Question

Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good. This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity. However, that is not always the case. Did you know that the same one color may mean differently in different places of the world?

? In the English-speaking world, black is the color of mourning. People wear black clothes at the funeral. Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed (流血). Yellow is the word for fear. If you are afraid, you are yellow. Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world. In China and Korea white is the color of mourning. In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence. In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear.

? Even within the English-speaking area it is not difficult to find color contradictions (矛盾). A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station. In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman. Both names are logical because both men wear red caps. Similarly, the British term for an American white collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker.

? One does not have to cross an area to find color differences. Would you rather be red-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest. The expression "blueblood" comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly said that they had "blue blood". But then why "blue" blood? Because they were fairskinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue.

1.Yellow is concerned with anger in _______.?????????????

A. Russia???? ????? B. Britain??? ? C. Germany????????????? ????????????? ????? D. China

2.The two meanings of the term "redcap" form a difference in _______.?????

A. pronunciation????????????? B. climate??? C. logical relationship????????????? ? ?? D. custom

3.Both Britain and America would probably agree that _______.?????????

A. black is the color of mourning

B. a black-coated worker is employed in an office

C. red stands for beauty and excellence

D. a redcap is a porter in a station

4.The best title for this passage is _______.????????

A. The Origin of Blue Blood

B. The Development of the Symbolic Use of Colors

C. Colors that Carry Bad Meanings

D. The Meaning Concerned With Certain Colors

5.When some Spanish called themselves "blueblood", they actually meant _______.??

A. they had heart trouble and their faces looked blue

B. they came from a noble family

C. they had blue blood in their vessels

D. they were fairskinned

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲的是颜色在不同的国家代表不同的含义。人们会很容易认为黑色代表不好的事情，而白色代表着吉祥。同一种颜色在不同的国家，它代表的含义有很大的差异。

1.根据第二段“In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear.”可知，在意大利和德国，黄色代表生气，故选C。

2.根据第三段“A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station. In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman.”可知，在美国，redcap指车站搬运工，而在英国，redcap指的是宪兵，这是由各自的社会风俗造成的，故选D。

3.根据第二段“In the English-speaking world, black is the color of mourning.”可知，在说英语的国家中，黑色表示哀悼，英国和美国都是说英语的国家，故选A。

4.根据第一段“However, that is not always the case. Did you know that the same one color may mean differently in different places of the world?”可知，文章主要讲的是，不同国家对颜色的理解和颜色的寓意也不相同，故选D。

5.根据第四段“The expression "blueblood" comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly said that they had "blue blood".”可知，在西班牙，blueblood代表的是一些名门望族，故选B。

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