单选题
For years, French, Italian and American luxury brands have
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as China"s middle class developed a(n)
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for high-end fashion and jewelry. But that sales boom is
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based on the disappointing results many Western luxury retailers have reported of late,
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much suggests this slowdown will be
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.
French luxury brand Hermès said watch sales fell 11% in large
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because of China, and the company is expecting overall growth this year to remain
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compared to recent averages. Meanwhile, Prada said it expects the tough times for luxury to continue after its China sales fell 4% in 2014.
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, Hermès, known for its highly coveted Birkin bags and horse-themed silk scarves that go for thousands of dollars each, has continued to
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its stores in China. Why? Because there is
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data to suggest that luxury"s current slowdown in China is
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a speed bump. According to a new report by the Economic Intelligence Unit
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by Citigroup, China"s wealthy will have double the
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of their U.S counterpart within five years. That means a lot of people will be wanting to shop at Prada and Gucci and buying expensive Estée Lauder beauty products. And such companies are happy to
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.
Fashion company Michael Kors which is just getting started with its China expansion, recently said sales there are "starting to
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." Kors" main competitor Coach, which plans several new stores in China, saw its sales there rise 13% in its most recent quarter. Tiffany is full 16 ahead with its China expansion
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disappointing numbers over the holidays at its Hong Kong stores, a favorite haunt of mainland customers. So it"s clear that any Chinese slowdown is seen by luxury and retail executives as a temporary change.
"China"s prestige beauty growth remains at high single digits, and we see
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opportunities to enter additional cities, doors and
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, and
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more brands," Estée Lauder CEO said last month.
【答案解析】[考点] 动词辨析+上下文语义
[解析] 本句的But表示转折意义，上句说奢侈品繁荣发展，那么本句表示的肯定是“衰落”之意，空格后面的based on the disappointing results也证实了这一点，因此只有B．ebbing“衰退，衰落”正确。advance“前进；上涨”，flow“流动”，ascend“上升”，均与题意不符。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 逻辑关系
[解析] 做英语知识运用正确的做法应该先通读文章，再做题。本题的答案就是利用下文线索选出来的。倒数第二段末句it"s clear that any Chinese slowdown is seen by luxury and retail executives as a temporary change表明中国的奢侈品市场放缓只是暂时现象。那么下一题答案也出来了。此处意为“有很多迹象表明这种放缓是暂时的”，带有转折意味，因此选C．though“尽管”表让步。as，because与题意不符，however用在句中一般后面加逗号。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[考点] 形容词辨析+上下文语义
[解析] 根据倒数第二段it"s clear that any Chinese slowdown is seen by luxury and retail executives as a temporary change可知中国的奢侈品市场放缓只是暂时现象，因此D．short-lived“短命的，暂时的”为正确答案。far-reaching“影响深远的”，complex“复杂的”，lasting“持久的”，均与题意不符。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[考点] 固定搭配+上下文语义
[解析] 此处意为“法国奢侈品牌爱马仕表示，其腕表部门销售业绩去年下滑了11%，______受中国奢侈品市场萎缩影响”。in large part意为“在很大程度上”，为固定搭配，符合题意，因此B．part为正确答案。“在某种程度上”也可用to some extent，to some degree来表示。volume“量，体积”与题意不符。
【答案解析】[考点] 固定搭配+上下文辨析
[解析] On the whole“大体上，总的来说”，As a rule“通常”，As a consequence“因此”，At the same time“同时，但(与此同时)”。联系下文的Why? Because there is 10 data to suggest that luxury"s current slowdown in China is
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a speed bump.从全文得知，中国奢侈品市场放缓是暂时的，这是Because表示的内容，是原因，那么结果也就是Hermès has continued to
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its stores in China.这与上一段说的爱马仕销售业绩下滑形成了转折，at the same time有转折的意思，因此D项正确。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[考点] 动词辨析+上下文语义
[解析] 联系下文可知，中国奢侈品市场放缓是暂时的，这是后面Because表示的内容是原因，那么结果也就是Hermès has continued to
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its stores in China．结合选项可知此处表达的是爱马仕扩张店面的意思。prolong“延长”，spread“伸展，展开，(使)传播”，renew“更新”，均与题意不符。expand“扩展，发展”，且倒数第二段出现了with its China expansion，expansion是expand的名词，都表示扩张店面的意思。因此B．expand为正确答案。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 形容词辨析+上下文语义
[解析] 此处意为“有______证据表明，中国目前的奢侈品市场放缓______是一个减速带”。下一段According to a new report给出了证据，因此证据是“充分的”，C．ample“大量的，充分的”正确。efficient“高效的”，spacious"宽敞的”，additional“额外的”，均与题意不符。
【答案解析】[考点] 名词辨析+上下文语义
[解析] 此处to enter additional cities，doors and ______，结合选项，可以推断填入一个表示“渠道”的词。channels“频道；渠道；途径；海峡”，straits“海峡”，vessels“船；容器；血管”，passages"通道，过道，走廊”，因此选A．channels。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[考点] 动词辨析+上下文语义
[解析] 此处and
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more brands，由and可知填入的动词与前面的enter并列，推断应该是推出、发布新品牌、新产品。release多用于发布信息、数据、新闻等，announce多指首次宣布大家感兴趣或可满足大家好奇心的事情，notice“通知”，launch专指向公众推出、发布新产品。因此D．launch为正确答案。