Question

【題目】The English language has a lot of words which can be used in many different ways and in many different expressions.

One such example is the word matter. In fact, matter can mean just about anything. It could be one of the most useful words in the English language.

Let’s get to the heart of the matter —a matter of principle(原則).

If someone says that you owe(欠) him $50, but you don’t, a friend might say, “Well, you could pay him the $50. It’s not that much money. Then you won’t have to hear him say it anymore. But if you do not owe him the money, do not pay him the money. It’s a matter of principle.

There is another way to use the word matter. But be careful with your choice of words.

If you ask someone, “What’s the matter?”, it shows you are worried about the other person. But saying, “What’s the matter with you?” has a completely different meaning. And it usually sounds rude (粗魯?shù)?/span>). In fact, when you say, “What’s the matter with you?” you are suggesting that the person did something wrong or stupid.

Another expression that could sound rude is to say, “It doesn’t matter to me.” Here, it depends on the context, and how you say it.

Let’s say you tell someone that a friend just got a big raise at work. That person answers with, “It doesn’t matter to me.” Here, it means he or she does not care. And it sounds rude.

But saying, “Oh, you pick where we eat dinner. It doesn’t matter to me.” does not sound rude. In this situation, “it doesn’t matter” shows you are easy-going(隨和的).

No matter how you look at it and what you say, matter is a very useful word. And it’s only a matter of time before you will become an expert on the use of matter.

【1】We can infer from the text that the word matter ________.

A. has a wide use B. can mean money

C. is the most used English word D. has the most different expressions

【2】What is the author’s suggestion in Paragraph 4?

A. Every penny counts. B. Stick to what is right.

C. Follow your friend’s advice. D. Be careful when making friends.

【3】The underlined word “context” in the text probably means“

A. choice B. person

C. situation D. answer

【4】The author develops the text mainly by ________.

A. using examples B. giving instructions

C. describing his experiences D. discussing research findings

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了matter一詞的主要用法

【1】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一、二段的描述，再根據(jù)最后一段No matter how you look at it and what you say, matter is a very useful word. And it’s only a matter of time before you will become an expert on the use of matter.可知matter一詞用法很廣。故選A。

【2】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩句But if you do not owe him the money, do not pay him the money. It’s a matter of principle.如果你沒有欠他的錢，就不要付給他錢，這是一個原則問題。因此他覺得在對的事情上要堅持自己的立場，不要輕易做出讓步或改變。可知作者的建議是：堅持正確的。故選B。

【3】C

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二、三段舉例說明It doesn’t matter to me.在不同的語境意思不同可知，該表達取決于上下文語境，故選C。

【4】A

寫作手法題。根據(jù)文中用不同的例子來講解matter的用法可知，作者主要是通過舉例來展開全文的。故選A。