Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils（灾祸）.
People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions （反应）toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.
小题1:Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their .| A．cultural values | B．commercial purposes | | C．personal experiences | D．physical reactions to the color |
小题2:Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button?| A．To relax people physically. | | B．To increase people’s appetites. | | C．To encourage people to make a purchase. | | D．To cause a person’s blood pressure to rise. |
小题3:What color might help lose weight according to the text?| A．Red | B．Green. | C．Blue. | D．Purple. |
小题4:Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?| A．Colors and Human Beings | B．The Cultural Meaning of Color | | C．Colors and Personal Experiences | D．The Meaning and Function of Color |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析：
小题1:A 细节题。根据文章第二段 The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven本段所举的例子中对于颜色的选择都是与文化价值观或者个人经历有关的。穆斯林对于绿色的固定也是文化的影响。故A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第四段2,3行Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.说明用红色是为了吸引人们的注意，鼓励人们购买。故C正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据倒数第二段blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.说明蓝色可以让人减少食欲，那么可以让人减肥，故C正确。
小题4:D 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的就是在不同的文化中各种颜色的不同含义以及各种颜色的功能和作用。故D正确。
点评：文章主要讲述的就是在不同的文化中各种颜色的不同含义以及各种颜色的功能和作用。本文内容清晰，难度不算大，以细节题的考查为主如57,58要求考生准确定位考点，仔细判断。 |
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Cars are an important part of life in the United States． Without a car， most people feel that they are___36___．And even if a person is poor， he doesn’t feel___37___poor when he has a car．
Henry Ford was the man who first started ___38___cars in large numbers． He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to ___39___American culture．The car made the United States a nation on ___ 40___． And it ___41___to make the United States what it is today．
There are three main reasons that the car has become so___42___in the United States． ___43___，the country is a huge one and Americans like to __44__around in it ．The car__45__the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation． With a car， people can go any place___46___spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient（有效地） and inexpensive form of public___47___． Long distance trains have never been as ___48___in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by ___49__．But it is too expensive to be used ___50__． The third reason is the most ___51__one．The American spirit of ___52___is what really made cars popular． Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train ___53___a plane． They don’t like to have to ___54___an exact schedule． A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want___55___to have．
| 小题1: | | A．healthy | B． poor | C．pretty | D．rich |
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| 小题2: | | A．actually | B．truly | C．really | D．exactly |
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| 小题3: | | A．making | B．doing | C．designing | D．owing |
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| 小题4: | | A．afford | B．affect | C．effort | D．effect |
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| 小题5: | | A．foot | B．horse backs | C．wheels | D．chairs |
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| 小题6: | | A．helped | B．tried | C．hoped | D．got |
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| 小题7: | | A．well-known | B．popular | C．lovely | D．famous |
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| 小题8: | | A．In all | B．After all | C．Above all | D．First of all |
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| 小题9: | | A．walk | B．transport | C．move | D．go |
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| 小题10: | | A．provides | B．offers | C．takes | D．proves |
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| 小题11: | | A．with | B．by | C．for | D．without |
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| 小题12: | | A．journey | B．transportation | C．travel | D．trip |
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| 小题13: | | A．unusual | B．usual | C．common | D．ordinary |
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| 小题14: | | A．bikes | B．ships | C．planes | D．rockets |
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| 小题15: | | A．completely | B．continuously | C．frequently | D．fully |
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| 小题16: | | A．important | B．funny | C．common | D．simple |
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| 小题17: | | A．dependence | B．independence | C．selfishness | D．self-confidence |
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| 小题19: | | A．take | B．receive | C．accept | D．follow |
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| 小题20: | | A．most | B．worst | C．best | D．least |
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Popular music in America is what every student likes． Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch． Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street． Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work． They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people． Most of the radio programmes are music．
Pop or popular music singers make much money． They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast（广播）． Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes． Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer． Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her． Now the singer has become a pop star．
There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans． One is called folk music． It tells stories about the common life of Americans． Another is called western or country music． This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching． Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．
小题1:________ kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in this passage．| A．Two | B．Four． | C．Three | D．Five |
小题2:When pop singers ________, they are regarded as pop stars．| A．become popular with their fans | | B．make a CD or tape | | C．make much money | | D．are wanted to sing on the radio |
小题3:From the passage we know that country music is about ________．| A．the common life of Americans | | B．the life of cowboys | | C．the country life and love stories | | D．the school life in America |
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage？| A．Western Music | B．Popular Music | | C．History of Music | D．American Music |
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Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___36__ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞给)___37__ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me ___38___awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___39___ it, because it is ___40___ manners in the West to _41__ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___42__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often ___43___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or ___44___. This might be good manners in China, but it is
certainly__45___ in the West. In the United States, it is___46___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___47___. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__48__” Here’s an example: When an American is offered ___49_ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll ___50___ some Pepsi-Cola （百事可乐）if you have it.” That is ___51__ an American will do. ___52___are taught that “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ___53___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe（遵循） the __54__ here. But when you go to ___55___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”
| 小题1: | | A．trouble | B．words | C．dinner | D．difficulty |
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| 小题2: | | A．enough | B．much | C．more | D．little |
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| 小题3: | | A．think | B．taste | C．feel | D．smell |
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| 小题5: | | A．important | B．rude | C．polite | D．bad |
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| 小题6: | | A．take | B．leave | C．forget | D．pass |
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| 小题7: | | A．minded | B．noticed | C．heard | D．informed |
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| 小题8: | | A．accepts | B．refuses | C．nods | D．gives |
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| 小题9: | | A．happy | B．angry | C．thirsty | D．full |
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| 小题11: | | A．impolite | B．good | C．kind | D．sad |
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| 小题12: | | A．direct | B．honest | C．short | D．kind |
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| 小题13: | | A．I’m sorry | B．Yes, I want | C．No, thanks | D．Yes, please |
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| 小题14: | | A．food | B．beer | C．coffee | D．tea |
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| 小题15: | | A．bring | B．offer | C．take | D．like |
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| 小题16: | | A．that | B．what | C．whether | D．how |
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| 小题17: | | A．Englishmen | B．Frenchmen | C．Americans | D．Australians |
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| 小题18: | | A．manners | B．honesty | C．request | D．order |
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| 小题19: | | A．ways | B．habits | C．action | D．customs |
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| 小题20: | | A．China | B．the United States | C．Rome | D．the United Nations |
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A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when people interpret facial emotions (情感)．The study reveals that in cultures where emotional control is the standard，such as Japan，the focus is placed on the eyes to interpret emotions. Whereas in cultures where emotion is openly expressed，such as the United States，the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotions.
“These findings go against the popular theory that the facial expressions of basic emotions can be universally recognized，” said University of Alberta researcher Dr.Takahiko Masuda.” A person’s culture plays a very strong role in determining how he will read emotions and needs to be considered when interpreting the facial expressions.”
These cultural differences are even noticeable in computer emoticons(情感符号)，which are used to convey a writer’s emotions by email and text message. The Japanese emotions for happiness and sadness vary in terms of how the eyes are drawn ，while the American emotions vary with the direction of the mouth. In the United States the emoticons∶)and∶) show a happy face，whereas the emoticons∶(and∶(show a sad face. However，the Japanese tend to use the symbol (‘‘) to indicate a happy face，and (；；) to indicate a sad face.
“We think it is quite interesting and appropriate that culture tends to mask its emotions. The Japanese would focus on a person’s eyes when detecting his or her emotions，as eyes tend to be quite subtle(微妙的)，”said Masuda. “In the United States，where an open emotion is quite common，it makes sense to focus on the mouth，which is the most expressive feature on a person’s face.”
小题1:The text mainly tells us that ________.| A．cultural differences are expressed in emotions | | B．culture is a key to interpreting facial emotions | | C．different emoticons are preferred in different cultures | | D．people from different cultures express emotions differently |
小题2:Which emoticon is used by Americans to show a happy face?小题3:If a Japanese wants to detect whether a smile is true or false，he will probably________.| A．read the whole face | B．focus on the mouth | | C．look into the eyes | D．judge by the voice |
小题4:The computer emoticons used by Americans show that________.| A．they express their feelings openly | | B．they tend to control their emotions | | C．they are good at conveying their emotions | | D．they use simpler emotions to show their feelings |
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Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic Adventure novel by Jules Verne. The story starts in London in 1872. One day in the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy gentleman, accepts a wager(赌注) for £20,000, which he will receive if he travels around the world in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg sets off immediately, with his servant Passepartout. They reach Suez(苏伊士) quickly. While landing in Egypt, he is watched by a British detective named Fix, who is in search of a bank robber. Because Fix mistakes Fogg for the criminal, he follows secretly, as they are getting on a ship to Bombay.
After more than 20-days of travelling, they arrive in San Francisco, and then get on the train to New York. During that trip, the train is attacked by Indians, who take Passepartout away. With some soldiers’ help, Fogg succeeds in freeing his companion. To make up for the lost time, Fogg and his companion hasten on to New York, and catch the steamer for the crossing of the Atlantics. They arrive in Ireland in time to reach London before the deadline. However, once on British soil again, Fix arrests Fogg. Although the misunderstanding is quickly cleared up—the actual bank robber had been caught several days earlier. Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, sure that he has lost the wager.
However, the next day Fogg learns from the priest that he is mistaken in the date, which he thinks Sunday but which actually is Saturday, due to the fact that they gained a full day on their journey around the globe, by crossing the International Date Line. Fogg immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives just in time to win the wager.
小题1:The reason that Fix wants to arrest Phileas Fogg is that .| A．Phileas Fogg is the bank robber whom Fix is trying to catch | | B．Phileas Fogg doesn’t have a passport for his travels | | C．Fix mistakenly takes Phileas Fogg for the bank robber | | D．Fix intends to prevent Fogg from winning the wager |
小题2:During his time in America, Phileas Fogg spends a lot of “unexpected” time .| A．travelling across the continent of America | | B．rescuing his companion from the Indians | | C．waiting for the ship back to London | | D．getting rid of the pursuing of Fix |
小题3:Does Phileas Fogg win the wager at last? Why?| A．No. Because he doesn’t get to the Reform Club before the deadline. | | B．Yes. Because he is not the bank robber； it’s a misunderstanding. | | C．No. Because he wastes too much time during his trip. | | D．Yes. Because he arrives at the Reform Club before the deadline. |
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