Question

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.

1.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A. is always the same                 B. changes a lot

C. is “wonderful or smart”           C. is “new and surprising”

2.“You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool” means ______.

A．a little cold        B．a little hot         C．new and surprising  D．good-looking

3.“It also means some people don’t have enough words”.  Here “it” means_____.

A．the example                           B．the student

C．the word “cool”                      D．the visit to the farm

4.When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.

A．excited           B．happy            C．surprised          D．worried

5.The best title is _____.

A．Something about the word “Cool”        B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C．People use “Cool” Too Much            D．“Cool’ Is A New Word

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章围绕“cool”这个词语，讲述了这个词语的不同意思。

1.细节题。根据文章As time changes, the word gets many different meanings.可知，随着时间的推移，cool这个词有着许多不同的意思。故选B

2.细节题。根据文章可知“cool”可以形容看起来很好看的人。所以，如果你认为电影明星基努·里维斯很cool，这里的意思应该是他看起来很好看。故选D

3.推断题。根据文章Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words.如果一个人认为cool是展示他的所看和所想最好的词语，这也展示了一些人没有足够的词汇。可知，这里It指代的是前面这个例子。故选A

4.推断题。根据文章作者认为一些人用“cool”来表达自己的观点时，这也是缺乏词汇的表现。作者对此很担心。故选D

5.主旨题。这篇文章讲述了“cool”这个词语的一些意思。故选A

考点：政治经济文化类说明文