What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? 71 Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and would rather follow the lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 72 If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened you eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
73 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. 74 A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area——until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
75 It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.
A. On the other hand, black is depressing.
B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as we growup——we are born with our preference.
C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.
D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement
E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.
G. Colours do influence our moods——there is no doubt about it.
If
you will be cycling, you will need to know what these traffic signs and signals
mean.
A
sign like this one means that there is a bike lane. If there is a bike lane, you
are required to use it. If there is not a bike lane, you should ride with
traffic as far to the right side of the road as possible.
When
the signal light turns green, cars go. When you cross the street at a signal
light, you should wait for the walk signal. Be sure to look carefully to the
left, right and left again, before crossing the street.
When the signal light turns yellow, car
drivers should slow down and prepare to stop. You should not cross if the light
is yellow. The light is about to turn red, and cars will enter the intersection.
This
signal is the WALK sign. It has a picture of a person walking instead of using
the word WALK.
This signal is the DON'T WALK sign. It is part of the signal with the picture of a person walking.This is a picture of a red hand, meaning you should stop. You should wait to cross the street until the green picture of the person walking is showing.
Car
drivers and bikers must come to a complete stop at STOP signs.
A
yield sign means to slow down and be ready to stop.
If there are pedestrians(行人)or vehicles in or nearing the intersection，you must stop.
If there is no traffic in or nearing the intersection and it is safe，you may go through.
This sign means you are coming to a crosswalk. Car drivers, antibikers must stop to allow people in the crosswalk to cross the street.
When people are working on the roads, parts of the road are often dug up or rough. Be careful when cycling. Rough roads could make you fall off your bike. If you must move into the road to go around a work area, you should stop and look carefully to be sure there is no traffic coming before going into the road.
A
detour is a way of getting around a roadway that is closed. Roads are usually
closed because of road work or dangerous conditions. If you must take a detour,
be careful of roads you aren't used to.
1.The passage is intended for ________.
A. car drivers B. skaters C. bikers D. Pedestrians
2.
If you see the sign
while
riding a bike，you are required
to ________.
A. take the bike lane B. stop your bike
C. ride close to the right side of the road D. ride in the middle of the road
3.Cyclists
may see the sign when ________.
A. they come near a crosswalk
B. the bad weather is on the corner
C. they are about to pass a school
D. the road ahead is blocked because of the landslide (山崩)
1. It is a rule in his family that ______ comes home earlier should cook the dinner for the family.
A. Anybody B. who
C. who that D. whoever
1. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. _____, the walk will do me good.
A. Sooner or later B. Still
C. Besides D. In time
1. What an _______day ! After a whole day’s hiking, I am completely ________.
A. exhausted; exhausted
B. exhausting; exhausting
C. exhausting; exhausted
D. exhausted; exhausting
1. The computer system ______ suddenly while he was searching for information.
A. broke down B. broke out
C. broke up D. broke in
