What's your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者 ), a leader, a(n) 1________ person who enjoy life, people and 2________ . Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, 3________, and you would rather follow than 4________. You tend to be a pessimist (悲观者 ). 5________, this is what experts tell us, and they 6________ know, because they have been seriously 7________ the meaning of color preference, as well as the 8________ that colors have on human beings. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not 9________ our favorite color as we grow up-we are 10________ with our preference.

Colors do affect the state of our 11________ -there is no 12________ about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more 13________ than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the 14________ winter day. On the other hand, 15________ often makes people sad and low in 16________. A black bridge over Thames River used to be the 17________ of more suicides(自杀 ) than any other bridge in the area 18________ it was repainted green. The number of suicides 19________ fell sharply. It is a fact that factory workers have fewer 20________ when their machines are painted orange rather than black.

1. A. famous B. active C. important D. great

2. A. knowledge B. happiness C. imagination D. excitement

3. A. shy B. curious C. rough D. strange

4. A. fight B. lead C. remove D. argue

5. A. At least B. As a result C. In all D. In a word

6. A. would B. must C. should D. might

7. A. searching B. supporting C. studying D. explaining

8. A. relation B. effect C. information D. result

9. A. improve B. introduce C. prevent D. choose

10. A. raise B. brought C. satisfied D. born

11. A. lives B. minds C. bodies D. feelings

12. A. doubt B. question C. problem D. fault

13. A. energetic B. happy C. calm D. excited

14. A. hardest B. worst C. saddest D. longest

15. A. white B. yellow C. black D. green

16. A. powers B. energies C. manners D. spirits

17. A. sign B. scene C. camp D. passage

18. A. so B. and C. but D. until

19. A. immediately B. particularly C. regularly D. extremely

20. A. adventures B. punishments C. mistakes D. accidents

 

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries —in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus—obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay. Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

1. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

2. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Change suddenly.      B. Change significantly(greatly).

C. Disappear mysteriously.   D. Disappear very slowly.

3. Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus.  D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

4. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person B. after a place  C. after an activity    D. by its shape

5. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.

B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.

C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.

D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.

 

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