18.Every people have its own way of saying things,its 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.Blues 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 ain't been 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 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.

56.If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping,you may call itB.
A.a(chǎn) white day      B.a(chǎn) black day
C.a(chǎn) red day        D.a(chǎn) green day
57.Suppose a Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink,this means all his children areC.
A.lucky and wealthy     B.gentle and modest
C.fit and healthy       D.creative and energetic
58.When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband,Jane was reallyA.
A.red hot         B.green
C.blue            D.black
59.In the following paragraph,the writer might tell the reader something aboutD.
A.unpopular organizations in the world
B.people's response towards a black day
C.the influence of the traditional blues
D.more words about color,such as brown.

分析 本文介紹了美國習語顏色的含義.

解答 BCAD
56    B   細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段中的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.可知購物時丟了知購物時丟了錢,應(yīng)該屬于這一類.
57   C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第二句people sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.可知粉紅色是健康的象征,因為剛出世的嬰兒呈粉紅色,由此可推知當Mr.Brown說他的三個孩子都呈粉紅色時,意味著他的孩子都很健康.故選C.
58    A    細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)題干"當她回家發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫什么都沒做吋",肯定很惱火、生氣.這與第二段第三句When they are red hot,they are very angry about something.相符合.
59     D   推理判斷題.根據(jù)生活常識,顏色是多種多樣的,而文中只提到了五種,我們可以推斷出下文還要告訴我們其他的顏色.

點評 學生需要認真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細查找文中細節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷.

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