6.Every people has 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.
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 who 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.
In some cases,colors describe a situation.A brown out is an expression for a reduction in electric power.Brown outs happen when there is too much demand for electricity.The electric system is unable to offer all the power needed in an area.Black outs are common during World War two.Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night.
61.Americans use"red hot"to describe the following EXCEPTA.
A.something unfair
B.small hot-tasting peppers
C.the person who is very angry
D.popular music like Dixieland jazz
62.People use"in the pink"to express they are in good health becauseD.
A.the expression has a very long history
B.the color pink makes people feel happy
C.people think the color pink is gentler than red
D.healthy babies are born with nice pink skin
63.When we say someone feels a little green,it means he/sheC.
A.enjoys himself in boating
B.is hit by a high wave
C.has a stomach ache
D.likes trees and grass
64.In the writer's eyes,what is related to a black day?C
A.Being sent a beautiful gift
B.Passing a very difficult test
C.Being refused during an important interview
D.Being invited to an exciting party
65.The writer wants to tell usBin American everyday expressions
A.the most popular colors
B.different meanings of colors
C.how to use colors correctly
D.why Americans like to use colors.
分析 本文主要講述red,pink,green和black幾種顏色詞的用法,告訴人們這些顏色詞的不同含義.
解答 ADCCB
1.A 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二段的Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair可知美國(guó)人對(duì)不公平的事情或許會(huì)說(shuō)red hot,故選A;根據(jù)They are red hot when they are very angry about something排除C;根據(jù)The small hot?tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their colour and their fiery(辣的) taste排除B.根據(jù)They may say the music is red hot,especially the kind called Dixieland jazz排除D.
2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第三段的最后一句It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health可知很多孩子出生時(shí)有漂亮的粉紅色,故選D.
3.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第五段中的A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green.可知如果有人肚子痛那么他或許會(huì)說(shuō)a little green,故選C.
4.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第六段some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations可知某些公司拒絕雇傭人們,那就是黑暗的一天,故選C.
5.B 概括題.通讀全文,文章主要介紹了red,pink,green和black幾種顏色詞,告訴人們這些顏色詞的不同含義.故選B.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.