Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts. Then, what is the situation in American English?

Red is a hot color. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot 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 comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.

The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who 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. 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 green is the color of the back side of the paper money．

1.People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because ________.

A．the expression has a very long history

B．the color pink makes people feel happy

C．people think the color pink is gentler than red

D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

2.When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she ________.

A．enjoys himself in boating      B．is hit by a high wave

C．has a stomachache              D．likes trees and grass

3.In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

A．Being sent a beautiful gift.

B．Passing a very difficult test.

C．Failing in an important interview.

D．Being invited to an exciting party.

4.Someone got upset because he/she wasn't as rich as others, so we can say he/she is ________ with jealousness.

A. red                B. green

C. pink               D. dark

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了美国英语中用某些颜色来表达人们的心情和想法。

1.D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的最后一句话It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.可知，许多孩子出生的时候是漂亮的粉红色，故用粉红色来代指健康。故选D。

2.C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green.可知，指一个人肚子痛。故选C。

3.C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day.可知，指不顺的事情。故选C。

4. 袭击理解题。根据最后一段Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money.可知，故选B。

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