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摘要：72．The passage is mainly concerned with . A．the relationship between colours and psychology B．a comparison of different functions of colours C．the use of colours in cells to affect criminals’ psychology D．scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison 答案 69.B 70.D 71.A 72.C Passage 62 When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago. Underwater archaeology –the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water-is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. Besides the Swedish ship wreck, underwater archacologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5,000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea. Underwater archacology can provide facts about the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people’s way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archacologists want to study these objects to add to the world’s knowledge of history , but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines often used to repair ports. These machines destroy, wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.

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Nervous suspects（嫌疑犯）locked up in Britain’s newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow Colour on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.

Gwent Police have abandoned colours such as greys and browns of the 20th-century police cell（牢房）and have used colour psychology to decorate them.

Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost of￡5 million has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia（幽闭恐怖症） Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming colour. Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the colour is likely to encourage truthfulness.

The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest. An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner’s breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened.

Designers and psychologists have worked for years on colour. Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm. It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness. It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colours will calm the mind and aid concentration.

Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect and friendliness Get the colour wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect.

Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of colour, said that colour was an “energy force ” She said: “Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication.”

Yellow, she said, affected the mind. Red on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression Mrs Collins praised the designers for using colours in the cells Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with colour to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate, In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy.

69．The expression “tip the balance ” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might .

A．let suspects keep their balance

B．help suspects to confess their crimes

C．make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court

D．enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours

70．Which of the following colours should NOT be used in cells according to me passage?

A．Pink. B．Yellow C．Blue. D．Red.

71．Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing?

A．Scanning equipment. B．Royal blue lines.

C．Glass doors. D．Yellow frames.

72．The passage is mainly concerned with .

A．the relationship between colours and psychology

B．a comparison of different functions of colours

C．the use of colours in cells to affect criminals’ psychology

D．scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison

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　　Nervous suspects(嫌疑犯)locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow colour on the door．If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance．

　　Gwent Police have abandoned colours such as greys and browns of the 20th－century police cell(牢房)and have used colour psychology to decorate them．

　　Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost of￡5 million, has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia(幽闭恐怖症)．Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming colour．Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the colour is likely to encourage truthfulness．

　　The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest．An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner's breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened．

　　Designers and psychologists have worked for years on colour．Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm．It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness．It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colours will calm the mind and aid concentration．

　　Yellow is linked with confidence, self－respect and friendliness．Get the colour wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self－respect．

　　Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of colour, said that colour was an “energy force” ．She said： “Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication．”

　　Yellow, she said, affected the mind．Red, on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression．Mrs Collins praised the designers for using colours in the cells．Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with colour to calm down or persuade prisoners to co－operate．In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy．

(1)

The expression “tip the balance” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might ________．
[　　]
A．	let suspects keep their balance
B．	help suspects to confess their crimes
C．	make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court
D．	enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours

(2)

Which of the following colours should NOT be used in cells according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Pink．
B．	Yellow
C．	Blue．
D．	Red．

(3)

Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing?
[　　]
A．	Scanning equipment．
B．	Royal blue lines．
C．	Glass doors．
D．	Yellow frames．

(4)

The passage is mainly concerned with ________
[　　]
A．	the relationship between colours and psychology
B．	a comparison of different functions of colours
C．	the use of colours in cells to affect criminals’ psychology
D．	scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison

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