What's the meaning of the word "elastic" (Line 2, Para 2)?A.Adaptable.B.Flexible.C.Pliable
What's the meaning of the word "elastic" (Line 2, Para 2)?
A.Adaptable.
B.Flexible.
C.Pliable.
D.Yielding.
What's the meaning of the word "elastic" (Line 2, Para 2)?
A.Adaptable.
B.Flexible.
C.Pliable.
D.Yielding.
The first and most obvious thing is that a dictionary will【23】you the spelling of a word. If you' re not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order--a, b, c, and so on .For example, on a dictionary page the word "poor" p, o, o, r--comes before "poverty"--p, o, v, e, r, t, y and the word "poverty" comes【24】the word "power'--p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical Order.
The second thing a dictionary will tell you is【25】. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet. This special alphabet is called a phonetic, or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you generally【26】a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
The【27】thing a dictionary will tell you is the meanings of words. You can【28】a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will ex plain all of the word' s meanings. For example, in English the common word" get" has over 20 different meanings. The meaning, of course,【29】the sentence in which the word' is used.
These three things--spelling, pronunciation, and meanings--are some of the important【30】that you learn from dictionaries.
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A.books
B.people
C.things
D.thing
The first and most obvious thing is that a dictionary will【23】you the spelling of a word. If you're not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order--a, b, e, and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word "poor"--p, o, o, r--comes before "poverty"--p, o, v, e, r, t, y and the word "poverty" comes【24】the word "power"--p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.
The second thing a dictionary will tell you is【25】. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet. This special alphabet is called a phonetic, or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you generally【26】a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
The【27】thing a dictionary will tell you is the meanings of words. You can【28】a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will explain all of the word's meanings. For example, in English the common word "get" has over 20 different meanings. The meaning, of course,【29】the sentence in which the word is used.
These three things--spelling, pronunciation, and meanings--are some of the important【30】that you learn from dictionaries.
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A.thing
B.people
C.things
D.books
What can we infer form. the last paragraph?
A.Old people's forgetfulness turns to be their advantages.
B.The meaning of a point in a memo is changing anytime.
C.Wide attention is actually valuable in daily life.
D.Extra details have impacts on one's focus of attention
It can be inferred from the text that many employers
A.modify their existing systems to make the disabled feel comfortable.
B.know little about what's the real meaning of DDA's amendments.
C.have to cover the total costs of new and adapted equipment.
D.make full use of technology and funding.
Propositional meaningis also referred to assentence meaning. To know the meaning of a sentence is to know what the sentence is all about, and what, who, where, when and how are involved. The following sentences differ in their structure, but they share the same propositional content:
Her colleague regard her as being less than bright.
She is regarded as being less than bright by her colleague.
She strikes her colleague as being less than bright.
In other words, the above three sentences can be used to paraphrase each other's propositional meaning, and therefore paraphrasing becomes a very useful device to help us to check our understanding of the propositional content of a sentence.
An owl(猫头鹰) is a bird. There are two basic types of owls: typical owls and barn owls. Owls live in almost every country of the world.
Owls are mostly nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night. Owls are predators——they hunt the food that they eat. Owls hunt for mice and other small mammals, insects, and even fish. Owls are well adapted for hunting. Their soft feathers make their flight nearly silent. They have very good hearing, which helps them to hunt well in the darkness. The sharp hooked beaks and claws of the owl make it very easy to tear apart prey quickly, although owls also eat some prey whole.
Owl eyes are unusual. Like most predators, both of the owl's eyes face front. The owl cannot move its eyes. Owls are far-sighted, which means they can see very well far away, but they can't see up close very well at all. Fortunately, their distant vision is what they use for hunting, and they can see far away even in low light.
Owl can turn their heads 180 degrees. This makes it look like they might be able to turn their heads all the way around, but 180 degrees is all the owl needs to see what's going on all around him.
(66) Perhaps because of the owl's mysterious appearance, especially its round eyes and flexible neck, there are a lot of myths and superstitions (迷信) about owls. Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise. Because owls are nocturnal, some cultures associate owls with bad omens. However, owls probably do not interact with the fates of humans at all. In fact, some owl species may become extinct because of humans.
Which of the following is NOT true about owls?
A.Owls eat small animals.
B.Owls are able to fly silently.
C.Owls have very poor vision.
D.Owls have flexible necks.
Passage Four
"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 word 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 football player.
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 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.
46. We know that the word "cool" has had______.
A. only one meaning
B. no meanings
C. the same meaning
D. many different meanings
What's the passage mainly about? ______.
A.The process of gradual memory loss
B.The causes of absent-mindedness
C.The impact of the environment on memory
D.A way of encoding and recalling
"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 word 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 football player.
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 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.
We know that the word "cool" has had______.
A.only one meaning
B.no meanings
C.the same meaning
D.many different meanings
What is the author's attitude towards science?
A.He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.
B.He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties in scientific research.
C.He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties in scientific research.
D.He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.