BFT（阅读）模拟试卷34

BFT（阅读）模拟试卷34

一、第一部分（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

Readthearticlebelow.Choosethebestsentencefromthelistonthenextpagetofilleach

ofthegaps.Foreachgap(1-8)markoneletter(A-H)ontheAnswerSheet.Donotmark

anylettertwice.Poll:ObamaSeenAsMoreCompassionateThanMcCainJusthours

beforethestartofthesecondpresidentialdebate,anewnationalsurveysuggeststhatSen.

BarackObamaismakinggainsamongAmericansasacompassionatecandidate.[RI]

InanewCNN/OpinionResearchCorporationpolloutTuesdayafternoon,55

percentofregisteredvotersquestionedsaythatObama"caresmoreaboutpeoplelike

you"thanSen.JohnMcCain,with35percentsayingMcCaincaresmorethanObama.

[R2]"Theall-timechampionoftown-halldebateswasBillClintonbecausehe

wasabletoconnectwith:heaudiencememberssowell,"saidCNNpollingdirector

KeatingHolland."VotersnationwideseemtofeelsomeconnectionwithObama.[R3]

JohnMcCainhasaprettygoodtrackrecordattownhalls,andit'spossiblethathe

willbetheonewholooksmorecompassionate."Obamaalsoappearstobebuildinga

leadasthecandidatewiththeclearerplantosolvethecountry'sproblems.Hehasa15-

pointleadoverMcCainonthatquestioninthepolk48percentto33percent.[R4]

Obamaisalsomakinggainsonbeingastronganddecisiveleader.A19-point

McCainadvantageearlylastmonthhasnowshrunktoa5-pointlead.[R5]

"VotersagreewithMcCainthatthingsaregoingwellfortheU.S.inIraq.That'saswitch

sinceApril,whenwelastaskedthatquestion,"Hollandsaid.[R6]Among

voters,Obamaalsoleadsonwhowouldbetterhandletheeconomy,57percentto37

percent;afinancialcrisis,53percentto36percent;andhealthcare,60percentto33

percent.【R7】Obama'sfavorableratingamongthosequestionedinthepollis

62percent,downonepercentagepointfromthreeweeksago.[R8]A.Buton

thequestionofwhohasthebetterexperiencetobepresident,McCainstillhasabiglead

overhisrival,54percentto36percent.B.Thatcouldbeimportantinthedebatein

Nashville,whichisatownhall-stylemeetingwiththecandidatesfieldingquestionsfrom

undecidedvotersintheaudience.C.Thequestioniswhetherhe'llconnectwiththe

peopleatthedebatetonight.D.That20-pointmarginforObamaisupfroma9-point

advantageamonthago.E.McCain'sfavorableratingis54percent,downthreepoints

fromthreeweeksago.F."ButvotersalsoagreewithObamathatthewarwasabadidea

一andtheyhaven'tchangedtheirmindsonthatinalmostfouryears."G.McCainleads

ontheissueofterrorism,54percentto44percent.H.Lastmonth,McCainhada2-point

advantageoverObamaonthetopicofhavingaclearerplan.

1、[RlJ

标准答案：B

知识点解析：前文提到“全国范围内的调查表明，民众普遍认为奥巴马是一个更有

同情心的竞选者。”选项B中“That”就是指代这一内容，因此选项B“这一点在纳什

维尔的竞选辩论中起着吸其重要的作用。”是最佳选项。

2、[R2]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：前文提到“55%的选民认为奥巴马比麦凯恩更为关心民众。”选项D

涉及奥巴马的支持率的问题，因此可作为此段的总结段。

3、[R3]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此段谈及总统候选人和选民的交流问题，因此选项C“问题是他是否

会和选民在竞选辩论的夜晚有所沟通。”是最佳选项。

4、[R4]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：第4段提到制定清晰合理的规划，H选项也提到“上个月麦凯恩在制

定清晰合理规划方面比奥巴马占优势”，因此可作为最佳选项。

5、[R5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第5段提到“奥巴马在谁能成为一个强有力的及果断的领导者方面，

也同样占有优势。''选项A提到“就谁有能成为一个总统的更好的经历方面而言，

麦凯恩依然还是占有优势。”此处是语义的递进。

6、[R6]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此段提及伊拉克战争，F选项也谈到了这个问题，所以为最佳选项。

7、[R7]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：此段是对比奥巴马和麦凯恩在各个方面的支持率，G选项也是支持率

的对比，因此可作为此处的正确选项。

8、[R8]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：此段提到有促进作用的支持率问题，E选项也提到这一点，因此可作

为正确选项。

二、第二部分（本题共70题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Readthefollowingarticleandanswerquestions9-18onthenextpage.Addiction1The

word"addiction"isoftenusedlooselyorironicallyininformalconversation.Peoplewill

refertothemselvesas"mysterybookaddicts","fashionaddicts"or"cookieaddicts".Yet

nobodyreallybelievesthatreadingmysteries,beingcrazyaboutfashionoreatingcookie

isseriousenoughtobecomparedwithaddictiontoheroin,drugoralcohol.Theword

"addiction"ishereusedjokinglytodenoteatendencytothoroughlyoroverindulgein

somepleasurableactivities.2Somepeopleoftenrefertobeing"hookedonTV”.Does

this,too,fallintothelighiheartedcategoryofcookieeatingandotherpleasuresthat

peoplepursuewithunusualintensity,oristhereakindoftelevisionviewingthatfalls

intothemoreseriouscategoryofdestructiveaddiction,likeofdrugoralcohol?The

answerisobvious.3Whenwethinkaboutaddictiontodrugsoralcohol,wefrequently

focusonnegativeaspects,ignoringthepleasuresthataccompanydrinkingordrug-taking.

Andyettheessenceofanyseriousaddictionisapursuitofpleasure,asearchtbra"high"

substancethatisdismaying,thedependenceoftheorganismuponacertainexperience

andanincreasinginabilitytofunctionnormallywithoutit.Thusapersonwilltaketwoor

threedrinksattheendofthedaynotmerelyforthepleasuredrinkingprovides,butalso

becausehe"doesn'tfeelnormal"withoutthem.4Anaddictdoesnotmerelypursuea

pleasurableexperienceandneedtoexperienceitinordertofunctionnormally.Heneeds

torepeatitagainandagain.Certainthingaboutthatparticularexperiencemakeshislife

withoutitlessthancomplete.Otherpotentiallypleasurableexperiencesarenolonger

possibleforhim,forunderthemagicspelloftheaddictiveexperience,hislifeis

peculiarlydistorted,andheisdeprivedofotherpossiblepleasures.Theaddictintensely

desiresanexperienceandyetheisneverreallyorfullysatisfied.Theorganismmaybe

temporarilysatedorsatisfied,butsoonitbeginstodesireseverelyagain.5Finallya

seriousaddictionisdistinguishedfromaharmlesspursuitofpleasurebyitsdistinctly

destructiveelementsandconsequences.Aheroinaddict,forinstance,leadsadamaged

life:hisincreasingneedtbrheroininincreasingdosespreventshimfromrational

thinking,fromcapableworking,frommaintainingrelationshipsnormally,from

developinginhumanways.Similarlyanalcoholic'slifeisruinedtoo-itisnarrowed

down,cutshortanddehumanizedbyhisincurabledependenceonalcohol.Questions9-

13(10marks)Forquestions9-13,choosethebesttitleforeachparagraphfromthebox

below.Foreachnumberedparagraph(l-5),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotmarkanylettertwice.A.ClassificationofTVaddictionquestionR.Functionsof

theharmlesspursuitofpleasureC.EssenceofseriousaddictionsD.Developmentofthe

addict'sorganismE.DestructivefeaturesofseriousaddictionsF.Importanceofaddictive

experiencesforaddictsG.Informalusageoftheword"addiction"

9、Paragraph1:

标准答案：G

知识点解析：第1段的首句就是该段的主题句，意思是“addiction一词被人们随意

使用，或在非正式场合表达讽刺意味”，所以G选项符合。

10、Paragraph2:

标准答案:A

知识点解析：由第2段重复出现的名词“TV”可判断该段落关于“电视瘾的分类”，

即A选项。

11、Paragraph3:

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该段的第2句由“yet”引出作者的观点，即本段的主题“任何严重的成

瘾都是为了追求某种快感”，故选项C概括了这一主题。

12、Paragraph4:

标准答案：F

知识点解析：该段的首句说明瘾君子的“瘾”是为了让他们的生活正常运转，对他们

的生活非常重要。

13、Paragraph5:

标准答案：E

知识点。析：首句是该段的主题句，E选项概括了这一主题。

Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence14-18withanexpressionfrom

thelistbelow.Foreachsentence(14-18),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Do

notmarkanylettertwice.A.theaddictislookingforpleasureB.seriousanddoesharm

totheaddictsC.aseriousaddictionhasdestructivefeaturesD.theyaremakingcomment

jokinglyontheirlikesE.itshouldnotbecriticizedtopursueaddictivepleasuresF.his

lifeistotallyruinedG.alladdictionshavenegativeandpositiveaspects

14、Whenpeoplerefertothemselvesas"cookieaddicts'1,.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该题定位在第1段，该段的最后一句则为答案所在，和D句“以玩笑

的态度评价他们的喜好”意思一致。

15、Theessenceofaseriousaddictionis.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该题定位在第3段第2句，所以A选项“瘾君子寻求快感”符合题意。

16、Thedifferencebetweenaseriousandaharmlessaddictionis.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该题定位在第5段第1句，该句说明两种“瘾”的根本区别在于“严重

成瘾具有破坏性”，即C句的意思。

17、TheauthorbelievesihatTVaddiction.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该题定位在第2段。作者用疑问句提出电视成瘾的负面作用实际是

“严重成瘾并具有破坏性”，即B句的意思。

18、Whenapersonisaddictedtoheroin,.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：该题定位在第2段倒数第2至3句，作者认为对毒品上瘾的瘾君子的

“生活就会被彻底毁了“，即F句的意思。

三、第三部分（本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7分。）

Readthefollowingpassageandanswerquestions19-25.Forquestions19〜25,choosethe

correctanswerA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.Whilestillinits

earlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates,at

leastUNisgettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimatedthatmorethantwomillionhaveleft

therolessince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfareinrollsinAthenscountryhasbeen

cutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaid

lessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthenscountrypovertyratestillremainsatmore

llian30pcicent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocatesfbrthepoor,dial'san

indicationthatmuchmoreneedslobedone."Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butifsnot

makingtheirlivesanybelter,"saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystatthecenterinbudget

andpolicyprioritiesinWashington.CanteranalysisofUScensusdatanationwidefound

thatbetween1995and1996,agreatpercentageofsingle,fame-headedhouseholdwere

earningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallyvzent

down.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostas

wellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory."Welfarev/asa

poison.Itwasatoxinthatwaspoisoningthefamily,"saysRector.Awelfarereformis

changingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunilies.It'sbeginningtorebuildthe

workethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce"the

habitofdependencyiscracked,"thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimed

atimprovinglivingstandards.

19、Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A^isover-enthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereform

B、insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoor

C、believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment'sburden

D^considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是主导题。通观全文，可知作者耍说明的是：社会福利改革使人

们摆脱了对福利的依赖，过上了自立的生活，并改变了人们工作的道德观念。这一

切都印证了作者在本文开头表明的观点。由此可见，正确答案为D。

20、Whyaren'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?

A^Becausetheirwagesarelow.

B>Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.

C、Becausethecostoflivingisrising.

D^Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是推理题。根据第2段第2句和第3句就不难推断出，工作的人

不能过上更好的日子的原因是他们工资太低。

21、WhatisworthnotingformtheexampleofAthenscountryisthat.

A、60percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfare

B>70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyears

C>thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown

D^greateffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople'slivingstandards

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是细节题。根据文章第3段：“Foradvocatesforthepoor,tha「s

anindicationthatmuchmoreneedstobedone.”可知,Athenscountry的贫困现象提

示人们需要进一步努力以改善当地人们的生活水平。

22>Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat.

A、providingmorejobs

savingwelfarefunds

C^rebuildingtheworkethic

D、cuttinggovernmentexpenses

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是细节题。根据文章倒数第2段第2句可知，此次社会福利改革

的目标是改变人们工作的道德观，以使更多的人自觉自愿地自食其力。故C为正

确答案。

23,Accordingtothepassage,beforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,.

A、thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaid

B、thepovertyratewaslower

C>theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwages

D、averagelivingstandaidswerehigher

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：本题是推理题。从文章最后一段中的“thehabitofdependencyis

cracked"，以及第I段中的“atleastUNgettingpeopleoffwelfare”等语句可知，在福

利改革政策实施之前，穷人一般是靠政府资助生活的。

24>Fromthepassagewecaninferthatbefore1994.

A、mostofthepeopledependedongovernment

B、mostofthepeopletookjobs

C>wedon'tknowasthepassagedidn'tsay

D、mostofthepeoplelivearicherlife

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是推理题。可参见第1段最后1句："It'sestimatedthatmorethan

twomillionhavelefttherolessince1994.”

25、Aboutthewelfarerefbnntheauthor'sattitudeis,

A、indifferent

B、positive

C、objective

D、critical

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是理解题。通观全文，不难看出作者对福利改革的态度是积极

的。

四、第四部分（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Readthefollowingarticleandchoosethebestwordforeachspace.Forquestions26-45,

markoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet.AsOilDeclines,SoDoesAmerica

Morethan100yearsago,America'sfirstgreateconomic[Cl]______abroadwas

spearheadedbyitsgiantoilcompanies,notablyJohnD.Rockefeller'sStandardOil

Company.Thesecompanies[C2]powerfulbeachheadsinMexicoand

Venezuela,andlaterinpartsofAsia,NorthAfricaand.ofcourse,theMiddleEast.

[C3]theybecameevermoredependentontheextractionofoilindistantlands,

Americanforeignpolicybegantobe[C4]aroundacquiringandprotectingUS

oilconcessionsinmajor[C5]areas.WithWorldWarIIandtheColdWar,oil

andUSnational[C6]becamethoroughlyintertwined.Afterall,theUnited

StateshadprevailedovertheAxis[C7]insignificantpartbecauseitpossessed

vastreservesofdomesticpetroleum,whileGermanyandJapanlackedthem,depriving

theirforcesofvital[C8]suppliesinthefinalyearsofthewar.Asithappened,

though,theUnitedStateswasusingupitsdomestic[C9]sorapidlythat,even

beforeWorldWarIIwasover,Washington[CIO]itsattentiontofindingnew

overseassourcesofcrudeoilthatcouldbe[Cl1]underAmericancontrol.Asa

result,SaudiArabia,KuwaitandahostofotherMiddleEasternproducerswouldbecome

keyUSoilsuppliers[C12]Americanmilitaryprotection.Therecanbe【Cl3】

questionthat,foratime,Americandominationofworldoilproductionwould

proveapotentsourceofeconomicandmilitarypower.[C14]WorldWarII,an

abundanceofcheapUSoilspurredthe[C15]ofvastnewindustries,including

civilianairtravel,highwayconstruction,a[C16]ofsuburbanhousingand

commerce,mechanizedagriculture,andplastics.Abundantoilalsounderlaytheglobal

expansionofthecountry's[C17]power,asthePentagondefendedtheworld

whilebecomingoneoftheplanet'sgreatoilguzzlers.Itsglobaldominioncameto

[C18]onanever-expandingarrayofoil-poweredships,planes,tanksand

missiles.AslongastheMiddleEast-andespeciallySaudiArabia-servedessentially

asanAmericangasstationandoil[09]acheapcommodity,allthiswas

relativelypainless.Thatiswhytheuseofmilitaryforcehasbeena[C20]of

Americanforeignpolicysince1987.

26、[Cl]

A、monopoly

B、recession

C>recovery

D、expansion

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句意思是“100多年前，美国通过石油巨头首次向海外进行经济扩

张“，"expansion”这里指“扩张

27、[C2]

A、established

B、channeled

C>organized

D、appointed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这里只有“establish”可以和文中的、'beachhead（滩头阵地广构建，符合

上下文的意义。

28、[C3]

A、When

B、Since

C、As

D、Because

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该句的意思是“随着他们（这些巨头公司）对远方石油提炼变得越来越

依赖，美国的外交政策围绕获取和保护主要石油生产基地而进行重新构建“，所以

C符合题意。

29、[C4]

A、reorganized

readopted

C>reaffirmed

D^reassessed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：解释同上。

30、[C5]

A、producing

consuming

C、processing

D、refining

标准答案：A

知识点解析：解释同上。

31、[C6]

A、reputation

B、stability

C、security

D、confidence

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句的意思是“因为二战和冷战，美国的石汕（生产）和国家安全互相

交缠在一起。“故D符合题意。

32、[C7]

A、forces

B、groups

C^parties

D、powers

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Axispowers指“轴心国”。

33、[C8]

A、energy

fuel

C、backup

D、living

标准答案：B

知识点解析：“fuel”在这里就是“oil”的同义替代词。

34、[C9]

A、conserves

B、preserves

C、reserves

D、deserves

标准答案：C

知识点解析：“conserve”意思是“保护，保藏"；“preserve”意思是“保护；保持，保

存”；“reserve”意思是“储备,储存”；“deserve”意思是“应受;应得；值得”。故C

符合题意。

35、[C10]

A、focused

B、transferred

C>turned

D、distracted

标准答案：C

知识点解析：“fbcus”和“on”搭配；“transfer噫思是“转让;转学;转乘”；“turn

one'sattentionto"意思是“把注意力转向...”，符合题意。“distract”意思是“使分

心；使混乱”。

36、[C111

A、brought

occupied

C^set

D、laid

标准答案：A

知识点解析：“bringsth.undercontrol”是一个固定搭配，意思是“控制住...

37、[C12]

A、for

B>under

C、below

D、in

标准答案：B

知识点解析：“undersomeone'sproleclion”是一个固定搭配，意思是“受到...的保

护”。

38、[CI3]

A、little

B、alittle

C、few

D、afew

标准答案：A

知识点解析：“毋庸置疑，美国对全世