英语听力精选进阶版 7345

印度最著名的纪念碑泰姬陵将再次接受一次泥巴修复治疗，以清理墓碑大理石外部因污染造成的黄色污垢。这将是专家们第四次使用同样的方法来清理这座17世纪的陵墓。

The white marble domes¹ and minarets² of the Taj Mahal were constructed as a monument to love by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan on the death of his favourite wife, nearly four hundred years ago.

In recent years, pollution from factories and a nearby oil refinery³ have turned its pristine⁴ walls yellow. The Archaeological Survey of India began applying mud-packs to clean the monument in the mid-1990s.

It says continuing high levels of pollution means the treatment needs to be applied⁵ again soon. The lime-rich clay mask is believed to be based on a recipe used by Indian women to restore the natural glow to their faces.

A thin layer of mud is painted on the marble and left overnight before being brushed off in the morning. The surfaces are then washed down with distilled⁶ water to remove polluting chemicals drawn⁷ from the stone and the dirt and grease left behind by millions of visitors.

Grammar

1. Who was the Taj Mahal built to remember?

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's favourite wife.

2. What has caused the walls of the Taj Mahal to turn yellow?

Pollution from factories and a nearby oil refinery.

3. True or false? This is the first time this kind of treatment has been used on the Taj Mahal.

False. The Archaeological Survey of India began applying mud-packs to clean the monument in the mid-1990s.

4. Which word in the text means 'to return something to an earlier good condition'?

Restore.

Glossary 词汇表

constructed 建造

monument 纪念碑

pristine 一尘不染的

treatment 修复处理

recipe 配方

glow （脸上的）红光

distilled 蒸馏的

1 domes   

n.圆屋顶( dome的名词复数 )；像圆屋顶一样的东西；圆顶体育场

参考例句：

• The domes are circular or ovoid in cross-section. 穹丘的横断面为圆形或卵圆形。 来自辞典例句
• Parks. The facilities highlighted in text include sport complexes and fabric domes. 本书重点讲的设施包括运动场所和顶棚式结构。 来自互联网

2 minarets   

n.（清真寺旁由报告祈祷时刻的人使用的）光塔( minaret的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Remind you of a mosque, red baked bricks, the minarets. 红砖和尖塔都会使你联想到伊斯兰教的礼拜寺。 来自互联网
• These purchases usually went along with embellishments such as minarets. 这些购置通常也伴随着注入尖塔等的装饰。 来自互联网

3 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

4 pristine   

adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的

参考例句：

• He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

5 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

6 distilled   

adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )；从…提取精华

参考例句：

• The televised interview was distilled from 16 hours of film. 那次电视采访是从16个小时的影片中选出的精华。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。