Question

【题目】

Coloring is an activity that children worldwide have long enjoyed. With a picture already made for them, kids simply chose a crayon,pencil or marker of their favorite color and fill it in. Today, it also becomes more and more popular among teenagers and even adults, who are enjoying relaxing hours of coloring. In December, five of the top ten best-selling books in the United States were coloring books.

They are fun,but are coloring books good for you?

The good feedback(反馈)from customers is encouraging. Trina Lucida, a popular artist creating coloring books, says that many of her customers are buying the coloring books for others who are sick or going through a hard time. She adds that the "big idea" behind her latest book is to encourage people to do something creative.

Lucida is right,according to Allan Rohan,a psychology(心理学)professor. "Many customers think of coloring books as a new creative stage," he said in an interview,"but what's more important is that people spend time coloring in order to reduce stress after a long day." Research shows that coloring can reduce stress by guiding people to focus on(专注)one simple task. When a person is filling in a flower with a light purple color,he focuses on the flower and forgets about all his troubles in life.

Experts add that coloring may relieve a certain kind of pain. Doing the coloring helps people relax their mind and calm down. Also,coloring helps people's brain in a healthy way. The shape of the drawing makes one side of the brain active, while the color of the drawing improves the other. Coloring can bring out your imagination and take you back to your childhood. Interesting,isn't it?

"It's very relaxing," said Susan Jackson,a big fan of Lucida's coloring books. "Coloring frees my mind. And it's not just to try to fill blank(空白的)pages. The pictures make me happy and there is just something about them. So I'm saving the pictures I like best to the very end."

【1】Trina Lucida wants her coloring books to .

A. encourage people to be creative B. be one of the best-sellers

C. let people enjoy relaxing hours D. help develop their friendship

【2】Why can coloring reduce stress?

A. Because it brings out imagination.

B. Because it shows the beauty of nature.

C. Because it helps people to be more focused

D. Because it can take people back to childhood.

【3】What does the underlined word "relieve"mean?

A. reduce B. seuarate C. drive D. balance

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 A

【解析】

这是一篇科普知识类阅读，主要介绍着色书在世界上非常受孩子们的欢迎。孩子们可以用蜡笔等给它填充自己喜欢的颜色。它可以减轻压力，让大脑充满想象力。这给孩子们带来了欢乐。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句She adds that the "big idea" behind her latest book is to encourage people to do something creative.她补充说，她的新书背后的“大创意”是鼓励人们做一些创造性地事情。可知，Trina Lucida希望她的图画书鼓励人们勇于创新。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段Research shows that coloring can reduce stress by guiding people to focus on(专注)one simple task.研究表明，色彩可以引导人们专注于一项简单的任务来减轻压力。可知，因为它帮助人们更专注。故选C。

【3】句意：专家补充说，色素可以减轻某种疼痛。本题考查动词词义辨析，A. reduce 减少 B. separate 分开; （使） 分离 C. drive 驾驶 D. balance平衡。根据文章大意及本句句意选A。