Question

There are many colours in nature. But do you know that a colour 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(实验).

      First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the boxes. Wrap(包裹) one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. 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 does it happen? A scientist found that different colours have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every colour has its own weight in our mind. The heaviest colour is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white. The scientists told us that colours also have smell. Can you smell the colour? Of course not. Then why did the scientists say so? That is because every colour represents a kind of light wave(光波)------ a certain wavelength(波长). It reaches our brain(大脑) through organs(感觉器官)

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colour they like, and refuse the colour they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colours you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. If you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture(家具) 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 one 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 when we see different colors.

1.Which is the lightest color in a man’s mind?

A. Red      B. Blue     C. Green    D. White

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Different colors have different weights in a man’s mind.

B. The color “blue” is the second heaviest color in a man’s mind.

C. People can’t smell the colors.

D. The color you don’t like will keep you healthy.

3.What will happen when you get into a cool colored room from a warm colored room?

A. You will feel excited.      

B. You will be happy and contented.

C. Your temperature will fall. 

D. You will be nervous.

4.According to the passage, how long will you feel if you stay in a red room for an hour?

A. Two hours.   B. Fours hours   C. Six hours     D. Eight hours.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇科普读物。颜色真的有轻重、有气味吗？科学家解释说人们感觉颜色有轻重是因为我们的思维定式而已，人们感觉颜色有气味是因为每种颜色代表一种有特定波长的光而已；但人们可以接受自己喜欢的颜色，充分利用自己喜欢的颜色。

1.D细节理解题。根据第三段中The heaviest colour is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.可知在人的头脑中最重的颜色是红色，然后是蓝色、绿色、橙色、黄色和白色。所以该选D。

2.D 细节判断题。根据短文中的句子“So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colours you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill.”你不喜欢的颜色可能会使你紧张甚至生病。故答案D错误。

3.C细节理解题。根据第四段中if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall.可知如果一个人走出了一个红色的房间，进入一个蓝色的房间，他的体温会下降。所以该选C。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“If you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture(家具) for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours.”可以推断，答案为A。

考点：科普类短文阅读。