三、阅读理解
A
Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is in blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb.” “He tells a white lie.” and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a colour 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 bread. 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.
(
) 1. What does “blue” sometimes mean in everyday English?
A. Happy. B. Clever. C. Sad. D. Sorry.
(
) 2. I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants
.
A. grow badly B. grow well
C. look nice D. are good
(
) 3. Tom is
to climb the tree. He’s yellow.
A. happy B. clever C. afraid D. sad
(
) 4. He didn’t want 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. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Mary is good at learning English.
B. Colours can’t change people’s feelings.
C. “Green” can mean afraid.
D. We can use colours to express(表达) our feelings.
