Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 46means on i

Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 46 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 47 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 48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite 50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 51 ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 52 you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever 53 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are 54 deep inside as if their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 55 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.
【小题1】A．wordB．phraseC．sentenceD．passage【小题2】A．howB．whyC．whenD．where【小题3】A．forB．fromC．aboutD．like【小题4】A．getB．fitC．readD．have【小题5】A．rightB．wrongC．sameD．different【小题6】A．homesickB．heartsickC．seasickD．earsick【小题7】A. the first place B the last place C. the only place D. the safe place
【小题8】A．thought overB．thought outC．heard fromD．heard of【小题9】A．hurtB．hitC．lovedD．moved【小题10】A．hobbyB．heightC．heavenD．handbagA

(答案→)A 解析：【小题1】此题考查名词，根据语境可知选A.每个单词都有自己的含义。【小题2】此题考查动词，fit意识是适合。【小题3】此题考查固定短语think about，考虑。【小题4】此题考查副词，你知道他们合在一起的含义吗。【小题5】此题考查形容词，根据句意可知seasick和homesick的意思是截然不同的，故选D.【小题6】此题考查名词，根据后句可知唯一想去的地方就是家，故为homesick。【小题7】前半句当你晕船时，您最不想去的地方是海上故选B。【小题8】根据语境区分推断可知【小题9】根据语境区分推断可知。【小题10】句意为，我们也有其他复合词，比如握手和手包，因为handbag是有单词hand和bag复合而成，故选D.

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