5．Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi-meaning words．
Multi-meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word"ball"．You could have a"ball"which means you would have a good time．You could toss a"ball"which means you throw an object．You could be on the"ball"which means you know what is happening．You could go to a"ball"which means a dance．
______Take the word"can"．You"can"ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a"can"of soup which means the soup is in a round-shaped holder．You can do the"can-can"which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get"canned"if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about"fly"？You can"fly"an airplane or you can hit a"fly"that is on your food in your house．Or，you can"fly by the seat of your pants"which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the"fly"of a zipper（拉鏈）is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi-meaning words．The word"set"has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word"set"is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is"Yes"because you have seen an insect named a"fly"go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what"fly"means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
38．If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he willB
A．do the can-can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
39．According to the passage，the word"C"has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
40．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？A
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
41．The writer writes the passage in order toB．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
分析 有些英語單詞有一個以上的意思．這些詞被稱為多意詞．
多意詞是指具有相同的發(fā)音但有不同的含義．這里先以"ball"為例子，講了"ball"這個單詞的四個不同的含義，比如說你可以有一個"ball"，這意味著你會過的很愉快；再比如你可以去"ball"，這意味著可以跳舞．
其次又以"can"為例，介紹了"can"的四個不同意思和用法，例如你"can"騎自行車，這意味著你可以騎自行車；你可以跳"can-can"，"can-can"這里是指一個20世紀20年代的舞蹈．如果你在工作上做得很差，你可能會得到"canned"，這意味著你可能會失去你的工作．
然后又以"fly"為例介紹了"fly"的不同意思和用法．例如你可以"fly"（飛行）飛機，或你可以擊中在你的房子食物上的一個"fly"（蒼蠅）．
又介紹了有數百個詞是一詞多義詞．"set"這個詞在英語中比其他任何單詞有更多的意義．當你有時間的時候，你為什么不試著去想"set"這個詞的所有用法呢？
這本書的書名為Can a Fly，Fly，兩個"fly"有著不同的意思，所以我們在遇到這種一詞多義的情況時，應該認真分析每個詞的不同意思和用法．
解答 38．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據And you might get"canned"if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．可知在工作中表現不好，就會失去工作，也即get canned．故選B．
39．C．細節(jié)理解題，根據"the word"set"has more meanings than any other word在這里的意思就是the word"set"has the most meanings"．可知這個詞是set．故選C．
40．A．推理判斷題．文章第二、三段都在介紹單詞的多種意思，上一段介紹了"ball"的意思，下一段介紹了"can"，故中間缺一銜接句，A項符合．故選A．
41．B．主旨大意題，根據If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…可以看出文章介紹的是一本關于學習英語詞匯的書，ACD三項的內容都沒有提及．故選B．
點評 本篇是一篇教育文化類閱讀．主要介紹了一詞多義的情況．解答時，首先理解問題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關的句子，并理解大意，最后仔細斟酌，找出答案，并核對．
