Different colours can affect us in many
different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me
Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work
and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence
how healthy we are.
“Have you ever noticed how people always
use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is
always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some
reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(產(chǎn)品)as being a bit unpleasant.
It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in
blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who
design(設(shè)計(jì))new
products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”
During the programme, Verity studies eight
different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the
colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the
colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little
scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor”
who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of
coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying
the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising
results.
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and
anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes
out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up
to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.
1.What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?
A.Colours help people choose products.
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B.Different people prefer different colours.
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C.Colours have influences on people in many ways.
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D.People working in colour industry know little about colours.
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2.What can you infer from Paragraph 2?
A.Colours influence people’s feelings and opinions.
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B.People get ideas for new products from colours.
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C.New products are popular because of colours.
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D.Most companies prefer bright colours.
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3.The underlined part “goes out of her
way” probably means ______.
A.feels very pleased
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B.makes a special effort
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C.goes on in her own way
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D.carries on very slowly
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4. What’s the passage mainly about?
A.How people use colours.
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B.How colours influence people.
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C.What happens in a programme.
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D.What makes a programme believable.
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