Question

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb(拇指）”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.

Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?

Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”

Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?

Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.

Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.

Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.

1.I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.

A. die off B. grow well

C. look nice D. are good

2.David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!

A. happy B. clever C. brave D. afraid

3..He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.

A. the reason B. the true story

C. the meaning D. the answer

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了玛丽不理解一些句子的意思，所以她向詹姆斯老师请求帮助。老师给她举例讲解。

1. person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”可知答案为A

2. afraid.可知答案为D。

3. fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.可知答案为B

考点：故事类短文阅读。