BEC高级考试真题阅读讲解：Sweet smell of excess-for just ￡47.874 a bottle

BEC高级考试真题阅读讲解：Sweet smell of excess-for just ￡47.874 a bottle

TEST 1 READING PART 5

Sweet smell of excess-for just ￡47.874 a bottle

The marketing says it is the “ultimate symbol of indulgence and truly impeccable taste”. A new scent, named V1, has (0) launched for Christmas-retailing at just ￡47.874 . The makers are proudly promoting it (31) ,the “world’s most expensive perfume”and are confident of selling the limited edition of 173 bottles-(32) it should be exactly 173 bottles is not made clear in the publicity for the product.

Although carefully priced at just under the ￡50.000 mark, this perfume is clearly (33) something for anyone who considers ￡30 too much to pay for a bottle of eau-de-toilette. Those (34) are potential customers will certainly be reassured to learn that a case covered in rubies and diamonds is included free (35) charge. Purchasers are assured of further savings, with unlimited scent refills guaranteed indefinitely- at no extra cost.

The fragrance is the idea of Arfaq Hussain, a 27-year-old clothes designer who first made a name (36) himself with an air-conditioned jacket he was asked to make by the singer Michael Jackson (37) far, Mr Jackson is the only person to (38) placed an order- he wants two, according to Mr Hussain.

Mr Hussain is unconcerned at having no previous experience of perfumery . “It’s so (39) more than a perfume ---- it’s a piece of jewellery, too. ”explained Mr Hussain. He attempted to describe the ￡47.874 sensation . “it is delicate , fragrant and quite unique. When you open the lid, it takes you totally away . It’s just (40) being surrounded by thousands of wild flowers and roses.

这篇文章讲的是一种昂贵的新型香水，走的是高端路线。

31题，这题答案很明显。圣诞发布的香水，制作者打算将它开发成“世界上最昂贵的香水”（most expensive perfume），promote….as，将什么给开发成什么。

32题，要从意思和句子结构上进行分析。前面说发售限量版的173瓶香水，后面一个破折号做进一步的说明。从意思上看，词组made clear很关键，表原因的；而从句子成分上看，这里就是关系代词引导的从句在句子中充当补充成分。而能够表示原因的关系代词，是why。

33，34，35,这三道题也很明显。33题从意思上做，这个香水肯定是不适合认为30英镑的香水很贵的人，所以是填not，表否定；34题，those who的搭配，应该够的上条件反射的级别，those who are potential customer，那些是潜在客户的人；35题，free of charge，免费，固定搭配。

36题，这题考察的也是一个固定搭配，make a name for oneself，使…出名。这个香水的创意来自一个服装设计师，而此人最早出名是因为迈天王让他制作了一件空调夹克（air-conditioned jacket）。

37题，截止目前迈天王是唯一的下了订单的人。So far，截止目前。

38题，下了订单。have done，表示完成的意思。

39题，理解句子的意思+固定用法的使用。这个句子的意思很明显：它不仅仅是一瓶香水，它还是一件珠宝。所以空格前后搭配的意思应该是不仅仅。用so much more than。例如：so much more than just a home。

40题，最后几句话都是夸赞这个香水的。多么的精致独特。而当你打开香水的时候，你整个人都被take away了，就像是被成千上万的野花和玫瑰簇拥着。说香水，却扯到wild flowers和rose上面去了，所以是比喻，用like。