“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express (表示) 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 everything.

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 football player.

We all maximize(擴大)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 student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the 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 colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1.In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.

A. see                          B. show        C. know                       D. feel

2.If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”

A. interested in                                    B. angry about

C. worried about                                                      D. unhappy with

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

A. pleased with                                               B. strange to

C. worried about                                          D. unhappy with

4.In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.

A. can be used instead of many words

B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colorful

D. may not be as cool as it seems 

 

Americans are very direct people. When they want something, they say“Yes”， and when they don’t, they say “No”.If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it.  Here’s an example : I arrive at someone’s house and he or she gives me wine, but I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No thanks”. If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask  for something else,“No thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” It’s a polite way to ask something you really want. If I really want wine, I just say “Yes, thank you”. Unless they happen know the Chinese customs(風(fēng)俗；習(xí)慣)，westerners will not ask you again and again after you to eat or drink something.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案，并將其字母代號填入題前括號內(nèi)。（10分）

1.If Americans want something, they would say“＿＿”.

A. yes, thank you   B. No, thanks   C. No, I’m sorry   D. Yes, why not

2.When Americans don’t want what is given, they would say“＿＿”

A. No, I don’t    B. No，thanks     C. Yes, thanks        D. No, I’m sorry

3.In this passage,“westerners” means＿＿.

A. the people who lives in the west of their county

B. the visitors who go to the western countries

C. the people who lives in the western countries

D. the people who know the customs of the west

4.The Chinese people might ＿＿if you don’t want something given.

A. be glad    B. say“thank you”   C. Get angry   D. Ask you again to take it

5.From this passage we know that ＿＿.

A. the Chinese people are direct

B. The Chinese customs are better

C. the westerners are more polite

D. Different countries have different customs

 

“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（擴大） 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． 
【小題1】We know that the word "cool" has had ________. 

A．only one meaning	B．no meanings
C．many different meanings	D．the same meaning

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

A．see

B．show

C．know

D．feel

【小題3】If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.” 

A．interested in

B．a(chǎn)ngry about

C．a(chǎn)fraid of

D．unhappy with

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

A．pleased with

B．strange to

C．worried about

D．careful with

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

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colourful

D．may not be as cool as it seems

“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 everything 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（擴大） 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 lack 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 colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．
【小題1】 We know that the word “cool has had ________.

A．only one meaning	B．no meanings
C．many different meanings	D．the same meaning

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

A．see

B．show

C．know

D．feel

【小題3】 If you are _______ something, you may say, “It’s cool．”

A．interested in	B．a(chǎn)ngry about
C．a(chǎn)fraid of	D．unhappy with

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

A．happy with	B．strange(陌生) to
C．worried about	D．careful with

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

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not be as cool as it is

單詞拼寫，用適當(dāng)?shù)男问教顚懀ū绢}有10小題，每小題0.5分，共5分）

1. ---What are your favorite       （節(jié)目）?

---Animal World and Chinese Cooking.

2.Can you come to my house ______(討論) the science report?

3.Her lifestyle is much better than  ______ ( 我的 ).

4.Are you ______(擔(dān)心) about your Chinese? We can help you.

5. Here’s an article about means of ______ ( 交通 ) in Xi’an.

6. It’s _______( 必要的) to learn English well.

7. Thanks a lot for ______ ( 邀請 ) me to the party.

8.Don’t get ______(使緊張) out. You should listen to some music.

9.Tina is_______（擅長運動的）than Mary.

10.I think _______(去觀光旅行)in Thailand is a good activity.