1、BFT 考试(全国出国培训备选人员外语水平考试)-23 及答案解析(总分：70.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart 1 Greeting(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Assessor invites candidates in indicated chairs.(To Candidate A and Candidate B.)Good morning/afternoon. My name is _ and this is my colleague _. He/She will be listening to us.So you are A and B. Thank you.To st
2、art with, wed like to ask you a few questions about yourselves.(Choose several questions from the following list as appropriate.) （分数：30.00）(1).Could you tell us your name?（分数：5.00）_(2).Does your name have a particular meaning?（分数：5.00）_(3).How long have you lived in Beijing?（分数：5.00）_(4).How do you
3、 spend your weekends?（分数：5.00）_(5).Have you traveled a lot in China?（分数：5.00）_(6).Why do you want to take BFT test?（分数：5.00）_二、BPart 2 Presenta(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BPart 3 Collabor(总题数：1，分数：40.00)Interlocutor: Here is a list of topics. Now, both of you have a look at these topics and choose one to discu
4、ss together.(The interlocutor gives the Candidates a list of topics for them to choose one and ask them to discuss together.)(The interlocutor may join in the conversation and ask the candidates questions, but the candidates are expected to develop the conversation.) （分数：40.00）(1).What should we do
5、in order to be the best host of 2008 Olympic Games?（分数：10.00）_(2).Please talk about the experience that youve met during the SARS.（分数：10.00）_(3).Natural disastersCan it get worse?（分数：10.00）_(4).World governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking.（分数：10.00）_BFT 考试(全国出国培训备选人员外语水平考试)-23
6、答案解析(总分：70.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart 1 Greeting(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Assessor invites candidates in indicated chairs.(To Candidate A and Candidate B.)Good morning/afternoon. My name is _ and this is my colleague _. He/She will be listening to us.So you are A and B. Thank you.To start with, wed like to ask you
7、 a few questions about yourselves.(Choose several questions from the following list as appropriate.) （分数：30.00）(1).Could you tell us your name?（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 My name is Wang Xiaolei. My parents, relatives and intimate friends call me Leilei. I like this nickname for its easy to be remembered b
8、y other people.)解析：解析 考生只需按照中文的顺序说出自己的全名即可。如果有英文名，也可以告诉考官，这样会活跃考场气氛。(2).Does your name have a particular meaning?（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 My family name means “king“. It is common in China. My given name means “open and upright“.)解析：解析 对于该问题，考生只需按实际情况回答即可。如果名字没有什么特殊意义，则无须胡乱编说其意义。(3).How long have you li
9、ved in Beijing?（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 I have been in Beijing for three months already. I come from Shandong Province which is the hometown of Confucius. I think, Beijing is a cosmopolitan city with a strong identity of its own. It is the capital of China and the centre of politics and culture. In Beij
10、ing, you can come across people from every comer of our country.)解析：解析 考生切不可只是单纯地回答问题，最好能接着说几句你对住处的感受。(4).How do you spend your weekends?（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 I often chat with my friends. Sometimes I would like to go out and date with my girlfriend or just go shopping by myself. In the evenings, I p
11、refer to enjoy a party or have a dinner with my parents.)解析：解析 这个问题通常是问考生的周末活动，而不是让考生具体讲某次经历。(5).Have you traveled a lot in China?（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 I have not been to many places in China. I am always busy with my work. But, if I have time, I really hope to bring my whole family to travel around
12、our country, especially the Potola Palace which is the holy place I am dreaming of.)解析：解析 如果考生没有去过很多地方，则应说出你没有去的原因；如果去过很多地方，则可以尽量多说一些你去过的景点，或许你没有去过，但考官更多注意的是你的语言和心理。(6).Why do you want to take BFT test?（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 I am an office worker in Dell Company. I will go to Great Britain on business
13、 as a deputy. In my opinion, BFT test can test the candidates overall English abilities in terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing.)解析：解析 说出参加这门考试的原因以及 BFT 这门考试优越于其他类似考试的地方。二、BPart 2 Presenta(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BPart 3 Collabor(总题数：1，分数：40.00)Interlocutor: Here is a list of topics. Now, both
14、of you have a look at these topics and choose one to discuss together.(The interlocutor gives the Candidates a list of topics for them to choose one and ask them to discuss together.)(The interlocutor may join in the conversation and ask the candidates questions, but the candidates are expected to d
15、evelop the conversation.) （分数：40.00）(1).What should we do in order to be the best host of 2008 Olympic Games?（分数：10.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 A: Yesterday I watched an interview on TV showing a taxi drivers eagerness to learn English just for the coming 2008 Olympic Games. B: Thats only one aspect of Beijings
16、preparation for the coming event. Actually almost everyone in our capital is doing something to welcome it, although there remains a lot for Beijing citizens to do to be the best holders of the game. A: A lot? Dont you think Beijing, as Chinas center of politics, economy and culture, has been the mo
17、st qualified city for holding the Olympic Games in the whole country? B: Yes, it may be the best candidate in China, but in no way good enough or better than other cities in the world you see. A: Then what do you think of Beijings status as the host city for the coming 2008 game? Id like to know abo
18、ut it. B: The first thing is traffic. Living in Beijing, we have all suffered from the serious traffic jams for so many years. Could you imagine that foreign guests will feel satisfied or good being stuck in long and traffic queues? A: Nobody will! Traffic has been a pain for Beijing for ages. If ev
19、erybody could obey the traffic rules, things wouldnt be as serious as now. Everyday and everywhere we could see buses, taxis, bicycles as well as pedestrians trespassing on the wrong tracks, violating the traffic lights. B: In fact, the roads in Beijing are broad enough to contain a large amount of
20、traffic if all the citizens could abide by the traffic regulations and have more public awareness. A: No doubt it will take a long time before Beijing could enjoy clear traffic. But still theres something else that we can do to make Beijing more qualified, for example, to make the city cleaner and m
21、ore pleasant to the eyes. B: The natural geological locations decide that Beijing has strong winds and sandstorms, but we really could change this. Growing more trees, spreading more grassland, ridding the tradition of spitting in public places, stopping theft on streets, clearing dirty words from e
22、veryone. A: Oh, enough of that! According to what you say, Beijing should be totally changed in order to be the best holder of the coming 2008 Olympic Games. B: Thats not what I mean. You see no city is absolutely qualified for something. We can only say this or that city is good enough and Beijing
23、is the one of them. A: Well, I think Im getting your ideas. Anyway, most citizens are contributing to the preparation for the forthcoming game. I have full confidence that when the day comes, Beijing will show her best to the world.)解析：解析 2008 奥运会在北京召开，这是中国 2008 年的头等大事，也是外国了解中国的一次很好的机会。因此北京市民乃至全国人民都
24、为此积极地做着准备，考生可以从硬环境和软环境两方面进行分析。硬环境指的是改善交通设施、增大绿化面积、减少犯罪率等方面：软环境指的是提高全民素质，如礼貌待人、普及英语、个人修养等方面。(2).Please talk about the experience that youve met during the SARS.（分数：10.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 A: A few days ago news came that a researcher in Taiwan, Mr. Zhan, had been found to be infected by SARS. This shocked
25、people throughout the whole China. B: Of course it did. You see people havent recovered from the nightmare of SARS in the summer of 2003. Its a nightmare in Chinas modem history, too. A: Have you suffered from this disaster? B: Surely! I think everyone in China will shiver at even the thought of SAR
26、S. During that time I was conducting a research for my graduation paper in Beijing. Ah. I can hardly recall the month I spent in Beijing when SARS was so serious. A: Really! You were in Beijing, one of the most stricken cities! I was lucky enough to be at home in Harbin. B: You are really lucky! Dur
27、ing those days I watched the report for the infected persons in every province and Heilongjiang is one of provinces almost clear of SARS. A: Yes. But still very strict and effective measures were taken as a prevention of spreading of SARS. And most people were quite nervous, too. I knew the disaster
28、s SARS brought to our country and national life from TV and various other media. Maybe your emotions for it are much more truthful and clearer than mine. B: Yes. In those days everyone wore a very thick mask wherever they went. And for the first time you could see the Chinese tradition could have ch
29、anged in such a short time. Many peoples living habits changed. A: That sounds interesting! I want to hear about how a peoples way of living and traditions could be changed. B: Interesting!? I dont think so! Its a matter of life and death! A: OK, OK. Dont be nervous! I really want to hear something
30、about it. B: I experienced something unique during that special time myself. The first thing is that everyone wore a mask and they never stood close to each other when talking. Once I saw a group of old people talking to each other in a yard. They stood very far away from each other, at least two me
31、ters, and spoke quite loud. And in a circle with nobody close to anyone else. A: Ah, thats just like the game we played in childhooddiushoujuan you see. I knew from TV that the eating habits also changed at that time. People no longer serve themselves from the common dishes on a table, but copying t
32、he western style with one portion for each person. B: Yes, but it doesnt last long actually. As we all can see, now Chinese people have returned to the traditional way of eating. So we could understand what was quite difficult for many people to understandthe culture of one people can never be chang
33、ed easily. A: Ah, I see. And many people have resumed the bad habit of spitting on the street, which they had got rid of during the period of SARS. B: I remember another thing quite special at that time: the streets were not as crowded as usual. A: I knew that from TV and other reports. There were o
34、nly a few pedestrians on the streets and several buses carrying two or three passengers. B: Worse than that. Sometimes the driver and the conductor were the only passengers on the bus. Several times when I had to go to the library to do research for my paper I was the only passenger on the bus. A: T
35、hats something only a president could enjoy, eh? B: Maybe, but the feeling is quite different! I will never want to enjoy comfort of that kind!)解析：解析 SARS 事件尽管已过去好多年了，但人们对它还是记忆犹新。一方面它确实给我们带来了无比的痛苦和恐慌，但另一方面它也促使我们注意了一些以前被我们所忽视和遗忘的良好的卫生和饮食习惯。(3).Natural disastersCan it get worse?（分数：10.00）_正确答案：(听力原文 A
36、: Todays newspaper releases an article entitled “Was 2005 the Year of Natural Disasters?“ which is very impressive. B: Whats it about? A: It says that the year 2005 saw the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami waves in Asia, hurricanes in central and north America, notably Katrina, which triggered fl
37、ooding in the U.S. city of New Orleans, and the earthquake in Pakistan and India. The year also saw famine after crops were destroyed by locusts in Niger. B: Oh, yes, tsunamis, hurricanes and typhoons, earthquakes, locusts and now the threat of a flu pandemic. Perhaps 2005 will be remembered as the
38、year of natural disasters. A: Well, some disasters experts reject the term “natural disasters“, arguing that there is almost always a man-made element. B: The worlds population has increased enormously. Perhaps that can account for the reason why natural disasters appear to be increasingly frequent
39、and increasingly deadly. A: Really, while earthquakes represent some of the most devastating disasters in recent years, these are diminishing in strength compared with earlier times. Nowadays an earthquake with a magnitude of 8, 9 or 10 on the Richter scale is rare, the one in south Asia in October
40、2005 was 7.6, but yes, we are seeing a lot of damage. You will probably find more damage in the future for phenomena that are less in magnitude than in previous years. B: Disasters might as well be a consequence of development and industrialization. In Europe, experts believe that countries such as
41、France and Germany are more adversely affected by floods today because major rivers, such as the Rhine, have been straightened to ease commercial traffic. A: Thats true. Some communities are more vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters than 100 years ago because of ecological degradation. In
42、many countries, people cut down trees because wood is the cheapest fuel. Then, when tropical storms hit the Caribbean in September 2004, for instance, there was nothing to stop storm waters gathering and wreaking devastation in Haiti because of deforestation. B: Experts agree that the poor are dispr
43、oportionately hit. In several of these countries, the poor people are looking for spaces to build their houses or their communities. And they find those spaces that are not already used are usually the spaces at higher risk for natural phenomena. Theres a huge relationship between this kind of damage and poverty. A: Yes, we need to tackle the underlying issues, such as poverty and inequity. B: The experts say todays disasters stem from a complex mix of factors, including routine climate change, global warming influenced by human behavior, socioeconomic factors causing poorer people t
