《大学英语三》作业及参考答案(16)

A. different nations have different customs.

B. Chinese customs are quite similar to American ones.

C. both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main course.

D. if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you.

Passage 8

At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical device under the carpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented. Three groups of people were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group stayed in different rooms. The first group was in an ugly room. The second group was in an ordinary room — a nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies show that students do better on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.

36. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?

A. People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms.

B. The color and general appearance of a room have a deep effect on the behavior of the people in it.

C. The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of room on people’s behavior.

D. Beautifully furnished, light-colored rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms.

37. According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is ________.

A. the longer people like to stay in it

B. the sooner people in it will leave

C. the more active people in it will become

D. the more excited people in it are

38. What is referred to as the “general appearance” in this passage is ________.

A. how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in

B. the size of a room

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