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判斷題

l.lnadditiontothemicroprocessorsunderthehoodthatwillhelpthemachineoperatemore

efficiently,tinycomputerswilleasetensionsandmakelifesimplerforthedriverandpassengers

參考答案：正確

2.A"conference"isinfactacartel,whoseroleistofixpricesforallthemembernationsand

companies

參考答案：正確

3.AccordingtothetextTheAgeofMiracleChips,hospitalcomputerswilltaketheplaceof

doctorstotalktopatientsandtheyareprogrammednotonlytoremindthepharmacy

departmenttoprepareprescriptionsbutalsotoalertnursestogivetheproperdosageatthe

righttime

參考答案：正確

4.Computerswillnotbringanychangestoschooleducation

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

5.DarrowandMalonedidn'tthinkthattheBiblecouldco-existwiththeEvolutionTheory

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

6.DarrowandMalonethoughtthattheBiblecouldco-existwiththeEvolutionTheory

參考答案：正確

7.Inschools,computerswillbemorecommonthanslideprojectors,moviefilmprojectorsand

taperecorders

參考答案：正確

8.MarkTwainadoptedhispennamefromthecryheardinhissteamboatdays,signalingtwo

fathomsofwater

參考答案：正確

9.PersonaltragedymadeMarkTwainbecomebitterlateinlife

參考答案：正確

lO.TheThirdWorldcountriesregardamerchantnavyasasymboloftheirnationalpowerand

haveexpandedtheirfleetsatanincrediblerate.

參考答案：正確

ll.ThecelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountymadehimknownas“thewildhumoristof

thePacificslope”

參考答案：正確

12.Thecomputerrevolutionbringsnochangestopeople'sdailylife

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

13.Thecomputerrevolutionisstimulatingintellects,liberatinglimbsandpushingmankindtoa

higherlevelofexistence.

參考答案：正確

14.Themiraclechipoftodayhasnodifferencefromthecomputerof25yearsago

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

15.Webster'sThirdNewInternationalDictionaryisbasedonthetheoryofprescriptivelinguistics

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

二,閱讀理解

16.Asshewalkedroundthehugedepartmentstore,Edithreflectedhowdifficultitwasto

chooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishedthathewasaseasytopleaseas

hermother,whowasalwaysdelightedwithperfume.Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyear

wasamostdisagreeableexperience:peopletrodonyourtoes,pokedyouwiththeirelbowsand

almostknockedyouoverintheirhastetogettoabargainaheadofyou.Partlytohavearest,

Edithpausedinfrontofacounterwheresomeattractivetieswereondisplay."Theyarerealsilk/*

theassistantassuredher,tryingtotempther."Worthdoubletheprice."ButEdithknewfrom

pastexperiencethatherchoiceoftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Shemovedonreluctantly

andthenquitebychance,stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmanhadgatheredroundacounter.

Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipesonsale——andthepriceswereveryreasonable.Edithdidnot

hesitateforlong:althoughherfatheronlysmokedapipeoccasionally,sheknewthatthiswasa

presentwhichwasboundtopleasehim.Whenshegothome,withhersmallwell-chosen

presentconcealedinherhandbag,herparentswerealreadyatthesuppertable.Hermotherwas

inanespeciallycheerfulmood,"Yourfatherhasatlasttodecidetostopsmoking."Sheinformed

herdaughter.Shoppingwasverydisagreeableatthattimeoftheyear

because.A.customerstrodoneachotheru0027stoes

B.customerspokedeachotherwiththeirelbows

C.customersknockedeachother

□.customersweredoingtheirshoppinginagreathurry

參考答案：D

Edith'sfather.A.didnotlikepresent

B.nevergotpresent

C.preferredties

D.wasdifficulttochooseapresentfor

參考答案：D

TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed.A.attractive

B.interestedinties

C.tired

D.inneedofcomfort

參考答案：B

TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed.A.attractive

B.interestedinties

C.tired

D.inneedofcomfort

參考答案：B

Edithstoppedatthenextcounter.A.purposely

B.suddenly

C.unwillingly

□.accidentally

參考答案：D

Edith'sfathersmokedapipe.A.whenhewasobliged

B.onsocialoccasions

C.fromtimetotime

D.whenhewasdelighted

參考答案：C

Edith'sfathersmokedapipe.A.whenhewasobliged

B.onsocialoccasions

C.fromtimetotime

D.whenhewasdelighted

參考答案：C

Shoppingwasverydisagreeableatthattimeoftheyearbecause.A.customerstrodon

eachotheru0027stoes

B.customerspokedeachotherwiththeirelbows

C.customersknockedeachother

□.customersweredoingtheirshoppinginagreathurry

參考答案：D

17.Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,therewilleventuallynot

beenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,if

presenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenif

scientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwill

makeitnecessaryforustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsin

oursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,

however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan.Sagan

believesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompletelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochange

theatmosphereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeasearthitself.Thedifficultis

thatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.Sagan

proposesthatalgaeorganismsthatcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthe

sametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionsimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthis

hasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipwillthenflytoVenusandfire

therocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgaewillbreakdownthecarbon

dioxideintooxygenandcarbon.Whenthealgaehavedonetheirwork,theatmospherewill

becomecooler,butbeforemancansetfootonVenusitwillbenecessaryfortheoxygento

producerain.Thesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformantolandonitbuttherainwill

eventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus.Inthelong

run,themostinsolubleproblemcausedbypopulationgrowthonearthwillprobablybethelack

of.A.food

B.oil

C.space

□.resources

參考答案：B

CarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecause.A.itmightbe

possibletochangeitsatmosphere

B.itsatmosphereisthesameastheearth's

C.thereisagoodsupplyofwateronVenus

D.thedaysonVenusarelongenough

參考答案：C

OnVenusthereisalotof.A.water

B.carbondioxide

C.carbonmonoxide

D.oxygen

參考答案：B

Algaeareplantsthatcan____.A.liveinveryhottemperatures

B.liveinverycoldtemperatures

C.manufactureoxygen

D.alloftheabove

參考答案：c

MancanlandonVenusonlywhen.A.thealgaehavedonetheirwork

B.theatmospherebecomescooler

C.thereisoxygen

D.itrainsthere

參考答案：c

18.Whatisyourfavoritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbean

optimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergrays

andblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlea

D.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,

becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorspreference,aswellastheeffect

thatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseour

favoritecolouraswegrowup--wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,

youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Colors

doinfluenceourmoods--thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeel

morecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheer

tothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThames

River;nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea

--untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhaps

itwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbright

colorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactory

workersworkbetter;harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorange

ratherthanblackorgrey."Youwouldratherfollowthanred"means.A.youdon'tliketo

followothers

B.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleader

C.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothers

D.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower

參考答案：D

Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer.A.redtoyellow

B.bluetoorange

C.redtogray

D.bluetoyellow

參考答案：B

"Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'tchooseourfavoritecoloursaswegrowup."

"Amongotherfacts"means.A.besidesotherfacts

B.inregardtootherfacts

C.notconsideringotherfacts

0.accordingtootherfacts

參考答案：D

Whichofthefollowingisfacts?

A.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinct.B.People'spreferenceofonecolourto

anotherisacquiredastheygrowup.C.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysaw

somethingbrownwhentheywereborn.D.Colorshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods

參考答案：c

ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearLondontoothers

becauseof.A.itsshape

B.itsstructure

C.itscolour

D.itsbuildingmaterials

參考答案：D

19.NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.Itslocationon

theeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontroloftheAmericanhinterlandanditbecame

strategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedto

France,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofa

famousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericans

underGeneralAndrewJackson.TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriveris

nowactuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomove

waterfromthecityintotheriver.AlthoughNewOrleanshasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesfor

almosttwocenturies,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.Louisianastillretains

partsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.NewOrleansiscarefreecity

anditboastsitshot,spicyCreoleseafoodanditsnativeDixielandJazz.TheJacksonSquare

neighborhoodmaintainsitsFrenchcolonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CivilWar

mansions.Visitorsaresurprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryeacisabusy

industrialandportcity.GrainandcoalcomefromtheMidwestandforeigncargoesareunloaded

here.NewOrleansisnolongerasleepySoutherntown--butit*sstillfuntovisit.Whataccounts

fortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrleans?

A.TheMississippifrequentlyfloodsthecity.B.Theriverbedhasriseninthepast200years.C.The

torrentialrainsfloodthecityfrequently.D.Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecontrolle

D

參考答案：B

ThebattleofNewOrleanswasfoughtbyJacksonagainst.A.France

B.Britain

C.Spain

D.TheNorth

參考答案：B

TheCodeNapoleonwas.A.anagreementtosellLouisiana

B.abodyoflaws

C.acityplan

D.amilitarycodeforthearmy

參考答案：B

WhichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotapplytotheattitudeoftheinhabitantsofNew

Orleans?

A.PrideintheirFrenchheritage.B.Adesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuildings.C.Arefusalto

engageintradeandcommerce

D.ApraisingofDixielandJazz

參考答案：C

TouristsvisitingNewOrleansaresurprisedtoencounter.A.Creolefood

B.Dixielandjazz

C.bustlingcity

□.authenticcolonialhomes

參考答案：C

2O.Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrain

heisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butno

matterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence

unlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual-the

sortofenvironmentinwhichheisreare

D.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvironmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopand

hewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceof

environmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistory

oftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMarkX.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,

andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparents

died,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflow

intelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedin

thehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogood

schools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenvironmental

differencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregiventeststo

measuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageand

fullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,having

identicalbrains,wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.Thisselectioncanbestbe

titled.A.MeasuringYourIntelligence

B.IntelligenceandEnvironment

C.TheCaseofPeterandMark

D.HowthebrainInfluencesIntelligence

參考答案：B

Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat.A.humanbrainsdiffer

considerably

B.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimportantindetermininghisintelligence

C.environmentiscrucialindeterminingapersonu0027sintelligence

□.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence

參考答案：c

Accordingtothepassage,theaverageLQ.is.A.85

B.100

C.110

D.125

參考答案：B

Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat.A.individualwith

identicalbrainsseldomtestatsamelevel

B.anindividualu0027sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenvironment

C.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence

0.changesofenvironmentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain

參考答案：C

Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sLQ..A.canbepredictedatbirth

B.staysthesamethroughouthislife

C.canbeincreasedbyeducation

D.isdeterminedbyhischildhood

參考答案：c

內(nèi)部異常！

判斷題

l.lnadditiontothemicroprocessorsunderthehoodthatwillhelpthemachineoperatemore

efficiently,tinycomputerswilleasetensionsandmakelifesimplerforthedriverandpassengers

參考答案：正確

2.A"conference**isinfactacartel,whoseroleistofixpricesforallthemembernationsand

companies

參考答案：正確

3.AccordingtothetextTheAgeofMiracleChips,hospitalcomputerswilltaketheplaceof

doctorstotalktopatientsandtheyareprogrammednotonlytoremindthepharmacy

departmenttoprepareprescriptionsbutalsotoalertnursestogivetheproperdosageatthe

righttime

參考答案：正確

4.Computerswillnotbringanychangestoschooleducation

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

5.DarrowandMalonedidn'tthinkthattheBiblecouldco-existwiththeEvolutionTheory

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

6.DarrowandMalonethoughtthattheBiblecouldco-existwiththeEvolutionTheory

參考答案：正確

7.Inschools,computerswillbemorecommonthanslideprojectors,moviefilmprojectorsand

taperecorders

參考答案：正確

8.MarkTwainadoptedhispennamefromthecryheardinhissteamboatdays,signalingtwo

fathomsofwater

參考答案：正確

9.PersonaltragedymadeMarkTwainbecomebitterlateinlife

參考答案：正確

lO.TheThirdWorldcountriesregardamerchantnavyasasymboloftheirnationalpowerand

haveexpandedtheirfleetsatanincrediblerate.

參考答案：正確

ll.ThecelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountymadehimknownas“thewildhumoristof

thePacificslope”

參考答案：正確

12.Thecomputerrevolutionbringsnochangestopeople'sdailylife

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

13.Thecomputerrevolutionisstimulatingintellects,liberatinglimbsandpushingmankindtoa

higherlevelofexistence.

參考答案：正確

14.Themiraclechipoftodayhasnodifferencefromthecomputerof25yearsago

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

15.Webster,sThirdNewInternationalDictionaryisbasedonthetheoryofprescriptivelinguistics

參考答案：錯(cuò)誤

二.閱讀理解

16.NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.ltslocationon

theeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontroloftheAmericanhinterlandanditbecame

strategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedto

France,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofa

famousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericans

underGeneralAndrewJackson.TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriveris

nowactuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomove

waterfromthecityintotheriver.AlthoughNewOrleanshasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesfor

almosttwocenturies,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.Louisianastillretains

partsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.NewOrleansiscarefreecity

anditboastsitshot,spicyCreoleseafoodanditsnativeDixielandJazz.TheJacksonSquare

neighborhoodmaintainsitsFrenchcolonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CivilWar

mansions.Visitorsaresurprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryear,isabusy

industrialandportcity.GrainandcoalcomefromtheMidwestandforeigncargoesareunloaded

here.NewOrleansisnolongerasleepySoutherntown----butit'sstillfuntovisit.Whataccounts

fortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrleans?

A.TheMississippifrequentlyfloodsthecity.B.Theriverbedhasriseninthepast200years.C.The

torrentialrainsfloodthecityfrequently.D.Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecontrolle

參考答案：B

ThebattleofNewOrleanswasfoughtbyJacksonagainst.A.France

B.Britain

C.Spain

D.TheNorth

參考答案：B

TheCodeNapoleonwas.A.anagreementtosellLouisiana

B.abodyoflaws

C.acityplan

D.amilitarycodeforthearmy

參考答案：B

WhichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotapplytotheattitudeoftheinhabitantsofNew

Orleans?

A.PrideintheirFrenchheritage.B.Adesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuildings.C.Arefusalto

engageintradeandcommerce

D.ApraisingofDixielandJazz

參考答案：C

TouristsvisitingNewOrleansaresurprisedtoencounter.A.Creolefood

B.Dixielandjazz

C.bustlingcity

□.authenticcolonialhomes

參考答案：C

17.Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrain

heisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butno

matterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence

unlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual-the

sortofenvironmentinwhichheisreare

D.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvironmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopand

hewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceof

environmentindetermininganindividuaPsintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistory

oftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMarkX.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,

andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparents

died,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflow

intelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedin

thehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogood

schools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenvironmental

differencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregiventeststo

measuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageand

fullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,having

identicalbrains,wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.Thisselectioncanbestbe

titled.A.MeasuringYourIntelligence

B.IntelligenceandEnvironment

C.TheCaseofPeterandMark

D.HowthebrainInfluencesIntelligence

參考答案：B

Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat.A.humanbrainsdiffer

considerably

B.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimportantindetermininghisintelligence

C.environmentiscrucialindeterminingapersonu0027sintelligence

□.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence

參考答案：C

Accordingtothepassage,theaverageLQ.is.A.85

B.100

C.110

D.125

參考答案：B

Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat.A.individualwith

identicalbrainsseldomtestatsamelevel

B.anindividualu0027sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenvironment

C.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence

□.changesofenvironmentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain

參考答案：C

Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sLQ..A.canbepredictedatbirth

B.staysthesamethroughouthislife

C.canbeincreasedbyeducation

D.isdeterminedbyhischildhood

參考答案：c

18.Whatisyourfavoritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo.youmustbean

optimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergrays

andblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlea

D.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,

becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorspreference,aswellastheeffect

thatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseour

favoritecolouraswegrowup--wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,

youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Colors

doinfluenceourmoods--thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeel

morecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheer

tothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThames

River,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea

--untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhaps

itwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbright

colorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactory

workersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorange

ratherthanblackorgrey,"Youwouldratherfollowthanred"means.A.youdon'tliketo

followothers

B.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleader

C.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothers

D.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower

參考答案：D

Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer.A.redtoyellow

B.bluetoorange

C.redtogray

D.bluetoyellow

參考答案：B

"Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'tchooseourfavoritecoloursaswegrowup."

"Amongotherfacts"means.A.besidesotherfacts

B.inregardtootherfacts

C.notconsideringotherfacts

□.accordingtootherfacts

參考答案：D

Whichofthefollowingisfacts?

A.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinct.B.People'spreferenceofonecolourto

anotherisacquiredastheygrowup.C.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysaw

somethingbrownwhentheywereborn.D.Colorshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods

參考答案：C

ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearLondontoothers

becauseof.A.itsshape

B.itsstructure

C.itscolour

D.itsbuildingmaterials

參考答案：D

19.Asshewalkedroundthehugedepartmentstore,Edithreflectedhowdifficultitwasto

chooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishedthathewasaseasytopleaseas

hermother;whowasalwaysdelightedwithperfume.Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyear

wasamostdisagreeableexperience:peopletrodonyourtoes,pokedyouwiththeirelbowsand

almostknockedyouoverintheirhastetogettoabargainaheadofyou.Partlytohavearest,

Edithpausedinfrontofacounterwheresomeattractivetieswereondisplay."Theyarerealsilk,"

theassistantassuredher;tryingtotempther."Worthdoubletheprice,"ButEdithknewfrom

pastexperiencethatherchoiceoftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Shemovedonreluctantly

andthenquitebychance,stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmanhadgatheredroundacounter.

Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipesonsale-----andthepriceswereveryreasonable.Edithdidnot

hesitateforlong:althoughherfatheronlysmokedapipeoccasionally,sheknewthatthiswasa

presentwhichwasboundtopleasehim.Whenshegothome,withhersmallwell-chosen

presentconcealedinherhandbag,herparentswerealreadyatthesuppertable.Hermotherwas

inanespeciallycheerfulmood,"Yourfatherhasatlasttodecidetostopsmoking."Sheinformed

herdaughter.Shoppingwasverydisagreeableatthattimeoftheyear

because.A.customerstrodoneachotheru0027stoes

B.customerspokedeachotherwiththeirelbows

C.customersknockedeachother

□.customersweredoingtheirshoppinginagreathurry

參考答案：D

Edith'sfather.A.didnotlikepresent

B.nevergotpresent

C.preferredties

D.wasdifficulttochooseapresentfor

參考答案：D

TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed.A.attractive

B.interestedinties

C.tired

D.inneedofcomfort

參考答案：B

TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed.A.attractive

B.interestedinties

C.tired

D.inneedofcomfort

參考答案：B

Edithstoppedatthenextcounter.A.purposely

B.suddenly

C.unwillingly

□.accidentally

參考答案：D

Edith'sfathersmokedapipe.A.whenhewasobliged

B.onsocialoccasions

C.fromtimetotime

D.whenhewasdelighted

參考答案：c

Edith'sfathersmokedapipe.A.whenhewasobliged

B.onsocialocca