2019年英语新同步译林选修九（江苏专用）讲义：Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit Reading — Pre-reading.docVIP

高考资源网， 高考资源网， 高考资源网， 高考资源网， Section_ⅠWelcome to the unit Reading — Pre-reading True (T) or False (F)． 1．“Push the walls back” in the passage means to make a room look bigger.(　　) 2．Mentally disturbed people are believed to use red a lot in their paintings.(　　) Language of Colour Red, white, pink, purple－what is your favourite colour? There are some colours we like a lot and some we don’t like at all. Some colours comfort us, others excite us, some make us happy, and others make us sad. Colours have always been used to describe not only our feelings, but also our physical health and attitudes. “Red with rage” describes anger; “in the pink” means to be in good health; “feeling blue” is a sad way to feel; and “green with envy” means a jealous attitude. Colour is used symbolically in all cultures and it plays an important role in ceremonies. Yellow is a symbol of luck in Peru and it can be seen just about everywhere during New Year celebrations－in flowers, clothing and decorations. Yellow is also an important colour to the Vietnamese, who use it at weddings and also on their flag, where it represents courage and victory. In many cultures, white symbolizes purity, which is why brides often wear white wedding gowns. Black, on the other hand, symbolizes death, and it is often the colour people wear to funerals. Colour and Room Decoration If you want to make a room look smaller and warmer, use red. Red is good for restaurants, especially fast food restaurants. This is because people eat more quickly when they are in a red room and so the restaurant can do more business. Pink is good for bedrooms, because it has a calming effect. Red and yellow are good in the hall because they make people feel welcome. Blue is suitable in places where you want people to feel relaxed. It also seems to “push the walls back”． Some people say that yellow is stressful. They believe that this is why mentally disturbed people use it so much in their paintings. Other people say that it is good to