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.
Pink is a lighter kind of color. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. 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. 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 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. If a person is green at his job, he may be a newcomer and inexperienced. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a new sports car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because their friend has more dollars.
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.
小題1:If a person feels blue, he is _____.
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．depressedC．stressedD．encouraged
小題2:If someone says “you are still green”, he probably means that _______.
A．you are very youngB．you are in a bad moodC．you are inexperiencedD．you are in good health
小題3:Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the passage?
A．After two days’ rest, the soldiers were all in the pink.
B．They had a fierce quarrel so they all felt black about it.
C．David got hurt by a bike so his face looked blue.
D．When we meet something unfair, we feel very green.
小題4:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Different colors have different meanings.
B．What different colors stand for.
C．The story about different colors.
D．Colors used in American expressions.

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D

小題1:B細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Someone who is blue is very sad. 可只是depressed“壓抑的，沮喪的”。
小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：If a person is green at his job, he may be a newcomer and inexperienced.說(shuō)明是沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
小題1:A細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.看出休息好了，身體就好了。選A。
小題1:D主旨題：主題句是第一段的句子：Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.可知選D。
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