Question

【題目】 Every one has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many American everyday expressions are related to colors.

Red is a hot color. 【1】(America) often use it to express heat. They may say they are red-hot about something unfair. When they are red-hot they are very angry【2】something. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red-hot, 【3】 (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink【4】 they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the【5】 (twenty) century. It probably came from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink skin that【6】 (show) they are in good health.

Blue is a cool color. The【7】(tradition) blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Someone【8】is blue is very sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. 【9】it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

The color black 【10】(use) often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a serious tragedy ( 災難) is remembered as ablack day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Americans

【2】about

【3】especially

【4】when

【5】twentieth

【6】shows

【7】traditional

【8】who/that

【9】But

【10】is used

【解析】

文章大意：本文屬于說明文的閱讀范疇，主要介紹了美國習語中顏色的含義。

【1】句意：美國人經常用它來表示熱烈。

根據__1__(America) often use it to express heat.可知句意為：美國人經常用它來表示熱烈。American美國人，可數名詞，這里用其復數形式Americans，故答案為Americans。

【2】句意：當他們很氣憤時，他們對于某件事是非常生氣的。

根據When they are red-hot they are very angry__2__something.可知句意為：當他們很氣憤時，他們對于某件事是非常生氣的。這里表達的是“關于、對于”，用about，故答案為about。

【3】句意：他們可能會說這種音樂非�；鸨�，尤其是那種被稱為迪克西蘭爵士樂的音樂。

根據They may say the music is red-hot, __3__ (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. 可知句意為：他們可能會說這種音樂非常火爆，尤其是那種被稱為迪克西蘭爵士樂的音樂。設空處修飾全句，所以用副詞especially作狀語，故答案為especially。

【4】句意：當人們身體健康的時候，他們有時會說他們是in the pink。

根據People sometimes say they are in the pink__4__ they are in good health.可知句意為：當人們身體健康的時候，他們有時會說他們是in the pink。when意為“當…的時候”，引導時間狀語從句，故答案填when。

【5】句意：這個表達最早是在二十世紀初的美國使用的。

根據The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the__5__(twenty) century.可知句意為：這個表達最早是在二十世紀初的美國使用的。20世紀是第20世紀，應用序數詞，at the beginning of the twentieth century在20世紀初期，故答案為twentieth。

【6】句意：這可能是因為許多嬰兒出生時就有漂亮的粉紅色皮膚，這表明他們的健康狀況良好。

根據It probably came from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink skin that__6__ (show) they are in good health. 可知句意為：這可能是因為許多嬰兒出生時就有漂亮的粉紅色皮膚，這表明他們的健康狀況良好。句子時態(tài)為一般現在時，主語為第三人稱單數，所以show用三單，故答案為shows。

【7】句意：美國傳統(tǒng)的布魯斯音樂與熾熱的音樂正好相反。

根據The__7__(tradition) blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music.可知設空處修飾后面的名詞music，所以用形容詞traditional，意為“傳統(tǒng)的”，故答案為traditional。

【8】句意：藍色的人是非常悲傷的。

根據Someone__8__is blue is very sad.可知這里是一個定語從句，先行詞someone指代人，且在從句中作主語，所以用who或that引導，故答案為who/that。

【9】句意：綠色是樹木和草的自然顏色。但它對人類來說是一種不自然的顏色。

根據The color green is natural for trees and grass. 以及it is an unnatural color for humans.可知前后句之間是一種轉折關系，所以用but連接，故答案為but。

【10】句意：黑色經常被用于表達。

根據The color black __10__(use) often in expressions.可知句意為：黑色經常被用于表達。be used被用做……，句子陳述一般事實，時態(tài)用一般現在時，主語是單數，be動詞用is，故答案為is used。