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Homesick is a compound 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(釋義)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 compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them.
小題1:The word SEASICK means“______”.
A．to be eager to go to the seaB．what has nothing to do with the sea
C．to be sick because of the seaD．that the sea is terrible
小題2:When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that________.
A．his heart is sickB．his heart needs testing
C．he’s sorry at heartD．he’s terribly disappointed and sad
小題3:“The last place you want to be” is_________.
A．where you want to be mostB．where you want to be least
C．where you go the lastD．the last place you go to
小題4:The definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are_______.
A．easy to knowB．difficult to know
C．impossible to learnD．unnecessary to learn

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述了復合詞的意思并不是簡單的詞與詞的簡單相加，需要根據(jù)具體的語境選擇合適的意思。在平時的學習中要注意總結復合詞，大家不能“望詞生義”。
小題1:猜詞題：從第二段的句子：Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA.可知SEASICK 是因為海而不舒服，選C
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：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，難過”，選 D
小題3:句意理解題：第二段的句子：When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at sea.意思是，當你暈船的時候，最不想到的地方就是大海。選B
小題4:細節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them.可知這些單詞的意思很容易理解。選A
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