2. 由短文第2段倒数第3句“So they were able to change its weight”可知答案为D。

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”，因此选A。

5．结合第4题的答案可做出选择。

参考答案 ：　1. A　2. D　3. A　4. D　5. C

　讲解：

4．由例子中的学生用cool 一词概括出他的所有感受，知cool词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏，是令人担忧的。

3．由第二段首句可知。

2．由“express”前后词义关系可推断出是“表达”的意思，与“show”同义。

1．见首句。

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

参考答案 ：　1．C　2．B　3．A　4．C　5．D

　讲解：

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

3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”

　　 A. interested in　　 B. angry about

　　 C. afraid of　 　　 D. unhappy with