Mary can’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb (大拇指).” “He tells a white lie.” and so on. And she goes to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentence. What do they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow, afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one. 
Mary: Would you please give me an example of 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 not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
小題1: Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English.
A．good B．spokenC．dirty D．poor
小題2:I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants _________.
A．die off B．grow well C．look nice D．a(chǎn)re good
小題3:He is yellow. Tom is ______ to climb the tree. 
A．happy B．clever C．gladD．a(chǎn)fraid
小題4:He is ______ today. It means his father is ill.
A．blue B．yellowC．green D．white

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了Mary對幾個帶有顏色的句子的不理解，于是她去問Mrs. Smith，然后她在老師的幫助下，理解了它們的含義。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad. 在口語中，藍色意味著難過�？芍xB。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A person with a green thumb grows plants well.帶有綠色拇指的人植物種得好。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Yellow, afraid. 黃色，害怕。故選D。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)blue sometimes means sad.藍色有時意味著難過。故選A。
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