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.Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.

A. good    B. everyday   C. usual   D. poor

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

A. die off   B. grow well

C. look nice  D. are good

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

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

4.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

5.He is ___________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.

A. blue   B. yellow    C. green    D. white

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：在日常英语中颜色是有意义的。蓝色有时意味着悲伤，黄色意味着害怕。一个有着绿拇指的人能种好植物；白色谎言不是一件坏事。

1.文中In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid.可知在日常英语中蓝色有时意味着悲伤，所以该选B。

2.文中A person with a green thumb grows plants well可知一个有着绿拇指的人能种好植物，所以该选B。

3.文中In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid.可知在日常英语中，蓝色有时意味着悲伤，黄色意味着害怕，所以该选D。

4.文中a white lie is not a bad one.可知白色谎言不是一件坏事，所以该选B。

5.文中blue sometimes means sad可知蓝色有时意味着悲伤，所以该选A。

考点：日常生活类阅读。