Who have the keener sense of smell, dogs or humans? Most of us would 21 the dog’s nose is much more sensitive than man’s. After all, dogs are used to 22 criminals, and the police sometimes use dogs to smell out drugs.
The 23 is that your nose is probably as sensitive as any dog’s — 24 you were trained to use your nose 25 . And since your brain is much better than the dog’s, you would be much 26 to fool than a dog would be. However, if you wanted to 27 someone’s smell, you would have to crawl (爬行) about 28 your hands and knees with your nose to the 29 as the dog does.
In its own way, however, your nose is as sensitive to 30 smells as your ear is to the softest of sounds. Most wine companies employ professional tasters who 31 the quality of their products. These tasters take very small amounts of the 32 , and roll it around in their mouths while 33 chewing movements. This “mouthing” of the liquid forces the air up the back entrance to the nasal cavity (鼻腔) toward the olfactory membrane (嗅觉粘膜), a place 34 smells can best be caught. If the wine suits their taste (actually, if it suits their smell), they may nod 35 .
A. remind B. believe C. persuade D. doubt
remind
believe
persuade
doubt
本句句意:我们大多数人都认为狗的鼻子比人的鼻子灵敏得多。remind意为“提醒”,believe 意为“相信,认为",persuade 意为“说服”,doubt 意为“怀疑”。根据句意,故选B。
A. track down B. look at C. calm down D. knock at
track down
look at
calm down
knock at
本句句意:毕竟,狗被用来追踪罪犯,警察有时用狗来闻出毒品。track down 意为“追踪”,look at意为“看",calm down 意为“冷静下来”,knock at 意为“敲”。根据句意,故选A。
A. reason B. science C. truth D. rule
reason
science
truth
rule
本句句意:事实是,你的鼻子可能和任何一只狗的鼻子一样敏感一一如果你被训练正确地使用鼻子。reason 意为“理由”,science 意为“科学",truth 意为“真理,事实",rule意为“规则”。根据句意,故选C。
A. if B. as C. although D. unless
if
as
although
unless
本句句意:事实是,你的鼻子可能和任何一只狗的鼻子一样敏感-一如果你被训练正确地使用鼻子。if意为“如果”,as 意为“因为,随着",although意为“虽然”,unless 意为“除非”。根据句意,故选A。
A. freely B. properly C. wildly D. slowly
freely
properly
wildly
slowly
本句句意:事实是,你的鼻子可能和任何一只狗的鼻子一样敏感-如果你被训练正确地使用鼻子。breely 意为“自由地”,properly 意为“适当地,正确地”,wildly意为“野生地,野蛮地”,slowly意为“缓慢地”。根据句意,故选B。
A. stronger B. smarter C. faster D. harder
stronger
smarter
faster
harder
本句句意:由于你的大脑比狗的大脑聪明得多,你将比狗更难被愚弄。slronger 意为“更强”， smarter 意为“更聪明”,faster意为“更快",harder意为“更难"。根据句意,故选D。
A. cover B. follow C. court D. leave
cover
follow
court
leave
本句句意:如果你想追踪某人的气味,你必须像狗一样用手和膝盖爬行,鼻子贴近地面。cover意为“覆盖”,follow意为“追随,追踪”,count 意为“数数”,leave意为“离开”。根据句意,故选B。
21.A. in B. above C. on D. for
in
above
on
for
本句句意:如果你想追踪某人的气味,你必须像狗一样用手和膝盖爬行,鼻子贴近地面。in意为“在里面”,above 意为“在……上方,超过”,on 意为“在·之上,由……支撑”,or 意为“为了"。根据句意,故选 C。
21.A. soil B. earth C. land D. ground
soil
earth
land
ground
本句句意:如果你想追踪某人的气味,你必须像狗一样用手和膝盖爬行,鼻子贴近地面。soil 意为“土壤”,earth 意为“地球”,land 意为“土地”,ground 意为“地面”。根据句意,故选D。
A. faint B. strong C. thick D. thin
faint
strong
thick
thin
本句句意:你的鼻子对微弱的气味就像你的耳朵对最轻柔的声音一样敏感。faint意为“(光、声、味)微弱的”,strong 意为“强壮的,强烈的”,thick 意为“厚的”,thin 意为“薄的,细的”。根据句意,故选A。
A. change B. keep C. release D. judge
change
keep
release
judge
本句句意:大多数葡萄酒公司都聘请了专业的品酒师来评判他们产品的质量。change意为“改变”,keep 意为“保持”,release 意为“释放”,judge 意为“评判”。根据句意,故选D。
A. Coffee B. juice C. alcohol D. tea
Coffee
juice
alcohol
tea
本句句意:这些品酒师喝下非常少量的酒,并把酒在嘴里滚动,同时做咀嚼动作。ccffee 意为"咖啡”,juice 意为“果汁”,alcohol 意为“酒”,lea 意为“茶”。根据句意,故选C。
A. mastering B. processing C. making D. producing
mastering
processing
making
producing
本句句意:这些品酒师喝下非常少量的酒,并把酒在嘴里滚动,同时做咀嚼动作。mastering意为“掌握”,processing 意为“处理”,making 意为“做”,producing 意为"生产”。根据句意,故选C。
21.A. which B. where C. how D. why
which
where
how
why
本句句意:这种液体的“吞噬”迫使空气从鼻腔的后部入口流向嗅觉粘膜,这是最容易捕捉到气味的地方。分析句子成分可知,空格处引导的是定语从句,且表示的是地点。which意为"哪一个”,where意为“那里",how 意为“如何”,why 意为“为什么”。根据句意,故选B。
A. approvingly B. sadly C. gratefully D. reluctantly
approvingly
sadly
gratefully
reluctantly
本句句意:如果葡萄酒符合品酒师的口味(实际上,如果葡萄酒符合品酒师的嗅觉),他们可能会赞许地点头。approvingly意为“赞许地”,sadly 意为“伤心地”,gratefully 意为“感激地”,reluctantly意为“不情愿地"。根据句意,故选A。