Hilton Shanghai, the city's first international hotel, has been recognized as a top business hotel in Shanghai for its convenient location and outstanding facilities for more than 20 years.
However, the hotel's newly appointed general manager Gerd Knaust says it is the people that make the hotel successful.
More than 380 employees have been working with the hotel for more than 15 years. Some of them have personal relationships with customers.
''It's a people-relation business,'' Knaust says. ''They really tell me about the stories in the last 15 years. It's something very nice to listen to. It's also a lasting memory for the guests.''
In fact, over the years, some of the guests have stayed in the hotel 200 or even 300 times.
Knaust, who has been working in the hospitality industry for more than 30 years, started his career as a chef in Germany. During his early 30s, Knaust already moved to the top in the culinary (烹调的) field as director of kitchen of Hyatt Regency Cologne in Germany.
After holding several general manager positions in Mandarin Oriental hotels, Knaust joined Hilton International as the general manager to open the Conrad and Doubletree by Hilton at Haitang Bay, Sanya in 2010.
When he was appointed as the general manager of Hilton Shanghai in November, he not only was heavily involved in recruitment, sales and marketing strategies but also he worked closely with the food and beverage team to develop the hotel's restaurant concepts and menus.
''I believe that we should offer quality and healthy food.'' he says.
Knaust believes that a hotel must value the customers' comments on Ctrip, Trip Advisor and other platforms, etc.
''It keeps us more on guard to be 100 percent professional,'' he says.
小题1:Why do business travelers choose Hilton Shanghai?
A．Because of its location, facilities and good service.
B．Because it is in Shanghai.
C．Because its general manager is excellent.
D．Because some customers are the staff’s relatives.小题2:From the passage we know ______ .
A．Hilton Shanghai is the first international hotel in China
B．Gerd Knaust thinks that the staff is the most important in making the hotel successful
C．Gerd Knaust has worked in Hilton Shanghai for more than 20 years
D．most of the employees in Hilton Shanghai have personal relationships with customers小题3:Knaust joined Hilton International as the general manager to ______.
A．start his career as chef
B．be involved in recruitment
C．open the Conrad and Doubletree
D．develop the hotel’s restaurant concepts and menus小题4:Trip Advisor in the last paragraph but one is likely to be______.
A．a person who can give you some advice about trip
B．a place where you can have a good trip
C．an organization which can give you some advice
D．a website where travelers can leave their advice小题5:What is the passage mainly about?
A．First international hotel in Shanghai.
B．How to manage a hotel well.
C．Knaust's management idea.
D．Knaust's life story.
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
题目分析：本文主要介绍了Hilton Shanghai的总经理Knaust对于一家酒店成功的理念，不在于设施设备，而在于员工所提供的具体的服务。
小题1:A 细节题。根据文章1,2段as a top business hotel in Shanghai for its convenient location and outstanding facilities for more than 20 years.和However, the hotel's newly appointed general manager Gerd Knaust says it is the people that make the hotel successful.可知A项中的内容都是游客选择这家酒店的理由。故A正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第二段However, the hotel's newly appointed general manager Gerd Knaust says it is the people that make the hotel successful.可知他认为这家酒店成功的主要原因在于人的因素。故B正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章第六段After holding several general manager positions in Mandarin Oriental hotels, Knaust joined Hilton International as the general manager to open the Conrad and Doubletree by Hilton at Haitang Bay, Sanya in 2010.可知C项内容正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段 Knaust believes that a hotel must value the customers' comments on Ctrip, Trip Advisor and other platforms, etc.可知这里的Ctri应该是一个给顾客方便评论的平台，很可能是一个网站。故D正确。
小题5:C 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了Knaust对于一家酒店成功的理由，不在于设施设备，而在于员工所提供的具体的服务。故C项正确。
点评：本文主要介绍了Hilton Shanghai的总经理Knaust对于一家酒店成功的理念，不在于设施设备，而在于员工所提供的具体的服务。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。