Question

Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is in blue today.” “You are yellow.” “ He has a green thumb.（大拇指）” “He has told a white lie.” and so on. . And she went to her teacher for help.

Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a color in each of these sentences. What do they mean?

Mrs Smith: In everyday English, Mary , blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.

Mary: Would you give me an example for a white lie?

Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, I’m hungry.” That’s a white lie.

Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much..

1.Blue sometimes means sad and is ________ English.”

A. good B. spoken

C. poor D. useful

2.I don’t have a green thumb , so all my plants _________.

A. die off B. grow well

C. look nice D. are good

3.Tom is _______ to climb the tree. He’s yellow.

A. happy B. clever

C. sad D. afraid

4. He didn’t like me to know ________ of the accident . he told me a white lie.

A. the reason B. the meaning

C. the answer D. the true story

5.He is ________ today . His father is ill.

A. blue B. yellow

C. green D. white

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章说的是有关颜色代表的含义的内容，在一定的语境中颜色并不是它的本意，而是代表另一种意思。

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