?
A. but they are very time-consuming
B. all you need is an Internet connection
C. when a friend suggested that I try a MOOC
D. I chose a six-week Social Psychology course
E. it is difficult to find a course to combine with work
F. But the advantages of MOOCs for busy people today are obvious
G. In fact, that seems to be one of the problems of this new way of studying
