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”.
小题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”

小题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

小题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

小题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

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A

试题分析：
小题1:根据“Cool” is a word with many meanings.cool是一个有多种意思的单词。可知选B，这个单词的意思变化太大。
小题2:根据上文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错，故选D，好看的。
小题3:根据Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use.除了cool这个词，他们好像没有其它词可用，联系下文作者的提议，可看出作者有一点担心。故选D。
小题4:这篇短文介绍了cool这个单词在社会生活中表达的各种不同含义，故选A，cool这个单词的意思。
点评：这是关于一个英文单词的说明文。作者在文中介绍了英文单词cool、酷，在社会生活中表达的各种不同含义。阅读中注意体会这个单词所表达的含义，与其本意之间的联系，并根据关键语句进行合理推断，明白作者最终要表达的观点。