Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a gr

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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 welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions. 小题1:Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English. A．good B．spoken C．usual D．poor 小题2:I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________. A．die off B．grow well C．look nice D．are good 小题3:David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree! A．happy B．clever C．brave D．afraid 小题4:He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last. A．the reason B．the true story C．the meaning D．the answer 小题5:He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill. A．blue B．yellow C．green D．white

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小题1:B 小题2:A 小题3:D 小题4:B 小题5:A

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。