第二节：完形填空
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"Cool" is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning
is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world
has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many different
meanings.
"Cool" can be used to express feelings of 19 in almost
anything.
When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can't
help 20 , "It's cool." You might think, "He's so cool," when
you see your 21 footballer.
We all enlarge the meaning of "cool". You can use it 22 many
words such as "new" or "amazing." Here's an interesting story
we can see 23 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher
asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On
one student’s paper was just the one 25 , "It's so cool." 26
he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt.
29 the story also proves the shortage of words and
expressions. 30 "cool," some people have no words to express
the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to
maintain some 32 .
As a popular word, "cool" stands for a kind of special 33 that
people can accept easily. Excepting "cool," can you think of
many words that 34 your life as colorful? I can. And I think
they are also very 35 .
16. A. find B. takeC. show D. make sure
17. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed
18. A. turn out B. take on C. take inD. come into
19. A. satisfaction B. interestC. senseD. interesting
20. A. to sayB. tellingC. shoutD. saying
21. A. famousB. out of date C. favourite D. modern
22. A. in stead of B. in place of C. to take place of D.
exchange
23. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining
24. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something
25. A. phraseB. wordC. storyD. sentence
26. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps
27. A. The just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the
best way
28. A. the means B. whatC. howD. wherever
29. A. AndB. If C. SoD. But
30. A. WithoutB. UsingC. Not being used D. With
31. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural
32. A. trueB. beliefC. richness D. interest
33. A. habitB. cultureC. language D. enjoyment
34. A. put B. change C. betterD. make
35. A. coolB. easyC. difficult D. important
