中考英语阅读测试(五)

“Cool”is a word with many meanings²．Its old meaning¹ is used³ to express⁴ a temperature⁵ that is a little bit⁶ cold．As⁷ the world has changed，the word has had⁸ many different meaning．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings⁹ of interest¹⁰ in almost¹¹ anything．

When you see a famous¹² 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 instead¹³ of many words such¹⁴ 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 was¹⁵ Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought¹⁶ it was the best way to show what he saw¹⁷ 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 important¹⁸ to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life¹⁹ as colourful²⁰ as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

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”means²¹“________”.

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

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

   A．interested²² in                B．angry about

   C．afraid of                    D．unhappy²³ with

4．The writer²⁴ takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

   A．pleased²⁵ with                     B．strange²⁶ to

   C．worried²⁷ 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 seems²⁸

KEY: 1．C     2．B     3．A     4．C     5．D