剑桥雅思17阅读答案解析Test3 第36-40填空题

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Questions 36–40

Complete the summary using the list of phrases, A–J, below.

Write the correct letter, A–J, in boxes 36–40 on your answer sheet.

题目解析

36-40题：summary 填空

36、定位词chapter  seven,skyscraper,absent,定位到文章第七段第一句，对应原文： Chapter seven tackles the 'bedrock myth’,the assumption that the absence of bedrock close to the surface between Downtown and Midtown New York is the reason for skyscrapers not being built between the two urban centers.参考译文：第七章探讨了 “基岩神话”,假设纽约市区和中心区之间的地表附近没有基岩是两个城市中心之 间没有建造摩天大楼的原因。the absence of bedrock close to the surface对应题干 的 the lack of bedrock close to the surface,not being built 对应题干中的are absent from, 答案为 Downtown and Midtown,对应选项中的specific areas, 答案为H。

37、顺序做题，定位词cost of foundations,deep,定位文章第七段第二三句，对应原文 ：Rather,Barr argues that while deeper bedrock does increase foundation costs, these costs were neither prohibitively high nor were they large compared to the overall cost of building a skyscraper.参考译文：相反，Barr认为，虽然更深的基 岩确实会增加基础成本，但与建造摩天大楼的总成本相比，这些成本既不高，也不大。Neither…nor…对应题干中的cannot,neither prohibitively high nor were they large即费用不高，对应选项excessive expense,答案为D。

38、紧跟在上一题的句子之后，compared to 原词出现，答案为overall cost,对应 选项中的total expenditure,答案为I.

39、定位词caissons,not only定位文章第七段倒数第二句，对应原文：He describes the use of caissons,which enable workers to dig down for considerable distances, often below the water table,until they reach bedrock.参考译文：他描述了沉箱的使 用，它使工人能够挖掘相当长的距离，通常在地下水位以下，直到他们到达基岩。 enable workers to dig down for considerable distances 对应选项中的 deep excavations,答案为B。

40、定位词but also,discuss,顺序原则，定位到第七段倒数第一句，对应原文 Barr's thorough technological history discusses not only how caissons work,but also the dangers involved.参考译文：Barr 详尽的技术史不仅讨论了沉箱的工作原理，还讨论了其中的危险。讨论的是dangers involved,对应选项associated risks,答案为F。