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【題目】 You probably enjoy visiting the zoo， but at one time people visited a zoological garden． Zoo is short for zoological garden． When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip． For example， a ref is a short form of the word referee． Over time， many words in English have been clipped． Perhaps you go to and back from school on a bus． Students traveled on an omnibus in the past． Math and exams are short for mathematics and examinations． A mike is a short form of a microphone． Something that is a curio was once a curiosity．

When you visit a zoological garden， you may see "rhinos" if you are lucky enough． This animal certainly has a big nose ﹣﹣ in the Greek language， "rhinos" means "nose"． In English， a rhino is the same as a rhinoceros． Other words have rhinos in them， too． A rhinovirus might affect your nose． This virus is what people get when they have a cold． When you have diseases in the nose， you must see a rhinologist， who can treat you．

But on the other hand， some words are really combinations（結(jié)合體）of two or more words． The new words are called blends． The meaning of a blend shows the meanings of both words it comes from． For example， the words smoke and fog blend to make smog． Do you know what motor and hotel make when combined？ You're right ﹣ it's motel． Which two words do you think brunch comes from？

【1】Which of the following is a clip？　 　

A. Examination．

B. Referee．

C. Curio．

D. Motel．

【2】Which of the following is a doctor？　 　

A. Rhinos．

B. Zoological．

C. Rhinovirus．

D. Rhinologist．

【3】What does the underlined word "brunch" mean？　 　

A. 早午餐

B. 長(zhǎng)板凳

C. 大樹枝

D. 淺海灘

【4】What can you conclude from the passage？　 　

A. It is hard to learn clipped words．

B. Riding on an omnibus was not safe．

C. Clips are easier to pronounce and spell．

D. People don't like to use short words．

【5】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？　 　

A. Combining smoke and fog．

B. Learning about blends．

C. How motel got its meaning．

D. Forming combined words．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：文章主要介紹了英語(yǔ)單詞有趣的簡(jiǎn)化，一種方式是簡(jiǎn)化單詞本身，一種方式是把多個(gè)單詞結(jié)合在一起．

【1】題意：最后一段主要講什么?考查文意理解題．根據(jù)"When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip"和" Something that is a curio was once a curiosity"，可知 curio 是簡(jiǎn)化了的．故選C．

【2】題意：最后一段主要講什么?考查細(xì)節(jié)推斷題．根據(jù)" When you have diseases in the nose， you must see a rhinologist， who can treat you當(dāng)你鼻子有疾病時(shí)，你必須去看鼻科醫(yī)生，他能給你治療，可知rhinologist指代鼻科醫(yī)生．故選D．

【3】題意：最后一段主要講什么?考查詞義推斷題．這里講述了兩個(gè)詞結(jié)合在一起會(huì)變成新的詞語(yǔ)，例如the words smoke and fog blend to make smog，一個(gè)單詞去掉后面的，一個(gè)單詞去掉前面的，因此brunch很可能是早餐breakfast和午餐lunch的結(jié)合體，即早午餐，A項(xiàng)正確．故選A．

【4】題意：最后一段主要講什么?考查細(xì)節(jié)推斷題．A. It is hard to learn clipped words學(xué)習(xí)縮略詞很難。B. Riding on an omnibus was not safe坐在公共汽車上是不安全的。C. Clips are easier to pronounce and spell縮略更容易發(fā)音和拼寫。D. People don't like to use short words人們不喜歡用短句。根據(jù)"When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip"當(dāng)一個(gè)單詞被縮短時(shí)，就叫做clip，可推斷縮短單詞是為了更容易拼寫，C項(xiàng)正確，故選C．

【5】題意：最后一段主要講什么?考查段意理解題。A. Combining smoke and fog煙與霧的混合物。B. Learning about blends混合詞學(xué)習(xí)。C. How motel got its meaning汽車旅館如何得到它的意思。D. Forming combined words形成組合詞。根據(jù)"some words are really combinations of two or more words. The new words are called blends"有些字是組合兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的單詞，這些新詞叫做混合詞，可知最后一段主要講了什么是" blends"，B項(xiàng)學(xué)習(xí)混合詞，符合題意，故選B．