What Do Colours Mean?
Read & answer: How many feelings are mentioned in the dialogue? What are they?
Leo: Hi, Li Wei! You look so happy today.
Li Wei: Yeah! I got a new red T-shirt. I love red. In Chinese culture, red usually stands for good luck and happiness.
Leo: Cool! In many Western countries, we sometimes use colours to talk about feelings. If someone “sees red”, it means they are very angry.
Li Wei: Oh, we don’t say that in Chinese. What about blue?
Leo: Blue can mean sad. We say “I feel blue.”, when we’re unhappy.
Li Wei: That’s new to me. How about green?
Leo: Green can mean envious. If I say “I am green-eyed.”, it means I feel envious.
Li Wei: Oh! I see. And yellow?
Leo: Yellow means “scared” in old slang, like “He’s too yellow to climb high.”
Li Wei: In ancient China, yellow was for the emperors. It means power and respect.
Leo: Wow! Colours mean different things in different cultures.
Ⅰ. Read and circle. 读一读，圈出在对话中出现的表示情绪的单词。
happy excited angry envious scared worried sad
Ⅱ. Read and complete the table. 读一读，写出颜色在对应文化中的含义。

Ⅲ. Complete the picture book about feelings. 请帮助Leo完成情绪绘本，填入合适的颜色词，并给表情涂上相应的颜色。
1.
Sometimes I miss my hometown. I feel , and Li Wei stays by my side.
2.
I am too to walk on the glass bridge, but I tell myself to be brave and step forward.
3.
Li Wei plays the piano very well. I am with envy and want to learn from him.
4.
When others cut in line, I see . I take a deep breath and remind them politely.

I happy, angry, envious, scared, sad
II
| | red | blue | green | yellow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In China | good luck and happiness | / | / | power and respect |
| In Western countries | angry | sad/unhappy | envious | scared |
III
1. blue 2. yellow 3. green 4. red

【分析】
首先通读对话，提取对话中提及的情绪类词汇；接着梳理不同颜色在中国和西方文化中的特定含义，对应完成表格填空；最后结合每个句子描述的情绪，匹配对应的颜色词，完成情绪绘本的填空。
【解析】
Ⅰ. 从对话中提取情绪词：对话里明确提到的情绪有happy（开心）、angry（愤怒）、sad（悲伤）、envious（嫉妒）、scared（害怕），对应需圈出的单词为happy, angry, envious, scared, sad。
Ⅱ. 整理颜色在中西方文化的含义：
红色：中国文化中代表好运和幸福；西方文化中“see red”表示愤怒。
蓝色：西方文化中“feel blue”表示悲伤，中国文化未提及相关含义。
绿色：西方文化中“green-eyed”表示嫉妒，中国文化未提及相关含义。
黄色：中国文化中代表权力和尊重；西方旧俚语中表示害怕。
Ⅲ. 结合情绪匹配颜色：
1. 想念家乡是悲伤情绪，对应颜色blue；
2. 不敢走玻璃桥是害怕情绪，对应颜色yellow；
3. 羡慕他人是嫉妒情绪，对应颜色green；
4. 他人插队会引发愤怒情绪，对应颜色red。
【答案】
I happy, angry, envious, scared, sad
II
| | red | blue | green | yellow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In China | good luck and happiness | / | / | power and respect |
| In Western countries | angry | sad/unhappy | envious | scared |
III
1. blue 2. yellow 3. green 4. red
【知识点】
英语词汇、跨文化交际、阅读理解
【点评】
本题结合颜色与情绪的跨文化知识，考查学生的阅读理解信息提取能力，需要准确区分中西方文化中颜色的不同含义，对应情绪完成题目，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.3