Ambergris

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题目与答案

1. very expensive
   • Ambergris only
   • Amber only
   • Both amber and ambergris
   • Neither amber nor ambergris

   答案：Ambergris only

   原文定位：Its high price varies from$15 to$25 an ounce;To this day, ambergris is still the most expensive product in the whole body of sperm whale;raw ambergris fetches approximately 20 USD per gram

2. 10 In the 20th century, most ambergris was made in the process of killing sperm whale.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：In the 20th century, 90% of ambergris was derived in the processing of killing sperm whales

3. 11 Ambergris’s cost increased recently.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

4. 12 Ambergris still remains in the perfume making.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Historically, the primary commercial use of ambergris has been in fragrance chemistry. However, it is difficult to get a consistent and reliable supply of high quality ambergris. Due to demand for ambergris and its high price, replacement compounds have been sought out by the fragrance industry and chemically synthesized

5. 13 Ambergris is still the most important amber odorant in perfume manufacture.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：The most important of these is Ambrox, which has taken its place as the most widely used amber odorant in perfume manufacture

6. food flavor
   • Ambergris only
   • Amber only
   • Both amber and ambergris
   • Neither amber nor ambergris

   答案：Both amber and ambergris

   原文定位：It occupies a very important place in the perfumery of the East, and there it is also used in pharmacy and as a flavouring material in cookery

7. used as currency
   • Ambergris only
   • Amber only
   • Both amber and ambergris
   • Neither amber nor ambergris

   答案：Neither amber nor ambergris

8. referred to in a communication
   • Ambergris only
   • Amber only
   • Both amber and ambergris
   • Neither amber nor ambergris

   答案：Ambergris only

   原文定位：The true source and character of ambergris was first satisfactorily established by Dr. Swediaur in a communication to the Royal Society

9. could be seen through
   • Ambergris only
   • Amber only
   • Both amber and ambergris
   • Neither amber nor ambergris

   答案：Amber only

   原文定位：Although considered a gem, amber is a hard, transparent and wholly-organic material derived from the resin of extinct species of trees

10. 6 The formation of ambergris experiences several stages. First, when sperm whale eats the hard and sharp _____ of squid,

    答案：beaks

    原文定位：sufficiently proved that the substance is produced by the whale’s intestine as a means of facilitating the passage of undigested hard, sharp beaks of squid that the whale has eaten

11. 7 its intestine will produce ambergris to facilitate the _____ .

    答案：passage

    原文定位：sufficiently proved that the substance is produced by the whale’s intestine as a means of facilitating the passage of undigested hard, sharp beaks of squid that the whale has eaten

12. 8 Then, ambergris can be _____ up by sperm whale and float on the water.

    答案：vomited

    原文定位：Often expelled by vomiting, ambergris floats in chunks on the water and is of a deep grey colour, soft consistence, and an offensive, disagreeable smell.

13. 9 After months of exposure on air, it _____ and the color turns dark grey or black.

    答案：hardens

    原文定位：Following months to years of photo-degradation and oxidation in the ocean, this precursor gradually hardens, developing a dark grey or black colour, a crusty and waxy texture