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【題目】 People like different colors. Girls like pink or purple. Boys usually like blue or brown. Why do people like different colors? Do you want to know the secrets of colors?

People like different colors because of their cultures and countries. For the Egyptians (埃及人) green is the color that shows the hope and joy of spring. For Muslims (穆斯林), green means heaven (天堂). Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope. Chinese people think red can bring good luck to them in the New Year. In some countries, blue is a symbol of protection. Greek people often wear blue necklaces in order to protect themselves.

Choosing colors also has something to with their bodies’ reaction toward them. Green is said to be the most relaxing color. It can help people feel relaxed. Red can make a person’s blood pressure (血壓) go up and improve people’s appetites (胃口). Many restaurant owners will decorate(裝飾)their restaurants with red things. Red is also a color that can catch a person’s eye easily. That is why some shopping websites always have red “BUY NOW” buttons (按鍵). Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can make people eat less. So if you want to lose weight, using blue bowls and plates may be helpful.

【1】Why do many restaurant owners like to use red things to decorate their restaurants?

A.Because red can bring hope and joy.

B.Because red and bring them good luck.

C.Because red and make people cat more.

D.Because red can catch people’s eye easily.

【2】If you want to eat less, you can use ________ bowls and plates.

A.blueB.greenC.pinkD.red

【3】Which of the following is mentioned (提及) in the text?

A.Why the Egyptians like red and blue.

B.What Chinese people think of black.

C.Why shopping websites have red “BUY NOW buttons.

D.What the most popular colors for young people are.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A.Teenagers’ favorite colors.B.Colors and their symbols.

C.Colors and cultures.D.The secrets of colors.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

本文講述了顏色的秘密。人們喜歡不同的顏色，因?yàn)樗麄兊奈幕�和國家。埃及人喜歡綠色，顯示了春天的希望和歡樂。在許多文化中，紅色是好運(yùn)的象征。中國人認(rèn)為紅色可以在新的一年里給他們帶來好運(yùn)。在一些國家，藍(lán)色是保護(hù)的象征。藍(lán)色還有助于減肥。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. Because red can bring hope and joy. 因?yàn)榧t色可以帶來希望和快樂；B. Because red and bring them good luck.因?yàn)榧t色給他們帶來好運(yùn)；C. Because red and make people eat more.因?yàn)榧t色使人們吃得更多；D. Because red can catch people’s eye easily.因?yàn)榧t色很容易引起人們的注意；根據(jù)“ Red can make a person’s blood pressure (血壓) go up and improve people’s appetites (胃口). Many restaurant owners will decorate(裝飾)their restaurants with red things ”紅色能使人的血壓上升，改善人們的胃口。許多餐館老板用紅色的東西來裝飾餐館。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“So if you want to lose weight, using blue bowls and plates may be helpful.”所以如果你想減肥，用藍(lán)色的碗和盤子可能會(huì)有幫助，故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。A. Why the Egyptians like red and blue. 為什么埃及人喜歡紅色和藍(lán)色；B. What Chinese people think of black.中國人對黑色的看法；C. Why shopping websites have red“BUY NOW” buttons.為什么購物網(wǎng)站上有紅色的“現(xiàn)在購買”按鈕；D. What the most popular colors for young people are.年輕人最喜歡的顏色是什么；根據(jù)“For the Egyptians (埃及人) green is the color that shows the hope and joy of spring”埃及人說到綠色的顏色顯示了春天的希望和歡樂，所以排除A；根據(jù)“ In China, children are given money in a red envelope. Chinese people think red can bring good luck to them in the New Year.…”所以此處說了紅色，不是黑色，排除B；選項(xiàng)D在文中沒有提及，故選C。

【4】最佳標(biāo)題。根據(jù)“Do you want to know the secrets of colors?People like different colors because of their cultures and countries.”你想知道顏色的秘密嗎?人們喜歡不同的顏色，因?yàn)樗麄兊奈幕�和國家。所以是顏色和文化，故選C。