Question

Everyone has his own way of ____ things and his own special expressions. Many American everyday expressions are from colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express “heat”. They may say they are red hot about ______. When they’re red hot they are very angry _____ something. Fast loud music is_____ with many people. They may say the music is red hot. Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they’re in the pink when they’re _____ The expression was first used in America at the beginning of 20^th century. It probably came from many babies _____ were born with a nice pink color ____ good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blue music in the USA is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow and sad. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it’s ____ unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say he _____ a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very _____from high waves may look very green.

1.A. to say    B. saying    C. say    D. said

2.A. unfair something    B. unfair anything    C. something unfair    D. nothing unfair

3.A. on    B. to    C. at    D. about

4.A. important    B. popular    C. interesting    D. necessary

5.A. in a good way    B. in style    C. in good health    D. in time

6.A. which    B. whom    C. whose    D. who

7.A. showed    B. shown    C. to show    D. showing

8.A. a    B. an    C. the    D. /

9.A. feels    B. feel    C. will feel    D. felt

10.A. illness    B. sick    C. diseases    D. the ill

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】本文叙述了人们对事物有不同的表达，有些表达很容易被理解。

1.Everyone has his own way of ___1___ things and his own special expressions. 句意：每个人有他们自己说事情和他自己特殊表达的方式。Of是介词，这里用动名词。根据题意，

故选B。

2.They may say they are red hot about ___2___.句意：关于一些不公平的事情，他们可能说他们是红热。something unfair表示一些不公平的事情。这里是形容词修饰不定代词要后置。根据题意，故选C。

3.When they’re red hot they are very angry ___3___ something. 句意：当他们红的发热的时候，他们是关于一些事情生气。A. on在……上；B. to到……；C. at在……；D. about关于。

根据题意，故选D。

4.Fast loud music is___4___ with many people.句意：快的音乐是对于许多人们是受欢迎的。A. important重要的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. interesting有趣的；D. necessary有必要的。这里是说受欢迎的。根据题意，故选B。

5.People sometimes say they’re in the pink when they’re ___5___句意：人们有时候说他们穿粉色的衣服，当他们身体好的时候。A. in a good way用一个好的方式；B. in style用……方式；C. in good health身体健康；D. in time及时。根据题意，故选C。

6.句意：它可能来自许多出生的婴儿有一个漂亮的粉红色呈现出健康来。A. which哪一个；B. whom谁；宾格；C. whose谁的；D. who谁。这里是定于从句，先行词是人，这里的关系词用who。根据题意，故选D。

7.It probably came from many babies ___6___ were born with a nice pink color ___7___ good health. 句意：它可能来自许多出生的婴儿有一个漂亮的粉红色呈现出健康来。这里是显示出来。故选D。

8.But it’s ___8___ unnatural color for humans. 句意：但对人类来说这是一种不自然的颜色。Unnatural是以元音因素开头的，这里用不不定冠词an。根据题意，故选B。

9.A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say he ___9___ a little green. 句意：一个有不舒服胃的人可能会说他觉得有点绿色。这里是说感觉，主语是但是，这里的动词用feel。根据题意，故选A。

10.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very ___10___from high waves may look very green.句意：在船上感觉非常高波生病乘客可能看起来非常绿色。这里是说生病的。根据题意，故选B。

点睛：完形填空设空以实词为主、虚词为辅，单词为主、短语为辅。动词、名词、形容词、副词、代词等实词通常要占全部小题数的80%以上。而介词、连词、冠词等虚词则相对考得较少。 一、完形填空解题步骤 通览------试填-----复核 1 通览----速度全文，把握大意 快速阅读一下全文，通过通览全文、领会大意，概略地了解文章的体裁、背景、内容

、结构层次、情节、写作风格等等。 2 试填----紧扣文意，瞻前顾后 先易后难，逐层深入。紧扣全文内容，联系上下文和语境，展开逻辑推理，注意从上下文中寻找线索，注意词汇的意义、搭配，惯用法，语法，常识等多个角度进行综合考虑。 3 复核----全面检查，确保语意连贯，用词准确 试填后，要把全文再通读一遍 ，注意看所选答案填入

空白处后能否做到文章意思通顺、前后连贯、逻辑严谨、结构完整、首尾呼应。

二、解题技巧 1. 充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。（同义词

或反义词） 2. 注意固定搭配 3. 注意同义词的辨义 4.根据上下文的逻辑关系确定选项 5. 根据生活常识以及相关知识确定选项 6. 利用语法知识选出正确选项