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【题目】Every people have its own way of saying things, its own special expressions．Many everyday American expressions are based 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 pink 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 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 organizations in the world B. people's response towards a black day

C. the influence of the traditional blues D. more words about color, such as brown

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题这是一篇记叙文，文章主要描述了在美国几种以颜色为基础的日常表达方式。

【1】题意：如果你在购物的时候钱包被偷了，你可以把它称为 。考查综合理解题。根据People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day．人们把每件事都出错的一天描述为黑色的一天，“钱包被偷”当然是出错的，可知选B。

【2】题意：假设布朗先生说他很高兴，因为他的三个孩子都是粉红色的，这意味着他所有的孩子都 。考查细节理解题。根据People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health．，可知选C。

【3】题意：当她回到家，发现丈夫什么事也没做时，简非常 。考查细节理解题。根据They may say they are red hot about something unfair．，可知简会因为丈夫的懒惰而愤怒，故选A。

【4】题意：在下面的段落里，作者可以告诉读者更多关于 。考查文意理解题。A. unpopular organizations in the world世界上不受欢迎的组织；B. people's response towards a black day人们对“黑色的一天”的反应；C. the influence of the traditional blues传统的蓝色的影响；D. more words about color, such as brown更多关于颜色的单词，比如棕色。根据开头Many everyday American expressions are based on colors．，结合短文内容，介绍的都是以颜色为基础的日常表达方式，可知下面的介绍还会是颜色，故选D。