C
Hi, I am Lucy. Sue is my best friend. She is a 12-year-old American girl. She is from a family of eight. It is a big family, right? She has two brothers. Their names are Mark and Sam. They are both students. Sue likes pets very much. There are two cats named Freya and Ady and one dog named Candy in her house. They are not only her pets but also her family.
Sue and I are both in Highgate School. It is an old school in England. And we are in the same class. There are eight boys and ten girls in our class. Sue likes to play ping-pong best. It is my favorite sport, too. We always play it after class. Chen Meng is our favorite sports star. She is a famous Chinese ping-pong player in the world.
That is all about my best friend Sue. Do you want to make friends with her?
8. Where does Sue come from?
A. The UK. B. The US. C. China. D. Japan. ()
9. Who is Sam?
A. Sue’s brother. B. Sue’s cousin. C. Sue’s friend. D. Sue’s uncle. ()
10. What does Lucy like to play best?
A. Football. B. Tennis. C. Ping-pong. D. Basketball. ()
11. What can we know from the text?
A. Candy is a cat. B. Sue and Lucy are sisters.
C. Chen Meng is a basketball player. D. There are 18 students in Lucy’s class. ()

BACD

8. 根据"She is a 12-year-old American girl."可知Sue来自美国，美国的英文简称是the US，选B。
9. 根据"She has two brothers. Their names are Mark and Sam."可知Sam是Sue的兄弟，选A。
10. 根据"Sue likes to play ping-pong best. It is my favorite sport, too."（my指Lucy）可知Lucy最喜欢乒乓球，选C。
11. 根据"There are eight boys and ten girls in our class."可知班级总人数为8+10=18人，选D。A项Candy是狗不是猫；B项Sue和Lucy是朋友不是姐妹；C项陈梦是乒乓球运动员不是篮球运动员，均错误。

D
Do you know that the color words have other meanings(意义)? Now let me tell you.
First, some color words can be people’s last names, such as Black, Green, White and Red. Second, some color words have interesting meanings. For example, blue means unhappy. A green hand means you are new to something. Black sheep means bad people in a group(团队). Black coffee means coffee without(没有) milk.
White coffee is coffee with milk. People tell a white lie(谎言) because they want to be kind(亲切). A white elephant is not an elephant but an expensive and useless(无用) thing.
12. When you have a bad day, you feel ______.
A. happy B. blue C. red D. green()
13. What do the words “a green hand” mean in Chinese?
A. 新手 B. 害群之马 C. 善意的谎言 D. 绿色的手()
14. According to(根据) the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Color words are interesting.
B. Black sheep do not have a good meaning.
C. A white lie means expensive and useless things.
D. Black coffee means coffee without milk.()
15. Why do people tell a white lie?
A. Because they want to be kind.
B. Because they want white coffee.
C. Because they want to lie to others.
D. Because they want a white elephant.()

12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A

12. 文中提到“blue means unhappy”，bad day对应unhappy，选B。13. 文中“A green hand means you are new to something”，“new to something”即“新手”，选A。14. A项，文中介绍颜色词有其他意义，体现有趣，正确；B项，“Black sheep means bad people”，无好意义，正确；C项，“white lie”意为善意的谎言，“expensive and useless things”是“a white elephant”的意思，错误；D项，“Black coffee means coffee without milk”，正确。选C。15. 文中“People tell a white lie because they want to be kind”，选A。