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 hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ 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 __39__."

Yellow chuckled （笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."

Red could stand it __44__ 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 __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo （深蓝）. …

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched （蜷缩） down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.

36．A．stay                      B．leave                     C．go out                    D．die

37．A．earth                     B．moon                     C．star                        D．sun

38．A．That is                   B．I am                             C．It is                      D．This is

39．A．anything               B．nothing                  C．something              D．everything

40．A．warmth                  B．sadness                  C．depression             D．anxiety

41．A．usual                     B．normal                   C．common                D．scarce

42．A．at midnight            B．at noon or at night   C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day

43．A．gift                      B．honor                    C．thought                  D．respect

44．A．for more               B．any more                      C．very much              D．no longer

45．A．turn to                   B．fight for                 C．struggle with          D．bend over

46．A．superiority             B．disadvantages        C．inferiority             D．weakness

47．A．gently                    B．quietly                   C．violently               D．peacefully

48．A．with care                      B．in fear                   C．by chance              D．on purpose

49．A．amongst                 B．by                         C．for                        D．against

50．A．others                    B．themselves             C．the other               D．the rest

51．A．equal and simple     B．ordinary and similar C．more or less    D．unique and different

52．A．each other              B．me                        C．one another            D．them

53．A．combined               B．separated               C．united                    D．divided

54．A．cleans                    B．washes                   C．brightens               D．dampens

55．A．appreciate              B．quarrel with           C．ignore                    D．praise

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 hope. I was chosen for grass , trees and leaves . Without me, all animals would     1   .”

Blue interrupted, “You only think about the    2     , but consider the sky and the sea . 3       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   4      .”

Yellow chuckled, “you are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and     5    into the world.” Orange started next to blow her trumpet,” I am the color of health and strength. I may be   6      , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life . When I fill the sky     7    , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another     8    to any of you .”

Red could stand it    9     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    10     truth. I am also the color of passion and of love .”

Then came Purple and Indigo …

The colors went on boasting , each convinced of his or her own    11     . Their quarreling became louder and louder . Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder . Rain started to pour down     12    . The colors crouched （蜷缩） down     13    , drawing close to one another for comfort .

In the midst of the quarrelling, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors , fighting  14__ yourselves , each trying to control     15    . Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose ,   16     ? Join hands with one another and     17    to me .”

Doing as they were told , the colors     18    and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow .From then on, whenever a good rain     19    the world, a rainbow appears in the sky . They remember to    20    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 or at night

       C．at sunrise or sunset                              D．during the day

8．A．gift                      B．honor                 C．thought              D．respect

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

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

11．A．superiority          B．disadvantages      C．shortcoming       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．for                     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．shout                 B．cry                     C．come                 D．point

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

19．A．cleans                B．washes               C．brightens            D．builds

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

       请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a  36  problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without   37  ; they try to find a solution by trial and error．However, when all of these methods   38  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six   39   in analyzing a problem．

       First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must   40  that there is a problem with his bicycle．

       Next the person must  41  the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must   42   the parts that are wrong．

       Now the person must look for   43   that will make the problem clearer and lead to  44 ．   solutions．For example, suppose Sam   45   that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

       After  46  the problem, the person should have  47  suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example   48  , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes, buy new brakes and change the old ones．

       In the end, one   49   seems to be the solution   50   the problem．Sometimes the  51   idea comes quite  52  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a          53   way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake．He immediately hits on the solution to his problem: he must  54   the brake．

       Finally the solution is  55  ．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．

36．A．serious     B．usual       C．similar     D．common

37．A．practising        B．thinking   C．understanding D．helping

38．A．fail   B．work       C．change     D．develop

39．A．ways       B．conditions       C．stages      D．orders

40．A．explain    B．prove       C．show       D．see

41．A．judge       B．find C．describe   D．face

42．A．check      B．determine        C．correct     D．recover

43．A．answers   B．skills       C．explanation     D．information

44．A．possible   B．exact       C．real D．special

45．A．hopes      B．argues      C．decides    D．suggests

46．A．discussing       B．settling down   C．comparing with      D．studying

47．A．exact       B．enough    C．several     D．countless

48．A．once        B．again       C．also D．alone

49．A．suggestion       B．conclusion       C．decision   D．discovery

50．A．with        B．into C．for   D．to

51．A．next        B．clear        C．final        D．new

52．A．unexpectedly   B．late   C．clearly     D．often

53．A．simple     B．different C．quick       D．sudden

54．A．clean       B．separate   C．loosen      D．remove

55．A．recorded B．completed       C．tested       D．accepted

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a  36  problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without   37  ; they try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all of these methods   38  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six   39   in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must   40  that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must  41  the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must   42   the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for   43   that will make the problem clearer and lead to  44 .    solutions. For example, suppose Sam   45   that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After  46  the problem, the person should have  47  suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example   48  , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes, buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one   49   seems to be the solution   50   the problem. Sometimes the  51   idea comes quite  52  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a          53   way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake. He immediately hits on the solution to his problem: he must  54   the brake.

Finally the solution is  55  . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.

36．A．serious 37．A．practising 38．A．fail 39．A．ways 40．A．explain 41．A．judge 42．A．check 43．A．answers 44．A．possible 45．A．hopes 46．A．discussing 47．A．exact 48．A．once 49．A．suggestion 50．A．with   51．A．next 52．A．unexpectedly 53．A．simple 54．A．clean 55．A．recorded

B．usual B．thinking B．work B．conditions B．prove B．find  B．determine B．skills  B．exact B．argues B．settling down B．enough B．again B．conclusion B．into B．clear B．late B．different B．separate B．completed

C．similar C．understanding C．change C．stages C．show C．describe C．correct C．explanation C．real C．decides C．comparing with C．several C．also C．decision C．for C．final C．clearly  C．quick C．loosen C．tested

D．common D．helping D．develop D．orders D．see D．face D．recover D．information D．special D．suggests D．studying D．countless D．alone D．discovery D．to D．new D．often D．sudden D．remove D．accepted