Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, 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: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white
lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are wele. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please e to me if you have any questions.
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in English. A．goodB．spokenC．usualD．poor【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants . A．die offB．grow wellC．look niceD．are good【小题3】David is yellow and he is to climb the tall tree!A．happyB．cleverC．braveD．afraid【小题4】He didn’t like me to know of the accident. He told me a white lie at last. A．the reasonB．the true storyC．the meaningD．the answer【小题5】He is today. He is told that his father is seriously ill. A．blueB．yellowC．greenD．whiteB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】根据文章内容In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad,可知答案为B
【小题2】根据文章内容A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”可知答案为A
【小题3】根据文章内容yellow afraid.可知答案为D
【小题4】根据文章内容In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.可知答案为B
【小题5】根据后文的提示，He is told that his father is seriously ill. 可知答案为A。