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Whatisyourfavouritecolour

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?

Doyoulikeyellow,orange,andred?

Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblues?

Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shyandyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Ifyoulovegreen,youareb-mindedanddetermined.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhat

psychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference,andtheinfluencethatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon'tchooseourfavouritecoloursaswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

Ayellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenone,andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesandpaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgrey.

Remember,then,thatifyoufeellow,youcanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithanewshirtorafewcolourfulthings.Rememberalsothatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolourstheylikeanddislike.Anddon'tforgetthatanyonecanguessalotaboutyourcharacterwhenyouchooseapieceofhandkerchief.

1.1.Accordingtothispassage,______.

A.Oneisbornwithhiscolourpreference

B.Onecanchoosehiscolourpreference

C.One'scolourpreferenceischangeable

D.Onehastochoosehisfavoritecolourassoonashecanseeclearly

2.Wewouldpayattentiontocoloursbecause______.

A.Coloursdohaveinfluenceonourstateofmind

B.Coloursmayhaveinfluenceonfactories

C.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplehappy

D.Youcanknowyourfriendsbetterbythecolourstheylikeordislike

3.Themainideaofthispassageis______.

A.one'scolourpreferenceshowsone'scharacter

B.youcanbrightenyourlifewithwonderfulcolours

C.psychologistshavebeenstudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference

D.one'scolourpreferencehassomethingtodowithhischaracterandcolourshaveinfluenceonhumanbeings

4.Psychologistsbelievethat______.

A.people'sfavouritecolourschangeastheygrowup

B.peoplearenearlyborntolovesomecolours

C.peoplechoosetheirfavouritecolourswhentheygrowup

D.peoplecaneasilygetwhattheothersthinkof

5."Iamfeelingblack"means______.

A.Iamdepressed

B.Iamveryhappy

C.Iamexcited

D.Iamfeelingwell

高中英语阅读理解专题训练

（广东专版每篇5小题）

（第9套）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A（words:

296&230）

Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict（迷）,”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled（皱的）.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”

Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStates,thechangesfromformaltocasualofficewearhavebeenslow.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheirworkerstowearcasualclothesonFriday（butonlyonFriday）.Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforworkershasreallybecomeaneverydaything,”saidbusinessadviserMaislyJones.

Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheirworkerstowearcasualclothes?

Onereasonisthatit'seasierforacompanytoattractnewworkersifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon'twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit'shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudymadebyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasasideeffectonwork.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsosaythatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”

41.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict”because______________.

A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt

B.hecouldn'tstandacleanappearance

C.hewantedhisclothestolooktidyandcleanallthetime

D.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes

42.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because______________.

A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworking

B.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothes

C.helookshandsomeincasualclothes

D.henolongerworksforanycompany

43.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?

A.Manyworkersdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.

B.Comfortableclothesmakeworkersmoreproductive.

C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungworkers.

D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.

44.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.

B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.

C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.

D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.

45.Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT______________.

A.savingworker’smoney

B.makingworkersmoreattractive

C.improvingworker’sfeeling

D.makingworkershappier

【答案与解析】 41—45CADCB

41.C。

推理判断题。

它后面一句话就是对该句的解释,所以选C项。

42.A。

细节理解题。

从文中第一自然段后半部分可找出答案。

43.D。

细节理解题。

考查对文章信息的综合理解能力。

从第四自然段可知D项错误。

44.C。

推理判断题。

考查对文章信息的综合理解能力。

从第三自然段可得出C项的结论。

45.B。

主旨大意题。

考查对文章信息的综合概括能力。

B（words:

379&177）

Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.

   Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed（解散）.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible（负责任）foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized（强调）thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheating（欺骗）themselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriously（认真地）aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.

   Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl’stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen, Iamsureshecontinued（继续）tobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.

1.Thestorytookplace（发生）exactly____________.

  A.intheteacher’soffice                B.inanexamroom

  C.intheschool                        D.inthelanguagelab

2.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because____________.

  A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithher  

  B.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschool

  C.therewassomethingwrongwithherown

  D.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone

3.Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboy____________.

  A.togoonwritinghispaper          

  B.tostopwhispering

  C.toleavetheroomimmediately      

  D.tostaybehindaftertheexam

4.Thething（s）emphasizedinhertalkwas（were）____________.

  A.honesty      B.senseofduty    C.seriousness     D.alloftheabove

5.Theboykneweverything____________.

  A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehind 

  B.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonesty

  C.onlysometimelater 

  D.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroom

【答案及解析】

1.B。

细节理解题。

故事发生在考试进行期间，故选B。

2.C。

推理判断题。

由“Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.”可知她的笔坏了。

3.D。

细节理解题。

由“Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroom…”可知考完试后，老师让他留下（staybehind）。

4.A。

细节理解题。

由“.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized（强调）…”可知老师反复强调的就是cheat的反面诚实（honesty）。

5.C。

推理判断题。

由最一段“Lateron…”可知。

C（words:

265&286）

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:

Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.

Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGrafton,WestVirginia,hadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.

In1909,Mrs.DoddfromSpokane,Washington,thoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.Shewantedtohonorherownfather,WilliamSmart.After