BFT(阅读)模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)

BFT（阅读）模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. Part 1 2. Part 2 3. Part 3 4. Part 4
Part 1
Read the following passage, 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(A-H)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice. The single, decisive factor that made it possible for mankind to settle in permanent communities was agriculture.【R1】______Once people could control the production of food and be assured of a reliable annual supple of it, their lives changed completely. Farming was a revolutionary discovery.【R2】______With more food available, more people could be fed. Populations therefore increased. The growing number of people available for more kinds of work led to the development of more complex social structures. 【R3】______ Farming the world over has always relied upon a dependable water supply. For the earliest societies this meant rivers and streams or regular rainfall.【R4】______Later communities were able to develop by taking advantage of the rainy seasons. All of the ancient civilizations probably developed in much the same way, in spite of regional and climatic differences.【R5】______Heavier pottery replaced animal-skin gourds as containers for food and liquids. Cloth could be woven from wool and flax. Permanent structures made of wood, brick, and stone could be erected. The science of mathematics was an early outgrowth of agriculture. People studied the movements of the moon, the sun, and planets to calculate seasons.【R6】______With a calendar it was possible to calculate the arrival of each growing season. Measurement of land areas was necessary if property was to be a factor in farming and housekeeping.【R7】______All of the major ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China emerged in the 4th millennium BC. Historians still debate over which one emerged first. It may well have been the Middle East, in an area called the Fertile Crescent. This region stretches from the Nile River in Egypt northward along the coast of former Palestine, then eastward into Asia to include Mesopotamia.【R8】______This kind of farming depended on the reproduction of seed, normally from grain crops.A. It not only made settlements possible and ultimately the building of cities but it also made available a reliable food supply.B. Later came measures of value as commodity and money exchange became common.C. In this area people settled along the riverbanks and practiced field agriculture.D. After farming was developed in the Middle East in about 6500 BC, people living in tribes or family units did not have to be on the move continually searching for food or herding their animals.E. As villages grew, the accumulation of more numerous and substantial goods became possible.F. With a food surplus, a community could support a variety of workers who were not farmers.G. The first great civilizations grow up along rivers. H. In doing so they created the first calendars.
1．【R1】
正确答案：D
解析：文章第1句提出，使人类定居下来的决定性因素是农业。

句D介绍了农业产生的时间以及它对人们生活的影响，为读者提供了有关农业的更多信息，因此D为正确选项。

2．【R2】
正确答案：A
解析：第2段首句提到了耕种是一次革命性的发现。

句A说，“它不仅使定居成为可能，最终形成城市，并且可以提供稳定的食物来源。

”很显然，“它”指的是农业，这句话讲述了农业的重大作用，是对第1句中革命性的解释说明——为何耕种被称为革命性的发现，因此A为正确选项。

3．【R3】
正确答案：F
解析：文章接着提到，随着食物供应的增多，人口也开始增长，不断增长的人口从事更多种类的工作，这就使得社会结构更复杂。

句F提到，由于有盈余的食物，一个社会团体就可以供养不从事农业劳动的各种工人。

出现不从事农业劳动的工人是社会结构复杂的具体体现，因此选F。

4．【R4】
正确答案：G
解析：第3段开头提到，耕种土地需要水的供应，在最早的社会主要依赖河流和经常的降雨。

句G“最早的文明都发源于河流沿岸”是对第1句的具体说明，最早的人类社会也就是最早的人类文明，因此选G。

5．【R5】
正确答案：E
解析：第4段开头提出，“地区和气候存在一些差异，所有的古代文明或许都以相同的方式发展。

”后句又提到，“陶器代替了动物皮所制作的瓢，来盛装食物和液体，羊毛制成衣服，用木料、砖和石头造房子，这些都是人类古代文明的共同发展模式。

”句E“随着村子在扩大，积累了大量的物品”，这也是古代文明的共同发展模式之一，并且随着物品的增多，人们才需要制作容器去储藏液体，这与第3句紧密相连，所以选E。

6．【R6】
正确答案：H
解析：第5段开头提到了数学是在农业的基础上发展起来的，人们研究月亮、太阳以及行星的运动来计算季节。

计算季节是与年历紧密相连的，因此H“他们就这样创造了第一部年历”为正确选项。

“in doing so”指前面人们研究月亮、太阳及行星运动的行为。

7．【R7】
正确答案：B
解析：为了分割财产，需要有丈量土地面积的方法，在耕种和储存时，需要有计算种子和谷物的方法。

这都是农业对数学发展的促进作用。

句B“随着商品和钱币交换的普及，出现了价值尺度”也是其中的一个方面，与前两个方面是平行的关系，其作用是相同的，都指明了农业对数学发展的作用。

8．【R8】
正确答案：C
解析：文章最后一段的后半部分提到一个被称为“Fertile Crescent”的地方及其所覆盖的区域。

句C中的“this area”就是指这一地区，与前句的“this region”相照应。

Part 2
Read the following passage and answer questions 9-18.1. When one of your car tires goes flat, there are two things you can do. Groan and change or, if you don’t have a spare, stand helplessly behind the road and hope someone to your rescue. Now comes a third alternative, called Quickwheel. It is designed to get disabled motorists rolling again as quickly as possible.2. Quickwheel is essentially a tiny trailer —complete with three tough little wheels of it’s own —that support the flat tire and enable the motorist to drive to the service station without losing much time or expending much energy. The product is manufactured in the Netherlands but is owned and marketed by a US company. Quickwheel inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut. According to the firm’s president, Robert Bockweg, the product meets each of the major concerns that consumers associate with flat tires: safety lost time and physical exertion.3. To use it, motorists simply unfold the product to its fully extended position, set it in front of the disabled tire, drive the car on to the Quickwheel’s ramp and attach a special safety strap over the tire. The tire is then locked, or cradled, in Quickwheel’s metal frame. The device’s three wheels do the rest of work.4. According to Quckwheel Inc., its product can be driven “four miles” at speeds of up to 45 miles per hour without any noticeable change in the vehicle’s breaking or steer operation. The company also claims that it can be used on just any type of car, jeep, mini-van or trailer.5. Bockweg says that Quickwheel will be sold in the US, at a price of $150. Distribution agreements now being negotiated should make the product available in Japan, Canada and West Europe in the future. For questions 9-13, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one
letter(A~G)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. The future marketing of Quickwheel.B. The advantages of the Quickwheel.C. How does Quickwheel work?D. The ways of dealing with flat tires.E. Quickwheel can get disabled motorists rolling again.F. An introduction of Quickwheel.G. Why is the Quickwheel invented?
9．Paragraph 1: ______
正确答案：E
解析：相关信息参照第1段最后两句：“Now comes a third alternative，called Quickwheel．It is designed to get disabled motorists rolling again as quickly as possible．”现在有第3种选择，Quickwheel，它能让坏了的车轮尽快转动起来。

因此答案是E。

10．Paragraph 2: ______
正确答案：F
解析：此段只是对Quickwheel的简要介绍，因此答案是F。

11．Paragraph 3: ______
正确答案：C
解析：第3段说明Quickwheel是如何运作的，因此答案是C。

12．Paragraph 4: ______
正确答案：B
解析：由整段可推出段意为：论述Quickwheel的优点。

因此答案是B。

13．Paragraph 5: ______
正确答案：A
解析：这一段主要讲的是Quickwheel这种工具的市场前景，因此答案是A。

Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 14-18, with a word or phrase from the list below. For each sentence(14-18), mark one letter(A~G)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. $150B. safeC. agreementsD. drivers who can’t drive on because of the flat tireE. a flat tireF. provide a kind of temporary support to the flat tireG. more than $150
14．According to the passage, Quickwheel is a tool that can be used to replace ______.
正确答案：F
解析：根据第1段的理解，Quickwheel是一种暂时为坏轮胎提供支持的工具。

因此答案是F。

15．“Disabled motorists” means ______.
正确答案：D
解析：可解释为：“因车胎没气无法开车的司机们”。

因此答案是D。

16．The advantage of such a new product is that it is ______ and can be used in almost any type of vehicles.
正确答案：B
解析：在文章中提到的Qickwheel的优点有：安全，并且能使用于几乎所有的车辆。

因此答案是B。

17．The price of Quickwheel will be ______.
正确答案：A
解析：参照最后一段第1句：“在美国Quickwheel的售价是150美元”。

因此答案为A。

18．If Quickwheel could be sold in other countries, they have to reach some ______.
正确答案：C
解析：参照最后一段，Quickwheel想要在提到的那些地方售出还得达成协议。

因此答案是C。

Part 3
Read the following passage and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer from A, B, C and D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language. Mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Brittany, Ireland, South African, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the varieties of English found in these areas, there are great many regional and social varieties of the language, as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. It is virtually possible to estimate the number of people in the world who acquired adequate work knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for which English is learned and the situation in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to define and still more
difficult to assess what constitutes an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the infinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of the most important works in science, technology, and other fields are produced and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purpose as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread information over the radio and television networks of many nations for the number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual populations and need a language for internal communication as well as for international communication and for access to the scientific and technological development in the west.
19．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Some 260 million people in the word have an adequate working knowledge of English.
B．There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
C．It is also impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.
D．People learn English for variety of reasons.
正确答案：A
解析：本题为细节题。

在第1段第2句中“Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language”指出约有2．6亿人把英语用作是母语，而不是工作语。

20．According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?
A．It serves the needs of its native speakers.
B．It was popular in Shakespeare’s time.
C．It is used in former British colonies.
D．It is a world language used for international communication.
正确答案：D
解析：本题为推理题。

在第3段第1句中“English is its present-day importance as a world language．”(英语在目前是作为一种重要的世界语言。

)可知，英语是一种国际交流的世界语。

21．______ would be likely to use English.
A．Countries where international conferences are held
B．Countries geographically close to the United States
C．Former colonies of Great Britain
D．Countries interested in the culture of the United States
正确答案：C
解析：本题为细节题。

第3段第3句“especially former British colonies”为关键词，可得到相关信息。

22．______ constitutes an adequate working knowledge of English.
A．The ability to read the newspaper
B．Being multi-lingual
C．Being a native speaker
D．It is difficult to assess what
正确答案：D
解析：本题为细节题。

相关信息在第2段第2句：“…varied that it is difficult to define and still more difficult to assess what constitutes an adequate working knowledge for each situation．”
23．An appropriate title for this passage would be ______.
A．English as a World Language
B．International Communications
C．The Difficulty of Learning English
D．The Standard Variety of English
正确答案：A
解析：本题为推理题。

本文讲述的是英语作为一种世界语言的使用范围和使用方式。

24．There are ______ in the world who acquired a working knowledge of English.
A．five million people
B．countless people
C．a lot of countries
D．all kinds of people
正确答案：B
解析：本题为细节题。

相关细节在于对文章第2段第2句的理解。

意思为：以英语作为工作语的人是难以估计的。

25．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage about the usage of English?
A．International communication.
B．As a world language.
C．For the assess to the science.
D．In the religious groups.
正确答案：D
解析：本题为理解题。

在文章中提到很多关于英语的运用。

相关信息可以在第3段中找到。

唯一没有提到的就是在宗教方面的运用。

Part 4
Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26~45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet. We Really Can Tell If We Are Being Watched Stories about how people somehow know when they are 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 study【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 were 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 starers 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 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
正确答案：C
解析：根据上文所提到的许多年前就有的说法——你看某人时，对方就会有所察觉，引出下文——然而很少人会尝试用科学的方法去调查研究此类现象，因此选C。

27．【C2】
A．facility
B．study
C．delivery
正确答案：B
解析：根据下文即第4句开头“The study(此项研究)”，说明上文已提到过研究本身，即关于注视效果的研究，因此选B。

28．【C3】
A．genuine
B．accepted
C．received
D．honest
正确答案：B
解析：此空作为形容词和“recognisable(可识别的)”共同修饰第六感，所以B选项“accepted(公认的)”最贴切。

29．【C4】
A．involved
B．contained
C．comprised
D．enclosed
正确答案：A
解析：A选项中的involved(涉及、包含、使参与)意思最贴切，因此选A。

30．【C5】
A．shaded
B．wrapped
C．disguised
D．covered
正确答案：D
解析：此处文中指实验对象蒙着眼睛所以看不到外物，因此选D。

31．【C6】
A．faces
B．backs
C．bodies
D．heads
正确答案：B
解析：此处是说实验对象背朝其他孩子，所以选B。

32．【C7】
B．groups
C．figures
D．wonders
正确答案：A
解析：此处指结果显示，因此A选项最贴切。

33．【C8】
A．find
B．notice
C．tell
D．reveal
正确答案：C
解析：根据上下文，孩子们虽然看不到但能识别出被注视与否，因此C选项最符合要求。

34．【C9】
A．sum
B．collection
C．mass
D．total
正确答案：D
解析：此处考查的短语是“a total of(总数为)”，因此选D。

35．【C10】
A．correctly
B．exactly
C．thoroughly
D．perfectly
正确答案：A
解析：B、C、D三个选项过于绝对，根据上下文，孩子们能正确感知被注视的概率是近70％，因此选A。

36．【C11】
A．attached
B．talented
C．connected
D．increased
正确答案：A
解析：根据上下文，重复试验时又附加了预防作弊的措施，因此选A。

37．【C12】
A．disordered
B．parted
C．split
D．divided
正确答案：D
解析：短语“divided from”表示彻底隔开，根据上下文，让实验对象待在屋外，和隔窗注视他们的人彻底隔开，因此选D。

38．【C13】
A．pretending
B．lying
C．cheating
D．deceiving
正确答案：C
解析：根据上下文，这样做的原因是以防作弊发生，因此选C。

39．【C14】
A．prevented
B．omitted
C．evaded
D．ended
正确答案：A
解析：根据上下文，这样就阻止了孩子间传话的可能性，因此选A。

40．【C15】
A．delivered
B．transported
C．transmitted
D．distributed
正确答案：C
解析：根据上下文，C选项是传输的意思，和声音搭配最恰当，因此选C。

41．【C16】
A．practical
B．direct
C．logical
D．impressive
正确答案：D
解析：短语“impressive results”指惊人的结果、令人印象深刻的结果，根据上下文，选D最恰当。

42．【C17】
A．completed
B．replicated
C．designed
D．undertook
正确答案：A
解析：短语“complete the study”的意思是完成此项研究，根据上下文，选A最恰当。

43．【C18】
A．satisfying
B．convincing
C．concluding
D．persuading
正确答案：B
解析：“convincing(有说服力的)”和“results(结果)”搭配最恰当，因此选B。

44．【C19】
A．really
B．carefully
C．definitely
D．precisely
正确答案：D
解析：A．实际上；
B．仔细地；
C．确切地；
D．精确地。

根据上下文，选D搭配最恰当。

45．【C20】
A．come about
B．be looked at
C．setout
D．be held up
正确答案：A
解析：短语“come about”是“发生”的意思，根据上下文，通过进一步实
验找出注视效果是如何发生的，因此选A。