What is your favourite colour? 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 may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.

Colours influence our moods. There is a relationship between colours and moods. A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day. Black is depressing (令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over River Thames. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green.

Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work 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. green, blue or brown

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

A. tired

B. bored

C. relaxed

D. worried

3.Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?

A. Because the bridge was too crowded.

B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.

C. Because the colour of the bridge was depressing.

D. Because no one saved them.

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

A. worse

B. harder

C. more slowly

D. more carelessly

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Your Favourite Colour

B. The Secret of Colour

C. The Colour of A Bridge

D. Stop People from Killing Themselves

We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays.There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong.15.Hong Kong, China

“It’ll be Chinese New Year soon.Before it we’ll clean the house and decorate(装饰) it for good luck.Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets.We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center.I love this festival.”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here.We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days.My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over.Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing.What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help.It’s still a very important day for families to be together.This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”
1.How many festivals are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
2.During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _________.
A. do a lot of shopping
B. see lion and dragon dances
C. eat turkey
3.On Australia Day, families often ___________.
A. have a picnic in the countryside
B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school
4.What do you think a turkey is in the passage?
A.A country
B. A festival
C. A bird
5.From the passage, we can learn that _____________.
A. the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago
B. many go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
C. different festivals have different customs

With a floor area(占地面积)larger than Beijing’ Tian’anmen Square, the Guangdong Science Centre is known as the world’s largest science and technology museum. The centre is located on Xiaoguwei(小谷围岛)Island and seen from a distance, it looks like a kapok flower(木棉花)of Guangzhou. It is one of the most famous “landmarks of Guangzhou”.

It cost the government about 1.9 billion yuan to build the centre over five years. On September 27, 2008, it was opened to the public. The centre shows China’s newest fruits of science and technology. It is full of exciting small machines and amazing small invention, waiting to help you understand interesting aspects(方面)of the world of science.

The centre offers eight exhibition areas, four science cinemas, two open labs and a digital “family experience” hall. Outside the main building, there is an 80,000-square-metre man-made lake for water-theme exhibitions and outdoor science square.

Exhibition: Children’s World, Experience and Discovery, Transportation World, Digital World, Green Home, Flight Dream, The Human Body and health, Perception and Thinking

Opening hours: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm from Tuesday to Sunday; Closed on Monday (except public holidays and Golden Weeks)

Ordinary ticket: 60 yuan/person

1.When did the government begin to build the Guangdong Science Centre?

A. In 2001. B. In 2003 C. In 2005. D. In 2006

2.What time can you go to visit the Guangdong Science Centre?

A. At 10:30 am on Wednesday.

B. At 8:30 am on Friday.

C. At 3:30 pm on Monday.

D. At 5:30 pm on Sunday.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The Guangdong Science Museum Centre has a larger floor area than Tian’anmen Square.

B. Three are four exhibition areas and eight science cinemas in the Guangdong Science Centre.

C. The Science Centre is one of the most famous “new landmarks of Guangdong”.

D. Visitors have to pay 60 yuan for the ticket to the Guangdong Science Centre.

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