Question

Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.

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Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. When they are red-hot, they are very angry about something. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say such music is red-hot.

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 20th 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 blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. 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 in the 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, 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 of the paper money.

The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day.

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I’m Warren Scheer. Listen again next week for another Words and Their Stories program in Special English on the Voice of America.

1.We say you are in the pink when you are _______________.

A. very sad B. very happy

C. in good health D. feeling well

2.What does the word “ upset” mean ?

A. happy B. sad

C. satisfied D. active

3.We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a __________ day.

A. red B. green

C. pink D. black

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People in the USA use black to express heat.

B. If you are blue, you are very happy.

C. Green is a natural color for humans.

D. If you have a sick feeling in the stomach, you feel a little green.

5.What is this passage probably written for?

A. A radio program. B. A news report.

C. A telephone call. D. A TV play.

 

Answer 1

【小題 1】C

【小題 2】B

【小題 3】D

【小題 4】D

【小題 5】A

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文主要講述red，pink，green和black幾種顏色詞的用法，告訴人們這些顏色詞的不同含義。

【小題1 】細節(jié)理解題，由文中語句“People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.理解可知人們有時候說當他們身體健康的時候穿著粉色衣服。故選C。

【小題 2】細節(jié)理解題，由文中語句“Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car.”理解可知有時候一個人可能會傷心難過因為他沒有和朋友一樣好的事物比如說一輛塊的新車。故選B。

【小題 3】細節(jié)理解題，由文中語句People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day.可知人們描述一切都不順利的一天為黑色的一天。故選D。

【小題 4】理解推斷題，根據(jù)A person who has a sick feeling in the stomach may say he feels a little green.可知一個人如果胃有些不舒服可能會說感覺有點綠。

【小題 5】綜合概括題。通讀全文，文章主要介紹了red，pink，green和black幾種顏色詞，告訴人們這些顏色詞的不同含義。根據(jù)Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.可知來自收音節(jié)目。

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