Have you ever walked into a room and felt relaxed?It could be because the walls were painted blue, a calm and peaceful color．
Some colors make us feel calm and peaceful．Blue is one of these colors．Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body, because this color makes a good feeling．Blue is also the color of sadness, so you may say I'm feeling blue when you are feeling sad．White is another calm color．It makes you feel calm and peaceful．You should wear white colors if you are feeling stressed．White is also the color of purity．Many women like to be in white on their wedding day．
Some colors can make you feel warm．These colors can give you a happy feeling．People living in cold climates use warm colors in their homes like orange or yellow instead of white or blue．
Orange shows joy．It can bring you success and cheer you up when you are feeling sad．Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind you of a warm, sunny day．Yellow is also the color of wisdom．Some people prefer this color when they study for exams．For example, they may use yellow stationery(文具)．
(1)
What's the meaning of the underlined sentence“I'm feeling blue”?
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A．
I am happy．
B．
I am angry．
C．
I am sad．
D．
I am clever．
(2)
Can orange and yellow make us feel calm and peaceful?
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A．
Yes, they can．
B．
No, they can't．
C．
Yes, orange can．
D．
We don't know．
(3)
Some students use yellow stationery, because it is ________．
Many daily American expressions are based (以……为基础) on colours．
Red is a hot colour．Americans often use it to represent heat．When they say “red-hot”, that means they are very angry about something．Loud music is popular with many people．Some may say that such music is red-hot．
Pink is a lighter kind of red．People sometimes say “I'm in the pink” when they are in good health．The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century．It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health．
Blue is a cool colour．The old Blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music．Blues is slow and sad．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 an upset stomach may say “I'm feeling a bit green”．A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said “look very green”．Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has, like a fast new car．That person may say “I'm green with envy”．Some people are green with envy because someone has more dollars or “greenbacks”．Dollars are called greenbacks in American slangs because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes．
The colour black is used often in expressions．People may say “it's a black day” when everything goes wrong on that day．
In some cases, colours describe a situation．Blackouts were common during the World War II．All the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark．
(1)
What does “I'm in the pink” mean?
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A．
I'm sad．
B．
I'm happy．
C．
I'm healthy．
D．
I'm worried．
(2)
We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as ________．
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A．
a red day
B．
a green day
C．
a pink day
D．
a black day
(3)
What does the underlined word, “blackouts” mean in Chinese?
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A．
漆黑的夜晚
B．
穿黑衣服外出
C．
灯火管制
D．
去掉黑色
(4)
Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?
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A．
People in the USA use the colour black to express heat．
B．
If you are blue, you are very happy．
C．
Blue and red are both warm colours．
D．
If someone is very rich, you may be green with envy．