大学英语四级阅读40篇

.word可编辑.word可编辑.专业.专注专业.专注书名：《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇1/200.Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,mediumrangeandlong-termgoa1s.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outIong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcomp1etingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshou1dneverallowyourseIftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowadnsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.WeshouldneverallowaIong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoalsifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsifwewritedownthedatesifweputforwardsomeplansNewshort-termgoalsarebulidupon.twoyearslong-termgoalscurrentactivitiesthegoalsthathavebeencompletedWhenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,一•wewillwinfinalsuccessweareoverwhelmedweshou1dbuildupconfidenceofsuccessweshou1dstrongdesireforsettingnewgoalsOnceourgoalsaredrawnup,.weshou1dsticktothemuntilwecompletethemwemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunitieswehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuecesswehavemadegreatdecisionItisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethatthosewhohabelong-termgoalswillsucceedwritingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyouthegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesinationeveryshouldhaveagoal1/200答案:adcbc2/200TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950's,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasva1ueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2,Thecountry'sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondol1ars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920's.Asfarmer'sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwou1deventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950'sTheUnemploymentRateof1950'sU.S.Economyinthe50'sTheFederalBudgetof1952InLine4,theword"boom"couldbestbereplacedby.nearbyexplosionthunderousnoisegeneralpublicsupportrapideconomicgrowthItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof.confidenceconfusiondisappointmentsuspicionWhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950's?EconomistsFrmaersc.Politiciansd.SteelworkersThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?60%50%33%90%2/200答案：cdabc3/200Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingwomen.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.Co11egeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist."WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity."Spirdusosaid."Iftheydothatwi11besuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime.nAccordingtoSpirduso,duceareportonsexualdiscriminationcallforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditionsspendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexua1discriminationspendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivitiesFromthispassage,weknowthat.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexaswomenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversitytheweatheronthecampusischillywomenmakeupasma11percentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversityOneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sstudywasthat.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirworkwomenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobswomenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversitywomenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivitiesThetitleforthispassageshouldbe.TheUniversityofTexasMilburn'sReportWomenProfessorsSexua1DiscriminationinAcademia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.ad1escentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severa1importantissuesmustberaised.First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.Finally,thouthsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNaionalCancerInstiute(NCI)beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby.trafficaccidentssmoking-relateddeseasemurderalloftheseEverydaythereareoverhighschoo1strdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.a.75b.23c.30d.3000By"dropout"theauthormeans.studentswhofailedtheexaminationstudentswholeftschoo1studentswholosttheirwaystudentswhoweredrivenoutofschoolThereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasuressmokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorstherearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancernoneoftheseWhatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittletherearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniorshighsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealthsmokingathighschoo1arefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorelikelytocausecertaindifferentillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisntoanewdiscovery.In1945,about35yearsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,common1yusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditivies,causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultal1thetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandlivinganimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcow.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsnotformedicalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA.hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.Whatisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?DrugandFoodCancerandHealthFoodandHealthHealthandDrugWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?DrugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasonsSomeoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandsomearegiventothelivinganimalsResearchershaveknownaboutthepotentialdangersoffoodadditivesforoverthirty-fiveyears.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerinworld.Howhassciencedonesomethingharmfultomankind?Becauseofscience,diseasescausedbypollutedfoodhavenbeenvirtuallyeliminated.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalueoffood.Becauseoftheapplicationofscience,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshavebeenaddedtofood.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.Whatarenitratesusedfor?Theypreservef1avorinpackagedfoods.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.Theword'carcinogenic'mostnearlymeans'trouble-makingcolor-retainingmoney-makingcancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd6/200Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationadngivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanageria1responsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwou1dbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvestheydonotbe1ievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealththeyaretravellingfastal1thetimetheyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkAccordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis.notfearingstressknowingtheartofrelaxationhighsenseofresponsibilityhavingcontroloverperformanceWhichofthefollwingstatementsisture?WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressStressisalwaysharmfultopeop1eItiseasytochangethehagitofkeepingoneseIfbusywithwork.DifferentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstressInParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersbackto■a."makingachoicebetween'flight,or'fighf"b."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysicallyuc."respondingtocrisesquickly"d."losingheartatthesignsdifficulties"Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,"doso"refersto.a."exposeourselvestostress"b."findwaystodealwithstress"c."removestressfromourlives"d."establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress"6/200答案：dadbcInthe1960s,manyyoungAmericansweredissatisfiedwithAmericansociety.TheywantedtoendtheVietnamWarandtomakeallofthepeopleintheU.S.epual.Someofthemdecidedto"dropout"ofAmericansocietyandformtheirownsocieties.Theyformedutopiancommunities,whichtheycalled"communes,"wheretheycouldfollowtheirphi1osophyof"doyourownthing."AgroupofartistsfoundedacommuneinsouthernColoradocalled"DropCity.nFollowingtheideasofphilosopherandarchitectBuckminsterFullertheybuiltdomeshapedhousesfrompiecesofoldcars.Othergroups,suchasauthorKenKesey,sMerryPranksters,thefollowersfoSanFranciscopoetSteveGakin,andagroupthatcalleditselftheHogFarm,livedinoldschoolhusesandtraveledaroundtheUnitedStates.TheHogFarmbecomefamouswhentheyhelpedorganizetheWoodstockRockFestivalin1969.SteveGaskin'sfollowerstriedtosettledownonafarminTennessee,buttheyhadtoleavewhensomemembersofthegruopwerearrestedforgrowingmarijuana.Notallcommunesbe1ievedinthephilosophyof"doyouownthing,"however.TwinOaks,acommunefoundedinVirgianiainthelate1960s,wasbasedontheideasofpsychologistB.F.Skinner.ThepeoplewholivedatTwinOakswerecarefullycontrolledbySkinner's"conditioning"techniquestodothingsthatweregoodforthecommunity.In1972,ItalianarchitectPaoloSoleribegantobuildArcosanti,autopiancityArizsonawhere2500peoplewilllivecloselytogetherinonelargebuildingcalledan"archology"Soleribelievesthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogethersothattheywillallbecomeone.WhydidsomeyoungAmericansdecideto"dropout"ofscoietyduringthe1960s?TheywerenotsatisfiedwithAmericansociety.Theywantedtogrowmarijuana.TheywantedtogototheVietnamWar.Theydidnotwantallpeopletobeequal.WheredidthemembersoftheHogFarmcommunelive?Indome-shapedhouseInoldschoo1husesOnafarminTennesseeInanarchologyinArizonaWhogavethepeopleofDropCitytheideatobuliddome-shapedhouse?PaoloSoleriB.G.SkinnerSteveGaskinBuckminsterFullerWhatwastheTwinOakscommunebaseon?Thephilosophyof"doyourownthing"Virginaiainthelate1960sTheideasofpsychologistThebeliefthatpeoplemust1ivecloselytogerher.Whatisan"archology"?ApersonwhostudiesarchaeologyAlargebuildingwherepeoplelivecloselytogetherAcityinArizonaAtechniquetocontorlpeople7/200答案：abdcb8/200Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual-thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisreared.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvionmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillneverattainthe1evelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.TheimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividuaTsintellingencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMarkX.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasreatedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalpooprtunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenviromentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregibentesetstomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,wouldhavetestedatrough1ythesamelevel.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled.MeasuringYourIntelligenceIntelligenceandEnvironmentTheCaseofPeterandMarkHowthebrainInfluencesIntelligenceThebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat.humanbrainsdifferconsiderablythebrainapersonisbornwithisimprotantindetermininghisintelligenceenvironmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligencepersonshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligenceAccordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is■85100110125Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupportthecone1usionthat.individualwithidenticalbrainsse1domtestatsame1eve1anindividuaTsintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenviromentlackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintel1igencechangesofenviromentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrainThispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q.canbepredictedatbirthstaysthesamethrouthouthislifecanbeincreasedbyeducationisdeterminedbyhischi1dhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200Asshewa1kedroundthehugedepartmentstore,EdithreflectedhowdifficultitwastochooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishesthathewasaseasytopleaseashermother,whowasaIwaysdelightedwithperfumeBesides,shoppongatthistimeoftheyearwasamostdisgreeableexperience:peopletrodonyourtoes,pokedyouwiththeire1bowsandalmostknockedyouoverintheirhastetogettoabargainaheadofyou.Partlytohavearest,Edithpausedinfrontofacounterwheresomeattracivetieswereondisplay."Theyarerealsilk,"theassistantassuredher,tryingtotempther."Worthdoubletheprice.HButeditknewfrompastexperiencethatherchoiceoftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Shemovedonreluctantlyandthenquitebychance,stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmanhadgatheredroundacounter.Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipesonsale-andthepriceswereveryreasonable.Edithdidnothesitateforlong:a1thoughherfatheronlysmokedapipeoccasionally,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasbundtopleasehim.Whenshegothome,withhersmallwe11-chosenpresentconcealedinherhandbag,herparentswerealreadyatthesuppertable.Hermotherwasinanespeciallycheerfulmood,"Yourfatherhasatlasttodecidedtostopsmoking."Sheinformedherdaughter.Edith'sfather.didnotlikepresentnevergotpresentpreferredtieswasdifficulttochooseapresentforTheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed_■attractiveinterestedintiestiredinneedofcomfortEdithstoppedatthenextcounter.puroselysuddenlyunwillinglyaccidentallyEdith'sfathersmokedapipe.whenhewasobligedonsocialoccasionsfromtimetotimewhenhewasdelightedShoppingwasverydisagreeableatthattimeoftheyearbecause.coustomerstrodoneachother'stoescoustomerspokedeachotherwiththeire1bowscustomersknockedeachothercustomersweredoingtheirshoppinginagreathurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,therewilleventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryforlustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan.Saganbe1ievesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompleetelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochangetheatmophereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.Saganproposesthatalgaeorganismsthatcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionsimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipwillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,theaIgewillbreakdownthecarbondioxideintooxygenandcarbon.Whenthealgaehavedonetheriwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbeformancansetfootonVenusitwi11beneccessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.ThesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformantolandonitbuttherainwilleventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus.Intelongrun,themostinsolubleproblemcausedbypopulationgrowthonearthwillprobab1ybethelackof.foodoilspaceresourcesCarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecauseitmightbepossibletochangeitsatmosphereitsatmosphereisthesameastheearth'sthereisagoodsupplyofwateronVenusthedaysonVenusarelongenoughOnVenusthereisalotof.watercarbondioxidecarbonmonoxideoxygenA1gaeareplantsthatcan.liveinveryhottemperaturesliveinverycoldtemperaturesmanufactureoxygenalloftheaboveMancanlandonVenusonlywhen.thealgaehavedonetheirworktheatmospherebecomescoolerthereisoxygenitrainsthere10/200答案：cabdd11/200Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwou1dratherfo11owthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouriteclouraswegrowup-wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods-thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea-untilitwasrepaintergreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfe11sharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.."Youwouldratherfollowthanred"means一•youdon'tliketofollowothersyouwou1dbeamemberratherthana1eaderyouwou1dbeafraidoffollowingothersyouwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollowerIfoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer一•redtoyellowbluetoorangeredtogreybluetoyellow3.11Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'tchooseourfavouritecoloursaswegrowup.11"Amongotherfacts"means.besidesotherfactsinregardtootherfactsnotconsideringotherfactsaccordingtootherfactsWhichofthefollowingisfacts?People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinctPeople'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.MorepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhentheywerebornColourshavelittleinfluenceonourmoodsThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearlondontoothersbecauseof.itsshapeitsstructureitscolouritsbuiIdingmaterials11/200答案:bcaac12/200Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwa1kontheleftortherig