Train companies in Tokyo are taking action to reduce the number of people jumping in front of trains.They are fitting blue lights on station platforms to try and create a more calming atmosphere.The East Japan Railway Company has invested almost $170,000 to install the lights in all of the 29 stations on the capital's busy Yamanote Line.There has been an alarming rise in the number of people committing suicide at train stations.A total of 68 people threw themselves under trains in the year up to March.This compares with 42 suicides in the same period a year earlier.In 2008, Japan had nearly 2,000 suicides by jumping in front of a train; around six percent of all suicides nationwide.Suicides have risen sharply in the past decade due to poor economic conditions.

　　No one knows if the blue lights will work.There is no evidence to show that blue light reduces suicidal feelings. Keihan Railway spokesman Osamu Okawa stated: "We thought we had to do something to save lives.We know there is no scientific proof that blue lights deter suicides, but if blue has a soothing effect on the mind, we want to try it to save lives." The Associated Press news agency reports on a Japanese therapist called Mizuki Takahashi.She explained her reasons why the blue lights might be a good idea: "We associate the color with the sky and the sea.It has a calming effect on agitated people, or people obsessed with one particular thing, which in this case is committing suicide," she said.Other companies are watching this experiment with interest.

　　第52題 Why blue lights are installed in many train stations?

　　A.Because they do not hurt human eyes.

　　B.Because they are cheaper than regular ones.

　　C.Because they can help people at night.

　　D.Because they can reduce the number of suicides.

　　【正確答案】：D

　　試題解析：本文講的是許多日本火車站啟用藍色的燈以減少臥軌自殺人數(shù)。第一段提到，藍色可以創(chuàng)造平靜的氛圍，想自殺的人會在這種氣氛中平靜下來，所以采用藍色。

　　第53題 The use of blue lights to reduce sui cides __.

　　A.has no result yet

　　B.is proved effective

　　C.is welcomed by suicides

　　D.has been refused by stations

　　【正確答案】：A

　　試題解析：全文中多處提到，無論從科學(xué)的角度還是試驗的角度，都還沒有結(jié)果表明藍色的燈是否會真的起作用。

　　第54題 A Japanese therapist explained that __.

　　A.many suicides love blue color

　　B.the color of sky and see may calm excited people

　　C.only people with trouble in mind need blue color

　　D.blue color will definitely work to save suicides

　　【正確答案】：B

　　試題解析：第二段中說到，一位日本的理療醫(yī)師說，藍色被認作是天空和海洋，有讓心情焦躁的人或受到某個特殊事件刺激的人平靜下來的作用。選項C中的0nly不合題意，太絕對了。

　　第55題 What is the writer's attitude toward the experiment? He is __.

　　A.interested

　　B.denying

　　C.objective

　　D.indifferent

　　【正確答案】：C

　　試題解析：作者通篇以陳述的口氣說明了一個真實的試驗。以客觀的事實說明該事件，并沒有以個人的看法為主導(dǎo)思想。