题文
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?The answer depends largely 小题1: cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 小题2: represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 小题3: (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 小题4: against evils（灾祸）.
People’s 小题5:(choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 小题6: most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 小题7: physically. People 小题8: (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 小题9: (easy) catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 小题10: you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:on / upon
小题2: that /which
小题3: are given
小题4: themselves
小题5: choice
小题6:. the
小题7:. and
小题8:. working
小题9:.easily
小题10:. if / when
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解析
小题1:depend on是固定用法，意思是依赖，依靠。
小题2:这里含有一个定语从句，关系词在从句中作主语，指物，故用that /which。
小题3:句意：在中国的春节期间，孩子们被给压岁钱。经常或是反复发生的动作，用一般现在时，且“children”与“give”之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。
小题4:句意：希腊人经常戴一条蓝色的项链，希望保护他们自己避免灾祸。所以填 themselves。
小题5:作句子主语，故用名词形式。
小题6:这里是最高级，故填定冠词the。
小题7:. 表示并列关系，所以填and。
小题8:. “People”与“work”之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作定语。
小题9:. 用副词修饰动词catches。
小题10:. 句意：所以如果你想吃得少些，有些人建议吃蓝色盘子里的食物。所以填if / when。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Why is pink or purpl.....”主要考查你对 [序数词 ]考点的理解。序数词
序数词的概念：
表示顺序的数称为序数词。如：first, second, third, fourth。
序数词的构成与用法：
1、序数词的构成：
①一般来说，是由相应的基数词加词尾th构成。
例：four＋th→fourth
six＋th→sixth
seven＋th→seventh
ten＋th→tenth
②下面这些基数词在变为序数词时，有特殊的变化。
例：one→first
two→second
three→third
five→fifth
eight→eighth
nine→ninth
twelve→twelfth
③十位整数序数词的构成方法是将基数词的词y变成i，然后再加eth。
例：twenty→twentieth
thirty→thirtieth
forty→fortieth
ninety→ninetieth
④两位或两位以上的基数词变成序数词时，仅将个位数变成序数词。
例：twenty－one→twenty－first
thirty－five→thirty－fifth
a hundred and fifty－three→a hundred and fifty－third
2、序数词的用法：
①序数词在使用时，一般加上定冠词。
例：the first book
the second floor
the third day
the fourth week．
②序数词在多数情况下都用作定语，有的也可以作表语、主语和宾语。
例：The may1st is Labour Day. 五月一日是劳动节。
My room is on the second floor. 我的房间在二楼。
The first is larger than the secon.（主语）第一个比第二个大。
Read the book from the first.（宾语）从开头读这本书。
You'll be the sixth to write.（表语）你将是第六个写的。
③序数词的前面可以加上不定冠词，用来表示“再一”，“又一”的意思。
例：You may have a third try. 你可以第三次尝试。
序数词知识体系：
约数的表达方法：
用tens/dozens/scores/hundreds/thousands/millions of 表示“几十、几百、上千、成千上万”等。
如：The boy bought dozens of pencils.
Thousands of people died in the earthquake.
注意： (A)：dozen, score, hundred, thousand, million等表示确切数量时，不用复数。
如：five dozen (of) eggs 五打鸡蛋
hree hundred people 三百个人
分数词的构成和用法：
1）分数词构成法：
分数词（FractionalNumerals）由基数词和序数词构成，基数词代表分子，序数词代表分母。除了分子为1的情况下，序数词都要用复数形式：
如：1/4：one-fourth
5/9：five-ninths
2/3：two-thirds
17/5：three and two-fifths
7/12：seven-twelfths
379/8：forty-seven and three-eighths
此外还有下面表示法：
如：1/2：a(one) half
1/4：a(one) quarter
3/4：three-quarters
9/4：two and a quarter
3/2：one and half
31/4：seven and three quarters
