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阅读理解 　　University researchers tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors．For the first group, the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown．The movement of each group was followed by an electric system hidden under the carpet．The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than the people in the white environment．Dark brown stimulated(刺激)more activity, but the activity ended sooner． 　　Not only the choice of colors but also the appearance(外表)of a room has effect on those inside it．In a second experiment the researchers prepared subjects with photos of faces．Three groups of subjects were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in a different kind of room．One group was in an“ugly”room that seemed to be a messy(零乱的)storeroom．Another group was in a common room－an office．The third group was in a beautiful living room． 　　Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room appeared to give higher ratings(评价)to the faces than those in the ugly room did． 　　Other studies suggest that students do better at tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms． (1) An electric system under the carpet was used to discover ________． [　　] A． what the visitors wanted to do B． the activity of different groups of visitors C． how the visitors entered the different rooms D． whether the visitors walked quickly or not (2) According to the passage, the people who entered the white room walked more ________ than those who were in the dark brown one． [　　] A． quickly B． slower C． quick D． slowly (3) “…but also the appearance of a room has effect on those inside it．”In the sentence“those”refers to ________． [　　] A． subjects B． researchers C． some people D． different colors (4) The passage gives us ________ facts that different rooms give people different effects． [　　] A． one or two B． two C． three D． four

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．C;
解析：

(1)	一个置于地毯下的电子系统被用来发现不同来访者的活动情况．
(2)	第一段第四句话：“实验表明那些进入深棕色(茶褐色)房间的人比在白色环境中的人走得更快些，通过的面积多些，同时花费的时间少些．”该题是用相反的形式设置的．
(3)	those指接受实验者．
(4)	文章列举了三个不同房间给人们不同影响的事例．第一，粉刷不同颜色的房间．第二，同样的面部照片在不同房间受到不同的评价．第三，学生在舒适的室内考试成绩要比在平常或难看的室内好．