1、BFT阅读（综合）模拟试卷 20及答案与解析 一、 Part 2 0 1. The American baby boom after the war made unconvincing advice to the poor countries that they restrain their birth. However, there has hardly been a year since 1957 in which birth rates have not fallen in the United States and other rich countries, and in 1976 t
2、he fall was especially sharp. Both East Germany and West Germany have fewer births than they have death, and the United States is only temporarily able to avoid this condition because the children of the baby boom are now an exceptionally large group of married couples. 2. It is true the American do
3、nt typically plan their birth to set an example for developing nations. We are more affected by womens liberation: once women see interesting and well-paid job and careers available, they are less willing to provide free labor for child raising. From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem i
4、mpossibly expensive. And to the high cost of children are added the uncertainties introduced by divorce; couples are increasingly unwilling to subject children to the terrible experience of marital breakdown and themselves to the difficulty of raising a child alone. 3. These circumstances women work
5、ing outside the home and the instability of marriage tend to spread with industrial society and they will affect more and more countries during the remainder of this century. Along with them goes social mobility, ambition to rise in the urban world, a main factor in bringing down the births in Europ
6、e in the 19th century. 4. Food shortage will happen again when the reserves resulting from the food harvest of 1976 and 1977 have been consumed. Urbanization is likely to continue, with the cities of developing nations struggling under the weight of twice present population by the year 2000. 5. The
7、presently rich countries are approaching a stable population largely because of the changed place of women, and they incidentally are setting an example of restraint to the rest of the world. Industrial society will spread to the poor countries, and aspirations will exceed resources. All this will l
8、ead to population in the 21st century smaller than was feared years ago. For those anxious to see the population brought under control, the news is encouraging. Questions 1-5 Directions: For questions 1-5, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark on
9、e letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet, bo not mark any letter twice. A. The factors bringing down the birthrate in Europe B. Womens liberation affects the birthrate C. Birthrate in US raised after the war D. Bringing population under control is possible E. The birthrate in United States is low F. Food s
10、hortage and urbanization brought population under control G The reasons that low-birthrate involved 1 Paragraph 1 _ 2 Paragraph 2 _ 3 Paragraph 3 _ 4 Paragraph 4 _ 5 Paragraph 5 _ 5 Directions: Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 6-10, with a word or phrase from the list below.
11、 For each sentence(6-10), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. peoples desire to seek fortune in cities B. lack of food C was falling D. in stable marriage E. not a serious problem as expected F. womens desire for independence G. womens improved status 6 During
12、the years from 1957 to 1976, the birthrate of the United States _. 7 What influences the birthrate most in the United States is _. 8 The chief factor in bringing down the birthrate in Europe in the 19th century is _. 9 Bringing population under control in 21st century is _. 10 Presently the stable p
13、opulation of rich countries is due to _. 10 1. Icebergs are among natures most spectacular creations, and yet most people have never seen one. A vague air of mystery envelops them. They come into being somewhere in faraway, frigid waters, amid thunderous noise and splashing turbulence, which in most
14、 cases no one hears or sees. They exist only a short time and then slowly waste away just as unnoticed. 2. Objects of sheerest beauty, they have been called. Appearing in an endless variety of shapes, they may be dazzlingly white, or they may be glassy blue, green, or purple, tinted faintly or in da
15、rker hues. They are graceful, stately, inspiring in calm sunlit seas. 3. But they are also called frightening and dangerous, and that they are in the night, in the fog, and in storms. Even in clear weather one is wise to stay a safe distance away from them. Most of their bulk is hidden below the wat
16、er, so that the underwater parts may extend out far beyond the visible top. Also, they may roll over unexpectedly churning the waters around them. 4. Icebergs are parts of glaciers that break off, drift into the water, float about a while, and finally melt. Icebergs afloat today are made of snowflak
17、es that have fallen over long ages of time. They embody snows that drifted down hundreds, or many thousands or in some cases maybe a million years ago. The snows fell in polar regions and on cold mountains, where they melted only a little or not at all, and so collected to great depths over the year
18、s and centuries. 5. As each years snow accumulation lay on the surface, evaporation and melting caused the snowflakes slowly to lost their feathery points and become tiny grains of ice. When new snow fell on top of the old, it too turned to icy grains. So blankets of snow and ice grains mounted laye
19、r upon layer and were of such great thickness that the weight of the upper layers compressed the lower one. With time and pressure from above, the many small ice grains joined and changed to larger crystals, and eventually the deeper crystals merged into a solid mass of ice. Questions 1-5 Directions
20、: For questions 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. Size and shape of iceberg B. Snows in polar regions C. Beautiful appearance of iceberg D. The dangers of iceberg E. I
21、ceberg as a spectacular creation F. Formation of solid mass of ice G Iceberg originating from the buildup of snowflakes 11 Paragraph 1 _ 12 Paragraph 2 _ 13 Paragraph 3 _ 14 Paragraph 4 _ 15 Paragraph 5 _ 15 Directions: Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 6-10, with a word or p
22、hrase 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. snowflakes B. underwater pressure C. they can turn over suddenly D. the nature and origin of iceberg E. the size and shape of iceberg F. they are located in remote regions o
23、f the world G. snowflakes lost feathery points after evaporation and melting 16 According to the passage, the icebergs are rarely seen because _. 17 The author states that icebergs are dangerous because _. 18 Icebergs afloat today originate from _. 19 Tiny grains of ice are formed when _. 20 This pa
24、ssage is mainly about _. BFT阅读（综合）模拟试卷 20答案与解析 一、 Part 2 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第 1段第 1句点明主题：战后人口出生率的增长和战后的一代处于婚育年龄才避免了美国人口的负增长。这说明美国的人口一直是负增长，战后才有所回升。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第 2段主要讲影响美国人口出生率的主要原因是妇女解放思想。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此段的两句话主要是讲欧洲人口下降的主要原因。 【知识模
25、块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 4 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 第 4段讲 1976年与 1977年储存的粮食消费之后就会有另一场饥荒，并且发展中国家的城市化仍将继续，这两者使人口得到控制。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 原文中心句为最后一句，即以上提到的所有的因素都使人口下降，这对希望控制人口的人来说无疑是一个福音。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择 填空题 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中第 1段第 2句： “However， there has hardlywas especially sh
26、arp ”指出，在美国和一些富有的国家从 1957年开始人口出生率就几乎逐年下降，尤其是在 1976年，下降幅度相当大。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 7 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 文中第 2段第 2句： “We are more affected by womens liberation ”指出，影响美国人口出生率的主要是妇女解放运动。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章第 3段最后一句话说， 19世纪，影响欧洲出生率的主要原因是人们强烈希望在城市中获得成功。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 9 【正确答案】 E 【试题解
27、析】 文章最后一段指出控制人口是可行的，也不像想象中的那么麻烦。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 10 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 由全文可知，发达国家人口稳定的因素是妇女地位的提高。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 11 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 本文介绍了冰山的性质和形成过程。第 1段说明了冰山是最壮观的自然景色之一，而后讲述了它们的形成情况。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第 2段描绘了冰山的美丽壮观。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解
28、析】 第 3段描述了冰山危险和令人生畏的一面。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 14 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 第 4、 5段介绍了冰山的形成过程。其中第 4段说明了冰山是多年雪片的堆积。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 15 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 第 5段介绍了冰山的最终形成。蒸发和融化使雪花变成小冰粒，冰粒被积压变成晶体，晶体融合为坚固巨大的冰山。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 16 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 根据第 1段第 3句： “They come into beinghears or sees
29、”可以推出， F是正确答案。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据第 3段最后一句： “Also， they may roll over unexpectedly churning the waters around them ”可以得出，冰山由于会出人意料地突然翻滚，所以危险。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选 择填空题 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据第 4段第 2句： “Icebergs afloat todayages of time ”可以得出，如今漂浮在海上的冰山是许多年前的雪花形成的。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 19 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 由第 5段第 1句： “As each years snowgrains of ice ”可以得出，每年的雪落在表面，蒸发和融化使雪花慢慢失去羽毛状而变成小冰粒。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题 20 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 整篇文章对冰山进行了介绍，包括它的性质和形成过程。 【知识模块】 主题分析与理解选择填空题
