Question

Scientists, doctors and mental health professionals have been studying the connection between colors and mood for years. Many now believe that colors can not only bring about emotional reactions, but can also correct mood. Colors behave in three basic ways: active, passive and neutral (中和的).

Active colors are warm colors, including yellow, orange and red. These colors bring confidence. Warm colors can also bring cheerful attitudes. Yellows and golden colors work well in offices, kitchens and study areas. Reds heat up a room. Passive colors or cool colors make people calm, quiet and satisfied. Bedrooms, private areas and bathrooms are great places for blues and greens. Beige, gray and white are thought of as neutral colors. They help to put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down colors that might otherwise be overpowering on their own.

You can easily change the look or feel of a room by making good use of different colors. Mixing and matching colors is an excellent way to balance color and emotion, and provide a welcoming feel for guests.

To create a feeling of warmth and comfort in a room, use bright, warm colors like yellow, orange and red. These colors are good choices for rooms that appear cool due to limited sunlight. Yellow adds cheerfulness to dull rooms. You can add yellows to rooms which are not closely related to happy thoughts, such as kitchens and laundry room. In rooms where there's plenty of sunshine, cool colors can provide a calming environment. Sage greens and sky blues are perfect for bedrooms, playrooms and activity areas. Neutral colors, such as pale gray, white and beige, send a peaceful message to your brain. It's not a coincidence that most doctor's offices, coffee shops and mental health centers are decorated in neutrals.

To make your wall color choices better, pick out furniture that will provide a visual contrast. Cool colors make a room seem larger than it is and warm colors make rooms feel smaller.

Title: The 1. ____________ between colors and mood

Commonly believed effects of colors	2.____________ emotional reactions and correcting mood
3.____________ of colors and their effects	active colors  ●bringing 4.____________ and  cheerful attitude
passive colors ●making people calm, quiet and bringing people more 5.____________.
neutral colors  ●helping to put the focus on other colors or tone down 6. ________ colors
7. ____________ to balance color and emotion	●using bright, warm colors to make a 8.___ , cool or dull room  warm and comfortable ●using cool colors to create a calming environment in a bright room  ●using 9._________ colors to send a peaceful message
Tips on picking out furniture	Picking out furniture that will give a visual contrast to 10. ________ wall color choices

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.Connection

2.causing

3.Types/Kinds

4.confidence

5.satisfaction

6.overpowering

7.Ways

8.dim

9.neutral

10.better/improve

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了色彩和情绪的关系，和如何平衡色彩和情绪。

1.原词重现：根据第一段“Scientists, doctors and mental health professionals have been studying the connection between colors and mood for years.”可以得出填Connection

2.词性转化题：根据第一段“Many now believe that colors can not only cause emotional reactions, but can also correct mood.”可以得出填causing

3.概括题：右边是色彩和影响的类型：Types/Kinds

4.原词重现：根据第二段“Active colors are warm colors, including yellow, orange and red. These colors bring confidence.”可判断填confidence

5.词性转化题：根据第二段“Passive colors or cool colors make people calm, quiet and satisfied.”可判断填satisfaction  

6.原词重现：根据第二段They help to put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down colors that might otherwise be overpowering on their own.可知填 overpowering

7.概括题。右边是平衡颜色和情绪的方式。填Ways

8.词义归纳题：从第四段的句子：To create a feeling of warmth and comfort in a room, use bright, warm colors like yellow, orange and red. These colors are good choices for rooms that appear cool due to limited sunlight. 可知缺少阳光的房间是昏暗的：dim

9.原词重现：由第四段“Neutral colors, such as pale gray, white and beige, send a peaceful message to your brain.”可判断填neutral

10.句意理解题：根据最后一段 “To make your wall color choices better, pick out furniture that will provide a visual contrast.”可判断填.better/improve。

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