综合技能训练第二册Unit 4答案.docVIP

Unit 4 Part Ⅵ Reading Comprehension Passage One New Words and Expressions preservative: n. substance used for preserving保护剂，防腐剂 e.g. food free from preservatives 不含防腐剂的食品 deteriorate: v. become worse in quality or condition变坏，变质，恶化。用法：~ into sth.变成…。 e.g. Leather can deteriorate in damp conditions. 皮革受潮可变质。 proximity: n. nearness in space or time; closeness (空间或时间上的)邻近，接近 e.g. in the proximity of the building那座大楼附近 blanch: v. prepare (food, esp. vegetables) by putting briefly in boiling water; scald焯(食物，尤指蔬菜)，烫洗 e.g. You blanch almonds to remove their skins. 你把杏仁焯一下，烫去表皮。 vacuum: n. space that is completely empty of all matter or gas真空 e.g. vacuum cleaner真空吸尘器 dispatch: v. send sb./sth. off to a destination or for a special purpose派遣某人，发送某事物 e.g. American warships have been dispatched to the area. 美国军舰已派往该地区。 sterilization: n.消毒 wholesale: n. selling of goods (esp. in large quantities) to shopkeepers for resale to the public批发 retail: n. selling of goods, which are usually not for resale, in small quantities to the general public零售 【短文大意】1. 【答案详解】【答案详解】3. 【答案详解】4. 【答案详解】5. 【答案详解】New Words and Expressions accommodate: v. provide lodging or room for sb.供给某人住宿或房间 e.g. This hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. 这家旅馆可供多达五百位来宾住宿。 rage: v. (of storms, fires, battles, etc.) continue violently (指暴风雨、火势、战斗等)猛烈地进行下去 e.g. The fire raged for hours. 大火猛烈地燃烧了好几个小时。 【短文大意】6. 【答案详解】…today.”意为：据说英国人反对这种居住方式，但如果情况的确如此，英国人事实上就一定要与世界上的多数国家的居民有所区别。B项正确，符合第二句的描述。C项错误，谈不上“be forced to move into”的问题。D项错误，现在的flats并非缺乏必要的生活设施。 7. 【答案详解】…”可知：以前英国公寓居民一般都是收入较低者。这正是A项的内容，故正确答案为A项。 8. 【答案详解】. 【答案详解】…on the assumption that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation”，因此正确答案为C项。A、D两项与本句内容无关，B项符合本句内容，但与C项相比，不是主要原因。 10.【答案详解】New Words and Expressions ridge: n. raised line where two sloping surfaces meet; narrow raised strip背脊，山脊，屋脊 superficial: adj. of or on the surface only; apparent when looked at quickly or carelessly, but perhaps not real表面的，肤浅