Homesick is a pound word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are used together. Homesick means SICK FOR HOME.
Now think for a minute about SEASICK. If you change the word home in the definition(释义)to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. people are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken.
But, on the other hand, we have such pound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them.
【小题1】The word SEASICK means“ ”.A．to be eager to go to the seaB．what has nothing to do with the seaC．to be sick because of the seaD．that the sea is terrible【小题2】When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that .A．his heart is sickB．his heart needs testingC．he’s sorry at heartD．he’s terribly disappointed and sad【小题3】“The last place you want to be” is .A．where you want to be mostB．where you want to be leastC．where you go the lastD．the last place you go to【小题4】The definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are .A．easy to knowB．difficult to knowC．impossible to learnD．unnecessary to learnC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了复合词的意思并不是简单的词与词的简单相加，需要根据具体的语境选择合适的意思。在平时的学习中要注意总结复合词，大家不能“望词生义”。
【小题1】猜词题：从第二段的句子：Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA.可知SEASICK 是因为海而不舒服，选C
【小题2】细节题：从第三段的句子：people are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken. 可知heartsick指“很失望，难过”，选 D
【小题3】句意理解题：第二段的句子：When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at sea.意思是，当你晕船的时候，最不想到的地方就是大海。选B
【小题4】细节题：从最后一段的句子：on the other hand, we have such pound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them.可知这些单词的意思很容易理解。选A