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第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分） I grew up in a small town in Kentucky.My father raised chickens and ran a construction company.I was barely 10 years old  41  my dad gave me the responsibility of  42  the chickens and cleaning up the henhouse. He  43  it was important for me to have those jobs to learn  44  .Then,when I was 22, I found another  45  in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and  46  from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage and  47  until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn't long  430、“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 all most 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 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 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． 1．We know that the word “cool” has          ． A．only one meaning                                      B．no meanings C．many different meanings                             D．the same meaning 2．In the passage，the underlined word “express” means “         ”． A．see                      B．show                   C．know                     D．feel 3．If you are           something，you may say，“It’s cool．” A．interested in         B．angry about             C．worried about         D．happy with 4．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．unhappy with 5．The underlined word “maximize” in the story means          ． A．扩大                  B．找出                     C．最大值                D．解释 评卷人 得分 七、完成句子 （每空？ 分，共？ 分）