Question

【題目】

Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show【1】(happy), as in “a red- letter day”. This is a day when something special happens. The expression is probably based【2】church customs. For almost six hundred years, church calendars(日歷)【3】(mark) with red to indicate special holidays. Today’s calendars are still marked that way with the【4】(meaning) of holidays and special days printed in red.

The expression “a red-letter day” is often heard in everyday life. A red-letter day is【5】day when people are feeling quite happy. It may be a day【6】you’ve long waited for, a wedding day, for example, or it may be a day with a happy surprise. You might tell your friends that yesterday was a red-letter day,【7】you won sonic money in the state lottery (彩票).

“Rolling out the red carpet" is another【8】(common) heard expression, which【9】(represent) a warm welcome of any kind. A city may “roll out the red carpet” for its baseball team when the team arrives home after winning the championship.

Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy. Red-handed is one. To be caught red handed is to be caught【10】(perform) a wrong act.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】happiness

【2】on

【3】have been marked

【4】meanings

【5】a

【6】that/which

【7】because/when

【8】commonly

【9】represents

【10】performing

【解析】試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了red紅色在很多美國用語表達中的文化意義。一方面，紅色用于表示快樂和驚喜，如a red-letter-day節(jié)日,假日,大喜日, 紅色也可以表示歡迎，如rolling out the red carpet隆重地歡迎(熱忱接待); 另一方面，紅色也可以表示不開心，如red-handed當場，正在作案。

【1】happiness考查名詞。展示快樂，用happiness。

【2】on考查介詞。Be based on 基于....，用on。

【3】have been marked考查動詞時態(tài)。在一段時間內日歷被標注成紅色，用have been marked。

【4】meanings考查名詞。可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)，用meanings。

【5】a考查冠詞。泛指一天，用a。

【6】that/which 考查關系詞。定語從句，用that/which。

【7】because/when考查副詞。上下文之間是因果關系，或者表示條件，用because/when。

【8】commonly考查副詞。修飾動詞用副詞，用commonly。

【9】represents考查動詞。第三人稱單數(shù)，用represents。

【10】performing考查動詞。非謂語動詞，與主語之間是主動關系，用performing。