1、BFT（阅读）模拟试卷 25及答案与解析 一、 Part 1 0 Read the article below and choose the best sentence from the list on the next page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap(1-8)mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. Have Life Insurance? Is It Enough or Maybe Too Much? Most parents kno
2、w that they need life insurance. But many would rather have a root canal than shop for the best life insurance policy. “People dont think about, What will my family do if I am gone and not earning a living? “ says Peter Katt, a fee-only life insurance adviser. “The whole point of this kind of planni
3、ng is to provide the family with maximum flexibility so theyre not stuck.“ 【 R1】 _Too often, parents make a quick decision, ignoring important considerations. Among their mistakes, one is that they do not buy enough life insurance.【 R2】 _“They dont think that the person who is not bringing in an inc
4、ome needs life insurance,“ says Greg Daugherty, executive editor of Consumers Union. But if that person dies, the other parent cant stop working and usually has to pay someone to help care for the family. 【 R3】 _Katt recommended that one young couple should buy $3 million for the husband who earns $
5、100,000 a year and $1 million for the stay-at-home wife. At the same time, many families rely on employer-provided life insurance, but employer-provided coverage is rarely sufficient to support your family.【 R4】 _Some employers provide a years salary, but that may also fall well short of the amount
6、your family would need to maintain its standard of living. Some employers let workers buy group life insurance through payroll deductions. That may be a good deal for workers who have health problems that would disqualify them for an individual policy. 【 R5】 _ Another drawback is that if you leave y
7、our job, you may not be able to take your insurance. “Given the job market, most of us are not absolutely certain that our jobs are secure,“ Daugherty says. 【 R6】 _ On the other hand, some families buy too much insurance. Not everyone needs life insurance. Some people buy life insurance for babies,
8、which is unnecessary, unless the baby is a child model who is supporting the family, Daugherty says:【 R7】 _Single people and those who have no children to care for usually dont need life insurance. Katt says a man with substantial savings in stocks and bonds and other sources of income recently aske
9、d him how much life insurance he needs. “I said none,“ Katt says. 【 R8】 _ A. Many employer-provided policies provide a death benefit of $10,000 to $25,000 barely enough to cover your funeral expenses. B. Families dont always insure a parent who is staying home to care for the children. C. “There are
10、 people who dont need life insurance but have it and many more people who need it but are woefully uninsured.“ D. The purpose of insurance is to replace the income that a family has been relying on. E. “Even if you have a lot of insurance at work, it makes sense to have some more insurance on your o
11、wn.“ F. To make insurance more affordable, you may not need to buy the same amount of insurance for both parents. G. Planning for your death is not a cheerful topic. H. But if youre young and healthy, you may be able to get a better rate on your own. 1 【 R1】 2 【 R2】 3 【 R3】 4 【 R4】 5 【 R5】 6 【 R6】 7
12、 【 R7】 8 【 R8】 二、 Part 2 8 Read the following article and answer questions 9-18 on the next page. Addiction 1. The word “addiction“ is often used loosely or ironically in informal conversation. People will refer to themselves as “mystery book addicts“, “fashion addicts“ or “cookie addicts“. Yet nobo
13、dy really believes that reading mysteries, being crazy about fashion or eating cookie is serious enough to be compared with addiction to heroin, drug or alcohol. The word “addiction“ is here used jokingly to denote a tendency to thoroughly or over indulge in some pleasurable activities. 2. Some peop
14、le often refer to being “hooked on TV“. Does this, too, fall into the lighthearted category of cookie eating and other pleasures that people pursue with unusual intensity, or is there a kind of television viewing that falls into the more serious category of destructive addiction, like of drug or alc
15、ohol? The answer is obvious. 3. When we think about addiction to drugs or alcohol, we frequently focus on negative aspects, ignoring the pleasures that accompany drinking or drug-taking. And yet the essence of any serious addiction is a pursuit of pleasure, a search for a “high“ substance that is di
16、smaying, the dependence of the organism upon a certain experience and an increasing inability to function normally without it. Thus a person will take two or three drinks at the end of the day not merely for the pleasure drinking provides, but also because he “doesnt feel normal“ without them. 4. An
17、 addict does not merely pursue a pleasurable experience and need to experience it in order to function normally. He needs to repeat it again and again. Certain thing about that particular experience makes his life without it less than complete. Other potentially pleasurable experiences are no longer
18、 possible for him, for under the magic spell of the addictive experience, his life is peculiarly distorted, and he is deprived of other possible pleasures. The addict intensely desires an experience and yet he is never really or fully satisfied. The organism may be temporarily sated or satisfied, bu
19、t soon it begins to desire severely again. 5. Finally a serious addiction is distinguished from a harmless pursuit of pleasure by its distinctly destructive elements and consequences. A heroin addict, for instance, leads a damaged life: his increasing need for heroin in increasing doses prevents him
20、 from rational thinking, from capable working, from maintaining relationships normally, from developing in human ways. Similarly an alcoholics life is ruined too it is narrowed down, cut short and dehumanized by his incurable dependence on alcohol. Questions 9-13(10 marks) For questions 9-13, choose
21、 the best title for each paragraph from the box below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. Classification of TV addiction question B. Functions of the harmless pursuit of pleasure C. Essence of serious addictions D. Development
22、 of the addicts organism E. Destructive features of serious addictions F. Importance of addictive experiences for addicts G. Informal usage of the word “addiction“ 9 Paragraph 1_ 10 Paragraph 2_ 11 Paragraph 3_ 12 Paragraph 4_ 13 Paragraph 5_ 13 Using the information in the text, complete each sente
23、nce 14-18 with an expression from the list below. For each sentence(14-18),mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. the addict is looking for pleasure B. serious and does harm to the addicts C. a serious addiction has destructive features D. they are making comment
24、jokingly on their likes E. it should not be criticized to pursue addictive pleasures F. his life is totally ruined G. all addictions have negative and positive aspects 14 When people refer to themselves as “cookie addicts“, _. 15 The essence of a serious addiction is _. 16 The difference between a s
25、erious and a harmless addiction is _. 17 The author believes that TV addiction _. 18 When a person is addicted to heroin, _. 三、 Part 3 18 Read the following article from a magazine and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on the Answer
26、 Sheet. A Thirsty Planet If you live in a city in North America or Europe, you have probably never thought much about water. Whenever you need some, you turn on the tap and there it is. Millions of people in other parts of the world are not so lucky. They have trouble getting enough clean water for
27、their basic needs. This situation may soon become common all around the world, scientists believe. In fact, they say that the lack of clean water may be one of the biggest issues in the twenty-first century. The reasons for this are clear. On the one hand, people are using more water than ever befor
28、e. Over the last fifty years, the population of the world has more than doubled. So has the demand for water for home use, for farming and for industry. On the other hand, supplies of clean water are disappearing. Many sources of surface water such as rivers, lakes and streams are too polluted and u
29、nhealthy for use as drinking water. This has forced more and more people to drill wells so they can get water from underground. There are enormous amounts of water deep underground in lakes called aquifers. Until recently, scientists believed this groundwater was safe from pollution. Then, in 1980s,
30、 people in the Untied States began to find chemicals in their well water, and scientists took a closer look at what was happening. Weldon Spring, Missouri, for example, was the site of a bomb factory during World War II. The factory was destroyed after the war, but poisonous chemicals remained on th
31、e ground. Very slowly, theses chemicals dripped down through the ground and into the aquifer. Once they did, however, the water from that aquifer was no longer drinkable. It probably never will be drinkable again. Groundwater is not renewed regularly by the rain, like lake or river water. Thus, if a
32、 harmful chemical gets into an aquifer, it will stay there for a very long time. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to remove all the water in an aquifer and clean out the pollutants. Industrial sites like Weldon Spring are one cause of groundwater pollution. There are thousands of such sites in t
33、he Untied States alone, and many others around the world. Groundwater pollution is also caused by modern farming methods, which require the use of large amounts of chemicals in the fields. And finally, yet another important cause of groundwater pollution is waste. That includes solid waste thrown aw
34、ay in dumps and landfills, and also untreated human and animal waste. The situation is indeed very serious. Fortunately, there are many aquifers and they are very large. Only a small number have been seriously damaged so far. But if the world does not want to go thirsty in the near future, further p
35、ollution must be prevented. Around the world, governments must make real changes in industry, agriculture and waste disposal. 19 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） pollution problems （ B） water supplies around the world （ C） an industrial site in Missouri （ D） groundwater pollution 20 In the first
36、 paragraph scientists express the idea that _. （ A） clean water is not necessary for millions of people （ B） there will always be enough water for everyone （ C） the water problem will soon be resolved （ D） many more people may soon be without clean water 21 One reason for water shortage is that _. （
37、 A） the population has been continuously rising （ B） people wash their clothes more often （ C） people in Europe dont turn off their taps （ D） there is not much underground water 22 Another reason for water shortage is that _. （ A） lakes and streams are drying up （ B） underground water is hard to get
38、 （ C） surface water is too polluted to drink （ D） people dont want to drill wells 23 In Weldon Spring, people found _. （ A） many sources of surface water （ B） chemicals in well water （ C） more aquifers （ D） chemicals in the bomb factory 24 If chemicals get into groundwater, _. （ A） it is not good to
39、 drink （ B） people can drink it anyway （ C） they can be removed （ D） they will be washed away 25 We can infer from this passage that industry, farming and waste are _. （ A） the three main sources of groundwater pollution （ B） minor sources of ground water pollution （ C） causing problems in bomb fact
40、ories （ D） polluting all aquifers in the United States 四、 Part 4 25 Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, CorD on the Answer Sheet We Really Can Tell if We Are Being Watched Stories about how people somehow know when they are
41、 being watched have been going around for years. However, few【 C1】 _have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the largest ever【 C2】 _of the so-called staring effect, there is impressive evidence that this is a recognisable and【 C3】 _sixth sense. The stu
42、dy【 C4】 _hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes【 C5】_so they could not see, and with their【 C6】 _to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the【 C7】 _showed that the children who could not see were able to【 C8】 _when they w
43、ere being stared at. In a【 C9】 _of more than 18,000 trials carried out worldwide, the children【 C10】 _sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was repeated with the【 C11】_precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room,【 C12】_from the star
44、ers by the windows. This was done just in case there was some【 C13】_going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not. This【 C14】_the possibility of sounds being【 C15】 _between the children. The results, though less【 C16】 _. were more or less the same. Dr Sheldrake, the
45、biologist who【 C17】 _the study, believes that the results are【 C18】 _enough to find out through further experiments【 C19】 _how the staring effect might actually【 C20】 _. 26 【 C1】 （ A） tries （ B） tests （ C） attempts （ D） aims 27 【 C2】 （ A） facility （ B） study （ C） delivery （ D） object 28 【 C3】 （ A） g
46、enuine （ B） accepted （ C） received （ D） honest 29 【 C4】 （ A） involved （ B） contained （ C） comprised （ D） enclosed 30 【 C5】 （ A） shaded （ B） wrapped （ C） disguised （ D） covered 31 【 C6】 （ A） faces （ B） backs （ C） bodies （ D） heads 32 【 C7】 （ A） results （ B） groups （ C） figures （ D） wonders 33 【 C8】 （
47、 A） find （ B） notice （ C） tell （ D） reveal 34 【 C9】 （ A） sum （ B） collection （ C） mass （ D） total 35 【 C10】 （ A） correctly （ B） exactly （ C） thoroughly （ D） perfectly 36 【 C11】 （ A） attached （ B） talented （ C） connected （ D） increased 37 【 C12】 （ A） disordered （ B） parted （ C） split （ D） divided 38
48、【 C13】 （ A） pretending （ B） lying （ C） cheating （ D） deceiving 39 【 C14】 （ A） prevented （ B） omitted （ C） evaded （ D） ended 40 【 C15】 （ A） delivered （ B） transported （ C） transmitted （ D） distributed 41 【 C16】 （ A） practical （ B） direct （ C） logical （ D） impressive 42 【 C17】 （ A） completed （ B） replicated （ C） designed （ D） undertook 43 【 C18】 （ A） satisfying （ B） convincing （ C） concluding （ D） persuading 44 【 C19】 （ A） really （ B） carefully （ C） definitely （ D） precisely 45 【 C20】 （ A） come about （ B） be looked at （ C） setout （ D） be held up BFT（阅读）模拟试卷 25答案与解析
