浙江高考英语二轮科普知识阅读理解6解析答案1.docVIP

2016浙江高考英语二轮科普知识阅读理解（6）解析答案 科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2011浙江,B)Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary. Important words to learn: Essential? Improver? Advanced Pump /p?mp/ ?noun [C] DEVICE 1 a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to another:a water/bicycle/fuel pump ○ a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE 2[USUALLY PLURAL]US (UK court shoe) a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3 [USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer’s shoe,which is worn by women.4 [USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for doing sports. ? verb LIQUID/GAS1 [T USUALLY+ADV/PREP] to force liquid or gas to move somewhere:Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute.○The new wine is pumped into storage tanks.○The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T] INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct:She was pumping me for details of the new project. ?idioms pump sb.’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to greet them)·pump iron INFORMAL to lift heavy weights for exercise:These days both men and women pump iron for fitness. ?phrasal verbs pump sth. into sth. to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully: They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results. pump sth. out[M]REMOVE1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump:We took turns pumping out the boat.PRODUCE2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda.○ The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. pump out sth. If someone’s stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube: She had to go to hospital to have her