Question

As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts．Then, what is the situation in American English?
Red is a hot color．Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair．They are red hot when they are very angry about something．The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery taste．Fast loud music is popular with many people．They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland Jazz．
Pink is a lighter kind of red．People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health．The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century．It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health．
The color black is often used in expressions．People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day．People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now．But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations．
The color green is natural for trees and grass．But it is an unnatural color for humans．A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green．A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green．
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has．That person may say he is green with envy．Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks．Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money．
【小題1】Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT _______．

A．something unfair

B．small hot-tasting peppers

C．the person who is very angry

D．popular music like Dixieland Jazz

【小題2】People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because _______．

A．the expression has a very long history

B．the color pink makes people feel happy

C．people think the color pink is gentler than red

D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

【小題3】When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she _______．

A．enjoys himself in boating	B．is hit by a high wave
C．has a stomachache	D．likes trees and grass

【小題4】In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

A．Being sent a beautiful gift．

B．Passing a very difficult test．

C．Failing in an important interview．

D．Being invited to an exciting party．

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】細節考查。根據文章第二段提及到他們生氣、胡椒粉及迪克西蘭爵士樂，使用red hot來描繪。
【小題2】細節考查。根據文章第三段的最后一句話It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health．可知許多孩子出生的時候是漂亮的粉紅色，故用粉紅色來代指健康。
【小題3】細節考查。根據文章倒數第二節A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green可知指一個人肚子痛。
【小題4】細節考查。根據文章第四段People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day可知指不順的事情。
考點：說明文
點評：本文描述美國英語中用顏色來表達人們的心情和想法。學習語言的過程需要了解語言中獨特的文化，本文雖然是一篇說明文，但其趣味性較強，設置的問題也較為簡單，很容易選出答案。