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【題目】Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot colour. 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 colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixicland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they’re in the pink when they’re in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pink colour showing good health.

Blue is a cool colour. 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 colour, indigo. In the words of the song: “You aren’t blue till you’ve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.

The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he 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 his friend’s, 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 of greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the colour of the back side of the paper money.

The colour black is often used 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.

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

A. a white day B. a green day

C. a red day D. a black day

【2】Suppose Mr. Brown says his three children are all in the pink. This means they are ________.

A. fit and healthy B. gentle and modest

C. creative and energetic D. lucky and wealthy

【3】When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really ________.

A. blue B. red hot

C. green D. black

【4】In the follow paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about ________.

A. people’s response towards a black day

B. more words about a colour, such as brown

C. the influence of the traditional blues

D. unpopular organizations in the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】本文主要介紹了在美國文化中與色彩相關的習語。美國的很多日常表達都與顏色有關，例如red（紅色）表示熱、憤怒還有流行等意思；pink（粉色）指代健康的；blue（藍色）表示憂郁的等等。

【1】推理判斷題。根據最后一段中People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.可知，人們把什么事兒都不對勁的那一天稱為“黑色的日子”。買東西的時候錢包被人偷了，屬于倒霉的事情，所以那一天稱為“黑色的日子”。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。從第三段中People sometimes say they’re in the pink when they’re in good health可知，人們認為“粉色”代表健康。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據第二段中When they are red hot they are very angry about something.可知，人們會用red hot表示“生氣”。根據題干可知妻子回到家里發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫什么事情都沒有做，所以推測出妻子十分生氣。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據文章開頭Many everyday American expression are based on colors可知，美國的很多日常表達都與顏色有關。接下來文章介紹了與red、pink、blue、green、black這些顏色相關的習語，所以推測出下文應該是繼續(xù)介紹與其他顏色相關的習語。故選B。