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湖北黄冈市2017高考英语阅读理解精练（8）及（解析）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/pʌmp/ ▶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. | 
