【題目】Every people have its own way of saying things, its own special expressions.Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color.Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about something unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste.Fast loud music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

Blue is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.Blues is slow, sad and soulful.Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song - Mood Indigo -about the deep blue color, indigo.In the words of the song: "You ain’t been blue till you’ve had that Mood Indigo." Someone who is blue is very sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it is an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car.That person may say he is green with envy.Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.

The color black is used often in expressions.People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day.A blacklist is illegal now.But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

1If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it __________.

A. a white day B. a black day C. a red day D. a green day

2Suppose a Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are ________________.

A. lucky and wealthy B. gentle and modest

C. fit and healthy D. creative and energetic

3When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really____________.

A. red hot B. green C. blue D. black

4In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about _______.

A. unpopular organizations in the world B. people's response towards a black day

C. the influence of the traditional blues D. more words about color, such as brown

【答案】

1B

2C

3A

4D

【解析】

試題這是一篇記敘文,文章主要描述了在美國幾種以顏色為基礎的日常表達方式。

1題意:如果你在購物的時候錢包被偷了,你可以把它稱為 。考查綜合理解題。根據(jù)People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.人們把每件事都出錯的一天描述為黑色的一天,“錢包被偷”當然是出錯的,可知選B。

2題意:假設布朗先生說他很高興,因為他的三個孩子都是粉紅色的,這意味著他所有的孩子都 。考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.,可知選C。

3題意:當她回到家,發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫什么事也沒做時,簡非常 。考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They may say they are red hot about something unfair.,可知簡會因為丈夫的懶惰而憤怒,故選A。

4題意:在下面的段落里,作者可以告訴讀者更多關于 考查文意理解題。A. unpopular organizations in the world世界上不受歡迎的組織;B. people's response towards a black day人們對“黑色的一天”的反應;C. the influence of the traditional blues傳統(tǒng)的藍色的影響;D. more words about color, such as brown更多關于顏色的單詞,比如棕色。根據(jù)開頭Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.,結合短文內(nèi)容,介紹的都是以顏色為基礎的日常表達方式可知下面的介紹還會是顏色,故選D。

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