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Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show happiness, as in the expression “a red-letter day”. This is a day when something special happens. The expression is probably based on church customs. For almost 600 years, church calendars have been marked with red to show special holy(神圣的)days. Today’s calendars are still marked that way with the dates of holidays and special days printed in red.
The expression “a red-letter day”is often heard in daily life. “A red-letter day” is a day that people are especially happy. It may be a day that you have waited for a long time, a wedding day, for example. Or it may be a day with a happy surprise. You might tell a friend that yesterday was a red-letter day, because you won some money in the lottery.
“Rolling out the red carpet” is another commonly heard expression. It describes an especially warm welcome of any kind. A city may “roll out the carpet ”for its baseball team, when the team arrives home after winning a championship. A group of supporters go to the air port to the greet the team. The red-carpet welcome includes a lot of cheering by thousands of fans, a parade, music and speech of praise by local statesmen.
Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy. “Red-handed ” is an example. To be caught “red-handed” is to be found in an act of wrong doing. The evidence is clear. You are guilty. Today we use the expression “ to be caught red-handed ”in situation(情况)that are not serious. For example, a mother might say she caught her son red-handed, taking cookies out of the cookie jar.
Some American Expressions with __小题1:___
Be used for_小题2:__
happiness
a red -letter day
a day that people are happy
a day with a ___小题3:__
rolling out the red carpet
describes an especially warm___小题4:_____
Be used in_小题5:expressions
to be caught red-hanged
to be found doing a wrong action can’t be used in a serious situation

答案

小题1:red
小题2:showing
小题3:surprise
小题4:welcome
小题5:unhappy
解析

试题分析:这篇文章主要介绍了red红色在很多美国用语表达中的文化意义。一方面,红色用于表示快乐和惊喜,如a red-letter-day节日,假日,大喜日, 红色也可以表示欢迎,如rolling out the red carpet隆重地欢迎(热忱接待); 另一方面,红色也可以表示不开心,如red-handed当场,正在作案。
小题1:标题归纳题。这篇文章主要讲的是有关红色的美国用语。故用red
小题2:细节理解题。从It can be used to show happiness从得知应用动词show,而for是介词,介词后用动词-ing形式。故填showing。
小题3:细节理解题。从Or it may be a day with a happy surprise这句话中得知,应填surprise。
小题4:细节理解题。“Rolling out the red carpet” is another commonly heard expression. It describes an especially warm welcome of any kind.从这句话中可以看出红色还可用于表示欢迎的用语中。故填welcome。
小题5:细节理解题。Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy.红色还可以用于一些表示不高兴的用语中。故用unhappy。
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试题【Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show happiness, as i】;主要考察你对社会现象类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which do you think is the best?
I think health is the most important thing. We need to make sure that the money we give is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care.
Robin, aged 16, Birmingham
I think the most important thing is to improve the education of the African countries. There is an old saying,  "If you give a man a fish, you"ll feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you"ll feed him for a lifetime." We need to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears.
Rebecca, aged 15, Liverpool
People seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster(灾难)like the earthquake. It"s good for people to do so, but I also think that everyone should give a small part of their salary(工资)to charity. If everyone did that, it would make a big difference.
Mary, aged 14, Stratford-on-Avon
Giving money to charity can help, but it"s not the final answer. I think what these countries need is a good government.
Bethany, aged 16, Newcastle
The best thing we can do is to send experts(专家)like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the people to help themselves.
Robert, aged 16, Cardiff
小题1:Which two children share the similar opinion?
A.Mary and RebeccaB.Bethany and Mary
C.Rebecca and BethanyD.Rebecca and Robert
小题2:Who pays more attention to African"s health care?
A.MaryB.RobinC.RebeccaD.Robert
小题3:Where are these suggestions posted?
A.In the textbookB.On the website
C.In the guidebookD.In the magazine

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Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow", "sell" or even "steal" "vegetables", "flowers", and "fruits" on the Internet. They can earn some e-money and buy some "seeds", "pets" and even "houses".
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don"t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some "bugs" in my friends" garden and we"ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside, It reduces(减少)my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of becoming a "thief".
Ivy: Well, it"s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on(专注)their study.
小题1:According to the passage, people cannot       things in this game.
A.growB.borrowC.stealD.sell
小题2:Among the people Joyce interviewed,        likes the game while       dislikes the game.
A.Laura; AllanB.Allan; Harold
C.Harold; IvyD.Ivy; Allan
小题3:From Laura"s words, we can guess that she"s most probably      .
A.a studentB.an office workerC.a farmerD.a thief
小题4:Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
A.They are longing for country life.
B.They can have fun with friends.
C.The game can relax people and give them a new experience.
D.They are confident enough to face the real world.

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请阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容从下面方框中的七个选项中选出五个还原到短文中,使短文意思通顺、结构完整。(每小题2分)
Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past.   小题1:  Most people read only the sports pages, the advice or the gossip(闲话,绯闻)columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements.
Most people don"t take the time to read the real news.     小题2:  These techniques(技术,手段)are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through the rest of the paper.     小题3:    If the headline is horrible(恐惧的)enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will go on to read the front page anymore. They may read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the news from a newspaper anymore.   小题4:  
More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper?  小题5:  Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there were no news?
A. They say they get the news on the television now.
B. There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day.
C. More and more people read newspapers every day.
D. They attempt(试图)to catch the reader"s interest with pictures and exciting headlines(大字标题,新闻提要)
E. Do you think it is easier to get the news from television?
F. They like reading stories.
G. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headline to make them stop and look.

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Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业)from college with a degree of Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoyed the college, but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college,” Ann says. “The course is helping me to do my job better.”
Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun,” they say happily. “It’s never too old to learn.”
小题1: Ann graduated from college when she was     .
A.twenty-nineB.twenty-sixC.twenty-threeD.twenty
小题2:The underlined word ‘degree’ means ‘   ’ in Chinese.
A.温度B.程度C.学位D.位置
小题3: More people are taking training courses after work in order to     .
A.improve their working skillsB.enjoy Art and Music
C.study computer programsD.make more money
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college.
B.People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.
C.People can only get information from their teachers.
D.Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music.

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Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).
The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).
Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.
小题1: What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____..
A.Korean TV dramasB.Korean culture
C.Korean languageD.Korean actors
小题2:When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____ 
A.the Korean pop songsB.Taekwondo
C.the TV series “Winter Sonata”D.the Korean food
小题3:Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?
A.Bae Yong Jun.B.Baby Vox.C.S. E. SD.Finke
小题4:Korean stars often change their looks by ____.
A.singing pop songsB.acting in TV dramas
C.trying different foodD.having plastic surgery
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?.
A.Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.
B.Young people like Korean pop stars’ clothes and hairstyles.
C.Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.
D.Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.

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