Passage1Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeorred?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,oranactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergraysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shyandyouwouldratherfollowaleaderthanlead.Ifyoulovegreen,youarestrong-mindedanddetermined.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,andtheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon’tchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Ayellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenone,andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.Lightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutalsomoreactive.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgray.Remember,then,thatifyoufeellow,youcanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithanewshirtorafewcolorfulthings.Rememberalsothatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolorstheylikeanddislike.Anddon’tforgetthatanyonecanguessaboutyourcharacterwhenyouchooseapieceofhandkerchieforalampshade.15.Themainideaofthispassageis___.
A
color preference has something to do with one’s character
B
colors have effects on human psychological states
C
you will know your friends or your enemies by knowing the colors they like