Colors often have different meanings in different cultures. Here are some of Americans’ 1      about color.

Black

Black is the color of power (权力). It is also a popular color 2     it can make people look thinner. White

White is the 3     of purity (纯洁).It is 4     to be a summer color. However, the 5     of it is that it is very difficult to keep clean.

Red

This is the most 6     color. 7     furniture looks very good. Red cars are thieves’ favorite cars

Red is often used in 8     because it is an appetite (食欲)stimulant (刺激物). It can make people eat 9      .

Blue

Blue is the color of the 10     and the ocean. Peaceful blue is often used in bedrooms. Studies 11     that weightlifters (举重运动员)are able to lift heavier weights in gyms which are painted blue.

Green

Green represents 12     It is the most comfortable color for people’s 13     Hospitals often use green because it can make patients 14    

Yellow

Yellow is a cheerful color. 15     ,  people  lose their tempers (发月卑气)and babies cry more often in yellow rooms.

(   ) 1. A. ideas    B. answers

C. questions    D. keys

(   ) 2. A. so    B. because

C. but    D. though

(   ) 3. A. sign    B. mark

C. meaning    D. symbol

(   ) 4. A. said    B. reported

C. thought    D. believed

(   ) 5. A. quality    B. truth

C. advantage    D. disadvantage

(   ) 6. A. tiring    B. exciting

C. boring    D. important

(   ) 7. A. Red    B. Green

C. Black    D. Orange

(   ) 8. A. shops    B. hotels

C. restaurants    D. museums

(   ) 9. A. less    B. more

C. slowly    D. comfortably

(   ) 10. A. ground    B. sea

C. water    D. sky

(   ) 11. A. show    B. say

C. report    D. tell

(   ) 12. A. trees    B. plants

C. nature    D. leaves

(   ) 13. A. eyes    B. ears

C. hands    D. noses

(   ) 14. A. sad    B. relaxed

C. excited    D. happy

(   ) 15. A. Therefore    B. Besides

C. Instead    D. However

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain. ” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my    father    said    to me, “You can always see a beautiful    sky at the    top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the topyou can see all of the nice things, just like in life. ”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).

(   ) 1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was       for    Father    and Son.

A. hard    B. enjoyable

C. painful    D. comfortable

(   ) 2. Which of the following is similar in    meaning

to Father’s words in the second paragraph?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. The    sky is always as clear as crystal.

C. You    can find life is full of nice things.

D. Never give up half-way.

(   ) 3 . What can we infer (推断)from  the last paragraph?

A. The writer was very successful in his life.

B. The writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain.

C. Though the writer was young, he could understand his father.

D. The writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain.

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