Question

John keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a note-book. Then, later in the day, he asks his teacher about them. “Mrs. Thomas, these expressions are new to me. ‘She’s blue today.’， ‘You’re yellow’, ‘A little white lie’, ‘She has green fingers’.” After looking at the note-book, Mrs. Thomas says, “In everyday English, John，‘blue’ sometimes means sad.  ‘Yellow’ means afraid. A person with ‘green fingers’ grows plants successfully. And ‘a white lie’ is not a bad lie.” “I don’t understand. Please give me an example.” “ For example, I offer you some cake. The truth is that you don’t like my cake. You don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks, I'm not hungry.’ That’s a white lie.” John says, “I see , thanks for the explanation!”

1. 1.
   “Blue” sometimes means in spoken English “_____”.
   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      lucky
   3. C.
      glad
   4. D.
      unhappy
2. 2.
   A person with “green fingers” is one who _____ planting.
   1. A.
      is a new hand in
   2. B.
      is good at
   3. C.
      works hard at
   4. D.
      is interested in
3. 3.
   “You’re yellow to fight.” means “_____”.
   1. A.
      You dare not fight
   2. B.
      You dare to fight
   3. C.
      You're afraid to see a fight
   4. D.
      You’re able to fight
4. 4.
   If you say “It’s a white lie.”, it means that someone ______.
   1. A.
      says something unreal and harmful
   2. B.
      is unfriendly to talk to others
   3. C.
      refuses to tell the truth in a polite way
   4. D.
      is telling a big lie

Answer 1

DBAC
1.D 细节题。根据第三行‘blue’ sometimes means sad.说明D正确。
2.B 细节题。根据4,5行A person with ‘green fingers’ grows plants successfully.说明B正确。
3.A 推理题。根据文章第四行‘Yellow’ means afraid说明“You’re yellow to fight.”指You dare not fight故A正确。
4.C 推理题。根据And ‘a white lie’ is not a bad lie.”和文章最后所给的例子说明It’s a white lie是指不想用一种礼貌的方式说出真相。故C正确。
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点评：文章介绍了英语中几个与颜色有关的熟语She’s blue today.’， ‘You’re yellow’, ‘A little white lie’, ‘She has green fingers。以细节题和推理题的考查为主，本文考生在先看题目再度文章，可以大大提高阅读的速度和效率。