Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”,“You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb”,“He has told a white lie”and so on.And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help.
Mary:Mrs James,there is a colour in each of the sentences.What do they mean?
Mrs James:In everyday English,Mary,blue sometimes means sad,yellow afraid.A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary:I'm afraid I don’t understand them a11.Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James:Certainly.Now I just give you some cakes.In fact you don’t like it,but you don’t want to let me know it.Instead you say,“No,thanks.I’m not hungry.”That’s a white lie.
Mary:It sounds very interesting.Thanks very much.
Mrs James:You are welcome.Colours are meaningful.I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future.Please come to me if you have any questions.
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in________English.
A.goodB.spokenC.usualD.poor
【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb,so all my plants________.
A.die offB.grow wellC.look niceD.are good
【小题3】David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!
A.happyB.cleverC.braveD.afraid
【小题4】He didn’t like me to know________of the accident.He told me a white lie at last.
A.the reasonB.the true storyC.the meaningD.the answer
【小题5】He is ________today.He is told that his father is seriously ill.
A.blueB.yellowC.greenD.white

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”,“You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb”,“He has told a white lie”and so on.And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help.

Mary:Mrs James,there is a colour in each of the sentences.What do they mean?

Mrs James:In everyday English,Mary,blue sometimes means sad,yellow afraid.A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.

Mary:I'm afraid I don’t understand them a11.Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?

Mrs James:Certainly.Now I just give you some cakes.In fact you don’t like it,but you don’t want to let me know it.Instead you say,“No,thanks.I’m not hungry.”That’s a white lie.

Mary:It sounds very interesting.Thanks very much.

Mrs James:You are welcome.Colours are meaningful.I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future.Please come to me if you have any questions.

1.Blue sometimes means sad in________English.

      A.good         B.spoken       C.usual         D.poor

2.I don’t have a green thumb,so all my plants________.

     A.die off       B.grow well    C.look nice      D.are good

3.David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!

     A.happy        B.clever       C.brave         D.afraid

4.He didn’t like me to know________of the accident.He told me a white lie at last.

     A.the reason     B.the true story    C.the meaning    D.the answer

5.He is ________today.He is told that his father is seriously ill.

     A.blue         B.yellow         C.green          D.white

 

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