According to some surveys, as few as 8% of people would cite their favorite color as red, while the usual outright winner is blue. So what’s wrong with red, then? Well, it’s not really the sort of color most people like. It has far too many emotional connotations. Red represents danger, excitement, it means STOP! Red is the color of blood, which we don’t normally see until something bad happens. It’s also an aggressive, dominant color.
All of these emotional cues have been studied scientifically and it’s even been shown that because we associate the color red with mistakes (red ink in school),
a mere flash of red before an exam can negatively impact our performance !
But let’s try to see the positive side of the color red! Did you know that, probably because of the aggressive nature of the color, sports teams that wear the color red are statistically more likely to win games? Also, we know that there is only one color to prefer if you’re buying a serious sports car! And forget about
those myths that red cars get more speeding tickets, cost more to insure or are stolen more often — there isn’t much evidence to back that up.
. Ultimately it’s not everyone who can wear red with confidence, decorate their house in red or buy that red notebook computer. But maybe it’s time red shook off some of its bad image and took its rightful place as the first color in the spectrum!
. So here is a vote of support for the much-maligned color red! Red is exciting . and risky! Let’s all have a little more red in our lives and the world will be a better place.
- According to Paragraph 1, lines 1-6,
a) most people say that red is their favourite colour
b) 8% of people say that there is something wrong with red
c) most people are fond of the blue colour
d) blue is not the sort of colour most people prefer - Most people don’t like the red colour because
a) it has negative emotional connotations
b) it is a dangerous colour
c) when we see this colour something bad happens
d) it’s difficult to see - It is stated in Paragraph 2, lines 7-9, that
a) when we see the red colour we remember the mistakes we made at school
b) our emotions are studied scientifically
c) because mistakes are usually corrected in red ink, we associate the colour with exams
d) if we see something red before an exam, we may perform badly - According to the text, the fact that red cars get more speeding tickets or are stolen more often
a) is because they cost more to insure
b) has not been proved
c) has been proved by plenty of evidence
d) is often referred to in myths and stories - According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?
a) the red colour is exciting and risky
b) the world would be a better place without the red colour
c) sports teams wearing red are more likely to win games
d) few people are confident enough to wear red
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