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(情绪) 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(使人压抑的). 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 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. black, red or orange

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

A. tired     B. bored     C. worried     D. relaxed

3.More people killed themselves on the black  bridge than on any other bridge probably because___

A. the bridge was very tall        B.the bridge was too crowded

C. people didn’t kike the bridge    D. The color of the bridge was depressing

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

A. worse    B. harder     C. more slowly   D. more angrily

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

A. Cheerful  Colors            B. Your Favorite Color

C. The Secret of Color          D. the Color of a Bridge

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者告诉了我们一些关于颜色我们可能不知道的事情。颜色可以影响我们的心情，在文章中，作者给出了很多例子来说明，各种颜色是怎样影响我们的心情的。

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考点：日常生活类短文阅读。