题目内容
【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red?【1】. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.【2】. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
【3】. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.【4】. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area — until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
【5】. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.
A.On the other hand, black is depressing. |
B.They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up — we are born with our preference. |
C.The rooms are painted in different colors as you like. |
D.If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. |
E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.
G. Colors do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it
【答案】
【1】 D
【2】 B
【3】 G
【4】 A
【5】 E
【解析】
【1】D 根据下文的Then you are probably quiet, shy,可知这里应该与quiet,shy构成反义词,故D正确。
【2】B 根据下文可知我们对颜色的喜好是天生就有的。
【3】G 根据本段内容可知颜色能够影响我们的情绪。
【4】A 对应上句a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.可知A正确。
【5】E 根据本段内容尤其是最后一句可知是关于那些淡的和明亮颜色对人的情绪的影响。
【题目】 In 1500, the world’s population was about 435 million. Today,it is 5. 5 billion, with more than a million children being born every day. The rapid growth in population since 1800 is largely due to improvements in food production and medical knowledge. In many parts of the world, rapid population growth causes serious problems, such as food shortages and overcrowding in cities.
URBAN POPULATION In 1900,only 10 percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Today, that figure is about 50 percent. The table below lists the world's most populous cities. CITY POPULATION Tokyo 27,245,000 Sao Paulo 19,235,000 New York 16,158,000 Mexico City 15,276,000 Bombay 13,322,000 Shanghai 12,670,000 Los Angles 11,853,000 | ADULT LITERACY Adult literacy rates show the number of people over the age of 15 who can read and write. The table below lists the average literacy rates for a variety of countries. COUNTRY PERCENTAGE OF POPLLA1ION United States of America 99 United Kingdom 99 Brazil 82 China 80 Kuwait 74 Afghanistan 32 Somalia 24 Niger 14 |
LIFE EXPECTANCY Life expectancy is the average length of time a person is likely to live. People in wealthier countries generally have higher life expectancies than people in poorer countries. LIFE (MALE) LIFE (FEMALE) EXPECTANCY EXPECTANCY COUNTRY AGE COUNTRY AGE Japan 76.8 Japan 82.9 Iceland 76.3 Iceland 81.9 Sweden 76.1 Sweden 81.7 Greece 75.5 Greece 76.8 | |
TOP TEN LANGUAGES LANGUAGE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS Chinese (Mainland) 885 English 322 Spanish 266 Bengali 189 Hindi 182 Portuguese 170 Russian 170 Japanese 125 German 98 Chinese (Wu) 77 |
(注:以上表格中的数字近年来已有改动。2015年上海人口已排名世界第三位。)
【1】According to the information, which problem is associated with rapid population growth?
A.Excess food being wasted.B.Too many people living in the city.
C.Experimentation with food production.D.More people practicing medicine.
【2】According to the information about “urban population,” which of the following statements is true?
A.In 1900, about 10 percent of the world population lived in cities.
B.Los Angles and Shanghai have the same population.
C.The population of Bombay is greater than that of New York.
D.The third most populated city is Tokyo.
【3】The overall purpose of this information is to ____.
A.show how the standard of living in poor countries has recently improved
B.describe how poor countries with large populations feed their people
C.report on worldwide trends in population and living standards
D.question the reason for high life expectancy in wealthy countries