1．IN China，red is known to be a lucky color．But you may be surprised to know that British culture is also full of the color red．It's true：Go to Britain and you will see red everywhere．
There are red postboxes on street corners and on the sides of buildings．The British red phone box is famous all over the world．The famous double-decker （雙層） bus is red．Red is the color traditionally worn by British soldiers in battle （戰(zhàn)爭），and there is red in the UK's Union Jack national flag．Britain even has a famous team of stunt （特技） jet fighters （噴氣式戰(zhàn)斗機） called"The Red Arrows"．
To go with British culture's love of red，British nature also features many red animals．A beloved bird is the robin （知更鳥），which has a bright red breast （胸脯）．At Christmastime in winter，the bird is commonly found on the greetings cards people send each other．There is also quite a rare animal called the red squirrel （松鼠）．Foxes are red，and they used to be hunted by men in red outfits （服裝）．
But is red considered lucky to British people？A good way to see how a culture looks at a color is to look at the way it uses it in language．The results may surprise you．Even though Britain has a lot of red on its high streets and in its countryside，red is used quite differently as a metaphor （比喻）．If someone"sees red"，they are angry．When a person is"red faced"，they are out of breath or blushing （臉紅）．Red is also a political color：it means a left-winger （blue is the color of the political right）．To be"in the red"is to be in debt （someone in credit （存款） is"in the black"）．
Look hard enough and you'll find the color red being used in all countries．For instance the"red heart"symbol （符號） is pretty universal．But whether the British realize it or not，red is everywhere in Britain．It does seem that the country is in love with the color．
28．The article is mainly aboutD．
A．the metaphor of red in the English language
B．the preference for red animals in Britain
C．the history of red items in Britain
D．the color red in British culture
29．Someone saying bad words about you behind your back might make youB．
A．red-faced
B．see red
C．in the red
D．in the black
30．It can be inferred from the article thatA．
A．red has different meanings depending on the context （情境）
B．the color red is not as popular as it was before in Britain
C．most British people are aware of （知道的） how popular the color red is in British culture
D．British people are often asked to explain the meaning of the color red
31．The main purpose of the article is toC．
A．compare
B．judge
C．inform
D．a(chǎn)rgue．
分析 本文主要講述紅色在英國文化中因為情境不同也會有不同的意思
解答 28．D 考查主旨大意．根據(jù)第一段IN China，red is known to be a lucky color．But you may be surprised to know that British culture is also full of the color red．可知在中國紅色是很幸運的顏色而令人吃驚的是在英國文化中也充滿了紅色，故講述英國文化中的紅色，故選D項．
29．B 考查細節(jié)理解題．題目中問到當有人在背后說你壞話時你會生氣，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到If someone"sees red"，they are angry可知選B項．
30．A 考查推理判斷題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到可知紅色在不同情況有不同的意思，故選A項．
31．C 考查推理判斷題．本文主要講述紅色在英國文化中因為情境不同也會有不同的意思，故選C項．
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
