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 many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feeling of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street,you will say,“It’s cool.”You may think,“He is so cool!”when you see your favourite football player.

We have quite a few meanings of the word “cool”.You can use it instead of many words such as “new”“handsome” or “surprising”.There is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A mother asked his son to say something about his favourite film star.The little boy could only say,“He is very cool.”But there are many other words which can be used to describe a person.So the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words.Without “cool”,some people have no words to show what they want to say.Can you think of many other ways that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can.What about you? Have a try.You’ll find them also very cool.

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

2.In the passage,the word “express”(Paragraph 2) means        .

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

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

5.In the passage,the writer wants to say that the word “cool”      .

If you come from a poor family and couldn’t go to a good school, could one book change your life? It did for Srinivasa, a bright young Indian boy. When he was 15 years old, he found a book about math. It was a book with 6,000 very difficult problems. While his friends played football on the road in front of his house, he worked out the answers to these problems. He answered them all by himself – without any help from anyone else. Then he thought of new problems and answered them too. Soon he was better at math than all of his teachers. A year later, Srinivasa was invited to study at university, even though he was really too young. However, he failed most of his exams. Why? Because he was only interested in math and didn’t care enough about his other subjects. He wrote about his ideas and sent his work to magazines. A British mathematician read his work and started writing letters to him. Later, he invited Srinivasa to go to England to study and work. In England, people didn’t care whether he was good at other subjects or not. By the time he was 30. Srinivasa, a poor boy who liked math better than playing football, had become one of the world’s most famous mathematicians.

1．Srinivasa was from __________

A．a large family                                             B．a rich family

C．a poor family                                             D．a small family

2．According to the passage, what changed his life?

A．A nice film.                                                B．A book about math. 

C．A football match.                                        D．An interesting magazine.

3．Who helped Srinivasa do the 6,000 math problems when he was 15?

A．His classmates                                           B．Nobody

C．His parents                                                D．His teachers.

4．When he was a university student in India, he failed most of his exams because _____.

A．he was not good at math                             B．he was not bright enough

C．the exam were too difficult                          D．he was only interested in math

5．The passage is mainly about _______

A．Srinivasa’s poor life

B．a helpful British mathematician

C．how Srinivasa became a famous mathematician

D．a useful math book

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express the low temperature. As the world has changed, the word has many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, you will say, “it’s cool.” You may think, “He is so cool!” when you see your football player.

WE have quite a few meanings of the word “cool”. You can use it instead of many other words such as “new”, “handsome” or “surprising”. There is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A mother asked her to say something about his favorite film star. The little boy could only say, “He is very cool.” But there are many other words which can be used to describe a person. So the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show what they want to say. Can you think of many other ways that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. What about you? Have a try. You’ll find them also very cool.

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

A. only one meaning                                         B. no meanings

C. many different meanings          D. the same meanings

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 gives an example to show he       the way the word is used.

A. pleased with      B. strange to          C. worried about    D. careful with

5. In the passage, the writer wants to say that the word “cool”      .

A. can be used instead of many words

B. easily means something interesting  

C. can make your life colorful

D. may not be as cool as it seems