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 __1.___

Be used for_2.__ happiness	a red -letter day	a day that people are happy a day with a ___3.__
rolling out the red carpet	describes an especially warm___4._____
Be used in_5.expressions	to be caught red-hanged	to be found doing a wrong action can’t be used in a serious situation

 

1根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

Today is the fifth day of August. It is Judy's birthday. When she comes back home from school, she sees a card on the table. It says, "There's a present (礼物) for you, Judy. Look for it in your bedroom." Judy runs into her bedroom. Her parents are looking at her and smiling. On the chair she sees a red box. She thinks her present must be in it. She opens it, and there is a piece of paper in it. She reads it, "Dear Judy, I'm your present. My first letter is in the word 'bag', but not in 'age'. My second letter is in 'like', but not in 'lake'. My third letter is in "know", but not in 'now'. And you can find my last letter in both 'desk' and 'get'. What am I?" Judy thinks for a while and says, "Aha, I know. But where is it?" Her father tells her it is in her study.

What is it? Do you know?

1.When is Judy’s birthday?

A. Aug．5th．    B．Aug．6th．    C．Sept．5th．D．Sept．6th．

2.What does the piece of paper in the box tell Judy?

A. The color of her present．

B．The shape(形状)of her present．

C．The place(地点)of her present．

D．The name of her present．

3.Where can Judy find her present?

A. On the chair.        B. In her study.

C. In the box.          D. In the living room.

4.What is Judy's present?

A. A book.            B. A bag.         C. A bike.        D. A desk.

5.下列哪幅图片代表的是文中划线单词“smiling”的意思：

 

Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.

After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason   31  a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not   32  hard-working employees, but only raised those   33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really   34  .

In order to help Jason to realize the   35  between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the   36  --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to   37  , "$ 12 per kg."

The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the  38  question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,   39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good   40 ."

Jason was   41  and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.

My dear friends, you know, a more   42  person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in   43  . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,   44  you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you   45 ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?

1.	A．made B．became C．remained D．kept

 

2.	A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value

 

3.	A．which B．that C．who D．whom

 

4.	A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless

 

5.	A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance

 

6.	A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching

 

7.	A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat

 

8.	A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple

 

9.	A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard

 

10.	A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape

 

11.	A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged

 

12.	A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking

 

13.	A．time B．depth C．need D．common

 

14.	A．while B．though C．unless D．since

 

15.	A．see B．think C．know D．win

 

阅读下面的一封信，按要求完成各项任务。 （每小题1分，满分5分）

I’ve got some information for everyone going to Britain next month. As you know, you’ll be staying with a family for two weeks. Now the most important thing is money. You should take about ￡30 in cash(现金) and about ￡200 in traveler cheques(支票). Then when you arrive at the airport you’ll be met by our host(主人) family. You must remember to wear a red shirt so the family will find you easily. I’ve told them to look out for the red shirts. You’ll also need to take with you 4 photos of yourself and, of course, it’s very important that you take the school letter. While you are there, if you have any problems, you can call our agent(代理人). I’ll give you her office phone number now: It’s 580-4436 and the person to ask for is Mrs. Belcher, that’s B-E-L-C-H-E-R. She’s in the office from 9-5 every day. OK! That’s everything. Have a good trip.

根据短文内容填写下表，每空词数不限：

GOING TO BRITAIN Money-cash:             ￡30        traveler cheques:   (1)                           Wear: (2)                                       Take: (3)                                       Office phone number: (4)                          Ask for: (5)