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 阅读理解Part of the reason that English has grown as a world language is that it easily adjusts to（适应）change. However， this means that what one was taught as a child in school may be out of date many years later. When words or phrases change, it can make speakers feel "wrong" because they were taught that something else was "right". One example of this is a term connected to school itself. Today, it is common for people to say that they "graduated high school" or college. The word "graduate" has two common meanings. One is to mark off a series. The other meaning is closely related. As you move through school, you cross off a series of achievements: grade school, middle school, high school, and college. So, in a way, school itself is "graduated. "So, when people used to speak of getting a degree, they said they "graduated from college. " "To graduate college" would have meant to mark it off by year -the first year, the second year etc. Similarly, "to graduate to college" would have meant to complete high school and move up to the next level. But as happens often in English, when people understand your meaning, smaller words can disappear. "I graduated college" is now easy to say. This may distress people who were taught that you had to use "from" to be correct. But this is not the first time this phrase has been simplified. It used to be that you said, "I was graduated from college, "instead of, "I graduated from college. "You can't know what English will keep and what it will lose. Who could imagine that we would still say we "dial" a phone number when we now push buttons on our cellphone? Yet we know what it means. （1） What do we know about the word "graduate"? A . It has two similar meanings. B . There was a change in its meanings. C . It had nothing to do with school at first. D . It got an extra meaning during its development. （2） Which of the following is the newest usage of "graduate"? A . I was graduated from college. B . I was to graduate to college. C . I graduated from college. D . I graduated college. （3） The underlined word "distress" probably means" A . change B . correct C . worry D . hurt （4） What's the best title for the text? A . Right or wrong? B . Words come and go in English C . English is a very changeable language D . How should English be taught in school? 答案： A D C B

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