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【题目】 You probably enjoy visiting the zoo， but at one time people visited a zoological garden． Zoo is short for zoological garden． When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip． For example， a ref is a short form of the word referee． Over time， many words in English have been clipped． Perhaps you go to and back from school on a bus． Students traveled on an omnibus in the past． Math and exams are short for mathematics and examinations． A mike is a short form of a microphone． Something that is a curio was once a curiosity．

When you visit a zoological garden， you may see "rhinos" if you are lucky enough． This animal certainly has a big nose ﹣﹣ in the Greek language， "rhinos" means "nose"． In English， a rhino is the same as a rhinoceros． Other words have rhinos in them， too． A rhinovirus might affect your nose． This virus is what people get when they have a cold． When you have diseases in the nose， you must see a rhinologist， who can treat you．

But on the other hand， some words are really combinations（结合体）of two or more words． The new words are called blends． The meaning of a blend shows the meanings of both words it comes from． For example， the words smoke and fog blend to make smog． Do you know what motor and hotel make when combined？ You're right ﹣ it's motel． Which two words do you think brunch comes from？

【1】Which of the following is a clip？　 　

A. Examination．

B. Referee．

C. Curio．

D. Motel．

【2】Which of the following is a doctor？　 　

A. Rhinos．

B. Zoological．

C. Rhinovirus．

D. Rhinologist．

【3】What does the underlined word "brunch" mean？　 　

A. 早午餐

B. 长板凳

C. 大树枝

D. 浅海滩

【4】What can you conclude from the passage？　 　

A. It is hard to learn clipped words．

B. Riding on an omnibus was not safe．

C. Clips are easier to pronounce and spell．

D. People don't like to use short words．

【5】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？　 　

A. Combining smoke and fog．

B. Learning about blends．

C. How motel got its meaning．

D. Forming combined words．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：文章主要介绍了英语单词有趣的简化，一种方式是简化单词本身，一种方式是把多个单词结合在一起．

【1】题意：最后一段主要讲什么?考查文意理解题．根据"When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip"和" Something that is a curio was once a curiosity"，可知 curio 是简化了的．故选C．

【2】题意：最后一段主要讲什么?考查细节推断题．根据" When you have diseases in the nose， you must see a rhinologist， who can treat you当你鼻子有疾病时，你必须去看鼻科医生，他能给你治疗，可知rhinologist指代鼻科医生．故选D．

【3】题意：最后一段主要讲什么?考查词义推断题．这里讲述了两个词结合在一起会变成新的词语，例如the words smoke and fog blend to make smog，一个单词去掉后面的，一个单词去掉前面的，因此brunch很可能是早餐breakfast和午餐lunch的结合体，即早午餐，A项正确．故选A．

【4】题意：最后一段主要讲什么?考查细节推断题．A. It is hard to learn clipped words学习缩略词很难。B. Riding on an omnibus was not safe坐在公共汽车上是不安全的。C. Clips are easier to pronounce and spell缩略更容易发音和拼写。D. People don't like to use short words人们不喜欢用短句。根据"When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip"当一个单词被缩短时，就叫做clip，可推断缩短单词是为了更容易拼写，C项正确，故选C．

【5】题意：最后一段主要讲什么?考查段意理解题。A. Combining smoke and fog烟与雾的混合物。B. Learning about blends混合词学习。C. How motel got its meaning汽车旅馆如何得到它的意思。D. Forming combined words形成组合词。根据"some words are really combinations of two or more words. The new words are called blends"有些字是组合两个或两个以上的单词，这些新词叫做混合词，可知最后一段主要讲了什么是" blends"，B项学习混合词，符合题意，故选B．