Question

People usually talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Warm colors are red, orange and yellow. They usually make people more        . For example, red is exciting. Therefore, sociable(好交際的)people, those who like to work with others like      . Cool colors are green, blue and purple. These colors can make people       . When people are in a place with cool colors, they are usually quiet. People who like to spend time       often prefer blue.

Scientists say that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors       in a room with cool colors. They        that a warm color such as red and orange, is a good color for a restaurant. People who are         don’t want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories,        people who work there want time to pass quickly.

Scientists don’t know why people think some colors are warm and others are cool. However, almost      agrees that warm colors remind people of warm days and cool colors remind them of cool days. Why? Because in the north, the       is low and the sunlight looks quite blue during winter. And the sun is higher during summer and the hot summer sunlight looks yellow.

1.A. active     B. quiet     C. serious     D. relaxed

2.A. orange     B. red     C. yellow     D. purple

3.A. stand up     B. warm up     C. calm down     D. break down

4.A. again     B. quickly     C. carefully     D. alone

5.A. and     B. except     C. or     D. than

6.A. suggest     B. plan     C. pretend     D. decide

7.A. reading     B. thinking     C. eating     D. sleeping

8.A. so     B. because     C. but     D. although

9.A. nobody     B. anybody     C. everybody     D. somebody

10.A. lighting     B. restaurant     C. room     D. sun

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了生活中的兩種顏色：暖色和冷色，以及他們帶給人們的不同感受以及在生活中所起到的作用。

1.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：他們通常使人們更活躍。A活躍的B安靜的C嚴肅的，認真的D放松的。根據后面的For example, red is exciting. 可知，暖色會使人更有力量；故選A。

2.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：因此，那些喜歡與人共事的好交際的人喜歡紅色。A橙色B紅色C黃色D紫色。Therefore, 表示遞進關系，所以是接著上面的紅色而言的；故選B。

3.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：這些顏色會使人嚴肅認真。A站起來B溫暖C冷靜D壞了。出故障了。根據后面的When people are in a place with cool colors, they are usually quiet. 可知，冷色使人安靜、認真；故選C。

4.考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：喜歡獨處的人經常更喜歡藍色。A又，再B迅速地C認真地D獨自地。根據前面的冷色的影響是they are usually quiet.，由此可知，此處強調的是喜歡獨自呆著的人；故選D。

5.考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：科學家說在一個充滿暖色的房間里要比在一個充滿冷色的房間里時間好像過的要更慢一些。A和B除了C或者D比。本句為含有一個比較級的句型，more+副詞+than結構；故選D。

6.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他們暗示像紅色或橙色等暖色對于飯店來說是一種好的顏色。A建議，暗示B計劃C假裝D決定。這是科學家的一種提示，故選A。

7.考查名動詞及語境的理解。句意：就餐的人不希望時間過得太快。A讀B想C吃D睡。緊承上句內容，說明就餐人的心理；故選C。

8.考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：冷色更適合辦公室或者工廠，因為工作在那里的人更希望時間過得快些。A所以B因為C但是D雖然。前后為因果關系；故選B。

9.考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：然而幾乎每個人都認為暖色會使人想起溫暖的日子，而冷色會使人想起冷的時光。A沒有人B任何人C每個人D某個人。However表示轉折，是和前面的內容相反的，故選C。

10.考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：因為在北方的冬天，太陽的位置較低，陽光看起來很藍。A亮光B飯店C房間D太陽，陽光。根據后面的the sunlight looks quite blue 可知選D。

考點：科普類短文。