Task 2 ª¤

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.ª¤ª¥

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don¡¯t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.ª¥

A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.ª¥

Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don¡¯t forget that anyone can guess about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade.ª¤

41.The author believes in the passage that ___.ª¤

A) anyone can choose his color preference in his lifeª¤

B) no one can choose his color preference in his lifeª¤

C) anyone is born with his color preferenceª¤

D) no one is born with his color preferenceª¤

42.According to the passage, ___.ª¤

A) if you enjoy life, you must like yellow, orange and redª¤

B) when you are quiet, you must prefer grays and bluesª¤

C) if you love green, you usually do what you have decidedª¤

D) if you love pink, you often go to flower shopsª¤

43.Psychologists study the meaning of color preference because ___.

A) colors may affect the emotional states of the peopleª¤

B) colors may decide the results of our work and studyª¤

C) color preference can tell you who your friends areª¤

D) color preference can help you to see through your enemiesª¤

44.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?ª¤

A) It is no proper to wear a red dress in summer.ª¤

B) We fell happier and more active if we see light and bright colors.ª¤

C) All the machines in a factory are painted orange.ª¤

D) No machines in a factory are painted black.ª¤

45.The main idea of this passage is ___.ª¤

A) color preference has something to do with one¡¯s characterª¤

B) colors have effects on human psychological statesª¤

C) you will know your friends or your enemies by knowing the colors they likeª¤

D) all of the aboveª¤ª¤

Task 3ª¤

Directions: After reading the following introduction to some of the famous inventors and their inventions, you are required to complete the outline below it (No.46 through 50). You should write your answers briefly (no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.ª¤ª¤

Inventors and their Inventions ª¥

New inventions are appearing every day to make our lives easier, longer, warmer, speedier and so on. But only a few inventors design a new machine or product that becomes so well-known that the invention, named after its creator, becomes a household word. Here are four famous inventors and the invention that are named after them:ª¥

1. John Bowler, a London hatter who designed the hard round hat known as the bowler in about 1850. It has become the symbol of a respectable British man.ª¥

2. Louis Braille (1809¡ª1952), born in France. He was blinded as a child. In 1924 he developed his own alphabet patterns known as Braille by which the blind could read by touch.ª¥

3. Rudolf Diesel (1858¡ª1913), a German engineer who invented the diesel engine in 1897 and so began a transport revolution in cars, lorries and trains.ª¥

4. Charles Rolls, a car salesman who with the engineer Henry Royce created the world-famous Rolls-Royce car.ª¤