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【题目】Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said,“ Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees leaves. Without me, all animals would . ”

BLUE interrupted, “You only think about the , but consider the sky and the sea. the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be .

YELLOW chuckled(轻轻地笑),“ You are all so serious. I bring laughter fun, and （5） into the world.”

ORANGE started to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength. I may be , but I am precious because I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky or at sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another （8） to any of you.”

RED could stand it and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”

Then came Purple and Indigo(靛色).

The colours went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening and thunder rolled. Rain started to pour down . The colors crouched(蜷缩) down ,drawing close to ne another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor(嘈杂声), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors. You are fighting yourselves, and are trying to dominate . Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, ? Join hands with and come to me

Doing as they were told, the colors and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to one another.

【1】A.stay B.leave C.go out D.die

【2】A.earth B.moon C.star D.sun

【3】A.That is B.I am C.It is D.This is

【4】A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything

【5】A.warmth B.sadness C.depression D.anxiety

【6】A.usual B.normal C.common D.scarce

【7】A.at midnight B.at noon C.at sunrise D.during the day

【8】A.gift B.honour C.thought D.respect

【9】A.for more B.any more C.very more D.no longer

【10】A.turn to B.fight for C.struggle with D.bend over

【11】A.superiority B.disadvantage C.inferiority D.weakness

【12】A.gently B.quietly C.violently D.peacefully

【13】A.with care B.in fear C.by chance D.on purpose

【14】A.among B.by C.at D.against

【15】A.others B.themselves C.the other D.the rest

【16】A.equal and simple B.ordinary and similar

C.more or less D.unique and different

【17】A.each other B.me C.one another D.them

【18】A.combined B.separated C.united D.divided

【19】A.clears B.washes C.brightens D.dampens

【20】A.appreciate B.quarrel with C.ignore D.praise

Answer 1

【答案】【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【6】D

【7】C

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】C

【13】B

【14】A

【15】D

【16】D

【17】C

【18】C

【19】B

【20】A

【解析】【1】由上文提到绿色是生命的象征可推测出：没有我，所有动物就会死亡。

【2】由下文的“天空和海洋”相对比，结合上文所谈及的“草、树、叶”可知此处指“陆地”。

【3】此处是强调句型，只能用it is．

【4】此处与第一段的最后一句有异曲同工的作用，意为：一旦失去宁静祥和，你们就什么也不是。

【5】由上文语境中laughter，fun可知，此处表示积极向上的词，而sadness，depression，anxiety表示消极之意。

【6】橙色在平时不多见，结合下文只有在太阳升起或落下时才出现，因此用scarce表示“稀少的，不常见的”。

【7】由常识可知：只有在太阳升起或落下时出现橙色。

【8】从上文“我的美丽如此迷人”推断下文“当我出现时，没有人会想起你们的”。give thought to“想起，注意”。

【9】由下文shouted out可知：红色再也忍不住了。no longer表示“不再”。

【10】由上文bravery可知，此处意义为：我愿意为真理而斗争。fight for“为……而战”。

【11】由上文各种颜色的讲话内容及此句中的boasting“夸耀”可知：它们都在吹嘘自己的优势。

【12】由动词短语“pour down（倾盆而下）”可知：副词用violently来表示“猛烈地，激烈地”。

【13】由动词短语“crouched down（蜷缩）”及下文“互相缩成一团”可知：它们处于“恐惧之中”。

【14】fight among意为“（某群体内）争吵，打斗”。

【15】句中的动词dominate表示“控制，在……中占首要地位”，根据上文的内容，它们极力说自己的优点，想要占主导地位，因此用the rest未表示除自己之外的其他颜色。

【16】由for a special purpose可知：各种颜色都有自己特殊的用途，它们各自所具有的特点都是其他颜色没有的，因此用unique and different来表示“独特的和与众不同的”。

【17】此处表示三者以上的“互相”，用one another，意为：大家手拉手。

【18】由下文joined hands可知：它们“团结一心”。

【19】wash有“冲洗”之意。意为：一场好雨冲洗世界之后。

【20】它们互相合作，形成了美丽的彩虹，如果没有大家的配合，是不可能形成彩虹的。因此这种美丽是大家协作的结晶，所以它们都很“感激”对方。