2023年专升本英语阅读理解练习及解析

　　Blind people can “see” things by using other parts of their bodies. This fact may help us to understand our feelings about color. If blind people can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color unconsciously(无意识地).

　　Manufacturers(生产商) have discovered by experience that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics(化妆品) should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a branch of color psychology.

　　Color psychology now finds application in everything from fashion to decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive(刺激). For a primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, so he soon saw red as the color of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-protection.

　　Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure; red is exciting. Similarly, exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Because of its exciting meaning, red is chosen as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead.

　　问题：

　　1.Our preferences for certain colors are ______according to the passage.

　　A.associated with the time of the day

　　B.dependent on our personalities

　　C.linked with our ancestors

　　D.partly due to psychological factors

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】D 根据第三段第二句“Some of our preferences are clearly psychological.”可知，我们对颜色的喜好受到心理因素的影响。本题的关键是找出关键词preferences，这样答案就容易找了。故选D。

　　2.If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?

　　A.They breathe faster.

　　B.They feel satisfied.

　　C.Their blood pressure rises.

　　D.Their hearts beat faster.

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】B 根据第四段第二句“People exposed to bright red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure; red is exciting.”可知，A、C、D三项均是在亮红色状况下出现的表现。故选B。

　　3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A.Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.

　　B.Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities.

　　C.People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly.

　　D.The psychology of color is of some practical use.

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】B 根据第四段最后一句“So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead.”可知，鲜黄色更能产生警告的效果。因此，在一些先进的社区，急忙赶路的消防车和救护车用鲜艳的黄色来标明以阻止交通堵塞，并没有说会造成交通事故。故选B。

　　4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.Manufacturers often sell sugar in green wrapping.

　　B.Dark blue brings people the feeling of being energetic.

　　C.Primitive people associated heat and anger with red.

　　D.Green and yellow are associated with calm and passive defense.

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】C 根据第三段第四句“For a primitive man， activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, so he soon saw red as the color of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort.”可知，对一个原始人来说，白天的活动就是打猎和攻击，所以他很快就把红色看作是血液和愤怒以及与努力相伴而来的热量的颜色。故选C。

　　5.Which of the following could be the most suitable title for the passage?

　　A.The Branch of Color Psychology

　　B.Color and Its Meanings

　　C.The Practical Use of Color Psychology

　　D.Color and Feelings

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]主旨大意题

　　【精析】D 本题考查对文章主题思想的理解。根据第一段可知，文章主题是颜色对人们的影响和人们对颜色的感受，然后就此展开论述。故选D。