Question

Mary can’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb (大拇指).” “He tells a white lie.” and so on. And she goes to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentence. What do they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, 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: Would you please give me an example of a white lie?
Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact, you don’t like it. But you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “ No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
【小題1】 Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English.

A．good

B．spoken

C．dirty

D．poor

【小題2】I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants _________.

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

【小題3】He is yellow. Tom is ______ to climb the tree. 

A．happy

B．clever

C．glad

D．afraid

【小題4】He is ______ today. It means his father is ill.

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了Mary對幾個帶有顏色的句子的不理解，于是她去問Mrs. Smith，然后她在老師的幫助下，理解了它們的含義。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad. 在口語中，藍色意味著難過。可知選B。
【小題2】細節理解題。根據A person with a green thumb grows plants well.帶有綠色拇指的人植物種得好。故選A。
【小題3】細節理解題。根據Yellow, afraid. 黃色，害怕。故選D。
【小題4】細節理解題。根據blue sometimes means sad.藍色有時意味著難過。故選A。
考點：日常生活類閱讀。