【正文】 d up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. This is a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don39。s the only kind of popularity that really counts. 1. The author39。 Manufacturers(生產(chǎn)商 )have discovered by experience that sugar sells. Badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics(化妝品 ) should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a branch of color psychology. Color psychology now finds application in everything from fashion to decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. （ 79） Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive(刺激 ). For a primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw red as the color of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and selfprotection. (80)Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bring red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure。 it is a calming color. Because of its exciting meaning, red is chosen as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced munities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead. 11. Our preferences for certain colors are _______ according to the passage. A. associated with the time of the day B. dependent on our personalities C. are linked with our ancestors D. partly due to psychological factors 12. If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen? A. They breathe faster. B. They feel satisfied. C. Their blood pressure rises. D. Their hearts beat faster. 13. Which of the following statements if NOT true according to the passage? A. Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of. B. Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced munities. C. People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly. D. The psychology of color is of some practical use. 14. Which of the following statements if TRUE according to the passage? A. Manufacturers often sell sugar in green wrapping. B. Dark blue bring people the feeling of being energetic. C. Primitive people associated heat and anger with red. D. Green and yellow are associated with calm and passive defense. 15. Which of the following could be the most suitable title for the passage? A. The Branch of Color Psychology B. Color and Its Meanings C. The Practical Use of Color Psychology D. Color and Feelings. Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part there are 30 inplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 16. I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early ____ I can have time for a cup of tea. A. as soon as B. as a result C. in case D. so that 17. The pot ___ _ for ____ _ hot water. A. used； keeping B. was used； keeping C. is used； to keep D. are used； keep 18. If only I ____ how to operate a puter as you do! A. had known B. would know C. should know D. knew 19. We all agreed to her suggestion that we ____ to the Great Wall for sightseeing. A. will go B. go C. shall go D. shoul