1、BFT（阅读）模拟试卷 22及答案与解析 一、 Part 1 0 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(A-H)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. Paris Hotel Wars For nearly a hundred years, the Hotel le Bristol and
2、 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.【 R1】 _Theyre also very expensive. Five-star properties in Paris have average room rates of $350 to $700 per night, but room
3、s at the palaces start at $1,000 and climb all the way to $31.000. 【 R2】 _ The luxury oligopoly, however, is facing its first significant challenge.【 R3】_In October, the Singapore-based Raffles Group reopened Le Royal Monceau, which dates from 1928, after spending more than $140 million to gut and r
4、efurbish it. In December, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La unveiled its offering inside the former residence of Napoleons grandnephew.【 R4】 _The hotel will blend “French services with Oriental flair,“ meaning yoga mats in the rooms, massage parlors in the suites and dim sum on the room-service menu. In ea
5、rly 2013 the Peninsula Group will debut its first European hotel on the swanky Avenue Kleber. 【 R5】 _ 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 Boston Consulting Group, and
6、 China alone saw a spike of 31%.【 R6】 _The 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 their history.【 R7】 _At th
7、e 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.【 R8】 _But whats clear is this: for luxury travelers headed to Paris t
8、his 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 cuisine, and their his
9、toric 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 buildings throughout Paris
10、 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 allure of Parisian
11、 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. 1 【 R1】 2 【 R2】 3 【 R3】 4 【 R4】 5 【 R5】 6 【 R
12、6】 7 【 R7】 8 【 R8】 二、 Part 2 8 Read the following article and answer questions 9-18 on the next page. Green Steps 1. “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 cabinet to come up with executive a
13、ctions 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 directive: Gina McCarthy, his choice t
14、o 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, where she is in charge of air
15、 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 candidate to oversee the most obv
16、ious 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 greenhouse gases. They often accuse
17、d 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. Industry groups mustered kind wo
18、rds 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 knows the Department of E
19、nergy, 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-carbon future. His nomina
20、tion 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 more politically adroit wa
21、ys 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 limits on greenhouse-gas
22、 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 A-G which best summarizes each part of the article. For each number
23、ed paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. Rejections from environmentalists B. Two nominators strengths C. Implications of the appointments D. Presidents two new nominations E. Future of renewable power F. Republicans opposition G. Ms. McCarthys ba
24、ckground 9 Paragraph 1_ 10 Paragraph 2_ 11 Paragraph 3_ 12 Paragraph 4_ 13 Paragraph 5_ 13 Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 14-18 with an expression from the list below. For each sentence(14-18), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. a br
25、idge B. air quality C. climate change D. renewable power E. an unlikely target F. future generations G greenhouse-gas emissions 14 The aim of President Obamas energy policies is to provide protection to _. 15 Ms. McCarthy works at the EPA and is in charge of_. 16 The former work experience makes Ms.
26、 McCarthy _ of Republicans. 17 Both President Obama and Mr. Moniz are enthusiastic for _. 18 President Obamas energy policies would set limits on _ from existing power plants. 三、 Part 3 18 Read the following article and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C o
27、r D. Mark your answer on your Answer Sheet. Corzines Downfall The collapse this week of the broker-dealer MF Global and the due punishment of its chief executive Jon Corzine, who resigned Friday, have been and will be put to many political and rhetorical purposes. MF Globals bankruptcy has been call
28、ed, possibly, the first domino in a potential collapse of the European banking system; in this rendering, its a rough analog to the failure, in the spring of 2008, of Bear Srearns, which warned the chaos of autumn. It might well be cast as a stimulus for more government regulation, or smarter regula
29、tion; to some, it might even be a case study in overregulation. Every rationale for regulation seems to contain, as yang to its yin, an argument that regulation is actually to blame. Corzines downfall is an update on Icarus, all illustration of arrogance. It reminds us that leverage kills, that it i
30、s dangerous to pick up nickels in front of a steamroller, that risk is risky, that pigs get fat while hogs get slaughtered. It complicates the Democrats hopes of controlling anti-Wall Street fervor in the Presidential election, because Corzine has been one of Barack Obamas most generous supporters-a
31、 possible future Treasury Secretary. The Republicans will not soon let this one go. It certainly further stains the reputation of Goldman Sachs. Corzine, a former C.E.O. of Goldman, took over a company partially owned by the firm of another ex-Goldmanite, Christopher Flowers, and managed, in a year
32、and a half, to destroy it, in part while resisting oversight from a government regulator. That regulator comes from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, whose chairman, Gary Gensle, is also a Goldman alumnus. It further damages the perception, or myth, that a becoming-a-partner at Goldman Sachs
33、 indicates brilliance, or insures success or a lifetime inclusion in the vampire-squid-piracy, although you can find whisperings of a conspiracy theory that Goldman planted Corzine at MF Global in order to destroy it a notion that is almost as deceiving as it is ridiculous. Corzanes collapse is also
34、 an occasion for taking-pleasure-in-others-suffering. It is an occasion for those among Occupy Wall Streets 99 per cent, whod be ready to pitchfork him to pieces. It is also an occasion for the tiny cowering minority, who may resent Goldman for its perceived arrogance or cunning, or who may question
35、 the conceited folly and civic harm of Corzines spending over a hundred million of his own money to get elected to public office. The sentiment, among his peers, was that Corzine wasnt so great a trader to begin with. And the sentiment was also that in the years since he had left Goldman, his skills
36、, such as they were, had got rusty or outdated. It is ironic that Corzine blundered by, and is being criticized for, among other things, betting too unbalancedly on Europe. That is, MF Global was banking on the hope that Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Greece(whose bonds are collectively known as PIIG
37、S)would not default on their debts by the end of the year. It might have turned out to be a good bet, were it not for the fact that it was made sneakily with money that was borrowed and perhaps even effectively stolen-or for the fact that he basically bet the firm, and the farm. Goldman Sachs, meanw
38、hile, has been criticized, since the housing meltdown of 2008, for having profited from bets against the housing market for shorting crappy derivatives based on mortgages. That was a good bet, except that Goldman made it while dumping those crappy derivatives on its unwitting clients. 19 The primary
39、 purpose of the passage is to _. （ A） analyze the aftermath of Corzines downfall （ B） challenge the control of Corzines oversight （ C） criticize the fault of Corzines professional job （ D） expose the injustice of Corzines global policy 20 The MF Globals bankruptcy _. （ A） initiates the abrupt reform
40、s of the government regulation （ B） arouses the self-inspection of the government regulation （ C） triggers the chain-reaction of the European banking system （ D） starts the overall collapse of the European banking system 21 The underlined expression in the 2nd paragraph indicates that Corzine is too
41、 _. （ A） cynical （ B） greedy （ C） arrogant （ D） ambitious 22 Corzines downfall is welcomed by the Republicans because he is _. （ A） a confidential think tanker of the Democrats （ B） a key candidate alternative for the Democrats （ C） a major financial resource for the Democrats （ D） a crucial politic
42、al supporter of the Democrats 23 Corzine stained the reputation of Goldman Sachs in that he is not _. （ A） competent as a chief executive （ B） insistent as a reform promoter （ C） faithful as a business partner （ D） qualified as a financial expert 24 The mocking and sneering on Corzines failure might
43、 come from _. （ A） protestants and rivals （ B） clients and employers （ C） experts and officials （ D） PIIGS and regulators 25 According to the author, Corzines failure results from _. （ A） his intensive interest in political reforms （ B） his wrong prediction on European debts （ C） his definite refusa
44、l to official regulations （ D） his retarded update of professional skills 四、 Part 4 25 Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. Less Education, Income Linked to Obesity in Women, Not Men Women who ar
45、e better educated and live in households that are middle-income or above are less likely to be obese than women who are less educated and live in the lowest income households, new government research shows. Among men, there is not a statistically significant【 C1】 _in obesity based on income and very
46、【 C2】 _difference based on education, the data show. 【 C3】 _, about one in three U.S. adults - almost 73 million people - are obese, which is【 C4】 _30 or more pounds over a【 C5】 _weight. Extra weight raises the【 C6】 _of diabetes, heart disease, some types of cancer and other【 C7】_. “There is a relat
47、ionship between obesity and income, but its not a【 C8】_story,“ says Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “When looking at these two【 C9】 _of socioeconomic status - income and education - their【 C10】 _
48、is greater on women than men,“ she says. Jennifer Lovejoy, president of the Obesity Society, says that【 C11】 _-income women may be more likely to become obese because of environmental【 C12】_such as lack of access to safe places to do physical activity and easy access to fast food. Among the findings
49、: 29% of women who live in households with an annual income of $77,000 or more for a family of four are obese in opposition【 C13】 _42% of women who live in households with an annual income below $29,000 for a family of four. 23% of women with a college degree are obese, significantly less than the 42% of women with【 C14】
