Question

Homesick is a compound(復合的) 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(定義) 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.此題考查名詞，根據(jù)語境可知選A.每個單詞都有自己的含義。

2.此題考查動詞，fit意識是適合。

3.此題考查固定短語think about，考慮。

4.此題考查副詞，你知道他們合在一起的含義嗎。

5.此題考查形容詞，根據(jù)句意可知seasick和homesick的意思是截然不同的，故選D.

6.此題考查名詞，根據(jù)后句可知唯一想去的地方就是家，故為homesick。

7.前半句當你暈船時，您最不想去的地方是海上故選B。

8.根據(jù)語境區(qū)分推斷可知

9.根據(jù)語境區(qū)分推斷可知。

10.句意為，我們也有其他復合詞，比如握手和手包，因為handbag是有單詞hand和bag復合而成，故選D.