阅读理解

“Cool” is a word with many meanings.Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a bit cold.As the world has changed,the word has many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feeling of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street,you will say,“It’s cool.”You may think,“He is so cool!”when you see your favourite football player.

We have quite a few meanings of the word “cool”.You can use it instead of many words such as “new”“handsome” or “surprising”.There is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A mother asked his son to say something about his favourite film star.The little boy could only say,“He is very cool.”But there are many other words which can be used to describe a person.So the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words.Without “cool”,some people have no words to show what they want to say.Can you think of many other ways that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can.What about you? Have a try.You’ll find them also very cool.

1.We know the word “cool” has had        .

2.In the passage,the word “express”(Paragraph 2) means        .

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

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

5.In the passage,the writer wants to say that the word “cool”      .

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express (表示) 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 football player.

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 student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the 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.In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.

A. see                          B. show        C. know                       D. feel

2.If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”

A. interested in                                    B. angry about

C. worried about                                                      D. unhappy with

3.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. unhappy with

4.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 

完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）
The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English   1 . He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of   2 . He was very rich(富有的). But he liked   3  cards for money. He often played   4  day and night.   5  day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not   6  the card table to eat. He asked his man to   7  him some meat and   8 . So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop   9   playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich”   10 .
【小题1】A．woman               B．man                 C．book
【小题2】A．money               B．food                C．cards
【小题3】A．making              B．keeping              C．playing
【小题4】A．every              B．only                C．all
【小题5】A．One              B．Next                C．This
【小题6】A．hold                B．leave                C．show
【小题7】A．use                 B．take                 C．bring
【小题8】A．milk                B．fruit                C．bread
【小题9】A．before              B．when                C．after
【小题10】A．in shops           B．this year            C．today

完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）

The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English   1 . He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of   2 . He was very rich(富有的). But he liked   3  cards for money. He often played   4  day and night.   5  day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not   6  the card table to eat. He asked his man to   7  him some meat and   8 . So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop   9   playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich”   10 .

1.A．woman               B．man                 C．book

2.A．money               B．food                C．cards

3.A．making              B．keeping              C．playing

4.A．every              B．only                C．all

5.A．One              B．Next                C．This

6.A．hold                B．leave                C．show

7.A．use                 B．take                 C．bring

8.A．milk                B．fruit                C．bread

9.A．before              B．when                C．after

10.A．in shops           B．this year            C．today

选择正确的词填空。(15分)

1.I ________ a student. My name ________ Li Hong.

2.She ________ my friend. Her name ________ Wang Mei.

3.—Where ________ your balls?   —They ________ under the bed.

4.—________ those apples?   —Yes, they ________.

5.On Sunday, I ________ watch TV. I must（必须） do my homework.

6.— ________ her daughter have a nice English name? — Yes, she does.

7.— ________ you spell the word? — Sorry, I can’t

8.________ his grandparents like him?

9.— Where ________ I?       — You ________ in a new place.

10.— What ________ your uncle love?         — He loves sports.