Scientists are making new studies of color and its effects on our health. They have known for a long time that the color of a room or the color of the light in it can affect our feelings and emotions. Many prisons and hospitals have at least one room that is painted pink. Officials have found that light and color can produce physical changes in our bodies.

Professor Falfan worked with a group of 9 disabled children at school in Albert. Two of the children were blind. The other seven had normal sight. The scientists changed the color of the school room, and then looked for changes in blood pressure, heart beat and breathing rate. The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. Their blood pressure dropped from about 120 to 100. Similar changes were reported in heart-beat and the breathing. The children were also calmer and less excited. Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. Blood pressure, heart-beat and breathing rate went up and the children became excited again.

Professor Falfan said different colors produce different levels of light energy. He said the differences seem to affect chemicals in the brain that carry messages from nerve to nerve and from nerve to muscle.

1. Light and color can affect　　　.

A. only one’s feelings and emotions

B. one’s energy

C. one’s mental changes

D. one’s heart-beat, brain activities, blood pressure, feelings and emotions

2. The color of pink had a calming effect, that is to say, the color affects　　　.

A. the chemicals in the brain

B. the eyes

C. the skin

D. the muscle

3.According to the text, orange and white are colors which can make people　　　.

A. calm　　　B. active　　　C. sick　　　D. blind

13. The colors in the school room mentioned in the passage were changed from　　　.

A. orange to white

B. orange to dark blue

C. orange and white to pink or some other colors

D. gray to more colors

4. After reading the passage we can conclude that　　　.

A. blind people can be affected by colors, too

B. one’s heart will beat faster in a colorful room than in a white room

C. the chemicals in the brain change with feelings and emotions

D. if one’s blood pressure drops, his breathing will get slower and slower

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】眾所周知, 顏色會(huì)影響人們的情緒, 而最近的研究表明顏色也可以引起人們身體內(nèi)部的一些變化。

1.選D。推理判斷題。結(jié)合第一、二段的內(nèi)容可知顏色影響人的很多方面, 如心跳、大腦活動(dòng)、血壓、情感等。故選D項(xiàng)。

2.2】選A。推理判斷題。在醫(yī)院或監(jiān)獄里會(huì)使用顏色的這種鎮(zhèn)定功能, 說明顏色會(huì)影響人的情緒, 故可推斷顏色會(huì)影響大腦中的某些物質(zhì)。

3.3】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)實(shí)驗(yàn)的過程, 把房子涂成橙色和白色后, 實(shí)驗(yàn)者的血壓、心跳和呼吸頻率都上升了, 孩子們情緒又高漲起來了, 由此可推知這些顏色可以使人興奮、活躍。

4.4】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. 可知房間的顏色又恢復(fù)到橙色和白色, 故C項(xiàng)合乎句意。

5.5】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. 可看出實(shí)驗(yàn)的結(jié)果: 顏色的變化同樣影響盲人, 故可推知選A項(xiàng)。

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