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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（三）
十一
What is your favourite colour? Do you
like yellow , orange ,red? If you
do
,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active
person who enjoys life, people
and
excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then
you are probably quiet,shy,
and you
would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a
pessimist. At least,
this is what
psychologists tell us, and they should
know,because they have been
seriously
studying the meaning of colours preference, as
well as the effect
that colours have on
human beings. They tells us, among other
facts,that we do
not choose our
favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with
our
you happen to love brown, you did
so, as soon as you opened your
eyes, or
at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Colours do
influence our moods----there is no doubt about it
.A 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. A black
bridge over the Thames River, near London,
used to be the scene of more suicides
than any other bridge in the area
----
until it was repainter number of
suicide attempts immediately fell
sharply perhaps it would have fallen
even more if the bridge had been done in
pink or baby blue.
Light and bright colours
make people not only hppier but more active. It is
an established fact that factory
workers work better,harder ,and have fewer
accidents when their machines are
painted orange rather than black or grey.
1.
don't like to follow
others
would
be a member rather than a leader
would be afraid of
following others
would like to be a leader rather than
a follower
one
enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.
to yellow
to orange
to grey
to yellow
3.
colours as we grow
up.
s other
facts
regard
to other facts
considering other facts
ing to other facts
of the following is facts?
's preference
of one colour to another is instinct
's preference of one colour
to another is acquired as they grow up.
people happen
to love brown because they saw something brown
when
they were born
s have little influence on
our moods
who
committed suicide preferred the bridge over the
Thames River
near london to others
because of _______.
shape
structure
colour
building materials
答案：
bcaac
十二
Social customs and ways of behaving
change. Things which were
considered
impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a
few
years ago, it was considered
impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on
street. No man who thought of himself
by smoking when a lady was in a
room.
Customs also
differ from country to country. Does a man walk on
the left or the right of a woman in
your country? Or doesn't it
matter?
Should you use both hands when you are eating?
Should leave
one in your lap,or on the
table?
The
Americans and the British not only speak the same
language
but also share a large number
of social customs. For example, in both
America and England people shake hands
when they meet each other for
the first
time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a
wonman
or offer their seat to a woman ,
and so will most Americans.
Promptness
is important both in England and in America. That
is , if
a dinner invitation is for 7
o'clock , the dinner guest either
arrives close to that time or calls up
to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about
social customs is not to do
anything
that might make other people feel
uncomfortable-----
especially if they
are your guests. When the food was served , one of
the guests strated to eat his peas with
a knife . The other guests
were amused
or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his
knife and
began eating in the same way.
It would have been bad manners to make
his guest feel foolish or
uncomfortable.
one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should
he do if
he is tobe late for the
dinner?
should
find an excuse
should adk for excuse.
should say sorry
should telephone to
explain his being late.
2.
or
uncomfortable.
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of the following do you think is the best tiltle
for this
passage?
Customs and Customs
Life
an and British
Customs
ness Is
Important
ing
to the text, the best host_______.
his best to make his
guests feel comfortable
his guests feel excited
to avoid being naughty to
his guests
to
avoid being foolish
author of this article may agree with
which of the
following?
guest who ate his peas
with a knife
other guests who were amused or shocked
host who
picked up his knife and began eating in the same
way
of the above
答案：
dcaac
十三
New Orleans, Louisiana, was established
as part of the French
Empire in 1718.
Its location on
the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it
control of the American hinerland and
it became strategically
important to
many nations. It was transferred from France to
Spain,
returned to France,and finally
sold by Napoleon to the United States
in 1803. The city was the site of a
famous battle fought in 1815
between
the British, who hoped to control it , and the
Americans
under General And rew
Jackson.
The
riverbed of the Mississippi is constantly silting
and the
river is now actually higher
than the city. Levees hold back the
river and giant pumps are used to move
water from the city into the
river.
Although New
Orleans haas beena part of the United States for
almost two centuries, its population
takes great pride in its French
heritage. Louisiana still retains parts
of the Code Napoleon
which,form many
years,was its only law.
New Orleans is carefree city and it
boasts its hot, spicy Creole
seafood
and its native Dixieland Jazz. The jackson Square
neighborhood maintains its French
colonial homes and in other
sections
are pre-Civil War mansions. Visitors are surprised
to find
that behind this interesting
facade of yesteryear, is a busy
industrial and port city. Grain and
coal come from the Midwest and