Ⅴ.阅读理解
人与社会
文化习俗「2026江苏连云港东海实验中学月考」
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(产品) all over the world. They might choose a color because they think it is exciting or nice, but in another country that same color could be used to give a sad meaning. Look at these examples.
If you ask someone in Britain what the right color is for a bride(新娘) to wear, the answer will be white. In China and many other Eastern countries, brides often wear red because the color red means good luck and happiness. Red is an unusual color for a British bride to wear. In Britain, red is used as a sign of danger. Road signs and warning signs are often in red. In Eastern cultures, the color red does not mean you have to be careful.
In some countries, yellow is the color for death(死亡). 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 people think of when it comes to death and funerals.
Many people like the color orange because it is bright and exciting. Some advertisers(广告商) will not use orange in their advertisements because people may think the products are cheap and not very good.
In a word, colors have different meanings in different cultures. We should learn to choose the right color in some special situations.
20. The color red in many Eastern countries means .
A.comfortable life B.good luck
C.a new start D.a good hobby
21. 特色考法写作目的题 Why does the writer give so many examples in the passage?
A.To choose a favorite color for readers.
B.To introduce different colors in the world.
C.To help advertisers decide the right colors in their advertisements.
D.To tell readers different cultures have different meanings to the same color.
22. 特色考法文章结构图 Which of the following is the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2...)

① ②
③
④ ⑤
①
② ③ ④
⑤
① ② ③ ④
⑤
①
② ③ ④ ⑤
23. What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Colors in Different Jobs
B.The History of Colors
C.Colors between China and Britain
D.Colors Around the World

[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了不同文化背景下颜色的不同含义,以及在不同场合选择适当颜色的重要性。
20.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In China and many other Eastern countries, brides often wear red because the color red means good luck and happiness.”可知,在许多东方国家,红色意味着好运和幸福。故选 B。
21.D 写作目的题。根据第一段中的“Most people have a favorite color, but how people feel about colors depends on their culture.”以及后文所举例子可知,作者是为了告诉读者同一种颜色在不同的文化中有不同的含义。故选 D。
22.B 文章结构题。通读全文可知,文章第一段提出话题;第二段举例说明不同文化对红色有不同的理解;第三段举例说明不同文化对黄色、黑色和白色有不同的理解;第四段举例说明不同文化对橙色有不同的理解;第五段总结全文。由此可知,文章为“总—分—总”结构。故选 B。
23.D 最佳标题题。根据文章第一段中的“Most people have a favorite color, but how people feel about colors depends on their culture.”以及后文所举例子可知,本文主要介绍了不同文化背景下颜色的不同含义,以及在不同场合选择适当颜色的重要性,故“Colors Around the World”为最佳标题。故选 D。
技巧点拨 选最佳标题需抓文章核心:通读全文,关注高频词、核心概念及首尾段主旨句。排除宽泛、片面或细节性选项,优先选择能概括全文、体现作者意图,且简洁全面的标题。

【分析】本题为文化类阅读理解题，包含细节理解、写作目的、文章结构、主旨大意四类题型。解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对各小题题干，定位原文对应信息，结合选项逐一分析排除，选出正确答案。
【解析】
20. 细节理解题：根据第二段关键句“In China and many other Eastern countries, brides often wear red because the color red means good luck and happiness.”可知，东方国家红色意味着好运，对应选项B。
21. 写作目的题：第一段点明核心观点“how people feel about colors depends on their culture”，后文通过红色、黄黑白、橙色等例子，说明同一种颜色在不同文化中有不同含义，作者举例的目的即为此，对应选项D。
22. 文章结构题：通读全文，第一段总起提出“颜色含义依赖文化”的话题；第二、三、四段分别举例说明不同文化对红色、黄黑白、橙色的不同理解（分述）；第五段总结全文，为“总—分—总”结构，对应选项B的结构。
23. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“不同文化中颜色有不同含义”展开，核心是世界各地文化下的颜色意义，选项D“Colors Around the World”最能概括全文，对应选项D。
【答案】20.B 21.D 22.B 23.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、写作目的、文章结构、主旨大意
【点评】本题考查学生对文化类阅读的综合理解能力，涵盖多种阅读题型，需准确把握原文信息和作者意图，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6