1、BFT（阅读）-试卷 22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(A-H)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. Paris Hotel Wars For nearly a hundred y
2、ears, 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. 1Theyre also very expensive. Five-star properties in Paris have average room rates of $350 to
3、 $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 challenge. 3In October, the Singapore-based Raffles Group reopened Le Royal Monceau, which dates from 1928, after spending more than $140 milli
4、on to gut and refurbish it. In December, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La unveiled its offering inside the former residence of Napoleons grandnephew. 4The 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 m
5、enu. In early 2013 the Peninsula Group will debut its first European hotel on the swanky Avenue Kleber. 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 Boston Consulting Group,
6、 and China alone saw a spike of 31%. 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 their history. 7At the Bris
7、tol, 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. 8But whats clear is this: for luxury travelers headed to Paris this spring
8、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 historic build
9、ings 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 all with r
10、ooms 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 tourism is
11、 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.（分数：16.00）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
12、:_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 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
13、 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 directive: Gina McCarthy, his choice
14、 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, where she is in charge of a
15、ir 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 o
16、bvious 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 accu
17、sed 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
18、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 knows the Department of
19、 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-carbon future. His nomi
20、nation 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
21、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 limits on greenhouse-g
22、as 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 numb
23、ered 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
24、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 below. For each se
25、ntence(14-18), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. a bridge B. air quality C. climate change D. renewable power E. an unlikely target F. future generations G greenhouse-gas emissions（分数：10.00）(1).The aim of President Obamas energy policies is to provide protect
26、ion 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 policies would
27、 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 article and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on your Answer Sheet. Corzines Downfall The collapse this week of the broker-dealer
28、 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 called, possibly, the first domino in a potential collapse of the European banking system; in this rendering,
29、 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 regulation; to some, it might even be a case study in overregulation. Every rationale for regulation seems to c
30、ontain, 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 is dangerous to pick up nickels in front of a steamroller, that risk is risky, that pigs get fat while hog
31、s 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 possible future Treasury Secretary. The Republicans will not soon let this one go. It certainly further
32、 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 and a half, to destroy it, in part while resisting oversight from a government regulator. That regulator
33、 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 indicates brilliance, or insures success or a lifetime inclusion in the vampire-squid-piracy, although
34、you can find whisperings of a conspiracy theory that Goldman planted Corzine at MF Global in order to destroy ita notion that is almost as deceiving as it is ridiculous. Corzanes collapse is also an occasion for taking-pleasure-in-others-suffering. It is an occasion for those among Occupy Wall Stree
35、ts 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 the conceited folly and civic harm of Corzines spending over a hundred million of his own money to get e
36、lected 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, such as they were, had got rusty or outdated. It is ironic that Corzine blundered by, and is being crit
37、icized 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 PIIGS)would not default on their debts by the end of the year. It might have turned out to be a good bet, wer
38、e 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, meanwhile, has been criticized, since the housing meltdown of 2008, for having profited from bets against the
39、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.（分数：14.00）(1).The primary purpose of the passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.analyze the aftermath of Corzines downfallB.challeng
40、e the control of Corzines oversightC.criticize the fault of Corzines professional jobD.expose the injustice of Corzines global policy(2).The MF Globals bankruptcy _.（分数：2.00）A.initiates the abrupt reforms of the government regulationB.arouses the self-inspection of the government regulationC.trigger
41、s the chain-reaction of the European banking systemD.starts the overall collapse of the European banking system(3).The underlined expression in the 2nd paragraph indicates that Corzine is too _.（分数：2.00）A.cynicalB.greedyC.arrogantD.ambitious(4).Corzines downfall is welcomed by the Republicans becaus
42、e he is _.（分数：2.00）A.a confidential think tanker of the DemocratsB.a key candidate alternative for the DemocratsC.a major financial resource for the DemocratsD.a crucial political supporter of the Democrats(5).Corzine stained the reputation of Goldman Sachs in that he is not _.（分数：2.00）A.competent a
43、s a chief executiveB.insistent as a reform promoterC.faithful as a business partnerD.qualified as a financial expert(6).The mocking and sneering on Corzines failure might come from _.（分数：2.00）A.protestants and rivalsB.clients and employersC.experts and officialsD.PIIGS and regulators(7).According to
44、 the author, Corzines failure results from _.（分数：2.00）A.his intensive interest in political reformsB.his wrong prediction on European debtsC.his definite refusal to official regulationsD.his retarded update of professional skills四、Part 4(总题数：1，分数：40.00)Read the following text and decide which answer
45、 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 are better educated and live in households that are middle-income or above are less likely to be obese than women who are less educated
46、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【C2】_difference based on education, the data show. 【C3】_, about one in three U.S. adults - almost 73 million people - are obese, which i
47、s【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 relationship between obesity and income, but its not a【C8】_story,“ says Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics,
48、 part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “When looking at these two【C9】_of socioeconomic status - income and education - their【C10】_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: 29% o
