Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very (anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods (call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a (light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the (twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.

Answer 1

【答案】on；it；angry；are called；especially；lighter；when；twentieth；that/which；the
【解析】本文介绍了美国习语中颜色的含义。

（1）on 考查介词。 on be based on 以……为基础。

（2）it 考查代词。 it it代替前文提到的red。

（3）angry 考查词形转换。 angry 用形容词作表语；very副词修饰形容词。

（4）are called 考查时态语态。 are called 被称为“炽热”。

（5）especially考查词形转换。 especially especially作状语，修饰全句，本句实际是省略句。

（6）lighter 考查比较级。 lighter 粉红色是比较浅一点的红色；所以用light的比较级形式。

（7）when 考查引导词。 when when引导的时间状语从句；当他们健康的时候，人们就说they are in the pink。

（8）twentieth 考查数词。 twentieth 20世纪是第20世纪，应用序数词。

（9）that/which 考查定语从句。 that/which 本句是定语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，并且先行词是color，表示“物”。

（10）the 考查冠词。the the opposite of 在……的对立面。