The fact that blind people can see things using parts of their bodies apart from

The fact that blind people can see thingsusing parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand ourfeelings about color．If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, areaffected by color without knowing it．Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of timethat sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered notagreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown．These discoveries have grown into a whole subjectof color psychology．

Some of our preferences are clearlypsychological．Darkblue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, whileyellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement．Experiments have shown thatcolors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a directeffect on people's mind．People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathingspeed, heartbeat and blood pressure．Red is exciting．Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color．Being exciting, red was chosenas the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow canproduce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas arenow rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars．

1.The passage tells us that salesmenhave____ ．

2.It can be inferred from the passagethat__ _．

3.The most effective color in the passagefor warning people is____．

4.If someone is in an angry mood, whichcolor is better for him to become quiet?

5.Which of the following do you think isthe best title for the passage?

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】文章讲述的正是颜色和人的感觉的关系。

1.推理题。根据第一段Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of timethat sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered notagreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown．These discoveries have grown into a whole subjectof color psychology．可知他们发现颜色影响销售。

2.推理题。根据第2段内容，尤其是第一句Some of our preferences are clearly psychological可知我们队颜色的偏爱取决于我们的心态，故C正确。

3.推理题。根据文章最后三行a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basicstate of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing aroundin bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars．可知D正确。

4.推理题。根据Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected withcalm可知深蓝色可以让人安静，那么B正确。

5.主旨大意题。文章讲述的正是颜色和人的感觉的关系。故A正确。