《2025年拔尖特训九年级英语上册译林版》

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人与社会——跨文化沟通与交流
Most people have a favourite colour,but how people feel about colours 1D their culture. This can be very important to people in 2B that sell products all over the world. They might choose a colour 3C they think it is exciting or attractive,but in another country that same colour could be used to give a sad 4A.
Look at these examples：
If you ask someone in Britain 5D the right colour is for a bride to wear,the answer will be white. In China and 6B eastern countries,brides often wear red because the colour red is a sign of good luck,happiness and prosperity(繁荣). Red is an 7A colour for a British bride to wear.
In Britain,red is used 8D a sign of danger. Road signs and warning labels are often in red. In eastern cultures,the colour red does not mean you 9C be careful.
In Egypt,yellow is the colour linked to death. In Britain and other western cultures death and funerals(葬礼) are 10D linked to the colour black,but in many eastern countries white is the colour most people 11B death and funerals.
In Britain,green is used in traffic signals to 12A people that it is safe to go. Green is often seen as a positive and lucky colour but 13C green at weddings is unlucky. In some cultures,green is linked to cheating or jealousy.
Many people like the colour orange because it is bright 14A exciting. Some advertisers will not use orange in their advertisements because they believe it suggests that the products are 15D and perhaps not of good quality.
In Britain the most popular colour is blue. What do you think is the most popular colour in China?

答案： 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D