Question

    Every people has their own way of saying things, their 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. Blue 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 aren't 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 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, 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 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

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章通过大量实例，说明人们在生活中如何用包含各种颜色的词组，来表达自己的情感。

1.

推理判断题。根据最后一段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.（黑色经常用在一些表达中。人们把诸事不顺的一天称为黑色的一天。发生重大悲剧的日子被称为黑色日子。）题干中说如果你在购物时钱包被偷了，你可能称它为什么？“钱包被偷”这是很倒霉的事情， 所以应该被称为“黑色的一天”，故选B。

2.

细节理解题。通过审题定位于关键词pink处：根据第三段People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.人们通常在身体健康时说他们是粉红色的。由此可知，假设布朗先生说他很高兴，因为他的三个孩子都是粉色的，这意味着他的孩子都很健康。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。审题得知回家后发现丈夫什么也没做，她真的很……。当你回家后，丈夫什么也没做，是不是感觉很不公平，很生气？于是便出现了文章中的描述：根据第二段They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something.他们也许会对不公平的事情说很红、热。当他们感觉红、热时他们对某件发生的事情很生气。因此可以得知A选项切合文意。故选A。