Question

【题目】 Every one has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many American everyday expressions are related to colors.

Red is a hot color. 【1】(America) 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【2】something. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red-hot, 【3】 (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink【4】 they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the【5】 (twenty) century. It probably came from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink skin that【6】 (show) they are in good health.

Blue is a cool color. The【7】(tradition) blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Someone【8】is blue is very sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. 【9】it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

The color black 【10】(use) often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a serious tragedy ( 灾难) is remembered as ablack day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Americans

【2】about

【3】especially

【4】when

【5】twentieth

【6】shows

【7】traditional

【8】who/that

【9】But

【10】is used

【解析】

文章大意：本文属于说明文的阅读范畴，主要介绍了美国习语中颜色的含义。

【1】句意：美国人经常用它来表示热烈。

根据__1__(America) often use it to express heat.可知句意为：美国人经常用它来表示热烈。American美国人，可数名词，这里用其复数形式Americans，故答案为Americans。

【2】句意：当他们很气愤时，他们对于某件事是非常生气的。

根据When they are red-hot they are very angry__2__something.可知句意为：当他们很气愤时，他们对于某件事是非常生气的。这里表达的是“关于、对于”，用about，故答案为about。

【3】句意：他们可能会说这种音乐非常火爆，尤其是那种被称为迪克西兰爵士乐的音乐。

根据They may say the music is red-hot, __3__ (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. 可知句意为：他们可能会说这种音乐非常火爆，尤其是那种被称为迪克西兰爵士乐的音乐。设空处修饰全句，所以用副词especially作状语，故答案为especially。

【4】句意：当人们身体健康的时候，他们有时会说他们是in the pink。

根据People sometimes say they are in the pink__4__ they are in good health.可知句意为：当人们身体健康的时候，他们有时会说他们是in the pink。when意为“当…的时候”，引导时间状语从句，故答案填when。

【5】句意：这个表达最早是在二十世纪初的美国使用的。

根据The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the__5__(twenty) century.可知句意为：这个表达最早是在二十世纪初的美国使用的。20世纪是第20世纪，应用序数词，at the beginning of the twentieth century在20世纪初期，故答案为twentieth。

【6】句意：这可能是因为许多婴儿出生时就有漂亮的粉红色皮肤，这表明他们的健康状况良好。

根据It probably came from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink skin that__6__ (show) they are in good health. 可知句意为：这可能是因为许多婴儿出生时就有漂亮的粉红色皮肤，这表明他们的健康状况良好。句子时态为一般现在时，主语为第三人称单数，所以show用三单，故答案为shows。

【7】句意：美国传统的布鲁斯音乐与炽热的音乐正好相反。

根据The__7__(tradition) blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music.可知设空处修饰后面的名词music，所以用形容词traditional，意为“传统的”，故答案为traditional。

【8】句意：蓝色的人是非常悲伤的。

根据Someone__8__is blue is very sad.可知这里是一个定语从句，先行词someone指代人，且在从句中作主语，所以用who或that引导，故答案为who/that。

【9】句意：绿色是树木和草的自然颜色。但它对人类来说是一种不自然的颜色。

根据The color green is natural for trees and grass. 以及it is an unnatural color for humans.可知前后句之间是一种转折关系，所以用but连接，故答案为but。

【10】句意：黑色经常被用于表达。

根据The color black __10__(use) often in expressions.可知句意为：黑色经常被用于表达。be used被用做……，句子陈述一般事实，时态用一般现在时，主语是单数，be动词用is，故答案为is used。