Passage 2
When you get tired of homework, several minutes’ walk in a nearby green park helps you relax at once. Or you may stand facing the lake or the seas. They will calm (not to be excited or nervous) you just like the green plants.
Wonder why? Color is a key part of the answers. Since it is so, green and blue help make people feel more quiet and safe.
All colors have special power. Scientists have found that many colors have specific effects (效果) on people’s mind and feelings.
Try an easy and interesting experiment and you’ll see how color “mislead” you sometimes. Wrap (包装) two boxes of the same size with colored paper, one red and the other white. Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same.
Colors can affect (影响) learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more.
Clever uses of colors in daily life are to be seen everywhere. Hospitals and libraries seldom paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green. Red makes people excited while light colors help them relax. Haven’t worked out how color affects your daily life? Start with your small room. Try to make some changes in it and you’ll get to know how important color is!
【小题1】The underlined word “mislead” means .A．affectsB．effectsC．causes someone to have a wrong ideaD．give wrong directions【小题2】We’d better paint the walls of the hospital in .A．light blue or light greenB．deep red or deep brownC．deep orange or deep redD．light green or light yellow【小题3】If you want to , you’d better sit in the room painted blue.A．weigh something with your handsB．study attentivelyC．face the lake or the seaD．enjoy some rock music【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?A．When you are going to have a rest, you’d better sit in the room painted greenB．Scientists have known some differences among some colorsC．When you get tired of homework, you should look at the green plants far awayD．The passage has told us clearly why some colors are warm and other colors are cool.【小题5】The reading mainly shows us .A．the difference between red and blueB．how to get on well with othersC．how to make smart uses of different colors in our daily lifeD．how to paint and decorate our roomsC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】推断词义题。结合所举的例子Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same可知不同颜色的包装，会让人对同重量的东西产生错觉，所以此次的意义应与此有关，故选C。
【小题2】细节题。结合Hospitals and libraries seldom paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green.可选出答案。
【小题3】细节题。结合Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more. 可选出答案。
【小题4】细节题。文章讲述了颜色对人思想和感受的影响，但没有提及为什么会有这样的影响。
【小题5】主旨大意题。文章讲述了不同的颜色对人思想和感受有不同的影响，以及在生活中我们如何利用以取得更好的效果。