Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 45–48.
root1 /ru:t/ n [C]
1 ?PLANT? the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water form the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting.| tree roots —see picture at germinate
2 ?CAUSE OF A PROBLEM? the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil.| be/lie at the root of (="be" the cause of a problem) Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems.| get to the root of (="find" out the cause of a problem) | root cause (="the" main reason for a problem)
3 ?OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION? roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US.
4 ?OF AN IDEA/BELIEF? the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism.
5 ?FAMILY CONNECTION? sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots.
6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there
7 ?TOOTH/HAIR ETC? the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body
8 take root a) if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root.b) if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it
9 have a (good) root round informal especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around
10 root and branch if you destroy something root and branch, you get rid of it completely and permanently because it is bad
11 ?LANGUAGE? technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’.—compare stem1 (4)
12 ?MATHEMATICS? technical a number that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have: 2 is the fourth root of 16.
—see also cube root, square root, grass roots
root2 v
1 ?SEARCH? [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen.| [+ for] pigs rooting for food
2 ?PLANT? a) [I] to grow roots: New shrubs will root easily in summer.b) [T usually passive] to fix a plant firmly by its roots: The bush was too firmly rooted in the hard earth to dig up easily.| root itself Clumps of thyme had rooted themselves between the rocks.—see also deeply rooted (deeply (5))
3 be rooted in to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory
4 be rooted to the spot to be so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move
root for sb phr v [T] informal 1 to give support and encouragement to someone in a competition, test or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck – we’ll all be rooting for you! 2 especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We’ll all be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl.
root sth ? out phr v [T] 1 to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it: Racism cannot be rooted out without strong government action.2 informal to find something by searching for it: I’ll try and root out something suitable for you to wear.
root sth ? up phr v [T] to dig or pull a plant up with its roots
1.What’s meaning of the word “roots” in the sentence “Many Americans have roots in Europe.”?
A.The underground part of a plant.    B.One’s connection with a place.
C.The origins of a custom or tradition.   D.The main cause of a problem.
2.What’s the fourth root of 81?
A.27. B.9.   C.6.   D.3.
3.Which phrase can complete the sentence “Do you think it is possible to ____ crime?”
A.root for           B.root out           C.root up            D.root through
4.In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?
A.A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up.
B.A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal.
C.A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake.
D.A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago.

Britain’s symbolic red phone boxes have become out of date in the age of the mobile, but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative intelligence. Whether as a place to exhibit art, poetry, or even as a tiny library, hundreds of phone boxes have been given a new life by local communities determined to preserve a typical part of British life. In Waterperry, a small village near Oxford, the 120 residents have filled the phone box next to the old house with a pot of flowers, piles of gardening and cooking magazines, and stuck poems on the walls.
They took control of the phone box when telecoms operator BT said it was going to pull it down, an announcement that caused such dissatisfaction that one local woman threatened to chain herself to the box to save it. “I’d have done it,”insisted Kendall Turner. “It would have been heartbreaking for the village.”Local councilor Tricia Hallam, who came up with the idea for the phone box’s change, said quite a few people would have joined her, adding, “We couldn’t let it go because it’s a British symbol.”
Only three feet by three feet wide, and standing 2.51-meter tall, the phone boxes were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1936 for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V.Painted in “Post Office red” to match the post boxes, they were once a typical image of England and the backdrop(背景)to millions of tourist photographs.
Eight years ago there were about 17,000 across Britain, but today, in a country where almost everybody has a mobile phone, 58 percent are no longer profitable and ten percent are only used once a month. “On average, maintaining them costs $800 a year per phone box — about £44 million annually,” said John Lunb, general manager for BT Payphones.
【小题1】.Some red phone boxes in Britain have been used for ______ .
a.selling flowers     b.cooking           c.reading       d.exhibiting art or poetry

A.a,bB.c,dC.a,b,cD.b,c,d
【小题2】.Why do the villagers want to keep the red phone boxes ?
A.Because millions of people visit Britain to see the red phone boxes.
B.Because the local people could earn a lot of money from the red phone boxes.
C.Because the red phone boxes have already become a symbol of Britain.
D.Because the red phone boxes may be useful for some people in emergency.
【小题3】.What is the color of the British post boxes according to the passage ?
A.Green.B.Red.C.Black.D.Yellow.
【小题4】.What is John Lumb’s attitude towards pulling down the red phone boxes ?
A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

根据以下各句所给的首字母或汉语提示,用单词的正确形式填空,并将其写在答题卷上。
【小题1】It was quite terrible. It took me some time to c___________ down myself.
【小题2】Parents are always c_____________ much about their children.
【小题3】I'm terribly sorry. I didn't do it on p__________.
【小题4】It took her a long while to r___________ from her heart operation.
【小题5】The children played ____________ (在户外)until it started to rain.
【小题6】After the war, a new g_______________ was set up for that country.
【小题7】The people p__________ at the meeting were all for the suggestion.
【小题8】The ball went in the d_______________ of the man sitting in a boat on the river.
【小题9】At the party a foreign teacher was r______________(要求) to sing some folk songs.
【小题10】He was a young sailor on his first sea v______________.
【小题11】The mother i_________ that he finish his homework first, which made his son very angry.
【小题12】Whether you will succeed or not in doing the work depends on your a________ to it.
【小题13】This song sounds f_____________ to me. I must have heard it sung somewhere before.
【小题14】She ________________ (毕业)from Peking University last year.
【小题15】The speech contest was o______________ well.
【小题16】When she heard the news that her husband was killed in the accident, she b_______ into tears.
【小题17】After the earthquake, the whole city was in r_________.
【小题18】J_______ from his accent, we know he comes from the west.
【小题19】Prices have _____________ (上涨) quickly.
【小题20】The building was completely ______________(摧毁) by fire.

根据以下各句所给的首字母或汉语提示,用单词的正确形式填空,并将其写在答题卷上。

1.It was quite terrible. It took me some time to c___________ down myself.

2.Parents are always c_____________ much about their children.

3.I'm terribly sorry. I didn't do it on p__________.

4.It took her a long while to r___________ from her heart operation.

5.The children played ____________ (在户外)until it started to rain.

6.After the war, a new g_______________ was set up for that country.

7.The people p__________ at the meeting were all for the suggestion.

8.The ball went in the d_______________ of the man sitting in a boat on the river.

9.At the party a foreign teacher was r______________(要求) to sing some folk songs.

10.He was a young sailor on his first sea v______________.

11.The mother i_________ that he finish his homework first, which made his son very angry.

12.Whether you will succeed or not in doing the work depends on your a________ to it.

13.This song sounds f_____________ to me. I must have heard it sung somewhere before.

14.She ________________ (毕业)from Peking University last year.

15.The speech contest was o______________ well.

16.When she heard the news that her husband was killed in the accident, she b_______ into tears.

17.After the earthquake, the whole city was in r_________.

18.J_______ from his accent, we know he comes from the west.

19.Prices have _____________ (上涨) quickly.

20.The building was completely ______________(摧毁) by fire.

 

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