Question

About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!

There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green － a strange world indeed.

Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.

Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.

1.The passage is mainly about _____________.

A. color and its surprising effects.

B. women being luckier than men

C. danger caused by color blindness

D. some information on color blindness

2.According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can ___________.

A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak light

C. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow

3.Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A. Women are more careful.

B. There are fewer color-blind women

C. Women are fonder of driving than men.

D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.

4.Which of the statements about the color- blind is true?

A. Neither men nor women can see deep red.

B. All of them see everything in shades of green.

C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.

D. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color.

5.We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _____________.

A. red light B. yellow light

C. blue light D. green light

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文將的是色盲的相關知識及人類動物對顏色的認知能力。

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2. a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”.These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors.”可以看出視錐細胞有助我們區分顏色的不同，故選D。

3. ，因而女性在這方面較之更為安全，故選B。

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5. prefer blue to yellow. ”可知蚊子喜歡藍色勝過黃色，因而可利用這一點來趁機殺死蚊子，故選C。

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