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 favorite 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 colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1.We know that the word “cool” has ________.

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 colorful

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：本文講的是cool隨著時代的變化，詞義也在改變。作者就這些改變舉了些例子以及作者對這些被擴大詞義的態度。

1.“Cool” is a word with many meanings.句意：cool是一個有著許多意義的單詞。故選C.

2. B. 顯示，表達 C.知道，了解D.感覺，認為。故選B.

3. 細節理解題。從第二段第一句“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.可以得出。句意：cool能經常被用于表達任何感興趣的感覺。A.對……有興趣 B.因……生氣 C.害怕…… D.對……不高興 題目中的句子相當于是對原句的同義句轉換。故選A.

4. 最后一段的第一句：But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words.句意：但這個故事也告訴了我們詞匯的缺乏。隨后作者說如果沒有cool這個單詞，一些人沒有其他的詞來表達同一種意思。所以，保持一些詞的可信性是非常重要的。接著他給讀者提了一個幽默的問題，發人深思。A.對……感到高興 B.對……..感到奇怪 C.擔心，擔憂 D.對……小心翼翼。故選C.

5.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.這個提問可以推斷出來。隨著cool這個詞詞義的擴大，它代替了一些單詞的意思，比如：new, surprise.似乎人們可以把所有有意思的感覺的描述成cool而非其他。所以作者最后的提問和幽默地回答表明cool這個詞詞義不應該那么廣泛地代替其他詞。A.選項的意思表達剛好和作者想表達的意思相左 B. C選項都是文中明確指出的且片面，故選D.

考點：考查說明文閱讀。