Question

Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.

Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.

Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

1.A. word B. phrase C. sentence D. passage

2.A. how B. why C. when D. where

3.A. for B. from C. about D. like

4.A. get B. fit C. read D. have

5.A. right B. wrong C. same D. different

6.A. homesick B. heartsick C. seasick D. carsick

7.A. the first place B. the last place C. the only place D. the safe place

8.A. thought over B. thought out C. heard from D. heard of

9.A. hurt B. hit C. loved D. moved

10.A. hobby B. height C. heaven D. handbag

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要告诉我们复合词的含义和用法。复合词是有两个单词合成的，每个单词有每个单词的意思，但把他们放在一块就有了其它意思。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。由上句可知本句意思是：你知道每个单词都有自己的意思。A. word单词；B. phrase短语； C. sentence句子； D. passage段落。故选A.

2.考查疑问词及语境的理解。句意：但是你知道当它们组合在一块时的意思吗？A. how……怎么样； B. why为什么；C. when当……时候；D. where哪里。故选C。

3.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：现在为晕船想一分钟。A. for为； B. from从； C. about关于； D. like像。故选A。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：如果你把单词家改到单词海洋的意思里去，还会适合单词晕船的意思吗？A. get得到；B. fit适合；C. read读；D. have有。故选B。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。联系上下句可知句意：它的意思是相当不同的。A. right正确的； B. wrong 错误的； C. same同样的，前面加the; D. different不同的。故选D。

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。由下句你唯一想去的地方就是家可知此句当你想家的时候。故选A想家的。

7.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：当你晕船的时候，你想去的最后一个地方就是大海。A. the first place第一个地方； B. the last place最后一个地方； C. the only place唯一的地方； D. the safe place安全的地方。故选B。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：你曾经听说过悲痛心酸的人吗？A. thought over考虑； B. thought out想出； C. heard from收到某人的信； D. heard of听说。故选D。

9.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：当人们内心受伤很深就好像心碎了一样时就是说人们是悲痛的。A. hurt受伤，hurt的过去分词，是不变的； B. hit撞击； C. loved被爱的； D. moved被感动的。故选A。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：结合上句我们也有其它的复合词，可知此空填复合词，故选D，手提包。

考点:文化类短文。