Question

    Once upon a time, the colors of the world had a fight. All thought that they were the best and most beautiful.

Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the symbol of hope and of _______. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die.”

_______ said, “What is the color of the sky and the sea? Is not water the most important thing for life?”

Yellow laughed, “You are all serious. I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world. Without me, there would be no _______.”

Orange said at the top of his _______, “I am the color of health and strength. I _______ the most important vitamins(维生素). Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges.”

Red could stand it no longer, _______ he shouted, “I am the color of danger and of bravery. I bring fire into blood.”

The colors went on _______. Each of them thought he was the most important. Then the thunder(雷) got angry and the _______ started to pour. When the colors began to _______, they said, “You foolish colors! Don’t you know that each of you is unique(唯一的)? You can’t be replaced by each other. Join ________ and follow us.”

They did what the thunder and the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow.

1.A.surprise B.happiness C.sadness D.life

2.A.Black B.Blue C.Pink D.White

3.A.music B.flower C.fun D.color

4.A.voice B.mind C.noise D.thought

5.A.take B.carry C.like D.drink

6.A.while B.because C.so D.but

7.A.fighting B.speaking C.thinking D.laughing

8.A.cloud B.wind C.snow D.rain

9.A.stop B.listen C.cry D.smile

10.A.heads B.hands C.arms D.legs

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了几种颜色由争执不休最后携手组成一道彩虹的故事。

1.

句意：我是希望和生命的象征。

考查名词。A. surprise惊讶；B. happiness幸福；C. sadness悲伤；D. life生命。根据下文Without me, all animals would die可知，此处指的是绿色是生命的象征。D选项符合句意，故选D。

2.

句意：蓝色说：“天空和海洋是什么颜色的？水不是生命中最重要的东西吗？”

考查名词。A. Black黑色；B. Blue蓝色；C. Pink粉红色；D. White白色。根据下文What is the color of the sky and the sea可知，天空和海洋是蓝色的，故空格处应填入意为“蓝色”的名词。故选B。

3.

句意：没有我，就没有乐趣。

考查名词。A. music音乐；B. flower花朵；C. fun乐趣；D. color颜色。根据上文I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world可知，黄色说自己给世界带来了欢笑、快乐和温暖，故此处指的是如果没有了黄色，就没有了乐趣。C选项符合句意，故选C。

4.

句意：橙色高声说道：“我是健康和力量的颜色。”

考查名词。A. voice嗓音；B. mind思维方式；C. noise噪音；D. thought想法。根据空格前谓语said提示，此处指的是高声说。at the top of one’s voice意为“高声地”，符合句意，故选A。

5.

句意：我携带着最重要的维生素。

考查动词。A. take拿走；B. carry携带；C. like喜欢；D. drink喝。根据下文Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges可知，胡萝卜、南瓜和橘子都携带着人体所需的重要维生素。B选项符合句意，故选B。

6.

句意：红色再也受不了了，于是它喊道。

考查连词。A. while当……的时候；B. because因为；C. so因此；D. but但是。根据上文Red could stand it no longer可知，红色也坐不住了，因此它也嚷了起来，空格处应填入表因果关系的连词so，故选C。

7.

句意：颜色们的争斗还在继续。

考查动名词。A. fighting争斗；B. speaking谈话；C. thinking思考；D. laughing笑。根据上文Once upon a time, the colors of the world had a fight可知，颜色之间来了一场大争斗，故此处指的是它们的争斗还在继续。A选项符合句意，故选A。

8.

句意：接着雷声大作，天空开始下起了雨。

考查名词。A. cloud云；B. wind风；C. snow雪；D. rain雨。根据下文They did what the thunder and the rain told them可知，此处指的是雷声大作，天空开始下起了雨。D选项符合句意，故选D。

9.

句意：当颜色开始停止争斗时，雷雨对它们说。

考查动词。A. stop停止；B. listen听；C. cry哭；D. smile微笑。根据上文The colors went on fighting. Each of them thought he was the most important. Then the thunder(雷) got angry and the rain started to pour可知，颜色们一直在争斗不休，然后雷雨来了，故此处指的是它们开始停下了相互争斗。A选项符合句意，故选A。

10.

句意：携手并进。

考查名词。A. heads头；B. hands手；C. arms手臂；D. legs腿。根据下文They did what the thunder and the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow可知，颜色们听进去了雷雨的劝告，携手起来共同组成了一道彩虹。join hands意为“携起手来”，符合句意，故选B。