Question

“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's cool. ”You may think, “He's so cool, ”when you see your favourite 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 one 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 colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1.We know that the word "cool" has had________.

A. only one meaning           B. no meanings

C. many different meanings    D. the same meaning

2.In the passage, the word “express” means “________”.

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

3.If you are _______ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”

A. interested in    B. angry about

C. afraid of        D.unhappy with

4.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. careful with

5.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 colourful

D. may not be as cool as it seems

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个文化现象。“cool”最初是用来形容温度的，但是随着时代的发展，这个词被赋予了更多的意思。当看到自己喜欢的人或事物，都可以用“cool”来形容。然而，这个词的过度使用，对其它词汇的存在构成了威胁。

1.“Cool” is a word with many meanings. ...the word has had many different meanings”可知，“cool”一词有许多意思，故选C。

2.“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.”可知，“cool”可以用来形容任何让人感兴趣的人或事物，表达对他们的喜爱之情，故选B。

3.“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.”可知，“cool”可以用来形容对某种事物感兴趣，故选A。

4.But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning.”可知，作者担心“cool”一词使用太频繁的话，会使其它词汇逐渐被人们遗忘，不利于语言的丰富性，故选C。

5.Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）.”可知，“cool”一词的过度使用，使语言的多样性受到挑战，人们往往找不到合适的词来表达意思，可见，“cool”也不是哪里都能用，“cool”并非真正的“酷”，故选D。

考点：文化类短文阅读