“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 all most 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 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 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 colorful as the word “cool”? I can．And I think they are also very cool．

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

A．only one meaning                                      B．no meanings

C．many different meanings                             D．the same meaning

2．In the passage，the underlined 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．worried about         D．happy 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．unhappy with

5．The underlined word “maximize” in the story means          ．

A．扩大                  B．找出                     C．最大值                D．解释

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His homework was always 31 and it was usually wrong. He only did half the number of math problems 　32 the other children did and in his compositions* he 　33 half the number of words. And usually the words were 　34 spelled because he was too lazy to use a 　35

One day his class went on a bus trip. The 　36 　 did not want to take Johnny with them. But there was no one to look after Johnny at the school so she had to take 　37 　 ."Now, children," the teacher said, "On our bus trip we will 38 　　old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many other things. I want you to write about 39　 interesting you see on the trip. "The bus trip 40 　 . The children looked out of the windows at all the interesting things.

They took notes 41 　 their notebooks. The teacher was very 42　 with them. Then she saw Johnny 　43 　 on the floor of the bus and went up to him.

"Are you 　44 　 ?" she asked him.

"No." he said.

"Then 　45　 are you lying on the floor?"

"If I can't see anything," he said, "I can't write about it, can I?"

(　 ) 31. A. late　　　　　　　　　 B. early　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. fine

(　 ) 32. A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. what　　　　 　 D. whom|

(　 ) 33. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 C. wrote　　　 D. read

(　 ) 34. A. badly　　　　　　　 B. well　　　　 C. correctly 　　　 D. nicely

(　 ) 35. A. radio　　　　　　　　 B. pen 　　　　　　　　 C. library　 　　　 D. dictionary

(　 ) 36. A. driver　　　　　　　 B. mother 　　　　　 C. father　 　　　　 D. teacher

(　 ) 37 . A. him　　　　　　　　 B. himself 　　　　 C. his　　　　　 D. he

(　 ) 38. A. hear　　　　　　　　 B. listen to 　　　　　 C. see　　　　　 D. feel

(　 ) 39. A. nothing　　　　　　 B. something　　　　 C. nobody　 　　　 D. everybody

(　 ) 40. A. ended 　　　　　　　　　　 B. began 　　　　　 C. finished 　　　　 D. closed

(　 ) 41. A. over　　　　　　　　 B. by　 　　　　　　 C. in　　 　　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 42. A. angry　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　 　　 C. sad　　 　 　　D. careful

(　 ) 43. A. standing 　　　　 B. sitting　 　　　　 C. eating　 　　　　 D. lying

(　 ) 44 . A. busy　　　　　　　 B. sick　　　 　 C. happy　　 　　　　　　 D. glad

(　 ) 45. A. where　　　　　　　 B. what　　 　　　 C. how　　　　 D. why

It’s Mary’s birthday. She__1__a letter from her uncle. “Happy birthday. I am___2__you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you will like them. Uncle Toby.”

Mary was very __3___. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “ I can keep the chicken for their eggs or eat them.” She thought.

When the chicken arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box___4___the truck and began __5__it into her garden, but the box of chicken was so heavy that she __6__it.

The box fell on the ground and broken. The chicken all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in ___7___to find them.

A few days later her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chicken arrive __8__?” “Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chicken ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning ___9___them.” Mary said.

“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so. ” Mary answered “But I only caught eleven of them.”

“That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” Her uncle said___10___.

(   ) 1. A.  get        B.  got         C.   gets       D. receives

(   ) 2. A.  sent       B.  send        C.  to send      D. sending

(   ) 3. A.  angry     B.  happily      C.  pleased      D. pleasure

(   ) 4. A.  off       B. from         C. into          D. onto

(   ) 5. A.  bring     B. to carry       C. carries         D. take

(   ) 6. A.  fall       B. fell          C. dropped        D. drop

(   ) 7. A.  trying     B. try          C. to try          D. tried

(   ) 8. A.  save      B. safety        C. safely          D. safe

(   ) 9. A.  to look at  B. to look for    C. to look after     D. to look up

(   )10. A. with smiling   B. with a smile  C. smiling with  D. smile with

  

It’s Mary’s birthday. She__1__a letter from her uncle. “Happy birthday. I am___2__you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you will like them. Uncle Toby.”

Mary was very __3___. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “ I can keep the chicken for their eggs or eat them.” She thought.

When the chicken arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box___4___the truck and began __5__it into her garden, but the box of chicken was so heavy that she __6__it.

The box fell on the ground and broken. The chicken all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in ___7___to find them.

A few days later her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chicken arrive __8__?” “Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chicken ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning ___9___them.” Mary said.

“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so. ” Mary answered “But I only caught eleven of them.”

“That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” Her uncle said___10___.

(   ) 1. A.  get        B.  got         C.   gets       D. receives

(   ) 2. A.  sent       B.  send        C.  to send      D. sending

(   ) 3. A.  angry     B.  happily      C.  pleased      D. pleasure

(   ) 4. A.  off       B. from         C. into          D. onto

(   ) 5. A.  bring     B. to carry       C. carries         D. take

(   ) 6. A.  fall       B. fell          C. dropped        D. drop

(   ) 7. A.  trying     B. try          C. to try          D. tried

(   ) 8. A.  save      B. safety        C. safely          D. safe

(   ) 9. A.  to look at  B. to look for    C. to look after     D. to look up

(   )10. A. with smiling   B. with a smile  C. smiling with  D. smile with