BFT（閱讀）模擬試卷34

一、第一部分（本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8分。）

Readthearticlebelow.Choosethebestsentencefromthelistonthenextpagetofilleach

ofthegaps.Foreachgap(1-8)markoneletter(A-H)ontheAnswerSheet.Donotmark

anylettertwice.Poll:ObamaSeenAsMoreCompassionateThanMcCainJusthours

beforethestartofthesecondpresidentialdebate,anewnationalsurveysuggeststhatSen.

BarackObamaismakinggainsamongAmericansasacompassionatecandidate.[RI]

InanewCNN/OpinionResearchCorporationpolloutTuesdayafternoon,55

percentofregisteredvotersquestionedsaythatObama"caresmoreaboutpeoplelike

you"thanSen.JohnMcCain,with35percentsayingMcCaincaresmorethanObama.

[R2]"Theall-timechampionoftown-halldebateswasBillClintonbecausehe

wasabletoconnectwith:heaudiencememberssowell,"saidCNNpollingdirector

KeatingHolland."VotersnationwideseemtofeelsomeconnectionwithObama.[R3]

JohnMcCainhasaprettygoodtrackrecordattownhalls,andit'spossiblethathe

willbetheonewholooksmorecompassionate."Obamaalsoappearstobebuildinga

leadasthecandidatewiththeclearerplantosolvethecountry'sproblems.Hehasa15-

pointleadoverMcCainonthatquestioninthepolk48percentto33percent.[R4]

Obamaisalsomakinggainsonbeingastronganddecisiveleader.A19-point

McCainadvantageearlylastmonthhasnowshrunktoa5-pointlead.[R5]

"VotersagreewithMcCainthatthingsaregoingwellfortheU.S.inIraq.That'saswitch

sinceApril,whenwelastaskedthatquestion,"Hollandsaid.[R6]Among

voters,Obamaalsoleadsonwhowouldbetterhandletheeconomy,57percentto37

percent;afinancialcrisis,53percentto36percent;andhealthcare,60percentto33

percent.【R7】Obama'sfavorableratingamongthosequestionedinthepollis

62percent,downonepercentagepointfromthreeweeksago.[R8]A.Buton

thequestionofwhohasthebetterexperiencetobepresident,McCainstillhasabiglead

overhisrival,54percentto36percent.B.Thatcouldbeimportantinthedebatein

Nashville,whichisatownhall-stylemeetingwiththecandidatesfieldingquestionsfrom

undecidedvotersintheaudience.C.Thequestioniswhetherhe'llconnectwiththe

peopleatthedebatetonight.D.That20-pointmarginforObamaisupfroma9-point

advantageamonthago.E.McCain'sfavorableratingis54percent,downthreepoints

fromthreeweeksago.F."ButvotersalsoagreewithObamathatthewarwasabadidea

一andtheyhaven'tchangedtheirmindsonthatinalmostfouryears."G.McCainleads

ontheissueofterrorism,54percentto44percent.H.Lastmonth,McCainhada2-point

advantageoverObamaonthetopicofhavingaclearerplan.

1、[RlJ

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：前文提到“全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)的調(diào)查表明，民眾普遍認(rèn)為奧巴馬是一個(gè)更有

同情心的競(jìng)選者?！边x項(xiàng)B中“That”就是指代這一內(nèi)容，因此選項(xiàng)B“這一點(diǎn)在納什

維爾的競(jìng)選辯論中起著吸其重要的作用?！笔亲罴堰x項(xiàng)。

2、[R2]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：前文提到“55%的選民認(rèn)為奧巴馬比麥凱恩更為關(guān)心民眾?！边x項(xiàng)D

涉及奧巴馬的支持率的問(wèn)題，因此可作為此段的總結(jié)段。

3、[R3]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此段談及總統(tǒng)候選人和選民的交流問(wèn)題，因此選項(xiàng)C“問(wèn)題是他是否

會(huì)和選民在競(jìng)選辯論的夜晚有所溝通?！笔亲罴堰x項(xiàng)。

4、[R4]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：H

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第4段提到制定清晰合理的規(guī)劃，H選項(xiàng)也提到“上個(gè)月麥凱恩在制

定清晰合理規(guī)劃方面比奧巴馬占優(yōu)勢(shì)”，因此可作為最佳選項(xiàng)。

5、[R5]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第5段提到“奧巴馬在誰(shuí)能成為一個(gè)強(qiáng)有力的及果斷的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者方面，

也同樣占有優(yōu)勢(shì)。''選項(xiàng)A提到“就誰(shuí)有能成為一個(gè)總統(tǒng)的更好的經(jīng)歷方面而言，

麥凱恩依然還是占有優(yōu)勢(shì)?！贝颂幨钦Z(yǔ)義的遞進(jìn)。

6、[R6]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此段提及伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，F(xiàn)選項(xiàng)也談到了這個(gè)問(wèn)題，所以為最佳選項(xiàng)。

7、[R7]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此段是對(duì)比奧巴馬和麥凱恩在各個(gè)方面的支持率，G選項(xiàng)也是支持率

的對(duì)比，因此可作為此處的正確選項(xiàng)。

8、[R8]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此段提到有促進(jìn)作用的支持率問(wèn)題，E選項(xiàng)也提到這一點(diǎn)，因此可作

為正確選項(xiàng)。

二、第二部分（本題共70題，每題1.0分，共10分。）

Readthefollowingarticleandanswerquestions9-18onthenextpage.Addiction1The

word"addiction"isoftenusedlooselyorironicallyininformalconversation.Peoplewill

refertothemselvesas"mysterybookaddicts","fashionaddicts"or"cookieaddicts".Yet

nobodyreallybelievesthatreadingmysteries,beingcrazyaboutfashionoreatingcookie

isseriousenoughtobecomparedwithaddictiontoheroin,drugoralcohol.Theword

"addiction"ishereusedjokinglytodenoteatendencytothoroughlyoroverindulgein

somepleasurableactivities.2Somepeopleoftenrefertobeing"hookedonTV”.Does

this,too,fallintothelighiheartedcategoryofcookieeatingandotherpleasuresthat

peoplepursuewithunusualintensity,oristhereakindoftelevisionviewingthatfalls

intothemoreseriouscategoryofdestructiveaddiction,likeofdrugoralcohol?The

answerisobvious.3Whenwethinkaboutaddictiontodrugsoralcohol,wefrequently

focusonnegativeaspects,ignoringthepleasuresthataccompanydrinkingordrug-taking.

Andyettheessenceofanyseriousaddictionisapursuitofpleasure,asearchtbra"high"

substancethatisdismaying,thedependenceoftheorganismuponacertainexperience

andanincreasinginabilitytofunctionnormallywithoutit.Thusapersonwilltaketwoor

threedrinksattheendofthedaynotmerelyforthepleasuredrinkingprovides,butalso

becausehe"doesn'tfeelnormal"withoutthem.4Anaddictdoesnotmerelypursuea

pleasurableexperienceandneedtoexperienceitinordertofunctionnormally.Heneeds

torepeatitagainandagain.Certainthingaboutthatparticularexperiencemakeshislife

withoutitlessthancomplete.Otherpotentiallypleasurableexperiencesarenolonger

possibleforhim,forunderthemagicspelloftheaddictiveexperience,hislifeis

peculiarlydistorted,andheisdeprivedofotherpossiblepleasures.Theaddictintensely

desiresanexperienceandyetheisneverreallyorfullysatisfied.Theorganismmaybe

temporarilysatedorsatisfied,butsoonitbeginstodesireseverelyagain.5Finallya

seriousaddictionisdistinguishedfromaharmlesspursuitofpleasurebyitsdistinctly

destructiveelementsandconsequences.Aheroinaddict,forinstance,leadsadamaged

life:hisincreasingneedtbrheroininincreasingdosespreventshimfromrational

thinking,fromcapableworking,frommaintainingrelationshipsnormally,from

developinginhumanways.Similarlyanalcoholic'slifeisruinedtoo-itisnarrowed

down,cutshortanddehumanizedbyhisincurabledependenceonalcohol.Questions9-

13(10marks)Forquestions9-13,choosethebesttitleforeachparagraphfromthebox

below.Foreachnumberedparagraph(l-5),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotmarkanylettertwice.A.ClassificationofTVaddictionquestionR.Functionsof

theharmlesspursuitofpleasureC.EssenceofseriousaddictionsD.Developmentofthe

addict'sorganismE.DestructivefeaturesofseriousaddictionsF.Importanceofaddictive

experiencesforaddictsG.Informalusageoftheword"addiction"

9、Paragraph1:

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第1段的首句就是該段的主題句，意思是“addiction一詞被人們隨意

使用，或在非正式場(chǎng)合表達(dá)諷刺意味”，所以G選項(xiàng)符合。

10、Paragraph2:

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：由第2段重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的名詞“TV”可判斷該段落關(guān)于“電視癮的分類”，

即A選項(xiàng)。

11、Paragraph3:

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該段的第2句由“yet”引出作者的觀點(diǎn)，即本段的主題“任何嚴(yán)重的成

癮都是為了追求某種快感”，故選項(xiàng)C概括了這一主題。

12、Paragraph4:

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該段的首句說(shuō)明癮君子的“癮”是為了讓他們的生活正常運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，對(duì)他們

的生活非常重要。

13、Paragraph5:

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

知識(shí)點(diǎn)。析：首句是該段的主題句，E選項(xiàng)概括了這一主題。

Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence14-18withanexpressionfrom

thelistbelow.Foreachsentence(14-18),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Do

notmarkanylettertwice.A.theaddictislookingforpleasureB.seriousanddoesharm

totheaddictsC.aseriousaddictionhasdestructivefeaturesD.theyaremakingcomment

jokinglyontheirlikesE.itshouldnotbecriticizedtopursueaddictivepleasuresF.his

lifeistotallyruinedG.alladdictionshavenegativeandpositiveaspects

14、Whenpeoplerefertothemselvesas"cookieaddicts'1,.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該題定位在第1段，該段的最后一句則為答案所在，和D句“以玩笑

的態(tài)度評(píng)價(jià)他們的喜好”意思一致。

15、Theessenceofaseriousaddictionis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該題定位在第3段第2句，所以A選項(xiàng)“癮君子尋求快感”符合題意。

16、Thedifferencebetweenaseriousandaharmlessaddictionis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該題定位在第5段第1句，該句說(shuō)明兩種“癮”的根本區(qū)別在于“嚴(yán)重

成癮具有破壞性”，即C句的意思。

17、TheauthorbelievesihatTVaddiction.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該題定位在第2段。作者用疑問(wèn)句提出電視成癮的負(fù)面作用實(shí)際是

“嚴(yán)重成癮并具有破壞性”，即B句的意思。

18、Whenapersonisaddictedtoheroin,.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該題定位在第2段倒數(shù)第2至3句，作者認(rèn)為對(duì)毒品上癮的癮君子的

“生活就會(huì)被徹底毀了“，即F句的意思。

三、第三部分（本題共7題，每題1.0分，共7分。）

Readthefollowingpassageandanswerquestions19-25.Forquestions19?25,choosethe

correctanswerA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.Whilestillinits

earlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates,at

leastUNisgettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimatedthatmorethantwomillionhaveleft

therolessince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfareinrollsinAthenscountryhasbeen

cutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaid

lessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthenscountrypovertyratestillremainsatmore

llian30pcicent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocatesfbrthepoor,dial'san

indicationthatmuchmoreneedslobedone."Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butifsnot

makingtheirlivesanybelter,"saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystatthecenterinbudget

andpolicyprioritiesinWashington.CanteranalysisofUScensusdatanationwidefound

thatbetween1995and1996,agreatpercentageofsingle,fame-headedhouseholdwere

earningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallyvzent

down.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostas

wellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory."Welfarev/asa

poison.Itwasatoxinthatwaspoisoningthefamily,"saysRector.Awelfarereformis

changingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunilies.It'sbeginningtorebuildthe

workethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce"the

habitofdependencyiscracked,"thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimed

atimprovinglivingstandards.

19、Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A^isover-enthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereform

B、insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoor

C、believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment'sburden

D^considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是主導(dǎo)題。通觀全文，可知作者耍說(shuō)明的是：社會(huì)福利改革使人

們擺脫了對(duì)福利的依賴，過(guò)上了自立的生活，并改變了人們工作的道德觀念。這一

切都印證了作者在本文開(kāi)頭表明的觀點(diǎn)。由此可見(jiàn)，正確答案為D。

20、Whyaren'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?

A^Becausetheirwagesarelow.

B>Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.

C、Becausethecostoflivingisrising.

D^Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是推理題。根據(jù)第2段第2句和第3句就不難推斷出，工作的人

不能過(guò)上更好的日子的原因是他們工資太低。

21、WhatisworthnotingformtheexampleofAthenscountryisthat.

A、60percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfare

B>70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyears

C>thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown

D^greateffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople'slivingstandards

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段：“Foradvocatesforthepoor,tha「s

anindicationthatmuchmoreneedstobedone.”可知,Athenscountry的貧困現(xiàn)象提

示人們需要進(jìn)一步努力以改善當(dāng)?shù)厝藗兊纳钏健?/p>

22>Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat.

A、providingmorejobs

savingwelfarefunds

C^rebuildingtheworkethic

D、cuttinggovernmentexpenses

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段第2句可知，此次社會(huì)福利改革

的目標(biāo)是改變?nèi)藗児ぷ鞯牡赖掠^，以使更多的人自覺(jué)自愿地自食其力。故C為正

確答案。

23,Accordingtothepassage,beforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,.

A、thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaid

B、thepovertyratewaslower

C>theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwages

D、averagelivingstandaidswerehigher

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A'

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是推理題。從文章最后一段中的“thehabitofdependencyis

cracked"，以及第I段中的“atleastUNgettingpeopleoffwelfare”等語(yǔ)句可知，在福

利改革政策實(shí)施之前，窮人一般是靠政府資助生活的。

24>Fromthepassagewecaninferthatbefore1994.

A、mostofthepeopledependedongovernment

B、mostofthepeopletookjobs

C>wedon'tknowasthepassagedidn'tsay

D、mostofthepeoplelivearicherlife

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是推理題。可參見(jiàn)第1段最后1句："It'sestimatedthatmorethan

twomillionhavelefttherolessince1994.”

25、Aboutthewelfarerefbnntheauthor'sattitudeis,

A、indifferent

B、positive

C、objective

D、critical

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題是理解題。通觀全文，不難看出作者對(duì)福利改革的態(tài)度是積極

的。

四、第四部分（本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。）

Readthefollowingarticleandchoosethebestwordforeachspace.Forquestions26-45,

markoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet.AsOilDeclines,SoDoesAmerica

Morethan100yearsago,America'sfirstgreateconomic[Cl]______abroadwas

spearheadedbyitsgiantoilcompanies,notablyJohnD.Rockefeller'sStandardOil

Company.Thesecompanies[C2]powerfulbeachheadsinMexicoand

Venezuela,andlaterinpartsofAsia,NorthAfricaand.ofcourse,theMiddleEast.

[C3]theybecameevermoredependentontheextractionofoilindistantlands,

Americanforeignpolicybegantobe[C4]aroundacquiringandprotectingUS

oilconcessionsinmajor[C5]areas.WithWorldWarIIandtheColdWar,oil

andUSnational[C6]becamethoroughlyintertwined.Afterall,theUnited

StateshadprevailedovertheAxis[C7]insignificantpartbecauseitpossessed

vastreservesofdomesticpetroleum,whileGermanyandJapanlackedthem,depriving

theirforcesofvital[C8]suppliesinthefinalyearsofthewar.Asithappened,

though,theUnitedStateswasusingupitsdomestic[C9]sorapidlythat,even

beforeWorldWarIIwasover,Washington[CIO]itsattentiontofindingnew

overseassourcesofcrudeoilthatcouldbe[Cl1]underAmericancontrol.Asa

result,SaudiArabia,KuwaitandahostofotherMiddleEasternproducerswouldbecome

keyUSoilsuppliers[C12]Americanmilitaryprotection.Therecanbe【Cl3】

questionthat,foratime,Americandominationofworldoilproductionwould

proveapotentsourceofeconomicandmilitarypower.[C14]WorldWarII,an

abundanceofcheapUSoilspurredthe[C15]ofvastnewindustries,including

civilianairtravel,highwayconstruction,a[C16]ofsuburbanhousingand

commerce,mechanizedagriculture,andplastics.Abundantoilalsounderlaytheglobal

expansionofthecountry's[C17]power,asthePentagondefendedtheworld

whilebecomingoneoftheplanet'sgreatoilguzzlers.Itsglobaldominioncameto

[C18]onanever-expandingarrayofoil-poweredships,planes,tanksand

missiles.AslongastheMiddleEast-andespeciallySaudiArabia-servedessentially

asanAmericangasstationandoil[09]acheapcommodity,allthiswas

relativelypainless.Thatiswhytheuseofmilitaryforcehasbeena[C20]of

Americanforeignpolicysince1987.

26、[Cl]

A、monopoly

B、recession

C>recovery

D、expansion

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該句意思是“100多年前，美國(guó)通過(guò)石油巨頭首次向海外進(jìn)行經(jīng)濟(jì)擴(kuò)

張“，"expansion”這里指“擴(kuò)張

27、[C2]

A、established

B、channeled

C>organized

D、appointed

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：這里只有“establish”可以和文中的、'beachhead（灘頭陣地廣構(gòu)建，符合

上下文的意義。

28、[C3]

A、When

B、Since

C、As

D、Because

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該句的意思是“隨著他們（這些巨頭公司）對(duì)遠(yuǎn)方石油提煉變得越來(lái)越

依賴，美國(guó)的外交政策圍繞獲取和保護(hù)主要石油生產(chǎn)基地而進(jìn)行重新構(gòu)建“，所以

C符合題意。

29、[C4]

A、reorganized

readopted

C>reaffirmed

D^reassessed

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：解釋同上。

30、[C5]

A、producing

consuming

C、processing

D、refining

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：解釋同上。

31、[C6]

A、reputation

B、stability

C、security

D、confidence

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：該句的意思是“因?yàn)槎?zhàn)和冷戰(zhàn)，美國(guó)的石汕（生產(chǎn)）和國(guó)家安全互相

交纏在一起。“故D符合題意。

32、[C7]

A、forces

B、groups

C^parties

D、powers

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：Axispowers指“軸心國(guó)”。

33、[C8]

A、energy

fuel

C、backup

D、living

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：“fuel”在這里就是“oil”的同義替代詞。

34、[C9]

A、conserves

B、preserves

C、reserves

D、deserves

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：“conserve”意思是“保護(hù)，保藏"；“preserve”意思是“保護(hù)；保持，保

存”；“reserve”意思是“儲(chǔ)備,儲(chǔ)存”；“deserve”意思是“應(yīng)受;應(yīng)得；值得”。故C

符合題意。

35、[C10]

A、focused

B、transferred

C>turned

D、distracted

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：“fbcus”和“on”搭配；“transfer噫思是“轉(zhuǎn)讓;轉(zhuǎn)學(xué);轉(zhuǎn)乘”；“turn

one'sattentionto"意思是“把注意力轉(zhuǎn)向...”，符合題意?！癲istract”意思是“使分

心；使混亂”。

36、[C111

A、brought

occupied

C^set

D、laid

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：“bringsth.undercontrol”是一個(gè)固定搭配，意思是“控制住...

37、[C12]

A、for

B>under

C、below

D、in

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：“undersomeone'sproleclion”是一個(gè)固定搭配，意思是“受到...的保

護(hù)”。

38、[CI3]

A、little

B、alittle

C、few

D、afew

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：“毋庸置疑，美國(guó)對(duì)全世