What is your favourite colour？Do you like yellow，orange and red？If you do，you must be an optimist（乐观的），a leader or an active person who enjoys life. Do you prefer grey and blue？Then you are probably quiet，shy，and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist（悲观主义者）. At least，this is what psychologists（心理学家）tell us，and they should know，because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference（喜好）as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tell us，among those facts，that we don't choose our favourite colour as we grow up-we are born with our preference. 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.
Colours do influence our moods. There is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people more cheerful and more relaxed 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（使人沮丧的）. A black bridge over the Thames River near London，used to be the scene of more suicides（自杀）than any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but 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 grey.
【小题1】If you enjoy life，you are sure to prefer ________.
| A．red to yellow | B．blue to orange | C．red to grey | D．blue to yellow |
【小题2】Those who tend to be pessimists preferred the bridge over the Thames River near London to others because of ________.
| A．its shape | B．its structure |
| C．its colour | D．its building materials |
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE？
| A．People's preference of one colour to another is instinct（天性的，本能的）. |
| B．People's preference of one colour to another is learned as we grow up. |
| C．More people love brown because they saw brown when they were born. |
| D．Colours have little influence on our moods. |
【小题4】If the bridge over the Thames River near London in painted yellow or orange，perhaps the number or suicides will ________.
| A．rise a lot | B．fall quite a lot |
| C．be the same as before | D．become larger |
