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 favourite footballer.

We all maximize（擴大） 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 colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1.We know that the word "cool" has had________.

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 colourful

D. may not be as cool as it seems

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一個文化現(xiàn)象�！癱ool”最初是用來形容溫度的，但是隨著時代的發(fā)展，這個詞被賦予了更多的意思。當看到自己喜歡的人或事物，都可以用“cool”來形容。然而，這個詞的過度使用，對其它詞匯的存在構(gòu)成了威脅。

1.“Cool” is a word with many meanings. ...the word has had many different meanings”可知，“cool”一詞有許多意思，故選C。

2.“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.”可知，“cool”可以用來形容任何讓人感興趣的人或事物，表達對他們的喜愛之情，故選B。

3.“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.”可知，“cool”可以用來形容對某種事物感興趣，故選A。

4.But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning.”可知，作者擔心“cool”一詞使用太頻繁的話，會使其它詞匯逐漸被人們遺忘，不利于語言的豐富性，故選C。

5.Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）.”可知，“cool”一詞的過度使用，使語言的多樣性受到挑戰(zhàn)，人們往往找不到合適的詞來表達意思，可見，“cool”也不是哪里都能用，“cool”并非真正的“酷”，故選D。

考點：文化類短文閱讀