What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists(心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, and the influence that colours have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favourite colours as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines and painted orange rather than black or dark grey.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief(手帕).
1.The author believes in the passage that________.
A．anyone can choose his color preference in his life
B．no one can choose his color preference in his life
C．anyone is born with his color preference
D．no one is born with his color preference
2.According to the passage, ________.
A．if you enjoy life, you must like yellow, orange and red
B．when you are quiet, you must prefer grays and blues
C．if you love green, you usually do what you have decided
D．if you love pink, you often go to flower shops
3.Psychologists study the meaning of color preference because________.
A．colors may affect the emotional states of the people
B．colors may decide the results of our work and study
C．color preference can tell you who your friends are
D．color preference can help you to see through your enemies
4.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．It is no proper to wear a red dress in summer.
B．We feel happier and more active if we see light and bright colors.
C．All the machines in a factory are painted orange.
D．No machines in a factory are painted black.
5.The main idea of this passage is ________.
A．color preference has something to do with one’s character
B．colors have effects on human psychological states
C．you will know your friends or your enemies by knowing the colors they like
D．all of the above.
In many parts of the world, people live to a healthy old age. What is the secret of their long lives？
Three things are very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. People who live in Himalayas（喜玛拉雅山） are famous for their long and healthy lives. They work near their homes in the clean mountains. They don’t have buses, cars or trains. They don’t sit all day in busy offices. They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities. They eat vegetables grown by themselves. They drink milk taken from their own cows. For years, the Hunzas of the Himalayas don’t need doctors, for there is not much illness. They are happy and healthy people.
1.Which is NOT the life of the people living in Himalayas？
A．They work hard in the fields.
B．They eat vegetables grown by themselves.
C．They take more exercise and eat more food than people in the cities.
D．They drink milk taken from their own cows.
2.Which one is NOT true about the people living in Himalayas？
A．They live a simple life in the mountains.
B．They grow vegetables and milk cows themselves.
C．When they are ill, they don’t go to see doctors.
D．They don’t sit all day in busy offices.
3.Which is NOT the secret of long life？
A．Fresh air. B．Fresh food.
C．A simple way of life. D．A simple way of eating.
4.What are the Hunzas famous for？
A．Vegetables. B．Milk.
C．Food. D．Their long and healthy lives.
5.They do not need doctors, for ________ .
A．the doctors are not good B．there is not much illness
C．there is no illness D．they are happy
Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. One morning, he got up very 31 because his clock stopped. He 32 to shave （刮脸） quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood （血） all over his 33 , so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean 34 ironing （熨） .While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water 35 and showed the man out, he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he 36 he couldn’t go to work by bus. He 37 for a taxi to take him to work, the taxi arrived and Harry 38 in. In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman 39 a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman 40 to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was 41 till 3 p.m. 42 the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived 43 the office at about 4 p.m., his boss 44 a look at him and told him to find 45 job.
1. A．early B．late C．worriedly D．fast
2. A．tried B．hoped C．wished D．wanted
3. A．coat B．sweater C．jacket D．shirt
4. A．need B．needed C．needing D．to need
5. A．money B．change C．bill D．pay
6. A．wondered B．thought C．believed D．decided
7. A．looked B．wished C．waited D．telephoned
8. A．got B．sat C．came D．entered
9. A．by B．with C．in D．through
10. A．seemed B．said C．happened D．appeared
11. A．stopped B．caught C．left D．kept
12. A．At last B．In the last C．At the end D．By the end
13. A．at B．in C．to D．from
14. A．took B．gave C．showed D．has
15. A．another B．the other C．other D．others
If you study hard , I’m sure you’ll get good ________.
A．school B．class C．grades D．works
Our physics teacher told us that light ________ faster than sound.
A．travel B．travels C．is travelling D．has travelled
—What do you want to be when you________?
—A doctor.
A．look up B．come up C．get up D．grow up
