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【題目】 In English, when someone is very angry we say this person “sees red”, like a bull goes wild after seeing a red cloth. Now it turns out that “seeing red” is not just an expression for angry people, but also a scientific fact.

Researchers at North Dakota State University in the US found that there is a connection between the color red and anger. Angry people really do “see red” where others don’t. And a preference for red over blue may even suggest a more hostile personality.

The study includes a number of experiments. In the first, researchers asked a group of people which color they preferred, red or blue. Participants (參加者) then did personality tests. Results showed that those who chose red tended to be more hostile.

During a second test, participants looked at faded images that could be regarded either red or blue. Those who saw red scored 25 percent higher on hostility in the personality test.

“Hostile people have hostile thoughts; hostile thoughts are connected with the color red, and therefore hostile people see this color more frequently,” the researchers told The Independent.

Finally, the participants were told about imaginary situations in which they could take different actions. Results showed that in these situations, red-preferring people were more likely to show that they would harm another person than those who preferred blue.

“An important message from this research is that color can send psychological (心理的) meaning,” the researchers said.

Where does this connection between the color red and anger come from? Scientists said it might be a matter of evolution (進(jìn)化). In ancient times, poisonous plants and insects could cause wounds and bleeding. So it may have become instinctive (本能的) for people to link the color red with danger and threats.

【1】“Seeing red” is not just an expression for angry people, but also a _______.

A.legend storyB.funny joke

C.scientific factD.useful suggestion

【2】The underlined word “hostile” in the second paragraph means_____.

A.unfriendlyB.popular

C.upsetD.cheerful

【3】During a second test, those who saw red scored 25 percent ______ on hostility in the personality test.

A.lowerB.higher

C.moreD.cheerful

【4】In the final test, the participants were told about ______ in which they could take different actions.

A.faded imagesB.the true information

C.the same experienceD.imaginary situations

【5】Which of the following is NOT true about the study?

A.Participants did personality tests in the study.

B.Participants took three tests in the study.

C.Participants were tested on seven different colors.

D.Blue-preferring people were less likely to harm others.

【6】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.It tells us scientists’ new findings.

B.It explains why red is connected to anger.

C.It tells us the importance of evolution.

D.It shows us the poor living conditions of ancient people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。主要內(nèi)容是，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，紅色和憤怒之間存在聯(lián)系，對紅色的偏愛可能意味著更具敵意的性格。

【1】題意：“Seeing red”不僅是“憤怒的人們”的意思，也是一種___________。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. legend story傳奇故事；B. funny joke有趣笑話；C. scientific fact科學(xué)事實(shí)；D. useful suggestion有用的建議。根據(jù)原文第一段Now it turns out that “seeing red” is not just an expression for angry people, but also a scientific fact可知，seeing red還是一個(gè)科學(xué)事實(shí)，C選項(xiàng)符合題意，故應(yīng)選C。

【2】題意：第二段中帶下劃線的“hostile”一詞的意思是__________。

詞句猜測題。A. unfriendly不友好的；B. popular受歡迎的；C. upset心煩意亂的；D. cheerful興高采烈的。根據(jù)原文第二段there is a connection between the color red and anger. Angry people really do“see red”where others don’t可知，紅色和憤怒之間存在聯(lián)系，可推斷對紅色的偏愛甚至可能意味著更具敵意的性格，hostile此處應(yīng)意為“有敵意的、不友好的”，A選項(xiàng)“不友好的”最為符合題意，故應(yīng)選A。

【3】題意：第二次測試中，那些看到紅色的人在性格測試中的敵意得分比其他人___________25%。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. lower更低的；B. higher更高的；C. more更多的；D. cheerful興高采烈的。根據(jù)原文第四段Those who saw red scored 25 percent higher on hostility in the personality test可知，那些看到紅色的人在性格測試中的敵意得分比其他人高25%，故應(yīng)選B。

【4】題意：在最后的測試中，參與者被告知一些____________，在那里他們可以采取不同行動(dòng)。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. faded images褪色的圖像；B. the true information真實(shí)的信息；C. the same experience同樣的經(jīng)歷；D. imaginary situations虛擬情景。根據(jù)原文第六段the participants were told about imaginary situations in which they could take different actions可知，參與者被告知一些虛擬情景，在虛擬情景里他們可以采取不同行動(dòng)，故應(yīng)選D。

【5】題意：關(guān)于該研究，以下哪項(xiàng)說法不正確？

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. Participants did personality tests in the study.該研究中參與者做了性格測試；B. Participants took three tests in the study.參與者在該研究中參加了三次測試；C. Participants were tested on seven different colors.參與者接受了七種不同顏色的測試；D. Blue-preferring people were less likely to harm others.偏愛藍(lán)色的人不太可能傷害他人。根據(jù)原文第三段researchers asked a group of people which color they preferred, red or blue可知，參與者只接受了兩種顏色的偏好測試，即紅色和藍(lán)色，故C選項(xiàng)說法不正確，故應(yīng)選C。

【6】題意：最后一段主要講什么？

主旨大意題。A. It tells us scientists’ new findings.它告訴我們科學(xué)家的新發(fā)現(xiàn)；B. It explains why red is connected to anger.它解釋了為什么紅色與憤怒有關(guān)；C. It tells us the importance of evolution.它告訴我們進(jìn)化的重要性；D. It shows us the poor living conditions of ancient people.它向我們展示了古代人們惡劣的生活條件。通讀原文最后一段可知，本段一開頭便拋出了“紅色和憤怒之間的聯(lián)系從何而來”這一問題，隨后一直在圍繞這一問題進(jìn)行解釋，故本段主要內(nèi)容是解釋為什么紅色與憤怒有關(guān)，B選項(xiàng)符合句意，故應(yīng)選B。