A
Mary did not understand such sentences as "She is in blue today." "You are yellow." "He has a green thumb." "He tells a white lie." and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs Smith: In everyday English, Mary, "blue" sometimes means sad. "Yellow" means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you give me an example for "a white lie"?
Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some bread. In fact you don't like it, but you won't say it. Instead, you say, "No, thanks. I'm not hungry." That's a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
() 1. What does "blue" sometimes mean in everyday English?
A. Happy. B. Clever. C. Sad. D. Sorry.
() 2. I don't have a green thumb, so all my plants ______.
A. grow badly B. grow well C. look nice D. are good
() 3. Tom is ______ to climb the tree. He's yellow.
A. happy B. clever C. afraid D. sad
() 4. He didn't want me to know ______ of the accident. He told me a white lie.
A. the reason B. the meaning C. the answer D. the true story
() 5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Mary is good at learning English.
B. Colours can't change people's feelings.
C. "Green" can mean afraid.
D. We can use colours to express(表达) our feelings.

A部分：
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D

翻译:
A
玛丽不理解像“她今天心情忧郁。”“你胆子真小。”“他很擅长园艺。”“他说了一个善意的谎言。”等等这样的句子。于是她去找老师寻求帮助。
玛丽：史密斯夫人，这些句子里每句都有一个颜色词。它们是什么意思呢？
史密斯夫人：玛丽，在日常英语中，“blue（蓝色）”有时候意思是“悲伤的、忧郁的”。“yellow（黄色）”意思是“害怕的、胆怯的”。一个有“green thumb（绿拇指）”的人很会种植物。而“white lie（善意的谎言）”并不是一个恶意的谎言。
玛丽：您能给我举一个“善意的谎言”的例子吗？
史密斯夫人：当然可以。现在我给你一些面包。实际上你不喜欢吃面包，但是你不会这么说。相反，你会说：“不了，谢谢。我不饿。”这就是一个善意的谎言。
玛丽：哦，我明白了。非常感谢您。
（ ）1. 在日常英语中，“blue”有时候是什么意思？
A. 开心的。B. 聪明的。C. 悲伤的、忧郁的。D. 抱歉的。
（ ）2. 我没有“绿拇指”，所以我所有的植物________。
A. 长得不好 B. 长得好 C. 看起来好看 D. 很不错
（ ）3. 汤姆________爬树。他很胆怯（他是“黄色的”）。
A. 开心 B. 聪明 C. 害怕 D. 悲伤
（ ）4. 他不想让我知道事故的________。他对我撒了个善意的谎言。
A. 原因 B. 意思 C. 答案 D. 真实情况
（ ）5. 我们能从这篇文章中学到什么？
A. 玛丽很擅长学英语。
B. 颜色不能改变人们的情绪。
C. “绿色”可以表示害怕。
D. 我们可以用颜色来表达我们的情绪。

B
What colour do you like wearing? Do you know "dopamine dressing"(多巴胺穿搭)? It was one of the fashions in 2024. However, is there any science behind this?
"Dopamine dressing" was from the book Dress Your Best Life. American fashion psychologist(心理学家) Dawnn Karen wrote this book in 2020. In the book, "dopamine dressing" is about wearing colourful clothes to get more dopamine.
Dopamine is something in our brain. It makes us feel good. Our brain gives it out when we eat delicious food, play with our pets, listen to our favourite songs, win a game, or after we exercise.
In a science magazine, some studies showed a relationship(关系) between the colours of the clothes we wear and how we act and feel. One study found that wearing red can make it easier to take action. It also showed bright colours can make people feel active. One more study showed that wearing green can make people feel relaxed because it is the colour of nature. Yellow, the colour of summer, can bring people happiness. But there are some problems with these studies because people from different cultures have different ideas about dressing and colours.
In a word, "dopamine dressing" shows that we can wear colourful clothes to get more dopamine and feel good. Dressing is more than just fashion. It's also a way of showing ourselves.
( ) 6. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By giving examples. B. By telling funny jokes.
C. By asking questions. D. By using old sayings.
( ) 7. What is "dopamine dressing" according to the passage?
A. A fashion in 2020. B. A kind of plant.
C. A book about dressing. D. A way of dressing.
( ) 8. Our brain may give out dopamine when we ______.
A. eat bad food B. lose a basketball game
C. read our favourite books D. hear the bad news
( ) 9. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

B部分：
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. D

翻译:
B
你喜欢穿什么颜色的衣服？你知道“多巴胺穿搭”吗？它是2024年的流行时尚之一。然而，这种穿搭背后有什么科学依据吗？
“多巴胺穿搭”源自《为你的美好生活穿搭》这本书。美国时尚心理学家道恩·卡伦在2020年写了这本书。在这本书中，“多巴胺穿搭”是指通过穿色彩鲜艳的衣服来获取更多的多巴胺。
多巴胺是我们大脑中的一种物质。它能让我们感觉良好。当我们吃到美味的食物、和宠物玩耍、听自己最喜欢的歌、赢得一场比赛或者运动之后，我们的大脑就会分泌多巴胺。
在一本科学杂志中，一些研究表明我们所穿衣服的颜色和我们的行为、感受之间存在关联。一项研究发现，穿红色衣服能让人更容易采取行动。研究还表明，明亮的颜色能让人感觉充满活力。另一项研究表明，穿绿色衣服能让人感觉放松，因为绿色是大自然的颜色。黄色，夏天的颜色，能给人带来快乐。但这些研究存在一些问题，因为来自不同文化的人对穿搭和颜色有不同的看法。
总之，“多巴胺穿搭”表明我们可以通过穿色彩鲜艳的衣服来获取更多的多巴胺，从而感觉良好。穿搭不仅仅是时尚，它也是一种展示自我的方式。
（ ）6. 作者是如何开篇的？
A. 通过举例子。
B. 通过讲有趣的笑话。
C. 通过提问。
D. 通过引用俗语。
（ ）7. 根据文章，“多巴胺穿搭”是什么？
A. 2020年的一种时尚。
B. 一种植物。
C. 一本关于穿搭的书。
D. 一种穿搭方式。
（ ）8. 当我们________时，我们的大脑可能会分泌多巴胺。
A. 吃到难吃的食物
B. 输掉一场篮球比赛
C. 读自己最喜欢的书
D. 听到坏消息
（ ）9. 以下哪一项最能体现文章的结构？