大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(三)

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（三）十一Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouriteclouraswegrowup----wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea----untilitwasrepaintergreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.1.Youwouldratherfollowthanredmeans_______.a.youdon'tliketofollowothersb.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleaderc.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothersd.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower2.Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer________.a.redtoyellowb.bluetoorangec.redtogreyd.bluetoyellow3.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'tchooseourfavouritecoloursaswegrowup.Amongotherfactsmeans______.a.besidesotherfactsb.inregardtootherfactsc.notconsideringotherfactsd.accordingtootherfacts4.Whichofthefollowingisfacts?a.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinctb.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.c.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhentheywerebornd.Colourshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods5.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearlondontoothersbecauseof_______.a.itsshapeb.itsstructurec.itscolourd.itsbuildingmaterials答案：bcaac十二Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesn'titmatter?Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?Shouldleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawonmanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable-----especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstratedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner?a.Heshouldfindanexcuseb.Heshouldadkforexcuse.c.Heshouldsaysorryd.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.2.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.Badmannersmeans________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttiltleforthispassage?a.SocialCustomsandCustomsb.SocialLifec.AmericanandBritishCustomsd.PromptnessIsImportant4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost_______.a.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortableb.makeshisguestsfeelexcitedc.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguestsd.triestoavoidbeingfoolish5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?a.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknifeb.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshockedc.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesamewayd.Noneoftheabove答案：dcaac十三NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.ItslocationontheeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontroloftheAmericanhinerlandanditbecamestrategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedtoFrance,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofafamousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericansunderGeneralAndrewJackson.TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriverisnowactuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomovewaterfromthecityintotheriver.AlthoughNewOrleanshaasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesforalmosttwocenturies,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.LouisianastillretainspartsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formmanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.NewOrleansiscarefre