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1、Unit 2 Colours单元话题阅读理解训练（2022江苏宜兴市万石中学九年级阶段练习）Next time, when you get stuck(堵塞) behind a slow driver, look at the colour of his car. It will probably be green. American researchers have found that green cars are chosen by stubborn(固执的) drivers who dislike to get out of the way for anybody. They also

2、 complain about the way others drive.The study also shows that bright red cars are usually driven by outgoing people who hate being overtaken(赶超). And, it is said that yellow cars are always in a hurry. Drivers of yellow cars will not wait when they get stuck. They will turn off the road and try to

3、find another way.Blue is the colour chosen by the relaxed drivers. Its hardly possible for them to get angry with other drivers and they will almost certainly stop before the red light.Black was the only colour available when cars were first sold. Many people remember that Henry Ford, the producer o

4、f the first cars, once said “Any colourso long as (只要)its black” when someone asked about what colour car he could have. Now black has become a popular colour in some countries.1The passage mainly talks about _.Acolours of carsBdrivers favourite coloursCcars and driversDcolours of cars and drivers2H

5、ow many colours are mentioned in the passage?AThree.BFour.CFive.DSix.3Which is TRUE about black cars?ABlack car drivers are outgoing.BHenry Ford liked black cars best.CFord sells only black cars.DBlack is said to be popular by few people.（2021江苏沭阳县修远中学九年级阶段练习）Mary didnt understand such sentences as

6、“She is blue today.”, “You are yellow.”, “He has a green thumb.”, “He has told a white lie.” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help. Mary: Mrs James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?Mrs James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sadness, a

7、nd yellow means fear. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one. Mary: Im afraid I dont understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?Mrs James: Certainly. Now I just give you some bread. In fact you dont like it, but you dont want to let me

8、 know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. Im not hungry.” Thats a white lie. Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much. Mrs James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.4I dont have a

9、 green thumb, so all my plants _.Adie offBgrow wellClook niceDare good5David is yellow and he is _ to climb the tall tree!AhappyBcleverCbraveDafraid6He didnt want me to know _ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.Athe reasonBthe true story/truthCthe meaningDthe answer7He is _ today. He is

10、 told that his father is seriously ill.AblueByellowCgreenDwhite（2021江苏沭阳县修远中学九年级阶段练习）The world around us is full of coloursthe grass is green, and the sky is blue. What a pity it will be if people can not see the colours. But there are people who are blind to certain colours. Human colour blindness

11、is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. They help us to see in bright light and to tell the difference between colours. There are also millions of “rods” which are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us the shape but not th

12、e colour. Some birds and other animals eyes have few or no cones, so they cannot see colours. Cats and dogs cannot see colours as well as we can. Some insects(昆虫) can even see Xrays. Scientists know that there are other colours around us which insects can see but we cannot see. People have their fav

13、ourite colours. Blue is often popular because it is the colour of the sky and sea. Green is the colour of nature, it makes us think of grass, field and forest. Yellow is the colour of the sun. Red is the colour of blood and fire. It makes some people think of accidents, danger and blood. Black is th

14、e colour of the night. In the dark we cannot see what is around us, so we are sometimes afraid of the unknown and do not like black as a colour.8What does the underlined phrase “colour blindness” mean in Chinese?A夜盲B色差C色盲D色弱9Which of the following statements about “cones” and “rods” is RIGHT?ASome b

15、irds cant see colours because their eyes have no rods.BCones are used for seeing in the dark.CRods help us to see in bright light.DRods show us the shape but not the colour at night.10We can find this article in _ column (栏目) of a magazine.AAmazing animalsBBelieve it or notCDo it yourselfDLets play（

16、2022江苏南通市新桥中学八年级期中）If you go shopping in any toy store, you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls; and dark-coloured cars, guns, and soldiers for boys. Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for

17、girls and a blue floor for boys. In fact, it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink. Some people think that too much pink is bad for girls. Sue Palmer, writer of Toxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the colour. According to some scient

18、ists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, most companies offer too many products in pink. Also, many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink. Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves, but the pink can affect the choices and the decisions the

19、y will make in the future. Some parents are worried toofor example, Vanessa Holburn, thirty-two, who has two girls under the age of four. Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle. Blue says that you are strong and powerful. I want my daughter

20、s to be strong and powerful. Im worried that pink will not help them with that,” she says. But not everyone thinks theres something wrong with pink. Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isnt worried at all. “People forget that things change all the time,” he says. “My girls used to love

21、pink when they were little, but as they get older, they change.” Turner explains that his twelve-year-old daughter never wears pink clothes any more. “This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change,” he adds. “Its only since the 1940s that people have started dressing girls in pinkbefor

22、e that it was a colour for boys.”11Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? ABCD12According to Grayson Turner, _.Aparents neednt worry about pink toysBall little kids love the colour pinkCpink has always been a colour for girlsDhis girls now prefer the colour blue13The purpose

23、 of this passage is to _.Aexplain why girls are crazy about the colour pinkBmake parents less worried about the colour pinkCencourage girls to give up playing with pink toysDshow peoples different opinions about the colour pink（2021江苏扬州市江都区第三中学九年级阶段练习）Many daily American expressions are based on(以为基

24、础) colours.Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say “red-hot”, that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is popular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot. Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say “Im in the pink” whe

25、n they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health.Blue is a cool colour. The old Blues music in the United States is the o

26、pposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is “blue” is very sad.The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has an upset stomach may say “Im feeling a bit green”. A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high wave

27、s can be said “look very green”. Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has, like a fast new car. That person may say “Im green with envy”. Some people are green with envy because someone has more dollars or “greenbacks”. Dollars are called greenb

28、acks in American slangs because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes.The colour black is used often in expressions. People may say “its a black day” when everything goes wrong on that day.In some cases, colours describe a situation. Blackouts were common during the World War II. All

29、the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark.14What does “Im in the pink” mean?AIm sad .BIm happy.CIm healthy.DIm worried.15We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as _.Aa red dayBa green dayCa pink dayDa black day16What

30、does the underlined word, “blackouts” mean?Adark nightsBgoing out in blackClighting in controlDdark lights17Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?APeople in the USA use the colour black to express heat.BIf you are blue, you are very happy.CBlue and red are both warm colo

31、urs.DIf someone is very rich, you may be green with envy.（2021江苏盐城九年级阶段练习）Yellow is the colour of sunshine. It has something to do with joy, happiness, and energy. Light yellow is also associated with (和有关) freshness. Yellow gives us warming feelings, encourages cheerfulness and mental activity, and

32、 creates muscle (体力) energy. Yellow is often associated with food. Bright yellow can get more attention than other colors. Thats why taxis are painted this color. When overused, yellow may make people disturbed(不安的) ; it is known that babies cry more in yellow rooms. Yellow is seen before other colo

33、rs when it is put against black; this way is often used to give a warning. In some big events, yellow represents honor (荣誉) and loyalty. Also, the meaning of yellow is connected with weakness.People use yellow to call up pleasant, cheerful feelings. They can choose yellow to help sell childrens prod

34、ucts (产品). Yellow is very useful for catching attention, so people can use it to highlight the most important part of a design. However, men usually think of yellow as a very joyful, childish color, so it is not recommended to use yellow when selling famous, expensive products to men. Nobody will bu

35、y a yellow business suit. Yellow is an unstable(不稳定的) color, so try not to use yellow if you want to suggest stability(稳定) and safety. Dark yellow represents warning, sickness and jealousy(嫉妒的).18Which of the following is Not True?AYellow can make people cheerful and energetic.BToo much yellow is no

36、t good for babies growth.CYellow represents both good things and bad things.DA yellow room may help keep babies calm and quiet.19The underlined word “highlight” probably means_ in Chinese.A强调B削弱C减少D放弃20We can choose yellow _.Ato let the baby sleep wellBto help sell childrens productsCto advise stabi

37、lity and safetyDto sell famous expensive products to men21From the passage, we know _.Amen are interested in expensive yellow things including yellow clothesByellow can be used to describe a brave manCyellow catches a persons attention easilyDits always wise not to buy yellow products（2021江苏南京市第十三中学

38、九年级阶段练习）What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) did a study on cat colours and peoples understandings of cat personalities.The study found that people d

39、o judge (判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous and white cats are calm, lazy and s

40、hy. As for black cats people think they dont have special personalities.But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck especially at Ha

41、lloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people dont think black cats are pretty enough. After all nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You cant judge a cat by its colour be

42、cause its the personality of the cat not the colour that will let you know if the cat is right for you” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.22Many people in Western countries may think black cats are _.Alovely animalsBa sign of bad luckCa sign of good luckDunfriendly animals23The main idea of paragraph 2

43、 is that _.Apeople often complain about black cats on the InternetBpeople think cats of different colours have different personalitiesCblack cats are less popular than other catsDthe study is a great success24People dont like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT _.Ablack cats often appear in

44、TV showsBblack cats bring bad luck to peopleCblack cats have bad reputationsDthey dont think black cats are beautiful25The passage mainly talks about _.Awhy black cats are popular in moviesBwhy people are not willing to keep black cats as petsCdifferent colour cats have different personalitiesDdiffe

45、rent people have different ideas on black cats（2021江苏盐城市第一初级中学九年级阶段练习）I wonder whether there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow in the sky. It is so beautiful.There is a story, saying that whenever you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground,

46、and there you would find a pot of gold. Of course it is not true. You could not find the pot of gold or its end. No matter how far you run, it always seems far away.A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower. It is only the influence of light shining on raindro

47、ps. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colours which we see. It is called a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow(弓).That is why we can never see a rainbow in a clear sky. We see a rainbow only when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds.Every rainbow has many colours in the same order. The first of the top colour is always red, next comes orange, then green, and last of all, blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature.26Children like rainbows because _.Athey are beau