江苏省扬州地区2019-2020学年上学期八年级英语第一次月考试卷分类汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

扬州地区2019-2020年上学期八年级英语第一次月考试卷分类汇编 阅读理解 梅岭中学 A Americans have used colours to create many expressions they use every day. We say we’re “in the pink” when we are in good health. It is very easy to understand how this expression was born. When my face has a nice fresh colour, pink colour, it is a sign that my health is good. The colour green is natural for tree; it is an unnatural colour for humans. When someone doesn’t feel well, someone who is sick, we use this word. For example, when someone 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 “greenbacks”. Dollars is called greenback because that’s the colour of the backside of the money. Blue is a cool colour. 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 colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which every