首页
登录
职称英语
Yellow or pink flowers? The green or blue sweater? We make decisions about c
Yellow or pink flowers? The green or blue sweater? We make decisions about c
游客
2023-11-07
34
管理
问题
Yellow or pink flowers? The green or blue sweater? We make decisions about color all the time. Now, scientists are starting to figure【C1】______ why we like the colors we do.
It is our experiences that determine which colors we prefer,【C2】______a new study, which was the first to【C3】______ test the long-suspected idea that people like the colors of the things they like. In their【C4】______ to understand why people like certain colors, scientists have【C5】______on evolution. The main theory is that we like colors that are【C6】______ to things that are healthy and promote survival. A blue sky, for example, indicates calm weather, which【C7】______ explain why blue tends to be a (n)【C8】______ color across cultures. Dark yellows and oranges,【C9】______, invoke urine, vomit and rotting food.【C10】______expected, there is usually a drop in preference【C11】______ these colors in studies around the world.
【C12】______ those general trends, there are wide-ranging differences among individuals about which colors they like. As part of a【C13】______of experiments, the researchers showed slide shows of colored objects to a group of【C14】______. They found that people preferred whichever color had been linked to the【C15】______ images they saw, whether red or green.
In another【C16】______ study, the researchers found that Berkeley students who【C17】______ highest in school spirit had the strongest preferences for blue and gold, their school’s colors, and the most【C18】______ for red and white, the colors of their rival Stanford. Spirited
Stanford students showed the opposite【C19】______, suggesting that social connections can influence which colors we like at different times in our lives.
People are generally interested in the subtle differences between people and what has【C20】______ that. Color provides a tool to understand why we like some things more than others. [br] 【C4】
选项
A、temptation
B、attempts
C、triumphs
D、contempt
答案
B
解析
名词辨析题。句意为:在科学家们试图理解人们喜欢某种颜色的原因时,他们把注意力放在了世界的进化过程上。文章第一句已经确立了全文的主线:科学家们开始了解到人们喜欢某种颜色的原因。因此,所做的研究都是初步的、试验性的。所以attempt“试图”符合语境,为正确答案。其他选项temptation“诱惑”,triumph“成功”和contempt“蔑视”不符合文意,故排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3165365.html
相关试题推荐
—Whereisyourfather?—He______flowersinthegarden.A、watersB、mustwaterC、
WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A、Thereareflowersonboththesi
Whydoesthemanbuyasweaterwhichhedoesn’tlike?[originaltext]M:Whatdoy
Thissweaterismadeof______woolandismuchwarmerthanotherkindsofsweate
Yelloworpinkflowers?Thegreenorbluesweater?Wemakedecisionsaboutc
Yelloworpinkflowers?Thegreenorbluesweater?Wemakedecisionsaboutc
Yelloworpinkflowers?Thegreenorbluesweater?Wemakedecisionsaboutc
Yelloworpinkflowers?Thegreenorbluesweater?Wemakedecisionsaboutc
Yelloworpinkflowers?Thegreenorbluesweater?Wemakedecisionsaboutc
Yelloworpinkflowers?Thegreenorbluesweater?Wemakedecisionsaboutc
随机试题
Heatisalwaysbeingtransferredinonewayoranother,______thereisanydiff
Internetuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingtor
在温度边界条件和几何条件相同的情况下,湍流受迫对流传热系数要高于层流对流传热系数
下图提示的心电图改变为 A.室内差异传导 B.左束支传导阻滞 C.预激综合
下列属于资本市场对外开放新实践的是()。 ①资本市场互联互通机制逐步建立健全
共用题干 GiantStructuresItisanimpossibl
患者男性,36岁,因癫痫大发作服用苯巴比妥,由于药物过量,出现昏迷、呼吸微弱,送
经济统计中的生产是指经济生产,是在机构单位的控制和负责下,利用劳动、资本、货物和
一般而言,存货周转次数增加,其所反映的信息有( )。A.盈利能力下降 B.存货
关于通风与空调系统进行试运行与调试的说法,正确的有( )。A.设备单机试运转前进
最新回复
(
0
)