题目内容：

    It is easy to understand the difference between some homophones(同音异形异义词). But other homophones are difficult, even for native English speakers. One set of commonly confusing homophones are the words bear and bare.

Of course, as a noun, a bear is a large, heavy animal with thick hair and sharp claws. But the word bear can also be a verb. It can mean “to accept or get through something,” usually something difficult. The verb bear is often used with the modal verb can and a negation(否定). Using this structure, “cannot bear” sometimes means “strongly dislike.” If you travel to a very cold place in the middle of winter, you might say, “I cannot bear the cold weather.” Bear can also mean “to assume or accept something, such as a cost or responsibility.” For example, “The man must bear full responsibility for his actions.” Bear can also sometimes mean “to carry.” For example, Americans often talk about the “right to bear arms” or the right of citizens to possess a gun. Sometimes, people make jokes about this expression. They replace the meaning of bear in this example with its meaning as a noun. The phrase then means that people have a right to possess a bear’s arm.

Bare is mostly used as an adjective. It means “not having a covering” or “not covered by clothing, shoes or something else.” If you just moved to a new home, the walls could still be bare. And, if you take your shoes and socks off before entering a room, you will have bare feet. As a verb, bare is similar to its adjectival meaning. To bare means “to remove the covering from something.” It can also mean “to show or expose.” For example, an angry animal might bare its teeth. The past tense of bare is bared.

1.What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A.Introducing the homophones.

B.Analyzing the homophones.

C.Introducing the topic of the passage.

D.Telling the differences between bear and bare.

2.How many meanings does the word bear have when it is a verb?

A.3. B.4.

C.5. D.6.

3.What does he want to tell us if someone says he has the right to possess a bear’s arm?

A.He has the right to get an arm of a bear. B.He has the right to sell a bear’s arm.

C.He has the right to kill a bear. D.He has the right to have a gun.

4.What might the animal decide to do when it bares its teeth?

A.It might attack a person.

B.It might show his respect for people.

C.It might want to have a covering.

D.It might remove the covering from its body.