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“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'cold．”You may think，“He's so cool,” when you See your favorite footballer．

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 students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited．On onestudent'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 had

A．many different meanings

B．no meanings

C．only one meaning

D．the same meaning

2.If you are——something, you may say,“It's cool．”

A．afraid of

B．angry about

C．interested in

D．unhappy with

3.The writer takes all example to show he is——the way the word is used．

A．pleased with

B．worried about

C．interested in

D．careful with

4.In the last paragraph，the writer suggests 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 seem

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题解析：

1.】细节理解。根据第一段中的the word has had many different meanings，可知应选A。

2.】推理判断，根据第三段中的内容，可推断当某人对某事物感兴趣的时候就会说“cool”，故选C。

3.】推理判断，根据文章中所列举的关于“cool”一词的所有例子，尤其是从第五段的第一句But the story also shows a scarcity of words，可知作者对“cool”的使用情况是担忧的。故选B。

4.】推理判断，根据第五段的内容，尤其是最后一句用了讽刺性的语气说出很多人除了用“cool”一词以外，就再说不出其它能够表达自己的感情和意思说的词了，可知应选D。

考点：政治经济文化