Question

【题目】

Have you ever had the following experience? You have been given the task of organizing a conference, which includes a must-do list about a mile long. There is the conference site, the guest list, the materials, the technology and even the food and drink to think about and plan. If you are beginning to feel the stress, slow down and take a breath. 【1】.

Write down your goals. You will need to clearly define what you hope to accomplish with this conference because this will shape the rest of your decisions. 【2】.

Develop your budget. 【3】. Then break that budget into different parts such as conference site, materials and speakers’ fees. Stick to your budget, and make sure your assistants are keeping their monetary limits as well.

【4】. When searching for locations, keep in mind the number of participants, the convenience of the location, parking and closeness to public transportation, airports and hotels. Your goal in finding a place to hold the conference should be making it as easy as possible for participants to attend.

Seek help from the staff of the conference site. If you have chosen a site that is known for holding conferences, you can seek help from the staff there as organizing meeting is what they do every day. 【5】. They should be able to answer any questions or concern and provide advice when needed.

Of course, full preparations also include a walk-through. Go to the site and meet with the staff the day before to be certain that everything is in place and to take care of any small details.

A. Decide on a schedule for the meeting

B. Choose your conference site

C. Read the following skills to figure out how to organize a conference

D. Knowing what you want to achieve eases the stress of moving forward

E. Make full use of this important resource

F. You can do nothing without knowing how much money you have to spend

G. Seek help from your colleagues to support every aspect of the meeting

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】F

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了如何高效地组织大型会议。

【1】C此句位于句末，起承上启下的作用。上文说当人们面临大型会议的任务时，往往感到有巨大的压力，下文介绍了高效组织大型会议的几条建议，故此空是承上启下的过渡句，故选C。organize是关键词。

【2】D根据本段小标题Write down your goals.及前一句You will need to clearly define what you hope to accomplish with this conference because this will shape the rest of your decisions.（你需要清楚地规定你希望在这次会议上完成什么，因为这将决定你的其他决定。）可知，D项“知道你想要达到什么能减轻前进的压力”符合本段内容，承接上一句。故选D。accomplish与achieve相照应。

【3】F本段小标题是Develop your budget.，与钱有关，与钱有关的只有F项。关键词budget与how much money相照应。

【4】B此空考查段落标题。本段介绍了选择会议地点时的注意事项，故选B。

【5】E根据段落主题句关键词help from the staff of the conference site.和空格前一句If you have chosen a site that is known for holding conferences, you can seek help from the staff there as organizing meeting is what they do every day.可知，在组织会议时您可以寻求举办会议地点处的工作人员的帮助，充分利用这个重要的资源。故选E。