1、BFT 阅读(综合)-试卷 22 及答案解析(总分:40.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part 2(总题数:4,分数:40.00)1. In such a changing, complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of lifes problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the ext
2、ended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today. 2. In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. As families move away from their stable community, their friend
3、s of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cu
4、t off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned. 3. Adding to social changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of find
5、ing that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming. 4. Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater spee
6、d to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and ve
7、ry shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants
8、leaving their homes and / or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people. 5. In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is o
9、f greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. “Knowledge is power“ may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the
10、most critical requirement of all people. Questions 1-5 Directions: For questions 1-5, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-6)on your Answer Sheet, Do not mark any letter twice. A. Definition of information B. Difficulty in acquiring
11、 expert advice C. Difficulty in locating needed information D. Casual communications with extended family E. Necessity of acquiring information F. Breakdown of informal information channels G. Role of technology in acquiring information(分数:10.00)(1).Paragraph 1 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2 1(分数:
12、2.00)填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).Paragraph 5 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_Directions: Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 6-10, with a word or phrase from the list below. For each sentence(6-10), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do
13、not mark any letter twice. A. there is an enormous stockpile of information B. E-mail will soon play a dominant role in transmission messages C. they have difficulty in obtaining the needed information readily D. many problems are beyond the capability of the extended family to solve E. events will
14、be reported on the spot mainly through satellite F. they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family G. technology enables the sharing and storage of information with greater speed(分数:10.00)(1).Nowadays formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated becaus
15、e 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).To obtain one piece of information relevant to specific problem is difficult and time-consuming because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).The storage and delivery of information become more and mo
16、re convenient because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).As to message transmission, we can infer from the passage that 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_1. For many fashion-conscious Frenchmen, the triumph of the dark suit, imported from English, was a source of national shame and aesthetic distress. “The suns rays have disapp
17、eared,“ wrote a Parisian journalist in 1869, “giving way to the lugubrious shadows in which our tailors envelop us. “ Another writer was quick to envisage the demise of the hated costume: oh . black suit. I wont miss you, dull, banal black suit. May you disappear forever . The black suit is dying .
18、the black suit is dead! 2. In one way, this prediction has been a staggering failure. The suit is alive and well. It is the costume of respectable dress for heads of state, businessmen, lawyers, criminal defendants, and in a form remarkably little changed from that of its Anglo-Parisian ancestor. 3.
19、 What explains this remarkable stability? We begin with an undeniable fact: the suit looks wonderful. Flattering to almost any height and shape, moving easily and draping itself with grace as the wearer sits or rises. It is moreover thoroughly erotic. Whereas earlier fashions in male dress had drawn
20、 attention to the clothing itself, displaying the beauty of the costume rather than the man, the suits careful fit without adornments, on the other hand, emphasizes the unique grace of the individual body indeed creates it, in the highest tailoring tradition. 4. By the middle of the nineteenth centu
21、ry, the French bourgeoisie had attained sufficient social and economic influence to dictate the course of fashion. The bourgeoisie prided itself on the virtues of thrift, responsibility and self-control. The suit, dark, stiff and austere, expressed the new self-image of the bourgeois male; Bourgeois
22、 dress manifested bourgeois virtues. At the same time, to a remarkable degree, it effaced distinctions of class and rank. The rise of ready-to-wear clothing made it possible for an astute male to look elegant, and males began to look all the same when dressed for serious business. 5. Just as nudity,
23、 for the Greeks, was the dress of personhood, so the suited man with his muted colors and matte finish became, paradoxically, more of a distinct moral character by virtue of his suited sameness to other males. His individual excellence thus became not less but more important against the simple backg
24、round. At a formal evening occasion, when men wore suits and women each wore a different decorative gown, the women were individuated by their costumes and their souls were lost, whereas men were all soul so to speak, in their apparently monotonous black and white. Questions 1-5 Directions: For ques
25、tions 1-5, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. The reason of suits stability B. Popularity of suit with French bourgeoisie C. Suits highlighting of moral character D. The pro
26、per occasions of wearing suit E. Frenchmens dislike of suit at the beginning F. The remarkable popularity of suit G. The origin of suit(分数:10.00)(1).Paragraph 1 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).Paragraph 5 1(分数:2.
27、00)填空项 1:_Directions: Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 6-10, with a word or phrase from the list below. For each sentence(6-10), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. suit expresses romantic ideas B. the color of suit is black and dull C.
28、 suit highlights the male body D. males in suit look all the same when dress for serious business E. suit conveys their virtues: thrift, responsibility and self-control F. womens highly decorated costumes are unfit for formal occasions G. their individual excellence becomes more important against su
29、its simple background(分数:10.00)(1).Frenchmen disliked suit when it was first imported from England because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).Suit is erotic because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).Suit becomes popular with French bourgeoisie because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).Class and rank distinctions can be erased by suit b
30、ecause 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).In a party, males in suit show more individual excellence than females because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_BFT 阅读(综合)-试卷 22 答案解析(总分:40.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part 2(总题数:4,分数:40.00)1. In such a changing, complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated.
31、Many of lifes problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today. 2. In addition to this
32、, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed an
33、d will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned. 3. Adding to social changes today is an e
34、normous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming. 4. Coupled with the growing quantity
35、of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers
36、 to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence.
37、Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and / or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, th
38、us making more information available to more people. 5. In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and fa
39、mily life, will survive and succeed. “Knowledge is power“ may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people. Questions 1-5 Directions: For questions 1-5, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), ma
40、rk one letter(A-6)on your Answer Sheet, Do not mark any letter twice. A. Definition of information B. Difficulty in acquiring expert advice C. Difficulty in locating needed information D. Casual communications with extended family E. Necessity of acquiring information F. Breakdown of informal inform
41、ation channels G. Role of technology in acquiring information(分数:10.00)(1).Paragraph 1 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:B)解析:解析:本文介绍了在复杂的变化多端的社会里如何满足对信息的需求问题。第 1 段讲述了在现代社会里,获得专业的信息变得困难了。(2).Paragraph 2 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:F)解析:解析:第 2 段讲述了由于二战后人口流动性大,日常的、非正式的信息渠道中断了。(3).Paragraph 3 1(分数:2.00)填空项
42、 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:C)解析:解析:第 3 段讲述了面对浩瀚的信息,人们可能面临如何获取所需信息的问题。(4).Paragraph 4 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:G)解析:解析:第 4 段介绍了信息技术使信息的分享、储存和传送十分便利。(5).Paragraph 5 1(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:E)解析:解析:最后一段说明了有效地获得所需信息的重要性。Directions: Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 6-10, with a wor
43、d or phrase from the list below. For each sentence(6-10), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. there is an enormous stockpile of information B. E-mail will soon play a dominant role in transmission messages C. they have difficulty in obtaining the needed informa
44、tion readily D. many problems are beyond the capability of the extended family to solve E. events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellite F. they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family G. technology enables the sharing and storage of information with greater
45、 speed(分数:10.00)(1).Nowadays formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:D)解析:解析:从文中第 1 段可以得出,由于社会变得复杂,以往通过问家人、朋友就能够解决的许多问题已经超出了他们的回答范围。(2).To obtain one piece of information relevant to specific problem is difficult and time-consuming be
46、cause 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:A)解析:解析:从第 3 段可以得出,面对浩瀚的信息,人们寻找一条相关的信息是一项复杂的、耗时的甚至有时候无法完成的任务。(3).The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:C)解析:解析:本题可以在第 3 段找到答案。如上题所释。(4).The storage and delivery of information become more and more conve
47、nient because 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:G)解析:解析:从第 4 段最后一句:“Technology has facilitatedto more people”可以得出,现代技术使信息的分享、储存和传送变得很便利。(5).As to message transmission, we can infer from the passage that 1.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:正确答案:B)解析:解析:从第 4 段中的“enablevery shortly electronic mail to bombard people w
48、ith multitudes of messages”可以得出,电子邮件会给人们传递大量的信息,成为重要的信息传送渠道。1. For many fashion-conscious Frenchmen, the triumph of the dark suit, imported from English, was a source of national shame and aesthetic distress. “The suns rays have disappeared,“ wrote a Parisian journalist in 1869, “giving way to the lugubrious shadows in which our tailors envelop us. “ Another writer was q