请解释make reference to与reference is made to
Reference is made to your quotation (your ref.No.5525) dated August 21,2000.
句首的“Reference is made to ”是怎么回事,和“make reference to”是一样的意思吗?其它的“动词+名词+介词”的动词短语都可以变成“名词+be+动词过去分词+介词”的形式吗?
make reference to的被动不能写成 “be made reference to”