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（五） ( ) 13. The VIPs at APEC in Shanghai wore clothes in _____________.
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his A. modern style B. Tang style C. the style from the 1980s D. their own styles
old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then
( ) 14. Peter’s ____________ is at his home too.
all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the matter was.
A. sister B. brother C. grandfather D. cousin
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
( ) 15. They think the clothes should be _____________ first. The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
A. beautiful B. cheap C. comfortable D. expensive “No.” said the man.
（四） The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time “No.” again answered the man. changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk Then she showed him the old axe.? about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example，when you see a “Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man. beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me
famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something
the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your new and surprising.
own one.” Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked
根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。 them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so
( ) 21. The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe. cool.” Because he thought “cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It
also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have ( ) 22. The old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood. no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many ( ) 23. The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”. meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”. ( ) 24. When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy. ( ) 16. The meaning of the word “cool” ______.
( ) 25. At last, the man had two axes.
A. is always the same B. changes a lot
(六) C. is “wonderful or smart” C. is “new and surprising”
Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports ( ) 17. “You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool”
fields or parks. means ______.
A. a little cold B. a little hot In summer holiday, there is often an informal (非正式) baseball game, boys and C. new and surprising D. good-looking girls, the young and the old take turns to bat (击球)，Each team has nine players. ( ) 18. “It also means some people don’t have enough words”. Here “it” The baseball season（赛季）goes from April to September, During this time,
means_____. baseball games are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams
A. the example B. the student
become American heroes(英雄). At the end of the season, the two top teams play
C. the word “cool” D. the visit to the farm
against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Even long after it ( ) 19. When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the
is over, they will still talk about players. writer seems a little ______.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA. The football A. excited B. happy C. surprised D. worried
( ) 20. The best title is _____. season begins when the baseball season is over. Many people are more interested in A. Something about the word “Cool” B. “Cool”, the Best Word to Use football than in baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit C. People use “Cool” Too Much D. “Cool’ Is A New Word
