Question

【題目】 Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter. He developed a way of painting called abstract art. This art uses colours, shapes and lines. He had many ideas about colour. He believed that colous communicated certain qualities and that the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us. Most of us have a favourite colour and this favourite colour makes us feel good, too.

Kandinsky thought that yellow was a warm exciting colour that could make us feel happy. In comparison, blue was a peaceful color that could make a person feel more relaxed. The colour green brings peace and stillness and makes us feel close to nature. White he thought was a colour associated with harmony, silence and cleanliness while black was linked to grief darkness and the unknown, Red can boost our energy and is linked to improving confidence. Orange is a healthy colour with a fun side to it. Schools use bright colours to encourage children to take part in activity and learning.

Age influences our choice of favourite colours. Children like the colour yellow. As children become adults, yellow becomes less popular as a favourie colour. Older people seem to like blues and purples more than reds and oranges. This kind of knowledge about colours can be powerful in advertising and website design. It can have an effect on the success of these with their readers. If you are designing a website for children, the colour yellow would probably make it more successful. If you are designing a website for older people, the use of blues and purples would make it more successful than the use of yellow. It would seem that the power of colour is interesting as a subject.

Colours seem to influence more than we could imagine in our lives. It is interesting to note that different colours have different meanings in different cultures. Red is often thought of as the colour of danger, love and passion (激情) in the West. In China, red represents good luck, South Africa, it is the colour associated with death. In Western cultures, black is the colour associated with death, while in Japan, white is the colour of death. Purple is the colour of death in Thailand, but in the West, it is the colour of royalty, wealth and luxury.

【1】Who developed a way of painting call abstract art?

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【2】Did Wassily Kandinsky believe the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us?

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【3】According to Kandinsky, if you want to be relaxed, what colour would you choose?

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【4】Why do advertising and website design use different colours for different readers?

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【5】How can a website attract older people more according to the passage?

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【6】"Red is often thought of as the colour of danger, love and passion in the West." Which one of the three ideas do you agree with here in China? Try to give an example.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Wassily Kandinsky(did./did it./developed a way of paining called abstract art.)

【2】Yes, he did.

【3】I would choose(the colour) blue/Blue.

【4】Because they/different colours can have an effect on the success(of these) with the readers.

【5】By using blues and purples.

【6】I agree/also think that red means love, because when we give others presents, we often use red packets.

【解析】

文章大意：Wassily Kandinsky是一位俄國畫家。他發(fā)展了一種稱為抽象藝術(shù)的繪畫方法。這門藝術(shù)使用顏色、形狀和線條。他對色彩有很多想法。年齡影響我們選擇最喜歡的顏色。顏色對我們生活的影響似乎比我們想象的要大。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter. He developed a way of painting called abstract art. Wassily Kandinsky是一位俄國畫家。他發(fā)展了一種稱為抽象藝術(shù)的繪畫方法。此空故填Wassily Kandinsky(did./did it./developed a way of paining called abstract art.)

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He believed that colous communicated certain qualities and that the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us. 他相信，科洛厄斯傳達(dá)了某些品質(zhì)，而我們周圍的色彩對我們有著強(qiáng)大的影響�？芍�，此句應(yīng)用肯定回答，此空故填Yes, he did.。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) In comparison, blue was a peaceful color that could make a person feel more relaxed. 相比之下，藍(lán)色是一種平和的顏色，可以讓人感覺更放松�？芍�，According to Kandinsky, if you want to be relaxed, 康定斯基說，如果你想放松，choose(the colour) blue/Blue.此空故填. I would choose(the colour) blue/Blue。

【4】理解判斷題。根據(jù)This kind of knowledge about colours can be powerful in advertising and website design. It can have an effect on the success of these with their readers. 這種關(guān)于顏色的知識在廣告和網(wǎng)站設(shè)計(jì)中非常有用。它可能會對讀者的成功產(chǎn)生影響�？芍�，此空故填. 因?yàn)樗鼈?/span>/不同的顏色會對讀者的成功產(chǎn)生影響。 Because they/different colours can have an effect on the success(of these) with the readers。

【5】理解判斷題。根據(jù). If you are designing a website for older people, the use of blues and purples would make it more successful than the use of yellow. It would seem that the power of colour is interesting as a subject. 如果你是為老年人設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)網(wǎng)站，使用藍(lán)色和紫色會比使用黃色更成功。作為一個(gè)主題，色彩的力量似乎很有趣。可知，此空應(yīng)填By using blues and purples。

【6】列舉示例題。如果你是為老年人設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)網(wǎng)站，使用藍(lán)色和紫色會比使用黃色更成功。作為一個(gè)主題，色彩的力量似乎很有趣。根據(jù)題意可知。I agree/also think that red means love, because when we give others presents, we often use red packets.