(B)

“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 world has had 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 (扩大) 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 (瀑布) 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.

41. We know that the word “cool” has had ________.

A. only one meaning       B. no meanings

C. many different meanings     D. the same meaning

42. In the passage, the word “express” means “____________.”

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

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

A. interested in    B. angry about    C. afraid of    D. unhappy with

44. 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. careful with

45. 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 colorful        D. may not be as cool as it seems

(C)

Last Sunday afternoon, 1 was having dinner in a restaurant (饭店) when my friend Poor came in. Poor is working in a bank(银行)and is quite rich, but he is always borrowing money from his friends and never pays it back. Poor saw me and came to sit at my table. He had never borrowed any money from me. When he was eating, I asked him to lend me two dollars. To my surprise, he gave me the money at once. "I have never borrowed any money from you,” Poor said. “So you can pay for my dinner. "

46. The story happened         .

A.  at home        B. in a restaurant  C. in a bank             D. in an office

47. Poor is the nam e of a man and the writer         .

A. Knows him well                 B. doesn't know him

C. often lends him some money       D. often borrows money from him

48. Poor is a         man.

A. busy        B. clever          C. rich        D. poor

49. Why was Poor glad to lend the writer two dollars?

A. Because they are brothers. B. Because Poor is rich. C. Because the writer is rich.

D. Because Poor wanted the writer to pay for the dinner.

50. From the story we can see         .

A. Poor is an old man   B. Poor is friendly

C. the writer paid for the dinner  D. the writer is poor

四、任务性阅读(10分)

April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 fr om America. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.

Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.

Schools and many companies suppo rt the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

②Experts(专家) think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be successful than common girls. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction. If parents can set good examples  ①   at work   ①  at home for them, they will do better than others.

l. 在①句空白处填上恰当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：________ ________

2. 将②句译成中文：

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3. 回答问题

What is Take Our Daughter to Work Day organized for?

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4. 在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子:

The girls can watch their parents work closely.

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5. 写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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