Question

Will you be happy when you leave your mother? Or will you miss your mother? If you do, you are homesick. “homesick” is a word made up of HOME and SICK. You know each word, right? But do you know the meaning when you put them together? It is Sick For Home. It means you miss your home. You miss the delicious food at home.

Now think for a minute about SEASICK. Is Seasick the same as Homesick? Does seasick mean Sick For Sea? It means something quite different. “Seasick” means Sick By The Movement On The Sea. If you travel by ship and you feel seasick, you just want to go back home and have a good rest. Why? Because you feel sick on a ship.

Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? If you’re heartsick, you are sad and your heart is broken. And we also have other words made like this, such as “handshake” and “handbag”. Isn’t it interesting? It is also helpful to know something like this in your English study.

1.If you are homesick, you will   .

A. call your mother    B. stay at home    C. cook for yourself    D. visit your friend

2.When we say “a person is seasick”, we mean that   .

A. he misses his family    B. he likes going by ship

C. he feels sick when he goes by ship    D. his ship is broken

3.The word “  ” is made like “homesick” or “seasick”.

A. interesting    B. musician    C. swimming    D. homework

4.“Heartsick” means   in Chinese.

A. 有心脏病的    B. 悲伤的    C. 有心理问题的    D. 心脏受损的

5.From this passage, we can know that  .

A. there are many words like homesick in English

B. it’s interesting to learn words like homesick

C. it’s helpful for us to know more about these English words

D. A, B and C are all right.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】本文是对几个英文单词的解释。homesick不是一种病，而是想家的；seasick不是因为海洋而得的病，而是晕船的意思；heartsick不是心脏有病，而是伤心，心碎的意思。

1.推理判断题。题意：如果你患思乡病，你会做什么？ A. call your mother给你妈妈打电话；B. stay at home待在家里；C. cook for yourself自己做饭；D. visit your friend拜访朋友。由第一段内容可知，患思乡病时，会不开心，会想念亲人，会想念家里可口的美食。所以会和亲人联系。故选A。

2.细节理解题。题意：当我们说一个人晕船，我们的意思是什么？ A. he misses his family他想家；B. he likes going by ship他喜欢坐船旅行；C. he feels sick when he goes by ship他坐船时感到恶心；D. his ship is broken他的船坏了。由第二段可知，seasick意思是晕船，坐在船上人会感到恶心，想回家休息。故选C。

3.推理判断题。题意：哪一个单数像 “homesick”或“seasick”这样构成的？A. interesting有趣的。派生词；B. musician音乐家。派生词；C. swimming游泳。派生词；D. homework家庭作业，合成词。homesick, seasick都是由两个单词合成在一起而构成的新词，是合成词。故选D。

4.词义猜测题。题意：“Heartsick”的汉语意思是什么？A. 有心脏病的；B. 悲伤的；C. 有心理问题的；D. 心脏受损的。由短文第三段里的： If you’re heartsick, you are sad and your heart is broken. 可知，heartsick意思是伤心，心碎。故选B。

5.推理判断题。题意：从短文中我们可以知道什么？A. there are many words like homesick in English英语里有许多像homesick的单词；B. it’s interesting to learn words like homesick学习像homesick这样的单词有趣；C. it’s helpful for us to know more about these English words对我们来讲，多了解这些英文单词有帮助；D. A, B and C are all right.以上都对。合成作为英文词汇的构成方式之一，所以英文里有许多合成词。了解这些词的本义非常有趣，因为它们本义与几个单词分开的意义还是有区别的；所以多了解这些合成词，对英语学习有帮助。故选D。