Question

Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each   46    means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning    47    they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.

    Now think for a minute   48  SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition   49  SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite   50  . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are     51    ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,    52    you want to be is at sea.

   Have you ever   53    a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are    54   deep inside as if their hearts are broken.

   And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and    55   . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.

1.A.word            B. phrase      C. sentence          D. passage

2.A. how            B. why              C. when             D. where

3.A. for            B. from             C. about            D. like

4.A. get            B. fit              C. read             D. have

5.A. right          B. wrong            C. same             D. different

6.A. homesick       B. heartsick        C. seasick          D. earsick

7.A. the first place  B the last place C. the only place    D. the safe place                                                                                                     

8.A. thought over  B. thought out          C. heard from       D. heard of

9.A. hurt           B. hit              C. loved            D. moved

10.A. hobby         B. height           C. heaven           D. handbag

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D     

【解析】

1.此题考查名词，根据语境可知选A.每个单词都有自己的含义。

2.此题考查动词，fit意识是适合。

3.此题考查固定短语think about，考虑。

4.此题考查副词，你知道他们合在一起的含义吗。

5.此题考查形容词，根据句意可知seasick和homesick的意思是截然不同的，故选D.

6.此题考查名词，根据后句可知唯一想去的地方就是家，故为homesick。

7.前半句当你晕船时，您最不想去的地方是海上故选B。

8.根据语境区分推断可知

9.根据语境区分推断可知。

10.句意为，我们也有其他复合词，比如握手和手包，因为handbag是有单词hand和bag复合而成，故选D.