5.We might think we know which colours do what.The idea that red wakes us up or blue calms us down is deeply rooted in Western culture.But do they really change our behaviour in the ways that we assume?
When it comes to scientific research,the results are mixed and at times contested.Some studies have found that people do better on cognitive tasks when faced with red rather than blue or green; others show the opposite.The idea is that if you repeatedly have a particular experience surrounded by a certain colour,then you eventually begin to associate that colour with the way you were feeling or behaving.A school career spent reading your teacher's red writing circling your mistakes forever makes you link red with danger.Blue meanwhile is more likely to be associated with calmer situations like marvelling at a big blue expanse of sky.
Of course there will always be exceptions---the comment from the teacher saying"well done"is also written in red.It is true that people do make different associations with different colours,but whether this translates into behaving in a certain way or succeeding at a particular task is a different question.
In 2009researchers tried to clarify the situation.They sat their participants at computer screens coloured blue,red or"neutral"and tested them on various tasks.With a red screen people did better on tasks requiring attention to detail,but when the screen was blue they did better on creative tasks.In practice this might be tricky.In a classroom you might want to think creatively some of the time and pay attention to detail at others.
However,when another team tried to repeat the study with a larger group of people in 2014,the effect of colour disappeared.The initial study consisted of just 69people.In this new,bigger study,of 263volunteers,background colour made no difference.
So colours might well have an effect,but so far those effects have been difficult to demonstrate consistently and sometimes don't seem to exist at all.
58.What's the major function of the first paragraph?C
A.To present a widely held view
B.To raise a question of behavior change
C.To introduce the theme of the passage
D.To summarize the whole passage
59.The author mentions the exception in Paragraph 3in order to showC.
A.there are exceptions to every rule
B.people tend to associate colors with behaviors
C.colors don't necessarily mean particular behaviors
D.colors do matter to those who desire success
60.It can be concluded from the results of the studies in 2009and 2014thatB.
A.the research findings are practical in indoor decoration
B.solid evidence is inadequate to prove how colors affect us
C.a(chǎn) larger study may help confirm colors'effects on our behaviors
D.walls should be painted different colors depending on different tasks.

分析 我們可能認為我們知道什么顏色做什么,紅色喚醒我們或藍色讓我們平靜的觀點深深植根于西方文化,但他們真的能以我們設想的方式改變我們的行為嗎?研究發(fā)現(xiàn)顏色對我們行為的影響可能沒有那么大.

解答 58.C 寫作意圖題.根據(jù)本文的大意以及本段最后一句話But do they really change our behaviour in the ways that we assume?但他們真的能以我們設想的方式改變我們的行為嗎?可知,第一段是為了引出本文的主題,即顏色對我們的行為的影響究竟有多大,故選C.
59.C 寫作意圖題.根據(jù)第三段whether this translates into behaving in a certain way or succeeding at aparticular task is a different question.可知,作者提到特例意在表明顏色并不一定引起某一行為的發(fā)生,故選C.
60.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段和第五段以前研究的結(jié)果表明,目前還缺乏足夠的證據(jù)證明顏色是如何影響我們的,故選B.

點評 本文是科教類閱讀,主要考查細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細節(jié)理解題時,首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應的段落、句子或短語.認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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