山东省莱西市2015高考英语阅读理解一轮基础练习（五）及答案.docVIP

山东省莱西市2015高考英语阅读理解一轮基础练习（5）及答案 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary. Important words to learn:　●EEssential ●I Improver ●A Advanced pump/p?mp/ ?noun[c]DEVICE 1a 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 SHOE2[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.INFORMATION2[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. ?phrasalverbs 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 hospi