单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for
each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
The fact that blind people can "see"
things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to
understand our feelings about color. If they can{{U}} (1) {{/U}}color
differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by{{U}} (2)
{{/U}}unconsciously. Manufacturers have discovered by{{U}} (3)
{{/U}}that sugar sells badly in green wrappings,{{U}} (4)
{{/U}}blue foods are considered unpleasant, and the cosmetics should never be
packaged{{U}} (5) {{/U}}brown. These discoveries have grown{{U}} (6)
{{/U}}a whole discipline of color psychology that now finds{{U}}
(7) {{/U}}in everything from fashion to interior decoration. Some of
our{{U}} (8) {{/U}}are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of
the night sky and{{U}} (9) {{/U}}associated with passivity and calm,
while yellow is a day color with{{U}} (10) {{/U}}of energy and
incentive. For primitive man, activity during the day{{U}} (11)
{{/U}}hunting and attacking, while he soon saw as red, the color of
blood and rage and the heat that came{{U}} (12) {{/U}}effort. And green
is associated with passive{{U}} (13) {{/U}}and self preservation.
Experiments have{{U}} (14) {{/U}}that green, partly bemuse of its
physiological associations, also has a direct psychological{{U}} (15)
{{/U}}, it is a calming color.{{U}} (16) {{/U}}its exciting
connotations, red was chosen as the signal for changer,{{U}} (17)
{{/U}}closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a{{U}} (18)
{{/U}}basic state of alertness and (19) , so fire engines and
ambulances in some advanced communities are now{{U}} (20) {{/U}}around
in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic
dead.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】该空白处是重复第一句的意思，表示盲人能分辨颜色的差异。选项see(看见)，reckon(计算，推测)都不符合文意，选项distinguish的结构to distinguish something from something，因此不符合语法。只有sense表示盲人能感觉到色彩的差异。