1、BFT（阅读）-试卷 13 及答案解析(总分：90.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part 1(总题数：1，分数：16.00)Read the article below and choose the best sentence from the list on the next page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap(1-8)mark one letter(AH)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. Paris Hotel Wars. For nearly a hundred
2、years, the Hotel le Bristol and five other so-called Parisian palace hotels the Crillon, George V. Meurice, Plaza Athenee and Ritz have seen themselves as the guardians of French tradition and grand service.【L1】 1Theyre also very expensive. Five-star properties in Paris have average room rates of $3
3、50 to $700 per night, but rooms at the palaces start at $1,000 and climb all the way to $31,000. 【L2】 2 The luxury oligopoly, however, is facing its first significant challenge.【L3】 3In October, the Singapore-based Raffles Group reopened Le Royal Monceau, which dates from 1928, after spending more t
4、han $140 million to gut and refurbish it. In December, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La unveiled its offering inside the former residence of Napoleons grandnephew. 【L4】 4The hotel will blend “French services with Oriental flair,“ meaning yoga mats in the rooms, massage parlors in the suites and dim sum on
5、 the room-service menu. In early 2013 the Peninsula Group will debut its first European hotel on the swanky Avenue Kleber. 【L5】 5 The target clientele is a growing emerging-market elite. The number of millionaire households rose 14% worldwide in 2009 to include 11.2 million people, according to the
6、Boston Consulting Group, and China alone saw a spike of 31%.【L6】 6The Asian chains will feature top-notch plumbing and state-of-the-art technology, which have often been missing from the palace hotels in the past. The new competition has prompted the old guard to renovate its properties and dust off
7、 their history.【L7】 7At the Bristol, managers recount how during World War II. their predecessors erased a suite from the floor plan and harbored a Jewish architect, who later thanked them by building the elegant wrought-iron elevator at the hotels center.【L8】 8But whats clear is this: for luxury tr
8、avelers headed to Paris this spring and summer, the choice of accommodations just got a whole lot better.A. In June, Mandarin Oriental will welcome guests to its 130-room property near the Louvre, built at a cost of more than $16 million per room.B. Their flagship restaurants serve only French haute
9、 cuisine, and their historic buildings remain as iconic today as they were in the 18th and 19th centuries.C. Together these openings will boost the number of luxury rooms in the city by 40%.D. Asian hotel groups are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in lavish new properties in historic build
10、ings throughout Paris all with rooms at the palaces price point.E. Luxury today needs to have a story, so the Crillon emphasizes that Marie Antoinette took piano lessons in its drawing rooms, and the Ritz honors Coco Chanels 30-year residency there.F. Whether or not historical tales can preserve the
11、 allure of Parisian tourism is still unknown.G. But the new properties will appeal to any traveler who simply wants to stay in a less fusty yet still luxurious environment.H. Their iconic status kept their rooms filled through most of the recession, even at those prices.【R1】（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填
12、空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、Part 2(总题数：2，分数：20.00)Read the following article and answer questions 9-18 On the next page. Green Steps1 “IF CONGRESS wont act soon to protect future generations, I will,“ Barack Obama said last month in his state-of-the-union speech. “I will direct my cab
13、inet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy.“ This week Mr. Obama named the officials charged with fulfilling that direct
14、ive: Gina McCarthy, his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and Ernest Moniz, the prospective new secretary of energy. Their selection suggests that Mr. Obama is indeed serious about tackling climate change, but not doctrinaire in his approach.2 Ms. McCarthy already works at the EPA,
15、 where she is in charge of air quality. That has given her a leading role drafting the administrations most ambitious and controversial environmental rules, including limits on emissions of greenhouse gases for new power plants and strict fuel-efficiency requirements for cars. She is the natural can
16、didate to oversee the most obvious and consequential step Mr. Obama could take to stem global warning: a regulation curbing emissions from existing power plants.3 Republicans do not like that idea at all, and have introduced bills in Congress to strip the EPA of its regulatory authority over greenho
17、use gases. They often accused Lisa Jackson, the agencys previous boss, of disregarding the cumulative impact of its many clean-air rules, and suffocating industry as a result.4 Yet Ms. McCarthy makes an unlikely target. She has worked for Republican governors in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Indust
18、ry groups mustered kind words about her nomination. As Mr. Obama put it, “Shes earned a reputation as a straight-shooter.“ Mr. Moniz is even less likely to provoke determined opposition in the Senate, which must approve both appointments. He is a physicist, like the current secretary, Steven Chu. He
19、 knows the Department of Energy, having served as an undersecretary in the Clinton administration. He shares the presidents enthusiasm for renewable power and other nascent green technologies, but he has also spoken in favor of building more nuclear reactors and of natural gas as “a bridge“ to a low
20、-carbon future. His nomination has attracted more criticism from environmentalists than from the coal lobby despite his eagerness to put a price on carbon emissions, an idea it resists furiously.5 The two appointments, says Paul Bledsoe, an energy consultant, suggest that Mr. Obama is looking for mo
21、re politically adroit ways to promote his energy policies than a straight fight. The president might. For example, announce at the same time the approval of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension, which would increase imports of a particularly mucky form of oil from Canada, and the adoption of
22、limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants. That would help defuse claims that he is a knee-jerk environmentalist, even as he follows through on his ultimatum to Congress.Questions 9-13(10 marks) For questions 9-13, choose from the list AG which best summarizes each part of the ar
23、ticle. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(AG)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. Rejections from environmentalistsB. Two nominators strengthsC. Implications of the appointmentsD. Presidents two new nominationsE. Future of renewable powerF. Republicans oppositionG. Ms
24、. McCarthys background（分数：10.00）(1).Paragraph 1: 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2: 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3: 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4: 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).Paragraph 5: 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 14-18 with an expression from the list b
25、elow. For each sentence(14-18), mark one letter(AG)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. a bridgeB. air qualityC. climate changeD. renewable powerE. an unlikely targetF. future generationsG. greenhouse-gas emissions（分数：10.00）(1).The aim of President Obamas energy policies is to provi
26、de protection to 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).Ms. McCarthy works at the EPA and is in charge of 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).The former work experience makes Ms. McCarthy 1 of Republicans.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Both President Obama and Mr. Moniz are enthusiastic for 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).President Obamas energy poli
27、cies would set limits on 1 from existing power plants.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_三、Part 3(总题数：1，分数：14.00)Read the following passage and choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D. Chris Baildon, tall and lean, was in his early thirties, and the end product of an old decayed island family. Chris shared the too
28、 large house with his father, an arthritic and difficult man, and a wasp-tongued aunt, whose complaints ended when she slept. The father and his sister, Chriss Aunt Agatha, engaged in shrill-voiced argument over nothing. The continuous exchange further confused their foolish wits, and yet held off a
29、n endurable loneliness. They held a common grievance against Chris, openly holding him to blame for their miserable existence. He should long ago lift them from poverty, for had they not sacrificed everything to send him to England and Oxford University. Driven by creditors or pressing desires, earl
30、ier Baildons had long ago cheaply disposed of valuable properties. Brother and sister never ceased to remind each other of the depressing fact that their ancestors had wasted their inheritance. This, in fact, was their only other point of agreement. A few years earlier Agatha had announced that she
31、intended doing something about repairing the family fortunes. The many empty rooms could be rented to selected guests. She would establish, not a boarding house, but home for ladies and gentlemen, and make a tidy profit. With this ambition in mind, she throws herself into a venture with noisy fury.
32、Old furniture was polished; rugs and carpets were beaten, floors painted, long stored mattress, pillows and bed linen aired in the sun. The huge ketch was attacked. Agatha, with a fine air of defiance, took a copy of modest advertisement to the press. Two guests were lured by the promise of beautifu
33、l gourmet meals, home atmosphere in a historic mansion, and the company of we-brought-up ladies and gentlemen. The two, one a bank-clerk and the other a maiden employed in the bookshop, arrived simultaneously, whereupon Agatha condescended to show their rooms, and promptly forgot about them. There w
34、as no hot water. Dinner time found Baildon and Agatha sharing half cold chicken and a few boiled potatoes in the dining rooms gloomy vastness. When the guests came timidly to inquire about the dining hours, and to point out that there were no sheets on the beds, no water in the pitchers and no towel
35、s in their racks, Agatha reminded them that the Baildon were not inn keepers, and they treated them to an account of the familys past glories.（分数：14.00）(1).His father and aunt blamed Chris for_.（分数：2.00）A.not restoring their propertyB.not succeeding at Oxford UniversityC.neglecting the family proper
36、tyD.taking no interest in family history(2).What do we learn about the Baildons ancestors?（分数：2.00）A.They were bad managers.B.They had been treated unfairly.C.They had always been poor.D.They didnt maintain their property properly.(3).Agathas venture was unlikely to succeed because_.（分数：2.00）A.the h
37、ouse was too isolatedB.she had wasted their inheritanceC.the guests didnt like the foodD.she lacked experience of domestic work.(4).From the sentence “.wasp-tongued aunt, whose complaints ended when she slept.“ we know that_.（分数：2.00）A.she complained when her eyes were openB.she complained all day o
38、n endC.she complained before she went to bedD.she wouldnt complain at night(5).Agatha wanted her rooms_.（分数：2.00）A.rentedB.to be given to some ladies and gentlemenC.cleanD.to make fortunes(6).Two guests came to their home, because_.（分数：2.00）A.they promised a lot on their advertisementB.they wanted t
39、o visit Agathas familyC.they forgot somethingD.they were misguided(7).When the guests came, they found_.（分数：2.00）A.things were not as same as they promisedB.no waterC.no mealD.they had nothing to eat but half cold chicken四、Part 4(总题数：1，分数：40.00)Read the following passage and decide which answer best
40、 fits each space. For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet.Participation【C1】_high school sports is not a constitutional right.【C2】_. it is a privilege, paid for by taxpayers, open to students who promise to【C3】_certain conduct requirements on and off the field. One of th
41、ese promises is to【C4】_from using drugs. Drug use is a serious problem among high school students. Studies show that as many as 500, 000 high school students use muscle-pumping, life-destroying substances such as steroids. Many more use illegal drugs,【C5】_cause discipline problems and【C6】_the stage
42、for lifelong【C7】_. Drug testing works to【C8】_and identify use. That is why drug testing is required to compete in the Olympics, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Football League.【C9】_drug testing was instituted by these organizations, use of performance-【C10】_drugs has be
43、en greatly reduced. We should want【C11】_in schools. Indeed, many athletes【C12】_testing programs, and no wonder. Without testing, athletes have to choose between drug use and a competitive disadvantage【C13】_the field. Those who challenge the need for drug testing may be forgetting【C14】_it is like be
44、an adolescent. Peer pressure is enormous, and one of the few effective counter-weights is the fear of being caught. More importantly, once drug use is【C15】_, a school can【C16】_to the student before he or she gets addicted or arrested. For 25 years, public schools【C17】_by federal judges and civil lib
45、ertarians, with results everyone can see. It is time【C18】_decisions on how to run public schools locally【C19】_officials. There is nothing unconstitutional about asking those who gain the advantages of school-sponsored athletics to contribute to the safety of other players, the integrity of the game
46、and their own well-being. The Supreme Court should leave these programs【C20】_.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.onB.atC.inD.of(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.ButB.RatherC.ThereforeD.Thus(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.keepB.meetC.maintainD.reach(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.releaseB.relieveC.refrainD.protect(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whatC.it
47、D.which(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.setB.putC.takeD.give(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.addictionsB.conditionsC.additionD.indulgence(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.delayB.referC.deferD.deter(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.SinceB.AfterC.WhenD.While(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.elevatingB.promotingC.liftingD.enhancing(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.nothing moreB.nothin
48、g lessC.something lessD.something more(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.supportB.protest againstC.disapproveD.dislike(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.inB.atC.onD.over(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.ifB.whatC.whichD.when(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.identifiedB.recognizedC.discernD.research(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.break outB.reach outC.stretch outD.check out(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.have been runB.had been runC.was runD.is run(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.for returningB.returnC.to retur
