Whatisyourfavoritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist(乐观者),aleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblue?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shyand
Whatisyourfavoritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist(乐观者),aleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblue?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shyandyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Ifyoulovegreen,youarestrong-mindedanddetermined(有决心的).Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologists(心理学家)tellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference(爱好),andtheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings(人类).Theytellusthatwedon’tchooseourfavoritecolouraswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.
Ayellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandcomfortablethanadarkgreenone,andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing(压抑的).Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutalsomoreactive.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgrey.
Remember,then,thatifyoufeellow,youcanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithanewshirtorafewcolourfulthings.Rememberalsothatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolourstheylikeanddislike.Anddon’tforgetthatanyonecanguessalotaboutyourcharacterwhenyouchooseapieceofhandkerchieforalampshade(灯罩).
小题1:Accordingtothispassage,________. A.onecanchoosehiscolourpreferenceB.oneisbornwithhiscolourpreferenceC.one’scolourpreferenceischangeableD.onehastochoosehisfavouritecolourashecanseeclearly小题2:Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer________.A.redtoyellowB.bluetoorangeC.redtogreyD.bluetoyellow小题3:Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.one’scolorpreferenceshowone’scharacterB.youcanbrightenyourlifewithwonderfulcoloursC.psych