职称英语真题5

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1、1.5HowtoDesignKitchenWellOvertheyearseconomic,socialandtechnologicalfactorshaveinfluencedthedesignofkitchens.Sinceitisoftenusedsimultaneouslybybothfamilymembersaswellasguests,thekitchenrequiresnotonlyaglamorouslookbutapracticalone.Also,thedesignelementsmustmeettheneedsofthem

2、odernfamily.Environmentalconcernshavehadanenormousimpactonkitchendesign.Thisconcernincludesrecyclingofhouseholdmaterials,aswellasenergyefficientappliancesandthepurityofbothwaterandair.Researchshowsthatupto85percentofthepopulationisconcernedaboutwhatmightbeintheirdrinkingwate

3、r.Theyarealsooftendissatisfiedwiththetasteandodorofwhatcomesoutoftheirtap.Thisiswhyit’simportanttoconsideraddingawaterfiltersystem.Thecharacteroftoday’skitchenisverydifferentfromthewayitwasthirtyyearsago.There’smoresophisticationinfoodpreparation,andmoretechnologicalhelpwith

4、cookingandcleanup.Whenchoosingcabinets,firstconsiderthestyle.Usethearchitecturalstyleofyourhouseasaguide.Becausecabinetsareabiginvestment,itisbesttochoosequality.Popularstylesinkitchencabinetsareframedpaneldoorswithraisedorrecessedpanelsofwood,cabinetfrontswithglasspanes,ors

5、impleslabdoorsinarichpaintedorlaminatedfinish.Cabinetpulls,handlesandknobsareofferedinamyriadofdesignsandfinishes.Treathardwareasjewelryanddon’tbeafraidtomixandmatchstyles.Becausemanyoftoday’skitchensconsistoftwoormorecookssharinginthemealpreparation,thereisaneedformorecount

6、erspace,cooktopsandsinks.Althoughlifestylesarechanging,theprimaryfunctionofthekitchenasanareaforpreparingfoodhasremainedunchanged.Thesinkremainsoneofthemostusedareasinthekitchenaswellasanimportantdecorativestatement.Appliancetechnologyismovingataveryfastpace.Choosingwhattype

7、ofappliancesaswellashowmanywilldependonseveralfactorssuchashowoftenandhowmuchyoucookandthesizeofyourkitchen.Don’tlimityourselftooneofeachkindofappliance.Youcanhavearefrigeratorinoneplaceandafreezerinaseparateareaortwosetsofcooktops,oneonthecounternexttothewallovenandoneonani

8、sland.Youcanevenhavetwodishwashersifsizeandbudgetrequireandpermit—thinkofit