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六、跨学科 颜色对人类行为和感觉的影响 (2025·无锡滨湖区期中)阅读理解(20分)
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When we say we're “seeing red”, we feel angry. “Feeling blue” means we're sad. Calling someone “yellow” means the person is afraid. People use these phrases every day. But do colours really influence our feelings?
Is there psychology (心理学) of colour?
We think of colour as a result of activities in our eyes and minds, so it makes sense to believe that different colours influence our moods.
Artists clearly use colours to make viewers respond (回应) to their work. Pablo Picasso's Blue Period paintings from 1901 to 1904 express sadness after his friend Casagemas died.
Other people try to manipulate us with colours. Companies use colours in ads to make us know their messages well. Product designers use colours to catch our attention to their goods.
“The connection between colours and moods is so widely believed,” says psychologist, Lynn Olzak at Miami University in Ohio. “But when you actually go out and try to find research to prove, it's not always there. We just don't know whether it's true or not.”
What is it about colour?
With the difficulties, researchers have done some research on how people respond to colours. Studies found much stronger responses (反应) to a colour's brightness and saturation. Brightness means lightness or darkness. Saturation is how pure (纯净) a colour is.
In one study, researchers from British Columbia tested responses to “Rainbow Paint” ads. Brightly coloured ads led to greater feelings of excitement and more positive (正面的) opinions of the ads. People also liked ads more when they had greater colour saturation.
Colour is a huge part of our lives, so it's possible that it influences our moods. However, researchers are a long way from making conclusions about how different colours should make us feel. At the same time, you had better decorate your room in your own favourite colours. After all, your personal tastes say a lot about what makes you happy.
()1. The writer mentioned different phrases about colours in Paragraph 1 to D.
A. teach readers the phrases
B. show the writer's feelings
C. prove the writer's opinion
D. introduce the subject to readers
()2. 中考新考法 词义猜测 What does the underlined word “manipulate” mean in the passage?
A. 操纵
B. 迷惑
C. 治疗
D. 安慰
()3. What should companies do when making ads according to the study of British Columbia?
A. Use more colours in ads.
B. Avoid dark and pale colours in ads.
C. Mix different colours in ads.
D. Draw rainbows in ads.
()4. Which of the following may the writer agree?
A. It's true that colours decide our moods.
B. It's wise to use colours to express ourselves clearly.
C. Companies should use ads to become successful.
D. We'd better choose our favourite colours in daily life.

答案： 1.D [解析]推理判断题。根据“When we say we’re ‘seeing red’, we feel angry. ‘Feeling blue’ means we’re sad. Calling someone ‘yellow’ means the person is afraid. People use these phrases every day.”可知，作者提到这些短语是为了引入主题，即颜色是否真的影响我们的情感和心理。故选 D。
2.A [解析]词义猜测题。根据“Other people try to manipulate us with colours. Companies use colours in ads to make us know their messages well. Product designers use colours to catch our attention to their goods.”可知，公司在广告中使用颜色让我们更好地了解他们的信息。产品设计师使用颜色来吸引我们对他们的商品的注意力，故此处指“其他人试图用颜色来操纵我们”。故选 A。
3.B [解析]推理判断题。根据“Brightly coloured ads led to greater feelings of excitement and more positive(正面的) opinions of the ads. People also liked ads more when they had greater colour saturation.”可知，明亮的颜色和高饱和度的颜色可以让人更加兴奋,对广告有更积极的看法,故而推知,做广告时,应避免使用暗和浅的颜色。故选 B。
4.D [解析]细节理解题。根据“At the same time，you had better decorate your room in your own favourite colours.”可知，作者建议最好用自己喜欢的颜色装饰房间。故选 D。