Why are just two black and white colors preferred to multiple colors in paintings？

Why are just two black and white colors preferred to multiple colors in paintings?

A.In ancient times, it used to be expensive to produce different colors and Chinese as pragmatical people liked frugality.

B.Two colors - black and white - are related to Daoist ideals of simplicity and authenticity, they represent the reality as it is. Also, a line or a shape is valued more than color.

C.Multiple colors represent chaos - the opposite of Dao, this why should be avoided.

D.Not black and white, but black, red and white Chinese artists prefer in paintings.

Which color of grout does Mr. Rios prefer?

A．Black

B．White

C．Light gray

D．Dark gray

People usually talk about two types of colors: warm colors and 1 colors. Scientists think that there are also 2 kinds of people. Some people prefer warm colors and others prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red, 3 and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people 4 want to be active. People think red is exciting.

The cool colors are green, white and 5 . Where there are cool colors, people are usually 6 . Red may be exciting, but one 7 says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He says that a warm color, such as red or orange, is a good color for a 8 room or restaurant. When some people are resting or eating they don’t want time 9 quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories. when some people are 10 there, they want time to pass quickly.

1. A. cool B. hot C. bright D. black

2. A. all B. two C. most D. many

3. A. orange B. blue C. green D. black

4. A. sometimes B. seldom C. usually D. never

5. A. pink B. blue C. orange D. red

6. A. moving B. active C. noisy D. quiet

7. A. parent B. scientist C. teacher D. student

8. A. working B. living C. reading D. waiting

9. A. to pass B. pass C. passes D. passing

10. A. playing B. working C. seeing films D. singing

听力原文：W: Are those pictures in color or black and white?

M: Some are black and white and others are in color.

What do we know about the pictures?

A．They are all in color.

B．Not all of them are in color.

C．They are all black and white.

听力原文：W: Are those pictures in color or black and white?

M: Some are black and white and others are in color.

What do we know about the pictures?

A．They are all in color.

B．Not all of them are in color.

C．They are all black and white.

What colors do employers prefer that their young executives wear?

A．Red and white suits for men.

B．Red and yellow skirts for women.

C．Gray, black and dark blue suits for men.

D．Black and white dresses for women.

Jim has some new pencils. They are red, black, blue, white and green. Jim likes them very much. He draws (画画) with them. Now he is drawing a house. The door is green. The walls are white. The windows are big. How nice it is! In front(前面)of the house he draws some red flowers. There is a black and white sheep(羊) behind the house. We all like the picture. We say we will put it on(贴)the wall of our classroom.

Jim has no pencils at all.

A．True

B．False

听力原文：To Americans, between "black" and "white" there are no other races. Someone with one black and one white parent looks black.

Which of the following is NOT true about average Americans?

A．They think there is a distinction between those purely white and the rest.

B．They do not think there is much difference between black and brown races.

C．They think black people include only those of purely African origin.

D．They do not think it is good for a white person to marry a black one.

Suppose you turn on your TV set and see a show

in black and white. Do you switch the channel

although you don't want to watch some "old" movie S1.______

or program? Television broadcasters believe that a

black-and-white show causes many people to do just

then. Color, as any artist knows, adds depth to a S2.______

scene. Cool and muted colors tend to move back, so S3.______

warm, bright colors seem to move forward.

Right now, there's a lot of interest in the tens

of thousands of classic films and TV shows that were

made in black and white, and that's why cable and

satellite broadcasters are interested in the adding S4.______

color to old movies.

It is possible to hand painting the 35-millimeter S5.______

images on the film with the aid of magnifying lenses.

But this would be more too expensive. S6.______

Whereas, the uneven colors and jiggle borders. S7.______

would be a bother to watch.

But now scientists have discovered a way to add

color to film expensively. How? With a computer that S8.______

works very quickly and accurately than human colorists. S9.______

The computer breaks each picture into a grid of

525,000 dots and registers the bright of each dot. S10.______

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