Question

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express (表示) 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 everything.

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 football player.

We all maximize(扩大)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 student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the 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.In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.

A. see                          B. show        C. know                       D. feel

2.If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”

A. interested in                                    B. angry about

C. worried about                                                      D. unhappy with

3.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. unhappy with

4.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.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了cool这个单词在交际中的重要作用，同时作者也对这个单词表达的准确性表示出了自己的担心。

1.词义辨析题。See看见；show展示，显现；know知道；feel感觉。根据express （表达）汉语提示，可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“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．描述，可知选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第四段的描述，可以看出作者对这个单词用法的担心，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．及下文描述，可知cool这个单词在表示含义的时候，具有一定的模糊性，故选D，可能不像它看起来那么好。

考点：考查教育类阅读。