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r the carpet.The experiment revealed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly,covered more area,and spent less time in the room than the people in the white environment.Dark brown stimulated more activity,but the activity ended sooner.Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room communicates and influences those inside.Another experiment presented subjects with photographs of faces that were tO be rated in terms of energy and well being.Three groups of subj ects were used:each was shown the same photos,but each group was in a different kind of room.One group was in an“ugly’’room that resembled a messy storeroom.Another group was in an average room.a nice office.The third group was in a tastefully designed living—room with carpet and drapes.Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings to the faces than did those in the ugly room.Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable,attractive rooms than in ordinary loo king or ugly rooms.Select the statement which best expresses the main idea of the paragraph. A.People in beautiful rooms tend tO give higher ratings to photographs of faces than people in ugly rooms.B.The color and general appearance of a room influence the behavior and attitudes of people in it.C.The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on people’s behavior.D.Beautifully decorated,light—colored rooms make people more comfortable than ugly dark rooms. 参考答案: B The color and general appearance of a room influence the behavior and attitudes of people in it.----------------------------------------1、He crossed the stream in a canoe,which was recently stocked with fis
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