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Unit 2 Clours
阅读与完形填空分类精练(四大类)
1、 阅读单选
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Most people have a favorite color, but how people feel about colors depends on their culture. This can be very important to people in business that sell products all over the world. They might choose a color because they think it is exciting or attractive, but in another country that same color could be used to give a sad message. Look at these examples:
If you ask someone in Britain what the right color is for a bride to wear, the answer will be white. In China and other eastern countries, brides often wear red because the color red is a sign of good luck, happiness and prosperity(繁荣). _______ In Britain, red is used as a sign of danger. Road signs and warning labels (标签) are often in red. In eastern cultures, the color red does not mean you have to be careful.
In Egypt, yellow is the color linked to death. In Britain and other western cultures, death and funerals(葬礼) are usually linked to the color black, but in many eastern countries white is the color most people connect with death and funerals.
Many people like the color orange because it is bright and exciting. Some advertisers will not use orange in their advertisements because they believe it suggests that the products are cheap and perhaps not of good quality.
In a word, colors have different meanings in different cultures. We should learn to choose the proper color in some special situation.
1.In which country does the color yellow mean death?
A.Britain. B.Egypt. C.China. D.All eastern countries.
2.Why does the writer give so many examples in the passage?
A.To introduce different colors in the world.
B.To choose a favorite color for readers.
C.To explain different cultures have different meanings to the same color.
D.To help advertisers decide the right colors in their advertisements.
3.Which of the following can be put back into the blank “_______”?
A.Red is an unusual color for a British bride to wear.
B.People may choose some other colors to wear.
C.They d