Question

“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 everything 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 favorite 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 lack 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 colorful 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．a(chǎn)ngry about

C．a(chǎn)fraid of                              D．unhappy with

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

A．happy with                            B．strange(陌生) 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 is

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析:本文主要描述了cool這個單詞在當今世界上的廣泛含義。

1.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句““Cool” is a word with many meanings．”理解可知。Cool有很多的含義故選C。

2.詞義理解推斷題，根據(jù)文中語句“Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．”理解可知。Express是描述的意思故選B。

3.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句““Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything 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 favorite footballer．”理解可知。當我們對某個事物感興趣的時候常用cool來描述，故選A。

4.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“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 colorful as the word “cool”？”理解可知。作者通過實例來表達自己的一種擔心，故選C。

5.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．”理解可知。其他單詞也可以非常的cool，故選D。

考點：說明文的閱讀

點評：閱讀本文時，應根據(jù)cool這個中心詞，通讀全篇，理解本文的主要內(nèi)容。了解文章大意，并對于其中的詞匯根據(jù)句意進行猜測；然后，帶著問題，在文中找答案，應該注意同義句型的不同表述方式。