“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 ________.
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 colourful
D.may not be as cool as it seems
參考答案 ：1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D
1．見首句.
2．由“express”前后詞義關(guān)系可推斷出是“表達”的意思,與“show”同義.
3．由第二段首句可知.
4．由例子中的學生用cool 一詞概括出他的所有感受,知cool詞義的擴大會導致語言中詞匯的缺乏,是令人擔憂的.
5．結(jié)合第4題的答案可做出選擇.
參考答案 ：1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C
1.由短文最后一句“They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London”可知,最接近“for nearly 1,800 kilometres”,因此選A.
2.由短文第2段倒數(shù)第3句“So they were able to change its weight”可知答案為D.
3.從第3段可以看出,越往上溫度越低,因此應(yīng)選A.
4.由短文最后一段倒數(shù)第2句“They came down in Poland...”可知答案為D.
5.縱觀全文可以看出答案C不正確.