题目内容
【题目】The girl dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ________ in her appearance but rude in her speech.
A. considerate B. diverse
C. elegant D. Relevant
【答案】C
【解析】
试题分析:考查形容词。句意:那个穿着巴黎新款衣服的女孩子外表很优雅,但是言语很粗鲁。A. considerate体贴的;B. Diverse多样的;C. Elegant优雅的 ;D. Relevant相关的;根据词义,要和rude形成对比,故选C项。
【题目】
Company Names That Have Secret Meanings | |
| Co-founder Larry Page was at a brainstorming session at Stanford for a new massive data indexing website. Someone suggested “googolplex”—one of the largest describable NUMBERS. Page shortened it to “googol.” When he later checked for the availability of the domain name, he made a mistake and typed in “google” instead. But he liked the name and registered it for himself and co-founder Sergey Brin. |
| This luxury car maker combined elements from the Ford and Oldsmobile companies when it was started in 1902 and later became known for its innovation and high quality. The company was named for the French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 1701. |
| Company co-founder Gordon Bowker has said that while brainstorming names, someone brought out a map that featured the old mining town of Starbo. That may have led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melville’s famous novel, Moby Dick. Not only the company name but also the origin of its logo has aroused great curiosity. |
| The inventor of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, was looking to make an elegant, yet precise, wristwatch. He wanted a name that was easy to say, worked in different languages, and looked good on the watches. He settled on Rolex in 1908. |
【1】Which company name has a close relationship with literature?
A. Google. B. Cadillac.
C. Starbucks. D. Rolex.
【2】Which of the following statements is True?
A. Google was adopted because “googol” was not available then.
B. Cadillac was named after the founding father of the company.
C. Starbucks was used due to the co-founder’s love for his town.
D. Hans Wilsdorf intended Rolex to be universally accepted.