Can you think of a sentence in which the word “and” appears five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story.

　　There was once an inn (旅馆) which was called “The Horse and Cart”. It had a sign (招牌) outside it which had a picture of a horse and cart on it, but the sign was getting very old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one made. He went to a painter and asked him to paint one, and to write “The Horse and Cart” on it in large letters.

　　A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all. He said to the painter, “ No, no! There's too much space (空间) between HORSE and AND and AND and CART! ”

1．What is strange about the last sentence in this story?

2．Why did the inn sign have a picture of a horse and cart on it?

3．Why did the owner of the inn want a new sign?

4．What didn't he like about the writing on the new sign?

阅读理解

“ 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 _________

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

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

4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.

5. In the passage, the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “ cool ” _______

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a 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 favorite 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. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

1．We know that the word “cool” has had ________.

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A．only one meaning

B．no meanings

C．many different meanings

D．the same meaning

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

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3．If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”

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4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.

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5．In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示) that the word “cool” ________.

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A．shouldn't be used at all

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not be as cool as it seems

6．The most appropriate(合适的) title of this passage should be ________.

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A．The Meanings of “Cool”

B．The New Use of “Cool”

C．The Old Expression of “Cool”

D．The Spelling of “Cool”

完形填空

　　Long ago, people sent messages in different ways. A man put his ear to the ground. He 1 the horses. They were coming this way. He ran to 2 his people. He was a 3 . That was one way to send messages.

　　People in 4 countries also sent messages. One man made a cloud of smoke. In the next village people saw the smoke and went on doing that, too. The messages went from village to village by 5 .

　　Much 6 , some soldiers kept many pigeons, and these pigeons 7 flew back. When a soldier was sent far away from his own 8 , he might take a pigeon along. He could tie a message to the bird's let. It would fly back 9 the soldier's message.

　　These are slow ways to send messages. Can you think of 10 ways?

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