What is your favorite color ? Do you like yellow orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.

Colors do influence our moods(情绪) 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. On the other hand ,black is depressing(使人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London .The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green.

Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory the workers will better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.

1.An active person may like_____

A. yellow, orange, or red B. yellow, black. or red

C. orange, blue ,or black D. black, red or orange

2.Most people feel more ___ in a yellow room than in a dark green one

A. tired B. bored C. worried D. relaxed

3.More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because___

A. the bridge was very tall B.the bridge was too crowded

C. people didn’t kike the bridge D. The color of the bridge was depressing

4.In the factory when the machines are painted orange ,the workers will work___

A. worse B. harder C. more slowly D. more angrily

5.Which could be the best title for the passage?

A. Cheerful Colors B. Your Favorite Color

C. The Secret of Color D. the Color of a Bridge

Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born in August ,1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from my father. “ I always live in the dream of my father and American people,” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. In 2008, he became the first black president in the history of America.
【小题1】 Where was Barack Obama born?____________

Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.

1.How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?

A. Two.            B. Three.             C. Four.               D. Five.

2.What does Amy do?

A. She is a volleyball player.                B. She is a skier.

C. She is a pop singer.                     D. She is a basketball player.

3.Why do people say Tom is a “sunshine boy”?

A. Because he likes reading.                B. Because he likes playing games.

C. Because he is always smiling.             D. Because he is a skier.

4.Which of the following is not true about Millie?

A. She is very tall.                        B. She wears black glasses.

C. She likes wearing a dress.                D. She has short hair.

5.Which sentence is wrong?

A. “Baby” does well in playing basketball.          B. Millie is the youngest of the three.

C. Amy has a baby face.                         D. Tom likes black horses.