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“ Cool ” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

“ Cool ” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool . ” You may think, “He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer.

We all maximize（擴大）the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “ new ”or “ surprising ”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布）they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool. ” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool .

1. We know that the word “ cool ” has had _________

A．only one meaning	B．no meanings
C．many different meanings	D．the same meaning

2. In the passage, the word “ express ” means “________”

A．see

B．show

C．know

D．feel

3.If you are _____________ something, you may say, “It’s cool。”

A．interested in	B．angry about
C．afraid of	D．unhappy with

4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.

A．pleased with	B．strange to
C．worried about	D．careful with

5. In the passage, the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “ cool ” _______

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not be as cool as it seems

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.細節題。根據“ Cool ” is a word with many meanings.可知選C。

2.細節題。根據Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold.它的傳統意思是表示有點冷的溫度。故選B，展示。

3.細節題。根據When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool .看到名車應是感興趣，故選A。

4.細節題。閱讀短文最后一段可知，沒有cool這個單詞，一些人們就沒有一個合適的單詞表達他們正確的意思，故選C，擔心的。

5.細節題。根據Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool .這句話可以看出作者認為他能找出許多和cool一樣能使生活豐富多彩的的單詞。可知作者在此處暗示cool這個單詞并不像它的表象那樣出色。選D。

【解析】

1.細節題。根據“ Cool ” is a word with many meanings.可知選C。

2.細節題。根據Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold.它的傳統意思是表示有點冷的溫度。故選B，展示。

3.細節題。根據When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool .看到名車應是感興趣，故選A。

4.細節題。閱讀短文最后一段可知，沒有cool這個單詞，一些人們就沒有一個合適的單詞表達他們正確的意思，故選C，擔心的。

5.細節題。根據Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool .這句話可以看出作者認為他能找出許多和cool一樣能使生活豐富多彩的的單詞。可知作者在此處暗示cool這個單詞并不像它的表象那樣出色。選D。