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Ever thought you'd get to experience the smell of ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra's hair, or thescent(气味)of the sun? Visitors to the Reg Vardy Gallery will soon be able to do just that.
The gallery, at Sunderland University, England, is holding a new exhibition, If There Ever Was. It
focuses on scent rather than sight．
The creative idea is the brainchild of curator Robert Blackson.His inspiration came from reading the
book Fast Food Nation. The book discussed the use of artificial chemicals to flavor things such as
milkshakes, making them smell and taste like strawberries, when they're not actually made from them.
A smell can often call up memories such as school dinners or a childhood holiday by the sea, but the
smells on display, will allow visitors to experience smells their noses won't have been able to pick out
before.
"There's various different smells, including some extinct flowers," explains Blackson. "Some have been
gone for hundreds of years."
One extraordinary smell is the consequence of the first atomic bomb, dropped on Japan on August
6, 1945.
There is also the smell of Cleopatra's hair, based on incense that was popular among ancient Egyptians.
The Soviet Mir space station, which burnt up in the atmosphere in 2001, smells of charred(烧焦的)
material(the space station caught fire).
Among the strange smells is the "surface of the sun".
"It is hard to sum up. It is an atmospheric smell, like walking into a room when the sun has been
pouring in," says Blackson. "It gives a freshness, a sun kissed feel with a bit of metal. If you can say
something smells hot, this is it."
A team of 11, including perfume designers, have been working on recreating the smells for the
exhibition. James Wong, a botanist at Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK, helped in the
recreation of the smells of four extinct flowering plants.
He did this by closely linking the extinct flowers with the smells of existing ones. With the help of
historical reports of how the extinct flowers smelled, he was able to remix the smell.
The exhibition runs until June 6. Fourteen extinct and impossible smells are on display.1. What might be the best title of the passage?A. The Reg Vardy Gallery
B. Egyptian queen Cleopatra's hair
C. A visit to a new exhibition
D. The scents of ancient Egypt2. Visitors can enjoy all of the following scents at the Reg Vardy Gallery EXCEPT ______.A. the scent of ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra's hair
B. the smells of charred
material of the Soviet Mir space station
C. the scent of having a childhood vacation by the sea
D. the smell of the result of the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Visitors go to
Reg Vardy Gallery to enjoy beautiful sights.
B. James Wong managed to remix the smell by referring to some historical reports.
C. The exhibition will last until July 6.
D. The scents visitors will smell are found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra.4. In which session are you likely to read the passage in a newspaper?A. Science
B. Education
C. Entertainment
D. Economy 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ Ever thought you.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
