摘要:Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 76 was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy to please as her mother.who was always 77 with perfume. Besides.shopping at this time of the year was not a p 78 experience: people stepped on your feet or push you with their elbows.hurrying ahead to get to a bargain. Jane paused in front of a counter 79 some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk. the assistant tried to a 80 her attention. “Worth double the price. But Jane knew from past experience that her 81 of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 82 sale. She did not 83 for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while.she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him. Jane got home with her small but well-chosen present in her bag. 84 that ­­­­her father would like it. Her parents were already 85 table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking.

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Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are 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 pick 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 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.
【小题1】If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it        .

A.a white dayB.a black dayC.a red dayD.a green day
【小题2】Suppose 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 wealthyB.gentle and modest
C.fit and healthyD.creative and energetic
【小题3】When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really      .
A.red hotB.greenC.blueD.black
【小题4】In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about         .
A.unpopular polarizations in the world
B.people’ response towards a black day
C.the influence of the traditional blues
D.more words about color, such as brown

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  Jane Clark,fair-haired,blue-eyed and tough as steel,just won the most difficult race in the world.

  In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge(雪橇)across 1 050 miles of the Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitter winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track,in temperatures that reached38℃.

  When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race,she said,“I still can't believe it.”She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs.

  David Wilson,who came second,said,“It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you.But it doesn't hurt for long.She was a good winner.”

1.Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?

[  ]

A.Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic.

B.Woman fights bitter winds and snowstorms.

C.Woman wins a sledge race in the world.

D.Woman wins the world's toughest race.

2.What was so special about Jane winning the race?

[  ]

A.No woman had ever won this race in the past.

B.Her 13 dogs were wild and difficult to control.

C.She broke the record by taking only 17 days to complete the race.

D.This was the first time she had taken part in this kind of race.

3.How did David Wilson feel about the race?

[  ]

A.He had an accident during the race and thought it was not fair.

B.He was sorry to lose but it was fair that Jane won the race.

C.He thought that it was not right to put men and women in the same race.

D.He was very upset because he thought that he should have won.

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Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are 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 pick 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 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.

1.If 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

2.Suppose 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

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

A.red hot

B.green

C.blue

D.black

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

A.unpopular polarizations in the world

B.people’ response towards a black day

C.the influence of the traditional blues

D.more words about color, such as brown

 

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