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| "Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its oldmeaning is used to express temperature that is a lit-tle bit cold. As the world has changed, the wordhas had many different meanings. "Cool" can be used to express feelings aboutalmost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, may-be you'Il say, "It's cool. " You may think "he's socool" when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of "cool". You can use it instead of many words suchas "new" or "surprising". Here's an interestingstory we can use to show the way how the word isused. A teacher asked her students to write aboutthe waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On onestudent's paper was just one sentence(句子) ,"It'sso cool. " Maybe he thought it was the best way toshow what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) ofwonds. Without "cool", some people have nowords to show the same meaning. Can you think of many other words that make your life colorful as the word "cool" ? I can. And I think they are also verycool. |
| 1. We know that the word "cool" has had ______. A. only one meaning B. no meanings C. many different meanings D. the same meaning 2. In the passage, the word“express”means"______". A. see B. show C. know D. feel 3. If you are ______ something, you may say, "It’s cool." A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with 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 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 |