What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist (樂觀者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(有決心的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists(心理學(xué)家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference (愛好), and the effect that colours have on human beings(人類).They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite colour 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 yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and 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(壓抑的). Light and bright colours 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 grey .
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade(燈罩).
【小題1】According to this passage, ________. 

The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. There are different  36  of breakfasts around the world.

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper(窮人).”  37   the old saying tells us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It   38  us with energy after a long night without food.

If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry easily. Breakfast helps children stay more focused in school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score   39  in most subjects.

Breakfast is also important for weight loss. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat

  40  throughout the day.

A healthy and   41  breakfast should include some protein(蛋白質(zhì)) like eggs, milk or a little meat, which makes you energetic all day.

Carbohydrates(碳水化合物)like rice or bread can keep you active. Vegetables and fruit

  42  the vitamins that humans need.

  43  ,in China, breakfast is different from region to region. Porridge with pickles(咸菜),baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the   44  country. Although Western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still  45  traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested(消化), but also can provide enough energy in the morning.

1.                A．ways           B．types           C．rules D．methods

2.                A．So             B．Though         C．As   D．When

3.                A．provides        B．gives           C．offers    D．has

4.                A．lower          B．less            C．higher    D．more

5.                A．less            B．fewer          C．more D．much

6.                A．experienced     B．balanced        C．excited   D．different

7.                A．has            B．have           C．is    D．a(chǎn)re

8.                A．Therefore       B．Thus           C．Because D．However

9.                A．a(chǎn)ll             B．one            C．whole    D．total

10.               A．dislike         B．know          C．want  D．prefer