BFT阅读（综合）-试卷6及答案解析.doc

1、BFT 阅读（综合）-试卷 6 及答案解析(总分：48.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part 1(总题数：3，分数：48.00)After I was married and had lived in Japan for a while, my Japanese gradually improved to the point where I could take part in simple conversations with my husband, his friends and family. And I began to notice that often, when I join

2、ed in, the others would look startled and the conversation would come to a halt. 1But for a long time, I didnt know what it is. Finally, after listening carefully to many Japanese conversations, I discovered what my problem was. Even though I was speaking Japanese, I was handling the conversation in

3、 a Western way. 2And the difference isnt only in the languages. I realized that just as I kept trying to hold western-style conversations even when I was speaking Japanese, so were my English students trying to hold Japanese-style conversations even when they were speaking English. We were unconscio

4、usly playing entirely different conversational ballgames. 3If I introduce a topic, a conversational ball, I expect you to hit it back. If you agree with me, I dont expect you simply to agree and do nothing more. I expect you to add something a reason for agreeing, another example, or a remark to car

5、ry the idea further. 4I am just as happy if you question me, or challenge me, or completely disagree with me. Whether you agree or not, your response will return the ball to me. 5I dont serve a new ball from my original starting line. I hit your ball back again from where it has bounced. I carry you

6、r idea further, or answer your questions or objections, or challenge or question you. And so the ball goes back and forth. 6There is no waiting in line. Whoever is nearest and quickest hits the ball, and if you step back, someone else will hit it. No one stops the game to give you a turn. You are re

7、sponsible for taking your own turn and no one person has the ball for very long. A Japanese-style conversation, however, is not at all like tennis or volleyball. 7You wait for your turn, and you always know your place in line. It depends on such things as whether you are older or younger, a close fr

8、iend or a relative stranger to the previous speaker, in a senior or junior position, and so on. 8When your moment comes, you step up to the starting line with your bowling ball, and carefully bowl it. Everyone else stands back, making sounds of polite encouragement. A. If there are more than two peo

9、ple in the conversation, then it is like doubles in tennis, or like volleyball. B. A western-style conversation between two people is like a game of tennis. C. After this happened several times, it became clear to me that I was doing something wrong. D. It is like bowling. E. But I dont expect you a

10、lways to agree. F. The first thing is to wait for your turn, patiently and politely. G. And then it is my turn again. H. Japanese-style conversations develop quite differently from western-style conversations.（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:_填空项 1:_1It is more than just clo

11、thing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next. It is a whole way of living. One year people wear sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and boots; they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants; for exercise they jog several miles a day. 2Women wear l

12、ong skirts; people drink expensive water from France and eat pasta at Italy restaurants; everyone seems to be exercising at health club. 3Food, music, exercise, books, movies, even names go in and out of fashion. It is almost impossible to write about specific fads because the interests that people

13、follow can change very quickly. In the United States, even people can be in or out. Like people in any country, Americans enjoy following the lives of celebrities: movie stars, sports heroes, famous artists, and the like. 4In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV commercial in

14、 which she looked at a very small hamburger and complained loudly, “Where is the beef?“ These four words made her famous. Suddenly she appeared in magazines and newspapers and on TV shows. She was immediately popular. 5In 1987 an exterminator in Dallas Texas decided that he would be very happy if he

15、 could find more customers for his small business. He needed more people to pay him to kill the insects and rats in their houses. He put an unusual advertisement in a Dallas newspaper. He offered to pay $1,000 to the person who could find the biggest cockroach. This strange offer made him suddenly f

16、amous. However, this kind of fame does not last long. 6What causes such fads to come and go and why many people follow them? Although clothing designers and manufacturers influence fads in fashion because they want to make a profit, this desire for money doesnt explain fads in other areas, such as l

17、anguage. For example, why have teenagers in the past twenty years used the slang words groovy or awesome in conversation instead of simply saying wonderful? According to Jack Santino, an expert in popular culture, people who follow fads are not irrational, they simply want to be part of something ne

18、w and creative, and they feel good when they are part of and “in group“. 7It is common in any country that has strong consumer economy, e.g. Britain, Japan and Germany. However, in the United States there is an additional reason for fads: 8 A. Almost nothing in modern life escapes the influence of f

19、ashion. B. most Americans seem to feel that something is wrong if there isnt frequent change in their lives. C. These people are “in“. D. These days lifestyles seem to change very fast. E. Fads are not unique to the United States. F. However, the next year they notice that everything has changed. G

20、But Americans also pay a lot of attention to people who have no special ability and have done nothing very special. H. Such people are famous for a very short time. They are fads.（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:_填空项 1:_If you are one of the current group of long-term foreig

21、n residents in Beijing, you might want to reflect on the progress youve made so far compared with the career of Sir Robert Hart, a British officer who stayed 54 years in China. 1Today the name and deeds of Robert Hart are a largely forgotten footnote from the late Qing dynasty(16441911). It is unfor

22、tunate that Hart goes unrecognized since many of his accomplishments as a foreigner serving Chinas cause are worth remembering as a bright spot during a dark chapter of Chinese history. 2Hart was a loyal and incorruptible official in the Qing empire serving as the Inspector General of the Chinese Ma

23、ritime Customs. This was a unique institution where foreigners located in treaty ports supervised the collection of customs duties and docking fees owed to China from overseas traders. 3It was led by Horatio Nelson Lay(18321898)until he was dismissed in 1863 by Chinese authorities over a dispute con

24、cerning control of a warship flotilla hed purchased for the navy. Hart, who had joined the organization in 1859 after five years working in the British Consular Service, replaced him and following instructions moved the Customs headquarters from Shanghai to Beijing in 1865. 4Hart knew he was a serva

25、nt of the Chinese government, not its master. The Maritime Customs under Hart became a multinational institution staffed with foreigners from more than 20 countries as well as Chinese in the treaty ports forced open to international trade. 5Even so, Hart demanded the foreigners he hired treat local

26、authorities with respect, firing those who failed to do so. One unique feature of Harts dedication to work is shown in the illustration above. 6 Funds placed under his control were used to set up lighthouses and weather stations, renovate port facilities, plus establish schools teaching useful subje

27、cts like foreign languages and science to future government officials. 7 Much of Harts career was spent trying to lessen the negative impact of imperialism. 8 With Customs offices located in the Legation Quarter, he often worked behind the scenes as a diplomat to advance Chinas position in settling

28、the Sino-French War(18841885), as well as delimit boundaries with British-held Myanmar and India. A. The difference between the two men, both of whom were fluent in the language, was temperament and attitude. B. Under his administration, the Chinese Maritime Customs became a major source of revenue

29、to the Qing court. C. One major flaw with Customs was the “glass ceiling“ where Chinese only held subordinate positions. D. Nineteenth century imperialism in China was a clash between an ancient empire and Western civilization. E. He was also instrumental in setting up Chinas first centralized natio

30、nwide postal service and pushing forward development of the countrys navy. F. For 43 of those years, between 18651908, the Briton was based in Beijing. G. He emerged as a key figure in Sino-foreign relations during the last third of the 19th century. H. In 1855 the Chinese Maritime Customs was forme

31、d when the unpopular commission disbanded.（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:_填空项 1:_BFT 阅读（综合）-试卷 6 答案解析(总分：48.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part 1(总题数：3，分数：48.00)After I was married and had lived in Japan for a while, my Japanese gradually improved to the point where I could take part in

32、simple conversations with my husband, his friends and family. And I began to notice that often, when I joined in, the others would look startled and the conversation would come to a halt. 1But for a long time, I didnt know what it is. Finally, after listening carefully to many Japanese conversations

33、, I discovered what my problem was. Even though I was speaking Japanese, I was handling the conversation in a Western way. 2And the difference isnt only in the languages. I realized that just as I kept trying to hold western-style conversations even when I was speaking Japanese, so were my English s

34、tudents trying to hold Japanese-style conversations even when they were speaking English. We were unconsciously playing entirely different conversational ballgames. 3If I introduce a topic, a conversational ball, I expect you to hit it back. If you agree with me, I dont expect you simply to agree an

35、d do nothing more. I expect you to add something a reason for agreeing, another example, or a remark to carry the idea further. 4I am just as happy if you question me, or challenge me, or completely disagree with me. Whether you agree or not, your response will return the ball to me. 5I dont serve a

36、 new ball from my original starting line. I hit your ball back again from where it has bounced. I carry your idea further, or answer your questions or objections, or challenge or question you. And so the ball goes back and forth. 6There is no waiting in line. Whoever is nearest and quickest hits the

37、 ball, and if you step back, someone else will hit it. No one stops the game to give you a turn. You are responsible for taking your own turn and no one person has the ball for very long. A Japanese-style conversation, however, is not at all like tennis or volleyball. 7You wait for your turn, and yo

38、u always know your place in line. It depends on such things as whether you are older or younger, a close friend or a relative stranger to the previous speaker, in a senior or junior position, and so on. 8When your moment comes, you step up to the starting line with your bowling ball, and carefully b

39、owl it. Everyone else stands back, making sounds of polite encouragement. A. If there are more than two people in the conversation, then it is like doubles in tennis, or like volleyball. B. A western-style conversation between two people is like a game of tennis. C. After this happened several times

40、, it became clear to me that I was doing something wrong. D. It is like bowling. E. But I dont expect you always to agree. F. The first thing is to wait for your turn, patiently and politely. G. And then it is my turn again. H. Japanese-style conversations develop quite differently from western-styl

41、e conversations.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：解析：日本的谈话取决于许多社会因素，既然把它比喻为保龄球赛，那么谈话过程也就像打保龄球一样，必须耐心礼貌地等待自己的机会。这也正是空格处所需要的内容。并且空格后也指出：“你的机会到来时，你就可以小心谨慎地把你的保龄球抛出去了。”本句前面需要一句话过渡到此句。选项 F 符合题意。1It

42、is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next. It is a whole way of living. One year people wear sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and boots; they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants; for exercise they jog several miles

43、 a day. 2Women wear long skirts; people drink expensive water from France and eat pasta at Italy restaurants; everyone seems to be exercising at health club. 3Food, music, exercise, books, movies, even names go in and out of fashion. It is almost impossible to write about specific fads because the i

44、nterests that people follow can change very quickly. In the United States, even people can be in or out. Like people in any country, Americans enjoy following the lives of celebrities: movie stars, sports heroes, famous artists, and the like. 4In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared

45、in a TV commercial in which she looked at a very small hamburger and complained loudly, “Where is the beef?“ These four words made her famous. Suddenly she appeared in magazines and newspapers and on TV shows. She was immediately popular. 5In 1987 an exterminator in Dallas Texas decided that he woul

46、d be very happy if he could find more customers for his small business. He needed more people to pay him to kill the insects and rats in their houses. He put an unusual advertisement in a Dallas newspaper. He offered to pay $1,000 to the person who could find the biggest cockroach. This strange offe

47、r made him suddenly famous. However, this kind of fame does not last long. 6What causes such fads to come and go and why many people follow them? Although clothing designers and manufacturers influence fads in fashion because they want to make a profit, this desire for money doesnt explain fads in o

48、ther areas, such as language. For example, why have teenagers in the past twenty years used the slang words groovy or awesome in conversation instead of simply saying wonderful? According to Jack Santino, an expert in popular culture, people who follow fads are not irrational, they simply want to be part of something new an