Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 
“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(产品)as being a bit unpleasant. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design(设计)new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”
During the programme, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.
【小题1】What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?

A.Colours help people choose products.
B.Different people prefer different colours.
C.Colours have influences on people in many ways.
D.People working in colour industry know little about colours.
【小题2】What can you infer from Paragraph 2?
A.Colours influence people’s feelings and opinions.
B.People get ideas for new products from colours.
C.New products are popular because of colours.
D.Most companies prefer bright colours.
【小题3】The underlined part “goes out of her way” probably means ______.
A.feels very pleased
B.makes a special effort
C.goes on in her own way
D.carries on very slowly
【小题4】 What’s the passage mainly about?
A.How people use colours.
B.How colours influence people.
C.What happens in a programme.
D.What makes a programme believable.

People  usually  talk  about  two  groups  of  colours: warm  colours  and  cool  colours.  Scientists  think  that  there  are  also  two  kinds  of  people: people  who  prefer  warm  colours  and  people  who  prefer  cool  colours. The  warm  colours  are  red , orange  and  yellow.  Where  there  are  warm  colours  and  a  lot  of  lights , people  usually  want  to  be  active.  People  think  that  red , for  example , is  exciting . Sociable  people , those  who  like  to  be  with  others , like  red . Scientists  also  find  that  warm  colours  can  produce  a  comfortable  feeling  and  that  time  seems to pass quickly  in  a  room  with  warm  colours  than  with  cool  colours . So  a  warm  colour , such as red or orange , is a good choice for a living  room or restaurant.

The  cool  colours  are  green , blue  and  violet . These  colours , unlike  warm  colours , are  relaxing . Where  there  are  cool  colours , people  are  usually  quiet . People  who  like  to  spend  time  alone  often  prefer  blue . Cool  colours  are  better for offices because it  can make people  who  are  working  feel  relaxed  and  calm.

1.According to  this  passage , people  who  prefer  to  be  quiet  probably     .

A.like the colour orange

B.like the colour blue

C.prefer warm colours

D.are usually active

2.The  underlined  words “sociable  people ”means           in  Chinese.

A.城市居民

B.社会学家

C.喜欢运动的人

D.好交际的人

3.Which  of  the  following  statements  is  true  according  to  this  passage?

A.Scientists like warm colours better than cool colours.

B.Time seems to pass more slowly in a red room than in a violet room.

C.Red can make people more active than blue can.

D.We’d better colour a living room or restaurant with cool colours.

4.Why are offices often coloured in cool colours according to the passage ?

A.Because these colours can make people feel that time passes more quickly.

B.Because these colours can make people excited.

C.Because everybody likes the colour white.

D.Because people who are working can be more relaxed and calm.

5.The  best  title(标题)for  this  passage  should  be  ‘        ’.

A.Warm colours and cool colours

B.People and colours

C.Sociable people like warm colours

D.Places and colours

 

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