Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

　　Blue is the world's favorite color. It is also the color most often 47 with intellect and authority.

　　Most uniforms are blue. In Greek and Roman mythology, blue is the color of sky gods. In the Old Testament, God is 48 by deep blue. Blue and turquoise (青绿色)are represented by the Islamic religion. It is the 49 color in the mosques of the world.

　　Blue symbolizes truth, peace and cooperation. It is the color of the flag of the United Nations and of Europe. As the coolest color of the spectrum, it is the hue most likely to have a receding effect. As in the skies and water that 50 us, blue is seen as a peaceful and 51 color. Blue light has seen to 52 blood pressure by calming the nervous system hence relaxing the body and mind. Blue creates large airy spaces. It makes rooms bigger.

　　The wrong shade of blue can be uncomfortable. It can also be cold and sterile(枯燥的)unless 53 with warmer colors.

　　Light and soft blue makes us feel quiet and protected from the bustle(喧闹)and 54 of the day. Blue bedrooms are restful. Blue bath rooms are appropriately watery. Blue 55 depth with greens and reds. Dark blue represents the night making us calm. Its apparently calming effect makes it the perfect tone for the quieter 56 of your living space.

　　[A] represented [I] activity

　　[B] engage [J] zones

　　[C] refreshing [K] foolish

　　[D] surround [L] line

　　[E] curved [M] acquires

　　[F] dominant [N] associated

　　[G]lower [O] rash

　　[H] balanced

　　Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　47. N 填入该空格的应为非谓语动词或形容词，选项中和with搭配的非谓语动词有 associated 和 balanced，结合句意“它(蓝色)也是一种最常与指挥和权威想________的颜色”，可知N最符合文意。

　　48. A 由下句 Blue and turquoise are represented by the Islamic religion,，并集合空格所在句的结构，可知A符合文意。

　　49. F 由上文提到的“蓝色和青绿色代表了伊斯兰宗教”，可知蓝色应该是清真世界中主要的颜色，故F符合文意。

　　50. D 分析句子结构，该处应填入动词，再结合常识，可知蓝天和水包围着人类，故D符合文意。

　　51. C 分析句子结构，该处应填入一个形容词，悬想中能和peaceful 在意义和风格上并列的只有C，refreshing 意为“使人心旷神怡的”。

　　52. G 既然下文说蓝光能使人的神经系统平静下来，那么结合常识可知人的血压也会相应降低，故G符合文意。

　　53. H 由上文可知调配不当的深蓝色也回令人不舒服，只有和其他暖色平衡，才不会显得冷且枯燥，选项中H符合文意。

　　54. I 选空应填入一个名词，由句意“轻柔的蓝色能使我们感觉宁静，能远离一天的忙碌和________”来看选项，I(活动)最符合文意。

　　55. M 该空应填入第三人称单数的动词，选项中只有M符合，该句意为“添加绿色和红色能提高蓝色浓度”。

　　56. J 该空应填入一个名词。空格之前提到了蓝色的卧室和蓝色的浴室，空格后又出现了of your living space，所以空格处要填一表空间的词，这一quieter 空间将是living space 的一部分，J最符合文意。