Unit 2 Colours-【初中必刷题】2023-2024学年九年级上册英语同步课件（牛津译林版）

英语 九年级全一册 YL 1 2 九年级上册 3 Unit 2 Colours B 阅读综合素养提升训练 4 刷素养 鼠标轻轻一点，内容立即呈现 5 素养 Ⅰ 阅读理解 素养：文化意识 题材： 生活与学习 词数：210 难度：★★★ 建议用时：7 分钟 【2023江苏南通期中】Our first expression is “in the red”.It is another way of saying that a business is losing money.In the past, numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss. A business magazine recently published a report about a television company.The report said the company was still in the red, but was able to cut its loss from the year before. 刷素养 返回目录 6 You can often tell from their faces if the businessmen are in the black or in the red. A profit（盈利） by a business is written in black numbers.So a company that is “in the black”is making money.An international news service reported that a private hospital in Australia announced it was “back in the black with its first profit in three years”. Another business expression is “run on the bank”.That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all their money from a bank.A run on the bank usually happens when people believe there is a danger that a bank may fail or close. “When a run on banks was starting, there was not much they could do,” said a banking expert, “which means they will lose all the money saved in the bank.” 刷素养 返回目录 1.According to the report in Paragraph 2, compared with the year before, the television company would ___. D A.make money B.lose more money C.lose all the money D.lose less money 【解析】细节理解题。根据“The report said the company was still in the red, but was able to cut its loss from the year before.”可知，报告称，该公司仍处于亏损状态，但能够减少去年的亏损。故选D项。 刷素养 返回目录 8 2.How can people avoid losing money when “run on the bank” happens?( ) C A.People can run to the bank to get their money back. B.People can call the police. C.People can do nothing. D.People can ask banking experts for help. 【解析】细节理解题。根据“When a run on banks was starting, there was not much they could do… which means they will lose all the money saved in the ban