《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2023·黑龙江绥化)
Different colours have different effects on us
1 We use colours which make us feel safe and comfortable to decorate our homes. We dress ourselves and show ourselves to the world in our favourite colours. Colours' influence over all of us is powerful and the following are some of fun facts about colours that may surprise you.
2
Studies have found that babies as young as two weeks old can tell (辨别) the colour red from other colours. As they grow up, the number of colours they can tell continues to increase until they can tell all the colours by the age of about five months.
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Studies of accidents and colours have found that white is the colour of cars least likely to cause an accident resulting in death. 4 Black. It is found that deadly accidents are 12 per cent more likely to happen among cars of that colour.
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Scientists suggest that if you are on a diet, remember not to use these two colours in your kitchen! It is found that people eat 24 per cent more food when seeing red with yellow. Fast-food companies found this out years ago and started using these two colours in their logos (标识;标志), advertisements and restaurant designs (设计).
A. Red is the first colour a baby sees.
B. Green is the colour of nature and represents (代表) new life and growth.
C. We are surrounded (环绕) by colours and we use them every day.
D. Blue can make people feel peaceful and calm.
E. White is the colour of safety.
F. Yellow and red together make you hungry.
G. What is the least safe colour?
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

答案： 1. C 2. A 3. E 4. G 5. F