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1、2022年考博英语-郑州大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题Life offers us a myriad of（ ）, even opposing ones, and what is involved in our decision process is to discover and choose what is most suited to arrive at our objectives.问题1选项A.bisociationsB.navigationsC.digeratiD.paradigms【答案】D【解析】考查名词辨析。A选项bisociations“异类联想”；B选项
2、navigations“航行，航海”；C选项digerati“电脑专家”；D选项paradigms“范例，范式”。句意：生活给我们提供了无数的模式，甚至是对立的模式，而在我们做出决定的过程中，我们要发现并选择最适合我们达到目标的模式。本句表示生活中的范式。因此D选项正确。2. 单选题Business travelers used to be the cash cows of the hotel business. Armed with corporate credit cards and expense accounts, theyd happily lay down hundreds of
3、dollars per night for the privilege of a Godiva chocolate on their pillow and a sunken whirlpool tub in their bathroom. But just as prolonged corporate belt tightening has forced road warriors to use budget airlines, more and more of them are now eschewing five-star lodging in favor of cheaper accom
4、modations. Indeed, earlier this year the U.S.-based National Business Travel Association released figures showing that 61 percent of corporate travel managers planned to book their people into lower-priced hotels in the coming year.Heres the good news: penny-pinching is translating into better deals
5、 at cheap and up-market hotels alike. Services at middle-market hotels are rising to accommodate a new wave of more demanding corporate customers. And luxury hotels are working harder to keep business travelers coming, offering lower rates, special packages and extra services. Even though business-t
6、ravel volume is set to rise by more than 4 percent in 2004 after three dismal years, hotels will continue to be under pressure -in large part because a weak dollar is forcing American business travelers to search for value.Some of the best deals are coming from the big chains. In January, Starwood H
7、otels announced it would upgrade it global middle-market brand. Four Points, by rolling out free high-speed wireless Internet access in all guest rooms. On the flip side, upscale brands like Inter Continental and Ritz Carlton are selling empty rooms at discount rates via online services. That has th
8、e effect of depressing luxury-room prices, because corporate travel managers can now demand that hotels match their own discount prices all the time. Inter Continental hotels in France and Germany have been hit so hard that they are actually repricing their rooms to reflect rates before the dollar b
9、egan falling. Upscale hotels like Waldorf-Astoria, Sofitel are also trying to offer extra services.But beware of new, hidden fees. In an effort to make up some of their lost revenue, hotels are starting to charge corporate travelers for things that used to be free including breakfast, banquet or mee
10、ting rooms.Aside from saving companies money, the trend in frugal business travel may give rise to a whole new market segment: the buy-to-let hotel room. Last week in London, British property developer Johnny Sandelson launched Guestlnvest, a hotel in Notting Hill where users can purchase a room for
11、 235,000, use it for a maximum of 52 nights a year themselves, then rent it out the rest of the time to make extra money. It seems an idea whose time has come: Guestlnvest says it has already fielded hundreds of calls from business people interested in making a cheaper hotel their second home.1. Acc
12、ording to the passage, business travelers used to（ ）.2. How do hotels react to the penny-pinching policy?3. Travelers can now demand hotels to match their own prices because（ ）.4. Compared with traditional hotels, the buy-to let hotel（ ）.问题1选项A.be customers of luxurious hotelsB.book lower-priced hot
13、elsC.enjoy privileges in hotelsD.take budget airlines问题2选项A.They have to raise their ratesB.They offer better deals for travelersC.They charge more on extra servicesD.They are suffering successive dismal问题3选项A.travelers only have limited budgetB.travelers demand for extra servicesC.hotels are trying
14、 to depress their pricesD.hotels are trying hard to keep good business问题4选项A.cost less and can be profitableB.attracts more attentions from travelersC.provides better room and serviceD.makes travelers feel more at home【答案】第1题:A第2题:B第3题:D第4题:A【解析】1.细节事实题。题目问的是“根据文章可知，商务旅行者过去怎么样？”文章第一段第二句提到在企业紧缩预算的影响下
15、，商务旅行者现在避开五星级酒店而选择便宜的住宿地方（But just as prolonged corporate belt tightening has forced road warriors to use budget airlines, more and more of them are now eschewing five-star lodging in favor of cheaper accommodations），由此可以推测过去他们常常选择五星级酒店住宿，选项A符合题意。2.细节事实题。题目问的是“酒店如何应对这种精打细算的政策？”文章第二段第一句话提到随之而来的是便宜而且高
16、档的酒店的更加优惠的政策(Heres the good news: penny-pinching is translating into better deals at cheap and up-market hotels alike),说明为了招揽顾客，酒店提供给商务旅行者优惠政策，选项B符合题意。3.细节事实题。题目问的是“旅行者现在要求酒店的价格与自己期望的价格一致的原因是什么？”文章第二段第三句话提到“豪华酒店在努力吸引商务旅行者，给他们提供更低的价格、特殊的套餐和额外的服务”(And luxury hotels are working harder to keep business travelers
