People  usually  talk  about  two  groups  of  colours: warm  colours  and  cool  colours.  Scientists  think  that  there  are  also  two  kinds  of  people: people  who  prefer  warm  colours  and  people  who  prefer  cool  colours. The  warm  colours  are  red , orange  and  yellow.  Where  there  are  warm  colours  and  a  lot  of  lights , people  usually  want  to  be  active.  People  think  that  red , for  example , is  exciting . Sociable  people , those  who  like  to  be  with  others , like  red . Scientists  also  find  that  warm  colours  can  produce  a  comfortable  feeling  and  that  time  seems to pass quickly  in  a  room  with  warm  colours  than  with  cool  colours . So  a  warm  colour , such as red or orange , is a good choice for a living  room or restaurant.

The  cool  colours  are  green , blue  and  violet . These  colours , unlike  warm  colours , are  relaxing . Where  there  are  cool  colours , people  are  usually  quiet . People  who  like  to  spend  time  alone  often  prefer  blue . Cool  colours  are  better for offices because it  can make people  who  are  working  feel  relaxed  and  calm.

1.According to  this  passage , people  who  prefer  to  be  quiet  probably     .

A．like the colour orange	B．like the colour blue
C．prefer warm colours	D．a(chǎn)re usually active

2.The  underlined  words “sociable  people ”means           in  Chinese.

A．城市居民

B．社會(huì)學(xué)家

C．喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)的人

D．好交際的人

3.Which  of  the  following  statements  is  true  according  to  this  passage?

A．Scientists like warm colours better than cool colours.

B．Time seems to pass more slowly in a red room than in a violet room.

C．Red can make people more active than blue can.

D．We’d better colour a living room or restaurant with cool colours.

4.Why are offices often coloured in cool colours according to the passage ?

A．Because these colours can make people feel that time passes more quickly.

B．Because these colours can make people excited.

C．Because everybody likes the colour white.

D．Because people who are working can be more relaxed and calm.

5.The  best  title（標(biāo)題）for  this  passage  should  be  ‘        ’.

A．Warm colours and cool colours	B．People and colours
C．Sociable people like warm colours	D．Places and colours

 

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We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping， writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.

BTW （by the way）   BRB (be right back)

LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)

People also use many abbreviations (縮寫), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

Info (information)  puter (computer)

Pie (picture)       sec (second)

We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:

:-)( happy)    :-p(joking)   :-( (sad)  :-0(surprised)

These days, many forums (論壇) have picture feelings. For example，

There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).

It takes time for people to get used to (適應(yīng)) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

1.What does the underline “acronyms” mean?

A.網(wǎng)友        B.聊天室      C.首字母縮寫詞

2.Why do people type acronyms?

A. to show their feelings.

B. Because people can type them quickly.

C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.

3.What does” BTW, my puter is not working well.:-(“mean?

A. The person is angry at somebody.

B. The person is happy about getting a new computer.

C. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

4.E-talk wills probably           .

A. keep changing.

B. be easy by people on the telephone

C. be used by people on the telephone

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. E-talk language

B. Picture Feelings

C. How to Use Abbreviations

 

Nick is a student. He has four friends. They are Ben, Eric, Peter and Andy. But they are all very different. Nick is confident and kind. He is also a good listener. All of his friends like to talk to him about their problems. This is his best quality. Ben is the quietest friend of them. He is not energetic and active like Eric, or outgoing like Peter. But he is so patient and fair. When they have an argument, Ben is always there to listen to everyone and make sure that everybody stays friends. Andy is very clever and hard-working. He does the best in exams at school. It is really kind of Andy to help Peter with his homework when he is having trouble. They get along well with each other like brothers.

1.What do you think of Ben?

A．He is just like Peter.

B．He is energetic and active.

C．He likes to argue.

D．He is quiet, but fair and patient.

2. What is Nick’s best quality?

A．He is confident.	B．He is kind.
C．He has good friends.	D．He is a good listener.

3.What is Peter like ?

A．Energetic

B．Outgoing

C．Quiet

D．Patient and fair

4. What is it kind of Andy to do ?

A．To help Peter with his homework.

B．To do well in exams

C．To help Nick with his homework.

D．To be hard-working and clever.

5.Who is always there to make sure that everyone stays friends when they have an argument?

A．Peter

B．Eric

C．Andy

D．Ben

 

1—I hear that Lily’s brother is a worker here.

         —Look, the man _________ is working over there is her brother.

A. who           B. whom             C. what            D. which