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1、大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案三.doc大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案三十一Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhat

2、psychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouriteclouraswegrowup-wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedy

3、oureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods-thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,used

4、tobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea-untilitwasrepaintergreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkerswork

5、better,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.1.Youwouldratherfollowthanredmeans_.a.youdontliketofollowothersb.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleaderc.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothersd.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower2.Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretopre

6、fer_.a.redtoyellowb.bluetoorangec.redtogreyd.bluetoyellow3.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedontchooseourfavouritecoloursaswegrowup.Amongotherfactsmeans_.a.besidesotherfactsb.inregardtootherfactsc.notconsideringotherfactsd.accordingtootherfacts4.Whichofthefollowingisfacts?a.Peoplespreferenceofonecol

7、ourtoanotherisinstinctb.Peoplespreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.c.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhentheywerebornd.Colourshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods5.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearlondontoothersbecauseof_.a.itsshapeb.it

8、sstructurec.itscolourd.itsbuildingmaterials答案：bcaac十二Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.Customsalsodifferfromco

9、untrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesntitmatter?Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?Shouldleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehan

10、dswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawonmanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7oclock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.Theimportantthin

11、gtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable-especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstratedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmanner

12、stomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner?a.Heshouldfindanexcuseb.Heshouldadkforexcuse.c.Heshouldsaysorryd.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.2.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.Badmanne

13、rsmeans_.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttiltleforthispassage?a.SocialCustomsandCustomsb.SocialLifec.AmericanandBritishCustomsd.PromptnessIsImportant4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost_.a.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortableb.makeshisguestsfeelexcitedc

14、.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguestsd.triestoavoidbeingfoolish5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?a.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknifeb.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshockedc.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesamewayd.Noneoftheabove答案：dcaac十三NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.