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【题目】The world seems gloomy (阴沉的) and gray when you’re feeling blue. In fact, being down might even affect how you perceive (感知) the colour blue. A recent study about colour was published in the journal Psychological Science. It shows a direct connection between a person’s ability to perceive colour and their emotions.

Psychologists have long known that emotions can affect the way people perceive things. That’s in part because chemicals from your brain might affect how you process what you see. “Color is such an important part of our experience,” says lead author Christopher Thorstenson, a psychologist at the university of Rochester, in New York. There’s reason, he says, that sad people commonly describe the world as “colourless” and “gray”, and happy people use words like “bright” and “colorful”.

In the experiment, the researchers randomly assigned people to one of two groups. People in the sadness group watched a sad scene from The Lion King. Those in the “amusement” group watched a comedy.

Everyone was then asked to look at red, yellow, green, and blue patches (斑点) that had been changed to a grayish colour. “Some of the patches are pretty difficulty to make out,” Thorstenson admits he says it takes some time to figure out their shade. People were scored on how accurate their colour perception was. Then they completed an emotional evaluation.

The result? Sad people had a hard time seeing the difference between shades along the blue-yellow colour axis (色轴). But they did not have problems seeing colours in the red-green spectrum (光谱). Thorstenson says this could be the result of an evolutionary need to see red as a response to anger.

Thorstenson says these results highlight the possible important of dopamine in sight. Dopamine is a chemical that sends signals to the brain. Researchers are hoping to focus more on dopamine in the future. “We know dopamine affects how we see colours, too,” Thorstenson says “How we feel can really influence how we see the world around us” he says.

【1】According to paragraph 2, how people describe the world reflects ________.

A. how they feel B. how they think

C. their world view D. their language skills

【2】In the experiment, the participants were asked to watch different programs so as to ________.

A. check their feelings B. influence their moods

C. develop their interests D. test their personalities

【3】Why were the patches made grayish in the experiment? ________

A. To make them look prettier

B. To make them hard to recognize

C. Because it changed the participants’ attitudes

D. Because it was good for the participants’ eyes

【4】Which colour is easier to recognize for sad people? ________

A. Blue B. Yellow

C. Red D. Gray

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】文章是关于感知颜色和情绪的能力之间的之间联系的研究调查。

【1】A细节理解题。根据第二段Psychologists have long known that emotions can affect the way people perceive things心理学家早就知道情绪会影响人们感知事物的方式，可知人们对世界的描述可以反射人们的感情，故选A。

【2】B细节理解题。根据文章People were scored on how accurate their color perception was. Then they completed an emotional evaluation.人们对他们的颜色感知有多精确，然后他们完成了一项情感评估，可知让参与者看不同的节目就是为了观察他们的情感变化，故选B。

【3】B细节理解题。根据文章Everyone was then asked to look at red, yellow, green, and blue patches(斑点)that had been changed to a grayish color. “Some of the patches are pretty difficulty to make out,” Thorstenson admits he says it takes some time to figure out their shade.每个人都要求看红、黄、绿、蓝补丁已经变成了灰色的颜色，“很多补丁是很难辨认出来的。”他说，要花一些时间才能找到它们的阴影，可知是为了不容易被辨认出来，故选B。

【4】C细节理解题。根据文章Sad people had a hard time seeing the difference between shades along the blue-yellow color axis(色轴). But they did no have problems seeing colors in the red-green spectrum(光谱). Thorstenson says this could be the result of an evolutionary need to see red as a response to anger.悲伤的人很难看到黄蓝色轴，但是看红绿色谱没有问题。故选C。