2.　　　 Why should green be associated with passive defense? Because ________

A.　　　　 we usually see it

B.　　　　 it can make us excited

C.　　　　 it’s the complementary color to red

D.　　　　 it makes people feel comfortable

1.　　　 What color makes people feel exciting? __________-

A.　　　　 Red.

B.　　　　 Green.

C.　　　　 Blue.

D.　　　　 Brown.

4.　 Studying law helps a person _____.

A. examine problems B. learn to prove things C. focus D. find differences

Passage 38　　 Colors and feelings

Human feelings are affected by color unconsciously. Manufacturers have discovered by trial and error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered by consumers as tasteless, and that cosmetics should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of color psychology. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with quiet and calm; While yellow is a key color in association with energy. For primitive men, activity during the day time meant hunting and attacking, which he soon saw red,the color of blood and the fire. So it was natural that green, the complementary color to red, should be associated with passive defense. Experiments have shown that colors also have a direct psychological effect. People when exposed to bright red, show an increase in breathing rate, heart beat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect, because it is a calming color. Because red has an implication of exciting, it was chosen as the signal for danger. Some analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced countries are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop traffic deed.

3.　 In the fourth paragraph，the sentence: "Reading makes a full man", full means ______.

A. cunning B. knowledgeable C. complete D. satisfied

2.　　 What does the writer mean by saying: "Studies are perfected by experiences"?

　　 A. There are so many directions in life, you may get lost without experiences. B. Without your own experiences, you won't know what to believe in life. C. Without your own experiences, you won't really understand what you've studied. D. Without your own experiences, you won't know what direction to follow.

1.　　 When you talk with someone, your studies enable you to ______.

A. enjoy discussions. B. understand others. C. contribute something to the discussions. D. make judgements.

4.　 What does the word "mirror" in the last but two paragraphs (倒数第二段) mean?

　　 A. Copy. B. Tell. C. Explain. D. Show.

Passage 37　 Old words are wise words

EDITOR'S note: The works of British essayist (散文家) Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) are well-known throughout Chinese high schools. Nearly 400 years ago in April he breathed his last breath. Today, his essays on friendship, self-love and being young, for example, still remain relevant (相关的) to students throughout the world. Here, the School Edition presents Sir Bacon's essay on studying. Some of the words have been simplified. Of study 　 Studies serve to delight, for ornament (装饰), and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in private; for ornament, is in conversation; and for ability, is in the judgment of business... To spend too much time in studies is not healthy; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation (矫揉造作); to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the characteristic of a scholar (学究). 　 Studies perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning (修剪); and studies themselves, give too many general directions in life, they need to be bound (约束) by experiences... 　 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention... 　 Reading makes a full man; discussion a ready man (明辨是非的人); and writing an exact man. 　 And therefore, if a man writes little, he has need for a great memory; if he discusses little, he has need for a ready wit (睿智); and if he reads little, he has need for much cunning (狡黠) to pretend he has more knowledge than he does... 　 Bowling (球类运动) is good for kidneys (肾); shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. 　 So if a man's wit lacks focus, let him study mathematics. For if his mind starts wandering (走神), even a little, he must go back to the beginning of his problem again. If his wit is not able to find differences, let him study the philosophers; for they are cymini sectores (Latin for "hair-splitters" - people who examine problems very closely). If he is not able to use one thing to prove another, let him study the lawyers' cases. 　 So every defect (缺陷) of the mind may have a special remedy (治疗法).

3.　 What helped him with his writing?

　　 A. His simplicity. B. His knowledge. C. His observation. D. His clarity.

2.　 What does the word "apprentice" in the second paragraph mean?

　　 A. Student. B. Clerk. C. Detective. D. Painter.

1. Why did the young man stand for a long time in front of a store? Because he was ______.

　　 A. asked to spy on the shopkeeper B. studying the shopkeeper C. portraying the shopkeeper D. going to be a shopkeeper