Question

"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 changes, 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, maybe you will say "It's cool." You may think, "He's so cool," when you see your favorite footballer.

We all maximize (擴(kuò)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. 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, it seems that some people have no words to show the same meaning without "cool" . Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word "cool"? Yes, I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1.We know that the word "cool" has ________.

A. only one meaning B. the same meaning

C. many different meanings D. two meanings

2. In the passage, the word "express" means"________".

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

3. If you are ________ something, you may say, "It's cool."

A. interested in B. unhappy with

C. afraid of D. sad about.

4.In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word "cool"_________.

A. can be used instead of many words

B. may not be as cool as it seems

C. can make your life colorful.

D. may make your life cool

Answer 1