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Most people have a favourite colour, but how people feel about colours depends on their culture. This can be very important to people in business that sell products all over the world. They might choose a colour because they think it is exciting or attractive, but in another country that same colour could be used to give a sad message. Look at these examples.
If you ask someone in Britain what the right colour is for a bride to wear, the answer will be white. In many Eastern countries, brides often wear red because the colour red is a sign of good luck, happiness and prosperity(繁荣). ▲ In Britain, red is used as a sign of danger. Road signs and warning labels (标签) are often in red. In Eastern cultures, the colour red does not mean you have to be careful.
In Egypt, yellow is the colour linked to death. In Britain and other Western cultures, death and funerals(葬礼) are usually linked to the colour black, but in many Eastern countries, white is the colour most people connect with death and funerals.
Many people like the colour orange because it is bright and exciting. Some advertisers will not use orange in their advertisements because they believe it suggests that the products are cheap and perhaps not of good quality.
In a word, colours have different meanings in different cultures. We should learn to choose the proper colour in some special situation.
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) 1. Why does the writer give so many examples in the passage?
A. To choose a favourite colour for readers.
B. To introduce different colours in the world.
C. To help advertisers decide the right colours in their advertisements.
D. To explain different cultures have different meanings to the same colour.
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) 2. Which of the following can be put in the blank in paragraph 2?
A. Red is an unusual colour for a British bride to wear.
B. People may choose some other colours to wear.
C. They don't understand the meaning of white.
D. They refuse to use other colours.
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) 3. Which of the following can best show the structure of the passage? ( P1 = paragraph 1, P2= paragraph 2, ...)
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) 4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Colours in different careers
B. The meaning of colours
C. Colours between China and Britain
D. Colours around the world
