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). 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(令人压抑的). 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 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．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 like 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

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】本文介绍了颜色对人的影响，浅色让人有活力，而黑色让人压抑。并影响人们的生活。

1.细节理解题。由第一段的二、三句可知“喜欢黄色、橙色或红色的人是积极的热爱生活的人”，故选A。

2.细节理解题。由第二段的第二句可知“黄色的房间比起深绿色的房间更让人感到愉快和放松”，故选D。

3.细节理解题。由第二段的第三、四、五句可知“黑色让人感到压抑，所以在黑色桥上自杀的人多于其他桥上”，故选D。

4.推理判断题。 由第三段的第二句可知“橙色比黑色的机器让工人工作的更好、更努力，并且几乎没有事故发生”，故选B。