Colors are not only used for decorations or for adding to the beauty of an object. In color psychology(心理學(xué)), black is the color of power, but it also stands for evil(邪惡) in some people’s minds. Black could make you appear thinner, which is why it can be a good choice if you think you’re overweight. Black can also give people a feeling that you are independent(獨(dú)立的).

     Red reflects energy, power and strength. Red is useful when you want to draw some attention to yourself. But red may cause a faster heartbeat and breathing, so it could be an irritating(惱人的) color if overused.

      Staying in a blue room can make you calm. However, if overused, it may lead to a sad feeling. When wearing blue, you leave the impression that you are loyal and trustworthy.

     Green is known as a relaxing color. Staying in a green room can make you more relaxed. That’s one of the reasons why factory walls are printed green.

     Yellow is an irritating color. In some takeaway restaurants(外賣餐館), the walls are painted yellow in order not to let customers stay for long periods in the restaurants and free up more space for other customers. Just like red, yellow is an eye-catching color and it could also increase the heart beat.

     Pink shows kindness. When one wants to get help, a good choice would be heading for someone who is wearing pink or white.

67. According to color psychology, besides red, ______is a color that can make you easily noticed.

A. black     B. blue     C. yellow     D. pink

68. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. blue, no matter how much used, can calm people down.

B. yellow can help restaurants make customers stay longer.

C. pink is the only color that shows kindness.

D. both black and red can stand for power.

69. According to the passage, why are the walls in some factories painted green?

A. Because green can make workers hopeful.

B. Because green can make workers feel relaxed.

C. Because green can make workers more confident.

D. Because green is a symbol of nature.

70. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Choose Colors

B. Psychology Effects(影響) of Colors.

C. Colors Make Our Life Wonderful.

D. Be Careful with Color Choices.

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60．According to the passage, ______ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.

       A．the pleasing color of the package    B．the special taste of the product

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A．personal tasteB．our aesthetics
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【小題2】Why is it not possible for us to hold a really objective discourse on the subject?
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B．Because the colors have the properties for generations.
C．Because it is difficult to separate the psychological from the cultural.
D．Because the symbolic aspects influence our perception of colors.
【小題3】 The italicized word “overlapping” is paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to______
A．differenceB．conflictC．samenessD．a(chǎn)greement
【小題4】 In western countries, white is ______.
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【小題5】 According to the author, which of the following statements is certain?
A．Different cultures can have the same properties of colors.
B．If you feel emotions for a color, note them and remember them.
C．All humans perceive colors’ natural properties in the same way.
D．Marco Polo disclosed the psychological effects of colors.

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There are thousands of things to be sold that are of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are good enough for you to have a try. How packaging(包裝)is the quiet but persuading salesman?  

There on the shelves，each bottle, can and box has been carefully designed to speak to the inner self of the consumer(消費(fèi)者), so that he is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied on this and found that the look of the package has a great influence on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products,” as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers’ feeling for packaging, noticed.

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1.According to the passage, ______ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the  product.

A．the pleasing color of the package

B．the special taste of the product

C．the strange shape of the package

D．the belief in the product

2.It can be inferred(推測(cè))from the passage that V8 is a kind of        .

A．vegetable dish

B．healthy juice

C．hard drink

D．red vegetable

3.“And the word ‘green’ today can keep food prices going up” This sentence  

suggests that consumers today are       .

A．starting to notice the importance of new food

B．enjoying the beauty of nature more than before

C．beginning to like green vegetables

D．paying more attention to their health

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Colors and Shapes

B．Packaging Can Talk

C．The response to the packages

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