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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.
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：
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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.
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 foreigh cargoes
are
unloaded
here.
New
Orleans
is
no
longer
a
sleepy
Southern
town----but
it's
still
fun to visit.
accounts for
the levees and pumps in New Orleans?
Mississippi frequently
floods the city.
riverbed has raised inthe past 200
years.
torrential rains flood the city frequently.
high humidity
cannot otherwise be comtrolled.
battle of New Orleans was
fought by jackson against______.
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