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Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot colour. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hot­tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their colour and their fiery(辣的) 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 comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.
The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. A blacklist (黑名單) is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is，an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his 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. 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 green is the colour of the back side of the paper money.
小題1:Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT________.
A．something unfair
B．small hot­tasting peppers
C．the person who is very angry
D．popular music like Dixieland jazz
小題2:People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because________.
A．the expression has a very long history
B．the color pink makes people feel happy
C．people think the colour pink is gentler than red
D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin
小題3:When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she________.
A．enjoys himself in boatingB．is hit by a high wave
C．has a stomachacheD．likes trees and grass
小題4:In the writer's eyes, what is related to a black day?
A．Being sent a beautiful gift.
B．Passing a very difficult test.
C．Being refused during an important interview.
D．Being invited to an exciting party.
小題5:The writer wants to tell us________in American everyday expressions.
A．the most popular colours
B．different meanings of colours
C．how to use colours correctly
D．why Americans like to use colours

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

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:A 細節(jié)題。根據文章的第二段的Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair選A；根據They are red hot when they are very angry about something排除C；根據The small hot­tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their colour and their fiery(辣的) taste排除B.根據They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz排除D。
小題2:D 推理題。根據第三段的最后一句It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health判斷選D。
小題3:C 細節(jié)題。由第五段中的A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green.可知選C。
小題4:C 細節(jié)題。some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations
小題5:B 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。
故選B。
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According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license compared to six in ten today. So it’s not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasn’t rushing to get a license but an iPhone.
“Driving, for young people, does mean they have to disconnect from their technology, and that’s a negative. So if they could sit in the passage side and still be connected, that’s going to be a plus.” Schor continued.
To me, another plus is that ridesharing represents something, something much bigger than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter.
小題1:The American teens like me, prefer to possess an iPhone as a birthday gift because _______.
A．it is most fashionable and cool
B．they are bored with driving cars
C．they are fond of being connected
D．it is much cheaper than a car
小題2:We can learn from the text that _______.
A．Twitter is a website for teens to make friends and achieve goals
B．ridesharing can be seen as a sign that people still count on each other
C．driving cars for teens means a plus and connecting with technology
D．having a car and cost-sharing symbolize more freedom for the author’s mother
小題3:Professor Juliet would agree that _______.
A．young people will sit waiting to be contacted by reading a passage
B．sharing economy is bound to be responsible for the recession
C．young people tend to share a car with strangers by means of Twitter
D．being connected via technology comes first for young people
小題4:The best title for the passage is probably _______.
A．Twitter, an Awesome WebsiteB．Cars or iPhone
C．Teens Use Twitter to Thumb RidesD．Cool Teens on the Go

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