B
Mary can't understand “She is blue today” “You are yellow” “He has a green thumb (大拇指)” and “He tells a white lie”. And she goes 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, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie(谎言) is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you please give me an example of a white lie?
Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact, you don't like it. But you won't say it. Instead(相反地), you say, “No, thanks. I'm not hungry.” That's a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
4. What does blue sometimes mean in English?
A. Good.
B. Sad.
C. Dirty.
D. Poor.
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5. I don't have a green thumb, so I can't ______.
A. grow plants well
B. tell a good lie
C. make plants die
D. see plants smell
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6. What does “yellow” mean in “Tom is yellow when he climbs the tree”.
A. Happy.
B. Clever.
C. Glad.
D. Afraid.
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7. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A white lie.
B. colours and their meanings.
C. Mary's favourite colour.
D. Different colours.
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4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B

4. 根据Mrs. Smith的回答“In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad”，可以直接得出答案。
5. 根据Mrs. Smith的回答“A person with a green thumb grows plants well”，可以推断出没有绿拇指的人就不能很好地种植植物。
6. 根据Mrs. Smith的回答“Yellow means afraid”，可以确定“yellow”在此处的含义。
7. 文章主要讲述了颜色在英语中的特殊含义，通过Mary和Mrs. Smith的对话展开，介绍了blue，yellow，green，white等颜色的象征意义。