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Colors and moods(情绪)
Some people believe that colors can influence our moods.1.. In fact, colors can change our moods and make us feel happy or sad, energetic (充满活力的) or sleepy. This article explains what colors can do and what characteristics(特点) they represent(代表).
Energetic colors
When you feel tired or weak, you should wear energetic colors like green. 2., as it is the color of nature and represents new life.
Strong colors
If you require strength in either body or mind, red may be of some help to you. Red is the color of heat. It represents power and strong feelings. Wearing red can also make it easier to take action. 3..
Calm colors
Have you ever walked into a room and felt relaxed? It could be because the walls were painted blue. Blue is a calm color. It brings peace to our mind and body. 4., so you may say “I'm feeling blue” when you feeling sad.
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Some colors, such as orange and yellow, can make you feel warm. People in cold areas prefer warm colors in their homes to create a warm and comfortable feelings. Orange represents joy. It can cheer you up when you are feeling sad. Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind you of a warm sunny day. Yellow is also the color of wisdom (智慧). Some people prefer this color when they hope for success.
A.Warm colors.
B.Green can give you energy.
C.Blue can also represent sadness.
D.You may wonder whether it is true.
E.Others think that colors can change people's moods.
F.This may help when you are having difficulty making a decision.
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Many scientists find that colors can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting. Some colors can make people feel relaxed，and some colors can make people feel nervous. Now，this kind of knowledge is being used in many places. For example, school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some books are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food，but also have to know how to make money. Here are some things they’ve learned from scientific studies. The color red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed，so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nice at first，but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants，especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.
1.How does the color green make the students feel？
A. Hungry. B. Nervous. C. Angry. D. Relaxed.
2.How does the color red make most people feel？
A. Hungry. B. Comfortable. C. Excited. D. Worried.
3.Which color is Not mentioned in this passage？
A. Green. B. White. C. Light blue. D. Red.
4.What do many fast-food restaurants do？
①Play loud music. ②Play soft music.③Have hard seats. ④Paint their walls red.
A. ①②③ B. ①③④ C. ①②④ D. ②③④
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As usual, Amber was hurrying to catch the yellow school bus. Luckily the traffic lights turned green as she was to cross the road, so she made it. When the bus passed the golden arches(拱形门) of McDonald’s, they reminded her of a hamburger. She hadn’t had breakfast that morning because the fruit salad on the blue dish didn’t look delicious at all. However, Amber remembered that she was still on a diet. So now she was really in a black mood.
You may have noticed that several colors were used in the above story so as to help describe Amber’s morning. In fact, colors influence your life more than you can ever imagine. Take language for example: You may describe a sick person as being “a bit green”. To describe a depressed(沮丧的) person, you say that the person is “feeling blue”. In short, colors do add interest to daily conversations.
Besides, colors can be used in many parts of your daily life. Have you ever thought about why many school buses and taxis are painted yellow, and stop signs red? Since yellow is the most eye-catching color, it can catch people’s attention, especially in heavy traffic. As for red, it is the color which usually shows warning, as a result, some traffic signs use this color. For the same reason, hot-water taps are usually marked red.
The colors of a dining environment possibly decide how much you eat. Most fast-food restaurants are often decorated in bright colors such as red, yellow, orange, and white for the purpose of increasing people’s appetites(胃口). This is because bright colors are natural colors found in many foods, and, therefore, able to raise people’s spirits. Blue, in comparison with bright colors, is said to lower people’s appetites because few foods are blue in nature. For those who are on a diet, blue dishes and bowls might help!
“Morning, Amber! What happened? You look a bit green,” said Violet, Amber’s best friend.
“Nothing … just feeling … blue,” said Amber.
“Hey! Come to my place tonight. Do you know what I just bought? A Wii! It’s red-hot.”
Amber was tickled pink to have the chance to play with the Wii and said, “Sounds great!”
1.According to the passage, if you are on a diet, ________ might help.
A.putting your food in a blue dish or bowl
B.turning on a yellow light during the meal
C.painting the walls of the dining table with an orange cloth
D.covering the dining table with an orange cloth
2.Most school buses are painted yellow because ________.
A.it tells other drivers to prepare to stop B.it helps bus drivers stay in a good mood
C.it can easily catch other people’s attention D.it is the color that most school
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Amber looked ill when Violet saw her first.
B.Amber ate up all her fruit salad in the morning.
C.Amber refused to go to Violet’s house in the end.
D.Amber didn’t catch the school bus and was late for school.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Colors influence people’s daily lives.
B.Most fast-food restaurants are painted grey.
C.Different colors are used for different purposes.
D.Colors make daily conversations more interesting.
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A.Amber was not fat at all.
B.Amber cheered up at Violet’s invitation at last.
C.Violet didn’t know how colors influenced our lives.
D.Arches of McDonald’s are painted gold only to make them beautiful.
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People think different colors have different meanings. They think some colors can bring them good luck. In Chinese culture, there are some lucky colors. 1. .
Red---Hapiness, Success and Good Fortune(命运)
Red represents(代表) fire and is the most popular color in China. 2..
Red is popular with Chinese people and it is widely used during festivals and important events
Red things are common in our everyday life. We can see red lanterns, red paper cuttings and so on. 3..
Red envelopes(信封) are filled with money and given as gifts during Chinese New Year.
Yellow -Royalty and Power of the Throne
In Chinese culture, yellow stands for royalty and is usually used for the emperor.
The first Emperor of China was known as Yellow Emperor. 4..
Green -Money and Wealth
Green is a color which has many meanings such as wealth, hope and growth. Green also stands for pure and clean.
5.. Packaging for some produce is often in green in order to show that the food is not polluted.
A.Colors can influence people's feeling.
B.Here are the top three of them.
C.People wear red clothes during weddings, festivals and other ceremonies.
D.Banks and restaurants are often painted in green.
E.China was often regarded as“Yellow Earth", and its mother river is Yellow River.
F.It stands for happiness, beauty, good luck，success and good fortune.
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It's believed that our moods are sometimes ________ by colors.
A.expected B.produced C.influenced D.explained
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When we were little kids, we knew about traffic lights. The color red means stop, the color green means go and the color yellow means slow down or show some caution (小心). But why are these colors used for traffic lights? Why couldn't they be colors like blue, brown or orange? Here is the history of the colors for traffic lights.
Well, it's important to know that before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals (信号) for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go and green to mean caution. But train drivers had a few problems with the color white meaning go. They could easily mistake stars at night for the signal to go. So railway companies moved to the color green to mean go, and the color yellow to mean caution.
The color red has a lot to do with danger. Red is the color with the longest wavelength (波长), so it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. The color yellow is used to mean caution because it has a little shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.
Believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because they were easier to see in poorly-lit areas. But people once again used red to mean stop after more highly reflective (反光) materials were developed. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones and school buses continue to be painted yellow.
Traffic lights really came a long way.
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1.The earliest traffic signals were for trains.
2.The color blue was once in early traffic signals.
3.The color green can be seen from a greater distance than other colors.
4.Back in the 1900s, yellow was used to mean stop.
5.School buses are painted yellow because this color can be seen at all times of the day.
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It's commonly believed that our moods are sometimes ________ by colors.
A.influenced B.chosen C.required D.explained
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No one wakes up feeling happy every day. Very happy people are not different. They never stop trying to be happy.1.
◆They slow down.
Sometimes we think too much.2. Happy people know how to enjoy the taste of their meal, enjoy the world's colors, even just step outside to enjoy the fresh air.
◆They exercise.
3.Happy people exercise regularly and follow through on it because they know it will help them get in good mood and stay in good mood.
◆They spend money on other people.
A research shows that spending money on others makes you much happier than spending it on yourself. This is especially true of small things that show effort, such as going out of your way to buy your friend a book that you know he or she will like.
◆They get enough sleep.
4. Your energy, attention and memory all go down when you don't sleep well. Happy people make sleep a first thing of all.
◆They have deep conversations.
Happy people know that happiness and depth go handinhand. They avoid saying mean things about people.5.5. They talk with others on a deeper level because they know doing it feels good and is an interesting way to learn.
A.We don't have time to look around.
B.Here are some of the habits of happy people.
C.Instead, they focus on meaningful relationships.
D.When you sleep, your brain restarts and cleans itself.
E.Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes can make you happy.
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Colors can change our moods()and make us ________happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.
A. feel B. to feel C. felt D. feeling
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The idea that red means stop and green means go has influenced our lives in more ways than just traffic signals(信号). We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger and green means it's okay to move forward. But why were those colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldn't they have been prettier colors?
Well, it's important to know that before traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean warn. As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway companies finally moved green meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And it's been that way ever since.
Red has always been a color that meant danger, long before cars were even around. This most likely started because it's the color with the longest wavelength(波长) so it can be seen somewhere farther than other colors.
But, believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because it was too hard to see a red sign in a poorly lit area. Finally, highly reflective materials(高反射材料) were developed and red stop signs were born. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones, some traffic signs, and school buses continue to be painted yellow.
So next time you're impatiently waiting at a traffic light, don't get so mad at them, they've certainly come a long way.
What does the text mainly tell us?
A.How important traffic lights are.
B.Which color has the longest wavelength.
C.What red, yellow and green can be used for.
D.Why traffic lights are red, yellow and green.