There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
　　First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
　　Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did man tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.
　　The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs (感覺器官).
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
小題1:The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us ___________.
A．a(chǎn) red box is heavier than a white one
B．a(chǎn) color has weight in one’s mind
C．white paper is lighter than red paper
D．you can know the weight of a color by holding it
小題2: Why did the scientist say colors have smell?
A．Because people can sense the light from colors.
B．Because we can smell colors with our nose.
C．Because every color has its own sweet smell.
D．Because every color can give off light of the same length.
小題3: If a person walks from a blue room to a red room, his body temperature will ___________.
A．riseB．fallC．stay the sameD．change now and then
小題4:It can be implied from the text that ___________.
A．colors have orders in weight
B．colors can change the weight of an object
C．people would stay longer in a room with red windows
D．colors can affect our mood and health
小題5:This passage is probably a ___________.
A．book reviewB．fiction novelC．fairy taleD．science report

小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D

小題1:根據(jù)第二段It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.及描述，可知本段主要是告訴我們顏色在意識里有重量，故選B。
小題1:根據(jù)第四段That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs (感覺器官).描述，可知選A。
小題1:根據(jù)最后一段if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall.描述，可知選A。
小題1:根據(jù)短文描述，可知每種顏色都有不同的重量，故顏色可以改變物品的重量，選B。
小題1:這篇短文主要討論的是顏色的重量和氣味，故有可能出自一篇科學報告。選D。
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