英语周报九年级上册2023-2024第21期第一章第二节

英语周报九年级上册2023-2024第21期第一章第二节

Scientists are making new studies of color and its effects on our health. They have known for a long time that the color of a room or the color of the light in it can affect our feelings and emotions. Many prisons and hospitals have at least one room that is painted pink. Officials have found that light and color can produce physical changes in our bodies.

Professor Falfan worked with a group of 9 disabled children at school in Albert. Two of the children were blind. The other seven had normal sight. The scientists changed the color of the school room, and then looked for changes in blood pressure, heart beat and breathing rate. The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. Their blood pressure dropped from about 120 to 100. Similar changes were reported in heart-beat and the breathing. The children were also calmer and less excited. Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. Blood pressure, heart-beat and breathing rate went up and the children became excited again.

Professor Falfan said different colors produce different levels of light energy. He said the differences seem to affect chemicals in the brain that carry messages from nerve to nerve and from nerve to muscle.

1. Light and color can affect　　　.

A. only one’s feelings and emotions

B. one’s energy

C. one’s mental changes

D. one’s heart-beat, brain activities, blood pressure, feelings and emotions

2. The color of pink had a calming effect, that is to say, the color affects　　　.

A. the chemicals in the brain

B. the eyes

C. the skin

D. the muscle

3.According to the text, orange and white are colors which can make people　　　.

A. calm　　　B. active　　　C. sick　　　D. blind

13. The colors in the school room mentioned in the passage were changed from　　　.

A. orange to white

B. orange to dark blue

C. orange and white to pink or some other colors

D. gray to more colors

4. After reading the passage we can conclude that　　　.

A. blind people can be affected by colors, too

B. one’s heart will beat faster in a colorful room than in a white room

C. the chemicals in the brain change with feelings and emotions

D. if one’s blood pressure drops, his breathing will get slower and slower

英语周报九年级上册2023-2024第21期第一章第二节试题答案

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】众所周知, 颜色会影响人们的情绪, 而最近的研究表明颜色也可以引起人们身体内部的一些变化。

1.选D。推理判断题。结合第一、二段的内容可知颜色影响人的很多方面, 如心跳、大脑活动、血压、情感等。故选D项。

2.2】选A。推理判断题。在医院或监狱里会使用颜色的这种镇定功能, 说明颜色会影响人的情绪, 故可推断颜色会影响大脑中的某些物质。

3.3】选B。推理判断题。根据实验的过程, 把房子涂成橙色和白色后, 实验者的血压、心跳和呼吸频率都上升了, 孩子们情绪又高涨起来了, 由此可推知这些颜色可以使人兴奋、活跃。

4.4】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. 可知房间的颜色又恢复到橙色和白色, 故C项合乎句意。

5.5】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. 可看出实验的结果: 颜色的变化同样影响盲人, 故可推知选A项。

There is no doubt ______ they will finish the task on time.

A. that B. whether

C. when D. how

英语周报九年级上册2023-2024第21期第一章第二节试题答案

A

【解析】

试题分析：考查固定句式。there is no doubt that为固定句型“毫无疑问……”。that引导同位语从句。句意：毫无疑问，他们会及时完成任务。故A正确。

考点：考查固定句式

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