新标准大学英语三unit9.pptVIP

proportion n. [C] a quantity of sth. that is a part or share of the whole 部分；份儿 e.g. On average, fathers spoke less than mothers did, but they did not differ in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked. (CET4-2009-12) 平均来看，父亲说的话比母亲说的要少，但是从表达的长度或者提问的多少来看，父亲和母亲之间没有什么区别。 Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 1. When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel. (CET4-2004-06-51) A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) Densities Words Phrases C 2. It is clear that the dog has a much greater ________ of its bra