Question

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life．Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.

Colors do influence our moods. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed 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. There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green.

Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active．In the factory,

the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.

1.An active person may like  .

A. yellow, orange or red    B. yellow, black or red

C. orange, blue or black    D. orange, blue or white

2.Most people feel more  in the yellow room than in the dark green one.

A. Tired    B. Bored    C. Cheerful and relaxed    D. Nervous

3.Why did more people probably kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?

A. Because the bridge is too crowded.

B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.

C. Because the color of the bridge was depressing.

D. Because the color of the bridge was black.

4.In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work  .

A. worse    B. better and harder    C. more slowly    D. better

5.Which could be the best title for the passage?

A. Your Favorite Color    B. The Secret of Color

C. The Color of a Bridge    D. Different Kinds of Colors

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】本文介绍了喜欢不同颜色的人他，性格不同。颜色的确影响我们的情绪。

1.A

推理判断题。根据Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life．可知积极活跃的人喜欢黄色，桔黄色和红色，故选A。

2.C

细节理解题。根据A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one;可知黄色的房间里比在深绿色的房间里，让人感到更愉快和更放松，故选C。

3.C

推理判断题。根据On the other hand, black is depressing. There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green.可知在黑色的桥上比在其他颜色的桥上自杀的人更多，这是因为黑色令人压抑，沮丧，故选C。

4.B

细节理解题。根据In the factory,the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.可知在工厂里，当机器被刷成桔黄色，工人工作得更好，更努力，故选B。

5.B

标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了颜色给人带来的影响，故本文介绍的是颜色的秘密，故选B。