1、BFT 考试(全国出国培训备选人员外语水平考试)-10 及答案解析(总分：102.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part 1(总题数：1，分数：24.00)Paris Hotel WarsFor nearly a hundred years, the Hotel le Bristol and five other so-called Parisian palace hotelsthe Crillon, George V. Meurice, Plaza Athne and Ritahave seen themselves as the guard
2、ians of French tradition and grand service, (1) Theyre also very expensive. Five-star properties in Paris have average room rates of 350 to 700 per night, but rooms at the palaces start at 1,000 and climb all the way to 31.000. (2) The luxury oligopoly, however, is facing its first significant chall
3、enge. (3) In October, the Singapore-based Raffles Group reopened Le Royal Monceau, which dates from 1928, after spending more than 140 million to gut and refurbish it. In December, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La unveiled its offering inside the former residence of Napoleons grandnephew. (4) The hotel wi
4、ll 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 early 2013 the Peninsula Group will debut its first European hotel on the swanky Avenue Klber. (5) The target clientele is a growing emerging-market
5、elite. The number of millionaire households rose 14% worldwide in 2009 to include 11.2 million people, according to the Boston Consulting Group, and China alone saw a spike of 31%. (6) The Asian chains will feature top-notch plumbing and state-of-the-art technology, which have often been missing fro
6、m the palace hotels in the past.The new competition has prompted the old guard to renovate its properties and dust off their history. (7) At the Bristol, managers recount how during World War .their predecessors erased a suite from the floor plan and harbored a Jewish architect, who later thanked th
7、em by building the elegant wrought-iron elevator at the hotels center. (8) But whats clear is this: for luxury travelers 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 th
8、e Louvre, built at a cost of more than 16 million per room.B. Their flagship restaurants serve only French haute 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
9、%.D. Asian hotel groups are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in lavish new properties in historic buildings throughout Parisall 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 room
10、s, and the Ritz honors Coco Chanels 30-year residency there.F. Whether or not historical tales can preserve the 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 s
11、tatus kept their rooms filled through most of the recession, even at those prices.（分数：24.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、Part 2(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Why Are Women More Vulnerable to Broken Hearts?0. Women are a lot more likely to suffer a broken heart than men, researchers say
12、. The good news is that it probably wont kill you.1. In the first national study of its kind, researchers at the University of Arkansas looked at rates of “broken heart syndrome“when a sudden shock or prolonged stress causes heart attack-like symptoms or heart failureand found that it overwhelmingly
13、 affects women. Women are at least seven times more likely than men to suffer the syndrome, and older women are at greater risk than younger ones, according to data presented Wednesday at the American Heart Association conference in Orlando.2. Broken heart syndrome can happen in response to shocking
14、 or suddenly emotional eventsboth positive ones like winning the lottery, or negative ones like a car accident or the unexpected death of a loved one. A flood of stress hormones and adrenaline causes part of the heart to enlarge temporarily and triggers symptoms that can look like heart attack: ches
15、t pain, shortness of breath, irregular heart rhythm. The difference is that the factors that would normally cause heart attack, such as a blocked artery, arent present. Most sufferers usually recover within a week or two, but in rare casesabout 1%people die of the condition.3. Doctors have long know
16、n about broken heart syndromefirst described by Japanese researchers two decades ago- and that it seemed to occur mostly in women. So, Dr. Abhishek Deshmukh, a cardiologist at the University of Arkansas who has treated women with broken heart syndrome, became curious about just how gender-specific t
17、he condition was. Using a federal database that included data from roughly 1,000 hospitals, Deshmukh found 6,229 cases of broken heart syndrome in 2007. Of those, only 671just under 11%were in men. He found that, overall, women had about 7.5 times the risk of broken heart syndrome as men; in people
18、under 55, women were at 9.5 times greater risk than men. Women over 55 were also three times more likely to suffer broken heart syndrome than younger women.4. Researchers dont know what causes the gender disparity, but they have some ideas. One theory is that hormones play a role. Another is that me
19、n have more adrenalin receptors on cells in their hearts than women do, “so maybe men are able to handle stress better“ and the chemical surge it releases. Deshmukh said.5. About 10% of sufferers will have a second episode at some point, but most return to full heart function without permanent damag
20、e or need for follow-up treatment. So, it looks like the way to mend a broken heart is what Mom always said: just give it time.（分数：30.00）(1).A Data source and analystsB Possible causes for gender differenceC Findings released at a conferenceD Medication for broken heart syndromeE Occurrence of broke
21、n heart syndrome.F Recovery from broken heart syndromeG Ways to avoid broken heart syndromeParagraph 1（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(5).Paragraph 5（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(6).A. heart attackB. intense curiosityC. a blocked artery
22、D. gender disparityE. a federal databaseF. follow-up treatmentG. a flood of stress hormonesA sufferer of broken heart syndrome has symptoms that look like _.（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(7).When encountering a shock or a sudden emotional event, a persons body releases _.（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(8).Dr. Abhishek Deshmukh
23、started his study on gender-specific broken heart syndrome out of _.（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(9).Concerning broken heart syndrome, there exists a considerable _.（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_(10).Most sufferers of broken heart syndrome dont need _.（分数：3.00）填空项 1:_四、Part 3(总题数：1，分数：28.00)To Tweet or Not to TweetThe economy
24、 may be troubled, but one area is thriving: social media. They begin with Facebook and extend through a dizzying array of companies that barely existed five years ago: Twitter, LinkedIn, Groupon, Yammer, Yelp, Flickr, Ning, Diggand the list goes on. These companies are mostly private but have attrac
25、ted the ardent attention of Wall Street and investors, with Facebook now worth a purported 75 billion and Groupon valued at close to 25 billion.There can be little doubt than these companies enrich their founders as well as some investors. But do they add anything to overall economic activity? While
26、 jobs in social media are growing fast, there were only about 21,000 listings last spring, a tiny fraction of the 150 million-member U.S. workforce. So do social-media tools enhance productivity or help us bridge the wealth divide? Or are they simply social-entertaining and diverting us but a wash w
27、hen it comes to national economic health?The answers are vital, because billions of dollars in investment capital are being spent on these ventures, and if we are to have a productive future economy, that capital needs to grow the economic pieand not just among the elite of Silicon Valley and Wall S
28、treet. The U.S. retains a competitive advantage because of its ability to innovate, but if that innovation creates services that dont turn into jobs, growth and prosperity, then it does us only marginal good.The problem is that these tools are so new that it is extremely difficult to answer the ques
29、tions definitively. Flash back nearly 20 years and the same questions were being asked about the first Internet wave. Were Netscape and the Web enhancing our economy, or were people just spending more time at work checking out ESPN.com? Official statistics werent designed to capture the benefits, an
30、d didntuntil statistics mavens at the Federal Reserve, urged on by Alan Greenspan, refined the way they measured productivity. As a result of these somewhat controversial innovations, the late 1990s became a period of substantial technology-driven gains.It is possible that the same gap exists today,
31、 that social-media tools are indeed laying the groundwork for new industries and jobs but arent yet registering on the statistical radar. Many companies believe social media make them more competitive. Ford and Zappos, for instance, use Twitter to market their products and address consumer complaint
32、s. Countless corporations have created internal Facebook pages and Yammer accounts for employees to communicate across divisions and regions. Industry groups for engineers, doctors and human-resources professionals have done the same to share new ideas and solutions on a constant basis rather than e
33、pisodically at conferences. Staffing companies have been especially keen on social media; a senior executive at Manpower told me we should think of social-media tools as todays version of the telephone.One big question is what proportion of that benefit will be captured economically by consumers vs.
34、 corporations. Sure, social media allow people to compare prices and quality and assess which companies are good to work for and where jobs might be. They also may enhance education and idea sharing, but the caveat is that the people who use these tools are the ones with higher education and income
35、to spend on technology, not the tens of millions whose position in todays world has eroded so sharply. According to a recent Pew Foundation study, only 45% of adults making less than 30,000 have access to broadband, which is an essential component of using content-rich social media effectively.And t
36、hat is the rub. Like so many things these days, social media contribute to economic bifurcation. Dynamic companies are benefiting from these tools, even if the gains are tough to nail down in specific figures. Many individuals are benefiting too, using Linkedln to find jobs and Groupon to find deals
37、. Bui for now, the irony is that social media widen the social divide, making it even harder for the have-nots to navigate. They allow those with jobs to do them more effectively and companies that are profiting to profit more. But so far, they have done little to aid those who are being left behind
38、. They are, in short, business as usual.（分数：28.00）(1).Which of the following statements about the social media companies is NOT true?A. Most of them are private.B. They are growing fast in value.C. They are enjoying huge sums of investment.D. They contribute greatly to workforce market.（分数：4.00）A.B.
39、C.D.(2).It is critical to know social medias contribution to national economic health because _.A. it makes Silicon Valley become more competitiveB. the investors from the Wall Street need to know itC. it is of crucial importance for future economyD. it guarantees the benefits of social media founde
40、rs（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It is difficult to clarify social medias contribution to national economic health because _.A. investment returns are unclearB. it is a new industryC. it is not environment friendlyD. it is Internet-driven（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The expression “the same gap“ (Para. 5) refers to _
41、.A. existence of social media and registration of statistical radarB. creation of new companies and measurement of productivityC. substantial economic gains and development of new technologyD. economic benefits from social media and lack of official statistics（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Ford and Zappos are
42、 cited as examples to illustrate that _A. Twitter is the best social-media tool for companiesB. it takes time for companies to become keen on social mediaC. companies can get economic benefit by using social-media toolsD. big companies are playing leading roles in using social-media tools（分数：4.00）A.
43、B.C.D.(6).Who are most unlikely to benefit from social media?A. People unemployed. B. Wall Street investors.C. Profitable companies. D. Well-educated people.（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.(7).What is the authors attitude to social medias contribution to national economic health?A. indifferent. B. Doubtful.C. Posi
44、tive. D. Neutral.（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.五、Part 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Nuclear AgeThe Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey opened when the Beatles were still together, and since 1969 its single 645-MW boiling-water reactor has provided enough energy to power 600,000 homes annually. But the oldest nuclear pla
45、nt in the U.S. will be retired a little (26) Last year its owner, Exelon, announced that it would (27) Oyster Creek in 2019, 10 years ahead of schedule. The reason: the (28) plant costs too much to keep running (29) .The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has focused new attention on the (30) future
46、 of the American atomic sector. But the U.S. nuclear industry was already facing a very (31) problem: its aging fleet of reactors. Nuclear plants were built with 40-year licenses that can theoretically be (32) to 60 or even 80 years. Half the countrys 104 reactors are more than 30 years old and (33)
47、 middle age. So far, 62 plants have been (34) 20-year extensions, and 20 more have applications pending. (35) like the one in Fukushima, the oldest plants in the U.S. (36) to have fewer safety measures. If regulators crack down, operators could (37) -as Exelon did with Oyster Creekthat upgrading is
48、not worth the 38 and shut down the plants If no new nuclear plants are built to (39) them, nuclear could fade into obsolescence. Ironically, that could have (40) environmental effects. A report by the Breakthrough Institute, an energy think tank, found that replacing all U.S. nuclear (41) a mix of coal and gas would raise carbon (42) 9% by 2030. “We need to understand that there would be (43) to pulling back on nuclear,“ says Michael Levi, a senior fellow for energy and the environment at the C
