五、任务型阅读。〔人与社会——文化差异〕
根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。
Colours have different meanings in different cultures. Here are some colours and information about what they mean to people around the world.
Red In China red is a symbol of good luck, and it is used for many celebrations like weddings and the beginning of a new year. In the United States red represents love and is used on Christmas Day. 1. ________ So it is a popular colour for race cars and toy rockets.
Blue 2. ________ For this reason blue is widely associated(联系) with peace and calmness. Americans associate the colour blue with sadness, so a kind of music known as “the blues” got its name from its melancholy(忧郁的) nature.
Green In Paris, all garbage collectors are clothed in green, drive green trucks and deal with waste in green bins. 3. ________
Purple Purple has long been considered as the colour of royalty for Westerners, probably because only the very rich could afford purple clothes in ancient times. 4. ________ And they seldom wear purple clothes in public.
White 5. ________ For people in India and in the West, white is a colour of purity(纯洁).
[A. Many people like to listen to “the blues”.
B. Red also represents speed and power in the West.
C. For many Italian performers, purple is a colour of bad luck.
D. People all over the world like to swim in the blue sea and enjoy the blue sky.
E. People around the world usually relate(联系) the sea and the sky with blue.
F. In many parts of the world, green symbolizes(象征) environmentalism(环保主义).
G. For the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans, white symbolizes death and mourning(哀悼).]
根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。
Colours have different meanings in different cultures. Here are some colours and information about what they mean to people around the world.
Red In China red is a symbol of good luck, and it is used for many celebrations like weddings and the beginning of a new year. In the United States red represents love and is used on Christmas Day. 1. ________ So it is a popular colour for race cars and toy rockets.
Blue 2. ________ For this reason blue is widely associated(联系) with peace and calmness. Americans associate the colour blue with sadness, so a kind of music known as “the blues” got its name from its melancholy(忧郁的) nature.
Green In Paris, all garbage collectors are clothed in green, drive green trucks and deal with waste in green bins. 3. ________
Purple Purple has long been considered as the colour of royalty for Westerners, probably because only the very rich could afford purple clothes in ancient times. 4. ________ And they seldom wear purple clothes in public.
White 5. ________ For people in India and in the West, white is a colour of purity(纯洁).
[A. Many people like to listen to “the blues”.
B. Red also represents speed and power in the West.
C. For many Italian performers, purple is a colour of bad luck.
D. People all over the world like to swim in the blue sea and enjoy the blue sky.
E. People around the world usually relate(联系) the sea and the sky with blue.
F. In many parts of the world, green symbolizes(象征) environmentalism(环保主义).
G. For the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans, white symbolizes death and mourning(哀悼).]
答案
1~5. BEFCG
