1、BFT（阅读）模拟试卷 5及答案与解析 一、 Part 1 0 Read the following passages, eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap. For each gap(1-8)mark one letter(AH)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. In the world of entertainment, TV talk sh
2、ows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television.【 R1】 _But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey show. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash
3、 talk“.【 R2】 _For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. 【 R3】 _ Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction.【 R4】 _Topics range from
4、teaching your children responsibility, managing your workweek, to getting to know your neighbors. Compared with Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends ever with a “final word“.【 R5】 _Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn somet
5、hing very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone.【 R6】 _Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with lifes tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society.【 R7】_They are the ones who see s
6、ome value and lessons to be learned underneath the shows exploitation. While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now.【 R8】 _Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world. A. He makes a small speech that sum
7、s up the entire moral of the show. B. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individuals quality of life. C. The shows main target audience are middle-class Americans. D. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. E. The topic
8、s on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. F. These are 18-to 20-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love relationship, sex, money and peers. G. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. H. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and
9、 exploitation of societys moral catastrophe, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other peoples lives. 1 【 R1】 2 【 R2】 3 【 R3】 4 【 R4】 5 【 R5】 6 【 R6】 7 【 R7】 8 【 R8】 二、 Part 2 8 Read the following passage and answer questions 9-18. 1. Most young people enjoy some forms of
10、 physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind football, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering. 2. Those who have a passion for climbing high difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and w
11、omen willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineers and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure. 3. Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there a
12、re for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods. 4. If we compare mo
13、untaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game“. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches“ between “team“ of climbers, but when climbers on rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may de
14、pend, there is obviously teamwork. 5. The mountain climber knows that he may have fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight to against the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities. A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year a
15、fter year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than young man, but they probably climb with m
16、ore skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment. Questions 9-13 For questions 9-13, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(AG)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. A. Mountaineering is diff
17、erent from golf and football. B. Mountaineering is treated as a team sport. C. The requirements needed for climbers. D. Many young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. E. A mountain climbers skill is not limited by his age. F. The reason why people enjoy climbing mountains. G. Mountaineerin
18、g is a sport rather than a game. 9 Paragraph 1: _ 10 Paragraph 2: _ 11 Paragraph 3: _ 12 Paragraph 4: _ 13 Paragraph 5: _ 13 Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 1418, with a word or phrase from the list below. For each sentence(14-18), mark one letter(AG)on the Answer Sheet. Do
19、 not mark any letter twice. A. depend on each other B. nature C. risks D. each other E. mountaineering F. rules G. climate and mountaineering 14 Mountaineering involves cold, hardship and _. 15 The difference between a sport and a game has to do with the kind of_. 16 Mountaineering can be called a t
20、eam sport because mountaineers _while climbing. 17 Mountaineers have to compete with the _. 18 The best title for the passage is _. 三、 Part 3 18 Read the following article and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. D
21、igging up the past isnt always the exhilarating experience people commonly perceive it to be. Contrary to the popular image, and one partly forwarded in the movie realm, archaeologists are not the swashbuckling adventurers who risk life and limb to uncover the mythical and magical remnants of the pa
22、st and save the world in the process. In reality, archaeological work is a time consuming task and the process of unearthing a site slow and often tedious. Conditions on an excavation site are far from ideal. Exposed to the elements for long hours, drenched in the rain, steeped in the mud, or scorch
23、ed by the sun and choking on dust, archaeologists patiently sift through the sands of time for evidence of civilizations gone by. While the excavations themselves dont always produce earth-shattering results or draw the widespread attention they so justly deserve, rare discoveries automatically beco
24、me part of history. But, from time to time, less momentous finds yield unexpected surprises. A recent archeological find at a site in Essex of what appears to be a Celtic surgeons toolkit including scalpels, retractors and probes - was pretty exciting, even compared to many “major finds“ heralded in
25、 the media over the years. This one was particularly significant, demonstrating a stronger link to our past than people might think. Far from the perception of Celts as creative but warlike people, the find Shows there were keen scientific minds at work and emphasises how much modem society has in c
26、ommon with them. Finds like this are extremely rare but encourage the idea that when we dig we are looking for something in particular. Visitors to excavation sites are often disappointed when we havent found anything “exciting“ they dont realize that many of us will never come across such a find in
27、 an entire lifetime of digging. My own “treasure“ count in eleven years of digging is one small Roman gold earring found by someone else on a site where I was working. What were actually digging for is to record the whole sequence of human activity on a site. This involves methodical recording of hu
28、ndreds of layers of soil and remains of buildings long disused and buried under the debris of later occupation. Its the sequence of events which is significant here, and not any single episode. Many people are also unaware that modem professional archaeology is highly competitive and very much part
29、of the construction industry, as well as being an academic discipline. When land is to be developed, the local government archeological officer will undertake or commission an assessment of the site to decide whether the proposed development threatens to destroy any archaeological remains. If it doe
30、s, they will compile a specification for excavation work to be done to recover as much information as possible about the site. Then, archaeological units operating in a given area will tender for work on the basis of these specs. As the organisation developing the site must foot the bill for this wo
31、rk, they usually go for the lowest tender rather than the quality and experience of the units involved. The legislation and guidelines which protect what is termed the “archaeological resource“ emphasise protecting archaeology in the ground using appropriately designed foundations, for example, or o
32、nly digging if theres no other option. While this would seem good for archaeology, the decreasing numbers of sites available for excavation will be more keenly fought over, and with units cutting costs wherever possible it seems unavoidable that the quality of their work will suffer. The life of the
33、 Celtic surgeon is significant in its own right, but placed within the context of his culture, our understanding of both the individual and the culture is enhanced. It is this wider understanding that could be jeopardised by the loss of the more mundane and less spectacular archaeological sites. 19
34、Archaeology is sometimes portrayed in the cinema as_. （ A） difficult and laborious work in unpleasant conditions （ B） important work which goes largely unrecognised （ C） heroic work involving exciting and hazardous experiences （ D） unusual historical work that is now rather outdated 20 It is suggest
35、ed that archaeological discoveries like the Celtic surgeons toolkit can_. （ A） alter our perception of the past （ B） tell us about singular historical events （ C） reveal mythical aspects of the past （ D） show how communities change over time 21 It is not widely known that contemporary archaeology_.
36、（ A） has close links with building and development （ B） has lost its previous importance as an academic discipline （ C） has aligned its useful work with the construction business （ D） is far more a competitive business than an academic discipline 22 Prospective land developers need consult local aut
37、horities to_. （ A） recover as much information as possible about the site （ B） tender their services for future work on excavation sites （ C） check whether their proposal jeopardises any existing antiquities （ D） decide who is going to pay for the dig 23 A possible negative side-effect of legislatio
38、n protecting “archaeological resource“ is that_. （ A） excavation will only be carried out as a last resort （ B） exploration will be limited to sites with foundations （ C） there will be no construction allowed on sites （ D） there will be a reduction in the standard of excavations 24 What does the aut
39、hor say about the significance of the Celtic surgeon?_. （ A） His life needs to be regarded in context （ B） He is an important key to comprehending the society he lived in （ C） Rare discoveries like the surgeons tools jeopardise future study （ D） The discovery of “ordinary“ everyday items is not part
40、icularly important 25 What is the main idea of this essay? （ A） Archaeological work is no fun at all. （ B） Its extremely difficult to get some rare finds. （ C） Developing a site may destroy some archaeological remains. （ D） Modern archaeology concerns more than digging up the past. 四、 Part 4 25 Read
41、 the following passage and choose the best word for each space. Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any【 C1】 _know of. It serves directly to assist a rapid of goods at reasonable prices,【 C2】 _establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide【 C3】 _export at compe
42、titive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demand it【 C4】 _an increasing need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services:【 C5】 _advertisements your daily newsp
43、aper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 percent more. And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy【 C6】 _the fact that tw
44、enty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live【 C7】 _the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little【 C8】 _through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public h
45、as the good【 C9】 _not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article【 C10】 _advertised, it is the surest proof. I know that the article does what is【 C11】 _for it, and that it represents good value. Advertising does more for the【 C12】 _benefit of the community than any other force
46、 I can think of. There is one more point I feel I ought to【 C13】 _on. Recently I heard a well-known television personality【 C14】 _that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs. He was drawing【 C15】 _fine distinctions. Of course advertising【 C16】 _to persuade. If its messag
47、e were【 C17】 _merely to information and that in itself【 C18】_difficult if not impossible to achieve,【 C19】 _even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is subtly persuasive advertising would be so boring【 C20】 _no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known tele
48、vision personality wants. 26 【 C1】 （ A） attribution （ B） distribution （ C） contribution （ D） attrition 27 【 C2】 （ A） therefore （ B） thereby （ C） thereupon （ D） thereafter 28 【 C3】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） with （ D） about 29 【 C4】 （ A） assures （ B） confesses （ C） ensures （ D） confirms 30 【 C5】 （ A） Besi
49、de （ B） Except （ C） By （ D） Without 31 【 C6】 （ A） Except （ B） Except for （ C） Apart from （ D） Excluding 32 【 C7】 （ A） by （ B） up to （ C） on （ D） through 33 【 C8】 （ A） period （ B） term （ C） while （ D） second 34 【 C9】 （ A） sense （ B） judge （ C） feeling （ D） understanding 35 【 C10】 （ A） persistently （ B） insistently （ C） consistently （ D） co
