完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
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 , "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 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.
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．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．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．each other B．me C．one another D．them
18.A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
19.A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
20.A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise
. --- Hi, David, I heard you wen to Paris last week, _________ ?
---It was pretty cool when I got there.
A. How do you find it? B.What if
C. What time is it? D. What’s the weather like?
Dad missed a step and fell,_________ the new suitcase rolling down the stairs.
A. resulting in B. resulting from
C. as a result D. as a result of
You can’t imagine what difficulty I had ________ you home.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. found
___________, education is about learning and the more you learn, the more equipped for life you are.
A. As far as I concerned B. As far as I am concerned
C. As far as I am concerning D. As far as I was concerned
--- I want to have the film _________. Can I pick it up tomorrow.
--- No, problem.
A.Developed B. imagined C. expanded D. printed
