What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(有决心的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists(心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference (爱好), and the effect that colours have on human beings(人类).They tell us that we don't choose our favorite colour as we grow up. If 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.

A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and comfortable 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(压抑的). Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey .

Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade(灯罩).

1.According to this passage, ________. 

A.one can choose his colour preference

B.one is born with his colour preference

C.one's colour preference is changeable

D.one has to choose his favourite colour as he can see clearly

2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.

    A. red to yellow                    B. blue to orange

    C. red to grey                      D. blue to yellow

3.The main idea of this passage is ________.

A.one's color preference show one's character

B.you can brighten your life with wonderful colours

C.psychologists have been studying the meaning of colour preference

D.one's color preference has something to do with his character and colours  have  effects on human beings

4.The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations(四个现代化) of our country, we need more people who love ________.

   A.yellow             B.red           C.green         D.black

5.“I'm feeling black.” means “________ ”.

A.I am feeling well.                B.I am very happy.

C.I am excited.                 D.I am depressed

从方框中选择正确选项．并将其字母序号写在对话后面的空格内。(方框

  中有一个选项与对话内容无关)

Celia: Hi Tony! You look upset. What’s wrong?

Tony: I failed the exam again. I'm afraid I have to give up my study.

Celia: No, never. If you do that, you will let your parents down.       1   

Tony: Yes. I want to practice basketball and become a basketball player like Yao Ming or Kobe.

Celia:      2    

Tony: Because it' s my dream job. If I am famous, I can make lots of money.

Celia: Money is important.        3    

Tony: I know. But I want to hold on to my dream.

Celia: Have you ever talked with your parents?

Tony:      4       But they don't agree. They want me to be a doctor.

Celia: I think you'd better take your parents' advice.

Tony: Maybe you're right. But why can't 1 make my own decisions?

Celia: Come on, Tony.        5       After all, your parents have more experience.

Tony: Anyway, I’ll think about it. Thanks for your advice.

When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was   46  and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very   47  and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just   48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it   49 ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my   50  in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming   51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to   52  that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so   53  that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
  54  ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best   55  in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll punish(惩罚) you.”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned(淹死). I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me. In the end, they found I was telling the truth(真话). They came and saved my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.
【小题1】What did the writer like to do when he was young ?
A. To fight with his friends.            B. To play with his mother.
C. To play jokes on others.
【小题2】How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother ?
A. Interested.               B. Worried.    .           C. Excited.
【小题3】 When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends _______ .
A. came to help him           B. didn’t care about him    
C. stopped to look at him
【小题4】The underlined part “the emergency center” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 购物中心              B. 娱乐中心               C. 急救中心
【小题5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The writer’s mother was cooking when his mother fell from the open window.
B. The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea.
C. The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends.