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 popular singer Jay Chow 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”.
【小題1】The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A．is always the same	B．changes a lot
C．is “wonderful or smart”	D．is “new and surprising”

【小題2】“You may think the popular singer Jay Chow is cool”. Here “cool” means

A．a little cold

B．a little hot

C．new and surprising

D．good-looking

【小題3】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

【小題4】The best title is _____.

A．Meanings of the word “Cool”	B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use
C．People use “Cool” Too Much	D．“Cool’ Is A New Word

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：
【小題1】根據“Cool” is a word with many meanings.cool是一個有多種意思的單詞。可知選B，這個單詞的意思變化太大。
【小題2】根據上文We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart.可知本句是在表述流行歌手的外表不錯，故選D，好看的。
【小題3】根據Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use.除了cool這個詞，他們好像沒有其它詞可用，聯系下文作者的提議，可看出作者有一點擔心。故選D。
【小題4】這篇短文介紹了cool這個單詞在社會生活中表達的各種不同含義，故選A，cool這個單詞的意思。
考點：考查說明文閱讀
點評：這是關于一個英文單詞的說明文。作者在文中介紹了英文單詞cool、酷，在社會生活中表達的各種不同含義。閱讀中注意體會這個單詞所表達的含義，與其本意之間的聯系，并根據關鍵語句進行合理推斷，明白作者最終要表達的觀點。