Americans have used colors to create many expressions they use every day.

  We say you’re ‘in the pink’ when we are in good health. It is easy to understand how this expression was born. When my face has a nice fresh, pink color, it is a sign my health is good.

  The color green is natural for trees, it is an unnatural color for humans. When someone doesn’t feel well, someone who is sick, for example, we say he ‘looks green’. When someone is angry because he doesn’t have what someone else has, we say he is ‘green with envy’.

  Some people are ‘green with envy’ because someone else has more dollars, or ‘green backs’. Dollars are called ‘greenbacks’ because that’s the color of the backside of the money.

  Blue is a cool color. The traditional blue music of American blacks is the opposite of red hot music. It is slow, sad and soulful ( 深情的 ). To be blue, of course, is to be sad.

  The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a ‘black day’. A ‘black sheep’ is the member of a family or group who always seems to be in trouble. If someone meets a ‘black cat’, something unlucky might happen to him. Not all the ‘black’ expressions have bad meanings. A company ‘in the red’ is losing money. If someone tells you to put someone ‘in black and white’, they want you to write it down.

(    ) 36. After reading the passage, we can infer ( 推断 ) if someone ‘looks green’, he _____.

A. looks well                            B. may need a doctor

C. is healthy                             D. is ‘in the pink’

(    ) 37. I was really _________ when I saw his nice new car.

A. red                  B. blue          C. green            D. black

(    ) 38. Which of the following is true?

A. A company surely likes to be ‘in the red’.

B. All the color expressions in the passage come from Britain English.

C. Not all the ‘black’ expressions have bad meanings.

D. Dollars are called ‘greenbacks’ because they have trees on the backside.

    

What is your favorite color? According to surveys, as few as 8% of people would choose red as their favorite color. The usual winner is blue.

In fact, red isn't really like the color most people think. It has many other meanings. It stands for danger, excitement. It means STOP! Red is the color of blood, which we don't see until something bad happens. It's even been shown with mistakes( red inks in school).

Red also can be seen in English language-often in an unhappy time. We "see red" when we are angry and "turn red" when we're shy. If a person or a company is "in the red", they've spent more money than they have.

However, let's see the good side of the color red! Do you think sports teams that wear the color red are more likely to win games? Also, we know that people may choose red when they buy a sports car.

Everything has two sides. Lets' all have a little more red in our lives and the world will be a better place.

58.How many people would choose red as their favorite color according to the survey?

A. As few as 8% of people. B. More than 8% of people.

C. Less than 8% of people.　　　 D. Not as few as 8% of people.

59. What's people favorite color according to the survey?

A. Green.　　　　 B. Blue.　　　 C. White.　　　 D. Black.

60. Which statement is TRUE about "red"?

A. The sports teams who wear red are easily beaten by the other teams. 　　

B. She is in the red means she has used up her money and has borrowed some.

C. "See red" and ""turn red" have the same meaning which means "shy".

D. When you see some signs in red, you must go near them.

61. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A. to choose color blue　　　　 　　 B. to stop using things in red

C. to think things in both sides　　 D. to choose everything in red