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1、BFT 阅读（综合）-试卷 7 及答案解析(总分：48.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part 1(总题数：3，分数：48.00)In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. 1But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the J

2、erry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey show. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk“. 2For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. 3 Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV t

3、alk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. 4Topics range from 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 wit

4、h a “final word“. 5Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. 6Most 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 as

5、sociation with the young adults of society. 7They are the ones who see some 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. 8Ironically, both could also be considered p

6、ioneers in the talk show world. A. He makes a small speech that sums 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 b

7、oth have a strong following from large groups of fans. E. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. F. These are 18 to 20 years old 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 styl

8、e and format. H Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of societys moral catastrophe, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other peoples lives.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Beauty has always been regarded as somet

9、hing praiseworthy. 1They have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. 2While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful

10、 to a woman. 3Their effort and ability were thought to account for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones. 4All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female execu

11、tives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes. 5An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine than the less a

12、ttractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has advantage in traditionally female jobs. 6This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,“ says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political ca

13、ndidates. 7She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, in order of attractiveness, one group of men and one group of women. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they vote for them

14、. The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men. 8 A. But an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the masculine qualities required. B. She did a survey among college students. C. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and h

15、ealthier. D. Their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. E. But in the executive circle, beauty can be a liability. F. However, the women who had ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. G. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? H. Handsome

16、male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_The cat has probably been associated with Man since it was first given a place by his fire in return for keeping the cave dwelling free of rats and mice. 1Mans a

17、ttitude has ranged through indifference and neglect to the extremes of persecution and worship. 2Temples were built in their honour. Probably the most revered of animal deities was Bast, the cat-headed goddess. 3Occasionally, Bast was depicted as lion-headed, but the majority of the statues of her s

18、how her as cat-headed, often surrounded by sacred cats or kittens. The Egyptians had great faith in the power of a living cat to protect them from both natural and supernatural evils. 4These decorated their homes and were buried with them to ensure that the soul of the dead person was protected on i

19、ts perilous journey through the hostile spirit world. 5At the end of the last century, a cat cemetery was discovered near the site the ancient city of Bubastis. Here literally hundreds of thousands of little cat mummies were found ranged neatly on shelves. 6Thousands were left. An Alexandrian specul

20、ator finally thought of a way of turning them into money. He offered them for sale as manure and in 1890 he had a cargo of 180,000 of them shipped to Liverpool. 7They mad less than 4 a ton, much less than the value of a single specimen today. The ancient Jews believed that when a religious person wh

21、o had reached a high degree of sanctity died, his soul entered the body of a cat and remained there until the cat itself died a natural death. 8 A. They made small ornaments and charms representing cats and the various cat deities. B. The relationship between the cat and Man has not been constant, h

22、owever. C. There was even a city, Bubastis, named after her. D. Some were stolen, some destroyed, and antique dealers sold many to tourists. E. Only then could it enter paradise. F. They were sold by auction and the auctioneer actually used on instead of his hammer! G Pious Egyptians always mummifie

23、d their cats and had them buried with almost as much reverence as if they were human beings. H. To the early Egyptians, the cat was a goddess.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_BFT 阅读（综合）-试卷 7 答案解析(总分：48.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part 1(总题数：3，分数：48.00)In the world of entertainme

24、nt, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. 1But 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

25、of “trash talk“. 2For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. 3 Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. 4Topics range from teachin

26、g 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“. 5Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very va

27、luable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. 6Most 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. 7They are the ones who see some value and lessons

28、 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. 8Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world. A. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of t

29、he 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 topics on his show are as shock

30、ing as shocking can be. F. These are 18 to 20 years old 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 exploitation of societys mo

31、ral catastrophe, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other peoples lives.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：解析：本段提出 Oprah 与 Jerry 的节目截然不同，句 D 是截然不同的根本原因，因为目标观众不同，节目内容

32、、风格肯定也不会相同，因此 D 为正确选项。Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. 1They have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. 2While attractiveness is a positive fact

33、or for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. 3Their effort and ability were thought to account for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones. 4All unattractive women executives were thought to have more int

34、egrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes. 5An attractive woman is perceived to be more

35、 feminine and an attractive man more masculine than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has advantage in traditionally female jobs. 6This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,“ says Anne Bowman, who recently publ

36、ished a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. 7She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, in order of attractiveness, one group of men and one group of women. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They

37、were asked to rank them again, in the order they vote for them. The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men. 8 A. But an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the masculine qualities required. B. She did a survey among college students.

38、 C. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier. D. Their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. E. But in the executive circle, beauty can be a liability. F. However, the women who had ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. G.

39、 Why are attractive women not thought to be able? H. Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：解析：调查的结果是：漂亮的男性完全击败了不漂亮的

40、男性；那么女性呢?根据本文的中心思想我们可以推测：漂亮的女性在选举中应该是一败涂地。也就是选项 F 的内容。The cat has probably been associated with Man since it was first given a place by his fire in return for keeping the cave dwelling free of rats and mice. 1Mans attitude has ranged through indifference and neglect to the extremes of persecution an

41、d worship. 2Temples were built in their honour. Probably the most revered of animal deities was Bast, the cat-headed goddess. 3Occasionally, Bast was depicted as lion-headed, but the majority of the statues of her show her as cat-headed, often surrounded by sacred cats or kittens. The Egyptians had

42、great faith in the power of a living cat to protect them from both natural and supernatural evils. 4These decorated their homes and were buried with them to ensure that the soul of the dead person was protected on its perilous journey through the hostile spirit world. 5At the end of the last century

43、, a cat cemetery was discovered near the site the ancient city of Bubastis. Here literally hundreds of thousands of little cat mummies were found ranged neatly on shelves. 6Thousands were left. An Alexandrian speculator finally thought of a way of turning them into money. He offered them for sale as

44、 manure and in 1890 he had a cargo of 180,000 of them shipped to Liverpool. 7They mad less than 4 a ton, much less than the value of a single specimen today. The ancient Jews believed that when a religious person who had reached a high degree of sanctity died, his soul entered the body of a cat and

45、remained there until the cat itself died a natural death. 8 A. They made small ornaments and charms representing cats and the various cat deities. B. The relationship between the cat and Man has not been constant, however. C. There was even a city, Bubastis, named after her. D. Some were stolen, som

46、e destroyed, and antique dealers sold many to tourists. E. Only then could it enter paradise. F. They were sold by auction and the auctioneer actually used on instead of his hammer! G Pious Egyptians always mummified their cats and had them buried with almost as much reverence as if they were human beings. H. To the early Egyptians, the cat was a goddess.（分数：16.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：解析：这段话说的是古代犹太人的信仰：修行很高的人死后灵魂会进入猫身体内，并且会一直留在那里，直到猫自然死亡。那么猫死亡之后呢?选项 E 给出了答案：“直到那时他才进入天堂。”