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 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 favorite footballer.

We all maximize (扩大) 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 colorful 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 colorful

D. may not be as cool as it seems

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是cool随着时代的变化，词义也在改变。作者就这些改变举了些例子以及作者对这些被扩大词义的态度。

1.“Cool” is a word with many meanings.句意：cool是一个有着许多意义的单词。故选C.

2. B. 显示，表达 C.知道，了解D.感觉，认为。故选B.

3. 细节理解题。从第二段第一句“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.可以得出。句意：cool能经常被用于表达任何感兴趣的感觉。A.对……有兴趣 B.因……生气 C.害怕…… D.对……不高兴 题目中的句子相当于是对原句的同义句转换。故选A.

4. 最后一段的第一句：But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words.句意：但这个故事也告诉了我们词汇的缺乏。随后作者说如果没有cool这个单词，一些人没有其他的词来表达同一种意思。所以，保持一些词的可信性是非常重要的。接着他给读者提了一个幽默的问题，发人深思。A.对……感到高兴 B.对……..感到奇怪 C.担心，担忧 D.对……小心翼翼。故选C.

5.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.这个提问可以推断出来。随着cool这个词词义的扩大，它代替了一些单词的意思，比如：new, surprise.似乎人们可以把所有有意思的感觉的描述成cool而非其他。所以作者最后的提问和幽默地回答表明cool这个词词义不应该那么广泛地代替其他词。A.选项的意思表达刚好和作者想表达的意思相左 B. C选项都是文中明确指出的且片面，故选D.

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