IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)
Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls ontwo groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; forthe second, dark brown. Movement of each group was follo, w~ed by an electrical equipment under thecarpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly,covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown madepeople more active,but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the generalappearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs offaces whose energy was to be commented. Three groups of people were used; each was shown thesame photos, but each group was in an ordinary room--a nice office. The third was in a tastefully de-signed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to givehigher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies suggest that students do bet-ter on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly ones.
( )36. This passage provides us with
A. a piece of scientific
B. a normal lesson
C. an interesting test
D. a piece of news
答案：A
( )37. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?
A. Three.
B. Two.
C. Only one.
D. Four.
答案：A
( )38. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?
A. People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people inugly rooms.
B. The color and general appe'arance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior ofthe people in it.
C. The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on people's be-havior.
D. Beautifully furnished,light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly,dark rooms.
答案：B
( ) 39. What is referred to as the "general appearance" in this passage is ~
A. how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in
B. the size of a room
C. whether there are beautiful walls in a room
D. what the room looks like
答案：D
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