3．Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good．This may be because，in their opinion，black is related to darkness and white to purity．However，that is not always the case．Did you know that the same one color may mean something differently in different places of the world？
In the English-speak ing world，black is the color of mourning-people wear black at the funeral．Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed（伤亡）．Yellow is the word for fear．If you are afraid，you are yellow．Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world．In China and Korea white is the color of mourning．In Russia，China and some other countries，red stands for beauty，life and excellence．In Italy and Germany，you are yellow with anger，not with fear．
Even within the English-speaking area，it is not difficult to find color contradictions（矛盾）．A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station．In Britain，however，a redcap is a military policeman．Both names are logical，because both men wear red caps．Similarly，the British term for an American white-collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker．
One does not have to cross an area to find color differences．Would you rather be red-blooded or a blue-blooded？If we go back to the origin，we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest．The expression"blueblood"comes from Spain，where some noble families proudly told the world that they had"blue blood"．Actually they meant that they had no Moorish or Jewish blood．But then why"blue"blood？Because they were fair-skinned，and it is only natural that their blood vessels （血管）stood out appearing blue．
56．Yellow is concerned with anger inD
A．India B．Britain
C．China D．Italy
57．Both Britain and America would probably agree thatB
A．a redcap is a porter in a station
B．black is the color of mourning
C．red stands for beauty and excellence
D．a black-coated worker is employed in an office
58．In Britain，a redcap is aD
A．porter B．nobleman C．clerk D．military policeman
59．The best title for this reading selection isC．
A．The Origin of Blue Blood
B．Colors that Carry Bad Meanings
C．The Meaning Concerned with Certain Colors
D．The Development of the Symbolic Use of Colors．
分析 文章主要讲的是颜色在不同的国家代表不同的含义．人们会很容易认为黑色代表不好的事情，而白色代表着吉祥．同一种颜色在不同的国家，它代表的含义有很大的差异．
解答 DBDC
56D 细节理解题．根据第二段"In Italy and Germany，you are yellow with anger，not with fear．"可知，在意大利和德国，黄色代表生气，故选D．
57B 细节理解题．根据第二段"In the English-speaking world，black is the color of mourning．"可知，在说英语的国家中，黑色表示哀悼，英国和美国都是说英语的国家，故选 B．
58D 细节理解题．根据第三段In Britain，however，a redcap is a military policeman．可知在英国红帽子是警察的象征，故选D．
59C 主旨大议题根据第一段"However，that is not always the case．Did you know that the same one color may mean differently in different places of the world？"可知，文章主要讲的是，不同国家对颜色的理解和颜色的寓意也不相同，故选 C．
点评 学生需要认真阅读原文，把握文章大意，对文章脉络有整体的了解，能仔细查找文中细节，并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断．
